Unraveling the functioning of the vadose zone in alpine karst aquifers: New insights from a tracer test in the Migovec cave system (Julian alps, NW Slovenia) by Franci Gabrovšek, Matej Blatnik, Nataša Ravbar, Jana Čarga, Miha Staut, Metka Petrič

“…In early September 2019, three kilograms of uranine were injected into a perched lake in a remote part of the system, approximately 900 metres below the plateau and 100 metres above the low water table. …”
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ETHNIC SPECIFICS OF THE MAIN CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS PREVALENCE AMONG RURAL INHABITANTS OF A RUSSIAN REGION AND REGIONS OF KYRGYZSTAN AND KAZAKHSTAN by A. V. Kontsevaya, A. O. Myrzamatova А, A. G. Polupanov, K. A. Alikhanova, A. K. Kashirin, A. N. Khalmatov, A. T. Altymysheva, E. B. Iskakov, Yu. A. Balanova, A. S. Dzhumagulova

“…Obesity criteria: body mass index ≥30 kg/m2 as body mass in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.Results. …”
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Algorithm for Selecting a Base Tractor Model to Form a Tractor Train by M. T. Toshboltaev, B. A. Kholikov

“…It has been proved that this tractor can move four 2PTS-4-793-03A two-axle trailers with a total weight of 15,600 kilograms along asphalt-concrete roads with a rational speed of 9.505 kilometers per hour. …”
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Primary Prevention: No Associations of Strength and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Status With Arterial Stiffness in Young School Children by Hannah Kirchhuebel, Renate Oberhoffer, Birgit Böhm

“…The results were recorded in kilograms [kg]. For more detailed analyses, the study group was divided into subcohorts, namely a risk group including children with abnormal blood pressure or high body weight, and a healthy subgroup. …”
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Antimicrobial use in lactating sows, piglets, nursery, and grower-finisher pigs on swine farms in Ontario, Canada during 2017 and 2018 by Angelina L. Bosman, Anne E. Deckert, Carolee A. Carson, Zvonimir Poljak, Richard J. Reid-Smith, Scott A. McEwen

“…By all routes of administration and compared to other production stages, nursery pigs used more antimicrobials in mg/kg biomass and the number of Canadian defined daily doses per 1000 pig-days (doseCA rate), while grower-finisher pigs used more antimicrobials in total kilograms and the number of Canadian defined daily doses per pig. …”
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Perceptions and practices related to birthweight in rural Bangladesh: Implications for neonatal health programs in low- and middle-income settings. by Monjura Khatun Nisha, Camille Raynes-Greenow, Aminur Rahman, Ashraful Alam

“…BACKGROUND:Globally, low birthweight (LBW) infants (<2.5 kilograms) contribute up to 80% of neonatal mortality. …”
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Consumo de bebidas alcoólicas na adiposidade corporal em estudantes universitários by Tainara Barros Valério, Thalita da Albuquerque Véras Câmara, Alexsandro Ferreira dos Santos, Maria Tereza Medeiros Aureliano Lima, Paula Tâmara Vieira Teixeira Pereira

“…The AUDIT was positively correlated with fat mass in kilograms and as a percentage. There were no statistical differences between weight, BMI, WC and body composition between alcohol drinking (AUDIT ≥ 8) and non-alcoholic (AUDIT <8). …”
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Correlations between hand grip strength and NYHA class II-III heart failure by Diana Turcu, Anca-Ioana Roman, Matei Teodorescu, Marius Popescu, Rodica Ploesteanu, Liviu Ghilencea, Nicolae Gica, Andreea Grosu Bularda, Mihai Berteanu

“…The physical deconditioning of patients with heart failure can be assessed with the help of the Amadeo robot, which is a device capable of measuring the flexion and extension force of the hand in kilograms. Material and methods. We prospectively analyzed a group of 44 patients diagnosed with heart failure class II-III NYHA who were hospitalized between June 17 and July 15, 2019 in the Cardiology Department of Elias Hospital. …”
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Design of refuse derived fuel (RDF) printing machine with a capacity of 50 kg/h by Eka Maulana, Dhidik Mahandika, Ahmad Husni Bahrudin

“…The machine makes 50 mm diameter briquettes with a length of 122,4 m and a capacity of 50 kilograms per hour. This page explains the machine in depth in order for interested readers to comprehend and operate it simply.…”
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BLADDER RECONSTRUCTION DURING SEPARATION OF A CONJOINT TWIN ISCHIOPAGUS TRIPUS by Fajar Effendi, Safendra Siregar, Jupiter Sibarani

“…Case(s) Presentation: Two years old female conjoined twins, weighing in total of 8 kilograms, were brought to our hospital. The twins were fused  at  the lower  halves of  their bodies with two separate lower limbs at the right side and a fused left lower limb. …”
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Optimization of Profit for Pasture-Based Beef Cattle and Sheep Farming Using Linear Programming: Model Development and Evaluation by Addisu H. Addis, Hugh T. Blair, Paul R. Kenyon, Stephen T. Morris, Nicola M. Schreurs

