Family institution and change of reproductive behaviour patterns of Russians in the formation of a new socio-gender order and country demographic environment by G. G. Sillaste

“…These changes require an in-depth study and understanding in order to develop effective measures to support the family institution and increase the birth rate in Russia. The paper examines in detail the peculiarities of the Russian demographic situation, including analysis of the birth rate and problems of interethnic marriages. …”
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Investigating the Effects of the Height-to-Diameter Ratio and Loading Rate on the Mechanical Properties and Crack Extension Mechanism of Sandstone-Like Materials by Yunbo Gou, Jianbiao Bai, Yanhui Li, Xiangqian Zhao, Lianhai Tai, Zizhao Fu

“…PFC^2D was used to numerically simulate the damage pattern of a sandstone-like specimen. The results showed that the physical parameters did not change monotonically, as was previously found. …”
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Ultra-high optomechanical EUV-hypersound coupling rate in phoxonic crystal structures based on 2D MWCNTs array by Yasser Shamsollahi, Mohammad Kazem Moravvej-Farshi

“…We also show how mode analysis could be utilized to recognize pattern disorders of experimentally grown MWCNT arrays.…”
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Quantifying drivers of long-term changes in tropical cyclone intensification rates over the North Atlantic using the EBDS model by Kexin Song, Ruifen Zhan, Yuqing Wang, Jing Xu

“…Tropical cyclone (TC) intensification rate (IR) critically influences TC intensity, yet the key factors governing its long-term variations over the North Atlantic (NA) remain poorly understood. …”
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Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among primary healthcare workers in Johannesburg health district: High rate of underreporting by Collins C.E. Mbah, Zuberu B. Elabor, Olufemi B. Omole

“…While these have clinical and occupational health implications, little is known about BBF exposure and its reporting pattern in South African primary healthcare (PHC). …”
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Optimization of the Thickness, Water Vapour Transmission Rate and Morphology of Protein-Based Films Incorporating Glycerol and Polyethylene Glycol Plasticizers by Fahrullah Fahrullah, Djoko Kisworo, Bulkaini Bulkaini, Wahid Yulianto, Baiq Rani Dewi Wulandani, Haryanto Haryanto, Azhary Noersidiq, Vebera Maslami, Kalisom Ulkiyah, Kartika Kartika, Lilik Rahmawati

“…This study aimed to determine the effect of the concentration ratio and different plasticizers on the thickness, water vapour transmission rate, and morphology of protein-based edible films. …”
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JUVENILE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY: A FOCUS ON THE EFFICACY OF THERAPY AND THE RATE OF RELAPSES ACCORDING TO LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP DATA by K. Yu. Mukhin, N. V. Freidkova, L. Yu. Glukhova, O. A. Pylaeva, M. B. Mironov, N. E. Kvaskova

“…JME is one of the most common types of epilepsy and most frequent among idiopathic generalized epilepsies. Its rate is 5 to 11 % of all types of epilepsy with some female predominance. …”
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Phenotypic stasis with genetic divergence by Mallard, François, Noble, Luke, Guzella, Thiago, Afonso, Bruno, Baer, Charles F., Teotónio, Henrique

“…We observe that genetic differentiation is a transient pattern during the loss of genetic variance along phenotypic dimensions under drift during the last 100 generations of lab evolution. …”
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Jointly estimating subnational mortality for multiple populations by Ameer Dharamshi, Monica Alexander, Celeste Winant, Magali Barbieri

“…BACKGROUND: Understanding patterns in mortality across subpopulations is essential for local health policy decision-making. …”
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A novel transformer-based dual attention architecture for the prediction of financial time series by Anita Hadizadeh, Mohammad Jafar Tarokh, Majid Mirzaee Ghazani

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Seq2Seq-based GRU autoencoder for anomaly detection and failure identification in coal mining hydraulic support systems by Kai Zhan, Cong Wang, Xigui Zheng, Chao Kong, Guangming Li, Wei Xin, Longhe Liu

“…This study proposes an anomaly detection and failure identification method based on Gated Recurrent Unit Autoencoder (GRU-AE), aimed at achieving anomaly detection in hydraulic support pressure data and equipment failure early warning. …”
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Comparison of incidence, prevalence and death of aortic stenosis and aortic insufficiency in a nationwide Korean study by Shin Yi Jang, Sung‐Ji Park, Eun Kyoung Kim, Seung Woo Park

“…The 10 year SR of AS, ASAR and RAS exhibited similar patterns, all of which were lower than the SR for other AVD. …”
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Functional Diversity of Wintering Waterbird Enhanced by Restored Wetland in the Lakeshore of Chaohu Lake by Shanshan Xia, Xianglin Ji, Lei Meng, Lizhi Zhou

“…Notably, restored wetlands exhibited coupled patterns of higher functional β‐diversity turnover rates and lower functional nestedness over time, forming distinctive species assemblages. …”
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Developing an explainable deep learning module based on the LSTM framework for flood prediction by Zhi Zhang, Dagang Wang, Yiwen Mei, Jinxin Zhu, Xusha Xiao

“…Our approach incorporates a simplified gated module, which is interposed between the input data and the LSTM network, providing a transparent view of the module’s pattern recognition process. …”
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Medical school service regions in Canada: exploring graduate retention rates across the medical education training continuum and into professional practice by Cassandra Barber, Cees van der Vleuten, Saad Chahine

“…Quebec (86.5%) and Ontario (80.4%) had above-average retention rates across the medical education continuum. Family medicine had the highest retention rates from undergraduate to postgraduate training (81.9%), while psychiatry had the highest retention rate across the training continuum and into professional practice (71.2%). …”
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Association between primary care physicians' practice models and referral rates to specialists: A sex-based cross-sectional study. by Bahram Rahman, David Kirkwood, Glenda Babe, Lauren E Griffith, David Price, Rebecca H Correia, Darly Dash, Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Andrew P Costa

“…PCPs' referral patterns in Ontario vary by practice model and PCP's sex. …”
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Improvement of Material Removal Rate and Within Wafer Non-Uniformity in Chemical Mechanical Polishing Using Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling by Hafiz M. Irfan, Cheng-Yu Lee, Debayan Mazumdar, Yashar Aryanfar, Wei Wu

“…Several factors influence the CMP process, including the type of abrasives, slurry flow rate, pad patterns, and contact pressure distribution. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antibiotic prescription rates in out-of-hours primary care – a register-based study in Denmark by Emil Krogh, Katrine Bjørnshave Bomholt, Mette Amalie Nebsbjerg, Claus Høstrup Vestergaard, Morten Bondo Christensen, Linda Huibers

“…Further research should explore if antibiotic prescription rates have returned to pre-pandemic levels, and if the introduction of video consultations has affected antibiotic prescription patterns in OOH primary care.…”
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Regional changes in charcoal-burning suicide rates in East/Southeast Asia from 1995 to 2011: a time trend analysis. by Shu-Sen Chang, Ying-Yeh Chen, Paul S F Yip, Won Jin Lee, Akihito Hagihara, David Gunnell

“…In countries with a rise in charcoal-burning suicide rates, the timing, scale, and sex/age pattern of increases varied by country. …”
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Improved Culture Positivity Rate after Modified Culture Technique of Dialysis Effluent Fluid in Peritoneal Dialysis-related Peritonitis Cases by Shilpi Gupta, Nandita Hazra

“…The purpose of the present study is to compare the culture positivity rate before and after implementation of revised International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis guidelines, 2016 as well as to study the etiology and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of causative organisms in our center. …”
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