Regional patterns of genetic variants in expanded carrier screening: a next-generation sequencing pilot study in Fujian Province, China by Danhua Guo, Danhua Guo, Nani Zhou, Qianqian He, Qianqian He, Na Lin, Na Lin, Shuqiong He, Shuqiong He, Deqin He, Deqin He, Yifang Dai, Yifang Dai, Ying Li, Ying Li, Xuemei Chen, Xuemei Chen, Hailong Huang, Hailong Huang, Jia Jia, Hua Cao, Liangpu Xu, Liangpu Xu

“…The cumulative carrier rate for 28 genes was ≥1/100. Recurrent variants in GAA, GALT, CYP1B1, and MEFV were identified, exhibiting distinct regional patterns compared to previously reported variants in the Han Chinese population.ConclusionNGS-based ECS demonstrates significant potential for assessing the genetic burden of AR/XLR conditions and identifying ARCs in Fujian Province. …”
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Isolation and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Bacterial Pathogens from Community-Acquired Pneumonia at Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Ethiopia by Feyissa Hamde, Bayissa Chala, Mesfin Bekele, Abebe Mekuria Shenkutie, Rajiha Abubeker, Ketema Tafess

“…Among the identified isolates, resistance rates were high in Enterobacteriaceae, followed by Gram-positive bacteria, and non-Enterobacteriaceae. …”
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Real-world treatment patterns and challenges of patients with biliary tract cancer: retrospective chart review survey in Europe (GARNET-2) by J. Bridgewater, J. Sah, A. Szende, M. Paskow, P. Messina, B. Baur, J.M. Banales

“…Patients are often diagnosed with advanced disease, resulting in poor prognoses and documented 5-year survival rates of <2%. The aim of this study was to describe real-world treatment patterns and outcomes among patients with advanced BTC in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK. …”
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A shift in circadian stem increment patterns in a Pyrenean alpine treeline precedes spring growth after snow melting by H. Flynn, H. Flynn, J. J. Camarero, A. Sanmiguel-Vallelado, F. Rojas Heredia, P. Domínguez Aguilar, J. Revuelto, J. I. López-Moreno

“…Shifts in daily stem increment patterns reveal changes in early growth phenology linked to snow melting.…”
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All SNPs are not created equal: genome-wide association studies reveal a consistent pattern of enrichment among functionally annotated SNPs. by Andrew J Schork, Wesley K Thompson, Phillip Pham, Ali Torkamani, J Cooper Roddey, Patrick F Sullivan, John R Kelsoe, Michael C O'Donovan, Helena Furberg, Tobacco and Genetics Consortium, Bipolar Disorder Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Schizophrenia Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Nicholas J Schork, Ole A Andreassen, Anders M Dale

“…We applied stratified False Discovery Rate (sFDR) methods to leverage genic enrichment in GWAS summary statistics data to uncover new loci likely to replicate in independent samples. …”
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Hyper-Relapse Disease is a Special Pattern of Relapse of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Curative Hepatectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Yang ZL, Gan YX, Xu JX, Tang YH, Ouyang LY, Qi LN, Xu L

“…Dongfeng Road, Guangzhou, 510060, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 20-87343115, Fax +86 20-87343585, Email xuli@sysucc.org.cnBackground: While hepatectomy is the major curative treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), high relapsing rates were observed. Of note, quite a few cases of tumor relapses were characterized by very quick appearance and disseminated lesions. …”
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Symptom Network Analysis and Unsupervised Clustering of Oncology Patients Identifies Drivers of Symptom Burden and Patient Subgroups With Distinct Symptom Patterns by Brandon H. Bergsneider, Terri S. Armstrong, Yvette P. Conley, Bruce Cooper, Marilyn Hammer, Jon D. Levine, Steven Paul, Christine Miaskowski, Orieta Celiku

“…In this study, computational approaches were used to unbiasedly characterize the heterogeneity of the symptom experience of oncology patients to elucidate symptom patterns and drivers of symptom burden. Methods Severity ratings for 32 symptoms on the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale from 3088 oncology patients were analyzed. …”
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Spatial Patterns of Land Take in a Mediterranean City: An Assessment of the SDG Indicator 11.3.1 in the Peri-Urban Area of Thessaloniki by Athena Yiannakou, George Zografos

“…Using the rapidly suburbanized southern peri-urban area of Thessaloniki, Greece, as a case study, the paper analyzes the factors influencing the land cover change in the middle-class-led peri-urbanization during the period 2000–2018 and provides an estimate of the SDG indicator 11.3.1 “ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate”, a suitable indicator for monitoring spatial changes. …”
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Real-world characteristics and treatment patterns in essential thrombocythemia: a population-based cross-sectional study in Taiwan between 2020 and 2021 by Ming-Sun Yu, Lennex Hsueh-Lin Yu, Shih-Hao Huang, Tsung-Hsien Tsai, Alex Jia-Hong Lin, Josef T. Prchal, Min-Chi Chen, Kuan-Der Lee

