Epidemiological trends and age-period-cohort effects on periodontal diseases incidence across the BRICS from 1992 to 2021 by Xiaochan Wang, Yuting Xu, Xiangming Ma, Ruixing Nan, Yuhang Wu, Peiyu Cheng

“…Data on the total population and periodontal diseases cases, all-age incidence rate, age-standardized incidence rate, and relative change in periodontal diseases incidence from 1992 to 2021 within BRICS were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD) 2021. …”
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Subtyping of breast cancer by immunohistochemistry to investigate a relationship between subtype and short and long term survival: a collaborative analysis of data for 10,159 cases... by Fiona M Blows, Kristy E Driver, Marjanka K Schmidt, Annegien Broeks, Flora E van Leeuwen, Jelle Wesseling, Maggie C Cheang, Karen Gelmon, Torsten O Nielsen, Carl Blomqvist, Päivi Heikkilä, Tuomas Heikkinen, Heli Nevanlinna, Lars A Akslen, Louis R Bégin, William D Foulkes, Fergus J Couch, Xianshu Wang, Vicky Cafourek, Janet E Olson, Laura Baglietto, Graham G Giles, Gianluca Severi, Catriona A McLean, Melissa C Southey, Emad Rakha, Andrew R Green, Ian O Ellis, Mark E Sherman, Jolanta Lissowska, William F Anderson, Angela Cox, Simon S Cross, Malcolm W R Reed, Elena Provenzano, Sarah-Jane Dawson, Alison M Dunning, Manjeet Humphreys, Douglas F Easton, Montserrat García-Closas, Carlos Caldas, Paul D Pharoah, David Huntsman

“…These two groups were further subdivided according to expression of HER2, and finally, the luminal and nonluminal HER2-negative tumours were categorised according to expression of basal markers. Changes in mortality rates over time differed by subtype. In women with luminal HER2-negative subtypes, mortality rates were constant over time, whereas mortality rates associated with the luminal HER2-positive and nonluminal subtypes tended to peak within 5 y of diagnosis and then decline over time. …”
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mpmsim: An R package for simulating matrix population models by Owen R. Jones

“…In comparative studies, MPMs can be used to test life‐history theory or investigate macro‐evolutionary patterns in demographic traits. Simulated MPMs can help researchers explore the effects of life cycle structure, vital rate trajectories and uncertainty in transition rates due to sampling error. …”
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Emergence and expansion of dengue in Paltas: possible implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and climatic variations by Beatriz Quintero, Angélica X. Ramón-Ochoa, Solbey Morillo-Puente, Daniel A. Tenezaca-Ramón, Alejandra S. Cevallos-Naranjo

“…In 2016 and 2018, larval rates were high in urban areas but decreased in 2019. …”
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Performance Assessment of the Concepta Automated ANA Detection System in Routine Clinical Samples by Kübra Evren, Ayşe Nur Ceylan, Mehmet Akif Durmuş

“…The sensitivity and specificity were found to be 99.08% and 97.61%, respectively, with positive and negative predictive values of 87.96% and 99.83%. High concordance rates were observed for homogeneous (95.7%), centromere (92.3%), and nucleolar (92.1%) patterns, while lower rates were noted for speckled (60%) and cytoplasmic (44.4%) patterns.Conclusion: The Concepta automated system demonstrated very high accuracy in ANA positive and negative discrimination, comparable to other automated systems. …”
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Multi-heat keypoint incorporation in deep learning model to tropical cyclone centering and intensity classifying from geostationary satellite images by Thanh-Ha Do, Son-The Phan, Duc-Tien Du, Dinh-Quan Dang, Khanh-Hung Mai, Lars R. Hole

“…The proposed MHKD can help reduce the over-estimate rate for the TD grade and under-estimate rates for TS and STS grades, and most notably, the TC center localization yielded an average error of approximately 34 km with a single keypoint or one head attention network (One ATTN) and around 27 km when using three head attention network (Three ATTN).…”
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ESTIMATION OF THE ASYMMETRIC VERTICAL VARIATION OF THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN HEMISPHERES OF THE EARTH by Wen-Bin Shen Wen-Bin Shen, Rong Sun Rong Sun, Yu. Barkin, Ziyu Shen Ziyu Shen

“…Transformation between the velocity fields under ITRF2008 and ITRF2000 can explain why different authors have different conclusions about the expan­sion/compression pattern of one hemisphere or the other. Anyway, the entire Earth is expanding at a rate about 0.2 mm/yr, and this estimation coincides with results of our previous studies. …”
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Effectiveness of the sterile insect technique in controlling Aedes albopictus as part of an integrated control measure: evidence from a first small-scale field trial in Switzerland by Diego Parrondo Monton, Damiana Ravasi, Valentina Campana, Francesco Pace, Arianna Puggioli, Matteo Tanadini, Eleonora Flacio

“…Similar spatial trends were observed for hatch rates and adult females (P < 0.01). These findings highlight both the overall effectiveness of SIT and the influence of mosquito immigration on spatial patterns. …”
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Quality of the digital gp visits and characteristics of the users: retrospective observational study by Sanna Lakoma, Henna Pasanen, Kaisla Lahdensuo, Jaakko Pehkonen, Jutta Viinikainen, Paulus Torkki

