Food shopping, preparation and consumption practices in times of COVID-19: case of Lebanon by Ben Hassen, Tarek

“…Indeed, the study outcomes suggested (1) a move toward healthier diets; (2) a rise in the consumption of domestic products due to food safety concerns; (3) a change in the grocery shopping behaviors (with a rise in online shopping); (4) a surge of food stockpiling; and (5) a decrease in household food wastage. Surprisingly, COVID-19 seems to generate several positive changes toward more sustainable and healthier consumption patterns in Lebanon. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Sirota, Sarah Brooke

“…The mortality rate of URIs in 2021 was 0·2 per 100 000 (0·1 to 0·5), a decrease of 64·2% (–84·6 to –43·4) from 1990, when the mortality rate was 0·7 per 100 000 (0·2 to 1·1). …”
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Food purchase and eating behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey of Russian adults by Ben Hassen, Tarek

“…Indeed, the survey results suggested (i) a change in the modality of acquiring food, consumers reduced the number of shopping trips and buying more on each trip to minimize store visits; (ii) a surge of stockpiling of non-perishable food items; (iii) a shift toward healthier diets; (iv) an increase in culinary capabilities; (v) a decrease of food waste. The results are expected to inform current emergency plans as well as long-term food-related strategies in Russia.…”
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Edge-based compression and classification for smart healthcare systems: concept, implementation and evaluation by Awad Abdellatif A.

“…We show the effectiveness of our system and its ability to outperform conventional remote monitoring systems that ignore data processing at the edge by: (i) achieving 98.3% classification accuracy for seizures detection, (ii) extending battery lifetime by 60%, and (iii) decreasing average transmission delay by 90%.…”
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Human health risks associated with the consumption of groundwater in the Gaza Strip by Basem, Shomar

“…On the other hand, nitrate (NO3) decreased by 30 %, due to expansion of the sewer network and decrease in the number and distribution of septic tanks. …”
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Human health risks associated with the consumption of groundwater in the Gaza Strip by Basem, Shomar

“…On the other hand, nitrate (NO3) decreased by 30 %, due to expansion of the sewer network and decrease in the number and distribution of septic tanks. …”
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A Note on Norland Summability of Fourier Series by Ali, Ziad Rushdi

“…F(n) = o (Pn) as n--+ oo, where (H(x) = d.x g(t) dt, g(t) is continuous, non-increasing, H(x) is slowly varying, and F(x) is positive non-decreasing. THE CASE F(x) = 1, and g(x) =_liS THE RESULT IN [1] .…”
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