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Outdoor activity and myopia in Singapore teenage children by Dirani, M, Tong, L, Gazzard, G, Zhang, X, Chia, A, Young, T L, Rose, K A, Mitchell, P, Saw, S-M

“…To investigate the relationship of outdoor activities and myopia in Singapore teenage children. Teenage children (1249 participants), examined in the Singapore…”
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The impact of diabetic retinopathy: understanding the patient's perspective by Fenwick, E K, Pesudovs, K, Rees, G, Dirani, M, Kawasaki, R, Wong, T Y, Lamoureux, E L

“…Understanding the impact of a condition from the patient's perspective is important, and different types of patient-reported outcomes or instruments are…”
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When Should a Brain MRI Be Performed in Children with New-Onset Seizures? Results of a Large Prospective Trial by Hourani, R, Nasreddine, W, Dirani, M, Hmaimess, G, Sabbagh, S, El Tourjuman, O, Wazne, J, Toufaili, H, AlArab, N, El Dassouki, M, Beydoun, A

“…There is a paucity of data regarding the incidence of structural brain lesions in children with new-onset unprovoked seizures. Our aim was to determine the…”
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Family history, near work, outdoor activity, and myopia in Singapore Chinese preschool children by Low, Wilson, Dirani, Mohamed, Gazzard, Gus, Chan, Yiong-Huak, Zhou, Hui-Jun, Selvaraj, Prabakaran, Au Eong, Kah-Guan, Young, Terri L, Mitchell, Paul, Wong, Tien-Yin, Saw, Seang-Mei

“…To investigate the risk factors for myopia, including near work and outdoor activity, in Singapore Chinese preschool children. A cross-sectional study, with…”
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Prevalence and associations of presenting near-vision impairment in the Australian National Eye Health Survey by Keel, S, Foreman, J, Xie, J, Taylor, H R, Dirani, M

“…Purpose To describe the prevalence and associations of presenting near vision impairment (NVI) in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Methods A sample…”
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Career aspirations of generation Z: a systematic literature review by Barhate, Bhagyashree, Dirani, Khalil M

“…Purpose This paper aims to explore the career aspirations of individuals belonging to the Gen Z cohort, i.e. born between 1995 and 2012…”
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Parental smoking and childhood refractive error: the STARS study by Iyer, J V, Low, W CJ, Dirani, M, Saw, S-M

“…Purpose To assess the relationship between parental smoking and childhood refractive errors in Singapore Chinese children aged 6–72 months recruited through…”
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Surgical treatment of gastric outlet obstruction from a large trichobezoar: A case report by Chahine, E., Baghdady, R., El Kary, N., Dirani, M., Hayek, M., Saikaly, E., Chouillard, E.

“…•Trichobezoar is a rare disorder that almost exclusively affects young females.•We present a review of the main characteristics of this disease with a case of…”
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Leadership competencies and the essential role of human resource development in times of crisis: a response to Covid-19 pandemic by Dirani, Khalil M., Abadi, Mehrangiz, Alizadeh, Amin, Barhate, Bhagyashree, Garza, Rosemary Capuchino, Gunasekara, Noeline, Ibrahim, Ghassan, Majzun, Zachery

“…The aim of this paper is to investigate the roles of domestic and global leaders and organizations to COVID-19 and to consider the new role(s) of Human…”
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Ethics, code of conduct and ethical climate: implications for human resource development by Alizadeh, Amin, Dirani, Khalil M, Qiu, Shaoping

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to point out the importance of having an ethics-related course for human resource development (HRD)…”
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Prevalence and causes of decreased visual acuity in Singaporean Chinese preschoolers by Dirani, M, Zhou, B, Hornbeak, D, Chang, B C, Gazzard, G, Chia, A, Ling, Y, Selvaraj, P, Young, T L, Varma, R, Wong, T Y, Saw, S M

“…To describe the prevalence and causes of decreased visual acuity (VA) in Singaporean Chinese children. A population-based survey of Singaporean Chinese…”
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Heritability of the spatial distribution and peak density of macular pigment: a classical twin study by Hogg, R E, Ong, E L, Chamberlain, M, Dirani, M, Baird, P N, Guymer, R H, Fitzke, F

“…Purpose To elucidate the heritability of peak density and spatial width of macular pigment (MP) using a Classical Twin Study. Methods Fundus autofluorescence…”
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Ethics, corporate social responsibility and the role of human resource development: the academic experts’ view by Alizadeh, Amin, Kurian, Deepu, Qiu, Shaoping, Dirani, Khalil M.

“…Purpose The purpose of this study is to get the perspectives of human resource development (HRD) scholars about connections among HRD, corporate social…”
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The hepatocyte growth factor receptor (MET) gene is not associated with refractive error and ocular biometrics in a Caucasian population by Schache, M, Chen, C Y, Dirani, M, Baird, P N

“…The purpose of this study was to determine if genetic variants in the hepatocyte growth factor receptor (MET) gene are associated with refractive error and…”
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Cycloplegic refraction in preschool children: comparisons between the hand-held autorefractor, table-mounted autorefractor and retinoscopy by Prabakaran, S., Dirani, M., Chia, A., Gazzard, G., Fan, Q., Leo, S.-W., Ling, Y., Au Eong, K.-G., Wong, T.-Y., Saw, S.-M.

“…Aims:  It is common for refraction to be measured using different testing methods in children, with much debate still ongoing on the preferred method…”
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Breastfeeding and association with refractive error in young Singapore Chinese children by Sham, W K, Dirani, M, Chong, Y S, Hornbeak, D M, Gazzard, G, Li, J, Saw, S M

“…Purpose The objective of this study was to investigate an association between spherical refractive error and breastfeeding. Methods Strabismus, amblyopia, and…”
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Women in leadership: a systematic literature review of Middle Eastern women managers' careers from NHRD and institutional theory perspectives by Abadi, Mehrangiz, Dirani, Khalil M., Rezaei, Fatemeh Dena

“…Middle Eastern (ME) societies have witnessed a growing demand for career growth and leadership roles by women. The current article is a systematic literature…”
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Republished article: The impact of diabetic retinopathy: understanding the patient's perspective by Fenwick, E K, Pesudovs, K, Rees, G, Dirani, M, Kawasaki, R, Wong, T Y, Lamoureux, E L

“…Understanding the impact of a condition from the patient's perspective is important, and different types of patient-reported outcomes or instruments are…”
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Learning culture in a Chinese SME: the unique role of work-family enrichment by Xie, Lei, Dirani, Khalil M, Beyerlein, Michael, Qiu, Shaoping

“…Purpose Learning and development are critical to a business’s success. This paper aims to focus on organizational factors at multiple organizational levels…”
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The role of birth weight in myopia--the genes in myopia twin study by Dirani, M, Islam, F M A, Baird, P N

“…It was the aim of this study to assess the role of birth weight in the development of myopia using a large cohort of Caucasian monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic…”
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