A Hospital-Based Analytical Study on Antibiotic Utilization in Pediatric Patients and Antibiotic Stewardship by Mahbubur Rahman, Sanjoy Chungkrang, Anta Sharma, Kritika Sharma, Arfa Khan

“…Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze the antibiotics utilization patterns in the pediatric department for the upliftment in the adherence to the guidelines while prescribing in the hospital. …”
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For Your Eyes Only: A Privacy-Preserving Authentication Framework Based on Homomorphic Encryption and Retina Biometrics by David Palma, Pier Luca Montessoro

“…This study presents a groundbreaking approach to address these concerns by integrating homomorphic encryption into retina-based authentication. …”
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Analysis of Dynamic, Thermodynamic, and Synoptic conditions of heavy rainfall Events in the South-East of Iran by Bohlool Alijani, Keramat Hashemi, Mohsen Abbasnia, Sima Pourhashemi

“…Then, the maps of spatial patterns have been drawn with the resolution in cell size of 2.5٭2.5 degree.­ …”
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The plane wave diffraction on a flat area from randomly orientated rectangular apertures by A.Zh. Khachatrian, S.H. Harutyunyan, L.E. Khachikyan, T.R. Muradyan, G.A. Harutyunyan, V.N. Aghabekyan

“…The presented theoretical study explains the diffraction patterns in the form of concentrated circles observed on a system of rectangular NaCl microcrystals deposited randomly on a flat glass substrate. …”
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Botulinum toxin treatment of lower extremity spasticity by S. E. Khat’kova, M. A. Akulov, O. R. Orlova, D. Yu. Usachev, A. S. Orlova, L. V. Krylova

“…Gait biomechanics, step cycle and main pathologic patterns of lower extremity are described (hip adduction, knee flexion, knee extension, foot plantar flexion, equinovarus foot position, toes flexion, hallux extension), including muscles involved in the pathological process. …”
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Ecological Niche Changes and Risk Regionalization of the Invasive Plant Praxelis clematidea by Jia‐Guo Wang, Jia‐Wei Wu, Wei‐Jie Li

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Effect of the extensive parallel process model on high-risk sexual behaviors of adolescent girls: A randomized control trial by Mahtab Tabarsa, Fereshte Yapang Gharavi, Sara Parizi, Ermia Maghsoodloo

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Barriers and Strategies of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in High School Students in Sanandaj by Ghobad Moradi, Ardeshir Rahimzadeh, Sorayya Amani, Jahanbakhsh Yousefi, Khaled Rahmani, Sharareh Bagheri

“…Some of the findings of the present study were low nutritional knowledge, beliefs and values, the impact of peers, the role of parents, the media, and access. …”
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Large language models' knowledge of children's memory and suggestibility: Evaluating model predictions of prior experimental results by Pekka Santtila, Yongjie Sun, Kristjan Kask, Liisa Järvilehto, Jiaxing Xiu

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Interrelation Between Pathoadaptability Factors and Crispr-Element Patterns in the Genomes of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Isolates Collected from Healthy Puerperant Women in Ural Regio... by Yulia Mikhaylova, Marina Tyumentseva, Konstantin Karbyshev, Aleksandr Tyumentsev, Anna Slavokhotova, Svetlana Smirnova, Andrey Akinin, Andrey Shelenkov, Vasiliy Akimkin

“…The data presented will serve as a valuable addition to further scientific investigations in the field of bacterial pathoadaptability, especially in studying the role of CRISPR/Cas systems in the <i>E. coli</i> genome plasticity and evolution.…”
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Protocol for a multicentre, prospective cohort study of clinical, proteomic and genomic patterns associated with osteoporosis to develop a multidimensional fracture assessment tool... by Noushin Fahimfar, Bagher Larijani, Afshin Ostovar, Iraj Nabipour, Patricia Khashayar, Hans Peter Dimai, Nahid Moradi, Safoora Gharibzadeh

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Association between plant-based dietary patterns and hypertension among adults with type 2 diabetes in Azar cohort study in northwestern Iran: a cross-sectional study by Sina Naghshi, Maryam Saghafi-Asl, Elnaz Faramarzi, Sevil Kiani

