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71Dieting — Measuring body weight on a scale Dieting is the practice of eating food in a regulated fashion to achieve or maintain a controlled weight. In most cases dieting is used in combination with physical exercise to lose weight in those who are… …
72Nicolas Clément — (1779–1842) was a French physicist and chemist. Also known as Nicolas Clément Desormes, he was born in Dijon. He was a colleague of Charles Desormes, with whom he conducted the Clément Desormes experiment. The two chemists are also credited with… …
73Glossary of terms associated with diabetes — This page lists and explains terms connected with diabetes. NOTOC A *Acanthosis nigricans A brown to black, poorly defined, velvety hyperpigmentation of the skin, usually present in the posterior and lateral folds of the neck, the axilla, groin,… …
74United States customary units — A table of weights from the secretaries of states, showing the number of pounds that their laws recognize as a bushel of different commodities. c. 1854 United States customary units are a system of measurements commonly used in the United… …
75K-ration — The K ration was an individual daily combat food ration which was introduced by the United States Army during World War II. It was originally intended as an individually packaged daily ration for issue to airborne troops, tank corps, motorcycle… …
76Glossary of diabetes — See also: Diabetes (disambiguation) The following is a glossary of diabetes which explains terms connected with diabetes. Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z …
77Units of energy — Because energy is defined via work, the SI unit for energy is the same as the unit of work ndash; the joule (J), named in honour of James Prescott Joule and his experiments on the mechanical equivalent of heat. In slightly more fundamental terms …
78Conversion of units of energy — The SI unit for energy is the joule. The kilowatt hour, or kilowatt hour, (symbol kW·h, kW h or kWh) is equal to 3.6 megajoules. The large calorie, kilogram calorie, dietary calorie or food calorie (symbol: Cal) approximates the energy… …
79Foot-pound force — The foot pound force, or simply foot pound (symbol: ft·lbf or ft·lb) is a unit of work or energy (a scalar) and also a unit of torque (a vector). There is actually no such thing as foot pounds . The correct term is pound feet .Foot pounds is… …
80Ordre de grandeur (énergie) — Pour aider à comparer les différents ordres de grandeur, la liste suivante décrit les différents niveaux d énergie entre 10 52 joules et 1070 joules. Liste des ordres de grandeur pour l énergie Facteur (J) Multiple Valeur Exemple 10 33 1,602×10… …
