Estimated Glucose Disposal Rate: A Potential Determinant for Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications in Type 2 Diabetes by Ehsan Bahrami Hezaveh, Rana Hashemi, Mohammadamin Noorafrooz, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Amirhossein Yadegar, Sahar Karimpour Reyhan, Manouchehr Nakhjavani, Alireza Esteghamati, Soghra Rabizadeh

“…ABSTRACT Objective This study investigates the association between estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR), a measurement of insulin resistance, and microvascular and macrovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). …”
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Utilization Patterns and Optimization Suggestions for Wildlife Passages in Xinjiang Nature Reserves by Mengdi Fu, Jun Wang, Shuang Li, Le Qin, Junsheng Li, Shichao Jin

“…This study surveyed and monitored wildlife passages across eight nature reserves in Xinjiang, evaluating their construction status, utilization patterns, and key factors influencing utilization rates, as well as providing optimization recommendations. …”
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Implicit bias in ICU electronic health record data: measurement frequencies and missing data rates of clinical variables by Junming Shi, Alan E. Hubbard, Nicholas Fong, Romain Pirracchio

“…Adult patients with ICU stays longer than 24 h were included. Measurement patterns, including missing data rates and measurement frequencies, were derived from EHR data and analyzed. …”
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Lenition of syllable-initial /p t k/ in a variety of Andalusian Spanish: Effects of linguistic factors and speech rate by Fernando Melero-García

“… This article examines the lenition patterns of post-vocalic /p t k/ in Eastern Andalusian Spanish (EAS). …”
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The influence of hepatic arterial blood flow rate on holmium microsphere distribution: an MRI study in perfused porcine livers by Tess J. Snoeijink, Anne van den Brekel, Jan L. van der Hoek, Jaap G. M. Greve, H. Remco Liefers, Milou Boswinkel, Simon J. S. Ruiter, Joey Roosen, Erik Groot Jebbink, J. Frank W. Nijsen

“…HI decreased with higher microsphere concentrations, though distribution patterns remained unchanged. Conclusion In our ex vivo model, higher HA flow rates resulted in more homogeneous microsphere distributions. …”
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A continuous real-world dataset comprising wearable-based heart rate variability alongside sleep diaries by Aitolkyn Baigutanova, Sungkyu Park, Marios Constantinides, Sang Won Lee, Daniele Quercia, Meeyoung Cha

“…Abstract Wearable technology is a promising tool for everyday health monitoring, with heart rate variability (HRV) providing key insights into current and potential health conditions. …”
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Network Analysis of Volatility Spillovers Between Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Rating Stocks: Evidence from China by Miao Tian, Shuhuai Li, Xianghan Cao, Guizhou Wang

“…It explores the risk transmission paths among different ESG-rated groups and analyzes the patterns and impacts of risk transmission during extreme market volatility. …”
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Subthreshold depression is associated with altered facial expression and impression formation via subjective ratings and action unit analysis by Eriko Sugimori, Mayu Yamaguchi

“…Automated analysis with OpenFace 2.0 showed higher presence/intensity of AU01 (Inner Brow Raiser), AU05 (Upper Lid Raiser), AU20 (Lip Stretcher), AU25/26/28 (mouth‑opening AUs) in StD faces; five of these AUs correlated with BDI‑II after false‑discovery‑rate correction (q < 0.05). Subthreshold depression was associated with muted positive expressivity and distinct eye‑ and mouth‑movement patterns, but did not bias observers’ first‑impression judgements. …”
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Correlations Between Cooling Rate, Dendritic Spacing and Hardness in a Brass Alloy for a Variety of Cooling Conditions by Rodrigo André Valenzuela Reyes, Gustavo Paiva Roseiro, Guilherme Lisboa de Gouveia, José Eduardo Spinelli

“…The ratios between GS and DS have been analyzed and correlated with hardness variations as a function of the solidification rates. Additionally, SEM-EDS and CALPHAD analyses elucidate the formation of phases and Zn segregation patterns under varying cooling conditions. …”
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Modeling of critical sand-carrying flow rate of gas-liquid-solid three-phase flow in an inclined pipe by Guowei Wang, Yong Zhang, Junwei Sun, Qi Xia, Manlai Zhang, Ruiquan Liao

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Salivary Immunoglobulin A Secretion Rate Is Negatively Associated with Cancer Mortality: The West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study. by Anna C Phillips, Douglas Carroll, Mark T Drayson, Geoff Der

“…SIgA concentration revealed a similar but weaker pattern of association. In the present study, higher secretion rates of sIgA were associated with a decreased risk of death from cancer, specifically non-lung cancer, as well as from respiratory disease. …”
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ARIMA based projection of infant mortality rate by the year 2030: a comparative analysis of India and Madhya Pradesh by Abhinav Bahuguna, Akanksha Uniyal, Vidisha Vallabh

“…Methods This paper forecasts the Infant mortality rate (IMR) of India and MP by the year 2030 through autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model after obtaining stationarity by differencing the series of IMR once. …”
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High Gastrointestinal Colonization Rate of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci among Hospitalized Patients: Potential Source for Resistant Gene by Techilo Habtemariam Mengesha, Musa Mohammed Ali, Mulugeta Mengistu, Demissie Assegu Fenta

“…Therefore; this study was aimed to determine the gastrointestinal colonization rate of VRE, its antimicrobial susceptibility profile, and associated factors among hospitalized patients. …”
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Effects of Dam Gate Geometry on Pressure Variation Aided by Map Presentation by Sheeraz M. Ameen, Thamir M. Ahmed

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Comparison of oncological outcomes and complication rate between radical hysterectomy and concurrent chemoradiotherapy in stage IIICr cervical cancer without parametrial invasion by Hee Yeun Yoon, Jong Mi Kim, Yoon Young Jeong, Yoon Hee Lee, Min Ju Kim, Yoon Seok Choi, Jung Min Ryu, Gun Oh Chong

“…Oncological outcomes, complication rates, and recurrence patterns were analyzed and compared between the two groups. …”
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Clinical and laboratory characteristics of the patterns of chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes by Vadim V. Klimontov, Anton I. Korbut, Olga N. Fazullina, Ilya V. Vinogradov, Vyacheslav V. Romanov

“…Patients with urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (UACR) &lt;3 mg/mmol and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) &gt;60 ml/min/1.73 m2 were classified as no-CKD group (n=89). …”
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Emptying villages, overflowing glasses: Out-migration and drinking patterns in Rural China by Yaxin LAN, Lei JIN

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Investigating employment patterns and determinants in the European Union through panel data insights by Vasilescu Maria Denisa, Stănilă Larisa, Crivoi Silvana, Belu Maria Berta

“…Our results indicated that social protection expenses, income, and gender inequalities negatively influence the employment rate. In contrast, educational, trade openness, and research and development expenditures increase employment in the EU. …”
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Quantifying drivers of long-term changes in tropical cyclone intensification rates over the North Atlantic using the EBDS model by Kexin Song, Ruifen Zhan, Yuqing Wang, Jing Xu

“…Tropical cyclone (TC) intensification rate (IR) critically influences TC intensity, yet the key factors governing its long-term variations over the North Atlantic (NA) remain poorly understood. …”
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Forecasting Inflation Rate Using Support Vector Regression (SVR) Based Weight Attribute Particle Swarm Optimization (WAPSO) by Erlin Mega Priliani, Anggyi Trisnawan Putra, Much Aziz Muslim

“…Data mining is the process of finding patterns or interesting information in selected data by using a particular technique or method. …”
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