Abid Hussain

Abstract Emerging and recurrent infectious diseases caused by coronaviruses remain a significant public health concern.

Exporters fear a pricing war as the South Asian rivals lift restrictions on global sales of rice.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines information as “knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction.” Similarly, the Oxford English Dictionary has defined “Information as the communication of instructive knowledge, news of some fact or occurrence.” Information has become a vital factor for contemporary society, particularly after the advent of the Internet. Experts in the information field divide all information into six types: (1) Conceptual Information, which is based on concepts, ideas, hypotheses, theories, and beliefs. (2) Empirical Information, which can be obtained from experimentation, verifiable methodologies, observations, and so on (3) Procedural Information is that kind of information that is based on a specific procedure, in other words, if a person already knows about something that how to perform a specific task such kind information is known as procedural information (4) Policy Information is closely related with rules and regulations, laws and policies for effective decision-making process. (5) Directive information is a meaningful type of information that provides direction or descriptions to individuals in order to understand concepts and circumstances (6) Stimulatory information includes stimulatory information, which is useful for stimulating a reaction in order to motivate individuals or groups to take action.

This book brings together all the latest methodologies, tools and techniques related to the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence in a single volume to build insight into their use in sustainable living. The areas of application include agriculture, smart farming, healthcare, bioinformatics, self-diagnosis systems, body sensor networks, multimedia mining, and multimedia in forensics and security.

… ‘if no seed is sown in the field, nature fills it with noxious weeds and useless grass.’ This is an extremely profound principle that applies to our mental life as well. If our minds are not actively filled with knowledge, thoughts, and positive ideas, they will become a haven for negative and useless thoughts

Leaders of Khan's party are optimistic that their iconic boss could soon be set free too, but analysts are less confident.

Party issues warning after allegations jailed leader is not being given proper food, electricity or time out of cell.

Pakistan Punjab's chief minister wants to start a dialogue with her Indian counterpart for a joint effort to tackle deadly air pollution, which has enveloped cities on both sides of the border.

The former PM's team hopes that Trump will lean on Pakistan to release him from jail. But China could pose a bigger test to ties.

Authorities in the worst-hit Punjab province launch mobile clinics and shut schools amid record pollution levels.