Bandage Contact Lens Application Reduces Fibrotic Wound Healing of Flap Margins after FS-LASIK: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial by Li-Quan Zhao, Liang-Mao Li, Jun Liu, Peng Li

“…Postoperative pain and photophobia were milder in the BCL group than in the control group (P=0.041 and P=0.003, respectively), but patients felt more foreign-body sensation in the eye with a BCL than in the control eye (P=0.001). …”
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Promoting Physical Activity in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes: A Feasibility Study to Develop Intervention Tools for Delivery of Diabetes‐Specific Education by Daniel Crabtree, Sara Bradley, Jenni Connelly, Lynn Bauermeister, Trish Gorely, Sandra MacRury

“…People with diabetes valued interaction with exercise advisors and felt that the programme would be of greatest benefit to less active individuals. …”
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Improving the experience of health services for trans and gender-diverse young people and their families: an exploratory qualitative study by Melissa Stepney, Samantha Martin, Magdalena Mikulak, Sara Ryan, Jay Stewart, Richard Ma, Adam Barnett

“…The majority of the young people in our sample felt the current healthcare system does not cater for the diversity of trans identities and needs. …”
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CONSUMER SOVEREIGNTY AT A TIME OF GLOBALIZATION AND ICT EXPANSION by Bogdan Mróz

“…On the one hand, this offers a chance of consumer empowerment and wider choice but on the other, previously unknown issues and threats are making themselves felt, among them electronic surveillance and loss of privacy. …”
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Taming the Bear while Riding the Dragon? Central Asia confronts Russian and Chinese economic influences by Julien Vercueil

“…Third, it provides an assessment of the channels by which Chinese and Russian influence can be felt in Central Asia. Finally, it documents the current transformations that are increasing the Chinese presence and raising the risk of structural external dependency for central Asian countries.…”
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Program Evaluation Challenges for Early-Career Extension Professionals: What Can You Do to Reduce the Stress? by John M. Diaz, Laura A. Sanagorski Warner

“…The strategies outlined in this article are grounded in the experiences of Extension professionals in three states (Florida, North Carolina and Pennsylvania) and center on providing solutions to the challenges that newer Extension professionals felt were the most important to address, in order to provide a manageable framework for agents to use. …”
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Staging deaths: King Sverre or a usurper’s path to the throne by David Brégaint

“…Both in 1179 and 1184, King Sverre took full advantage of his military victories to gain popular support for his claims to the throne, in transforming the burial of his most prominent enemies felt on the battlefield into a rostrum for his political propaganda, through speeches and ritual staging. …”
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Agri-business for elderly people through the Internet by Kenji Hashimoto

“…Thirdly, it overcame the difficulty and burden that elderly people felt regarding the use of a personal computer and the Internet. …”
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Program Evaluation Challenges for Early-Career Extension Professionals: What Can You Do to Reduce the Stress? by John M. Diaz, Laura A. Sanagorski Warner

“…The strategies outlined in this article are grounded in the experiences of Extension professionals in three states (Florida, North Carolina and Pennsylvania) and center on providing solutions to the challenges that newer Extension professionals felt were the most important to address, in order to provide a manageable framework for agents to use. …”
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Teens and Dating: Tips for Parents by Kate Fogarty, Donna Davis

“…“I’ll never forget the initial shock I felt when my second grader came home from school one day to tell me that one of her friends was “going out” with one of the little boys in her class. …”
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Teens and Dating: Tips for Parents by Kate Fogarty, Donna Davis

“…“I’ll never forget the initial shock I felt when my second grader came home from school one day to tell me that one of her friends was “going out” with one of the little boys in her class. …”
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The Contributions of Cultural Entertainment Groups to Tourism in Kabale District. by Ahumuza, Shallot

“…Over the years, its impact has been greatly felt in the tourism sector in many parts of the world. …”
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“I lock myself in my room and cry in frustration”: an analysis of adolescent behaviors of child-to-parent violence by Shirley Arias-Rivera, Barbara Lorence, Barbara Lorence, Jesus Maya

“…In the first phase, adolescents felt bad after their violent behavior, expressed remorse, reflected on it, and sought a safe place. …”
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Preparedness for and impact of COVID-19 on primary health care delivery in urban and rural Malawi: a mixed methods study by Tracy Morse, Kondwani Chidziwisano, Gift Kawalazira, Mackwellings Maganizo Phiri, Eleanor Elizabeth MacPherson, Mindy Panulo, Khumbo Kalua, Chawanangwa Mahebere Chirambo, Zaziwe Gundah, Penjani Chunda

“…Objective Across Africa, the impact of COVID-19 continues to be acutely felt. This includes Malawi, where a key component of health service delivery to mitigate against COVID-19 are the primary healthcare facilities, strategically placed throughout districts to offer primary and maternal healthcare. …”
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The Relationship between the Activity Balance Confidence and Mobility Tests among Older Adults in Indonesia by Indri Hapsari Susilowati, Sabarinah Sabarinah, Susiana Nugraha, Sudibyo Alimoeso, Bonardo Prayogo Hasiholan, Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer

“…The gait, balance, and strength test revealed that 51.2% of the respondents showed an unsteady gait, 63.8% showed instability that felt awkward and unusual when standing on one leg, and 60.1% of the participants showed muscle weakness. …”
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TUBUH DAN JILBAB: ANTARA DIRI DAN ‘LIYAN’ by Titik Rahayu, Siti Fathonah

“…The resistance from within (self-resistance) is mind pressure felt by someone faced change. Whereas resistance coming from outside, can be from family, negative response of the society, and the unsupported environment.…”
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Lhermitte Sign as a Presenting Symptom of Thoracic Spinal Pathology: A Case Study by Adam Hills, Mazen Al-Hakim

“…A 54-year-old male with ankylosing spondylitis presented with complaints of progressively worsening bilateral leg weakness and difficulty ambulating of 2-week duration. He also felt a sharp, electric, shock-like sensation radiating from his lower back into his legs upon flexing the trunk. …”
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Leveraging Substitute Teachers as Educational Leaders by Marcedes Butler

“…Despite my qualifications, I often felt underutilized and disconnected, revealing systemic barriers within the educational system. …”
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Allestimento come riuso by Luca Esposito

“…Attraverso l’analisi della mostra “As Found” e il progetto di allestimento dello studio FELT, la ricerca dimostra come l’allestimento, o scenografia, possa essere uno strumento per riutilizzare gli spazi esistenti e affrontare i temi di riuso adattivo. …”
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Subversion de la langue portugaise dans la traduction brésilienne du classique féministe Our Bodies, Ourselves by Érica Lima, Janine Pimentel

“…As both the translation and adaptation processes were challenging in different ways, we reflect on the power play that we felt during the project and conclude that developing projects like this one is, nevertheless, key for the people involved in it, and, most importantly, for society in general.…”
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