Age-Specific Prevalence of Visual Impairment and Refractive Error in Children Aged 3-10 Years in Shanghai, China [PDF]
Purpose: We assessed changes in age-specific prevalence of refractive error at the time of starting school, by comparing preschool and school age cohorts in Shanghai, China.Methods: A cross-sectional study was done in Jiading District, Shanghai during ...
Congdon, Nathan +18 more
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Web Accessibility Requirements for Massive Open Online Courses [PDF]
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities stresses that persons with disabilities should be able to participate fully in all aspects of life, including education.
Luján Mora, Sergio +1 more
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Cartazes urbanos acessíveis a pessoas cegas: proposta de um modelo de design para todos, baseado numa solução mobile [PDF]
O presente artigo apresenta uma investigação em curso cujo principal propósito é explorar a área da acessibilidade a pessoas cegas, procurando compreender como um cego consegue “ver” um cartaz de rua.
Almeida, Ana Margarida +2 more
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Is Household Air Pollution a Risk Factor for Eye Disease? [PDF]
In developing countries, household air pollution (HAP) resulting from the inefficient burning of coal and biomass (wood, charcoal, animal dung and crop residues) for cooking and heating has been linked to a number of negative health outcomes, mostly ...
Adair-Rohani, Heather +7 more
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Utjecaj psa vodiča na regulaciju glikemije u slijepih/slabovidnih osoba sa šećernom bolešću [PDF]
The aim was to assess glycemia regulation in a blind diabetic patient after getting a guide dog. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) results of a blind patient before and after getting the guide dog were retrospectively collected.
Betty Korljan-Babić +6 more
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'Maybe I will give some help ... maybe not to help the eyes but different help': an analysis of care and support of children with visual impairment in community settings in Malawi [PDF]
Background: Visual impairment in children is common in low and middle‐income settings. Whilst visual impairment (VI) can impact on the development of children, many reach full potential with appropriate early intervention programmes.
Aboud +34 more
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Device for the mechanization of corneal transplants [PDF]
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2011.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (p.
Hawthorne, Stephan Andre
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Movements of genes between populations: are pollinators more effective at transferring their own or plant genetic markers? [PDF]
The transfer of genes between populations is increasingly important in a world where pollinators are declining, plant and animal populations are increasingly fragmented and climate change is forcing shifts in distribution.
Chen, XY +4 more
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A ’Braille-galaxis’ válsága (?) Eredmények és kérdések az esettanulmányok tükrében [PDF]
A tanulmány* legfőbb célja a pontírás (Braille-írás) olvasási képességének 21. századi szerepe (hatása, jelentősége, elterjedtsége) körül kialakult ’Braille-vita’ több szempontú kritikai bemutatása.
Kunt, Zsuzsanna
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Accessibility barriers for users of screen readers in the Moodle learning content management system [PDF]
In recent decades, the use of the Internet has spread rapidly into diverse social spheres including that of education. Currently, most educational centers make use of e-learning environments created through authoring tool applications like learning ...
Calvo Martín, María del Rocío +2 more
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