Adherence to guidelines for antibiotics used in the initial treatment of febrile neutropenia in patients with cancer: a study using health insurance claims database in Japan by Kanako Mizuno, Ryo Inose, Ryota Goto, Yuichi Muraki

“…Conclusion The study revealed an FN guideline adherence rate of 78.8% in Japan, along with changes in antibiotic prescribing patterns, including a trend toward carbapenem-sparing strategies between 2014 and 2022. …”
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Artrópodos hematófagos del río Raposo, Valle, Colombia: I - Aspectos Ecológicos Artrópodos hematófagos del río Raposo, Valle, Colombia: I - Aspectos Ecológicos by Lee V. H., Barreto Pablo

“…There are three distinct ecological patterns: mangrove swamps, brackish water swamps and tropical rain forest. …”
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Daily alcohol intake and its negative association with constipation based on NHANES data 2005–2010 by Wen-Xing Chen, Xue-Feng Peng, Miao Yu, Deng-Chao Wang

“…Additionally, restricted cubic splines (RCS) were applied to explore potential nonlinear patterns in the alcohol-constipation relationship, and subgroup analyses were conducted to assess effect differences across various population groups. …”
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Rural Pakistan’s smokeless tobacco epidemic: a need for tailored interventions by Ziaur Rahman Khan, Syed Jaffar Abbas Zaidi, Sania Riaz, Usman Mahboob, Sana Mirza, Fizza Khalid, Ushnah Imran

“…Results Four major themes emerged: (1) Dynamics of addiction, including peer influence, familial patterns, and stress-related coping; (2) Risk perception, spanning awareness of oral cancer risk yet persistent usage; (3) Cessation journey, highlighting withdrawal challenges, emotional dependency, and limited professional support; and (4) Socioeconomic factors, notably the economic burden on households and calls for stricter regulation. …”
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Non-Intrusive Monitoring and Detection of Mobility Loss in Older Adults Using Binary Sensors by Ioan Susnea, Emilia Pecheanu, Adina Cocu, Adrian Istrate, Catalin Anghel, Paul Iacobescu

“…After data preprocessing—including filtering irrelevant sensor events and aggregation into behaviorally meaningful places (BMPs)—a time series forecasting model (Prophet) was used to predict normal mobility patterns. A fuzzy inference module analyzed deviations between observed and predicted sensor data to determine the probability of mobility anomalies. (3) Results: The system effectively identified periods of prolonged inactivity indicative of potential falls or other mobility disruptions. …”
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Analysis of dynamic network reconfiguration in HIV patients with cognitive impairment based multilayer network by Xingyuan Jiang, Juming Ma, Chuanke Hou, Hongjun Li

“…Our study aims to evaluate changes in the dynamic activity patterns of functional brain communities in the early stages of HIV infection by comparing time-varying multilayer network metrics. …”
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Averting obesity and type 2 diabetes in India through sugar-sweetened beverage taxation: an economic-epidemiologic modeling study. by Sanjay Basu, Sukumar Vellakkal, Sukumar Vellakkal, Sutapa Agrawal, David Stuckler, Barry Popkin, Shah Ebrahim

“…We sought to estimate the potential health effects of such a fiscal strategy in the middle-income country of India, where there is heterogeneity in SSB consumption, patterns of substitution between SSBs and other beverages after tax increases, and vast differences in chronic disease risk within the population.…”
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Exploring gender-based disparities in emotional distress among university level athletes by Sohom Saha, Farjana Akter Boby, Arnav Sharma, Sourav Ganguly, Kautilya Upadhyay, Awesh Khati, Dev Karan Singh, Kamal Dhoni, Debajit Karmakar

“…Results: Results revealed distinct gender-based patterns: male volleyball players reported significantly higher levels of stress (mean score 24.80) and depression (mean score 17.60) compared to their female counterparts, while female basketball players exhibited greater depression (mean score 17.10) than males. …”
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Digital remote monitoring of people with multiple sclerosis by Michelangelo Dini, Michelangelo Dini, Giancarlo Comi, Letizia Leocani, Letizia Leocani, Letizia Leocani

“…Some preliminary evidence suggests that application of AI and big data to other understudied aspects of MS (namely sleep and circadian autonomic patterns) may provide novel insights.ConclusionAdvances in AI and big data offer exciting possibilities for improving disease management and patient outcomes in MS. …”
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CH-RUN: a deep-learning-based spatially contiguous runoff reconstruction for Switzerland by B. Kraft, M. Schirmer, W. H. Aeberhard, M. Zappa, S. I. Seneviratne, L. Gudmundsson

