Lateral growth of diamond based on precise seeding patterns using electron-beam lithography by Florence A. Nugera, Jonathan Anderson, Dipa Devkota, Ganesh Aryal, Joyce H. Anderson, Chris Engdahl, Edwin L. Piner, Mark W. Holtz

“…The vertical diamond growth rates range between 0.46 and 0.56 µm/h. Lateral growth rates show decreasing trend, from 0.48 to 0.20 µm/h, as initial seeding stripe widths increase. …”
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Multidecadal Land Use Patterns and Land Surface Temperature Variation in Sri Lanka by Randika K. Makumbura, Jayanga Samarasinghe, Upaka Rathnayake

“…In contrast, the forest areas showcase a relative decrease from 38.51% to 33.82% (of total area) during the analyzed period. In addition, the rate of conversion from agriculture to settlements is higher in the latter decade (2010–2020) compared to the earlier decade (2000–2010). …”
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Maxillofacial Fractures due to Falls: does Fall Modality Determine the Pattern of Injury? by Fabio Roccia, Paolo Boffano, Francesca A. Bianchi, Emanuele Zavattero

“…The majority of associated fractures, as well as the most severe injuries and greatest rate of facial lacerations, occurred secondary to HF. …”
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Extracting Target Components from Fresh and Refined Sac Roe: Kinetic Patterns by Zarema M. Arabova, Albert Kh.-Kh. Nugmanov, Dmitry M. Borodulin, Igor Yu. Aleksanyan, Olga I. Konnova

“…The acetone extraction lasted 45 min for the dry sample and 65 min for the fresh sample; the alcohol extraction of the refined sample was 35 min. The rate data analysis based on experimental mass transfer curves revealed that the extraction time could be rationalized to optimal values. …”
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Rift basins of the late phanerozoic of Africa: regional patterns and conceptual development aspects by V. M. Usova

“…In this regime, the magmatic basins of completed development were replaced by amagmatic basins of both tectonic types. (3) The migration of rifting from the end of the Paleozoic in the south and the Triassic in the west to the Late Cenozoic between Africa and Arabia was accompanied by a reduction in time intervals and an increase in the rate of deflection of the basins created by this process.   …”
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Effects of search intent on eye-movement patterns in a change detection task by Sangil Lee, Minho Lee, Hyeonggyu Park, Mun-Seon Chang, Ho-Wan Kwak

“…Secondly, we observed significantly different patterns of eye movement between the conditions in the post-change scene, suggesting that generating a specific intent for change detection yields a distinctive pattern of eye-movements. …”
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Carbon dioxide elimination pattern in assessing the risk of an unfavorable outcome in cardiac surgery by O. V. Kamenskaya, I. Yu. Loginova, A. S. Klinkova, D. N. Ponomarev, S. A. Alsov, V. N. Lomivorotov, A. M. Chernyavskiy

“…The endpoint was the 2-year survival rate after surgery.Results. Parameters characterizing the obstructive breathing pattern, the lung diffusion capacity, and resting PetCO2 levels had a significant predictor value in relation to long-term survival after cardiac surgery. …”
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Patterns and risks of microplastic release during primary oral care in Chinese residents by Shuai Wang, Na Zheng, Liyuan Peng, Qirui An, Changcheng Chen, Yijun Wei

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Patterns and factors among oncology fellows recommending medical cannabis to adults with cancer by Kian Tehranchi, Rushad Patell, Poorva Bindal, Laura Dodge, Jason Freed, Mary Buss, Mara A. Schonberg, Ilana Braun, Deepa Rangachari

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Effect of irrigation patterns on agro-physiological responses of rice varieties in Burkina Faso by Salifou Kaboré, Dominique Nikiéma, Hugues R. Bazié, Adama P. Kihindo, Yapi I. Sinaré, Nerbéwendé Sawadogo, Gérard Zombré

