Moustafa El-Shahed^1,*, Asmaa M. Al-Dububan²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.2, pp. 2277-2296, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.019314

Abstract In this paper, a deterministic and stochastic fractional-order model of the tri-trophic food chain model incorporating harvesting is proposed and analysed. The interaction between prey, middle predator and top predator population is investigated. In order to clarify the characteristics of the proposed model, the analysis of existence, uniqueness, non-negativity and boundedness of the solutions of the proposed model are examined. Some sufficient conditions that ensure the local and global stability of equilibrium points are obtained. By using stability analysis of the fractional-order system, it is proved that if the basic reproduction number , the predator free equilibrium point is globally… More >

Meng Wang^*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.23, No.2, pp. 177-187, 2021, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.016466

Abstract Purpose: Little is known about the role of food insecurity (FIS) on depressive symptoms among adolescents. Thus, this study aimed to explore the association between FIS and depressive symptoms among adolescents aged 12–15 years from low- and middle-income countries across the world. Methods: Data from the Global school-based Student Health Survey were analyzed in 51,702 adolescents [mean (SD) age 13.8 (1.0) years; 49.3% girls). Self-reported measures assessed depressive symptoms during the past 12 months, and food insecurity. Participants reporting yes for depressive symptoms. FIS was categorized into five levels, including ‘never’, ‘rarely’, ‘sometimes’, ‘most of the time’ and ‘always’. Multivariable… More >

H. N. Salwa¹, S. M. Sapuan^1,2,*, M. T. Mastura³, M. Y. M. Zuhri²

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.4, pp. 803-827, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.013977

Abstract Biopolymer composite has gained huge attention for its beneficial properties such as biodegradable and less impact to the environment. This consequently would diminish the dependency on the petroleum-based polymer. Abundance of studies have been done on the development and characterization of biopolymer composite materials for food packaging application, but work on the conceptual design of biopolymer composite packaging product is hardly found. Using the Kano Model, Quality Function Deployment for Environment (QFDE), morphological map, and Analytic Hierarchy Method (AHP) framework combination, this paper presents the conceptual design of a natural fibre reinforced biopolymer composites take-out food container. To understand customer… More >

Omar Fetitah¹, Ibrahim M. Almanjahie^2,3, Mohammed Kadi Attouch^1,*, Salah Khardani⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.2, pp. 2681-2694, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.015469

Abstract The problem of predicting continuous scalar outcomes from functional predictors has received high levels of interest in recent years in many fields, especially in the food industry. The k-nearest neighbor (k-NN) method of Near-Infrared Reflectance (NIR) analysis is practical, relatively easy to implement, and becoming one of the most popular methods for conducting food quality based on NIR data. The k-NN is often named k nearest neighbor classifier when it is used for classifying categorical variables, while it is called k-nearest neighbor regression when it is applied for predicting noncategorical variables. The objective of this paper is to use the… More >

Kangjik Kim¹, Hyunbin Kim¹, Junchul Chun¹, Mingoo Kang², Min Hong^3,*, Byungseok Min⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.2, pp. 2547-2568, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.014642

Abstract Physical contamination of food occurs when it comes into contact with foreign objects. Foreign objects can be introduced to food at any time during food delivery and packaging and can cause serious concerns such as broken teeth or choking. Therefore, a preventive method that can detect and remove foreign objects in advance is required. Several studies have attempted to detect defective products using deep learning networks. Because it is difficult to obtain foreign object-containing food data from industry, most studies on industrial anomaly detection have used unsupervised learning methods. This paper proposes a new method for real-time anomaly detection in… More >

Ankit Kumar, Balram Dubey^*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.126, No.2, pp. 505-547, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.013206

Abstract In this paper, the impact of additional food and two discrete delays on the dynamics of a prey-predator model is investigated. The interaction between prey and predator is considered as Holling Type-II functional response. The additional food is provided to the predator to reduce its dependency on the prey. One delay is the gestation delay in predator while the other delay is the delay in supplying the additional food to predators. The positivity, boundedness and persistence of the solutions of the system are studied to show the system as biologically well-behaved. The existence of steady states, their local and global… More >

Sufyan Habib¹, Nawaf N. Hamadneh^2,*, S. Al wadi³, Ra’ed Masa’deh⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.1, pp. 445-462, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.014047

Abstract Online Food Delivery Platforms (OFDPs) has witnessed phenomenal growth in the past few years, especially this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This Pandemic has forced many governments across the world to give momentum to OFD services and make their presence among the customers. The Presence of several multinational and national companies in this sector has enhanced the competition and companies are trying to adapt various marketing strategies and exploring the brand experience (BEX) dimension that helps in enhancing the brand equity (BE) of OFDPs. BEXs are critical for building brand loyalty (BL) and making companies profitable. Customers can experience… More >

Dheeraj Kumar Sharma¹, Ahsas Goyal^2,*, Shashank Chaturvedi^2,*

Oncologie, Vol.22, No.4, pp. 213-224, 2020, DOI:10.32604/oncologie.2020.014926

Abstract Cancer results due to an imbalance between regulation of cell proliferation and apoptosis. As per the latest data released by World Health Organization (WHO), a large part of global population cannot access proper anticancer therapy, and this imposes a burden of approximately US$ 1.16 trillion on global economy. Relevant studies were identified through electronic searches of Pubmed, Medline, Scopus, Google scholar. In this review, we found that there is extensive range of dietary items whose components can influence either cell proliferation rate or cell death rate or both. Exclusion and avoidance of several dietary items/habits are linked with reduced risk… More >

Naveed Ul Mushtaq¹, Seerat Saleem¹, Aadil Rasool¹, Wasifa Hafiz Shah¹, Khalid Rehman Hakeem^2,*, Reiaz Ul Rehman^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.1, pp. 51-64, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2020.012163

Abstract

Millets hold an immense assurance for food safety and nourishment amid ever-rising agricultural expenses and climate alterations. They are healthful, have supplementary wellbeing profit and need remarkably fewer effort overheads for crop growing. These characters draw attention to millets as a plant of preference for the humankind in the course of emergent alarm about environmental changes. Millets have the prospect to provide biomass and thus bioenergy, reduced carbon emission, carbon footprint and sustainable modern agriculture. As the rate of expansion in budding countries is increasing day by day, the scarcity of energy is a big panic and there is a… More >

HAO WANG^1,2,#, FANG FANG^1,#, CHAOYI FANG¹, RUNSHENG ZHAO^1,*, SHAOXIAN WANG^1,*

BIOCELL, Vol.44, No.3, pp. 421-429, 2020, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2020.010257

Abstract Stress is an inevitable interference factor that seriously affects health. Listening to music is an economical, noninvasive, and highly accepted tool for easing stress. However, physiological studies investigating the ability of music to reduce stress in daily life are limited. We established rat models of chronic immobilization stress (CIS) to observe changes in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC) neurons involved in the regulation of food intake and the effect of comfortable classical music exposure. Twenty-one days of stress resulted in decreased food intake and delayed body weight gain; up-regulation of leptin receptor (Ob-R), cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART), proopiomelanocortin (POMC),… More >