The Utilization of Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) Filaments for the Three-Dimensional Printing of Water-Soluble Patterns for Investment Casting by Viacheslav E. Bazhenov, Alexander A. Krutsky, Anastasia A. Lyskovich, Andrey A. Rizhsky, Elena P. Kovyshkina, Yuri V. Tselovalnik, Andrey I. Bazlov, Anna A. Nikitina, Denis V. Ten, Andrey V. Koltygin, Vladimir D. Belov, Evgenii Yu. Shchedrin

“…Experiments on PVA dissolution in water revealed that, for high dissolution rates of the pattern, not only high temperature, but also water medium mixing was necessary. …”
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Temporal disruption in tuberculosis incidence patterns during COVID-19: a time series analysis in China by Jiarui Zhang, Zhong Sun, Qi Deng, Yidan Yu, Xingyue Dian, Juan Luo, Thilakavathy Karuppiah, Narcisse Joseph, Guozhong He

“…Background Despite extensive knowledge of tuberculosis (TB) and its control, there remains a significant gap in understanding the comprehensive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB incidence patterns. This study aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 on the pattern of pulmonary tuberculosis in China and examine the application of time series models in the analysis of these patterns, providing valuable insights for TB prevention and control. …”
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Perioperative Practice Patterns of Anaesthesiologists Surrounding Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Agonist Medications by Meghan Brennan, Sabrina H. Han, Kyle Ockerman, Sonia D. Mehta, Heather J. Furnas, Frederik Heath, Patricia Mars, Audrey Klenke, Sarah C. Sorice-Virk

“…This survey details the current practice pattern of anaesthesiologists regarding GLP-1 agonists. …”
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Geospatial and temporal pattern of reported snakebite cases to health facilities in the Savannah Region, Ghana, 2018 – 2022 by Williams Azumah Abanga, Adjei Sarfo Kwabena, Jonas Adodoo, Gyesi Razak Issahaku, George Akowuah, Magdalene Akos Odikro, Delia Akosua Bandoh, Ernest Kenu, Chrysantus Kubio

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Evaluating Management of Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Fibromatosis: A Retrospective Analysis of Treatments, Outcomes and Recurrence Patterns by Vidhi Saraf, Hariharan Triplicane Dwarakanathan, Al-Muaayad Al-Abri, Ioanna Nixon, Sarah Vaughan, Ashish Mahendra, Sanjay Gupta

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Patterns of systolic blood pressure response at the end of exercise and mortality and morbidity in patients referred for exercise testing by Kristofer Hedman, Anna Carlén, Magnus Ekström, Francisco B Ortega, Lars Brudin, Nicholas Cauwenberghs, Thomas Lindow, Viktor Elmberg

“…The two last SBPs were indexed to work rate (mmHg/Watt), defining responses as: drop (negative change), plateau (no change), slow (lower tertile of increase), intermediate (middle tertile) and steep (upper tertile). …”
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Patterns and Outcomes of Endovascular Thrombectomy Among Patients Over Age 80 Years: The Florida Stroke Registry by Vera Sharashidze, Hao Ying, Hannah E. Gardener, Carolina M. Gutierrez, Ayham Alkhachroum, Ruijie Yin, Lili Zhou, Gillian Gordon Perue, Angus Jameson, David Z. Rose, Nicole B. Sur, Victor J. Del Brutto, Ricardo Hanel, Brijesh Mehta, Dileep R. Yavagal, Tatjana Rundek, Jose G. Romano, Negar Asdaghi

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Vitamin A attenuates PFOS-induced neurotoxicity and alters early proximity patterns to conspecifics in zebrafish larvae by Peiyun Jiang, Jingyu Wang, Xiaoying Wang, Li Zou, Li Zou, Di Wu, Qu Xu, Yue Jiang, Mengmeng Yao, Mengmeng Yao, Qin Hong, Qin Hong, Xia Chi, Xia Chi

