Prevalence and pattern of hearing loss among meningitis survivors in the Pacific Islands: a prospective, observational study protocol by Annette Kaspar, Sione Pifeleti, Carlie Driscoll

“…The most recent Global Burden of Disease Project reported that mortality and morbidity rates associated with meningitis are in decline in the Pacific Islands. …”
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Investigating Peri-Urban Campus Commuting Patterns: Learning from Sumatera Institute of Technology, Lampung Province, Indonesia by Muhammad Abdul Mubdi Bindar, Muhammad Zainal Ibad, Goldie Melinda Wijayanti, Muhammad Gilang Ramadhan, Alvian Syah Syaidina Muhammad

“…This paper studies the commuting patterns of students and staff at the Sumatera Institute of Technology (ITERA), a rapidly growing university located in a peri-urban area of Lampung Province, Indonesia. …”
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Cross-Platform Comparison of Generative Design Based on a Multi-Dimensional Cultural Gene Model of the Phoenix Pattern by Yali Wang, Xinxiong Liu, Yan Gan, Yixiao Gong, Yuchen Xi, Lin Li

“…The rapid development of generative artificial intelligence has paved the way for a new approach to reproduce and intelligently generate traditional patterns digitally. This paper focuses on the traditional Chinese phoenix pattern and constructs a “Phoenix Pattern Multidimensional Cultural Gene Model” based on the grounded theory. …”
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Effects of irrigation patterns and nitrogen levels on the dynamic changes of nitrogen concentration in percolation water in a paddy field by CHEN Xing, LI Ya-juan, LIU Li, FANG Su-ping, FANG Ping, LIN Xian-yong

“…The experiment was designed with four levels of N fertilizer rates of N0, N1, N2, and N3 (0, 126, 157.5, and 210 kg·hm^-2, respectively) in two irrigation patterns (FW: flooding water to a depth of 3 cm above soil surface and CW: keeping soil moisture but not ponding at soil surface). …”
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Effects of footwear and foot strike patterns on patellofemoral joint and Achilles tendon loading in novice runners and experienced runners by Yuxin Li, Yuhang Nie, Xini Zhang, Xini Zhang, Yaodong Gu, Yaodong Gu

“…Peak impact loading rates were significantly lower in conventional shoes with RFS than in minimalist shoes (p < 0.05).DiscussionNovice runners experienced a significant increase in PFJ and AT loads during running. …”
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Response patterns of phytoplankton growth to variations in resuspension in the German Bight revealed by daily MERIS data in 2003 and 2004 by Jian Su, Tian Tian, Hajo Krasemann, Markus Schartau, Kai Wirtz

“…Satellite-derived chl a were used to derive spatial patterns of net rates of chl a increase/decrease (NR) in 2003 and 2004. …”
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Patterns of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Staff Nurses in the Emergency Department in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study by Afaf Mufadhi Alrimali, Nashi Masnad Alreshidi, Aljazi Albshri Alshammari, Aeedah Rfadah Alenzy, Riya Thomas, May Ann Dinoy, Fouz Aziz Alanzi, Eddieson Pasay-an

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Real-world phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer treatment patterns in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a claims-based analysis by Shannon Grabich, Brian Ung, Aalok Nadkar, Kathryn DeYoung, James Signorovitch, Aravindhan Veerapandiyan

“…For patients with a gap in PMO claims, most subsequently re-initiated treatment, indicating lower discontinuation rates than previously reported.…”

Patterns of Factors in the National Institute on Aging Health Disparities Research Framework Domains and Mild Cognitive Impairment Risk by Maria Vassilaki, MD, PhD, Jeremiah A. Aakre, MPH, Timothy G. Lesnick, MS, Walter K. Kremers, PhD, Jonathan Graff-Radford, MD, David S. Knopman, MD, Thomas H. Mosley, PhD, B. Gwen Windham, MD, MHS, Michael E. Griswold, PhD, Yonas E. Geda, MD, MSc, Val J. Lowe, MD, Clifford R. Jack, Jr., MD, Ronald C. Petersen, MD, PhD, Prashanthi Vemuri, PhD

