Treatment Patterns and Outcomes of Patients With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancer in Tanzania by Lemi Ndugumbi Zinga, Queen Godfrey Tarimo, Kelvin Mbelekwa, Mamsau Twalib Ngoma, Emmanuel L. Lugina

“…The primary outcome was the 5-year overall survival (OS) rate. Independent variables included demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment patterns. …”
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Quantifying the impacts of diverse vegetation-covered patterns on hillslope soil erosion: a case experiment of alfalfa-covered hillslopes by Chong Yao, Qingwei Zhang, Kebing Chen, Shige Zhang, Ming Zhu, Zhijia Gu, Wei Yan, Faqi Wu

“…Compared with CK, the mean runoff rate and sediment yield rate for alfalfa-covered hillslopes decreased by 7.18% to 83.77% and 12.62% to 85.69%, and sediment concentration decreased by 0.26 to 2.22 g L-1. …”
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Mycobacteroides abscessus subspecies: a comparative genomic analysis reveals unique metabolic activities and drug resistance patterns by Xiaoyu Wang, Yongdong Dai, Xiao Wang, Lingfei Li, Yanhai Feng, Shunying Liu, Zhenyu Kou, Liang Wang, Fangjie Wang, Yaokai Chen, Xia Lei

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Novel Proteomic Insights into Hip Fractures in the Elderly: Unraveling Immunologic Biomarkers, Temporal Expression Patterns, and Clinical Correlations by Lu Y, Liu J, Chen W, Hu P, Pei Y, Gao Y, Lu H, Wang L, Zhang Y

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Internal flow pattern of the condenser section that affects the heat transfer characteristics of rectangular two-phase closed thermosyphon by Kittipon Khaongam, Teerapat Chompookham, Thanya Parametthanuwat

“…An inclination angle of 80° yields a higher heat transfer rate compared to 70° and 90°, achieving a maximum heat flux of 8.16 kW/m2…”
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Genotype Distribution and Migration Patterns of Hepatitis C Virus in Shandong Province, China: Molecular Epidemiology and Phylogenetic Study by Lin Lin, Guoyong Wang, Lianzheng Hao, Tingbin Yan

“…Phylogenetic trees were constructed using maximum likelihood methods with the general time reversible with Gamma-distributed rate variation among sites [(GTR)+Gamma model]. The temporal and geographic evolution of the major subtypes (1b and 2a) was analyzed using Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods implemented in Bayesian Evolutionary Analysis Sampling Trees (BEAST). …”
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The network and interactive pattern of social adjustment and psychological symptoms in patients with spinal cord injury: a network analysis by Hui Liu, Yi Ni, Haixia Xie, Yijun Xie, Chenhui Fan, Yao Li, Weinan Shen, Hua Zhai, Chenghua Jiang, Jing Wu, Hengjing Wu

“…The survey included the Medical Coping Modality Questionnaire (MCMQ), Social Support Rate Scale (SSRS), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). …”
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Evolution of global trade patterns of lithium metal for power batteries from a market game equilibrium perspective by ZHANG Qi, LIU Boyu, HUANG Zhenyue, MA Tian, WANG Ge

“…[Results] (1) From 2023 to 2035, global demand for lithium metal was expected to show a rapid growth trend, with an average annual growth rate of about 19.4%, reaching 3.725 million tons of lithium carbonate equivalent by 2035. …”
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Robust zero-watermarking for color images using hybrid deep learning models and encryption by Hager A. Gharib, Noha M. M. Abdelnapi, Khalid M. Hosny

“…The extracted watermark maintains a low Bit Error Rate (BER) and a high Normalized Cross-Correlation (NCC). …”
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Assessing Climate Change Impact on Rainfall Patterns in Northeastern India and Its Consequences on Water Resources and Rainfed Agriculture by Debasish Chakraborty, Aniruddha Roy, Nongmaithem Uttam Singh, Saurav Saha, Shaon Kumar Das, Nilimesh Mridha, Anjoo Yumnam, Pampi Paul, Chikkathimme Gowda, Kamni Paia Biam, Sandip Patra, Thippeswamy Amrutha, Braj Pal Singh, Vinay Kumar Mishra

“…Trend analyses reveal declining rainfall trends, especially conspicuous in NEI’s winter (−1.88) and monsoon (−2.9) seasons, where the rate of decrease was higher in the last three decades. …”
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Optimization of GC-MS Method for Analysis of Basil Essential Oils from Algeria: Design of Experiments and Exploratory Pattern Recognition by Nabila Slougui, Meriem Slama, Yasser Boudaoud, Aymene Salah Bendrihem