“…Thrombosis occurred in 3.8% of patients during the study period, with a recurrence rate of 30.5% in patients with a history of thrombosis. …”
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The risk factors, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and outcomes associated with extended-spectrum β-lactamases-Producing pathogens in pediatric urinary tract infection by Xin-Tian He, Chia-Ning Chang, Chia-Hsiang Yu, Chih-Chien Wang

“…Results: The incidence rate of ESBL-producing-EKP UTI increased over the study period (Overall incidence rate: 14.1 %, 46/327 patients). …”
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Variation in flower frost tolerance among seven apple cultivars and transcriptome response patterns in two contrastingly frost-tolerant selected cultivars by Lee Je-Chang, Zebro Mewuleddeg, Jeong Haet-Nim, Heo Jae-Yun

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Detection of chaotic patterns in dripping faucets through nonlinear dynamic system analysis based on observations using 2700 high-frequency frames by Edgar Orlando Ladino-Moreno

“…The objective of this study is the detection of chaotic patterns in the dripping of a faucet by means of nonlinear dynamical systems analysis. …”
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Quantification of evaporation water losses from nearly 5000 reservoirs in China by Yinuo Zhu, Aizhong Ye, Wei Tian

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Treatment patterns, outcomes and long-term toxicity among patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in real world: results of a hospital based registry by E. A. Nikitin, N. N. Sharkunov, V. G. Markaryan, N. A. Lobanova, V. V. Ptushkin

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Prediction of stroke in patients with severe aortic stenosis by left atrial appendage filling defect patterns on early and late-phase computed tomography by Pietro G. Lacaita, Sven Bleckwenn, Fabian Barbieri, Yannick Scharll, Johannes Deeg, Nikolaos Bonaros, Gerlig Widmann, Gudrun M. Feuchtner

“…Patients with stroke had a higher rate of FDs with HU-progression from early to late phase (>10HU)(p = 0.013), while the ratios LAA/aorta, LAWT, and periatrial-FAI were not different. …”
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The Silver Ion and Nanocrystalline Pattern in the Glass Substrate, the Electric Field-Induced Thermal Transfer and Ink Absorption Layer Structure and Printing Performance by Cong Dong

“…The experimental structure shows that using this method increases the success rate of the preparation of silver ions and nanocrystal patterns on the glass substrate by 30%, which improves the ink absorption layer and printing performance to different degrees.…”
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Burden, patterns, and risk factors of esophageal cancer mortality in China, 2008-2021: a national mortality surveillance system data analysis by Yunfei Jiao, Tinglu Wang, Lin Fu, Ye Gao, Zhiyuan Cheng, Lei Xin, Jinfang Xu, Han Lin, Wei Wang, Maigeng Zhou, Jinlei Qi, Zhaoshen Li, Luowei Wang

“…This study aims to analyze the trends and patterns of EC deaths in China. Methods: Data from the National Mortality Surveillance System were used to estimate national and provincial deaths, age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR), and years of life lost (YLL), which covered 605 disease surveillance points (DSPs) after 2013 and 161 DSPs before 2012 in mainland China. …”
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Prognostic Analysis of Different Metastatic Patterns in Invasive Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database Analysis by Chen Zhou, Zhiqiang Liu, Yingke Zhou, Dianyun Ren, Kun Liu, Gengdu Qin, Huan Zhang, Xueyi Liang, Shanmiao Gou, Heshui Wu

“…They were grouped according to different metastatic patterns. Kaplan–Meier analysis and log-rank test were used for the comparison of their survival rates. …”
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Fertility Counseling Pattern over Time in Young Patients with Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis at a Large Comprehensive Cancer Center by Caterina Barbieri, Ottavia Amato, Anna Chiara Cattelan, Loris Marin, Alessandra Andrisani, Carlo Saccardi, Tommaso Giarratano, Giovanni Faggioni, Elisabetta Di Liso, Carlo Alberto Giorgi, Eleonora Mioranza, Cristina Falci, Grazia Maria Vernaci, Roberto Tozzi, Valentina Guarneri, Maria Vittoria Dieci

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Moderate-Hypofractionated Radical Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis Comparing Dose Fractionation Patterns by Yinjie Tao MD, Weishi Cheng MD, Hongnan Zhen MD, Jing Shen MD, Hui Guan MD, Xiaorong Hou MD, Ke Hu MD, Fuquan Zhang MD, Zhikai Liu MD

“…The median follow-up duration for all patients was 36.0 months. The OS rates for the 60 Gy and 70 Gy groups were 86.3% and 89.0%, respectively, with 3-year OS rates of 92.4% and 89.0% ( P = 0.375). …”
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