ESTIMATION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS USING CELL PHONE QUESTIONNAIRES: A COMPARISON WITH ACCELEROMETRY FOR EVALUATION OF BETWEEN-SUBJECT AND WITHIN-SUBJECT VARIATIONS

Estimation of Physical Activity Levels Using Cell Phone Questionnaires: A Comparison With Accelerometry for Evaluation of Between-Subject and Within-Subject Variations

BackgroundPhysical activity promotes health and longevity.Further elaboration of the role of physical activity for human health in epidemiological studies on large samples requires accurate methods that are easy to use, cheap, and possible to repeat.The use of telecommunication technologies such as cell phones is highly interesting in this respect.

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Assessment and Spatial Analysis of Sensitivity to Desertification in Wadi El Natrun, Northwestern Egypt using MEDLAUS model

Land degradation is a global environmental issue, given the various negative impact on socio-economic and ecological implications.It leads to reduced production capacity in addition to soil erosion, physical /chemical /biological /economic land deterioration, and long-term loss (or degradation) of vegetation.When a severe deterioration in drought a

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