Self medication in the age of connectivity and its risks - the case report by Andrzej Kościuk, Michał Kos, Justyna Drankowska, Michał Tchórz

“…The drug was bought from online trading platform. She lost 8 kilograms of body weight through this period. Subsequently, she noticed some disturbing symptoms, including dystonia movements of limbs, paresthesia in right half of the body and blurred vision. …”
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DASH Diet as a Proposal for Improvement in Cellular Immunity and Its Association with Metabolic Parameters in Persons with Overweight and Obesity by Carmen Paulina Rodríguez-López, María Cristina González-Torres, Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas, Oralia Nájera-Medina

“…After the intervention, no significant changes in biochemical parameters were observed, although a significant decrease in nearly all of the anthropometric and BC variables was found: waist circumference (<i>p</i> < 0.001), percentage and kilograms of fat (<i>p</i> < 0.001 and <i>p</i> < 0.025, respectively), VAT (<i>p</i> < 0.020), and weight (<i>p</i> < 0.001), as well as total lymphocytes and double-positive TCD4+ cells. …”
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Normative reference values, determinants and regression equations for the incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) in healthy Asian population aged 21 to 80 years. by Muhammad Zulhaziq Bin Azman, Katherin S Huang, Wei Jun Koh, Sarah S Leong, Benjamin Ong, Johanna L Soon, Sherman W Tan, Melissa Y Chan, Mingxing Yang, Meredith T Yeung

“…IWSD (m) = 651.4(Height, m) +89.7(Gender, male = 1; female = 0) -6.31(Age, years) -3.61(Weight, kilograms) +2.54(HR change, beats per minute); R2 = 0.741. …”
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Cumulative occupational lumbar load and lumbar disc disease – results of a German multi-center case-control study (EPILIFT) by Michaelis Martina, Luttmann Alwin, Linhardt Oliver, Hofmann Friedrich, Haerting Johannes, Grifka Joachim, Elsner Gine, Ditchen Dirk, Ellegast Rolf, Jäger Matthias, Bergmann Annekatrin, Seidler Andreas, Petereit-Haack Gabriela, Schumann Barbara, Bolm-Audorff Ulrich

“…For this analysis, all manual handling of objects of about 5 kilograms or more and postures with trunk inclination of 20 degrees or more are included in the calculation of cumulative lumbar load. …”
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Aflatoxin levels in commercial finisher balanced feeds for broilers and pigs from Venezuelan factories by Ebbis Fernández, José Gregorio Riera-Betancourt, Elena Del Carmen Briceño-Fereira, Simon Gabriel Comerma-Steffensen, Eduard Martínez-Camacaro, Darwuin Arrieta-Mendoza

“…The averages of total aflatoxins detected from finisher feeds for broilers and pigs were within the maximum allowed limits (20 micrograms (μg) / kilograms (kg) of COVENIN standards (Venezuelan regulations). …”
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Comparison of the Effect of Cotoneaster Manna Drop (Bilineaster) and Massage on Bilirubin in Neonates under Phototherapy by T Rahani, H Boskabadi, T Sadeghi, MH Boskabadi, R Gharaei, F Pasban

“…The cotoneaster manna drop (bilineaster) group (n=24) received three oral drops of bilineaster for every eight kilograms of body weight in addition to phototherapy. …”
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The Role of Per Oral Cholangiopancreatoscopy (POCPS) in Complicated Pancreaticobiliary Disease by Ari F Syam, Syahidatul Wafa, Dadang Makmun

“…A fifty-five year old female patient presented with jaundice, subfebrile fever and dark yellow urine since one month before admission. She lost weight 10 kilograms during one month. One day before admission to Ciptomangunkusumo General Hospital, she complained of worsened abdominal pain at right upper quadrant urging her to come to the emergency room. …”
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Definition and Exploration of the Integrated CO2 Mineralization Technological Cycle by Florent Bourgeois, Priscillia Laniesse, Martin Cyr, Carine Julcour

“…Indeed, where grams of carbonated products are sufficient to investigate mineral carbonation processes, kilograms are mandatory to test and validate the use performance of final marketable products. …”
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Obesity in Primary Schools Children in Baquba City by Oday Kahtan, Nadhim Ghazal Noaman, Shefaa Mansour Hemza

