Patterns and trends of pediatric and young adult computed tomography use in Brazil: 2008-2014 by Ana Cristina Murta Dovales, Tainá Olivieri Chaves, Paulo Roberto Valle Bahia, Marcela Brisighelli Schaefer, Bruna Bonaventura Failla, Lisa Suzuki, Marcelo Valente, Vinicius de Araújo Gomes, Luiz Antônio Ribeiro da Rosa, Mark Stephen Pearce, Lene Holanda Sadler Veiga

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Two decades of fires in the Brazilian Amazon and the differences in patterns between open and forest vegetation by C. G. Messias, M. S. Reis, V. L. Camilotti, L. Soler, S. Amaral, D. L. Correia-Lima, L. V. Gatti, M. Adami, H. Xaud, M. Xaud, J. F. S. K. C. Pinto, G. E. T. Oliveira, L. H. Gusmão, G. S. Pinto, N. A. P. Moreira, L. P. Perez, M. R. R. Neto, L. E. P. Maurano, C. A. Almeida

“…Fire spots are more frequent in years with higher deforestation rates, exhibiting similar trends in both forested and non-forested areas. …”
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Investigating the formation and evolution of plant diversity patterns in the Qiangtang Plateau based on phylofloristics approach by Xiaoping Li, Yun Han, Lei Miao, Hao Xu, Jingya Yu, Shuang Han, Faqi Zhang

“…Furthermore, using fossil data, we deduced that the emergence of seed plant families in this region dates back to the Cretaceous period (145.00 Ma), with a significant acceleration in evolutionary rates observed since the onset of the Quaternary Ice Age (2.00 Ma). …”
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Association between dietary patterns and overweight and obesity among primary and middle school students by JIANG Nan, TANG Xiaomin, SUN Wentao

“…The mean age was (12.87±2.86) years. Three dietary patterns were identified: animal and plant protein dietary pattern, high-fat and high-sugar dietary pattern, and vegetable-fruit-dairy dietary pattern. …”
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Comprehensive genomic study of Plasmodium falciparum in Sierra leone: genetic variation and resistance patterns by Xin-jie Zhan, Shen-Bo Chen, Tian-yu Wang, Yi-wen Duan, Hai-Mo Shen, Jun-Hu Chen, Jing-jing Xie

“…Sierra Leone, with year-round transmission of malaria, continues to experience high infection rates, largely due to P. falciparum. Although genomic databases have provided valuable insights into malaria transmission patterns, drug resistance, and population structure, data from Sierra Leone has been limited. …”
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Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy: usage patterns and response to treatment in Qatar over ten years by Salma A. Taha, Sherin Thalappil, Ramzy M. Ali, Haajra Fatima, Asaad Omer A. Imameldin, Sami Aqel, Ahmed M. Abdelaal, Timo Siepmann, Timo Siepmann, Jessica Barlinn, Jessica Barlinn, Maryam A. Al-Nesf

“…This study aimed to examine the utilization patterns, clinical indications, and safety profile of IVIg usage in Qatar; a nation with a predominantly young population, and to investigate the response rates to short- and long-term IVIg treatment, as well as explore associations between age at first IVIg dose, clinical indication, and treatment response.MethodsA retrospective chart review was conducted of patients who received IVIg between March 2009, and March 2019, in Hamad General Hospital, Qatar. …”
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Psychotropic medications: a descriptive study of prescription trends in Tabriz, Iran, 2021–2022 by Mostafa Farahbakhsh, Ali Fakhari, Ali Azimian, Amin Khameneh, Mahsa Matinkia, Ehsan Aghajani

“…Gabapentin had the highest prescription rate, followed by sertraline. Antidepressants accounted for 38.1% of all prescriptions, with anxiolytics accounting for 18.6%. …”
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Oral Urate-Lowering Therapy Use and Efficacy Following Pegloticase Treatment: Findings from a Rheumatology Network Database by Lissa Padnick-Silver, Andrew Concoff, Hong-Ye Gao, Qianhong Fu, Brian LaMoreaux, N. Lawrence Edwards

