Accuracy and Usability of Smartphone-Based Distance Estimation Approaches for Visual Assistive Technology Development by Giles Hamilton-Fletcher, Mingxin Liu, Diwei Sheng, Chen Feng, Todd E. Hudson, John-Ross Rizzo, Kevin C. Chan

“…<italic>Goal:</italic> Distance information is highly requested in assistive smartphone Apps by people who are blind or low vision (PBLV). However, current techniques have not been evaluated systematically for accuracy and usability. …”
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Mutational Profile and Retinal Phenotypes of PCARE-Related Cone-Rod Dystrophies in a Mexican Cohort by Víctor R. López-Rodríguez, Rocío Arce-González, Alan Martínez-Aguilar, Carlos E. Rodríguez-López, Sergio Groman-Lupa, M. Isabel Neria-González, Genaro Rodríguez-Uribe, Juan C. Zenteno

“…The study included 14 patients from 11 unrelated pedigrees with retinal dystrophies who were demonstrated to carry biallelic pathogenic variants in PCARE. …”
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Serum Creatinine Level and APACHE-II Score within 24 h of Admission Are Effective for Predicting Persistent Organ Failure in Acute Pancreatitis by Jianhua Wan, Wenqing Shu, Wenhua He, Yin Zhu, Yong Zhu, Hao Zeng, Pi Liu, Liang Xia, Nonghua Lu

“…Our study included 2090 (35%) patients out of 6024 patients who were evaluated within 24 h of hospital admission. …”
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Conquest of Cyprus by the Turks: Divergence of the Early Modern Period and Establishment of Status Quo in the Mediterranean by Emrah NAKİ

“…However, in the summer of 1570 after the Ottomans had commenced their siege of Cyprus, which was under the domination of Venice, this time it was the Venetians who came up with the proposal of an alliance. Eventually, a Christian alliance (the Holy League) was formed in order to save Cyprus first of all and then to ensure that the Ottomans would no longer be a threat to the West in the Mediterranean. …”
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Mid-term outcomes of percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement with Edwards-Sapien bioprosthesis in native right ventricular outflow tract by Yassin Belahnech, Gerard Martí-Aguasca, Laura Dos-Subirà, Pedro Betrian-Blasco, Bruno García del Blanco, Maria Calvo-Barceló, Eduard Ródenas-Alesina, Antonia Pijuan-Domènech, Ferran Gran, Queralt Ferrer, Gemma Giralt-García, Berta Miranda, Blanca Gordon, Víctor González-Fernández, José A. Barrabés, Ferran Roses-Noguer, Ignacio Ferreira-González

“…This study assesses mid-term outcomes in 76 patients who underwent PPVR between 2016 and 2022, comparing native (40.8%) and non-native (59.2%) RVOTs. …”
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The “State Interest” and Humanitarian Diplomacy of Oliver Cromwell by L. I. Ivonina

“…The article analyzes one of the most vivid examples of such humanitarian foreign policy – foreign intervention by the Lord Protector of the English Republic, Oliver Cromwell, in the Duchy of Savoy in 1655 to protect the Waldensian Protestants, who suffered persecution there. Contrary to the modern historiography, the article argues that Cromwell did not abandon all other state considerations in questioning the conclusion of the Anglo-French alliance against Spain to stop the repression against the Waldensians. …”
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Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Phenotype, Metformin, and Survival for Colorectal Cancer Patients with Diabetes Mellitus II by Yaodu Wang, Zhiyang Wu, Likuan Hu

“…In correlation tests, we found a lower tumor cell EMT degree (more E-cadherin (P=0.014) and less vimentin (P=0.011) expression in patients who used metformin, and the expression of E-cadherin and vimentin was associated with serum CA19-9 (P=0.048, P=0.009), tumor invasive depth (T) (P<0.001, P=0.045), and lymph invasion (N) (P=0.013, P=0.001). …”
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Marriage by Proxy: A Remedy to Divorce and Single Parenting as Presented in Ifá Ogbèdí Divination Poetry by Samuel Kayode Olaleye

“…Yet, the latter argument may not be strong enough since many prominent women were successful in their business enterprises and marriage even in times of the gods such as Ajé who had 200 slaves that helped her to take her wares to the market. …”
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Parties of the Shareholders’ Agreement by E. M. Bondariev