“…It aimed to examine patterns of environmental, sociocultural, behavioral, and biological factors and identify key components that predict mild cognitive impairment risk. …”
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Optimization of GC-MS Method for Analysis of Basil Essential Oils from Algeria: Design of Experiments and Exploratory Pattern Recognition by Nabila Slougui, Meriem Slama, Yasser Boudaoud, Aymene Salah Bendrihem

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Quantifying the impacts of diverse vegetation-covered patterns on hillslope soil erosion: a case experiment of alfalfa-covered hillslopes by Chong Yao, Qingwei Zhang, Kebing Chen, Shige Zhang, Ming Zhu, Zhijia Gu, Wei Yan, Faqi Wu

“…Compared with CK, the mean runoff rate and sediment yield rate for alfalfa-covered hillslopes decreased by 7.18% to 83.77% and 12.62% to 85.69%, and sediment concentration decreased by 0.26 to 2.22 g L-1. …”
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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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Patterns of errors and weaknesses in the diagnostic process: retrospective analysis of malpractice claims and adverse events from two national databases by Kim Lyngby Mikkelsen, Charlotte Frendved, Siri Tribler, Eva Benfeldt, Rikke Mørch Jørgensen

“…Vulnerable steps in the diagnostic process were identified using a scoring tool developed by The Controlled Risk Insurance Company.Results In the analysis of patient compensation claims, 14.5% of all settled cases (n=90 000) were classified as due to a DE, with a 59% compensation rate for DEs, twice the rate compared with other compensated cases (25%). …”
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Pathological regression patterns following neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a pilot study by Dikan Wang, Dikan Wang, Fanning Zeng, Fanning Zeng, Sien Zhang, Sien Zhang, Wanming Hu, Yahui Wang, Yahui Wang, Daiqiao Ouyang, Daiqiao Ouyang, Bin Zeng, Bin Zeng, Guozhong Zeng, Guozhong Zeng, Jingyuan Li, Jingyuan Li, Guiqing Liao, Guiqing Liao, Yujie Liang, Yujie Liang

“…Pathological complete response (pCR) rate was 15.4%, and the major pathological response (MPR) rate was 40.4%. …”
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Applying Two-Stage Neural Network Based Classifiers to the Identification of Mixture Control Chart Patterns for an SPC-EPC Process by Yuehjen E. Shao, Po-Yu Chang, Chi-Jie Lu

“…Therefore, we propose a two-stage neural network (NN) based scheme to enhance the accurate identification rate (AIR) for MCCPs by performing dimension reduction on disturbance categories. …”
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Real‐World Response and Survival Outcomes and Treatment Patterns in Patients With Extensive Stage Small‐Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Third‐Line Treatment by Jair Bar, Qingqing Xu, Sudeep Karve, Pooja Hingorani, Amin A. Virani, Neal E. Ready

“…Platinum‐based chemotherapy rates decreased from 94% and 93% in 1L to 17% and 16% in 3L in platinum‐sensitive and resistant patients, respectively. …”
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Dysglycaemia is associated with the pattern of valvular calcification in micro-computed tomography analysis: an observational study in patients with severe aortic stenosis by Magdalena Kopytek, Kamila W. Undas, Jacek Tarasiuk, Sebastian Wroński, Michał Ząbczyk, Joanna Natorska

“…Abstract Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been shown to increase the rate of aortic stenosis (AS) progression. However, the impact of impaired plasma glucose on valvular calcification remains poorly understood. …”
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Study on the Effects of Irrigation Amount on Spring Maize Yield and Water Use Efficiency Under Different Planting Patterns in Xinjiang by Ruxiao Bai, Haixiu He, Xinjiang Zhang, Qifeng Wu

“…Planting patterns and irrigation amounts are key factors affecting maize yield. …”
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Epidemiological pattern of community-acquired respiratory tract infections of the conscripts in the North Fleet during a vaccine-challenged period by Yu. V. Lobzin, V. V. Rybachenko, V. M. Manuilov, G. I. Mazur

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Distribution pattern and prevalence of opportunistic infections and their possible reciprocal effects among HIV patients, Burayu health centers, Ethiopia by Melese Birmeka

“…Majority of HIV patients were found at a CD4+ count < 200cells/mm3.The rate of opportunistic infections increased with decreasing CD4 T-cell count. …”
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