Trends in CT use in an emergency department in Western Australia: 2015–2022 by Fouziah Almouqati, Thi Ninh Ha, Sharmani Barnard, Ashu Gupta, Elizabeth Thomas, Tracey Bhar, Colleen Taylor, Delia Hendrie

“…Methods This retrospective study analyzed administrative data on episodes of adults aged 18+ years who presented to the ED of a tertiary hospital in Western Australia (WA) from March 2015 to December 2022. …”
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THE DROUGHT OF 2022 IN THE WESTERN PLAIN LOCATED NORTH OF THE MUREȘ RIVER – ROMANIA by Şerban Eugenia, Crainic Ghiță Cristian, Tătar Corina, Linc Ribana, Curilă Mircea, Sabău Nicu Cornel

“…The paper analyzed the annual and monthly number, duration and frequency of drought and dryness periods, from the year 2022. The periods of drought and those of dryness were established according to the definitions given by Hellman. …”
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Unraveling the roles of jet streams on the unprecedented hot July in Western Europe in 2022 by Xinhui Li, Jiayu Zheng, Chunzai Wang, Xiayan Lin, Zhixiong Yao

“…Abstract Western Europe experienced an unprecedentedly hot July in 2022, which significantly impacted ecosystems and society. …”
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Cystic Echinococcosis in Hospitalized Children and Adults from Western Romania: 2007–2022 by Ana Alexandra Ardelean, Maria Alina Lupu, Laurentiu Vasile Sima, Gabriel Veniamin Cozma, Alexandru Nesiu, Alin Gabriel Mihu, Octavian Marius Cretu, Tudor Rares Olariu

“…We retrospectively assessed the demographic and epidemiological features of CE in children and adults hospitalized in Western Romania between 2007–2022. Analyzed data were collected from the hospitals’ medical records. …”
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Tourism Investment and Land Use Change in the Northern Piedmont of the Western High Atlas (1989-2022) by Hamza Ait Zamzami, Mohammed Elaanzouli, Ayoub Zahrani, Jamila Saidi, Taieb Boumeaza, Muhammad Musiyam

“…This study aimed to investigate the profound influence of tourism investment on the Northern Piedmont of the western High Atlas over 34 years in response to the escalating global trend of tourism-driven land-use changes, particularly in the Marrakesh region. …”
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Against the clock: Effect of late detection of a mumps outbreak in the Western North Region of Ghana, 2022 by Marion Okoh-Owusu, Joshua Billy, Samuel Dapaa, Patrick Avevor, Osei Sakyi, Samuel Twum-Andoh, Saibu Adama Sawadigo, Ephraim Foanor Kwadzodeh, Martha Arkaa Kotey, Gyesi Razak Issahaku, Seidu Salifu, Kingsley Osei-Kwakye, Dennis Laryea, Franklin Asiedu Bekoe

“…Mumps vaccination is not included in Ghana’s Extended Program on Immunization (EPI). In March 2022, the Western North Region of Ghana experienced an outbreak of mumps. …”
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Steppe Eagles in Bokey-Orda Nature Reserve and Ashiozek Sanctuary (Western Kazakhstan Region) in 2022–2023 by Ilya E. Smelyansky, Andrei A. Tomilenko, Anna N. Barashkova, Roman N. Aleksandrovich, Beibars Kitibaev, Alyona Koshkina

“…The Bokey-Orda State Nature Reserve (SNR) and the Ashiozek Zoological Sanctuary were established in the western part of Western Kazakhstan Oblast in 2022. …”
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A point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use in hospitalized patients at two hospitals in Western Kenya: 2022 by Emmah Nyaboke, Joseph Ogola, Mitchel Okumu, Joan Wasike, Carolyne Naliaka, Victor Lusweti, Lydia Anyanzwa, Peter Kamau, Eunice Omesa, Tabitha Kimani, Ruth Omani

“…Files were selected over 24 h, data was abstracted between July and October 2022, and descriptive analysis carried out on SPSS version 26. …”
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Factors influencing the achievement of core acute flaccid paralysis indicators in the Western North Region, Ghana, 2022 by Obed Bangdome Ofori, Joseph Asamoah Frimpong, Isaac Baffoe-Nyarko, Azumah Abdul-Tawab, Horlali Yao Gudjinu, Eunice Baiden Laryea, Marion Okoh-Owusu, Ernest Kenu, Dennis Odai Laryea, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe

“…However, some districts in the Western North Region (WNR) continue to fall short of achieving both the NP-AFP rate and stool adequacy targets. …”
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Ecological overview of hard ticks (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Nagasaki prefecture of western Japan during winter 2021–2022 by Tomonori Hoshi, Erina Ishigaki, Thanawat Khongyot, Satoshi Kaneko

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Aortic Root Replacement Procedures: A Validation Study of the Western Denmark Heart Registry from 1999 to 2022 by Emil Johannes Ravn, Viktor Poulsen, Poul Erik Mortensen, Jordi Sanchez Dahl, Kristian Øvrehus, Oke Gerke, Ivy Susanne Modrau, Katrine Müllertz, Lars Peter Schødt Riber, Lytfi Krasniqi

