Prescription patterns of traditional Chinese medications and potential consequences in patients with new-onset cardiac or vascular-related diseases: a nationwide cohort study by Sheng-Shing Lin, Hsin-Hui Tsai, Daniel Hsiang-Te Tsai, Chiu-Lin Tsai, Nanae Itokazu, Jaung-Geng Lin, Edward Chia-Cheng Lai, Hsiang-Wen Lin, Yu-Chang Hou

“…Abstract Background The patterns of Chinese medicine prescriptions, corresponding diagnoses, co-morbidities, and Western medication (WM) use among patients with cardiac or vascular-related diseases are uncertain. …”
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Acclimatization response to a short-term heat wave during summer in lactating Brown Swiss and Holstein Friesian cows by Aristide Maggiolino, Lucrezia Forte, Alessandra Aloia, Umberto Bernabucci, Erminio Trevisi, Cristina Lecchi, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Geoffrey E. Dahl, Pasquale De Palo

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The prevalence of Group B Streptococcus rectovaginal colonization and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in Turkish and Syrian pregnant women by Emine Kirtis, Burak Karadag, Aysel Uysal, Yeşim Çekin, Gul Alkan Bulbul

“…Group B Streptococcus colonization rates did not differ significantly between Turkish patients (11%, n = 40) and Syrian patients (9.7%, n = 15) (p = 0.756, p > 0.05). …”
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Trends and Patterns of Road Traffic Accidents in Maharashtra: A Comparative Examination of NCRB and MEMS Databases by Biranchi Narayan Jena, Dnyaneshwar Shelke, Shoma Shrivastava

“…Corelation coefficient was used for establishing the patterns of reporting of RTA in the state of Maharashtra. …”
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Patterns of leisure participation among older people and their health conditions: a survey in Fujian, China by Zhen Li, Xiao Yan

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Patterns of return visits to the Emergency Department among adult patients: an experience from tertiary hospital by Ahmed Al-Alawi, Jabeen Fayyaz

“…The aim of this study was to determine the patterns of adult (>18 years) return visits within 48 hours to the emergency department to identify the rate of return visits to the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital ED. …”
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Study on the restorative benefits of four behavioural patterns of urban landscape forests under seasonal change by Linjia Wu, Sirui Song, Yunlong Pan, Junyang Liu, Xin Zeng, Zongyuan Lu, Qibing Chen

“…Physiological and psychological responses were evaluated using blood pressure, heart rate, electroencephalogram (EEG) measurements, and the Profile of Mood States (POMS) scale. …”
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Regulation of soil nitrogen spatiotemporal variation by sprinkler irrigation patterns under surface fertilizer application by Rui Chen, Xiaofang Chen, Jian Wang, Xin Guo, Hong Li

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Effects of repetitive mechanical tactile stimulation interventions with stationary and moving patterns on paired-pulse depression by Hiraku Watanabe, Sho Kojima, Naofumi Otsuru, Hideaki Onishi

“…This effect may vary by tactile stimulation pattern. Therefore, this study aimed to clarify the effects of RSS intervention with stationary and moving pattern tactile stimulation on PPD. …”
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Audit of Infection and Antimicrobial Drug Resistance Pattern in Bacterial Infections in Road Traffic Accident Survivors by Nikku Mathew Geevarughese, Siddhant Suresh, Ramakrishna Jakribettu Pai, Jeffy Mary Mathew, Sucharita Suresh, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga

“…Background: In countries like India, road traffic accident (RTA) associated morbidity and mortality is rising in alarming rate and is major concern of public health. Around 80% of the late deaths in trauma patients are due to infection. …”
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Study on Effect of Consumer Age, Family Income and Family Size on Fast Fashion Consumption Pattern by Sushil Kumar Bishnoi, Ramratan Guru

“…The demand for fast fashion and clothing is rising at a very high rate, which has made it hard for retail brands and apparel manufacturers to meet the consumer expectations. …”
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Different Patterns of Bacterial Species and Antibiotic Susceptibility in Diabetic Foot Syndrome with and without Coexistent Ischemia by Rafał Małecki, Kamil Klimas, Aleksandra Kujawa

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Exploring endometriosis before surgical treatment: unraveling pain, sexual function and quality of life patterns by Juliana Olavo Pereira, Jaime Kulak Junior

“…Abstract Objective: To identify pain, sexual function, and quality of life patterns in women with endometriosis, taking into consideration the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) classification for endometriosis. …”
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Revealing Physical Mechanisms of Spatial Pattern Formation and Switching in Ecosystems via Nonequilibrium Landscape and Flux by Jie Su, Wei Wu, Denis D. Patterson, Simon Asher Levin, Jin Wang

“…Furthermore, both the averaged flux and the entropy production rate exhibit peaks near pattern switching boundaries, revealing dynamical and thermodynamical origins for pattern transitions, and further offering early warning signals for anticipating spatial pattern switching. …”
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Chronosequence Resampling Elucidates Tree Community and Forest Structure Recovery Patterns in Restored Tropical Rainforest by Eveliina Korkiatupa, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Sille Holm, Wouter vanGoor, Richard Kigenyi, Anu Valtonen

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Inhibition and Reduction of Biofilm Production along with Their Antibiogram Pattern among Gram-Negative Clinical Isolates by Ojaswee Shrestha, Nabina Shrestha, Sadhana Khanal, Sushant Pokhrel, Sujina Maharjan, Tika Bahadur Thapa, Puspa Raj Khanal, Govardhan Joshi

“…Isolates forming biofilm had a higher resistance rate and β-lactamase production compared to biofilm nonproducers. …”
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The pattern of lung function tests in children with sickle cell disease: A case-control study. by Abinaya Kannan, Gaurav Sarnaik, Nikita Agarwal, Atul Jindal

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Children with SCD often exhibit restrictive, obstructive, or mixed pulmonary function patterns. FeNO levels donot correlate with PFT severity.…”
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Structural background of intraspecific color polymorphism and the driver of geographic patterns in a shining leaf chafer by Yuanyuan Lu, Alexander Kovalev, Lulu Li, Chuchu Li, Xinyi Zhu, Min He, Xingke Yang, Ming Bai, Stanislav N. Gorb

“…Results Here we studied the distribution pattern of color phenotypes in the beetle Popillia mutans (Insecta: Coleoptera: Rutelinae). …”
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Control of spatio-temporal patterning via cell growth in a multicellular synthetic gene circuit by Marco Santorelli, Pranav S. Bhamidipati, Josquin Courte, Benjamin Swedlund, Naisargee Jain, Kyle Poon, Dominik Schildknecht, Andriu Kavanagh, Victoria A. MacKrell, Trusha Sondkar, Mattias Malaguti, Giorgia Quadrato, Sally Lowell, Matt Thomson, Leonardo Morsut

“…Here, we first describe an occurrence of mechano-chemical coupling in synthetic Notch (synNotch) patterning circuits: high cell density decreases synNotch-gated gene expression in different cellular systems in vitro. …”
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Navigated Pattern Laser System Versus Single-Spot Laser System for Postoperative Laser Retinopexy by A. N. Kulikov, D. S. Maltsev, E. V. Boiko

“…The mean procedural time, procedural pain score (using 4-point Verbal Rating Scale), number of laser burns, and achievement of the surgical goals were compared between three groups (pattern LRP (NAVILAS laser system), 36 patients; SL-LRP, 28 patients; and IO-LRP, 22 patients). …”
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