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  2. Ghanaian juvenile justice system - Wikipedia

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    The justice system in pre-colonial was not separated from the adult system. [4] Unlike colonial and post-colonial Ghana, crime was not defined by the breaking of laws. [4] There was no formal system, in pre-colonial Ghana crime was defined as sins against ones community, tribe, or family. [4]

  3. Prism adaptation - Wikipedia

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    Prism adaptation is a sensory-motor adaptation that occurs after the visual field has been artificially shifted laterally or vertically. It was first introduced by Hermann von Helmholtz in late 19th-century Germany as supportive evidence for his perceptual learning theory (Helmholtz, 1909/1962). [1]

  4. Department of Correctional Services (South Africa) - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Correctional Services is a department of the South African government.It is responsible for running South Africa's prison system. The department has about 34,000 staff and is responsible for the administration of 240 prisons, which accommodates about 189,748 inmates.

  5. South Carolina Department of Corrections - Wikipedia

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    The South Carolina penal system was essentially founded in 1866, when the first state penitentiary was constructed. [3] The SCDC was created in 1960, when the state governor decided to end abuses in the previous system (particularly the use of convict labor on private property as a form of political reward).

  6. Porro prism - Wikipedia

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    Porro prisms are most often used in pairs, forming a double Porro prism. A second prism rotated 90° with respect to the first, is placed such that light will traverse both prisms. The net effect of the prism system is a beam parallel to but displaced from its original direction, with the image rotated 180°.

  7. Perger prism - Wikipedia

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    A Perger prism or Perger–Porro prism system is a prism, that is used to invert (rotate by 180°) an image. The special feature of this prism is that, like a traditional double Porro prism system, it manages this with only four beam deflections and has neither a roof edge with the accompanying phase correction problems, a mirrored surface or ...

  8. Graves' ophthalmopathy - Wikipedia

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    In mild disease, patients present with eyelid retraction. In fact, upper eyelid retraction is the most common ocular sign of Graves' orbitopathy. This finding is associated with lid lag on infraduction (Von Graefe's sign), eye globe lag on supraduction (Kocher's sign), a widened palpebral fissure during fixation (Dalrymple's sign) and an incapacity of closing the eyelids completely ...

  9. List of optometric abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Near point of convergence or no previous correction NRC Normal retinal correspondence NV Near vision NWT Normal wearing time o symptoms Zero symptoms ϕ Horizontal orthophoria θ Vertical orthophoria ⊕ Horizontal and vertical orthophoria OC's Optical centres Occ. Occupation OD oculus dexter (right eye) OH Ocular history OMB Oculo motor balance