Myopia Prevalence and its Correlation with Demographic Characteristics Before the COVID-19 Pandemic among Acehnese School Children (6-19 years) in Indonesia by Yusni YUSNI, Firdalena MEUTIA

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Staphylococcus aureus Strains With a Negative Coagulase Tube Test are Associated With Staphylocoagulase Genotypes by Carly L. Botheras, Dieter Bulach, Eugene Athan

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Application of Polylogarithms to the Approximate Solution of the Inhomogeneous Telegraph Equation for the Distortionless Line by P. G. Lasy, I. N. Meleshko

“…Also, a simple and convenient error estimate of the approximate solution of the problem is found. …”
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The Nature of Global Income Inequality and Its Determinants by Debesh Bhowmik

“…Filter model and also framed a forecast model for 2050 using the ARIMA (1,1,1) model using data on the income share of the top 10% and bottom 50% from the World Inequality Database. It was found that global income inequality is inversely U-shaped. …”
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THE IMPACT OF COMPENSATION PAYMENTS ON EMPLOYMENT, IN REGIONAL STRUCTURES by Nicoleta JULA, Dorin JULA

“…We tested this hypothesis for the period 1993-2013, in territorial structures (42 counties) through a dynamic panel model (confirmed by Granger causality tests – Toda-Yamamoto version), and by means of error correction model. We found that the dynamics of regional employment are positively related to expenditure incurred for active policies and there are negatively correlated with the ratio between the unemployment average indemnity (and support allowance) and the average net nominal monthly salary earnings. …”
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NEW IDEAS TO ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTICS OF EMBOLOGENIC VENOUS THROMBOSIS by I. M. Goldina

“…The analysis of absolute and relative errors of the measuring of the length of the floating thrombus of iliac-femoral segment showed that the length of the floating thrombus is not reliable criterion of embologenic thrombus (n=177).Ultrasound criteria of the embologenic floating thrombus and thrombi with fragmented surface were found. …”
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Orthographic Processing of Spanish as a Heritage Language in Gibraltar: The Role of Interactional Context in Interference Control by Alicia Mariscal

“…Gibraltarians’ Spanish misspellings were then compared with those found in the U.S. The high percentage of spelling errors in SHL students in Gibraltar might be explained in light of lower inhibitory control of interferences in dense code-switching interactional contexts.…”
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Corporate Governance Reform and Real Earnings Management in Nigeria: An Analysis of pre and post mandatory Code of 2018 by Armaya’u Alhaji Sani

“…The data was analysed using panel corrected standard Error (PCSE). The analysis was divided in to pre -period (2016-2017) and post mandatory period (2019-2020). …”
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Some ratio type predictive estimators for estimation of the average water level of a river using season as an auxiliary attribute by Muhammad Rafaqat, Hina Khan

“…The mean square errors (MSE) and bias of the suggested estimators are obtained using the MSE and bias of the corresponding conventional (design-based) estimators. …”
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Branched-chain amino acid transferase type 2 (BCAT2) deficiency: Report of an eighth case and literature review by Etienne Mondésert, Juliette Bouchereau, Manuel Schiff, Jean-François Benoist, Guilia Barcia, Boris Keren, Inès Mannes, Clément Pontoizeau, Charlotte Mansat, Apolline Imbard

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Trade Liberalization Policy and Competitiveness of Cocoa Beans Exports in Nigeria (1961-2017) by Ogheneruemu Obi-Egbedi, Jamiu Hussayn, Isaac Oluwatayo

“…Trade liberalization policy was found to be an important driver of competitiveness. …”
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Inflation targeting and the rapid expansion of the South African economy by Priviledge Cheteni, Herrison Matsongoni, Ikechukwu Umejesi

“…The data was analysed using a vector error correction (VECM) model with impulse restrictions. …”
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ANALYSIS OF ROBUST CHAIN LADDER METHOD IN ESTIMATING AUSTRALIAN MOTOR INSURANCE RESERVES WITH OUTLYING DATASET by Jonathan Prasetyo Johan, Felivia Kusnadi, Benny Yong

“…After calculating the estimation, the result is compared to assess the strength of the methods using Mean Squared Error (MSE) and Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) calculation. …”
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The ecological forecast limit revisited: Potential, absolute and relative system predictability by Marieke Wesselkamp, Jakob Albrecht, Ewan Pinnington, William J. Castillo, Florian Pappenberger, Carsten F. Dormann

“…The approaches are demonstrated with three case studies from population, ecosystem and Earth system research. We found that forecast limits can be computed with three requirements: Verification data, a scoring function and a reference for predictive error tolerance. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Dry Eye Disease among Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study on the Impact of Screen Time and Sleep Quality by Aninda Debnath, Anita Verma, Swati Verma, Nidhi Vadanere, Priyansha Gupta

“…Poor sleep quality (adjusted OR = 2.35, 95% CI: 1.48–3.73, P < 0.01) and heavy screen use (adjusted OR = 2.04, 95% CI: 1.15–3.06, P = 0.01) were found to be significant risk factors for DED. In contrast, students with refractive errors had a lower likelihood of developing DED (adjusted OR = 0.44, 95% CI: 0.27–0.72, P < 0.01). …”
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On One Co-Integration Issue of Trade Links of Azerbaijan, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan by E. G. Orudzhev, S. M. Huseynova

“…Based on the minimization of the mean square error, estimates of the model parameters are found. …”
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Translation and psychometric validation of the Finnish version of the revised second victim experience and support tool: a pilot study by Sanu Mahat, Saija Koskiniemi, Helena Lehmusto, Santtu Mikkonen, Tiina Syyrilä, Marja Härkänen

“…Abstract Background Unintentional healthcare harm can also affect involved healthcare professionals making them the second victims. Second victims are found to exhibit several physical and psychological symptoms which affect their personal, social and professional lives. …”
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Prevalence of Ocular Disorders in Learning Disabled Children and Their Functional Visual Performance Before and After Providing Spectacle Correction by Parikshit Gogate, Jason Raj William, Amit Shinde, Shashi Bhushan

“…Necessary spectacle correction was dispensed to all children with significant uncorrected refractive error. Functional visual performance of the child with refractive error was assessed with the help of modified L.V. …”
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The effect of pending feedback on the IELTS speaking test result: grammatical range and accuracy in focus by Zahra Zargaran

“… Providing feedback on EFL Learners’ speaking errors has been extensively researched, with numerous studies highlighting its benefits. …”
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Effect of cycloplegia on the refractive status of children by Ehab Tharwat, Mohamed Hassanein, Ezzeldin R. Ezzeldin, Haitham B. Soliman, Basheer Eltantawy, Akram F. Elgazzar, Walid S. Abdella, Amr M.E. Abdelkader

“…Aim: This study aims to detect the effect of cycloplegia on the measurement of refractive errors in children. Setting: Ophthalmology department, Al-Azhar University, Egypt. …”
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