Prevalence and regional patterns of short birth intervals among women in Somalia by Salad Halane, Abdiwali Mohamed Ahmed, Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, Jamilu Sani, Jamal Hassan Mohamoud, Abdihakim Elmi Abdishakur, Mustaf Mohamed Ibrahim, Najib Isse Dirie

“…Somalia has some of the highest maternal and neonatal mortality rates globally, compounded by limited access to family planning services. …”
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Investigation of Ergogenic Aid and Nutritional Supplement Consumption Patterns in Judo Athletes by Bilal Demirhan, Ayana Riskulbekova

“…A more systematic usage trend was observed in the 24–25 age group, whereas younger athletes reported lower usage rates. Furthermore, increased recovery demands in older age groups appeared to influence a greater tendency toward supportive supplement use. …”
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Escherichia coli in septic arthritis: prevalence and antibiotics susceptibility patterns by Masroora Ali Khan, Muhammad Kamran Taj, Zahid Khan, Imran Taj, Muhammad Naeem, Saima Azam

“…Suspected patients showed a significant increase in the levels of white blood cells (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), notably, these levels were further elevated in E. coli-positive patients. …”
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Social determinant of health patterns and mortality outcomes in US adults by Fangyuan Chen, Ryan D. Nipp, Xuesong Han, Zhiyuan Zheng, Tianci Wang, K. Robin Yabroff, Changchuan Jiang

“…Results From the 105,824 younger adults (18–64 years), and the 23,825 older adults (65–79 years), five distinct SDOH patterns were identified: pattern 1 (31%, few barriers); 2 (20%, unmarried); 3 (17%, unemployed); 4 (15%, both unmarried and unemployed); and 5 (16%, with relatively high rate of non-married status, housing insecurity, and material, psychological, or behavioral medical financial hardships). …”
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Patterns and etiology of maxillofacial fractures in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia by Walid A. Abdullah, Khaled Al-Mutairi, Yasser Al-Ali, Abdullah Al-Soghier, Abdullah Al-Shnwani

“…Motor vehicle accidents were the most common cause of maxillofacial fractures in patients aged 10–29 years, indicating the high demand for the application of stricter traffic rules to reduce the rate of such accidents. Keywords: Maxillofacial trauma, Pattern of facial fractures, Etiology of maxillofacial fractures…”
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Re-irradiation for recurrent glioblastoma: a pattern of care analysis by Susanne Rogers, Markus Gross, Ekin Ermis, Gizem Cosgun, Brigitta G. Baumert, Thomas Mader, Christina Schroeder, Nicoletta Lomax, Sara Alonso, Adela Ademaj, Tessa Lazeroms, Seok-Yun Lee, Michael Mayinger, Christoph Mamot, Lucia Schwyzer, Gerrit A. Schubert, Oliver Riesterer

“…The median overall survival (OS) following recurrence was 11.8 months (1.5–92.5), similar to the 10.8 months in the literature with the same schedule. The six-month OS rate was 37/47 (79%), which compares well with the 73% reported in a meta-analysis of 50 publications employing various schedules. …”
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Long-term spatial patterns in COVID-19 booster vaccine uptake by Anthony J. Wood, Anne Marie MacKintosh, Martine Stead, Rowland R. Kao

“…As factors such as deprivation and ethnicity have been shown to influence uptake rates, identifying how uptake varies with socio-demographic indicators is critical for reducing hesitancy and issues of access and identifying plausible future uptake patterns. …”
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Study on the Ground Pressure Manifestation Patterns of Roof Cutting and Pressure Relief by Runhu Zheng, Bingyuan Hao, Chaoyao Shi, Tongxi Li

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Multimorbidity patterns and prevalence among geriatric patients in Japanese hospital dentistry by Kousuke Matsumoto, Takako Tsutsui, Ryu Hashimoto, Mitsuaki Sakakura, Tetsuari Onishi, Masaya Akashi

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to determine the prevalence of multimorbidity of a hospital dental patients with high rates of aging in Japan and to identify multimorbidity patterns in older patients (aged 65 years and older) through cluster analysis. …”
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Patterns of Hamstring Muscle Tears in the General Population: A Systematic Review. by Barbara Kuske, David F Hamilton, Sam B Pattle, A Hamish R W Simpson

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>Evaluating the rates, patterns and risk factors of non-sporting hamstring tears, compared to sporting related hamstring tears.…”
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Usage Patterns of Electric Bicycles: An Analysis of the WeBike Project by Christian Gorenflo, Ivan Rios, Lukasz Golab, Srinivasan Keshav

