Patterns and trends of pediatric and young adult computed tomography use in Brazil: 2008-2014 by Ana Cristina Murta Dovales, Tainá Olivieri Chaves, Paulo Roberto Valle Bahia, Marcela Brisighelli Schaefer, Bruna Bonaventura Failla, Lisa Suzuki, Marcelo Valente, Vinicius de Araújo Gomes, Luiz Antônio Ribeiro da Rosa, Mark Stephen Pearce, Lene Holanda Sadler Veiga

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Comprehensive genomic study of Plasmodium falciparum in Sierra leone: genetic variation and resistance patterns by Xin-jie Zhan, Shen-Bo Chen, Tian-yu Wang, Yi-wen Duan, Hai-Mo Shen, Jun-Hu Chen, Jing-jing Xie

“…Sierra Leone, with year-round transmission of malaria, continues to experience high infection rates, largely due to P. falciparum. Although genomic databases have provided valuable insights into malaria transmission patterns, drug resistance, and population structure, data from Sierra Leone has been limited. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Uropathogens: A Retrospective Study at a Primary Care Hospital in Ghana by Samuel Kyeremeh Adjei, Prosper Adjei

“…Multi‐drug resistance (MDR) was demonstrated by 72.7% of bacterial isolates, with Klebsiella spp and Escherichia coli showing the highest MDR rates. Conclusion The identified patterns of antimicrobial resistance highlight the critical importance of careful antibiotic selection to effectively manage urinary tract infections.…”
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Unraveling the Evolutionary Patterns of Genus <i>Frontonia</i>: An Integrative Approach with Morphological and Molecular Data by Ratih Kusuma Wardani, Ragib Ahsan, Mann Kyoon Shin

“…Diversification analysis revealed higher extinction rates (0.826 and 0.613 species/year) than speciation rates (0.011 and 0.016 species/year). …”
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Burden of corticosteroid therapy in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN): a systematic literature review by Sarah N. Ali, Nicole Fusco, Dilip Makhija, Vakaramoko Diaby, Tosin Oladapo, Darsh Devani, Cibele Pinto, Mohit Mathur, Ancilla W. Fernandes

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Spatial inequalities of COVID-19 incidence and associated socioeconomic risk factors in Portugal by Ricardo Almendra, Paula Santana, Claudia Costa

“…Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) models were applied to explore the spatially varying association between age-standardized COVID-19 incidence rate in 2020 and socioeconomic conditions in Portugal, at the municipality level. …”
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Young glaucoma specialist practice patterns: Why do you do what you do? by Nicole Miranda, Jason Y. Zhang, Mary Qiu

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Racial Disparities in Comorbidity Patterns of Early-Onset Liver Cancer: A Machine Learning Analysis by Bingya Ma MSc, Kai Zheng PhD, Fa-Chyi Lee MD, Yunxia Lu MD, PhD

“…Whites showed higher rates of anxiety, asthma, hypothyroidism, and cholangitis. …”
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Clinical burden of major depressive disorder with versus without prominent anhedonia using a real-world electronic health records and claims linked database by Hrishikesh Kale, Stevan Geoffrey Severtson, Becca S. Feldman, Tiina Drissen, Nilanjana Dwibedi, Andrew J. Cutler, Carl D. Marci

“…The last PHQ-9 score in the year following the index date was used to assess remission rates (PHQ-9 score < 5) or persistence of moderate to severe depression. …”
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Oral Urate-Lowering Therapy Use and Efficacy Following Pegloticase Treatment: Findings from a Rheumatology Network Database by Lissa Padnick-Silver, Andrew Concoff, Hong-Ye Gao, Qianhong Fu, Brian LaMoreaux, N. Lawrence Edwards

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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of nontyphoidal Salmonella in Ghana: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Patience Sarkodie-Addo, Bill Clinton Aglomasa, Eric S. Donkor

“…Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) rates were high, with resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (56.7%), amoxicillin/ampicillin (50.8%), tetracycline (46.7%), and ampicillin (36.2%). …”
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Study on the Movement and Distribution Patterns of Sand Particles in a Vane-Type Multiphase Pump by Chenwei Wang, Guangtai Shi, Yao Liu, Haigang Wen, Wenjuan Lv

“…The study found that: sand particle diameter, flow rate, rotational speed, and oil content significantly influence the trajectories of the solid–liquid two-phase flow, the motion characteristics of sand particles, and the vortices in the liquid flow field. …”
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Study of the pine wilt disease occurrence and its range expansion pattern based on GIS by ZHANG Zhi-cheng, SUN Jiang-hua, HUANG Bao-xu, ZHANG Feng, OUYANG Hua

“…Results show that PWD occurrence rate in Chu-Zhou and Ma-An-Shan region varied from 0.18% to 46%. …”
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University service utilization patterns in students with specific learning disabilities: An institutional cross-sectional study. by Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq, Mamdouh Saleh Alharbi, Mohanad Abdullah Alansari, Saleh Alshuqayr, Malek Fares Alanazi, Saleh Rajih Alshahrani, Naira Nayeem, Walaa F Alsanie, Abdulhakeem S Alamri, Majid Alhomrani, Amal F Alshammary, Rafiulla Gilkaramenthi

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>This study reveals significant underutilization of university services among students with specific learning disabilities (SLDs), despite high prevalence rates. Engagement patterns were strongly influenced by SLD type, academic progression, self-perception, gender, and health factors. …”
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PATTERNS OF LOCAL AND GENERAL IMMUNITY AMONG CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM COMMON ILLNESSES ACCOMPLISHED BY LYMPHADENOPATHIES by N. N. Popov, A. N. Savvo, E. A. Romanova

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Performance Evaluation of Mobility Models over UDP Traffic Pattern for MANET Using NS-2 by Alaa Albu-Salih, Gesoon Al – Abbas

“…The current study presents the simulative study and evaluation of MANET mobility models over UDP traffic pattern to determine the effects of this traffic pattern on mobility models in MANET which is implemented in NS-2.35 according to various performance metri (Throughput, AED (Average End-2-end Delay), drop packets, NRL (Normalize Routing Load) and PDF (Packet Delivery Fraction)) with various parameters such as different velocities, different environment areas, different number of nodes,  different traffic rates, different traffic sources, different pause times and different simulation times .  …”
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Lichen Planus: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of US Dermatologists’ Comorbidity Screening and Management Patterns by Savanna I. Vidal, Nikita Menta, Adam Friedman

“…Screening rates for highly prevalent comorbidities such as hypertension (10.1%), dyslipidemia (9.7%), depression (18.7%), and anxiety (17.3%) were low. …”
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Palm-Print Pattern Matching Based on Features Using Rabin-Karp for Person Identification by S. Kanchana, G. Balakrishnan

“…Experiment is conducted on the factors such as pattern matching efficiency rate, time taken on multiple palm-print feature matching efficiency, and cumulative accuracy on hashing.…”
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Patterns of maternal and child health services utilization and associated socioeconomic disparities in sub-Saharan Africa by Claire Najjuuko, Ziqi Xu, Samuel Kizito, Chenyang Lu, Fred M. Ssewamala

“…Abstract Under-five mortality remains a global health issue, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where preventable conditions largely drive the high mortality rates. Understanding the heterogeneity in utilization of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health services is crucial for reducing under-five mortality. …”
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Transformations of traditional land use and settlement patterns of Kosarysche Ridge (Chornohora, Western Ukraine) by Nowak Agnieszka, Tokarczyk Natalia

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