(n.) The unit of heat according to the French standard; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram (sometimes, one gram) of water one degree centigrade, or from 0¡ to 1¡. Compare the English standard unit, Foot pound.
Example Sentences:
(1) The data suggest that inhibition of gain in weight with the addition of pyruvate and dihydroxyacetone to the diet is the result of an increased loss of calories as heat at the expense of storage as lipid.
(2) There were no relationships between blood pressure and calorie-adjusted intakes of fats, carbohydrates, sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium.
(3) These diets were: diet C consisting of commercial Rat Chow: diet CG, the same diet diluted with 70% glucose calories, diet A, a simulated "American" diet made up of 25 widely used foods, diet AS, the same diet supplemented with small amounts of 25 vitamins and minerals.
(4) There was a positive correlation between calorie intake and IWL.
(5) The optimization criterion is defined as the net calorie gain a consumer accrues per day.
(6) Dietetic candies and cookies contained more calories than the regular ones.
(7) Multiple regression analyses were standardized for estimated total calorie intakes and used to assess the association between each fat and incidence at each cancer site.
(8) The hypochromia of protein-calorie malnutrition was not included in the study, but its importance in relation to coincident tuberculosis is noted.
(9) If total calorie intake is controlled to promote desirable body weight, crystalline fructose used with a high-carbohydrate high-fiber low-fat diet appears to be safe and acceptable for diabetic individuals.
(10) Compared weight losses during first and second bouts of a very low calorie diet (VLCD) and examined whether decreased compliance might in part explain the decrease in weight loss during the second bout.
(11) Eleven infants recovering from protein-calorie malnutrition secondary to acquired monosaccharide intolerance were found to have reduced plasma bicarbonate concentration associated with inadequate weight gain.
(12) Nor did we find that weight cycling was associated with smaller weight losses in a prospective trial in which subjects were treated by very-low-calorie diet and behavior therapy.
(13) But the truth is that too often, it’s nearly impossible to get the most basic facts about the food we buy for our families.” If the alterations are adopted, drinks companies, for example, would no longer be able to treat a 20oz bottle of soda as containing 2.5 servings of 8oz each for the purpose of labelling estimated calorie levels.
(14) Finally, the calorie-restricted group had significantly increased binding affinities of beta-receptors.
(15) Cancer patients have the highest incidence of protein-calorie malnutrition seen in hospitalized patients, with significant malnutrition occurring in more than 30% of cancer patients undergoing major upper gastrointestinal procedures.
(16) Total energy intake was significantly higher relative to all other periods when subjects ingested the high-calorie meal.
(17) Alcohol added additional calories to the diets without altering any other macronutrient intake.
(18) Specific formulas of TPN for COPD patients, using lipids for calories and limiting glucose, lower the respiratory quotient.
(19) Although the rats appeared to be sensitive to the local rates of calorie flow, they did not maximize daily calories consumed per time spent feeding.
(20) The 4-week study period consisted of 1 week of stabilization followed by 3 weeks of treatment with formula diets varying in their protein and calorie content.
Si
Definition:
() A syllable applied, in solmization, to the note B; more recently, to the seventh tone of any major diatonic scale. It was added to Guido's scale by Le Maire about the end of the 17th century.
Example Sentences:
(1) It is likely that trunk mobility is necessary to maintain integrity of SI joint and that absence of such mobility compromises SI joint structure in many paraplegics.
(2) There is some correlation between PI values and clinical symptoms, but it is not as well defined as that between SI values and clinical symptoms.
(3) The disposition of radiolabeled cocaine in humans has been studied after three routes of administration: iv injection, nasal insufflation (ni, snorting), and smoke inhalation (si).
(4) Sixteen patients (7%) with inconclusive diagnosis had symptoms only of SI and UI but no objective findings.
(5) We tested the effectiveness of an individually delivered behavioral multicomponent smoking intervention (SI) against offering advice only (AO) to 267 patients after coronary arteriography.
(6) Retrograde transport of horseradish peroxidase and immunocytochemical visualization of glutamate (Glu) were combined to investigate the neurotransmitter used by cortico-cortical neurons in the first (SI) and second (SII) somatic sensory areas of macaque monkeys.
(7) Using polyclonal monospecific antibodies, sucrase-isomaltase (SI) and lactase-phlorizin hydrolase (LPH) protein contents were measured in parallel to determine changes in enzyme activation.
(8) Unlike SI, which possesses a disproportionately large representation of the rostrum, SII has no specialized representation of the rostrum.
(9) The SI groups were next compared on AMI symptom management behaviors.
(10) Of these women, 10 with DI, 12 with SI, and 2 with OI were found to have normal cystometric parameters at the time of follow-up study, while 19 (14%) who initially had normal cystometric findings had evidence of DI (11) or SI (3).
(11) 2009 – Big Mac and Si(s) Joe McElderry's win averaged 15.5 million viewers, a 53% share , with a 15-minute peak of 17.1 million (and a five-minute peak of 19.1 million).
(12) Taken together, these data indicate that carbachol produces a motor stimulant effect by activating nicotinic receptors which may modulate the release of dopamine in the NA and inhibit the GABAergic efferents to the SI.
(13) Only when the results obtained from the Si photodiodes at the position just above the count rate maximum were selected, was the contribution from diffusion significant.
(14) The highest 3H-thymidine incorporation in cultures of dog lymphocytes was observed at day 3, while in those of fox at day 2, incubated either at 37 degrees C or at 39 degrees C. Lymphocytes cultured at 39 degrees C incorporated more tritiated thymidine than did cells cultured at 37 degrees C. The stimulation index (SI) of dog peripheral blood lymphocytes to both mitogens concanavalin A (Con A) and leucoagglutinin (LA) was in a similar range, while pokeweed mitogen (PWM) showed a weaker but significant stimulatory action.
(15) IgE antibody against A. fumigatus was generally higher in ABPA than A. ABPA and A patients had elevated stimulation indices (SI) to A. fumigatus.
(16) Thirdly, the Structured Interview (SI), insofar as it relates modestly and consistently to other instruments, remains the first measure of choice for the TABP.
(17) The reactive interface between infarcted bone and viable bone could be identified on MRI as a low signal intensity (SI) band.
(18) Finally, the three-dimensional location and overall geometry of each SI joint were measured.
(19) The results obtained provided direct evidence for the notion that: LAs interact preferentially with inactivated Na+ channels and stabilize their inactivated conformation ("drug-induced slow inactivation": SI); and SI underlies the cumulative inhibition of INa during repetitive membrane stimulation.
(20) At 12 months, only severity of disease mediated SI effects (95% confidence interval = 3.10, 58.00).