Protecting children’s vision is a systematic project—a cross-sectional survey on myopia among preschool children in Shantou, China by Yan-Shu Li, Jia-Qi Xie, Xiao-Mei Hong, Yu-Xin Zhu, Xi-Yu Lin, Bing-Yun Li

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Demographic, Chemical, and Helicobacter pylori Positivity Assessment in Different Types of Gallstones and the Bile in a Random Sample of Cholecystectomied Iranian Patients with Cho... by Mohammad Bagher Jahantab, Amir Abbas Safaripour, Sajad Hassanzadeh, Mohammad Javad Yavari Barhaghtalab

“…Trial registration. The project was found to be in accordance to the ethical principles and the national norms and standards for conducting research in Iran with the approval ID IR.YUMS.REC.1399.147 and date 2020.09.23, and this project is the result of a residency dissertation to obtain the specialty in general surgery, which has been registered with the research project number 960159 in the Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Development of the Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran, URL: https://ethics.research.ac.ir/EthicsProposalViewEn.php?…”
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Start-up and Heat Transfer Performance Test of Special-shaped Curved Titanium Water Heat Pipe Samples for Stirling Cold End by WANG Yi, ZHANG Yakun, CHAI Baohua, HAN Ye, XUE Songling, YANG Bin, WANG Chenlong

“…The experiment results determine that the optimal liquid filling amount for the sample is 130% of the theoretical liquid filling amount (35.0 g). …”
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Knowledge About HPV and the HPV Vaccine: Observational Study on a Convenience Sample of Adolescents from Select Schools in Three Regions in Italy by Laura Brunelli, Francesca Valent, Manola Comar, Barbara Suligoi, Maria Cristina Salfa, Daniele Gianfrilli, Franz Sesti, Giuseppina Capra, Alessandra Casuccio, Erik De Luca, Emily Bertola, Silvia Gazzetta, Lorenza Driul, Andrea Isidori, Patrizia Ferro, Nicolò Piazza, Palmira Immordino, Teresa Fasciana, Vincenzo Restivo

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A Method for Auto Generating a Remote Sensing Building Detection Sample Dataset Based on OpenStreetMap and Bing Maps by Jiawei Gu, Chen Ji, Houlin Chen, Xiangtian Zheng, Liangbao Jiao, Liang Cheng

“…The framework leverages geospatial vector data provided by OpenStreetMap, precisely aligns it with high-resolution satellite imagery from Bing Maps through projection transformation, and incorporates a quality-aware sample filtering strategy to automatically generate accurate annotations for building detection. …”
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Subsurface Gaseous Hydrocarbons and Carbon Dioxide Recorded During the Trans-Amazon Drilling Project (TADP) in the Acre Basin, Western Amazon by Angela Ethelis Jimenez Martinez, André Oliveira Sawakuchi, Dailson José Bertassoli Júnior, Thomas Wiersberg, Siu Mui Tsai, Kleiton Rabelo de Araújo, Larissa Natsumi Tamura, Marcos Bolognini Barbosa, Tácio Cordeiro Bicudo, Alderlene Pimentel de Brito, Ingo Daniel Wahnfried, Isaac Salém Azevedo Bezerra, Anders Noren, Cleverson Guizan Silva, Sherilyn Fritz, Paul Baker

“…The Trans-Amazon Drilling Project (TADP) drilled a sequence of claystones, siltstones, and sandstones in the Acre sedimentary basin, reaching a final depth of 923 m. …”
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Kernelised reference‐wise metric learning by Meng Wu, Kai Luo, Daijin Li, Jun Zhou

“…Unlike the doublet or triplet constraints, a novel kernelised reference‐wise metric learning is proposed by constructing reference‐wise constraints, which contain similarity information of each sample to all reference samples. After selecting several representative training samples as the reference set, the training data are first mapped into a projected space by the reference sample matrix. …”
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Seoul National University AGN Monitoring Project. V. Velocity-resolved Hβ Reverberation Mapping and Evidence of Kinematics Evolution by Shu Wang, Jong-Hak Woo, Aaron J. Barth, Vardha N. Bennert, Elena Gallo, Edmund Hodges-Kluck, Minjin Kim, Suvendu Rakshit, Tommaso Treu, Hojin Cho, Kyle M. Kabasares, Matthew A. Malkan, Amit Kumar Mandal, Donghoon Son, Vivian U, Lizvette Villafana

“…For two AGNs, we successfully measure the velocity-resolved lags in different years, revealing evidence of evolving broad-line region (BLR) kinematics. By combining our sample with the literature velocity-resolved lags, we find that the symmetric velocity-resolved lags are the most common (40%) type among this sample. …”
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Occurrence of Uncultured <i>Legionella</i> spp. in Treated Wastewater Effluent and Its Impact on Human Health (SCA.Re.S Project) by Osvalda De Giglio, Giusy Diella, Francesco Bagordo, Antonella Francesca Savino, Angelantonio Calabrese, Mariavirginia Campanale, Francesco Triggiano, Francesca Apollonio, Valentina Spagnuolo, Marco Lopuzzo, Tiziana Grassi, Maria Clementina Caputo, Silvia Brigida, Federica Valeriani, Vincenzo Romano Spica, Maria Teresa Montagna

