Adults with Longstanding Strabismus: Psychosocial and Functional Impacts and Reasons behind Surgery Delay by Rami Al-Omari, Hisham M Jammal, Yousef Khader, Dema Atoum, Wedad Al-dolat, Moawiah Khatatbeh

“…The reasons for seeking surgical treatment after this delay were as follows: for cosmetic issues (27.8%), a better understanding of strabismus surgery and its potential complications (20.3%), pressure from family and friends (16.5%), improved economic status (13.9%), relationship/marriage prospects (13.9%), and to improve chances of getting a job (7.6%). When compared to control, patients have significantly lower mean scores of total AS-20 (50.57 vs. 88.01) and its psychosocial (49.59 vs. 87.84) and functional (51.55 vs. 88.19) subscales. …”
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Challenges And Strength: A Scoping Review On Online Assessment Practices In Healthcare Professions by Hareem Fatima, Mahwish Niaz, Aisha Rafi, Hassan Salim, Ayesha Yousaf, Muhammad Faraz Sipra

“…It focused on studies related to online assessment during and after the COVID-19 pandemic within the past three years. A total of 11 articles met the inclusion criteria, and the QualSyst appraisal tool was applied for methodological assessment. …”
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Nutrient composition of meals served to adult inpatients in public hospitals in North West, South Africa by Mantombi J. Jiyana, Lindiwe J. Ncube

“…Equally, patients are largely inactive and could experience energy imbalances if the ‘energy in’ exceeds the ‘energy out’, increasing the chances of the inception of obesity and obesity-related illnesses. …”
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Education of migrant children as a contribution to Russia’s future by A. Kh. Rakhmonov

“…For migrant children, language and structural assimilation in the education system in the sense of formal equality of opportunity are key to social integration in the host country.The main donor countries, from which most people migrate to Russia, are primarily the CIS countries. About 30 % of the total flow of migrants in Russia, finding with family and children. …”
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Influence of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells on the Burn Wound Healing Process by Claudio Luciano Franck, Alexandra Cristina Senegaglia, Lidiane Maria Boldrini Leite, Sérgio Adriane Bezerra de Moura, Nathália Forti Francisco, Jurandir Marcondes Ribas Filho

“…The group that received ADSCs showed a reduction in the scar tissue area, increased collagen type III deposition, and a quantifiable reduction in lymphatic vessels, so we conclude that ADSCs influence the healing of total thickness burns in rats.…”
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Level of Knowledge and Risk Factors for Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Mining Area of Minas Gerais State, Brazil by Carina Margonari, Júlia Alves Menezes, Gustavo Mayr de Lima Carvalho, Júlia Bahia Miranda, Fabrizio Furtado de Sousa, Felipe Dutra Rêgo, Aldenise Martins Campos, Carolina Cunha Monteiro, Ana Paula Madureira, José Dilermando Andrade Filho

“…The female population was found to have 1.68 times more chance of knowing about the disease than the male population, while highly educated individuals were found to have 2.92 times more chances of knowing about leishmaniasis compared to basic educated individuals. …”
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Farmers’ knowledge of using flood forecast information in fish farming: A case of rural Bangladesh by Shonia Sheheli, Mst. Sharmin Akter, Md Anamul Haque, Mohammad Maruf Hasan

“…A sample of 95 randomly chosen fish farmers (about 25% of the total population) out of 380 fish farmers provided the data. …”
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Risk factors for the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: a meta-analysis by Gonghao Li, Yanli Zhao, Zhongxing Peng, Yunfeng Zhao

“…All statistical evaluations were conducted with RevMan5.3 software. Results In total, 44 articles and 62,674 patients were included. …”
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Quelques observations sur l’alimentation des bonobos en semi-liberté au sanctuaire « Tasok » de Kinshasa by Paul N ’ Lemvo Budiongo

“…Dix-neuf bonobos d’âges variés en semi-liberté au Sanctuaire de Bonobos de Kinshasa et nourris aux fruits, légumes et canne à sucre dont la quantité totale préparée pour toute la colonie variait entre 73,80 et 127,84 kg par jour. …”
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Call for Papers: Intergenerational Justice Prize 2020 by FRFG, IF (Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations, Intergenerational Foundation)