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High-Speed Compressive Microscopy of Flowing Cells Using Sinusoidal Illumination Patterns by Qiang Guo, Hongwei Chen, Yuxi Wang, Yong Guo, Peng Liu, Xiurui Zhu, Zhen Cheng, Zhenming Yu, Sigang Yang, Minghua Chen, Shizhong Xie

“…Not only is a 625-kHz frame rate demonstrated, which is three orders of magnitude higher than that of a conventional SPI device, but the reconstruction process is remarkably accelerated as well, which enables our prototype system to operate in real time.…”
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Prevalence and patterns of antiretroviral resistance in HIV-infected Latin American asylum seekers by Samuel Manzano, Juan Torres-Macho, Neda Deihim-Rahampour, Guillermo Cuevas, Felipe Perez-Garcia, Luz Balsalobre, Salvador Resino, Matilde Sanchez-Conde, Jorge Valencia, Pablo Ryan

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Heterogeneity of metastatic gastric cancer: solitary non-regional lymph node metastasis and solitary lung metastasis showed better survival outcomes than other metastatic patterns by Xiaoyi Luan, Xue Han, Zerong Wang, Lulu Zhao, Xiaojie Zhang, Wanqing Wang, Penghui Niu, Danjun Wang, Dongbing Zhao, Mingwei Zhu, Yingtai Chen

“…For patients with solitary non-regional lymph node metastasis, the 2-year and 5-year overall survival (OS) rates were notably high at 48.12 and 24.55%, respectively. …”
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Assessment of Oral Health Status, Care Seeking Behaviours, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among Indian Adults Using the World Dental Federation’s Digital Application by Lakshmi Balraj, Kunal C. Oswal, Ramana B. V. Reddy, Pooja D. Kunjan, Viswa C. Chandu, Manu R. Mathur

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Seasonal pattern of preterm birth in the Netherlands: A population-based retrospective cohort study. by Nadine D de Klerk, Ivar R de Vries, Phebe B Q Berben, Annemarie F Fransen, Myrthe van der Ven, Rik Vullings, M Beatrijs van der Hout-van der Jagt, S Guid Oei, Judith O E H van Laar

“…Furthermore, trends in the preterm birth rate among women diagnosed with imminent preterm birth were investigated. …”
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“Geriatric patients in Argentinean ICUs: admission, care patterns, outcomes and healthcare system implications” by Rubén O. Fernández, Florencia Alvarez, Ramiro Gilardino

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Dietary Patterns of Serbian Adults 10–74 Years Old: Serbian National Food Consumption Survey Following EU Menu Methodology by Jelena Milešević, Milica Zeković, Ivana Šarac, Marija Knez, Irena Krga, Vuk Stevanović, Mirjana Gurinović

“…Background and objectives: Increasing rates of adult overweight (60.7% population) and diet-related cardiovascular diseases (52% population) in Serbia alarmingly call for a change in dietary patterns. …”
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Five-year evaluation of the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacteria causing bloodstream infections in Iran by Babak Pourakbari, Alireza Sadr, Mohammad Taghi Haghi Ashtiani, Setareh Mamishi, Mahdi Dehghani, Shima Mahmoudi, Ali Salavati, Farhad Asgari

“…The frequency of Gram-positive bacteria isolated was 47.6% (1228 of 2581) and that for Gram-negatives was 52.4% (1353 of 2581). The rates of methicillin (oxacillin) resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) were 79% and 89%, respectively. …”
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Basic Pattern of Three-dimensional Magnetic Reconnection within Strongly Turbulent Current Sheets by Yulei Wang, Xin Cheng, Mingde Ding

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Interpretation of transient caving dust patterns during sequential caving operation in LTCC face by Tanguturi Krishna, Balusu Rao, Qin Johnny, Belle Bharath

“…Longwall top coal caving (LTCC) is a mining technology introduced for enhancing the coal production rate by using the top coal caving (TCC) operations for thick seams. …”
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