Bacterial Isolates and Antibacterial Resistance Patterns in a Patient with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital, Southwest Et... by Abdulhakim Mussema, Getenet Beyene, Mulatu Gashaw

“…Having two or more exacerbation experiences in the previous year were found to be important determinants of the sputum culture positivity. Conclusions. High rates of MDR, ESBL, and carbapenemase producer bacteria were isolated from patients with AECOPD. …”
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Sublinear association between cortical thickness at the onset of the adult lifespan and age-related annual atrophy parallels spatial patterns of laminar organization in the adult c... by Bruno Hebling Vieira, Carlos Ernesto Garrido Salmon

“…Our results show that, whilst there is no obvious shared pattern between the initial surface area of cortical regions at eighteen years and their yearly rate of decay, for cortical thickness there is enough evidence to suggest thicker regions at eighteen years of age also present higher yearly rates of thinning, although yearly percentages are proportionately smaller. …”
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Isolation, Identification of Bacterial Species Causing Chronic suppurative Otitis Media and Detection Some of Their Virulence Factors by Yumna Shaker Mahmood, Suha Maher Abed, Amar Mohammed Alwan

“…Cloacae), S. aureus had scored the highest rate (41%) of the total infections while the lowest rate was scored by E.Cloacae(1%). …”
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Spatial patterns and temporal trends of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer attributed to particulate matter pollution in Asia and its 34 countries and territories, 1990–2021 by Minxia Yang, Feng Xuan, Liejiong Wang, Ying Lou, Shengjian Yu

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Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Aerobic Bacterial Isolates from Clinically Ill Pet Guinea Pigs (<i>Cavia porcellus</i>) in Hong Kong by Desiree Hung, Ibrahim Elsohaby, Fraser Hill, Andrew Ferguson, Colin T. McDermott

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War’s youngest victims: a descriptive cross-sectional study on injury distributions, severity patterns, and outcomes among paediatric trauma patients in Kharkiv, Ukraine by Filippa Sennersten, Safora Frogh, Gustav Falk, Mariia Matvieienko, Olha Karafulidi, Olha Konstantynovska, Yohan Robinson, Andreas Wladis, Denise Bäckström

“…Conclusions This study offers new insights into paediatric trauma from modern warfare in a high-income setting, highlighting the occurrence of blast and shelling injuries, injury patterns overall similar to previous conflicts, and high disability rates at discharge. …”
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Clinical and radiological characteristics of novel subtypes of end-stage knee osteoarthritis based on joint space loss patterns in standing extended view and fixed flexion view by Woo-Suk Lee, Tae Hyung Kim, Hyuck Min Kwon, Jun Young Park, Kwan Kyu Park, Byung-Woo Cho

“…TKA was performed on 259 knees (64.3%), and the survival rates at 1 year were 48.1% for group 2, 29.2% for group 3, and 26.7% for group 1 (log-rank test, p < 0.001). …”
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Pattern, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcome of Meningitis among HIV-Infected Adults Admitted in a Tertiary Hospital in North Western Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study by Matobogolo M. Boaz, Samuel Kalluvya, Jennifer A. Downs, Bonaventura C. T. Mpondo, Stephen E. Mshana

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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Important Foodborne Pathogens Isolated from Retail Chicken Meat and Associated Environmen... by Haris Ayoub, Murthy Suman Kumar, Zunjar Baburao Dubal, Kiran Narayan Bhilegaonkar, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Delia Grace, Sakshi Thapliyal, Ekkoruparambil Sethurajan Sanjumon, Elisetty Naga Pavana Sneha, Dharavath Premkumar, Vinodh Kumar Obli Rajendran, Ram Pratim Deka

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Cyclic alternating pattern in normal children aged 12 to 24 months Padrão alternante cíclico em crianças normais de 12 a 24 meses by Gabriela Rodrigues Alves, Agostinho Rosa, Magneide Brito, Marcia Pradella-Hallinan, Sergio Tufik

“…The number of CAP sequences reached 25.25±9.55 per recording. CAP rate for the different type of A phases are (21.83±9.68%), for A1, (2.43±2.30%) for A3 and (1.67±1.11%) for A2. …”
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Prevalence and patterns of pre-existing multimorbidity in pregnancy in Northern Ireland: a population-based, retrospective study using linked routinely collected healthcare data by Lisa Kent, Siang Ing Lee, Megha Singh, Steven Wambua, Katherine Phillips, Utkarsh Agrawal, Amaya Azcoaga-Lorenzo, Colin McCowan, Jonathon Kennedy, Holly Hope, Ngawai Moss, Rachel Plachcinski, Catherine Nelson-Piercy, Mairead Black, Sinead Brophy, Aideen Maguire, Dermot O’Reilly, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Kelly-Ann Eastwood, The MuM-PreDiCT Group