“…Objectives Most previous research on plant-based diets and hypertension primarily focused on the general population, with limited data available among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate the association between plant-based dietary patterns and hypertension among adults with T2DM.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting The AZAR cohort is part of the Persian Cohort, an Iranian screening programme, and includes participants who were residing in Shabestar county, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran for a minimum of 9 monthsParticipants A total of 1947 participants with T2DM were included in the current analysis.Outcome measures Hypertension was the outcome measure. …”
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Establishment and validation of a nomogram model for early diagnosis of gastric cancer: a large-scale cohort study by Haiyu Wang, Yumin Ding, Shujing Zhao, Kaixu Li, Dehong Li

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Use of individual Google Location History data to identify consumer encounters with food outlets by Olufunso Oje, Ofer Amram, Perry Hystad, Assefaw Gebremedhin, Pablo Monsivais

“…Abstract Background Addressing key behavioral risk factors for chronic diseases, such as diet, requires innovative methods to objectively measure dietary patterns and their upstream determinants, notably the food environment. …”
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Comprehensive identification, characterization and expression analyses of the class III POD gene family in water lily (Nymphaea colorata) by Wasi Ullah Khan, Wasi Ullah Khan, Latif Ullah Khan, Noor Muhammad Khan, Ji Zhang, Wang Wenquan, Wang Wenquan, Fei Chen, Fei Chen

“…The Examination of duplication patterns suggests that tandem duplication has contributed to the expansion of NcPOD genes. …”
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Investigation of three alternative histopathological scoring methods at the invasive tumour front in colorectal cancer by Walaiphorn Woraharn, Ashley McCulloch, Christopher Bigley, Phimmada Hatthakarnkul, Kathryn Pennel, Peter Alexander, Hester vanWyk, Antonia Roseweir, Jennifer Hay, Noori Maka, James Park, Nigel B Jamieson, Joanne Edwards, Campbell SD Roxburgh

“…At the invasive tumour front, tumour characteristics were scored using three alternative methods: the Karamitopoulou method, which evaluates the percentage of infiltrative tumour; the Taskin method, a five‐point grading scale; and the tumour growth pattern (TGP) method, which classifies patterns as pushing, intermediate, or infiltrative. …”
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MAOA: A Swift and Effective Optimization Algorithm for Linear Antenna Array Design by Anoop Raghuvanshi, Abhinav Sharma, Abhishek Kumar Awasthi, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Singhal, Kim Soon Chong, Sew Sun Tiang, Wei Hong Lim

“…This paper presents the modified arithmetic optimization algorithm (MAOA), a swift and effective optimization algorithm specifically designed for electromagnetic applications. …”
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Resource status and priority for the protection of rare and endangered plants in Zhejiang Province, China by DUAN Yuhao1, CHEN Feng2, ZHANG Hongwei3, HE Anguo4, LIU Julian5, LIU Xi6, CHEN Xiaorong7, YE Lixin7, PANG Chunmei8, YU Lipeng9, ZHAO Changgao10, WANG Guanshun1, LU Yifei1, JIN Xiaofeng1*, YU Mingjian11*

“…The present study analyzed the listed rare and endangered plants on List of National Key Protected Wild Plants in China (2021)and List of Key Protected Wild Plants in Zhejiang Province(2023)(to be announced), which are known to occur in Zhejiang Province and their patterns of distribution. …”
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Distribution patterns of HLA-A^*, B^*, DRB1^* allele groups among persons who underwent COVID-19 by L. N. Bubnova, I. E. Pavlova, A. S. Berkos, M. A. Terentyeva, T. V. Glazanova, L. V. Erokhina, E. V. Belyaeva, A. V. Chechetkin, N. S. Bashketova, I. G. Chkhindzheria, M. А. Kozhemyakina, D. V. Azarov, R. N. Kuznetsova, Areg A. Totolyan

“…Many studies have focused on search of specific alleles associated with both susceptibility and resistance to this disease. Separate HLA patterns were reported already. These patterns may be either universal to several populations, or rather peculiar, since distribution of HLA genes is different for various populations, depending on the living conditions, including specific protection from environmental pathogens. …”
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Clinician and Visitor Activity Patterns in an Intensive Care Unit Room: A Study to Examine How Ambient Monitoring Can Inform the Measurement of Delirium Severity and Escalation of... by Keivan Nalaie, Vitaly Herasevich, Laura M. Heier, Brian W. Pickering, Daniel Diedrich, Heidi Lindroth

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