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Optimization Control Strategy for Transition Season Blinds Balancing Daylighting, Thermal Discomfort, and Energy Efficiency

Energies
Natural lighting in office buildings is often affected by excessive solar heat gain and discomfort glare, and the transitional seasons are no exception.
Guipan Wang, Ying Yu, Chenfei Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Randomized Clinical Trial on the Efficacy and Side Effects of Tropicamide and Phenylephrine in Mydriasis for Ophthalmoscopy

Journal of Optometry, 2010
Purpose: To compare the efficacy and side effects of two combinations of tropicamide and phenylephrine as mydriatics for ophthalmoscopy. Methods: In this prospective randomized controlled trial, 51 Chinese outpatients were randomized to receive topical ...
Philip T.H. Lam, Carmen K.M. Chan, Srinivas K. Rao, Dorothy S.P. Fan, Dennis S.C. Lam   +4 more
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Erosion Potential of Commercial Fluoride‐Free Mouthwashes on Dental Hard Tissues

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Mouthwashes often present acidic pH, which raises concerns about their potential contribution to erosive tooth wear. This study evaluated the erosive potential of commercial fluoride‐free mouthwashes using a screening method.
Astrid C. Valdivia‐Tapia, Adam B. Kelly, Anderson T. Hara, Jaime Aparecido Cury, Antonio Pedro Ricomini‐Filho, Frank Lippert   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fluoride‐Free Mouthwashes Available Over‐The‐Counter in the US‐An Overview

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Fluoride‐free mouthwashes (FFM) are commonly used by patients for a variety of cosmetic and/or therapeutic reasons. The purpose of this study was to investigate the composition and purposes of FFM available over‐the‐counter in the US.
Astrid C. Valdivia‐Tapia, Jaime A. Cury, Antonio P. Ricomini‐Filho, Frank Lippert   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Physiological Parameters on Discomfort Glare Thresholds Using LUMIZ 100 Tool. [PDF]

Transl Vis Sci Technol, 2021
Marié S, Montés-Micó R, Martínez-Albert N, García-Marqués JV, Cerviño A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Fathers' Experiences of Early Parenting: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to explore culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) fathers' early parenting support needs in the perinatal period in Australia. Design A qualitative descriptive research study. Participant fathers were recruited using purposive and snowball sampling who self‐identified as CALD. Methods Data were collected through semi‐
Rakime Elmir, Simone Ormsby, Particia Leahy‐Warren, Lloyd Frank Philpott, Alka Kothari, Virginia Schmied   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospital at Home in 10 years—Here, borrow my binoculars

Journal of Internal Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Hospital in the Home (HAH) refers to the delivery of acute hospital care to patients at home, or in their usual place of care, including nursing homes. HAH is an acute hospital substitution service—it delivers medical, nursing and allied health staff, skills, interventions and treatments, technologies and supervision usually found in hospitals
Michael Montalto
wiley   +1 more source

New photochromic spectacle lenses improve glare discomfort and photostress recovery

Results in Optics
Purpose: To investigate the influence of a new photochromic spectacle lens on glare discomfort (GD) and photostress recovery time (PRT) in normal healthy subjects.
Jacob B. Harth, Billy R. Hammond, Cameron J. Wysocky, Lisa M. Renzi-Hammond   +3 more
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Discomfort glare is task dependent.

, 1989
10 ref. graphs. illus. tables.This laboratory study evaluated the effect of task difficulty on discomfort glare. Two tasks were performed on each trial.
Ensing, M., Sivak, Michael, Simmons, Carole J., Flannagan, Michael J.   +3 more
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Desired and Feared Identities and Their Role in Occupational Identity Regulation

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper extends theory by showing how occupational identity regulation operates jointly through both desired and feared identities which, in combination, enforce normative control. Taking a narrative identity perspective and drawing on an ethnographic and interview‐based study of veterinarians, we make three principal contributions to our ...
Sarah Page‐Jones, Andrew D. Brown
wiley   +1 more source