abstract background & aim: food insecurity is defined as limited availability at all times to sufficient food of an active life. the aim of this study was assessing the food insecurity status and some associated socioeconomic factors in women with metabolic syndrome. methods: the present cross-sectional study was conducted on 130 women between 30-60 years of age with metabolic syndrome referred...

In this paper, we present a cooperative passers-by tracking system between fixed view wall mounted cameras and a mobile robot. The proposed system fuses visual detections from wall mounted cameras and detections from a mobile robot–in a centralized manner–employing a “tracking-by-detection” approach within a Particle Filtering strategy. This tracking information is then used to endow the robot ...

1. introduction defenseless spaces including areas with high vulnerability index in the cities due to the population growth and physical expansion on one hand and the exhaustion and destruction across the old areas on the other hand, nowadays are highly increased (laidler, 2009). urban defenseless spaces due to the high influence on urban life especially in order to the sense of fear of crime a...

Purpose Physical stores are increasingly dependent on impulse visits and the purchases of passers-by. Interactive advertising screens in store windows could help retailers increase impulse-visit urges impulse-buying urges. However, effects interactive physical surroundings have not been studied before. Therefore, this study aimed to examine effect gain insight into underlying mechanism that exp...

The clinical study records the clinical presentations of forty cases with amoebias and / or giardiasis including the efficacy of Kutaja (Holarrhena antidysenterica) in intestinal amoebiasis. E. H. Cyst passers also have symptoms like loose motions, constipation, flatulence, abdominal cramping, diminished appetite and mucus in stools. Patients with giardiasis have more tendency to diarrhoea and ...

Food insecurity, as a multi-faceted problem with far-reaching health and societal consequences, is prevalent among disadvantaged households. Household food insecurity has made the notion operationally useful in the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs and policies. This study was to investigate the socio-demographic associates contributing to severity of food insecurity among vuln...

Background and Objectives: Refugees are often further susceptible to food insecurity in host countries. This study was carried out to review food insecurity statuses of Afghan refugees in Iran. Materials and Methods: A comprehensive search was carried out using keywords of "food insecurity", "food security", "Iran", "Afghan", “immigrant” and "refugee" in English databases, including Scopus, We...

The large metropolitan cities are growing very rapidly in India, unfortunately with slum growing many times faster. Poverty, agony, misery, exploitation, humiliation, insecurity, inequalities, and human unhappiness are also multiplying tremendously in the recent decades. These are indeed manifestations of our iniquitous society and faulty planning. These crucial problems will aggravate many tim...