Tracking Moulting Patterns in Atlantic puffins (<i>Fratercula arctica</i>): A Seven-Year Study at Oceanário de Lisboa by Irene B. Sempere, Ana S. Ferreira, Núria D. Baylina

“…At Oceanário de Lisboa, six <i>Fratercula arctica</i> individuals were monitored over seven years to document moulting patterns. The start and end of each moult were consistently recorded around the spring and autumn equinoxes. …”
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Pelagic early development of the silver grunt Pomadasys argenteus in Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa, Japan, with notes on its occurrence and spawning patterns by Masato Uehara, Yoshizumi Chimura, Itaru Ohta, Akihiko Ebisawa, Yuki Miyaoka, Katsunori Tachihara

“…Larvae [4.33–9.24 mm body length (BL)] and pelagic juveniles (7.91–11.69 mm BL) of P. argenteus were distinguished from other haemulid species by the number of myomeres and dorsal fin rays, head spination, melanophore pattern and continuity, and distribution of other species in the same genus. …”
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Associations Between Sleep Patterns, Circadian Preference, and Anxiety and Depression: A Two-Year Prospective Study Among Norwegian Adolescents by Linn Nyjordet Evanger, Ingvild West Saxvig, Ståle Pallesen, Michael Gradisar, Stein Atle Lie, Bjørn Bjorvatn

“…High school students initially aged 16–17 years were, in 2019 and 2021, invited to a web-based survey assessing sleep patterns, insomnia, circadian preference, anxiety, and depression. …”
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Early feeding and growth pattern in infants: Using a three-variate longitudinal model derived from Gaussian copula function by Kambiz Ahmadi Angali, Mohammad Sadegh Loeloe, Mohammad Reza Akhoond, Alireza Daneshkhah, Fatemeh Borazjani

“…A three-variate longitudinal model including Copula function was used to estimate the effect of feeding on growth pattern. All the analyses were performed using SAS version 9.4 (Proc NLmix).  …”
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Coupling effect of landscape patterns on the spatial and temporal distribution of ecosystem services: a case study in Harbin City, Northeast China by Yuxin Qi, Peixin Shen, Shu Ren, Tianyi Chen, Yuandong Hu

“…Abstract To secure the enduring the long-term growth of ecosystem services, the city of Harbin in northeastern China must prioritize the optimization of its landscape pattern. However, there is a dearth of studies pertaining to the geospatial repercussions of landscape patterns on ecosystem services. …”
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Understanding Patterns of the Gut Microbiome May Contribute to the Early Detection and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review by Natalia G. Bednarska, Asta Kristine Håberg

“…In the past decade, various microbiome–metabolome studies have attempted to address the question of whether there are any common microbial patterns that indicate either prediabetic or diabetic gut microbial signatures. …”
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The Effects of TRX-Based Movement Pattern Correction Exercises on the Landing Biomechanics and Balance of Female Volleyball Players Susceptible to Knee Injuries by Mohammad Kalantariyan, Niloufar Rahmani, Hadi Samadi

“…Objective Movement pattern correction exercises using TRX are a novel approach that has recently attracted the attention of researchers. …”
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Monitoring multiyear cropping patterns in the arid regions of northwestern China from 2005 to 2022 using Landsat time-series data by Yongquan Lu, Guilin Liu, Xiuyuan Zhang, Jingwen Wang, Weijia Chen, Yuecheng Li, Desheng Jiang

“…The average margin of error in area estimation for cropping patterns was 16.48%. Our approach could identify prominent cropping patterns, such as continuous cotton monoculture and cotton reclamation, with the producer’s accuracy exceeding 90%, and could capture less prevalent cropping patterns, such as cotton – orchard – cotton, with a user’s accuracy exceeding 80%. …”
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Delineating Mixed Urban “Jobs-Housing” Patterns at a Fine Scale by Using High Spatial Resolution Remote-Sensing Imagery by Yao Yao, Chen Qian, Ye Hong, Qingfeng Guan, Jingmin Chen, Liangyang Dai, Zhangwei Jiang, Xun Liang

“…The spatial distribution pattern of jobs and housing plays a vital role in urban planning and traffic construction. …”
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Isolation by distance versus landscape resistance: Understanding dominant patterns of genetic structure in Northern Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis caurina). by Mark P Miller, Raymond J Davis, Eric D Forsman, Thomas D Mullins, Susan M Haig

