As in the prior generation, the Jaguar XJ offers a choice of naturally aspirated and supercharged V8 engines and makes extensive use of aluminum construction as a weight-saving measure.
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The Forbes Best Buy rankings aim somewhere down the middle: We give equal weight to a measure of risk-adjusted return and to that element of the hurdle that is publicly reported, the expense ratio.
We can wear trackers to count our steps or measure our weight, and we can use tech to make a picture of where we've been.
This is accomplished by using a wireless device (Fitbit) and a Withings scale (to measure your weight, track sleep, and activity) along with motivation from a registered dietician, an exercise physiologist, and behavioral coaching sessions via Skype.
The study also took into account body mass index (BMI) - a measure which relates weight to height.
Medieval monks noted that using a similar gearing system driven by a descending weight might be used to measure out an hour of time mechanically.
The spectrometers will also measure properties including molecular weight, electrical charges and the amount of light absorbed at different wavelengths.
Body Mass Index (BMI) is defined as the ratio of weight (in kg) to height (in meters) squared and is an inexact measure of body fat, though it supposedly establishes cutoff points of normal weight, overweight, and obesity.
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But the effects of weight loss on health care costs are tough to measure, says Burton.
The Case-Shiller measure has no upper limit and gives more weight to higher-priced homes.
By controlling for individual and environmental influences on weight, such as income and health, they then measure whether food-price changes affect body-mass index (BMI).
Booth: And cap weight, which is what indexes are, is a very poor measure of that.
They also have higher wing loadings, a measure of the ratio between a wing's area and its weight.
It's been a controversial measure in part because of the way it is divided up into different weight categories.
The Indirect calorimetry is well established and widely used to measure metabolism, and recommended for the treatment of obesity and management of weight by World Health Organization, American Dietetic Association and American College of Sports Medicine.
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Second, although the amount (weight) of herbicides applied has increased in recent years, that parameter is a poor measure of impacts on human health or the natural environment.
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The European Parliament is under pressure from green activists who want hard biomass targets, which measure the largest maximum sustainable yield (MSY) - or largest catch - by weight.
The top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Domenici's opinion carries significant weight on energy matters, and during the last week, he waged a campaign to defeat the measure if it included the tax provision and renewable mandate for utilities.
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