Evaluation of a Thermal-Based Flow Meter for Assessment of Mobile Resting Metabolic Rate Measures

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The subjects 1–16 were measured between a period in time starting on February 20, 2017, and ending on February 05, 2018.</div>

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Figure 7: Evaluation of a Thermal-Based Flow Meter for Assessment of Mobile Resting Metabolic Rate Measures 