Pattern of the First Recurrence Has No Impact on Long-Term Survival after Curative Intent Surgery for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinomas by Madalina Maria Blaga, Vladislav Brasoveanu, Cezar Stroescu, Mihnea Ionescu, Irinel Popescu, Traian Dumitrascu

“…Aim. To explore the pattern of the first recurrence and impact on long-term survival after curative intent surgery for perihilar cholangiocarcinomas (PHC). …”
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Mycobacteroides abscessus subspecies: a comparative genomic analysis reveals unique metabolic activities and drug resistance patterns by Xiaoyu Wang, Yongdong Dai, Xiao Wang, Lingfei Li, Yanhai Feng, Shunying Liu, Zhenyu Kou, Liang Wang, Fangjie Wang, Yaokai Chen, Xia Lei

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Internal flow pattern of the condenser section that affects the heat transfer characteristics of rectangular two-phase closed thermosyphon by Kittipon Khaongam, Teerapat Chompookham, Thanya Parametthanuwat

“…An inclination angle of 80° yields a higher heat transfer rate compared to 70° and 90°, achieving a maximum heat flux of 8.16 kW/m2…”
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Genotype Distribution and Migration Patterns of Hepatitis C Virus in Shandong Province, China: Molecular Epidemiology and Phylogenetic Study by Lin Lin, Guoyong Wang, Lianzheng Hao, Tingbin Yan

“…Phylogenetic trees were constructed using maximum likelihood methods with the general time reversible with Gamma-distributed rate variation among sites [(GTR)+Gamma model]. The temporal and geographic evolution of the major subtypes (1b and 2a) was analyzed using Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods implemented in Bayesian Evolutionary Analysis Sampling Trees (BEAST). …”
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The network and interactive pattern of social adjustment and psychological symptoms in patients with spinal cord injury: a network analysis by Hui Liu, Yi Ni, Haixia Xie, Yijun Xie, Chenhui Fan, Yao Li, Weinan Shen, Hua Zhai, Chenghua Jiang, Jing Wu, Hengjing Wu

“…The survey included the Medical Coping Modality Questionnaire (MCMQ), Social Support Rate Scale (SSRS), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). …”
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Evolution of global trade patterns of lithium metal for power batteries from a market game equilibrium perspective by ZHANG Qi, LIU Boyu, HUANG Zhenyue, MA Tian, WANG Ge

“…[Results] (1) From 2023 to 2035, global demand for lithium metal was expected to show a rapid growth trend, with an average annual growth rate of about 19.4%, reaching 3.725 million tons of lithium carbonate equivalent by 2035. …”
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Treatment patterns and survival outcomes of peripheral T-Cell lymphoma in Saudi Arabia: a 12-Year retrospective analysis by Mubarak Al-Mansour, Hosam A. Alghanmi, Duaa E. Shareef, Esraa S. Alshamat, Abdulaziz M. Asseri, Mohammed O. Bayamin, Syed Sameer Aga, Manal A. Alsaggaf

“…The five-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were 23.6% and 44%, respectively. A significant difference was observed in the 5-year PFS (p = 0.048) and OS rates (p = 0.017) between treatment regimens. …”
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Assessing Climate Change Impact on Rainfall Patterns in Northeastern India and Its Consequences on Water Resources and Rainfed Agriculture by Debasish Chakraborty, Aniruddha Roy, Nongmaithem Uttam Singh, Saurav Saha, Shaon Kumar Das, Nilimesh Mridha, Anjoo Yumnam, Pampi Paul, Chikkathimme Gowda, Kamni Paia Biam, Sandip Patra, Thippeswamy Amrutha, Braj Pal Singh, Vinay Kumar Mishra

“…Trend analyses reveal declining rainfall trends, especially conspicuous in NEI’s winter (−1.88) and monsoon (−2.9) seasons, where the rate of decrease was higher in the last three decades. …”
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Prevalence and pattern of hearing loss among meningitis survivors in the Pacific Islands: a prospective, observational study protocol by Annette Kaspar, Sione Pifeleti, Carlie Driscoll

“…The most recent Global Burden of Disease Project reported that mortality and morbidity rates associated with meningitis are in decline in the Pacific Islands. …”
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Investigating Peri-Urban Campus Commuting Patterns: Learning from Sumatera Institute of Technology, Lampung Province, Indonesia by Muhammad Abdul Mubdi Bindar, Muhammad Zainal Ibad, Goldie Melinda Wijayanti, Muhammad Gilang Ramadhan, Alvian Syah Syaidina Muhammad