“…As part of the Evaluation of Sanitary Risk Related to the Discharge of Wastewater to the Ground (SCA.Re.S) project, this study was conducted to evaluate the presence of <i>Legionella</i> in WWTP effluent and in groundwater samples collected from two wells located downstream from the plant. …”
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The Implementation of Shape Poem Technique in Project-Based Learning in Teaching English Vocabulary at an Elementary School: A Pre-Experimental Research by Ni Kadek Mentari, Ni Nyoman Padmadewi, Luh Putu Artini

“…The data was assessed using a Paired Sample T-test, resulting in a sig. (2-tailed) of 0.000. …”
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Monthly Variations in Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests Among Federally Qualified Health Center Patients in Missouri: Quality Improvement Project by Jane A McElroy, Jamie B Smith, Kevin D Everett

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Assessment Of Quality and Utilization of PMIS in Project Success: A case study of Integrated community Based Initiatives in Kabale District, Uganda by Prudence, Kansiime

“…The researcher aimed at finding the types of PMIS, quality of PMIS information output and the use of PMIS (Utilization) in resulting to project success. The researcher purposely sampled all 102 respondents, whereby 90 staff were given questionnaires and 12 Board members took part in guided interview; other forms of data collection like direct observation and face to face interview were also used. …”
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Financial Dynamics of Cooperatives of the Popular and Solidarity Economy of Ecuador: An Analysis Using the Tucker3 Model and Projection with Multidimensional Neutrosophic Regressio... by Gabriela Valeria Bustos–Chiliquinga, Purificación Galindo-Villardón, Cristian Cornejo Gaete

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Improve Integrated Material Handling (IMH) Efficiency of Local High-Rise Building Projects by IMH Framework Optimization and Empirical Analysis by Ping Xiong, Ghazali F. E. Mohamed, Yong Siang Lee

“…Here, the IMH practice in Chinese Chongqing high-rise building projects (CHBPs) was researched, and the effect factors of MHE were discussed to propose improvement strategies. …”
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Development of optimal participating strategy for source‐grid‐load‐storage integrated projects in electricity markets with multi‐stage joint optimization by Zihao Li, Yu Yang, Yifan Shi, Li Yao, Wei Liu, Fushuan Wen

“…Through scenario analysis of a sample system, the attained revenue of an SGLS‐IP in different markets is evaluated. …”
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Comparing owner reported and genetic breed identification reveals high concordance in a large cohort from the Dog Aging Project by C. L. Sexton, C. Reichel, A. Keyser, M. D. Dunbar, Dog Aging Project Consortium, A. Ruple

“…However, there is a paucity of research on breed reporting accuracy. Using Dog Aging Project data, we compare genetic breed results with owner-reported ancestry for 5673 dogs. …”
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Teachers’ Challenges of Using Local History Projects to Develop Learners’ Historical Skills – A Case Study of Motheo Education District by Zwelinjane Mbatha, Boitumelo Moreeng

“…This study explored the teachers’ challenges in using local history projects to develop learners’ historical skills. Despite the importance of local history projects in developing learners’ historical skills and knowledge, there is evidence that teachers are struggling to teach and administer them effectively. …”
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Involving migrants in the development of guidelines for communication in cross-cultural general practice consultations: a participatory learning and action research project by Chris van Weel, Anne MacFarlane, Maria van den Muijsenbergh, Tomas de Brún, Evelyn van Weel-Baumgarten, Mary O'Reilly-de Brún, Ekaterina Okonkwo, Jean Samuel Bonsenge Bokanga, Maria Manuela De Almeida Silva, Florence Ogbebor, Aga Mierzejewska, Lovina Nnadi

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Engaging Young People With Mental Health Needs and Exploring Outputs From a Resource Development Project: Qualitative Interview Study by Zoë Haime, Charlotte Carney, Myles-Jay Linton, Helen Bould, Lucy Biddle

“…MethodsThe project was guided by the “children and young people have ownership” model of cocreation. …”
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Evaluating a Community-Based Citizen Science Project: Attitude as a Key Mediator of Behavior Intention Toward Biodiversity Conservation by Chia-Hsuan Hsu, Jiefeng Kang, Liang-Yu Yeh, Lei Chai, Wei-Cheng Kao, Chang-Po Chen, Hwey-Lian Hsieh, Hsing-Juh Lin

“…Despite a small sample size, our findings provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of such initiatives. …”
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