Detecting the Seasonal and Spatial Patterns of COVID-19 Hospitalization and Deaths in Iran: Insights from a Spatiotemporal and Hotspot Analysis by Leila Mounesan, Ebrahim Farhadi, Sana Eybpoosh, Ali Hosseini, Mahboubeh Parsaeian, Safoora Gharibzadeh, Mozhgan Ahmadinezhad, Farideh Bahari, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, Aliakbar Haghdoost, Ehsan Mostafavi

“…Conclusions: This research unveils the clustering patterns of COVID-19 hospitalizations and fatalities in Iran during the most severe pandemic. …”
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Impact of disease activity patterns on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by Chiara Tani, Marta Mosca, Chiara Stagnaro, Linda Carli, Elena Elefante, Viola Signorini, Dina Zucchi, Francesco Ferro, Chiara Cardelli, Luca Gualtieri, Davide Schilirò

“…Adult SLE outpatients were enrolled between 2017 and 2021.For each year of follow-up, three disease activity patterns were defined: LQ if at each visit clinical Safety of Estrogens in Lupus Erythematosus National Assessment-Systemic Lupus Activity Index (SELENA-SLEDAI)=0, Physician Global Assessment (PGA)=0; CA if at each visit clinical SELENA-SLEDAI >0, PGA >0; RR if patients presented active disease in at least one visit during the observation period, interspersed with periods of remission. …”
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Variations in the branching pattern of the internal iliac artery and its implications in trauma and surgery – a South Indian cadaveric study by Satheesha Nayak Badagabettu, Ashwini Aithal Padur, Surekha Devadasa Shetty

“…ABSTRACT Background The internal iliac artery (IIA) frequently shows variations in its branching pattern. Knowledge of its variations is helpful during gynecological and orthopedic surgical procedures. …”
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Exploring spatial–temporal evolution patterns of urban heat islands in summer and winter: evidence from a megacity of China by Nuocheng Yang, Chunyan Lu, Ling Ouyang, Riqing Chen, Weidong Man, Zili Wang, Jingwen Lin, Qianru Yu, Ziqi Li

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Data-Driven Approaches to Mining Passenger Travel Patterns: “Left-Behinds” in a Congested Urban Rail Transit Network by Xing Chen, Leishan Zhou, Zixi Bai, Yixiang Yue, Bin Guo, Hanxiao Zhou

“…The “left-behind” phenomenon occurs frequently in Urban Rail Transit (URT) networks with booming travel demand, especially during peak hours in a complex URT network, which makes passenger travel patterns more complicated. …”
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Characterizing historical (1992–2010) transitions between grassland and cropland in mainland France through mining land-cover survey data by Ying Xiao, Catherine Mignolet, Jean-François Mari, Marc Benoît

“…Our finding on the crop sequence patterns after the grassland conversion reveals two notable evolutions of agricultural production systems. …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression pattern analysis of the cinnamoyl-CoA reductase gene family in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) by Xixia Song, Dandan Liu, Yubo Yao, Lili Tang, Lili Cheng, Lie Yang, Zhongjuan Jiang, Qinghua Kang, Si Chen, Jiarong Ru, Lili Zhang, Guangwen Wu, Hongmei Yuan

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Dual-Task Gait Analysis: Combined Cognitive–Motor Demands Most Severely Impact Walking Patterns and Joint Kinematics by Nenad Nedović, Slavica Mutavdžin Krneta, Stevan Jovanović, Danilo Vujičić, Žiga Kozinc, Dmitry Skvortsov

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The Effect of Temporal Distribution Pattern of Rainfall Intensity on Runoff and Soil Loss in a Hillslope in a Semi-Arid Region by A.R. Vaezi, F. Besharat, F. Azarifam

“…The temporal distribution pattern of rainfall can play a role in the production of runoff and soil loss during rainfall. …”
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Multimodal Brain Growth Patterns: Insights from Canonical Correlation Analysis and Deep Canonical Correlation Analysis with Auto-Encoder by Ram Sapkota, Bishal Thapaliya, Bhaskar Ray, Pranav Suresh, Jingyu Liu