“…</p> <p>The developed data-driven model demonstrates not only competitive performance, but also notable improvements over traditional hydrological modeling in replicating daily runoff patterns, capturing interannual variability, and discerning long-term trends. …”
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Seasonally Dependent Daytime and Nighttime Formation of Oxalic Acid Vapor and Particulate Oxalate in Tropical Coastal and Marine Atmospheres by Le Yan, Yating Gao, Dihui Chen, Lei Sun, Yang Gao, Huiwang Gao, Xiaohong Yao

“…The data revealed clear seasonal patterns in the dependent daytime and nighttime formation of oxalic acid vapor, benefiting from high signal-to-noise ratios. …”
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Immigration-specific stress and 24-hour movement behaviors among international nurses in Japan: a network and time-series network analysis using wearable device data by Xinyi Chang, Xiuzhu Gu

“…The findings aim to inform interventions to promote healthier behavioral patterns and enhance patient safety within healthcare organizations. …”
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Developing Species-Age Cohorts from Forest Inventory and Analysis Data to Parameterize a Forest Landscape Model by Richard H. Odom, W. Mark Ford

“…Forest stands modeled over 100 years without significant disturbance appeared to reflect expected patterns of increasing dominance by shade-tolerant mesophytic tree species such as sugar maple, red maple (Acer rubrum), and eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) where soil moisture was sufficient. …”
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Characterizing and Detecting Multiscenario Degradation of the Maidika Alpine Wetland Nature Reserve in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau Using Landsat Time Series by Ye Chen, Ren Ci, Dongping Zhong, Liangyun Liu, Jinyuan Yu, Dongdong Zhang, Yindong Tong, Yingchun Fu

“…Results show an improvement in snow and meadow mapping accuracy by 5% and 3%, respectively, with a mapping accuracy of 94.9% in the Maidika Wetland in 2022. Spatial–temporal patterns demonstrated multiscenario degradation during 2 decades, with snow and river areas decreasing by 5.04% and 16.74%, respectively, and 3.23% of swampy meadows transitioning to alpine meadows. …”
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Breast milk feeding practices and frequencies among complementary-fed children: a cross-sectional study in Northern Thailand by Krongporn Ongprasert, Jakarin Chawachat, Wuttipat Kiratipaisarl, Penprapa Siviroj

“…Abstract Background The available data on milk feeding patterns and feeding frequency during the complementary feeding phase are limited. …”
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Frequency and predictors of emergency department visits among the oldest old in Finland: the Vitality 90+ Study by Sherin Billy Abraham, Jutta Pulkki, Mari Aaltonen, Esa Jämsen, Jani Raitanen, Linda Enroth

“…However, knowledge about the frequency and drivers of ED visits among the oldest old (90 years and above) is scarce, and neither is it known whether patterns differ between those living at home and in round-the-clock care. …”
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Antibacterial Resistance in Lower Respiratory Tract Bacterial Pathogens: A Multicenter Analysis from Turkey by Aylin Uskudar Guclu, Aylin Altay Kocak, Mehtap Akcil Ok, Bulent Tutluoglu, Ahmet Celal Basustaoglu, Respiratory Study Group

“…Conclusions: Antibiotic resistance was mainly observed among A.baumannii and K.pneumoniae and continuous surveillance of antimicrobial resistance patterns in the management of LRTIs is important.   …”
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Features of the initial stage of digitalization of the executive authority of Ukraine: historical and legal overview by E. Najafli

“…The article is devoted to the historical and legal analysis of the specifics of the process of primary digitization of the executive power in modernization in modern Ukraine (1993–2003), highlighting the main legal patterns of such a process. It is shown that the digitalization of the executive power has become a component of the only, in fact, process of digitalization of the public administration system in Ukraine, which covered all spheres, levels and segments of the functioning of state authorities and their interaction with citizens and society as a whole. …”
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Freshwater transport variation through Fram and Davis Strait influenced by atmospheric circulation by Jinlong Zhang, Jinlong Zhang, Ling Du, Ling Du

“…The research findings reveal that over the past four decades, the FWT through the straits has not exhibited the anticipated continuous growth. Instead, we observed distinct temporal shifts in regional freshwater export patterns: The FWT in Fram Strait experienced significant increase prior to the 21st century (trend of 10.14 mSv/10yr during 1980-2000), whereas the FWT in Davis Strait showed acceleration after 2000 (trend of 13.69 mSv/10yr). …”
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Applications of AI-Based Models for Online Fraud Detection and Analysis by Antonis Papasavva, Samantha Lundrigan, Ed Lowther, Shane Johnson, Enrico Mariconti, Anna Markovska, Nilufer Tuptuk

“…However, the application of AI, particularly Natural Language Processing (NLP), to detect and analyse patterns of online fraud remains understudied. This review addresses this gap by investigating the potential role of AI in analysing online fraud using text data. …”
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