High prevalence and seasonal patterns of vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents in Central China: a three-year single-center study by Lei Xi, Xiaomei Wang, Jingjing Rao, Ye Zeng, Yun Xiang, Changzhen Li

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Patterns of intestinal parasite prevalence in brown bears (Ursus arctos) revealed by a 3-year survey on the Shiretoko peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan by Mizuki Moriyoshi, Naoki Hayashi, Nariaki Nonaka, Ryo Nakao, Masami Yamanaka, Toshio Tsubota, Michito Shimozuru

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Associations and patterns in lifestyle and body weight among university students over one year into the Covid-19 pandemic: A cluster analysis by Andreas Bschaden, Nanette Stroebele-Benschop

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Potential Factors Associated with Undernutrition in Children Under 5 years and its Patterns in Bangladesh: Insights from Four Cross-Sectional Studies by A H M Musfiqur Rahman Nabeen, Mosammat S. Khatun, Md. Akhtarul Islam, Md. Abdus S. Akanda, Julia L. Sharp

“…The main objective of this study is to understand the potential patterns and factors of undernutrition in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh from 2007 to 2017. …”
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Dietary Patterns and Their Associations With Obesity Among 4–9-Year-Old Children in the United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study by Nahla Hwalla, Farah Naja, Nada Abbas, Leila Itani, Fatima Al Zahraa Chokor, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Ayesha S Al Dhaheri, Lynda O’Neill, Samer Kharroubi, Habiba I Ali, Maysm N Mohamad, Lara Nasreddine

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Exploration of the pattern, clinical presentation and outcome of children with renal diseases: A 14-year retrospective study at a teaching hospital in Ghana. by George Nkrumah Osei, Emmanuel Worae, Betty Effie Adoko Ghartey, Perditer Okyere, Felix Abekah Botchway, Sampson K Djonor, Richard K D Ephraim

“…This study assessed the pattern, spectrum, outcome, and predictors of dialysis and death among children with renal disease at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Ghana.…”
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Evolving Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns in Salmonella spp. Isolated from Blood Specimens, Over 10 Years: A Retrospective Observational Analysis by Dinesh Kumar Perumal, Priyadarshini Shanmugam, R Alice Peace Selvabai, Perumal Jayaraman

“…Aim: To assess the prevalence of Salmonella spp. and the antimicrobial patterns of Salmonella isolates over a ten-year period (2014–2024) at a tertiary care hospital in Tamil Nadu, India. …”
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Pattern of endodontic instrument separation and factors affecting its retrieval: a 10-year retrospective observational study in a postgraduate institute by Velmurugan Natanasabapathy, Aswathi Varghese, Paul Kevin Abishek Karthikeyan, Srinivasan Narasimhan

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From field to plate: 50 years of plant-based food production and emerging risks to planetary and women’s health by Maria Julia Miele, Maria Julia Miele, Priscila Pereira Coltri, Camila Ferreira Soares, Renato Teixeira Souza, Rodolfo Carvalho Pacagnella, José Guilherme Cecatti, Barbara Teruel

“…Using national databases, we explored associations between food production and consumption patterns within this demographic.ResultsAlthough rice and beans are traditionally central to Brazilian diets, production data suggest that the dominant crops available to women of reproductive age are soy and sugarcane. …”
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Kidney failure-related excess mortality during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a nation-wide, population-based analysis by Zhenhu Chen, Pingping Jia, Di Xie, Jingyu Xie, Juan Liu, Wangnan Cao, Lefei Han, Jinjun Ran, Shengzhi Sun, Shi Zhao, Yang Ge, Leonardo Martinez, Xin Chen, Peihua Cao

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Bacterial Isolates and Drug Susceptibility Pattern of Sterile Body Fluids from Tertiary Hospital in Saurashtra Region: A One-Year Retrospective Study by Brihadishwaran Thiyagarajan, Krunal D Mehta, Hitesh J Assudani, Dhiviya Narbhavi T

“…This study identifies commonly isolated bacteria from the body fluid samples along with their antibiotic sensitivity pattern. Methods All body fluid samples (except blood, and CSF) which were received in the Bacteriology section of the Department of Microbiology in our tertiary care center of Saurashtra region between June 2021 to June 2022 were included in the study. …”
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Why Go to the Psychiatric Hospital? The Experiences of People Living with Mental Disorders Hospitalized Multiple Times in One Year: A Qualitative Study by Patrick Martino, Michael Saraga, Jérôme Dubuis, Milja Kovacevic

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Child Mortality and Reproductive Patterns in Bolivia, 1993-1998 by Pinto Aguirre, Guido

“…The results obtained in this paper support the evidence found in other studies: breastfeeding and the pace of childbearing are the most important reproductive patterns affecting child mortality risks, and their strong, consistent effects tend to persist even after the introduction of various socioeconomic variables as controls: short preceding birth intervals and short durations of breastfeeding increase the risk of death during the first two years of life.…”
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Correction: From field to plate: 50 years of plant-based food production and emerging risks to planetary and women's health by Maria Julia Miele, Maria Julia Miele, Priscila Pereira Coltri, Camila Ferreira Soares, Renato Teixeira Souza, Rodolfo Carvalho Pacagnella, José Guilherme Cecatti, Barbara Teruel

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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Multi-Drug Resistant Uropathogens in a Tertiary Hospital in Nepal: A One-Year Audit by Manish Man Pradhan, Sangita Sharma, Sujeet Poudyal, Diwas Gnyawali, Suman Adhikari, Suman Chapagain, Bhojraj Luitel, Hari Prasad Kattel, Pawan Raj Chalise

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Weight status of children aged 2-5 years old, attending a paediatric outpatient clinic and its association with parental feeding style and parental perceptions of weight status by Aisling Lee, Helen Callaghan, Dara Gallagher, Annette Lalor, Louise Rattigan, Hilary Greaney, Laura Keaver

“…Therefore, parents have a strong influence over a child’s growth pattern. In addition, parental awareness of childhood obesity is reported to be poor which could be a barrier to interventions. …”
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Association between lower extremity movement patterns and ACL loading in CAI patients across varied ankle sprain frequencies within a year by Zeyi Zhang, Shengmeng Wei, Hanlin Shi, Youping Sun

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Study on the sexual behavior patterns and the related factors among women aged 50 years and older with high HIV infection rates in rural areas by HU Mi, XIE Guanqing, WANG Xinting, LI Jingxin, ZHOU Haiye, ZHOU Qifu, CAI Chang

“…Objective To understand the sexual behavior patterns and the related factors among rural women aged≥50 years. …”
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Impact of generic antiretroviral drugs introduction on pharmaceutical expenditure patterns in the Netherlands: a six-year retrospective database analysis from 2016 to 2022 by P. Oosterhof, M. Van Luin, J. W. Vanhommerig, K. Brinkman, D. M. Burger

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Retention patterns of the public sector nursing and midwifery workforce in regional and rural settings of southern Queensland, Australia: a 12-year retrospective analysis by Jessica Elliott, Lee O’Malley, Clara Walker, Ansmarie Van Erp, Priya Martin, Hwee Sin Chong, Bahram Sangelaji, Tony Fallon

“…Results Study results revealed an overall median survival time of 1.83 years for public sector nursing and midwifery professionals. …”
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