“…This research advances our understanding of neuroimaging analysis and provides valuable insights into the nuanced dynamics of brain development during adolescence.…”
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The Impact of a Breast Cancer Diagnosis on the Social Interaction Patterns of Young Omani Women: A Qualitative Study Approach by Mohammed Al-Azri, Zayana AL-Kiyumi, Khalid Al-Bimani, Huda Al-Awaisi

“…This study sought to explore the interaction patterns of young Omani BC survivors following their diagnosis and during treatment. …”
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Replicative aging in yeast involves dynamic intron retention patterns associated with mRNA processing/export and protein ubiquitination by Jesús Gómez-Montalvo, Alvaro de Obeso Fernández del Valle, Luis Fernando De la Cruz Gutiérrez, Jose Mario Gonzalez-Meljem, Christian Quintus Scheckhuber

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Phylogeographic Pattern of <i>Sargassum hemiphyllum</i> var. <i>chinense</i> (Phaeophyceae, Ochrophyta) in Chinese Coastal Waters by Zepan Chen, Weizhou Chen, Hong Du

“…These lineages are inferred to have diverged during the Middle to Late Pleistocene due to the isolation of the East China Sea and South China Sea during glacial periods. …”
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Prevalence of Substance use in Relation to Criminal Behavior Patterns among Prison Inmates in Karachi: A Cross-Sectional Study by Madiha Jamal, Shabana Waheed, Asma Shakoor

“…Overall, current substance use during imprisonment was relatively less than lifetime use of substance before imprisonment. …”
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Analysis of Urban Heat Islands and the Effects of Land Use Changes and Its Synoptic Patterns (Case Study of Ramsar City) by Ali MohammadpourZeidi, Mohammad Saleh Gerami

“…These systems include the Saudi Arabian high-pressure system, the Iranian high-pressure pattern, and a weak ridge pattern over Iran. While these systems share the common characteristic of being high-altitude patterns, their origins differ. …”
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Enhancing Neural Activation in Older Adults: Action Observation-Primed Swallowing Imagery Reveals Age-Related Connectivity Patterns by Hao Xiong, Jin-Jin Chen, Meng-Huan Wang, Lu Zhang, Feng Lin

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Association between dietary patterns and sarcopenia among community-dwelling older adults in five provinces of China: a cross-sectional study by Rongchang Pu, Shanshan Jia, Xiaona Zhang, Qingqing Man, Qingqing Man, Dongmei Yu, Shuya Cai, Pengkun Song, Pengkun Song, Jian Zhang, Jian Zhang

“…According to the factor loadings of all of the 18 food groups, three dietary patterns were identified. These dietary patterns include the diversified dietary pattern, which is mainly characterized by the intake of soybeans, fungi and algae, animal meat, fruits, and legumes; the traditional dietary pattern, which is mainly defined by the consumption of rice, pork, poultry, vegetables, and aquatic products; and the wheat-based dietary pattern, which is mainly characterized by the intake of wheat, tubers, and other cereals. …”
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Healthy eating patterns associated with reduced risk of inflammatory bowel disease by lowering low-grade inflammation: evidence from a large prospective cohort study by Bin Xia, Yan Li, Linmin Hu, Peng Xie, Ningning Mi, Liyuan Lv, Zixin Liang, Yuxuan Sun, Ying Li, Xiaodong Jiang, Guinan Liu, Yuanyuan Feng, Yingxin Zhu, Bo Zhan, Qiangsheng He, Pingguang Lei, Jian Qi, Pengpeng Wang, Jinqiu Yuan

“…Abstract Background Limited epidemiological evidence exists regarding the role of healthy eating patterns in reducing the risk of Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). …”
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Identifying subgroups of Chinese men who have sex with men based on sexual behavior and drug use patterns using a clustering analysis approach by Bingyang She, Jiajun Sun, Fang Lu, Siqi Lin, Yi Liu, Gaixia Li, Yawu Hu, Weiming Tang, Rayner Tan, Jason Ong, Shu Su, Lei Zhang

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Remote Sensing-Based Assessment of Evapotranspiration Patterns in a UNESCO World Heritage Site Under Increasing Water Competition by Maria C. Moyano, Monica Garcia, Luis Juana, Laura Recuero, Lucia Tornos, Joshua B. Fisher, Néstor Fernández, Alicia Palacios-Orueta

“…The impact was especially marked during droughts, such as the 2011–2016 period, when precipitation declined by 16%. …”
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