Sex differences and physical activity associations with electrocardiographic patterns in amateur athletes: a cross-sectional study by Younes Brouki, Youssef El Machrouh, Chaimae Khali, Mohamed Barkaoui, Aziz Eloirdi, Boujemaa Zahi, Aziz Chokri

“…Results: Male athletes showed significantly higher rates of sinus bradycardia (41.4% vs 12.7%) and ST-segment elevation (41.4% vs 0%) than female athletes (p<.0001). …”
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Morbidity Patterns and Determinants of Healthcare-Seeking Behavior Among Older Women in Selected Rural Areas of Bangladesh by Shahinur Akter, Tazrin Azad, Md. Habibur Rahman, Md. Firoz Raihan

“…The rates of seeking healthcare services were higher among older women with primary and secondary education, those living with spouses and children, those residing in extended families with seven or more members, and older women with diabetes and liver diseases. …”
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Fish Diversity Patterns in Rivers Receiving Ecological Water Supplement Driven by Riparian Land Use by LIU Han, LI Lu-dan, GUO Wei-jie, QIAO Qiang-long, GONG Dan-dan, DU Qi, LI Hang, ZHAO Wei-hua

“…Buffer size significantly influenced explanatory rate: Riparian land use explained 7.3% to 28.3% of the variation in diversity indices. …”
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Patterns of leisure participation among older people and their health conditions: a survey in Fujian, China by Zhen Li, Xiao Yan

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Prescription patterns of traditional Chinese medications and potential consequences in patients with new-onset cardiac or vascular-related diseases: a nationwide cohort study by Sheng-Shing Lin, Hsin-Hui Tsai, Daniel Hsiang-Te Tsai, Chiu-Lin Tsai, Nanae Itokazu, Jaung-Geng Lin, Edward Chia-Cheng Lai, Hsiang-Wen Lin, Yu-Chang Hou

“…Regardless of prior CM use, both groups had a relatively high rate of comorbidities; CM or specific WM use; and incidence of severe cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, or thromboembolic events (33.81% vs. 31.97%) and severe bleeding (18.32% vs. 16.57%). …”
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Non-linear correlation analysis between internet searches and epidemic trends by Yongzhang He, Lingshi Ran, Yang Wang, Fengxiang Huang, Yixue Xia

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Acclimatization response to a short-term heat wave during summer in lactating Brown Swiss and Holstein Friesian cows by Aristide Maggiolino, Lucrezia Forte, Alessandra Aloia, Umberto Bernabucci, Erminio Trevisi, Cristina Lecchi, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Geoffrey E. Dahl, Pasquale De Palo

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Real-world breast cancer treatment patterns and guideline-concordant treatment completion among Malawian women by Jennifer Morgan, Shekinah Elmore, Takondwa Zuze, Lusayo Simwinga, Richard Nyasosela, Precious Makondi, Agnes Manda BSc, Chifundo Kajombo, Anthony Charles, Lisa A. Carey, Maurice Mulenga, Katherine Reeder-Hayes, Tamiwe Tomoka

“…Here, we describe breast cancer treatment patterns by stage and curative-intent guideline-concordant treatment (GCT) receipt among Malawian women. …”
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Rise and dine: unraveling breakfast habits among tenth graders - a cross-sectional study among 646 students in the City of Witten, Germany (GeWIT study) by Mohamed Salah Anwar Mohamed, Anwar Mohamed, Nessia Rachma Dianti, Anne-Lisa Heye, Klaus Völkel, Judith Tillmann, Oxana Klassen, Paul Wiesheu, Klaus Weckbecker, Eva Münster

“…Results In a sample of 646 students (response rate 98.3%), 50.6% (n = 327) reported skipping breakfast before school on the day of the survey. …”
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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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Growth Patterns of HIV-Exposed and -Unexposed Infants in African Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Perpetua Modjadji, Kabelo Mokgalaboni, Wendy N. Phoswa, Tebogo Maria Mothiba, Sogolo L. Lebelo

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Stunting was the most prevalent growth deficit among HEU infants compared to their HUU counterparts, with no significant differences observed in the rates of underweight and wasting. To improve postnatal growth outcomes, especially in the evolving landscape of HIV treatment and prevention, efforts should focus on educating and supporting mothers living with HIV.…”
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Patterns of claims and determinants of claim rejections in Kuwait's National Health Insurance for Retirees (AFYA): a comprehensive analysis by Abdullah I. Alibrahim, Abdullah I. Alibrahim, Abdullah I. Alibrahim, Abdullah I. Alibrahim, Hisham Kelendar, Abdulaziz Alhenaidi

“…Kuwait's AFYA program, launched in 2016 for retirees, provides a valuable opportunity to study rejection patterns and identify the demographic and service-level factors that influence denial rates in a rapidly evolving high-income context.MethodsThis retrospective study analyzed 4.44 million AFYA claims from 2016 to 2023. …”
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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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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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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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Prevalence and pattern of cognitive dysfunction in young adults and middle-aged patients with type-2 diabetes by Subhankar Chatterjee, Rana Bhattacharjee, Anirban Sinha, Animesh Maiti, Anustup Mukherjee, Ritwik Ghosh, Souvik Dubey

“…The cognitive evaluation was done using the clinical dementia rating scale, mini-mental status examination (MMSE), Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA), and Addenbrooke’s cognitive examination (ACE)-III. …”
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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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Assessing yellow stem borer (Scirpophaga incertulas) incidence patterns in paddy (Oryza sativa) cultivation:Implications for climate change adaptation strategies by B N BALAJI, L VIJAYKUMAR

“…Results revealed varying infestation levels across transplanting dates, with early transplanting showing lower infestation rates. The peak pest incidence was recorded on the 15th of October transplanted crop (14.94%), then 1st of October (13.24%) and 15th of March (11.51%). …”
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Spatial and temporal patterns and factors associated with mortality from Chagas’ disease: an ecological study, Ceará, 2002-2022 by Lara Lídia Ventura Damasceno, George Jó Bezerra Sousa, Thiago Santos Garces, Virna Ribeiro Feitosa Cestari, Jéssica Cristina Moraes de Araújo, Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira, Maria Lúcia Duarte Pereira

“…Results 1,041 deaths were reported, with an average mortality rate of 0.57 deaths/100,000 inhabitants. Cariri (35.45%) and Litoral Leste (the East Coast) (23.05%) stood out in notifications, while the Litoral Norte (North Coast) region had a higher mortality rate (2.15/100 thousand inhabitants). …”
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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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