Reduction in turbidity of Indian lakes through satellite imagery during COVID-19 induced lockdown

Lockdown of an Orthopedic Department During COVID-19 Epidemics, Our Experience in a General Hospital

The COVID-19 disease is rapidly spreading around the world, affecting many countries and their healthcare systems.Like many other countries, Iran is struggling with the current situation. In this article, we aim to share our perspectiveson confronting obstacles mentioned above using appropriate hospital protocols during the COVID-19 crisis.We investigated and compared the numb...

Relaxed Lockdown in Bangladesh During COVID-19: Should Economy Outweigh Health?

Extraction of Lakes from Satellite Imagery

We address the problem of finding the bounding contour of a lake in high-resolution satellite imagery. The proposed solution consists of a novel approach for probabilistic contour grouping when some prior (possibly rough) knowledge about the lake is known. Such knowledge is available, for example, from an existing GIS. The grouping process is based on a Bayesian approach and a constructive algo...

Development of Students’ Creativity through Learning Models in Physical Education during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Background. Physical education learning in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic has a remarkable impact on students’ creativity. Objectives. This study aims to determine the effect of applying the inquiry and discovery models in online physical education learning to develop high school students’ creativity. Methods. The multiple treatment and control with the pre and post-test procedure were used...

COVID-19 Epidemic-Induced Changes of Dietary Intake of Iran Population During Lockdown Period: The Study Protocol National Food and Nutrition Surveillance

Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent lockdown has multifaceted effects on people’s life including fall in economy which may affect food choices. This study was designed to evaluate changes in dietary intakes of the Iranian households during COVID-19 lockdown and also to predict the consequent health impacts. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-ana...