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Prevalence of Myopia in Taiwanese Schoolchildren: 1983 to 2000

open access: yes, 2009
Introduction: To determine time trends in myopia over a 20- year period in Taiwan, we conducted 5 nationwide surveys pertaining to the ocular refraction of schoolchildren in 1983, 1986,1990,1995 and 2000.
林隆光;施永豐;蕭朱杏;陳建仁   +1 more
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Integrating Products, Processes, and Sourcing for Eco‐Innovation

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Eco‐innovation research has often examined regulatory or technological drivers but has paid limited attention to how long‐term organizational change shapes eco‐innovation in mature, resource‐intensive industries. This study addresses that gap by investigating how two leading Finnish pulp and paper firms integrated product, process, and ...
Misa Bakajic, Anand Nair, Markku Kuula
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and risk factors of myopia among children and adolescents in Hangzhou

open access: yesScientific Reports
To analyze the prevalence and influencing factors of myopia among children and adolescents in Hangzhou city, and provide ideas for the formulation of myopia prevention and control measures.
Lijuan Zhao   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Economic and Societal Impact of Myopia and High Myopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The World Health Organization lists uncorrected or under-corrected myopia as a major cause of visual impairment. Myopia may impair many aspects of life including educational and occupational activities. The annual direct cost of myopia correction for Asian adults has been estimated at US $328 billion/annum.
Sharon Yu Lin Chua, Paul J. Foster
openaire   +1 more source

Epidemiologic Study of the Prevalence and Severity of Myopia among School Children in Taiwan in 2000

open access: yes, 2009
Background and Purpose: A nationwide survey was performed in 2000 to determine the prevalence and severity of myopia among schoolchildren in Taiwan and to compare these findings with the results of the last survey, performed in 1995.
林隆光;施永豐;蕭朱杏;陳建仁;洪伯廷   +1 more
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Whose Sustainability Counts? Board Governance, ESG Ratings, and Sustainable Development Goals: Evidence on the ESG–SDG Wedge

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Institutional investors increasingly rely on ESG ratings to evaluate financially material sustainability risks, while governments promote corporate alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Because these frameworks differ substantially in capital market salience and monitoring intensity, board oversight may not ...
Mohamed Hegazy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of vitamin D receptor gene start codon (Fok1) polymorphism with high myopia

open access: yesOman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2011
Background : High myopia caused primarily due to abnormal emmetropization and excessive axial ocular elongation is associated with sight-threatening ocular pathology.
Sandhya Annamaneni   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of tablet, smartphone and myopia: where is the evidence?

open access: yes, 2014
where is the evidence of the relationship between the use of tablet or smartphone and myopia? The answer is nowhere, because there is no scientific evidence on this relationship.
Giuseppe La Torre   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Assessing the Contribution of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Towards Organisational Biodiversity Footprints

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Organisations play a key role in addressing climate change and biodiversity loss, which are closely connected. Biodiversity footprinting has initially suggested that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions may contribute to a large proportion of many organisations' biodiversity impacts.
Charlotte Maddinson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

High Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia in 5060 Chinese University Students in Shanghai

open access: yesInvestigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 2012
Myopia is an important cause of correctable visual impairment worldwide. Genetic and environmental factors contribute to its development. The population of Chinese university students consists of approximately 30 million young people characterized by academic excellence and similar ages. To date, little is known about their refractive status. Our study
Jing, Sun   +13 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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