“…This paper studies the commuting patterns of students and staff at the Sumatera Institute of Technology (ITERA), a rapidly growing university located in a peri-urban area of Lampung Province, Indonesia. …”
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Effects of irrigation patterns and nitrogen levels on the dynamic changes of nitrogen concentration in percolation water in a paddy field by CHEN Xing, LI Ya-juan, LIU Li, FANG Su-ping, FANG Ping, LIN Xian-yong

“…The experiment was designed with four levels of N fertilizer rates of N0, N1, N2, and N3 (0, 126, 157.5, and 210 kg·hm^-2, respectively) in two irrigation patterns (FW: flooding water to a depth of 3 cm above soil surface and CW: keeping soil moisture but not ponding at soil surface). …”
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Birth Pattern Seasonality in Ethiopia: Evidence from National Demographic and Health Survey Data from 2000 to 2019 by Bezawit Alemu Bezabih, Mulugeta Shegaze Shimbre, Tamirat Gezahegn Guyo, Mesfin Mamo Utaile, Manaye Yihune, Aynalem Yemane Leyew, Getahun Koira Kolbaye, Habtamu Esubalew Bezie

“…This finding could assist in the prediction of seasonal birth rates, guide contraception campaigns, distribute vaccinations strategically, and design a proactive measure against childhood diseases using mathematical modeling.…”
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Effects of footwear and foot strike patterns on patellofemoral joint and Achilles tendon loading in novice runners and experienced runners by Yuxin Li, Yuhang Nie, Xini Zhang, Xini Zhang, Yaodong Gu, Yaodong Gu

“…Peak impact loading rates were significantly lower in conventional shoes with RFS than in minimalist shoes (p < 0.05).DiscussionNovice runners experienced a significant increase in PFJ and AT loads during running. …”
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Sugar feeding patterns of New York Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are affected by saturation deficit, flowers, and host seeking. by Kara Fikrig, Sonile Peck, Peter Deckerman, Sharon Dang, Kimberly St Fleur, Henry Goldsmith, Sophia Qu, Hannah Rosenthal, Laura C Harrington

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Our results provide the first evidence of Ae. albopictus sugar feeding behavior in the Northeastern US and reveal relatively high rates of sugar feeding. These results suggest the potential success for regional deployment of toxic sugar baits. …”
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Response patterns of phytoplankton growth to variations in resuspension in the German Bight revealed by daily MERIS data in 2003 and 2004 by Jian Su, Tian Tian, Hajo Krasemann, Markus Schartau, Kai Wirtz

“…Satellite-derived chl a were used to derive spatial patterns of net rates of chl a increase/decrease (NR) in 2003 and 2004. …”
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Antibiogram pattern of recurrent urinary tract infections in kidney transplant patients: a single-center cohort study by Hossein Bahari, Ali Tajik, Armin Doostparast, Reza Nejad Shahrokh Abadi, Saeed Javanshir, Mohsen Aliakbarian, Rozita Khodashahi

“…Notably, high resistance rates were observed against commonly used antibiotics; for example, E. coli exhibited 100% resistance to ampicillin and cefazolin. …”
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Trends in Pharmacological Treatment of Patients With New Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Usage Patterns in an Evolving Guideline Landscape by William Hou, Katherine R. Tuttle, Weining Shen, Andrew Reikes, Jonathan H. Watanabe

“…However, overall adoption rates of these medications remain low based on indicated populations. …”
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Patterns of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Staff Nurses in the Emergency Department in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study by Afaf Mufadhi Alrimali, Nashi Masnad Alreshidi, Aljazi Albshri Alshammari, Aeedah Rfadah Alenzy, Riya Thomas, May Ann Dinoy, Fouz Aziz Alanzi, Eddieson Pasay-an

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Real-world phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer treatment patterns in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a claims-based analysis by Shannon Grabich, Brian Ung, Aalok Nadkar, Kathryn DeYoung, James Signorovitch, Aravindhan Veerapandiyan

“…For patients with a gap in PMO claims, most subsequently re-initiated treatment, indicating lower discontinuation rates than previously reported.…”

Robust zero-watermarking for color images using hybrid deep learning models and encryption by Hager A. Gharib, Noha M. M. Abdelnapi, Khalid M. Hosny

“…The extracted watermark maintains a low Bit Error Rate (BER) and a high Normalized Cross-Correlation (NCC). …”
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