Identifying spatiotemporal patterns in opioid vulnerability: investigating the links between disability, prescription opioids and opioid-related mortality by Andrew Deas, Adam Spannaus, Hashan Fernando, Heidi A. Hanson, Anuj J. Kapadia, Jodie Trafton, Vasileios Maroulas

“…This study investigates the national epidemic by analyzing vulnerability profiles of three key factors: opioid-related mortality rates, opioid prescription dispensing rates, and disability rank ordered rates. …”
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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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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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Spatiotemporal pattern of land use and land cover changes of upper Sangu-Matamuhuri Watershed in the South-Eastern Bangladesh. by Ajit Kumar Rudra, A K M Rashidul Alam

“…However, the area of water body, the only source of drinking water to the indigenous community and irrigation water in the dry season, was found decreased with an average annual rate of 29.84 ha/year which indicate the drying of water body. …”
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The interplay of health, economy, and politics in MENA region migration patterns: a panel data analysis (2000–2020) by Jalal Arabloo, Pirhossein Kolivand, Peyman Saberian, Peyman Namdar, Soheila Rajaie, Fereshte Karimi, Arash Parvari, Raziye Alishavandi, Ahad Bakhtiari, Samad Azari

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First passage time analysis of spatial mutation patterns reveals sub-clonal evolutionary dynamics in colorectal cancer. by Magnus J Haughey, Aleix Bassolas, Sandro Sousa, Ann-Marie Baker, Trevor A Graham, Vincenzo Nicosia, Weini Huang

“…We infer a wide range of sub-clonal dynamics, with mutant cell division rates varying between 1 and 4 times the rate of non-mutated cells across our sample set. …”
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Pattern of Malnutrition among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Service at Juba Teaching Hospital, South Sudan by Zechariah J. Malel, Madut Madut Jeremiah, Akech Akol Augustine, Nyang Deng Machok, Daniel Tong Tong, Michael Maluil Madut, Rose Juma Effrem

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A comparison of referral and treatment patterns at child development institutes during the corona closures and pre-corona periods by Hallel Katsir, Michael Davidovitch, Michal Elboim-Gabyzon

“…To date, the rate of referrals to child development centers during the pandemic has not been thoroughly examined.ObjectiveTo examined the difference in the annual and monthly referral and treatment patterns at child development institutes in the year 2020 (corona lockdown year) compared to the referrals in the year 2018–2019 (pre-corona period).MethodsThis retrospective cohort study analyzed data from the medical records of applicants to nine Child Development Institutes operated by the second-largest health fund in Israel (Maccabi Health Services). …”
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Reverse sural artery flap for lower extremity reconstruction: a multicenter retrospective analysis of success and failure patterns by Saleh Abualhaj, Mosleh M. Abualhaj, Mohd Said Dawod, Maher Alkhateeb, Eyad Alqarqaz, Mohammed Jaber, Rasha Al-Ebbini, Mohammad Alananzh, Lina alshadfan

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Leveraging diverse liquid–liquid phase separation patterns to predict the prognosis and immunotherapy of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia by Min Kong, Yezhen Yang, Zhixiang Wu, Ying Li, Zhijuan Kang, Qin Zhao, Huan Chang, Zuocheng Yang

“…Abstract Background Despite improvements in 5-year survival rates for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (P-AML) over recent decades, the relapse rate remains high. …”
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Leukemia risk and the pattern of dose accumulation. Part 1: Characteristics of the study group of the Mayak Production Association personnel by Svetlana F. Sosnina, Pavel V. Okatenko, Aleksandr M. Yurkin, Susanna A. Rogacheva, Elena A. Gruzdeva, Mikhail E. Sokolnikov

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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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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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