Evaluation of soil quality and analysis of drivers of different vegetation patterns in the loess region of Northern Shaanxi by Youfu Wang, Fangfang Qiang, Guangquan Liu, Changhai Liu, Jie Gao, Ning Ai

“…The results revealed that (1) the maximum water holding capacity (MWHC), capillary water holding capacity (CWHC), total porosity (TCP), soil organic carbon (SOC), quick acting phosphorus (AP), C/P, and C/N of the PTF sample were significantly greater than those of the other vegetation models, and the maximum water holding capacity (MWHC), capillary water holding capacity (CWHC), soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP) of the MAF sample site were significantly lower than those of the other sample sites, while soil bulk density (BD) was significantly higher than other sample sites. (2) According to the principal component analysis of the 16 physical and chemical indicators, the eigenvalues of the first four principal components were 1, and the cumulative contribution rate reached 77.482%, which effectively included the information of the original variables. (3) The soil qualities of the different vegetation types in the loess area of northern Shaanxi were ranked as follows: PTF (0.534) > SLP (0.494) > SF (0.462) > MF1 (0.430) > HPF (0.423) > BLF (0.420) MF2 > (0.415) > MAF (0.389). (4) SEM revealed that soil quality drivers varied among vegetation patterns, but soil organic carbon (SOC), as the main influencing factor, positively affected all vegetation. …”
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COVID-19 Organ Injury Pathology and D-Dimer Expression Patterns: A Retrospective Analysis by Raluca Dumache, Camelia Oana Muresan, Sorina Maria Denisa Laitin, Nina Ivanovic, Adina Chisalita, Alexandra Herlo, Adelina Marinescu, Elena Voichita Lazureanu, Talida Georgiana Cut

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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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The frequency and patterns of neonatal mortality in maternity and childhood hospital in Mukalla, Hadhramaut Governorate (2020–2021) by Abdullah Abdullah, Areej Alhamimi, Abdullah Batarfi, Asma Bawazir, Sarah Bin Damnan, Alia Alsebaii, Aisha Molaldawila, Rahaf Bugshan, Safa Alkatheri, Fatima Baqalaql, Salim Mouladwelleh, Khadijah Balfaqiah, Raghad Alobathani, Ibrahim Binalshaikh Abobaker, Aseel AL-thybani, Mohammed Ba Musa, Mohammed Alsakkaf, Mohammed Al-aidroos, Sadeq Obied, Abdulrahman Baabbad, Jana Alawbathani, Osama Al-obady, Sahar Al-Ammari, Abdullah Bin-Ghouth, Saeed Badughaish

“…Introduction: The neonatal period is defined as the first 28 days of life; it is a core indicator of neonatal health and well-being, and is becoming a prominent component of overall under-5 mortality.1 Children face the highest risk of dying during their first month of life, at an average global rate of 17 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2020.2 Given that there has been only one case-control study done regarding neonatal mortality at Maternity and Childhood Hospital, Mukalla, Yemen,3 there is a pressing need for updated data to improve healthcare. …”
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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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Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Practice Patterns in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium Study by Cristin D. W. Kaspar, Keia Sanderson, Seza Ozen, Priya S. Verghese, Megan Lo, Timothy E. Bunchman, Scott E. Wenderfer, Jason Kidd

“…There was a 68% response rate from the MWPNC membership and equal numbers of rheumatology respondents. …”
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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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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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Unsupervised mapping of rice paddy fields and their inundation patterns using Sentinel-1 SAR images and GIS by Lauren E. McGiven, Marc F. Müller

“…This approach achieves high detection accuracy, with overall accuracy rates for paddy detection of 83.8%–89.0% in Japan, 71.5%–83.5% in the Philippines, and 72.3% for rice flooding patches in Bali, Indonesia. …”
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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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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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Characterization and Treatment Patterns of Peri/Menopausal and Postmenopausal Women with and Without Vasomotor Symptoms in a Retrospective Database Study by Lena Charafi, Kristina Bolling, Bridgette Kanz Schroader, Lisa Halvorson

“…Phase 2 included baseline demographics/clinical characteristics, symptomatic menopause/VMS incidence rates, and treatment patterns. Results: Phase 1 included 1,987,355 ICD-9/10 codes for symptomatic or asymptomatic menopause. …”
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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