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Objective To explore the impact of parental myopia on their children′s risk of myopia and to provide evidences for developing measures on myopia prevention and control in school-age children.MethodsUsing cluster random sampling, we recruited 3 433 ...
Qian LI, Sheng ZHANG, Ci-yong LU
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Carbon emissions, corporate governance, and staggered boards
Abstract Carbon emissions have been identified as a major cause of global warming and are harmful to the environment. Given the seriousness of climate changes, businesses are encouraged to adopt corporate strategies to improve environmental performance.
Suparatana Tanthanongsakkun+2 more
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Prevalence of myopia and associated risk factors among key schools in Xi’an, China
Background The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of myopia and high myopia and the associated risk factors in key schools in Xi'an, China. Methods This cross-sectional study started in September 2021 and was conducted for one month.
Xingxing Zhao+9 more
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FAZSeg: A New User-Friendly Software for Quantification of the Foveal Avascular Zone [PDF]
Various ocular diseases and high myopia influence the anatomical reference point Foveal Avascular Zone (FAZ) dimensions. Therefore, it is important to segment and quantify the FAZs dimensions accurately. To the best of our knowledge, there is no automated tool or algorithms available to segment the FAZ's deep retinal layer.
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Association of SNTB1 with High Myopia
To investigate the associations of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in the SNTB1 gene with high myopia in a Han Chinese population. Based on previous studies, four SNPs from the SNTB1 gene were chosen for genotyping. This is a case-control genetic association study comprising 193 high myopia participants and 135 normal emmetropic controls from a ...
Rita Yu Yin Yong+4 more
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Background To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors associated with myopia and high myopia in children in South Korea. Methods A total of 983 children 5–18 years of age who participated in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ...
Hyuna Kim+8 more
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Abstract The emergence of the temporary organization has ushered in a new logic of organizing accompanied by paradigm‐shifting challenges with respect to how the evolving nature of work, workers, and collective effort are to be understood. To capture the complexity inherent in this new order, and to broaden our focus from the organization to the ...
Catriona M. Burke, Michael J. Morley
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Abstract TATA‐binding protein associated factor 4 (TAF4) is a subunit of the Transcription Factor IID (TFIID) complex, a central player in transcription initiation. Other members of this multimeric complex have been implicated previously as monogenic disease genes in human developmental disorders.
Beau D. E. Janssen+20 more
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Factors associated with myopia in 19-year-old adult men in Korea between 2014 and 2020
Numerous environmental factors that influence myopia have been studied, but only few factors have been definitively identified. We examined factors influencing myopia using data from 2014 to 2020 physical examinations received from the Korean Military ...
So Hyeon Gwon, Dong Cheol Lee
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BackgroundMyopia is a common cause of vision impairment worldwide. In China, the prevalence, the affected population, and the onset age of myopia are prominent issues.
Xuewei Zhou+8 more
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