Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Salmonella isolates from clinical, food, and environmental sources in Addis Ababa and surrounding towns, Ethiopia by Abebe M. Aga, Demise Mulugeta, Dassalegn Muleta, Adugna Abdi Woldesemayat, Abera Motuma, Musin Kelel, Bilise Wakitole, Shambel Tadesse, Zinash Teferi, Fanos Tadesse Woldemariyam, Serkadis Oljira, Henok Ferede, Natnael Berihun, Samson Girma, Dereje Nigussie, Mesfin Tafesse Gemeda

“…Notably, clinical isolates exhibited significantly higher resistance levels compared to food and environmental sources, with 40% of clinical isolates demonstrating MDR patterns. Gentamicin (3.3%), ceftriaxone (6.6%), and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (9.8%) remained largely effective, showing low resistance rates. …”
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All SNPs are not created equal: genome-wide association studies reveal a consistent pattern of enrichment among functionally annotated SNPs. by Andrew J Schork, Wesley K Thompson, Phillip Pham, Ali Torkamani, J Cooper Roddey, Patrick F Sullivan, John R Kelsoe, Michael C O'Donovan, Helena Furberg, Tobacco and Genetics Consortium, Bipolar Disorder Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Schizophrenia Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Nicholas J Schork, Ole A Andreassen, Anders M Dale

“…We applied stratified False Discovery Rate (sFDR) methods to leverage genic enrichment in GWAS summary statistics data to uncover new loci likely to replicate in independent samples. …”
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Impact of gas-liquid two-phase flow patterns in the suction chamber of a centrifugal pump on performance efficiency by Andrey Putra Wijayanto, Eflita Yohana, Mohammad Tauviqirrahman

“…As a result of the degradation of pump performance, the impact of various two-phase flow patterns in the suction line of a centrifugal pump owing to the varying air and water flow rate is crucial to understand. …”
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An Enhanced Circularly Polarized Textile Antenna Using a Metasurface and Slot-Patterned Ground for Off-Body Communications by Yong-Deok Kim, Tu Tuan Le, Tae-Yeoul Yun

“…The specific absorption rate (SAR) is simulated, and the results satisfy both US and EU safety standards.…”
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An Influence of Birth Weight, Gestational Age, and Apgar Score on Pattern Visual Evoked Potentials in Children with History of Prematurity by Marta Michalczuk, Beata Urban, Beata Chrzanowska-Grenda, Monika Oziębło-Kupczyk, Alina Bakunowicz-Łazarczyk

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Network epidemiological analysis of COVID-19 transmission patterns by age, occupation and residence across four waves in Cyprus by Pavlos Alexandros Dimitriou, Valentinos Silvestros, Elisavet Constantinou, Costas Pitris, Panayiotis Kolios

“…During the second wave, a higher infection rate among young adults was observed. The dominant transmission patterns during the third and fourth wave existed between (i) individuals of similar ages, who more commonly interact, and (ii) individuals with an age difference of ~ 30 years (i.e. a generational gap). …”
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Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Salmonella Enterica Isolated from Apparently Healthy Students Screened for Salmonella Agglutinins by Musa Yakubu Tula*1, Zulkifli Muhammed Usman 3, Zainab Mohammed Chiroma 1, Richard Elisha 2, Evangeline Ogonna Okpalauwaekwe 1, and Mary Ngozi Ogu 1

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Epidemic outbreak of candidemia caused by unusual types of Candida non-albicans: clinical course patterns and search for the source by I. I. Kalinina, D. V. Litvinov, I. V. Veselova, N. I. Ponomareva, L. N. Shelikhova, V. V. Fominykh, G. A. Klyasova, A. A. Maschan

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Prevalence and patterns of subnormal visual acuity and refractive errors among preschool children in Sucheng district: a cross-sectional study by Lei Shen, Yuqing Cui, Nana Zhao, Fan Yang, Qian Zhou, Xue Wang, Shuyan Qin

“…The overall prevalence of subnormal visual acuity was 12.4%, with a significantly higher rate observed in male participants (13.1%) than in female participants (11.5%, P<0.001). …”
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In vitro testing using immunocap provides reliable assessment of sensitizing patterns to local allergens in patients with rhinitis/asthma by Sujoy Khan

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Evolution of Vegetation Landscape Pattern Dynamics in Ejina Delta, Northwest China—Before and After Ecological Water Diversion by Jingru Dong, Chaoyang Du, Jingjie Yu

“…The following key findings were obtained: (1) Since the implementation of the Ecological Water Diversion Project (EWDP) in the Heihe River Basin (HRB) in 2000, a significant recovery in vegetation coverage has been observed, with an NDVI growth rate of 0.0187/10 yr, which is five times faster than that in the pre-diversion period. …”
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Causal association between immunoglobulin G N-glycosylation patterns and diabetic complications: two-sample mendelian randomization by Xiaohuan Zhang

“…Results After MR-PRESSO outlier correction and a stringent False Discovery Rate (FDR) correction, a significant causal association was identified: higher levels of IGP48 were robustly associated with an increased risk of diabetic maculopathy (DM) (OR: 1.21, 95% CI: 1.09–1.35, P = 0.001, FDR = 0.004). …”
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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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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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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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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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Cinical, morphological and functional comparisons in acute period of ischemic hemispheric stroke by A. A. Kuznetsov

“…Results and discussion: EEG-pattern of left-side stroke comparing with right one was characterized with increasing of level of theta-1-subrange spectral rating in intact hemisphere by 12% (р<0,05). …”
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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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