Climate change in the form of temperature increases and rainfall variability has intensified in the last three decades.Recent studies in Southern Africa (of which Zimbabwe is part) have indicated the extreme vulnerabilities of smallholder farmers to the impact of climate change and recommended that appropriate adaptation measures be put in place.In
Symbols have been a crucial part of all religions in the world for they can represent religious values, ideas, and events.This study seeks to examine the meaning of religious symbols in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, and their role in maintaining socio-religious harmony in the region.Qualitative and interpretative in nature, data collection techniques
Purpose: To determine whether the incidence of chalazion increased significantly in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County following the widespread adoption of face mask wear in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: This is a retrospective multicenter study of two ophthalmology institutions: a private Oculoplastics practice in San F
The purpose of the no-reference image quality assessment (NR-IQA) is to measure perceived image quality based on subjective judgments; however, due to the lack ECHINACEA 2+ of a clean reference image, this is a complicated and unresolved challenge.Massive new IQA datasets have facilitated the creation of deep learning-based image quality measuremen