Influence of Water Immersion on Coal Rocks and Failure Patterns of Underground Coal Pillars Considering Strength Reduction by Haihua Zhu, Peitao Wang, Kewei Zhang, Yijun Gao, Zhenwu Qi, Meifeng Cai

“…The results show that the peak absorption rate of coal samples immersed in water transpires within 24 h, with fundamental saturation being achieved at between 25 and 30 days at saturation moisture content of 1.97%. …”
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Mood stabilizer adherence patterns among adults with bipolar disorder: A single-center retrospective analysis by Neel Swamy, Kelly C. Lee, Jamie Kneebusch, Casey Tiefenthaler

“…Secondary outcomes included the 12-month psychiatric readmission rate and demographic/comorbid associations with PDC. …”
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Exploring Travel Time Distribution and Variability Patterns Using Probe Vehicle Data: Case Study in Beijing by Peng Chen, Rui Tong, Guangquan Lu, Yunpeng Wang

“…In addition, four reliability measures, that is, unit distance travel time, coefficient of variation, buffer time index, and punctuality rate, were used to explore the day-of-week travel time variability patterns. …”
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Impact of the microcystic, elongated, and fragmented invasion pattern on prognosis in endometrial carcinoma: a comprehensive meta-analysis by Li Zhou, Li Zhou, Chengyao Li, Jianguo Zhao, Pu Li, Pengpeng Qu

“…Assessment focused on overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), lymph node metastasis (LNM), and recurrence rate (RR) as primary outcomes. Meta-analysis calculations of overall odds ratios (ORs) and hazard ratios (HRs) with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) elucidated the impact of the MELF pattern on clinical outcomes. …”
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Leveraging diverse cell death patterns in osteosarcoma patients and identification of the function of FADS2 in osteosarcoma cells by Guannan Bai, Shaobo Zhao, Lushan Chen, Manli Zhao, Wenhao Chen

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Unmanned aerial sprayers: evaluating platform configurations and flight patterns for effective chemical applications in modern vineyards by M. Jacob Schrader, Dattatray G. Bhalekar, Ramesh K. Sahni, Lav R. Khot

“…Three flights were conducted for each treatment at an application rate of 109 L ha-1 (11.47 GPA) over independent replicate test blocks. …”
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Exploring endometriosis before surgical treatment: unraveling pain, sexual function and quality of life patterns by Juliana Olavo Pereira, Jaime Kulak Junior

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study of quantitative descriptive nature was conducted, including women with surgical recommendation due to endometriosis. The Numeric Pain Rating Scale, Endometriosis Health Profile, and Female Sexual Function Index tools were used for data collection. …”
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Navigated Pattern Laser System Versus Single-Spot Laser System for Postoperative Laser Retinopexy by A. N. Kulikov, D. S. Maltsev, E. V. Boiko

“…The mean procedural time, procedural pain score (using 4-point Verbal Rating Scale), number of laser burns, and achievement of the surgical goals were compared between three groups (pattern LRP (NAVILAS laser system), 36 patients; SL-LRP, 28 patients; and IO-LRP, 22 patients). …”
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Control of spatio-temporal patterning via cell growth in a multicellular synthetic gene circuit by Marco Santorelli, Pranav S. Bhamidipati, Josquin Courte, Benjamin Swedlund, Naisargee Jain, Kyle Poon, Dominik Schildknecht, Andriu Kavanagh, Victoria A. MacKrell, Trusha Sondkar, Mattias Malaguti, Giorgia Quadrato, Sally Lowell, Matt Thomson, Leonardo Morsut

“…Here, we first describe an occurrence of mechano-chemical coupling in synthetic Notch (synNotch) patterning circuits: high cell density decreases synNotch-gated gene expression in different cellular systems in vitro. …”
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Vision-based approach to knee osteoarthritis and Parkinson’s disease detection utilizing human gait patterns by Zeeshan Ali, Jihoon Moon, Saira Gillani, Sitara Afzal, Muazzam Maqsood, Seungmin Rho