“…This study developed a linear programming profit optimization model with a silage supplement scenario. Utilizable kilograms of pasture dry matter (kg DM) of the total pasture mass was derived using minimum and maximum pasture mass available for beef cattle and sheep and herbage utilization percentage. …”
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The association of multiple metrics for evaluating antimicrobial use in U.S. beef feedyards by Michael D. Apley, Nora F. D. Schrag, David E. Amrine, Brian V. Lubbers, Randall S. Singer, Randall S. Singer

“…Three denominators were also calculated directly from the data, these being the number of days animals were present (head days), number of cattle received (head in), and kilograms of live weight sold (kg-LW). Numerators and denominators were calculated at the lot level. …”
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Association of pancreatic polypeptide with mild cognitive impairment varies by APOE ε4 allele by Rosebud O. Roberts, Rosebud O. Roberts, Jeremiah A. Aakre, Ruth H. Cha, Walter K. Kremers, Michelle M. Mielke, Stefanie N. Velgos, Yonas E. Geda, Yonas E. Geda, David S. Knopman, Ronald C. Petersen, Ronald C. Petersen

“…Participants with high PP had a greater mean weight loss (kilograms per decade) than persons with low PP (-2.26 [4.08] vs. -1.72 (5.28); P=.034). …”
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Grip strength measurements at two different wrist extension positions in chronic lateral epicondylitis-comparison of involved vs. uninvolved side in athletes and non athletes: a ca... by Bhargava Arti S, Eapen Charu, Kumar Senthil P

“…The grip strength was measured using JAMAR^®hand dynamometer in kilograms-force at 15 degrees (slightly extended) and 35 degrees (moderately extended) wrist extension positions (maintained by wrist splints) on both involved and uninvolved sides of athletes and non-athletes with unilateral lateral epicondylitis of atleast 3 months duration. …”
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Estrutura do dossel em pastagens de capim-marandu submetidas a quatro ofertas de lâminas foliares Sward structure of Marandu palisade grass pastures at four allowances of leaf blad... by Luís Armando Zago Machado, Amoacy Carvalho Fabrício, Paulo Giovani Gall de Assis, Gerzy Ernesto Maraschin

“…The forage grass was sown in January 2001, at Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste, Dourados, MS, Brazil and the allowances were 4, 8, 12 and 16% (kilograms of leaf blade per 100 kg of live weight per day). …”
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Cost-effectiveness of LiveLighter® - a mass media public education campaign for obesity prevention by Jaithri Ananthapavan, Huong Ngoc Quynh Tran, Belinda Morley, Ellen Hart, Kelly Kennington, James Stevens-Cutler, Steven J. Bowe, Paul Crosland, Marj Moodie

“…The meta-analysis indicated post-campaign weekly reduction in sugary drinks consumption of 0.78 serves (95% UI: 0.57; 1.0) and sweet food of 0.28 serves (95% UI: 0.07; 0.48), which was modelled to result in average weight reduction of 0.58 kilograms (95%UI: 0.31; 0.92), 204 HALYs gained (95%UI: 103; 334), and healthcare cost-savings of A$3.17M (95%UI: A$1.66M; A$5.03M). …”
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The relationship of body mass index to penile length and testicular volume in adolescent boys by Rizky Adriansyah, Muhammad Ali, Hakimi Hakimi, Melda Deliana, Siska Mayasari Lubis

“…Subjects' BMIs were calculated by dividing body weight (BW) in kilograms by body height (BH) in meters squared. Penile length (em) was measured with a spatula. …”
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Diarrheal correlates associated with enteric bacterial infections among children below five years in Murang'a County, Kenya by Oliver Waithaka Mbuthia

“…Children between 0-12 months (OR 0.3, 95% CI 0.1-0.8), those fed exclusively on breast milk (OR 0.3, 95% CI 0.09-0.9) and children weighing 1-5 kilograms (OR 0.2, 95% CI 0.04-0.9) were less likely to be infected with these enteric pathogenic bacteria. …”
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Biological efficiency of Charolais beef cows of different body sizes by Gustavo Duarte Farias, Liliane Cerdótes, Ricardo Zambarda Vaz, João Restle, Marcia Ferreira Bitencourt, Dari Celestino Alves Filho, Ivan Luiz Brondani

“…Our simulations showed that there were more kilograms for sale in herds of light cows (53.085 kg) than moderate and heavy cows (52.310 and 52.870 kg, respectively), while maintaining the structures of the herd constant. …”
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Research Results for a New Onion Seed Drill by A. A. Ibragimov, A. К. Karakhanov, A. A. Abdurakhmanov, A. Е. Eshdavlatov, P. A. Uteniyazov, A. A. Khadzhiev

“…They found that the dependence of the seeding rate on the length of the active part of the reel had a slightly fragile parabolic shape, and the required seeding rates – 24-48 pieces per linear meter (3.9-7.8 kilograms per hectare) – were provided with the length of the sowing reel 3.3- 6.2 millimeters. …”
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