Low-grade but persistent inflammation is also thought to contribute to the progression of fibrosis in cardiovascular disease and hypertension. Indeed, in many fibrotic disorders, a persistent inflammatory trigger is crucial to the activation of the wound-healing program that leads to fibrosis.
Knickknacks are small objects which people keep as ornaments or toys, rather than for a particular use. Knickknacks filled three display cases and covered all the table tops. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary.
and tons to kilonewtons. (t to kN) The kilonewton (abbreviation and symbol: kN) is the unit of force in metric system (SI). The kilonewton is equal to the amount of force needed to accelerate a one thousand kilograms mass at a rate of one meter per second squared.