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A Guideline for the Evolution of Quantitative Accounting Research in Iran: Shifting from Local to International Scientific Patterns by Fakhroddin MohammadRezaei

“…Despite a significant increase in the number of domestic academic journals and accounting graduates over the past 15 years, the rate of publications of original, high-quality articles in reputable international journals remains low. …”
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Whole-genome sequencing reveals transmission pattern and drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis intra- or inter-hosts by Feng Ding, Wanfei Liu, Chi Wu, Chi Wu, Wensi Zhang, Shuyan Chen, Shuyan Chen, Wenjie Lai, Wenjie Lai, Jiayao Qu, Jiayao Qu, Qiang Lin, Shuihua Lu, Jiuxin Qu, Jiuxin Qu

“…The overall multidrug-resistant rate in patients was 22.31% in pDST (12.00% for new patients and 40.82% for retreatment patients) and 34.48% in mDST (20.41% for new patients and 58.21% for retreatment patients). …”
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Symptomatic posttreatment edema after stereotactic radiotherapy (SRS/FSRS) for intracranial meningiomas: patterns and predictive factors by Dorra Aissaoui, Naoual Oulmoudne, Houda Bahig, Giuseppina Laura Masucci, Robert Moumdjian, David Roberge, Cynthia Menard, Laurent Létourneau-Guillon, Carole Lambert, Jean-Paul Bahary

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Changes in Working Patterns in a Community Eating Disorder Service; the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond by Parvathy Mohandas, Maggie McGurgan

“…Aims: One of the aims of this project was to look at changes in working patterns within our local Eating Disorder service over time, paying particular attention to changes in rates of accepted referrals, and rates of inpatient admissions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Uropathogen profiles and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in patients: a three-year retrospective study in Sichuan region by Xiaofang Xu, Yuanfang Wang, Ning Li, Yilei Jin, Xinyi Xu, Zhiwei Zhou, Yi Xie, Qun Sun

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Trends, Geographic patterns and Determinants of Caesarean sections in Karnataka: Insights from the National Family Health Survey by Deepa Durgadasimi, Anjugam Sugavanam, Vaishali R N

“…Background: The rising Caesarean section (C-section) rates in India, including Karnataka, raise concerns about over-medicalization. …”
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Biochar-mediated changes in nutrient distribution and leaching patterns: insights from a soil column study by Elif Gunal

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Unveiling Usage Patterns and Explaining Usage of Symptom Checker Apps: Explorative Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study by Anna-Jasmin Wetzel, Christine Preiser, Regina Müller, Stefanie Joos, Roland Koch, Tanja Henking, Hannah Haumann

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The prevalence of Group B Streptococcus rectovaginal colonization and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in Turkish and Syrian pregnant women by Emine Kirtis, Burak Karadag, Aysel Uysal, Yeşim Çekin, Gul Alkan Bulbul

“…Group B Streptococcus colonization rates did not differ significantly between Turkish patients (11%, n = 40) and Syrian patients (9.7%, n = 15) (p = 0.756, p > 0.05). …”
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Examining Demographic, Geographic, and Temporal Patterns of Melanoma Incidence in Texas From 2000 to 2018: Retrospective Study by Kehe Zhang, Madison M Taylor, Jocelyn Hunyadi, Hung Q Doan, Adewole S Adamson, Paige Miller, Kelly C Nelson, Cici Bauer

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Analyzing regional patterns of mortality data quality and adult mortality for small areas in Brazil, 1980–2010 by Everton Lima, Bernardo Lanza Queiroz, Flavio Freire, Marcos Gonzaga

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Children’s exposure to unhealthy food advertising on Philippine television: content analysis of marketing strategies and temporal patterns by Elaine Q. Borazon, Ma. Rica Magracia, Gild Rick Ong, Bridget Kelly Gillott, Sally Mackay, Boyd Swinburn, Tilakavati Karupaiah

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