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Patterns of errors and weaknesses in the diagnostic process: retrospective analysis of malpractice claims and adverse events from two national databases by Kim Lyngby Mikkelsen, Charlotte Frendved, Siri Tribler, Eva Benfeldt, Rikke Mørch Jørgensen

“…Vulnerable steps in the diagnostic process were identified using a scoring tool developed by The Controlled Risk Insurance Company.Results In the analysis of patient compensation claims, 14.5% of all settled cases (n=90 000) were classified as due to a DE, with a 59% compensation rate for DEs, twice the rate compared with other compensated cases (25%). …”
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Pathological regression patterns following neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a pilot study by Dikan Wang, Dikan Wang, Fanning Zeng, Fanning Zeng, Sien Zhang, Sien Zhang, Wanming Hu, Yahui Wang, Yahui Wang, Daiqiao Ouyang, Daiqiao Ouyang, Bin Zeng, Bin Zeng, Guozhong Zeng, Guozhong Zeng, Jingyuan Li, Jingyuan Li, Guiqing Liao, Guiqing Liao, Yujie Liang, Yujie Liang

“…Pathological complete response (pCR) rate was 15.4%, and the major pathological response (MPR) rate was 40.4%. …”
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Oncological outcomes, survival analysis, and failure patterns in patients with resectable squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue treated with glossectomy by Hadi A. Al-Hakami, Atheer Ali Al-Talhi, Bassam AlRajhi, Mohammad A. Alshareef, Baraa I. Awad, Tanvir Hussain, Mohammed Al-Garni

“…Objective This study systematically evaluates oncological outcomes, survival rates, and failure patterns in patients with resectable OTSCC treated with glossectomy. …”
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Insights into phylogenetic positions and distribution patterns: Complete mitogenomes of two sympatric Asian horned toads in Boulenophrys (Anura: Megophryidae) by Hongmei Xiang, Qiang Zhou, Wei Li, Juan Shu, Zhirong Gu, Wansheng Jiang

“…The gene content, nucleotide composition, and evolutionary rates of each mitogenome were analyzed. Both mitogenomes exhibited negative AT skew and GC skew with high A + T content. …”
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Applying Two-Stage Neural Network Based Classifiers to the Identification of Mixture Control Chart Patterns for an SPC-EPC Process by Yuehjen E. Shao, Po-Yu Chang, Chi-Jie Lu

“…Therefore, we propose a two-stage neural network (NN) based scheme to enhance the accurate identification rate (AIR) for MCCPs by performing dimension reduction on disturbance categories. …”
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Research and optimization of a multilevel fire detection framework based on deep learning and classical pattern recognition techniques by Qi Liu, Hong Chen, Da Lin

“…Despite advancements in both traditional methodologies and modern deep learning models, challenges such as suboptimal accuracy and elevated false alarm rates persist, particularly in complex environmental scenarios. …”
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Pattern of the First Recurrence Has No Impact on Long-Term Survival after Curative Intent Surgery for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinomas by Madalina Maria Blaga, Vladislav Brasoveanu, Cezar Stroescu, Mihnea Ionescu, Irinel Popescu, Traian Dumitrascu

“…Aim. To explore the pattern of the first recurrence and impact on long-term survival after curative intent surgery for perihilar cholangiocarcinomas (PHC). …”
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Dysglycaemia is associated with the pattern of valvular calcification in micro-computed tomography analysis: an observational study in patients with severe aortic stenosis by Magdalena Kopytek, Kamila W. Undas, Jacek Tarasiuk, Sebastian Wroński, Michał Ząbczyk, Joanna Natorska

“…Abstract Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been shown to increase the rate of aortic stenosis (AS) progression. However, the impact of impaired plasma glucose on valvular calcification remains poorly understood. …”
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Treatment patterns and survival outcomes of peripheral T-Cell lymphoma in Saudi Arabia: a 12-Year retrospective analysis by Mubarak Al-Mansour, Hosam A. Alghanmi, Duaa E. Shareef, Esraa S. Alshamat, Abdulaziz M. Asseri, Mohammed O. Bayamin, Syed Sameer Aga, Manal A. Alsaggaf

“…The five-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were 23.6% and 44%, respectively. A significant difference was observed in the 5-year PFS (p = 0.048) and OS rates (p = 0.017) between treatment regimens. …”
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