“…The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence and patterns of maternal multimorbidity in a UK population. …”
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Surface Temperature Assisted State of Charge Estimation for Retired Power Batteries by Liangyu Xu, Wenxuan Han, Jiawei Dong, Ke Chen, Yuchen Li, Guangchao Geng

“…Specifically, our method achieves 64.3–68.1% lower RMSE than traditional electrical-parameter-only approaches (V-I inputs) across 0.5 C–2 C discharge rates. Results show that the proposed method reduces SOC estimation errors compared to traditional voltage-based models, achieving RMSE values below 1.04 across all tested rates. …”
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Bacteriological evaluation, antibiogram, and phenotypic detection of MBL-producing gram-negative bacteria isolated from outdoor patients with otorrhea attending Ayub medical Comple... by Najeeb B., Shakeela Q., Qureshi S.A.

“…The current study aimed to study the patients to assess the occurrence rate, susceptibility pattern, and prevalence rate of metallo beta-lactamase (MBL) producing gram-negative bacteria to prevent the prevalent strains and direct the physicians to appropriate antibiotic therapy. …”
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The Reliability of Diagnosing Schizophrenia Using the GRU Layer in Conjunction with EEG Rhythms by Pankaj Kumar Sahu, Karan Jain

“…Deep learning methods and patterns found in EEG of brain activity are helpful features for verifying schizophrenia. …”
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Cerebrospinal fluid data compilation and knowledge-based interpretation of bacterial, viral, parasitic, oncological, chronic inflammatory and demyelinating diseases. Diagnostic pat... by Hansotto Reiber

“…ABSTRACT The analysis of intrathecal IgG, IgA and IgM synthesis in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and evaluation in combined quotient diagrams provides disease-related patterns. The compilation with complementary parameters (barrier function, i.e., CSF flow rate, cytology, lactate, antibodies) in a cumulative CSF data report allows a knowledge-based interpretation and provides analytical and medical plausibility for the quality assessment in CSF laboratories. …”
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Global trends of depressive disorders among women of reproductive age from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis of burden, sociodemographic disparities, and health workforce correla... by Fangyi Dai, Yuzhou Cai, Min Chen, Yong Dai

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Patterns of Treatment and Real‐World Outcomes of Patients With Non‐small Cell Lung Cancer With EGFR Exon 20 Insertion Mutations Receiving Mobocertinib: The EXTRACT Study by Geoffrey Liu, Shi Feng Nyaw, Tony S. K. Mok, Hubert Curcio, Alexis B. Cortot, Tsz Yeung Kam, Renaud Descourt, Yin Kwan Chik, Parneet Cheema, James M. Gwinnutt, Eric N. Churchill, Justin Nyborn, Eileen Curran, Alexandra Savell, Yu Yin, Katie Chong, Yuka Tanaka‐Chambers, Julian Kretz, Jacques Cadranel

“…The median real‐world progression‐free survival (PFS) on mobocertinib was 4.76 months (95% CI: 3.98, 6.21). The overall response rate and disease control rate were 20.0% and 48.6%, respectively (median duration of response: 8.34 months [95% CI: 3.61, 9.49]). …”
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Nationwide real-world practice pattern and clinical data of palbociclib in HR (+), HER2 (−) metastatic breast cancer patients in Korea (KCSG BR21-15) by Jieun Lee, Dae-Won Lee, Min Hwan Kim, Jee Hung Kim, Ju Won Kim, Jae-Ho Byun, Kyoung Eun Lee, Myoung Joo Kang, Su-Jin Koh, Soojung Hong, Hye Sung Won, Han Jo Kim, In Hae Park, Seong Hoon Shin, Sun Kyung Baek, Seul-Gi Kim, Sung Ae Koh, Joo Young Jung, Ji-Yeon Kim, Gun Min Kim, Kabsoo Shin, In Sook Woo, Hyun Seon Kim, Seock-Ah Im, Yeon Hee Park

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Chrononutrition Patterns and Nutritional Status Among Working and Non-Working Women Aged 20-60 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study from Surat, India by Shilpee Agrawal, Umaymah Mohmad Degia

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Fellowship training in microvascular surgery and post-fellowship practice patterns: a cross sectional survey of microvascular surgeons from facial plastic and reconstructive surger... by Douglas M. Bennion, Peter T. Dziegielewski, Brian J. Boyce, Yadro Ducic, Raja Sawhney

“…Results Among survey respondents (n = 21, 22% response rate), two-thirds completed 20–100 microvascular cases during fellowship using mainly radial forearm, fibula, anterior lateral thigh, latissimus and rectus free tissue transfers. …”
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