“…Following that, advanced deep learning approaches, including sequential models like gated recurrent unit (GRU), are used for additional analysis. …”
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Perioperative Practice Patterns of Anaesthesiologists Surrounding Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Agonist Medications by Meghan Brennan, Sabrina H. Han, Kyle Ockerman, Sonia D. Mehta, Heather J. Furnas, Frederik Heath, Patricia Mars, Audrey Klenke, Sarah C. Sorice-Virk

“…This survey details the current practice pattern of anaesthesiologists regarding GLP-1 agonists. …”
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Evaluating Management of Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Fibromatosis: A Retrospective Analysis of Treatments, Outcomes and Recurrence Patterns by Vidhi Saraf, Hariharan Triplicane Dwarakanathan, Al-Muaayad Al-Abri, Ioanna Nixon, Sarah Vaughan, Ashish Mahendra, Sanjay Gupta

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Epidemiological characteristics of respiratory tract infections during and after the pandemic of COVID-19 from 2021 - 2023 in Shenzhen, southern China by Qiaoruo Jin, Sheng Yu, Jiuxin Qu

“…Results The overall positivity rate for respiratory viruses increased after the COVID-19 epidemic (P < 0.05), whereas no significant difference was detected in the overall positivity rate of most respiratory bacteria. …”
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Spatiotemporal pattern of land use and land cover changes of upper Sangu-Matamuhuri Watershed in the South-Eastern Bangladesh. by Ajit Kumar Rudra, A K M Rashidul Alam

“…However, the area of water body, the only source of drinking water to the indigenous community and irrigation water in the dry season, was found decreased with an average annual rate of 29.84 ha/year which indicate the drying of water body. …”
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The interplay of health, economy, and politics in MENA region migration patterns: a panel data analysis (2000–2020) by Jalal Arabloo, Pirhossein Kolivand, Peyman Saberian, Peyman Namdar, Soheila Rajaie, Fereshte Karimi, Arash Parvari, Raziye Alishavandi, Ahad Bakhtiari, Samad Azari

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Identifying spatiotemporal patterns in opioid vulnerability: investigating the links between disability, prescription opioids and opioid-related mortality by Andrew Deas, Adam Spannaus, Hashan Fernando, Heidi A. Hanson, Anuj J. Kapadia, Jodie Trafton, Vasileios Maroulas

“…This study investigates the national epidemic by analyzing vulnerability profiles of three key factors: opioid-related mortality rates, opioid prescription dispensing rates, and disability rank ordered rates. …”
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Pattern of Malnutrition among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Service at Juba Teaching Hospital, South Sudan by Zechariah J. Malel, Madut Madut Jeremiah, Akech Akol Augustine, Nyang Deng Machok, Daniel Tong Tong, Michael Maluil Madut, Rose Juma Effrem

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Treatment Patterns for Patients on Overactive Bladder Therapy: A Retrospective Statistical Analysis Using Canadian Claims Data by Adrian Wagg, Demitri Diles, Todd Berner

“…There are also few formal analyses on the impact of age, gender and choice of initial OAB drug on discontinuation rates. # Objectives To investigate discontinuation rates with antimuscarinics in patients newly starting OAB therapy, with regard to patterns of switching to alternative medication, and the potential impact of age, gender and choice of initial drug…”
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A comparison of referral and treatment patterns at child development institutes during the corona closures and pre-corona periods by Hallel Katsir, Michael Davidovitch, Michal Elboim-Gabyzon

“…To date, the rate of referrals to child development centers during the pandemic has not been thoroughly examined.ObjectiveTo examined the difference in the annual and monthly referral and treatment patterns at child development institutes in the year 2020 (corona lockdown year) compared to the referrals in the year 2018–2019 (pre-corona period).MethodsThis retrospective cohort study analyzed data from the medical records of applicants to nine Child Development Institutes operated by the second-largest health fund in Israel (Maccabi Health Services). …”
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Reverse sural artery flap for lower extremity reconstruction: a multicenter retrospective analysis of success and failure patterns by Saleh Abualhaj, Mosleh M. Abualhaj, Mohd Said Dawod, Maher Alkhateeb, Eyad Alqarqaz, Mohammed Jaber, Rasha Al-Ebbini, Mohammad Alananzh, Lina alshadfan

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