Comparing e-bike and conventional bicycle use patterns in a public bike share system: A case study of Richmond, VA by Yifan Yang, Elliott Sloate, Nashid Khadem, Celeste Chavis, Vanessa Frías-Martínez

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Patterns and Characteristics of Poisoning in Patients Admitted to a Peripheral Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern India: A Record-based Observational Study by Rajat K Goswami, Shambo S Samajdar, Shatavisa Mukherjee

“…The higher incidence among females and significant referral rates to Tertiary Care Centers indicate a need for targeted preventive strategies and improved primary care management.…”
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Demographic patterns of human antibody levels to Simulium damnosum s.l. saliva in onchocerciasis-endemic areas: An indicator of exposure to vector bites. by Laura Willen, Philip Milton, Jonathan I D Hamley, Martin Walker, Mike Y Osei-Atweneboana, Petr Volf, Maria-Gloria Basáñez, Orin Courtenay

“…<h4>Background</h4>In onchocerciasis endemic areas in Africa, heterogenous biting rates by blackfly vectors on humans are assumed to partially explain age- and sex-dependent infection patterns with Onchocerca volvulus. …”
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Montelukast Use and Patterns of Ambulatory Care among Asian versus Non-Asian Adult Patients with Asthma and/or Allergic Rhinitis in the United States by Joseph Vasey, Shalini Bagga, Huan Huang, Tongsheng Wang, David Thompson

“…Changes in treatment regimen followed similar patterns for both groups. Asian patients with both asthma and AR were found to have lower service utilization rates if their therapy included montelukast, whereas for non-Asians there was no significant difference between regimens with or without montelukast…”
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Addressing food insecurity among U.S. refugees, considering the temporal patterns of food insecurity after resettlement: Qualitative insights from Utah. by Nasser Sharareh, Rachel Dalrymple, Konstantinos N Kambouris, Sierra Govett, Sarah Adams, Jacqueline M Kent-Marvick, Rebecca G Kim, Olutobi A Sanuade, Fernando A Wilson, Andrea S Wallace, Jorie M Butler, Sara E Simonsen

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Fluctuations in Blood Marginal Zone B-Cell Frequencies May Reflect Migratory Patterns Associated with HIV-1 Disease Progression Status. by Julie Gauvin, Josiane Chagnon-Choquet, Johanne Poudrier, Michel Roger, Montreal Primary HIV Infection and Slow Progressor Cohorts

“…We have therefore longitudinally measured plasma levels of B-tropic chemokines by ELISA-based technology as well as their ligands by flow-cytometry on blood B-cell populations of HIV-1-infected individuals with different rates of disease progression and uninfected controls. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Healthcare Resource Use, Treatment Patterns, and Treatment-related Events in Patients with Huntington’s Disease–associated Chorea Initiated on Tetrabenazi... by Victor W. Sung, Sanjay K. Gandhi, Victor Abler, Brian Davis, Debra E. Irwin, Karen E. Anderson, Ravi G. Iyer

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Heart failure medication use and follow-up patterns in renal transplant recipients with reduced ejection fraction: A single-center experience by Michael C. Hill, Kaitlyn Legg, Amer Ardati, Vicki Groo

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Social mixing patterns in the UK following the relaxation of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, July–August 2020: a cross-sectional online survey by Chris Jewell, Jonathan M Read, Jessica RE Bridgen

“…Participants attending a workplace (adjusted incidence rate ratio (aIRR) 3.33, 95% CI 3.02 to 3.66), self-employed (aIRR 1.63, 95% CI 1.43 to 1.87) or working in healthcare (aIRR 5.10, 95% CI 4.29 to 6.10) reported significantly higher non-household contact rates than those working from home. …”
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Expression patterns of TROP2 and Nectin-4 in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in relation to HPV status: potential biomarkers for targeted therapy by Charlotte Klasen, Hans N. C. Eckel, Nora Wuerdemann, Joseph Böckelmann, Karl Knipper, Malte Suchan, Kariem Sharaf, Shachi Jenny Sharma, Helen Abing, Arthur Charpentier, Julia Esser, Kevin Hansen, Marcel Mayer, Louis Jansen, Jens Peter Klußmann, Alexander Quaas, Su Ir Lyu

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Prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and associated risk factors of species in healthcare and community settings in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zigale Hibstu Teffera, Wubetu Yihunie Belay, Bantayehu Addis Tegegne, Abebe Dagne, Adane Adugna, Habtamu Belew, Yasabe Leykun, Samrawit Tefera, Bewket Mesganaw Shtie, Abebe Yenesew, Abateneh Melkamu, Gashaw Azanaw Amare, Desalegn Abebaw, Yibeltal Akelew, Mohammed Jemal, Baye Ashenef, Mamaru Getinet, Temesgen Baylie, Mihiretie Kiber, Mamaru Tilahun Afework, Tiruzer Hibistu, Kassaye Enchalew