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Pattern of morphological and neurophysiologic changes in women with the syndrome of the descending perineum by Yu. A. Shelygin, A. Yu. Titov, A. B. Shekhter, A. A. Mudrov, O. M. Birukov, Yu. A. Dzhanayev, M. A. Voynov

“…To determine morphological rating of connective tissue structures of perineum and detect neurophysiologic disorders of pelvic floor in patients with the descending perineum syndrome (DPS).Material and methods. …”
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Muscle MRI Pattern in Dysferlinopathy and its Correlation with Dysferlin Gait by Tanushree Chawla, Dipti Baskar, Kiran Polavarapu, Veeramani Preethish-Kumar, Saraswati Nashi, Seena Vengalil, Karthik Kulanthaivelu, Jitender Saini, Akshata Huddar, Gopikrishnan Unnikrishnan, Bevinahalli Nanjegowda Nandeesh, Atchayaram Nalini

“…Spearman’s correlation analysis was used to find the correlation between muscle involvement and demographics, duration of illness, Muscular Dystrophy Functional Rating Scale (MDFRS), genotype, and gait pattern. …”
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Impact of Vgsc-1014 mutations on the feeding pattern of Phlebotomus argentipes. by Bruno Gomes, Debashis Ghosh, Rajib Chowdhury, M Mamun Huda, Abdul Alim, Mark Paine, Dinesh Mondal, David Weetman

“…Knockdown resistance alleles (kdr alleles) within the para voltage-gated sodium channel gene (Vgsc) are a common mechanism of DDT and pyrethroid resistance in insect vectors. …”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Human Metapneumovirus-Associated Acute Respiratory Tract Infection Cases in the Pudong New Area, Shanghai, from 2014 to 2023 by Yanhong Ding, Li Zhang, Xiao Wang, Rongxin Wu, Anran Zhang, Bing Zhao, Chuchu Ye

“…Results 14,488 ARI patients were enrolled, with a 1.77% HMPV-positive rate (257/14,488). Among the age groups, the highest positive rate was 5.39% (11 /204) in the 6–11-month age group, and all the HMPV-positive cases in the 6–11-month-old age group were inpatients. …”
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Effects of planting patterns on yield, quality, and defoliation in machine-harvested cotton by Fang-yong WANG, Huan-yong HAN, Hai LIN, Bing CHEN, Xian-hui KONG, Xin-zhu NING, Xu-wen WANG, Yu YU, Jing-de LIU

“…The rates of boll-opening and defoliation in HWR were the highest. …”
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Optimal group and individual prenatal care visit patterns and preterm birth by Moonseong Heo, Jessica L. Britt, Lu Zhang, Emily A. Doherty, Amy H. Crockett

“…Results Overall, > 7 visits during pregnancy (OR = 0.58, 95%CI: 0.43–0.79, p < .001), > 3 visits in the third trimester (OR = 0.42, 95%CI: 0.30–0.57, p < .001), > 2.25 care hours during pregnancy (OR = 0.67, 95%CI: 0.49–0.92, p = .014), > 0.75 care hours during the third trimester (OR = 0.50, 95%CI: 0.37, 0.67, p < .001), and > 147 days in care (OR = 0.41, 95%CI: 0.30–0.56, p < .001) were all significantly associated with lower PTB rates. A minimum care gap of > 21 days was associated with higher PTB (aOR = 2.87, 95%CI: 1.76–4.69, p < .001) and discontinuation of care before the third trimester was the strongest correlate of PTB (aOR = 12.6, 95%CI: 6.5–24.5), p < .001) in terms of aOR compared to that of all the other pattern variables. …”
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Content Analysis of Nutritional Supplement Intake Patterns and Doping Risk Awareness among Domestic Adult Athletes by Jung-Hyun Yun, Mi-Na Jin, Chang-Jin Lee

“…The patterns that showed the highest improvement rate were when the intake was once a day and 6–10 times per week. …”
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Patterns of suicidal ideation and behavior in Northern Ireland and associations with conflict related trauma. by Siobhan O'Neill, Finola Ferry, Sam Murphy, Colette Corry, David Bolton, Barney Devine, Edel Ennis, Brendan Bunting

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Ehrlichia, Hepatozoon, and Babesia Coinfection Patterns Among Owned Dogs in Central Thailand by Rungrote Osathanon, Aeknarin Saechin, Chalisa Mongkolphan, Benjaporn Bhusri, Siriporn Tangsudjai

“…Hypothesis/Objectives To determine the infection rates, coinfection patterns, and risk factors associated with these pathogens in central Thailand. …”
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