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: We reviewed data from the Western Danish Heart Registry (WDHR), which collects mandatory information on heart surgeries in Western Denmark, to validate cases with aortic root replacement (ARR) and assess the validity of registered data for all recorded cases. …”
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Measurement of the operational efficiency of tertiary public hospitals in Western China: evidence from Guangxi from 2019 to 2022 by Junjie Huang, Junjie Huang, Haitao Yuan, Yanlong Wu, Huiyu Wang, Xinwen Liu, Bo Wei, Mengjian Zhang, Pinghua Zhu

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Exploration of the late prehistoric occupation in the western part of Jebel Sabaloka in central Sudan: findings of the 2022 field campaign by Lenka Varadzinová, Ladislav Varadzin, Isabelle Crevecoeur, Nicolas Martin, Saddam Hassan

“…In the autumn of 2022, field research was resumed in the western part of Jebel Sabaloka in central Sudan. …”
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Trends of Antibiotic Resistance in ESKAPE Pathogens in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (2015–2022), South Western, Uganda by Joel Bazira, Pauline Petra Nalumaga, Balukhu Quraishi, Abel W. Walekhwa, Mugisha Lawrence, Jacob Stanley Iramiot

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding anthrax among affected communities, Kazo district, South-Western uganda, May 2022 by Shaban Senyange, Edirisa J. Nsubuga, Benon Kwesiga, Lilian Bulage, Alex R. Ario

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Associations between fine particulate matter and in-home blood pressure during the 2022 wildfire season in Western Montana, USA by Ethan S Walker, Taylor Stewart, Rajesh Vedanthan, Daniel B Spoon

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Analysis of state for the stocks of sockeye salmon ((<i>Oncorhynchus nerka</i>) from the Bolshaya River (western Kamchatka) in 1929–2022 by O. M. Zaporozhets, G. V. Zaporozhets

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New record of of Baetis (Tenuibaetis) panhai Suttinun, Gattolliat & Boonsoong, 2022 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) from the southern Western Ghats, India by Thambiratnam Sivaruban, Pandiarajan Srinivasan, Sivaruban Barathy, Rajasekaran Isack

“…Baetis (Tenuibaetis) panhai Suttinun, Gattolliat & Boonsoong, 2022, originally documented solely in Thailand, has now been identified for the first time in the Tamil Nadu region of the Southern Western Ghats, India. …”
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Analysis of the Characteristics and Causes of Drought-Flood Abrupt Alternation in Qingyang， Gansu Province in 2022 by Lixia YIN, Qiang ZHANG, Yanchao CAO, Yanfeng WANG

“…In the spring and summer of 2022， the spatio-temporal variance of rainfall in Qingyang， Gansu Province， was conspicuously manifest.Regional and staged drought and flood disasters occurred alternately， and extreme weather phenomena emerged frequently and profoundly.Relying on precipitation observation， circulation index data， and sophisticated correlation analysis methods， this paper meticulously analyzes the precipitation characteristics and underlying potential causes of the abrupt change of drought and flood conditions in Qingyang during 2022.The results are elaborated as follows： （1） The spring and summer precipitation in Qingyang City in 2022 demonstrated remarkable and distinct features.It involved a prolonged duration of drought， an incredibly rapid transformation between drought and flood， and extreme precipitation that surpassed the historical extremes with remarkable magnitude.From March to June， the precipitation in numerous counties was less than 50%.Intriguingly， the precipitation in July suddenly turned out to be 41.0% more than that in the same period.The maximum daily rainfall recorded in the regional torrential rain on July 15 was an astonishing 373.1 mm， shattering the historical records.Such a rapid and dramatic change in the precipitation pattern is highly uncommon and rarely observed.（2） The precipitation of each county from March to May exhibited a significantly positive correlation with the ONI index， while a notably negative correlation with ONI was evident in July.During La Nina years， the position of the Western Pacific subtropical high shifted northward.Due to high temperatures and scarce rainfall in spring， Qingyang City became prone to extreme precipitation in summer.In the spring of 2022， the La Nina event began to intensify with considerable force， which exerted a profound and significant influence on the sudden and drastic change of drought and flood conditions in Qingyang City.（3） From March to mid-May， the Arctic Oscillation （AO） index was strikingly higher than the historical average.The weakened cold air activity led to an overall reduction in precipitation.From mid-July to mid-August， the negative phase of AO collaborated seamlessly with the strong subtropical high， facilitating the concentrated occurrence of heavy rain.（4） From March to June and August 2022， the 500 hPa at the mid-high latitude in Eurasia presented a distinctive "two trough and one ridge" circulation pattern.Despite the robustness of the Western Pacific subtropical high， the airflow convergence zone did not encompass Qingyang.Conspicuously， in July， the 500 hPa transformed into a "two ridges and one trough" pattern.The vigorous cold air and the intense water vapor transportation conspired to increase the frequency of heavy precipitation， ultimately resulting in the occurrence of extreme precipitation.…”
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Extreme sensitivity of the northeastern Gulf of Lion (western Mediterranean) to subsurface heatwaves: physical processes and insights into effects on gorgonian populations in the summer of 2022 by C. Estournel, T. Estaque, C. Ulses, Q.-B. Barral, P. Marsaleix

“…<p>In the summer of 2022, atmospheric conditions characterized by persistent anticyclonic anomalies caused an extreme marine heatwave in the western Mediterranean Sea. …”
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