IV. ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION CHANGE DURING THE …
The spread of COVID-19 has had a significant influence on economic activities worldwide, in addition to killing many people. 13 According to the COVID-19 tracking system developed by Johns Hopkins University (JHU), as of May 31, 2020, there had been more than 5 × 10 6 cases of COVID-19 recorded around the world. 14 Many …
Obesity | Nature Reviews Disease Primers
Risk factors. At first glance, the major drivers of the obesity epidemic are overly simple: overeating and sedentary lifestyles 6. A small daily positive energy balance seems to be an important ...
Energy storage
Global capability was around 8 500 GWh in 2020, accounting for over 90% of total global electricity storage. The world''s largest capacity is found in the United States. The majority of plants in operation today are used to provide daily balancing. Grid-scale batteries are catching up, however. Although currently far smaller than pumped ...
The ability of energy commodities to hedge the dynamic risk of epidemic …
Highlights. •This study suggests that energy commodities are suitable for hedging against unforeseen high epidemic risks. •It explains why energy commodities are particularly suitable for avoiding sudden epidemic black swans. •The paper tests whether investors'' panic about the epidemic will affect asset markets.
A Look at the Effects of the COVID-19 Epidemic on Energy …
The emergence of the COVID-19 epidemic at the beginning of 2020 has affected the production and operation of many companies and industries. Like many …
Solar Integration: Solar Energy and Storage Basics
Temperatures can be hottest during these times, and people who work daytime hours get home and begin using electricity to cool their homes, cook, and run appliances. Storage helps solar contribute to the electricity supply even when the sun isn''t shining. It can also help smooth out variations in how solar energy flows on the grid.
2020 Energy Storage Industry Summary: A New Stage in Large …
Despite the effect of COVID-19 on the energy storage industry in 2020, internal industry drivers, external policies, carbon neutralization goals, and other positive …
Optimizing Living Material Delivery During the COVID-19 Outbreak
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has spread worldwide, posing a great threat to human beings. The stay-home quarantine is an effective way to reduce physical contacts and the associated COVID-19 transmission risk, which requires the support of efficient living materials (such as meats, vegetables, grain, and oil) …
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the energy sector
The results indicate that supply chain stability, energy storage, and policymaking during the epidemic period and post-epidemic period are significant challenges for the …
Energy balance and obesity: what are the main drivers?
Energy balance is the result of equilibrium between energy intake and energy expenditure. When energy intake exceeds expenditure, the excess energy is deposited as body tissue [ 1 ]. During adulthood, the maintenance of stable body weight depends on the energy derived from food and drink (energy intake) being equal to total …
An Assessment of Social Distancing Obedience …
Social distancing plays a critical role in reducing the disease diffusion risk during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period. In order to explore the social distancing obedience behavior, a …
Association between Physical Activity and Mood States of Children and Adolescents in Social Isolation during the COVID-19 Epidemic
The COVID-19 epidemic adversely affects the lifestyle of people. This study aimed to examine the impacts of social isolation on physical activity (PA) levels and mood states of children and adolescents and to explore the correlation between them during the COVID-19 epidemic. A total of 9979 children and adolescents (11.63 ± 1.23 years …
An Energy-Efficient n-Epidemic Routing Protocol for Delay …
In this paper, we propose n-epidemic routing protocol, an energy-efficient routing protocol for DTN. The n-epidemic routing protocol is based on the reasoning that in order to reach a large audiences with low number of transmissions, it is better to transmit only when the number of neighbors reaching a certain threshold.
Is the energy balance explanation of the obesity epidemic wrong?
There are two possible explanations for this discrepancy, namely that the widely accepted energy balance interpretation of obesity is wrong or that food consumption data are somehow biased. In a comment entitled "Obesity-an unexplained epidemic", Mozaffarian (2022) challenged the Energy Balance Model (EBM) and argued for a need …
Mathematical and Statistical Analysis of Doubling Times to Investigate the Early Spread of Epidemics…
Simple mathematical tools are needed to quantify the threat posed by emerging and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks using minimal data capturing the outbreak trajectory. Here we use mathematical analysis, simulation and COVID-19 epidemic data to demonstrate a novel approach to numerically and mathematically characterize the …
Wind power generation prediction during the COVID-19 epidemic …
In this study, the WPG during the pandemic is predicted using the LSTM model. The prediction process is as follows. First, based on the external state h t − 1 at the previous instant and the input at current instant, the values of the forget gate, input gate, output gate, and candidate states are determined. ...
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the energy sector
The results indicate that supply chain stability, energy storage, and policymaking during the epidemic period and post-epidemic period are significant …
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the energy market – A comparative relationship between oil and …
Current research on the crude oil and coal markets during the COVID-19 pandemic mainly focuses on the relationship between the epidemic and the single energy futures market [[12], [14], [13]]. For example, Szczygielski et al. [ 15 ] found that COVID-19 has added uncertainty to the energy markets of all countries through bibliometric methods.