“…Accordingly, a joint-stock company and third parties (its credit grantors, persons who did not acquire shareholder’s status because of various reasons and other persons) can not be recognized as a party to such an agreement, since they are not holders of corporate rights. …”
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Developing indoor heat-health warning systems for vulnerable populations by Choo-Yoon Yi, Chengzhi Peng

“…The development of indoor heat-health warning systems is urgently needed to enhance the health and social care for vulnerable populations who spend long hours indoors. As a proof-of-principle study, we first introduce an indoor heat-health warning system developed for the general population in the UK, demonstrating its use case based on the 2013 heatwave event. …”
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Postcontrast Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Sirichai Chusiri, Aurauma Chutinet, Nijasri Charnnarong Suwanwela, Chankit Puttilerpong

“…We conducted a retrospective review of Thai acute ischemic stroke patients admitted to the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between January 2014 and December 2017 who received multimodal CT and thrombolytic treatment with alteplase. …”
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Patient outcomes and health care resource utilization in acute pancreatitis-related central nervous system complications: insights from a national cohort study by Muhammad Shahzil, Ammad Javaid Chaudhary, Saad Javaid, Vishali Moond, Gokturk Tepe, Muhammad Saad Faisal, Muhammad Ali Khaqan, Anas Kutait

“…Conclusion Patients with AP who develop CE face worse outcomes, including increased mortality risk, prolonged hospital stay, and greater resource utilization. …”
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Urine amino acid and gamma aminobutyric acid level in COVID 19 patients by Cemal Kazezoglu, Arzu İrvem, Yasemin Tuba Sutasir, Büşra Çakiroglu, Banu Kirgiz, Habip Yilmaz, Ali Kocatas

“…Materials and Methods: Thirty adult cases who were followed up in the infection clinic with positive SARS CoV 2 RT-PCR and diagnosed with COVID 19 disease were included in the study with consent. …”
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The Impact of Advertising and Sales Performance in Mukwano Industry Kampala Branch. by Atamba, Peter

“…The industry should use most of the local languages commonly used in Uganda to win customers from all tribes, use of e marketing to be adopted by the industry to reach most of the people who can access the internet than listen to radios and televisions, and also the use of celebrities in advertising their products, and finally the researcher recommends the use of other forms of advertising for example sponsoring events and also the use of mobile phones to advertise.…”
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Internal control systems and financial accountability in Uganda: A case of selected districts in western Uganda by Eton, Marus, Caroline Murezi, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…The Local government staff who did not remit the withholding tax and misused it, should be made to refund the misused funds or be disciplined immediately.…”
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A Review of the Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa by Turyasingura ,Benson

“…Therefore, all stakeholders should facilitate prudent water resource usage by 695 million people who still use unimproved water facilities in sub-Saharan Africa.…”
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The Contribution of Coffee Farming to Household Welfare in Murama Parish Nyakishenyi Sub-County, Rukungiri District. by Kukundakwe, Gerald

“…The production of coffee has created employment opportunities for the people in the district especially the youth who are working in the small-scale coffee factories in the area and because of this coffee has become the sole source of income for many people in this area. …”
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Poverty and Child Trafficking in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Tusingwire, Angella

“…The study findings indicated that the majority of respondents strongly agreed that push factors are responsible for the trafficking of women especially for those who have a background characterized by poverty, children are trafficked for sexual exploitation and labor in Kabale Municipality and child trafficking is a result of lack of opportunities and structural inequalities in Kabale Municipality.…”
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The Impact of School Debates on Pupils' English-Speaking Proficiency in Selected Primary Schools in Nyakabande Sub-County Kisoro District. by Nizeyimana, Muhwehwe George

“…The researcher used 50 respondents who were selected from primary schools which are; Gisorora Primary School and Kisoro Parents Pre & Primary School. 35 pupils 13 teachers and 2 head teachers were used and represented the whole study population. …”
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Impact of Continuous Assessment on Pupils Performance at PLE in Kisoro District: A Case Study of Rwabara Primary School. by Twahirwa, Stephen

“…The study found out that the major effects of continuous assessment on pupils’ performance in PLE are; that it enables pupils to master the content, helps in identifying weak students who can be improved, and builds the whole mind of pupils as they prepare for final examinations and encouraging pupils learn to revise from time to time which increases retention and memorization. …”
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