“…The Stuttgart-based Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations (FRFG) and the London-based Intergenerational Foundation (IF) jointly award the biennial Intergenerational Justice Prize, endowed with EUR 10,000 (ten thousand euros) in total prize-money, to essay-writers who address political and demographic issues pertaining to the field of intergenerational justice. …”
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Time Interval for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Related Expenditure in Selected Health Centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Ezra Shimeles, Melaku Tilahun, Tsegaye Hailu, Fikre Enquselassie, Abraham Aseffa, Alemayehu Mekonnen, Getachew Wondimagegn

“…Hence, they spent a lot of their limited resource in search of getting the right diagnosis. The total combined expenditure for all the visits was estimated to be median (IQR) 172.65 birrs (12, 671). …”
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Metabolomics to Identify Unclassified Uremic Toxins: A Comprehensive Literature Review by Raymond Vanholder, Griet Glorieux, Angel Argiles, Stéphane Burtey, Gerald Cohen, Flore Duranton, Laetitia Koppe, Ziad A. Massy, Alberto Ortiz, Rosalinde Masereeuw, Dimitrios Stamatialis, Joachim Jankowski

“…Findings were independently crosschecked. In total, 103 molecules were selected. No literature on any effect was found for 55 substances, 3 molecules had no significant effect, and 13 others showed beneficial effects. …”
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Systematic collection, annotation, and pattern analysis of viral vaccines in the VIOLIN vaccine knowledgebase by Anthony Huffman, Mehul Gautam, Arya Gandhi, Priscilla Du, Lauren Austin, Kallan Roan, Jie Zheng, Yongqun He, Yongqun He

“…While predicted adhesins still have significantly higher chances of being protective antigens, only 21.42% of protective viral vaccine antigens were predicted to be adhesins. …”
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Optimal Design of a Hazardous Materials Transportation Network considering Uncertainty in Accident Consequences by Hongfei Jia, Junzhe Li

“…In this model, the government at the upper level aims to minimize the total risk, while companies at the lower level seek to minimize their total costs. …”
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Bilevel Optimization of Regular Bus-Subway-Shared Bicycle Cooperative Operation considering Dual Uncertainties by Yunqiang Xue, Tong He, Tao Li, Hongzhi Guan, Yang Qiu

“…The final total cost of travel was reduced by 4.06%, and the business operating income was increased by 13.10%. …”
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic contamination in fresh vegetables in Bangkok, Thailand, and surrounding areas: A cross-sectional survey by Pokkamol Laoraksawong, Uthaitip Bunkasem, Anunya Pradidthaprecha

“…The total prevalence of IPs in fresh vegetables was 21.17 %, with the highest prevalence observed in peppermint (79.17 %), followed by Thai basil (72.50 %) and Centella asiatica (40.83 %). …”
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Factors determining the tendency of rural households in Central Pomerania to save – PILOT study results by Agnieszka Strzelecka, Danuta Zawadzka

“…The last of these parameters reduces the chance of deferring consumption through savings. …”
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Designing and explaining the improvement model of women's employability capacity with emphasis on the 7th development plan by Mahsa Vahidpour, Akbar Etebarian Khorasgani, Mehrban Hadi Peykani, Saeed Daei-Karimzadeh

“…Employability skills are important because they make easier the people's recruitment for employers and increase their chances of getting and keeping a job (Chang, 2016; Abelha et al, 2020). …”
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Factors determining the tendency of rural households in Central Pomerania to save – PILOT study results by Agnieszka Strzelecka, Danuta Zawadzka

“…The last of these parameters reduces the chance of deferring consumption through savings.…”
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Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) Supplementation in Adult Horses Supports Improved Skeletal Muscle Inflammatory Gene Expression Following Exercise by Madison R. Barshick, Kristine M. Ely, Keely C. Mogge, Lara M. Chance, Sally E. Johnson

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