Full article: A perspective of COVID 19 impact on global economy, energy and environment …
COVID-19 or novel coronavirus is not only an international emergency for public health but also has significant consequences on energy, economy, and environment. Although much of the World''s attention is understandably focused on COVID-19''s human toll, the outbreak''s economic toll also potentially has catastrophic implications and has ...
Can Stringent Government Initiatives Lead to Global Economic Recovery Rapidly during the COVID-19 Epidemic?
This paper investigates the effectiveness of government measures implemented against COVID-19 and the factors influencing a country''s economic growth from a global perspective. With the help of the data of the Government Response Stringency Index (GRSI), Google mobility, and confirmed COVID-19 daily cases, we conducted a …
Advances in thermal energy storage: Fundamentals and …
Sensible heat storage (SHS) involves heating a solid or liquid to store thermal energy, considering specific heat and temperature variations during phase change processes. Water is commonly used in SHS due to its abundance and high specific heat, while other substances like oils, molten salts, and liquid metals are employed at …
Emergency food supplies and food security in Wuhan and Nanjing, China, during …
In addition to those websites, we collected information and some data from newspaper websites, such as the number of public markets in operation during the epidemic outbreak. "Public markets" (nongmao shichang in Chinese) are markets designed for anyone (commonly vendors in urban area and some farmers in rural area) to sell fresh …
Origin, Genetic Variation and Molecular Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Strains Circulating in Sardinia (Italy) during …
The dominant cluster belongs to the B.1.177 clade that was predominant during the epidemic''s resurgence in Europe in the autumn of 2020 []. The wide variability in the size of Sardinian outbreaks is consistent with the known over-dispersion in SARS-CoV-2 transmission, since 80% of transmissions are generated from just 10–15% of the infected …
Impacts of COVID‐19 pandemic on electrical energy storage …
In this study, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on electrical energy storage technologies was investigated. The results of the crises and opportunities …
Physical Activity Changes and Its Risk Factors among Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults during the COVID-19 Epidemic…
Psychological distress caused by decreased physical activity (PA) is a growing concern among the elderly due to public health measures since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We aimed to (1) assess how public health restrictions impact PA, subjective well-being (SWB), and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of community …
IJERPH | Free Full-Text | Association between Physical Activity …
The COVID-19 epidemic adversely affects the lifestyle of people. This study aimed to examine the impacts of social isolation on physical activity (PA) levels and mood states of children and adolescents and to explore the correlation between them during the COVID-19 epidemic. A total of 9979 children and adolescents (11.63 ± 1.23 years …
COVID-19 and energy: Influence mechanisms and research …
First, the impacts of COVID-19 on energy are mainly reflected in five aspects: energy consumption, energy market, renewable energy, climate impacts, and …
IJERPH | Free Full-Text | Analysis of Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Activity during Influenza Season, COVID-19 Epidemic…
ED-visits and through-ED admissions to medical/surgical wards (MSW) and intensive care unit (ICU) during influenza, COVID-19 and lockdown periods were evaluated in a four-hospital prospective observational study from November 2018 to March 2020. ED visit characteristics and main diagnostic categories were assessed. Analysis of …
Understanding the role of energy sector in the outbreak of epidemic in China: An analysis based on SEIDR epidemic …
In such context, to gain a deeper understanding of the energy sector''s role during epidemic outbreaks, this study develops a new methodological framework. The framework first combines SEIDR epidemic model with dynamic input-output model and resource allocation DEA model, linking epidemiological and socioeconomic aspects.
Obesity: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutics
Background. There has been a significant global increase in obesity rate during the last 50 years. Obesity is defined as when a person has a body mass index [BMI (kg/m 2), dividing a person''s weight by the square of their height] greater than or equal to 30, overweight is defined as a BMI of 25.0-29.9 ing overweight or obesity is linked with …
Biology | Free Full-Text | New Psychoactive Substances Intoxications and Fatalities during the COVID-19 Epidemic
In January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, declaring the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic in March 2020. Stringent measures decreased consumption of some drugs, moving the illicit market to alternative substances, such as New Psychoactive Substances (NPS). A …
Five things energy storage learned during the pandemic
April 6, 2021. While 2020 may have been and gone, the strange times we''re collectively experiencing certainly have not. Looking back at least gives us an opportunity to reflect on the lessons learned during the past year or so and Aaroh Kharaya, product manager at solar PV and battery storage quality assurance, supply chain management and ...
COVID-19 and energy: Influence mechanisms and research …
Abstract. Considering the important role of energy in modern society, it is imperative to study the current situation and future development of energy under the influence of COVID-19. This paper identifies the current research hotspots, proposes future research directions accordingly, and summarizes the methodologies via a bibliometric …