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility tests identified cephalexin and co-trimoxazole as the most effective antibiotics (100% sensitivity each), while oxacillin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and norfloxacin exhibited the highest resistance rates (85.71%, 80.00%, and 80.00%, respectively). …”
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PATHOLOGICAL SIGNS OF EPILEPTIC AND NON-EPILEPTIC ORIGIN DETECTED IN AWAKE/SLEEP EEG PATTERNS DURING OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT MONITORING: PROBLEMS OF INTERPRETATION by V. V. Gnezditskiy, O. S. Korepina, V. A. Karlov, G. B. Novoselova

“…The outpatient and impatient Holter EEG monitoring revealed various EEG patterns both in norm and pathology. Among those: different epileptiform signs (detected in all groups of patients) with different occurrence rates: PLEDs – rhythmic delta, frontal – FIRDA, temporal – TIRDA, spikes and complexes on the left and / or right, generalized paroxysms and photosensitivity. …”
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Trends and pattern of contraceptive use among women attending a family planning clinic at a tertiary health facility in Ibadan, Nigeria by A. O. Atoyebi, S. O. Olaoye, M. A. Okunlola, M. E. Palamuleni, A. S. Adebowale

“…Abstract Background Despite consistent reporting of high fertility levels in Nigeria, contraceptive prevalence rates remain low. Information on the type of contraceptive uptake among women who visit family planning (FP) clinics is still sketchy in Ibadan. …”
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Bacterial profile and antimicrobial resistance patterns among pediatrics patients with suspected bloodstream infections in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Bekele Sharew, Mihret Tilahun

“…Subgroup analyses revealed MDR rates of 81.9% in general wards, 78.35% in NICUs, 82.07% among children, and 78.86% among neonates. …”
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Distinct Molecular Epidemiology, Transmission Patterns, and Resistance Mutations of HIV-1 Subtypes A1, A6, and A7 in Bulgaria by Aleksandra Partsuneva, Anna Gancheva, Reneta Dimitrova, Lyubomira Grigorova, Asya Kostadinova, Maria Nikolova, Radoslava Emilova, Nina Yancheva, Rusina Grozdeva, Ivailo Alexiev

“…Resistance mutations were identified in 29.6% of cases, with A6 showing higher rates of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) (20.3%) and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) (7.8%) resistance than A1. …”
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Patterns of Prophylactic Anticoagulation Among Patients Hospitalized for COVID‐19: An Analysis of the American Heart Association COVID‐19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry by Mathew S. Lopes, Hsin‐Fang Li, Reed J. D. Sorensen, Sandeep Das, Steven M. Bradley, James A. de Lemos, Gregory A. Roth, Tracy Wang, Erin A. Bohula, Ty J. Gluckman

“…Older age, male sex, higher body mass index, higher platelets, corticosteroid use, intensive care unit admission, mechanical ventilation, and admission before October 2020 were associated with higher anticoagulation dose (full versus low dose). Rates of no anticoagulation significantly increased in both intensive care unit and non‐intensive care unit strata over time (P trend=0.01 and <0.0001, respectively). …”
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Mass spectrometry-based identification of 26 Pasteurella species and in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of isolates recovered from diseased domestic cats by Carolina A. Rodrigues, Marcelo F. Arabe Filho, Thais S. Bello, Fábio V.R. Portilho, Fernando J.P. Listoni, Fábio S. Possebon, Patrik Jr. L. Paz, Paulo C.L. Eliam, Márcio G. Ribeiro

“…Also, it highlights the need for the early diagnosis and therapy of feline pasteurellosis due to high mortality rates.…”
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Expression Patterns of miR‐29b and miR‐148a in Colostrum of Awassi Sheep With Higher Immunoglobulin G Levels by Hüseyin Özkan, Ufuk Kaya, Hasan Hüseyin Keçeli, Ramazan Sertkol, Mustafa Kemal Saribay

“…Moreover, the study showed that SCS and pH might be useful diagnostic parameters for IgG status because of higher sensitivity rates and AUC values.…”
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Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance pattern, and associated factors of Salmonella serovars among human-animal interfaces in the Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia by Getachew Mengistu, Anwar Nuru, Baye Gelaw, Feleke Moges

“…Human isolates of Salmonella serovars exhibited high resistance rates to ampicillin (79.6%) and tetracycline (71.4%). …”
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Sex-Specific Patterns and Predictors of Reverse Left Ventricular Remodeling and Outcomes in STEMI Patients with LVEF ≤ 50% After Successful Primary Angioplasty by Bogdan-Flaviu Buz, Sergiu-Florin Arnautu, Mirela-Cleopatra Tomescu, Minodora Andor, Simina Crisan, Dan Gaita, Cristina Vacarescu, Constantin-Tudor Luca, Cristian Mornos, Dragos Cozma, Diana-Aurora Arnăutu

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