Morbidity Patterns and Determinants of Healthcare-Seeking Behavior Among Older Women in Selected Rural Areas of Bangladesh by Shahinur Akter, Tazrin Azad, Md. Habibur Rahman, Md. Firoz Raihan

“…The rates of seeking healthcare services were higher among older women with primary and secondary education, those living with spouses and children, those residing in extended families with seven or more members, and older women with diabetes and liver diseases. …”
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Real-world breast cancer treatment patterns and guideline-concordant treatment completion among Malawian women by Jennifer Morgan, Shekinah Elmore, Takondwa Zuze, Lusayo Simwinga, Richard Nyasosela, Precious Makondi, Agnes Manda BSc, Chifundo Kajombo, Anthony Charles, Lisa A. Carey, Maurice Mulenga, Katherine Reeder-Hayes, Tamiwe Tomoka

“…Here, we describe breast cancer treatment patterns by stage and curative-intent guideline-concordant treatment (GCT) receipt among Malawian women. …”
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Non-linear correlation analysis between internet searches and epidemic trends by Yongzhang He, Lingshi Ran, Yang Wang, Fengxiang Huang, Yixue Xia

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Growth Patterns of HIV-Exposed and -Unexposed Infants in African Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Perpetua Modjadji, Kabelo Mokgalaboni, Wendy N. Phoswa, Tebogo Maria Mothiba, Sogolo L. Lebelo

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Stunting was the most prevalent growth deficit among HEU infants compared to their HUU counterparts, with no significant differences observed in the rates of underweight and wasting. To improve postnatal growth outcomes, especially in the evolving landscape of HIV treatment and prevention, efforts should focus on educating and supporting mothers living with HIV.…”
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Cervical radiculopathy management with physical, chiropractic, and acupuncture therapy: Factors associated with different therapy utilization patterns by Anthony E. Seddio, BS, Beatrice M. Katsnelson, BA, Michael J. Gouzoulis, BS, Sahir S. Jabbouri, MD, Anshu Jonnalagadda, BS, Wesley Day, BS, Daniel R. Rubio, MD, Jonathan N. Grauer, MD

“…Exclusion criteria included: <18 years of age, concurrent cervical myelopathy, therapy use prior to diagnosis, those with trauma, neoplasm or infection, and <90-days follow-up. Utilization rates and mean PT, CT, and AT sessions within 90-days of CR diagnosis were compared. …”
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Assessing yellow stem borer (Scirpophaga incertulas) incidence patterns in paddy (Oryza sativa) cultivation:Implications for climate change adaptation strategies by B N BALAJI, L VIJAYKUMAR

“…Results revealed varying infestation levels across transplanting dates, with early transplanting showing lower infestation rates. The peak pest incidence was recorded on the 15th of October transplanted crop (14.94%), then 1st of October (13.24%) and 15th of March (11.51%). …”
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Schema-Informed Digital Mental Health Intervention for Maladaptive Cognitive-Emotional Patterns: Randomized Controlled Trial by Seohyun Jeong, Hyeonseong Kim, Silvia Kyungjin Lho, Inae Hwang, Seongjun Mun, Soohyun Kim, Hyejin Lim, Hyeonhee Kim, Min-Sup Shin, Woori Moon

“…ConclusionsThe schema-informed digital intervention led to significant (P<.05) short-term improvements in distress and associated psychological patterns, with high completion rates and increased help-seeking behavior among participants. …”
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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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STUDYING OF DUAL DEEP PERIOCULAR PARTS FOR PERSONS RECOGNITION by Safa N. H. Al-Moktar, Raid Al-Nima

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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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Indonesian Adolescents’ Perceptions of Front-of-Package Labels on Packaged Food and Drinks by Wendy Gonzalez, Eny Kurnia Sari, Aang Sutrisna, Zineb Félix, Nabila Ernada, Adhika D Dibyareswati, Lindsey Smith Taillie

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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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Analysis of the migration patterns of sand particles below the screw pump in wells based on experiments and numerical simulations by Wang Zhiliang, Zhang Shimao, Zhou Hao, Huang Ketao, Sun Junwei, Zhang Manlai, Liao Ruiquan

“…Abstract To enhance the sand particle migration capability in shale oil well progressive cavity pumps, it is essential to analyze the particle migration patterns in perforated well sections. A coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics and Discrete Element Method was employed to numerically simulate sand flow characteristics in wellbores, investigating the impacts of water content, flow rate, particle size, and pump tail pipe depth on particle migration. …”
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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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