Patterns of claims and determinants of claim rejections in Kuwait's National Health Insurance for Retirees (AFYA): a comprehensive analysis by Abdullah I. Alibrahim, Abdullah I. Alibrahim, Abdullah I. Alibrahim, Abdullah I. Alibrahim, Hisham Kelendar, Abdulaziz Alhenaidi

“…Kuwait's AFYA program, launched in 2016 for retirees, provides a valuable opportunity to study rejection patterns and identify the demographic and service-level factors that influence denial rates in a rapidly evolving high-income context.MethodsThis retrospective study analyzed 4.44 million AFYA claims from 2016 to 2023. …”
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Treatment Patterns for Patients on Overactive Bladder Therapy: A Retrospective Statistical Analysis Using Canadian Claims Data by Adrian Wagg, Demitri Diles, Todd Berner

“…There are also few formal analyses on the impact of age, gender and choice of initial OAB drug on discontinuation rates. # Objectives To investigate discontinuation rates with antimuscarinics in patients newly starting OAB therapy, with regard to patterns of switching to alternative medication, and the potential impact of age, gender and choice of initial drug…”
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Spatial and temporal patterns and factors associated with mortality from Chagas’ disease: an ecological study, Ceará, 2002-2022 by Lara Lídia Ventura Damasceno, George Jó Bezerra Sousa, Thiago Santos Garces, Virna Ribeiro Feitosa Cestari, Jéssica Cristina Moraes de Araújo, Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira, Maria Lúcia Duarte Pereira

“…Results 1,041 deaths were reported, with an average mortality rate of 0.57 deaths/100,000 inhabitants. Cariri (35.45%) and Litoral Leste (the East Coast) (23.05%) stood out in notifications, while the Litoral Norte (North Coast) region had a higher mortality rate (2.15/100 thousand inhabitants). …”
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National spatiotemporal patterns of influenza-like illness in Iran: A pre-COVID-19 study (2015-2019). by Atieh Sedghian, Shahab MohammadEbrahimi, Benn Sartorius, Behzad Kiani

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Epidemiological characteristics of respiratory tract infections during and after the pandemic of COVID-19 from 2021 - 2023 in Shenzhen, southern China by Qiaoruo Jin, Sheng Yu, Jiuxin Qu

“…Results The overall positivity rate for respiratory viruses increased after the COVID-19 epidemic (P < 0.05), whereas no significant difference was detected in the overall positivity rate of most respiratory bacteria. …”
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Incidence and risk factors of resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: a multicenter study in Lebanese tertiary hospitals by Rania Itani, Hani M. J. Khojah, Patricia Shuhaiber, Hamza Raychouni, Carole Dib, Mariam Hassan, Tareq L. Mukattash, Abdalla El-Lakany

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Geometric thermodynamics of reaction-diffusion systems: Thermodynamic trade-off relations and optimal transport for pattern formation by Ryuna Nagayama, Kohei Yoshimura, Artemy Kolchinsky, Sosuke Ito

“…This enables us to extract the excess entropy production rate that genuinely contributes to the time evolution of patterns. …”
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Research and optimization of a multilevel fire detection framework based on deep learning and classical pattern recognition techniques by Qi Liu, Hong Chen, Da Lin

“…Despite advancements in both traditional methodologies and modern deep learning models, challenges such as suboptimal accuracy and elevated false alarm rates persist, particularly in complex environmental scenarios. …”
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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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Cross-User Electromyography Pattern Recognition Based on a Novel Spatial-Temporal Graph Convolutional Network by Mengjuan Xu, Xiang Chen, Yuwen Ruan, Xu Zhang

“…The ablation experiments show that each functional module of the proposed CNN-MSTGCN network has played a more or less positive role in improving the performance of EMG pattern recognition. The user-independent recognition experiments and the transfer learning-based cross-user recognition experiments verify the advantages of the proposed CNN-MSTGCN network in improving recognition rate and reducing user training burden. …”
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Short-term recovery pattern of plasma fibrinogen after cardiac surgery: A prospective observational study. by Gabor Erdoes, Wulf Dietrich, Monika Pia Stucki, Tobias Michael Merz, Anne Angelillo-Scherrer, Michael Nagler, Thierry Carrel, Balthasar Eberle

“…C-FIB recovered spontaneously at a nearly constant rate of approximately 0.08 g/L per hour. In all patients, C-FIB was ≥1.5 g/L at 4 hours and ≥2.0 g/L at 13 hours after CPB weaning. …”
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Spatial patterns of multidrug resistant tuberculosis and relationships to socio-economic, demographic and household factors in northwest Ethiopia. by Kefyalew Addis Alene, Kerri Viney, Emma S McBryde, Archie C A Clements

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Association of hyperuricemia with dietary patterns and alcohol consumption in the adult population. Results of the ESSE-RF epidemiological study by N. S. Karamnova, O. B. Shvabskaya, A. I. Rytova, Yu. A. Balanova, S. E. Evstifeeva, A. E. Imaeva, A. V. Kapustina, M. B. Kotova, S. A. Maksimov, G. A. Muromtseva, S. A. Shalnova, O. M. Drapkina

“…Representative samples of male and female population aged 25-64 years (17929 people, including 6593 men and 11336 women) from 13 Russian regions were examined. The response rate was ~80%. The dietary pattern was studied by the consumption rate of the main food groups. …”
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Alfalfa Photosynthesis Under Partial Root-Zone Drying: Diurnal Patterns and Its Non-Stomatal Limitations by Yadong Wang, Qiuchi Zhang, Mingxiu Ju, Kai Gao, Liliang Han, Xingfu Li, Jing He, Derong Su

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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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Spectral and Spatial Analysis of Plantar Force Distributions Across Foot-Strike Patterns During Treadmill Running by Paul William Macdermid, Stephanie Julie Walker

“…Forefoot strikes exhibited lower peak impact force, average loading rate, and high-frequency power spectral density (PSD) components compared to heel and midfoot strikes, with heel also lower than midfoot. …”
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Growth patterns of saffron cod <i>Eleginus gracilis</i> Tilesius (Gadidae) in the first year of life by A. V. Buslov

“…Monthly increments for the body length of larvae and fry are about 50–60 % in the first four months of life with the highest growth rate. Then the relative growth decreases significantly in fall-winter and does not exceed 1–4 % to the end of the first year of life. …”
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Innovative approach for experimental investigation and monitoring and warning of the evolutionary patterns of dam body failure in earth dams by Yunqian Xu, Tengfei Bao, Shu Zhang, Mingdao Yuan

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A bibliometric analysis of online education research in India (2014–2024): trends, patterns, and future directions by Sara Alrefaee, Khan Mahlaqa Afzal, Yasser M. H. Ahmed Alrefaee, Saber Haimed

“…Utilizing data from the Scopus database, the analysis covers 831 publications, revealing a significant annual growth rate of 16.71% in research output. The study identifies three distinct phases of research evolution: pre-pandemic stability, pandemic-driven surge, and post-pandemic consolidation. …”
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Patterns and outcome of neonates with congenital anomalies in a neonatal intensive care unit: a retrospective study by Amira M. Sabry, Yasmeen Mansi, Halaallah Zeinelabdeen, Amir Fawzy Kamal

“…The overall mortality rate was 39%, with cardiovascular anomalies responsible for 51.3% of deaths. …”
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