Spatio‐Temporal Patterns of Hybridization in an Alloploid Salamander (Ambystomatidae: Ambystoma) and Conservation Implications of Introgression in a Unisexual Vertebrate by Alessa V. Laserna, Christopher A. Phillips, Andrew R. Kuhns, Mark A. Davis, Joel B. Corush, Ken N. Paige

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Mask-wearing behavior patterns among dental patients in post-pandemic China: a cross-sectional study by Junfei Zhu, Fang Lin, Xuguang Yuan

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National spatiotemporal patterns of influenza-like illness in Iran: A pre-COVID-19 study (2015-2019). by Atieh Sedghian, Shahab MohammadEbrahimi, Benn Sartorius, Behzad Kiani

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Impacts of tree plantation-driven forest fragmentation on native soil bacteria and fungi: similar patterns, but contrasting mechanisms by Mengli Li, Chaoyou Jiang, Shucun Sun, Fengqun Meng

“…We hypothesize that bacterial and fungal diversity patterns on remnant forest “islands” surrounded by a “sea” of tree plantations follow the traditional island species–area relationship (SAR), i.e., larger fragments harbor more species. …”
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INFLUENCE OF 24-HOUR BLOOD PRESSURE PATTERNS ON STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHANGES OF THE HEART IN PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by V. A. Lichikaki, S. E. Pekarsky, V. R. Mordovin, R. S. Karpov

“…To study the relationship of 24-hour BP patterns in patients with AH resistant to drug treatment and structural-functional changes in heart before and after sympathetic denervation of the kidneys.Material and methods. …”
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Smoking patterns and the intention to quit in German patients with cancer: study protocol for a cross-sectional observational study by Lisa Lebherz, Holger Schulz, Christiane Bleich, Kathleen Gali, Carsten Bokemeyer, Frederike Bokemeyer

“…Introduction Patients who continue to smoke cigarettes after a cancer diagnosis can experience poorer treatment tolerance and outcomes than those who quit immediately. …”
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Data-Driven Clustering of Plantar Thermal Patterns in Healthy Individuals: An Insole-Based Approach to Foot Health Monitoring by Mark Borg, Stephen Mizzi, Robert Farrugia, Tiziana Mifsud, Anabelle Mizzi, Josef Bajada, Owen Falzon

“…Recent advancements in wearable technology, such as insole-based sensors, overcome these limitations by enabling continuous temperature monitoring. This study leverages a data-driven clustering approach, independent of pre-selected foot regions or models like the angiosome concept, to explore normative thermal patterns in shod feet with insole-based sensors. …”
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Characterizing spatio-temporal patterns of winter cropland cover in Germany based on Landsat and Sentinel-2 time series by Felix Lobert, Marcel Schwieder, Patrick Hostert, Alexander Gocht, Stefan Erasmi

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Patterns of Circulating piRNAs in the Context of a Single Bout of Exercise: Potential Biomarkers of Exercise-Induced Adaptation? by Caroline Eva Riedel, Javier Ibáñez, Annunziata Fragasso, Angelika Schmitt, Manuel Widmann, Felipe Mattioni Maturana, Andreas M. Niess, Barbara Munz

“…Subsequently, subjects underwent 6-week training protocols, employing standardized high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) regimens. Next, RNA sequencing was conducted to identify differentially expressed piRNAs, and correlation analyses were performed between piRNA expression patterns and training-associated changes in V̇O2max. …”
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Tonic Eye-Opening Associated with the «Burst-Suppression» Pattern in Patients with Acute Anoxic Brain Injury (Case Series) by M. V. Sinkin, A. G. Broutian, E. G. Seliverstova, K. A. Salimov, E. A. Baranova, K. A. Popugaev

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Guidelines and variations in patterns of GnRH analogue use in castration-resistant prostate cancer across six countries by G. George, D. Enting, H. Garmo, P. Stattin, I.F. Lissbrant, M. Monroy-Iglesias, L.-M. Scailteux, F. Balusson, C. Van Praet, N. Lumen, G. Marvaso, G. Corrao, B.A. Jereczek-Fossa, L. Chehade, A. Shamseddine, M. Charafeddine, M. Van Hemelrijck