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Why Do Early-Career Adult Reconstruction Surgeons Change Jobs? An American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Young Arthroplasty Group Survey Study by Matan Ozery, MD, Elizabeth G. Lieberman, MD, Jenna A. Bernstein, MD, Jesse I. Wolfstadt, MD, MSc, FRCSC, David C. Landy, MD, PhD, Claudia Leonardi, PhD, Anna Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc

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Advancing sustainable agricultural: A novel framework for mapping annual 30-m resolution national-level irrigated croplands by Enyu Du, Fang Chen, Huicong Jia, Jinwei Dong, Lei Wang, Yu Chen

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Evolution of the Seasonality of Shigelloses by V. V. Shkarin, O. A. Chubukova

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Heterogeneity of metastatic gastric cancer: solitary non-regional lymph node metastasis and solitary lung metastasis showed better survival outcomes than other metastatic patterns by Xiaoyi Luan, Xue Han, Zerong Wang, Lulu Zhao, Xiaojie Zhang, Wanqing Wang, Penghui Niu, Danjun Wang, Dongbing Zhao, Mingwei Zhu, Yingtai Chen

“…For patients with solitary non-regional lymph node metastasis, the 2-year and 5-year overall survival (OS) rates were notably high at 48.12 and 24.55%, respectively. …”
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Assessment of Oral Health Status, Care Seeking Behaviours, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among Indian Adults Using the World Dental Federation’s Digital Application by Lakshmi Balraj, Kunal C. Oswal, Ramana B. V. Reddy, Pooja D. Kunjan, Viswa C. Chandu, Manu R. Mathur

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Digital language learning resources: analysis of software features and usage patterns in UK schools by Paula Janjić, Kenny R. Coventry

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Patterns and predictors of mental workload in intern nursing students: a latent profile analysis by Yanmei Gan, Tingting Liao, Lingfang Liu, Yao Du, Mingjuan Guo, Gaoye Li

“…Age and monthly income of 3000–5000 RMB were the main predictors of low MWL-high self-rated pattern. In contrast, long internships, passive coping strategies, college degree and monthly income < 3000 RMB were predictors of moderate MWL pattern. …”
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Real-World Treatment Patterns and Outcomes Among Patients with Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Jennifer D. Deem, Zsolt Hepp, Joshua J. Carlson

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A Retrospective Evaluation of Mandibular Fracture in Kabul, Afghanistan by Ahmadi SU, Fayaz Y, Miri SAS, Wikins WM, Nazari FA, Karimi AN, Yaqubi I, Nikzad NA, Joya M, Fahimi R

“…These findings highlight the necessity for targeted public health interventions, such as improved road safety campaigns and stricter traffic regulation enforcement, to lower injury rates. Incorporating these insights into clinical practice can also help healthcare providers more effectively manage lower jaw fractures in affected populations.Keywords: lower jaw fracture, fracture patterns, trauma, accidents, Afghanistan…”
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Patterns of health literacy and influencing factors differ by age: a cross-sectional study by Da Hae Kwon, Young Dae Kwon

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Detecting the fractal physical activity pattern in aged adults with cerebral small vessel disease by Hóngyi Zhào, Hóngyi Zhào, Wei Wei, Fang Lv, Jie Shen, Yonghua Huang

“…The presence of lacunes, white matter hyperintensities, cerebral microbleeds, and perivascular spaces on magnetic resonance images (MRI) were rated independently. Furthermore, these MRI markers were summed in a score of 0–4, representing all cSVD features combined. …”
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Pattern-Based Feature Extraction for Improved Deep Learning in Financial Time Series Classification by Seyed Ali Hosseini, Francesco Grimaccia, Alessandro Niccolai, Silvia Trimarchi

“…By collecting tick-by-tick data from the European Carbon Emission Allowance market and resampling it to a 15-minute timeframe, we developed a method to detect pivotal price patterns and extract relevant features. Integrating these features with traditional open, high, low, close, and volume (OHLCV) data in long-short-term memory (LSTM) and gated recurrent unit (GRU) combined with dense neural networks, our empirical results demonstrate significant improvements in model performance, showcasing enhanced accuracy compared to models using only traditional data features.…”
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