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NEGATIVE ASSETS: Settler Colonialism, Speculative Urbanism, and the Moral Economy of Smallholding on Nairobi's Real Estate Frontier

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract The expansion of Nairobi's real estate frontier into its peri‐urban hinterlands creates new opportunities and new dilemmas for smallholder families whose land is skyrocketing in value. Instead of taking the opportunity to become urban rentiers, many smallholders across Nairobi's peripheries are selling their inherited ‘ancestral’ plots in ...
Peter Lockwood, Smith Ouma, Tom Gillespie   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Effects of Age at the Onset of Myopia on Multiple Diseases Using Electronic Health Records

Ophthalmology Science
Purpose: To examine whether genetic predisposition to age at the onset of myopia is associated with the development of future diseases. Design: Mendelian randomization phenome-wide association study (MR-PheWAS) from the UK Biobank.
Xiayin Zhang, PhD, Shan Wang, MD, Yu Huang, PhD, Yanjie Xie, PhD, Ishith Seth, MD, Gabriella Bulloch, MD, Chunran Lai, MD, Yijun Hu, PhD, Xianwen Shang, PhD, Mingguang He, PhD, Zhuoting Zhu, PhD, Honghua Yu, PhD   +11 more
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Uncovering Biogas Outcomes: Tales of Hubris, Hope, and Failure From Southern Malawi

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to speak directly to biogas failure. Over the past two decades, immense amounts of money have been spent by African governments, private individuals, and most conspicuously, international aid agencies and donors, on countless biogas projects in every country on the continent.
Marc Kalina, Jonathan Kwangulero, Jonathan Òlal Ogwang, Natalie Boyd Williams, Elizabeth Tilley   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Myopia in the Digital Era: An Integrative Review on the Impact of Screen Exposure on the Vision of Children Aged 6 to 12 Years

Proceedings
Introduction: The increase in childhood myopia in recent decades represents a public health challenge [...]
Letícia G. L. Morais, Ricardo S. Bernardes, Nicole V. Cruvinel, Heitor C. Souza, Alicy C. Cruvinel, Letícia G. Franco, Maria Eduarda F. Andrade, Isabela M. Pereira, Rayanna O. Silva, Helen D. S. C. Souza   +9 more
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A hybrid Tiebout model with vintage housing

Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how spatial variation in housing ages affects income segregation in US cities. We develop a dynamic general equilibrium hybrid Tiebout model with durable housing that combines local public finance and urban land use theories.
Kuzey Yilmaz, Muharrem Yesilirmak
wiley   +1 more source

(Non)belonging and (un)freedom

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This article centers on the concept of “belonging” to argue that belonging and freedom are fundamentally related, and that this relationship cannot be easily captured in formal terms alone. I contend that experiences of incomplete belonging among citizens deserve attention from political science because, in addition to their more obvious ...
Yuna Blajer de la Garza
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of orthopedic pathology on progression of children myopia

Acta Biomedica Scientifica, 2013
The problem of studying myopia as multifactorial disease remains relevant due to the increase and morbidity of the disease, particularly in childhood.
S. A. Pridannikova, T. I. Nikiforova, T. N. Yurjeva   +2 more
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Interpreting the structure–function relationship in high myopia‐associated glaucoma: A review

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Visual field (VF) interpretation in high myopia‐associated glaucoma (HMG) is challenging due to frequent structure–function discordance and coexisting myopia‐related changes. These changes may reduce the reliability of conventional structure–function mapping and increase the risk of misclassifying non‐glaucomatous VF abnormalities as ...
Ruby S. Chan, Ya Xing Wang, Jin Wook Jeoung, Jost B. Jonas, Minxin Liu, Ching‐Yu Cheng, Rachel S. Chong   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paradigm shifts in management of paediatric myopia

Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology
The rising prevalence of pediatric myopia poses a major clinical and socio-economic burden. Understanding the genetic and environmental risk factors for progressive myopia has ushered in paradigm changes in the management of pediatric myopia.
R. Neena
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Retinal dystrophies simulating geographic atrophy: A diagnostic challenge

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Geographic atrophy (GA) is the chronic loss of retinal pigment epithelium, photoreceptors and choriocapillaris, marking the dry late stage of age‐related macular degeneration (AMD). GA prevalence is expected to rise in the upcoming decades. Advanced GA leads to central scotomas, reducing visual acuity and quality of life, potentially resulting
Johanna M. Colijn, Frank G. Holz, Jeroen Pas, Carel Hoyng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source