“…This cluster could not be linked to landscape connectivity patterns and suggested that post-Pleistocene processes were involved with its development rather than contemporary landscape configuration. …”
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Colour pattern and DNA-barcoding reveal a wide distribution of the insular endemic bumble bee Bombus xanthopus in the Tuscan Archipelago by L. Pasquali, C. B. Boni, M. Bonifacino, A. Bordoni, C. Bruschini, F. Coppola, E. Monterastelli, M. Penco, V. Salvati, M. Skowron Volponi, M. Vecchi, G. Vicari, A. Felicioli, A. Cini, L. Dapporto

“…Significant associations between typical morphs of both B. xanthopus and B. terrestris and COI haplogroups highlight the reliability of both markers in identifying the two taxa (more than 80% of individuals had concordant colour patterns and genetic markers). Despite evidence of hybridisation, our findings indicate that complete discordance between morphological and molecular markers is uncommon. …”
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Patterns and associated factors of diabetes self-management: Results of a latent class analysis in a German population-based study. by Marcus Heise, Astrid Fink, Jens Baumert, Christin Heidemann, Yong Du, Thomas Frese, Solveig Carmienke

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Few studies on diabetes self-management considered the patterns and relationships of different self-management behaviours (SMB). …”
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Evaluation of Treatment Patterns and Maintenance Dose Titration Among Patients With Crohn’s Disease Initiating Biologics With 3 Years of Follow-Up by Ruizhi Zhao, Zhijie Ding, Parul Gupta, Laurence Gozalo, Robert Bruette, Victor M. Johnson, Keshia Maughn, Yihang Liu, Sumesh Kachroo

“…# Background There is limited real-world evidence on treatment patterns of patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) initiating biologics with an extensive follow-up period. …”
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Patterns of self-harm presentations at a Tertiary Urban Hospital in Kenya: A retrospective 5-year study (2018-2022). by Willie Njoroge, Catherine Gitau, Everline Onchari, Linnet Ongeri, Linda Khakali, Murad Khan, Zul Merali, Lukoye Atwoli, Jasmit Shah

“…Although self-harm is highly prevalent, limited research has focused on the patterns and trends of self-harm among hospital populations in low- and middle-income countries, particularly within Africa. …”
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Global and local magnitude and spatial pattern of uncertainty from geographically adaptive empirical and machine learning satellite-derived bathymetry models by Kim Lowell, Yuri Rzhanov

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Hippocampal vascularization pattern and cerebral blood flow cooperatively modulate hippocampal tolerable amount of Aβ deposition in the occurrence of MCI by Yuhao Xu, Hong Wei, Rui Du, Ranchao Wang, Yan Zhu, Tian Zhao, Xiaolan Zhu, Yuefeng Li

“…Three-dimensional time-of-flight angiography and pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling were used to assess hippocampal vascularization pattern (VP) and hippocampal cerebral blood flow (CBF). 11 C-Pittsburgh compound B (PiB)-PET/CT-based spatial measurements were used detect hippocampal PiB uptake as a reflection of hippocampal Aβ deposition. …”
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Effects of a warm-up program on jump-landing pattern and lumbopelvic function in female basketball players with dynamic knee valgus by Mohadeseh Rostami, Parisa Sedaghati, Hassan Daneshmandi

“…Given its importance in injury prevention, this study aimed to investigate the effects of a warm-up program on jump-landing pattern and lumbopelvic function in female basketball players exhibiting dynamic knee valgus. …”
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Contrasting Patterns of Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Spatial Population Genomics Throughout a Rabies Management Area in Eastern North America by Matthew W. Hopken, Clara P. Mankowski, Christine Thurber, Antoinette J. Piaggio, Kathleen M. Nelson, Richard B. Chipman, Zaid Abdo, Tore Buchanan, Ariane Massé, Amy T. Gilbert

“…Our objective was to estimate patterns of genetic diversity on the landscape that may inform raccoon rabies management. …”
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Impact of Coastal Beach Reclamation on Seasonal Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Study of Diversified Saline–Alkaline Land Use Patterns by Jiayi Xie, Ye Yuan, Xiaoqing Wang, Rui Zhang, Rui Zhong, Jiahao Zhai, Yumeng Lu, Jiawei Tao, Lijie Pu, Sihua Huang

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Analysis of the Distribution Pattern and Driving Factors of Bald Patches in Black Soil Beach Degraded Grasslands in the Three-River-Source Region by Weitao Jing, Zhou Wang, Guowei Pang, Yongqing Long, Lei Wang, Qinke Yang, Jinxi Song

“…This study aims to elucidate the spatial distribution patterns and driving factors of bald patches in BSB degraded grasslands within the Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, providing a scientific basis for targeted restoration strategies. …”
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