“…Objectives This study compares the demographics, diagnoses, re-admission rates, sick leaves, and prescribed medications of patients accessing digital general practitioner (GP) visits with those of patients opting for traditional face-to-face appointments in a primary health care setting.Design The study adopted a retrospective analysis of patient record data collected in 2019, comparing visits to a digital primary health center with traditional health center visits.Setting Primary health care.Participants The data encompassed patients who utilized the digital clinic and those who visited public health centers for primary health care services.Main Outcome Measures The study assessed demographics, health diagnoses, prescribed medications, sick leave recommendations, re-admission rates, and differences in costs between digital clinic and face-to-face visits. …”
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Tobacco and other substance co-use among adolescents and young adults with cancer who use tobacco: prevalence and associations with nicotine dependence and depression by Eun Jeong Oh, Michael A Diefenbach, Elizabeth J Siembida, Brittney Greene, Kara P Wiseman, Melissa Basile, Nehal P Vadhan

“…When AYA cancer survivors who use tobacco had major depression, alcohol co-use was associated with lower rates of nicotine dependence (aOR=0.08, 95% CI=0.01, 0.53).Conclusions There are high rates of substance co-use among AYAs who use tobacco, consistent across cancer history. …”
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Trends in antiepileptic drug treatment and effectiveness in clinical practice in England from 2003 to 2016: a retrospective cohort study using electronic medical records by Graham Powell, John Logan, Victor Kiri, Simon Borghs

“…Valproate use shifted somewhat to later lines. Rates of 1-year remission within 2 years of starting treatment increased in adults (era 1: 71.9%; era 3: 81.4%) and elderly (era 1: 76.1%; era 3: 81.7%). …”
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The Prevalence of Anatomical Variations of the Median Nerve in the Carpal Tunnel: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Brandon Michael Henry, Helena Zwinczewska, Joyeeta Roy, Jens Vikse, Piravin Kumar Ramakrishnan, Jerzy A Walocha, Krzysztof A Tomaszewski

“…Our aim was to determine the prevalence rates of anatomical variations of the MN in the carpal tunnel and the most common course patterns and variations in its thenar motor branch (TMB).…”
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Prognostic Indicators and Comparative Treatment Outcomes in High-Risk Thyroid Cancer with Laryngotracheal Invasion by Eman A. Toraih, Jessan A. Jishu, Mohammad H. Hussein, Aly A. M. Shaalan, Manal S. Fawzy, Emad Kandil

“…Tracheal and laryngeal invasion rates declined from 3.7%–0.7% and 1.5%–0.6%, respectively, from 2000 to 2015. …”
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Use of integrated population models for assessing density-dependence and juvenile survival in Northern Bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) by William B. Lewis, Chloé R. Nater, Justin A. Rectenwald, D. Clay Sisson, James A. Martin

“…Management of wildlife populations is most effective with a thorough understanding of the interplay among vital rates, population growth, and density-dependent feedback; however, measuring all relevant vital rates and assessing density-dependence can prove challenging. …”
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Analysis of 1560 Inpatient and Outpatient Escherichia coli Isolates from across Canada—Results from the CANWARD 2007 Study by Philippe RS Lagacé-Wiens, Mel DeCorby, Patricia J Baudry, Daryl J Hoban, James A Karlowsky, The Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA), George G Zhanel

“…Fluoroquinolones and sulfonamides should be used cautiously and in consideration of local resistance patterns for infections caused by E coli, due to lower susceptibility rates. …”
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A study on the status of myopia and pre-myopia among primary school students in different regions of Shaanxi Province, China by Dong Wei, Dong Wei, Li Yangbing, Liu Chengfei, Liu Chengfei, Zhang Ye, Zhang Ye, Wang Zihao, Wang Zihao, Li Yanying, Li Yanying, He Xiaokang, He Xiaokang, Fu Kunlin, Du Zhaojiang

“…Pre-myopia prevalence displayed an inverse geographic pattern (southern Shaanxi: 40.60% &gt; Guanzhong: 34.19% &gt; northern Shaanxi: 33.73%; χ2 = 185.3, P &lt; 0.001), with male students consistently showing higher pre-myopia detection rates than females (southern Shaanxi: 42.45% vs. 38.73%; Guanzhong 38.28% vs. 30.01%; northern Shaanxi: 37.64% vs. 29.17%; P &lt; 0.05). …”
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The burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Brazil, 1990-2016: A subnational analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. by Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo, Mariângela Carneiro, Alberto Novaes Ramos, Jorg Heukelbach, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck

“…Between 1990 and 2016, the national age-standardized DALY rates from all NTDs decreased by 45.7%, with different patterns among NTD causes and Brazilian states. …”
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The epidemiology and deprivation profile of firearm-related injuries and deaths in British Columbia, Canada by Mojgan Karbakhsh, Fahra Rajabali, Alex Zheng, Ian Pike

“…We did not observe significantly different rates across residential instability quintiles. The marginalization pattern for intentional self-harm was similar to the aggregated deprivation profile. …”
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Response of adult dragonflies to artificial prey of different size and colour. by Tammy M Duong, Ann B Gomez, Thomas N Sherratt

“…The relative attack rates of dragonflies on prey increased as prey size decreased, but there was no evidence that the attack rates by dragonflies were affected by prey colour pattern and no evidence for an interaction between colour pattern and size. …”
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Prevalence of eating disorders in South Asian countries: a systematic analysis of Global Burden of Disease (1990–2021) by Prakasini Satapathy, Vijay Kumar, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Lalji Baldaniya, Suhas Ballal, V. Kavitha, Laxmidhar Maharana, Renu Arya, Ganesh Bushi, Muhammed Shabil, Rukshar Syed, Manika Gupta, Sunil Kumar, Sabah Ansar, Sanjit Sah, Diptismita Jena, Edward Mawejje

“…Females exhibited the highest rates of increase, while notable rises were also observed in males. …”
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