“…Background: We investigated patterns of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue use in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) using real-world data from six countries. …”
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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

“…This study assessed treatment patterns among patients with DMD receiving PMOs using administrative claims data while accounting for limitations in claims data for these therapies. …”

AnimalMotionViz: An interactive software tool for tracking and visualizing animal motion patterns using computer vision by Angelo L. De Castro, Jin Wang, Jessica G. Bonney-King, Gota Morota, Emily K. Miller-Cushon, Haipeng Yu

“…Monitoring the movement patterns of dairy cattle can provide important insight into space utilization or space occupancy in a barn. …”
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Socioeconomic pattern of breastfeeding in sub-Saharan Africa: an individual participant data meta-analysis of six longitudinal cohorts by Alison Price, Clara Calvert, Suzanne Filteau, Laura Oakley, Judith R Glynn, Albert Dube, Milly Marston, Ronald Makanga, Shamsudeen Mohammed, Emily L Webb, Joseph O Mugisha

“…The meta-analysis showed no evidence of association between household wealth and breastfeeding for ≥1 year, but mothers with tertiary education were less likely (aRR=0.93, 95% CI=0.88 to 0.99) to breastfeed for ≥1 year than those with primary or no education.Conclusion We observed no clear socioeconomic pattern in breastfeeding, contrasting with patterns observed in high-income countries.…”
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The global, regional, and national patterns of change in the burden of bacterial pyoderma from 1990 to 2019 and the forecast for the next decade by Hao Wang, Zihao Bai, Chong Shen, Jiaxi Kou, Yanqing Zhu, Huaxia Xie, Chen Chen, Ran Mo

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Evaluating Water Infiltration and Runoff: Stretcher Bond vs. 45° Herringbone Patterns in Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements by Mohammed Al-Fatlawi, Fatima Muslim Hadi, Baneen M. H. Al-khafaji, Sally Selan Hussein, Tamar Maitham Al-Asedi, Maryam M. Al-Aarajy, Ashraf Anwar Al-Khazraji, Tameem Mohammed Hashim, Ali Shubbar, Mohammed Salah Nasr, Thair J. Alfatlawi

“…The 45° herringbone PICP also demonstrated higher water infiltration on the 8% T-_Slope, and this trend continued as the L-_Slope increased. PICP with a 45° herringbone surface pattern exhibited superiority in reducing runoff compared to the stretcher bond pattern. …”
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Bacteriological Profile of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media and its Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern at a Tertiary Care Hospital by Geeta Geeta, Naveen G, Apoorva P, Harish MO, Arathi Nair, Harshitha MC, Kiran Revankar, Girish PB

“…Conclusion Antibiotic sensitivity varies at different geographical areas. Continuous and periodic assessment of microbiological patterns and antibiotic sensitivity of isolates is required to formulate local antibiotic policy so that potential risk of complications can be reduced by early initiation of appropriate therapy. …”
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Evidence of differences in diurnal electrodermal, temperature and heart rate patterns by mental health status in free-living data by Xin Liu, Nicholas B Allen, Ming-Zher Poh, Daniel McDuff, Isaac Galatzer-Levy, Seamus Thomson, Andrew Barakat, Conor Heneghan, Samy Abdel-Ghaffar, Jacob Sunshine, Lindsey Sunden, John B Hernandez, Allen Jiang, Ari Winbush, Benjamin Nelson

“…We did not observe amplitude or phase differences in the diurnal patterns.Conclusions Results indicate that participants with elevated depressive and anxiety symptoms have different diurnal physiological patterns. …”
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“Subtype-precise” therapy leads diagnostic and therapeutic innovations: a new pattern for precision treatment of breast cancer by ZHANG Siwei, MA Ding, JIANG Yizhou, SHAO Zhimin

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Patterns, socioeconomic inequalities and determinants of healthy eating in Kenya: results from a national cross-sectional survey by Elvis Omondi Achach Wambiya, Shukri F Mohamed, Lyagamula Kisia, Jane Osindo, Isaac Kisiangani, Patrick G Ilboudo, Hermann P P Donfouet, Samuel Kipruto, James Odhiambo Oguta

“…This study aimed to assess the patterns, socioeconomic inequalities and determinants of eating healthy in Kenya. …”
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