scholarly journals Dietary supplements intake during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational Middle Eastern study

2022 ◽  
pp. 102102
Author(s):  
Tareq L Mukattash ◽  
Hana Alkhalidy ◽  
Buthaina Alzu'bi ◽  
Rana Abu Farha ◽  
Rania Itani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Second Wave

The Maghrebi dialects of Arabic

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi Aguadé
Keyword(s):  
North Africa ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
The Other ◽  
First Person ◽  
African Language ◽  
North African ◽  
Short Vowels ◽  
Arabic Dialects ◽  
Second Wave

This chapter analyses synchronically and diachronically the Maghrebi Arabic dialects spoken in North Africa, whose most outstanding features are the prefix n- for the first person singular of the imperfect and a vowel system characterized by elision of short vowels in open syllable. Maghrebi Arabic shows less variety than do Middle Eastern dialects and has been influenced by only two substrate languages, Berber and Latin (the latter especially in Mediterranean coastal towns). All Maghrebi dialects have far fewer Turkish loanwords than do Middle Eastern dialects. On the other hand, French influence on the vocabularies of Tunisian, Algerian, and Moroccan dialects is strong, and code-switching between Arabic and French common in North African language use (except in Libya and Malta). Diachronically, Maghrebi Arabic dialects are divided into two types—pre-Hilālī and Hilālī— depending on whether they go back to the first or the second wave of the Arabization of North Africa.

scholarly journals Dietary Supplements during COVID-19 Outbreak. Results of Google Trends Analysis Supported by PLifeCOVID-19 Online Studies

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Jadwiga Hamulka ◽  
Marta Jeruszka-Bielak ◽  
Magdalena Górnicka ◽  
Małgorzata E. Drywień ◽  
Monika A. Zielinska-Pukos
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Google Trends ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The World ◽  
Cross Sectional Studies ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Related Compounds

The use of dietary supplements (DSs) has been steadily increasing all over the world and additionally, the sales of DSs have dynamical increased in the wake of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in most of the countries. We investigated DSs phenomenon in 2020 through (1) exploration of Google searches worldwide and in Poland (with Google Trends (GT) tool), and (2) analyses of results of PLifeCOVID-19 Online Studies conducted during the first and second wave of the pandemic. The conducted GT analysis and cross-sectional studies revealed that during the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, the interest in immune-related compounds and foods like vitamins C and D, zinc, omega-3, garlic, ginger, or turmeric, as well as their consumption increased. Improving immunity was the main reason behind the supplementation and changes in consumption of pro-healthy foods. GT analysis has shown these interests were positively correlated with the interest in COVID-19, but adversely with cumulative cases or deaths. Respondents tended to start supplementation during the first COVID-19 wave rather than the second one. Except for the role of vitamins D and C, zinc, and selenium in patients with deficiencies of those nutrients, there are no clear and convincing studies that support the role of DSs use in COVID-19 prevention and treatment in healthy, well-nourished individuals. Moreover, as the risk of elevated intake of some nutrients due to the popularity of DSs exists, effective education of consumers in rationale use of DSs and health-protecting behaviors against COVID-19 should be developed.

scholarly journals The Impact of Simulation-Based Education on Nurses’ Perceived Predeployment Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Within the Cultural Context of a Middle Eastern Country

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 238212052110610
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Sullivan ◽  
Alanoud Al-Marri ◽  
Emad Almomani ◽  
Jesveena Mathias
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Quality Improvement Initiative ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Education Nursing

Anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic is prevalent among the nursing workforce and has the potential to affect well-being and performance in the workplace. This paper reports on a joint education/nursing and midwifery workforce quality improvement initiative in the State of Qatar to address an urgent need for COVID-19 preparedness during the second wave of infection. A Simulation-Based Education (SBE) program was developed and delivered over a period of 2 months (February to April 2021) to prepare nurses for deployment to COVID-19 facilities. Perceived anxiety scores related to COVID-19 deployment were collected from 121 nurses before and after SBE attendance. The data demonstrates that SBE is an effective method to reduce deployment-related anxiety among registered nurses.

Abstract #1011: Can Dietary Supplements Provoke Thyroid Disease?

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 215
Author(s):  
Sarah Fishman ◽  
Michelle Morris ◽  
Rachel Goldman ◽  
Leonid Poretsky
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Thyroid Disease

Modeling Within-Person Variance in Reaction Time Data of Older Adults

GeroPsych ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 169-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Rast ◽  
Daniel Zimprich
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Cognitive Aging ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Reaction Time Task ◽  
Reaction Time Data ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Time Task ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Second Wave

In order to model within-person (WP) variance in a reaction time task, we applied a mixed location scale model using 335 participants from the second wave of the Zurich Longitudinal Study on Cognitive Aging. The age of the respondents and the performance in another reaction time task were used to explain individual differences in the WP variance. To account for larger variances due to slower reaction times, we also used the average of the predicted individual reaction time (RT) as a predictor for the WP variability. Here, the WP variability was a function of the mean. At the same time, older participants were more variable and those with better performance in another RT task were more consistent in their responses.

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