“…Body mass index (BMI) defined as a person weight in kilograms divided by the square of his height in meters (kg/m2). …”
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Assessment of ecosystem functions of public green spaces in the city of Berezhany, Ternopil region by Dmytro Bidolakh, Olena Kolesnichenko

“…As part of this utility, the annual ecosystem function for the absorption of 770 kilograms of harmful compounds (ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and particles of various sizes) was calculated, which is estimated at UAH 128,648,000 annually; reduction of air pollution by 7.43 metric tonnes of gross carbon sequestration (19 kg per 1 plant), with an estimated cost of UAH 41,028,000 and a reduction of water runoff by 684.9 cubic meters, which is estimated at UAH 47,042 of annual utility. …”
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Effects of Verbal and Tactile Cues on Gluteal Force Production and Broad Jump Distance by BJ Lehecka, Terra Daniels, Bryson Koester, Wyatt Kropp, Matthew Reeves, Ryan Waterson

“…Gluteus maximus force was measured using handheld dynamometry and reported in kilograms. Verbal cues included “push, push, push” before both tests. …”
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Enhancing the science return of Mars missions via sample preparation, robotic surface exploration and in orbit fuel production by Lamamy, Julien-Alexandre, 1978-

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Model of medical supply demand and astronaut health for long-duration human space flight by Assad, Albert

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Design and manufacturing of an ion electrospray propulsion system package and passively-fed propellant supply by Perna, Louis Evan

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Pengaruh aflatoksin b1 terhadap fungsi ekskresi ginjal kelinci=The Effect of Aflatoxin B1 on the Excreta)) Function of The Rabbit Kidney by Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib

“…Thirty male rabbits (Oryctologus cuniculus species) aged between 4 and 5 months, with body weight varying between 2 and 3 kilograms, were divided into 3 groups i.e. group Ki, K2 and K3. …”

Implementation of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing for Plasmodium vivax case management, a mixed method study from Cambodia by Cassidy-Seyoum, SA, Chheng, K, Chanpheakdey, P, Meershoek, A, Hsiang, MS, von Seidlein, L, Tripura, R, Adhikari, B, Ley, B, Price, RN, Lek, D, Engel, N, Thriemer, K

“…Only 36.5% (443/1213) of eligible vivax episodes appropriately received primaquine. 70.5% (165/234) of female patients and all children under 20 kilograms never received primaquine. Our findings suggest that access to radical cure requires robust infrastructure and income security, which would likely improve referral rates to health centers enabling access. …”

PTEN mutations as a cause of constitutive insulin sensitivity and obesity. by Pal, A, Barber, T, Van de Bunt, M, Rudge, SA, Zhang, Q, Lachlan, K, Cooper, N, Linden, H, Levy, J, Wakelam, M, Walker, L, Karpe, F, Gloyn, A

“…The PTEN mutation carriers were obese as compared with population-based controls (mean body-mass index [the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters], 32 [range, 23 to 42] vs. 26 [range, 15 to 48]; P&lt;0.001). …”

Design and analysis of flour sieving machine prototype using autodesk inventor by Ismail, Mohd Erfy, Razali, Nizamuddin, Hashim, Suhaizal, Masek, Alias, Ismail, Irwan Mahazir

“…Several problems can be identified in this study, such as the need to save on energy consumption and workers when operating the original Flour Sieving Machine, less productivity due to machine size, and the safety issue when the machine works at the exceeded limit of 2 kilograms (kg).Caused by that, this study aims to reduce the use of energy and labor, innovate the machine to the ideal or suitable size to save production time, and improve the safety aspects of machine operation for the safety of users and a longer life-span for the machine to operate. …”
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Assessment of body mass index and its relationship with breast cancer survival in a clinical oncology service in the Federal District by Kamila Fernandes Ferreira, Luiza Nardin Weis, Leandro Almeida Assunção, Eduarda Sabá Cordeiro de Oliveira, Rafael Amaral de Castro

“…The mean weight of the patients was 71.70±9.10 kilograms. Regarding BMI, 38.7% of patients were classified as obese. …”
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Micro-sonic sensor technology enables enhanced grass height measurement by a Rising Plate Meter by D. McSweeney, N.E. Coughlan, R.N. Cuthbert, P. Halton, S. Ivanov

“…In relation to a practical applications, these discrepancies can result in an under- and overestimation of dry matter yield by 13.71% and 0.32% kilograms per hectare, respectively. The performance of the on-board GPS did not significantly differ from that of a tertiary device. …”
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