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CORPORATE FUTURES, ENERGY TRANSITION, AND NATURAL PROSTHETICS IN COLOMBIA'S CESAR MINING CORRIDOR

Cultural Anthropology, Volume 41, Issue 1, Page 134-162, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This essay examines the socioecological transformations of mining and post‐mining landscapes in the mining corridor of the Cesar Department, northern Colombia. When an open pit mine is about to close or has recently closed, companies promote post‐mining strategies framed as ecosystem restoration and social compensation.
JUAN PABLO VERA LUGO
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Eyeglasses Lens Contour Extraction from Facial Images Using an Efficient Shape Description

Sensors, 2013
This paper presents a system that automatically extracts the position of the eyeglasses and the accurate shape and size of the frame lenses in facial images. The novelty brought by this paper consists in three key contributions.
Diana Borza, Adrian Sergiu Darabant, Radu Danescu   +2 more
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Researcher photographs in recruitment materials to increase willingness to participate in brain health research

Alzheimer's &Dementia: Translational Research &Clinical Interventions, Volume 12, Issue 1, -Not available-.
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Inclusion science has demonstrated the relative value of recruitment strategies, including engaging people from the intended study population to help shape recruitment materials. Yet, these studies rarely describe specific design and content features of visual recruitment materials.
Christy J. W. Ledford, Lillie D. Williamson, Jennifer L. Waller, Leslie E. Wolf, Allison Chase, Ellison Desrochers, Brian Kye, Zoe Gunthert, Hailie C. Hayes, John C. Morgan, David C. Hess   +10 more
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Effects of distraction using virtual reality technology on pain perception and anxiety levels in children during pulp therapy of primary molars

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2018
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of using virtual reality (VR) eyeglasses on severity of pain and anxiety during pulp therapy in pediatric patients considering childhood anxiety-related disorders as an important confounding ...
Puppala Niharika, N Venugopal Reddy, P Srujana, K Srikanth, V Daneswari, K Sai Geetha   +5 more
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Do Great Apes Use Iconic Gestures?

WIREs Cognitive Science, Volume 17, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
Iconicity is increasingly recognized as a core property of language, raising the evolutionary question of whether great apes use iconic gestures. This article challenges current theories of ape gesturing, arguing that many ape gestures are homologous to human iconic gestures, indicating a crucial role for iconicity in language evolution.
Marcus Perlman
wiley   +1 more source

Health shock and preference instability: assessing health-state dependency of willingness-to-pay for corrective eyeglasses

Health Economics Review, 2019
Background Differences in contingent valuation (CV) estimates for identical healthcare goods can cast considerable doubt on the true economic measures of consumer preferences.
Muhammed Nazmul Islam, Atonu Rabbani, Malabika Sarker   +2 more
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Eyeglass allergic contact dermatitis

Dermatology Online Journal, 2010
Allergic contact dermatitis is a common problem. The distribution of the eruption with which a patient presents is the key to identifying the offending agent. The ability to quickly recognize characteristic presentations of common allergens is valuable. We present a case of red plaques on the face.
Scott, Kimberly, Levender, Michelle M, Feldman, Steven R   +2 more
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Wearable Devices Methodology: Opportunities and Challenges in Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management Journal, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 158-177, January 2026.
ABSTRACT This article establishes the foundations and explains the opportunities and challenges of integrating wearable devices methodology into Human Resource Management (HRM) research and practice. Wearables have recently emerged as ubiquitous tools that can unobtrusively collect real‐time, objective, continuous data on various aspects of employees ...
Sebastiano Massaro, Trevor Yu Kang Yang, Georgios Christopoulos   +2 more
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Prevalence of myopia among secondary school students in Welkite town: South-Western Ethiopia

BMC Ophthalmology, 2020
Background Refractive error, especially myopia, is the most common eye disorder in the world and a significant cause of correctable visual impairment. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of myopia among secondary school students in Welkite
Sara Abebaw Gessesse, Addisu Worku Teshome   +1 more
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Health and Development of Children Born Moderate and Late Preterm and Early Term at Age 10 in French Birth Cohorts ELFE and EPIPAGE 2

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 34-52, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Lower gestational age (GA) is linked to higher mortality and morbidity. Long‐term health and developmental difficulties of individuals born moderate (MPT, 32–33 GA) and late (LPT, 34–36 GA) preterm, and early term (ET, 37–38 GA) are less explored than those of their very preterm peers.
Laura Pavicic, Laetitia Marchand‐Martin, Ayoub Mitha, Marie‐Noelle Dufourg, Véronique Pierrat, Valérie Benhammou, Marie‐Aline Charles, Pierre‐Yves Ancel   +7 more
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