A concentration degree vs a regular degree. #1. Alkayus. A concentration degree vs a regular degree. Good afternoon everyone. I'm new here and it's great to be here. I have a very large interest in Physics and plan on getting a degree in said field.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: (m) blood pressure can be measured either by using a machine called a sphygmomanometer (spig-mom-an-om-eter) or by using an automatic machine. A sphygmomanometer is the older kind of equipment that measures blood pressure using a column of mercury. The person taking your blood pressure will put a cuff around the top of your arm, pump up this cuff and then listen for sounds through a stethoscope placed on your arm.
Data Collection. The number of steps taken daily can be measured by a pedometer in one of two ways. The first is through measuring the movement of the hips. Because when a person walks, his hips are propelled forward in a back-and-forth motion, the pedometer counts every motion a person makes via the hips as a step.nother method a pedometer uses to measure steps taken is to count the actual number of times your feet step on the ground. This is usually reserved for more high-tech monitoring devices, such as specialized shoes that transmit steps-taken data to an iPod or other wireless device for measurement.