Early outcome of femoral supracondylar fracture managed with distal femoral locking plate at National Orthopaedic Hospital Dala Kano by Tsoho SA, Abubakar K, Awomusi FO, Usman MI, Muhammad S

“…The common fracture patterns were AO muller A1 and A2; 28.2% each. Normal knee extension was recorded in all the patients. …”
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Racial-ethnic composition of U.S. school districts, wildfire smoke PM2.5 levels, and reduced in-person learning among schoolchildren and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic by Daniel Kim

“…Successively higher odds for both outcomes were observed in higher quartiles (P for trend < .001). Similar patterns were seen when percentages of Asian-, Black-, and Hispanic-American students were modeled simultaneously. …”
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Spatial Evolution of Villages in China’s Rural Return Process: A Study of Village-Scale Transformations in Zhejiang Province by Zhaoteng Jin, Kai Gong, Yifei Pei, Naoko Saio

“…In recent years, rural return has emerged as a significant trend in China, largely driven by central and local government policies promoting rural revitalization and urban-to-rural migration. …”
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Korelasi Kadar Adiponektin dengan Kadar Kolesterol High Density Lipoprotein pada Penyandang Obes by Fiona Septi Mulya, Efrida Efrida, Zelly Dia Rofinda

“…The results of the population subanalysis show relatively similar patterns. First-degree obesity population (r = 0.55; p = 0.002), second-degree obesity population (r = 0.41; p = 0.026). …”
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Using ESPEN data for evidence-based control of neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: A comprehensive model-based geostatistical analysis of soil-transmitted helminths. by Jessie Jane Khaki, Mark Minnery, Emanuele Giorgi

“…Spatial patterns exhibited significant variation in STH species distribution and heterogeneity in spatial correlation scale (1.14 km to 3,027.44 km) and residual spatial variation variance across countries.…”
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Symptomatic vulvovaginal candidiasis and antifungal resistance in HIV-1 positive women at Mbarara city health centre IV by Nusifah Mbatudde, Pauline Petra Nalumaga, Joel Bazira, Taseera Kabanda

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of VVC, identify associated risk factors, characterize the distribution of Candida species, and assess their antifungal susceptibility patterns among HIV-positive women attending Mbarara City Health Centre IV. …”
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Enhancing AI-driven forecasting of diabetes burden: a comparative analysis of deep learning and statistical models by Rasool Esmaeilyfard, Mohsen Bayati

“…LSTM effectively captured short-term patterns but struggled with long-term dependencies, while GRU, though computationally efficient, exhibited higher error rates. …”
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Associations between sociodemographic characteristics and tobacco usage in adult cancer survivors: Evidence from a population-based study by Alexander Jonathan Mann, Janice Claire Malcolm

“…This analysis aims to compare tobacco use in cancer-free respondents and cancer survivors, in order to elucidate trends and behavioural patterns associated with increased tobacco use in individuals that have survived cancer.  …”
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Beyond the Backbone: A Quantitative Review of Deep-Learning Architectures for Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasting by He Huang, Difei Deng, Liang Hu, Yawen Chen, Nan Sun

“…While traditional numerical weather prediction (NWP) systems have long served as the backbone of operational forecasting, they face limitations in computational cost and sensitivity to initial conditions. In recent years, deep learning (DL) has emerged as a promising alternative, offering data-driven modeling capabilities for capturing nonlinear spatiotemporal patterns. …”
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Factors associated with chronic opioid use after minimally invasive lung resections. by Isabel Emmerick, Hayley Reddington, Tanmay N Patil, Alexander Neamtu, Jiddu Guart, Rebecca Foley, Allison Crawford, Karl Uy, Mark W Maxfield, Yury Rabotnikov, William Phillips, Feiran Lou

“…Postoperative pain was managed with a standardized multi-modal pain-control regimen utilizing opioids only as needed. Prescription patterns and dispensing data of opioids at 30-, 60-, and 90-days postoperatively informed usage. …”
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A Hardware Accelerator for Real-Time Processing Platforms Used in Synthetic Aperture Radar Target Detection Tasks by Yue Zhang, Yunshan Tang, Yue Cao, Zhongjun Yu

“…Furthermore, a unique memory arrangement design based on this PE aims to enhance memory read/write efficiency while applying dataflow patterns suitable for FPGA computing to the accelerator to reduce computation latency. …”
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Groundwater Quality Assessment Using Water Quality Index and Geospatial Tools: Kabul Province Case Study by Maiwand Omary, Mohammad Najim Nasimi, Mohammad Nasim Nasimi

“…Moreover, the spatial distribution of WQI and 12 physico-chemical parameter values was mapped using the Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) Interpolation in Arcmap 10.7 environment, revealing distinct water quality patterns across the study area. The water qual-ity testing outcomes under this investigation show compliance of multiple water contaminant concentrations with the World Health Organization (WHO) Water Quality Guidelines and Afghanistan National Drinking Water Quality Standards (ANDWQS). …”
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An evaluation of the ambulatory diagnosis and treatment of seborrheic dermatitis in PWH in a regional healthcare system by David Perez, Seble G. Kassaye, Carly Herbert, Deniz Ozisik, Aniket Kini, Adam Visconti

“…Methods We evaluated the treatment of and referral patterns for seborrheic dermatitis relative to accepted standards of care among outpatient dermatologists and non-dermatologists in a regional healthcare system. …”
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Characteristics of scores used for quantitative lung ultrasound in neonates: a systematic review by Victor Sartorius, Stéphanie Brunet, Daniele De Luca

“…Most of the articles were published in the past 5 years, predominantly by European investigators. They described 32 different LUS. …”
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Real-Time Fire Risk Classification Using Sensor Data and Digital-Twin-Enabled Deep Learning by In-Seop Na, Vani Rajasekar, Velliangiri Sarveshwaran

“…Over recent years, the frequency and intensity of fire disasters have escalated, underscoring the urgent need for accurate and timely disaster classification and mitigation strategies. …”
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Onset of autoimmune hepatitis in children and adolescents considering disease phenotypes by M.B. Dyba

“…The study aimed to analyze the patterns of AIH onset in children and adolescents, considering its phenotypes. ­…”
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Primary analysis of malignant neoplasm trends and demographics in hospitalized patients in Kashi prefecture from 2016 to 2023 by Nueraili Kade, Wusiman Yakufu, Cheng Zhang, Lin Wang, Qingqing Qian, Xiaochuan Liu, Long Jia, Chunfeng Wu, Weihua Chen, Tianxiang Chen

“…Health promotion and early screening strategies should be tailored based on the observed hospitalization patterns. Additionally, medical resources should be allocated efficiently, and support for relevant disciplines should be strengthened to address these prevalent conditions.…”
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Small scale, elevation- and environmental-related differences in life history strategies in a temperate resident songbird by Benjamin R. Sonnenberg, Carrie L. Branch, Angela M. Pitera, Virginia K. Heinen, Lauren E. Whitenack, Joseph F. Welklin, Vladimir V. Pravosudov

“…Environmental drivers of within-population reproductive patterns are often hypothesized to lead to reproductive strategies tuned to local conditions. …”
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The Deformation Response of Hydrological Loading Due To Water Level Changes in Qinghai Lake by Chao Chen, Zhiwei Fang, Rong Zou, Lingfeng Gao, Shengpeng Zhang, Yongying Zhang, Qi Wang

“…Abstract Over the past 18 years, the water level of Qinghai Lake has risen by more than 4 m, resulting in a total mass increase of approximately 22 Gt. …”
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STRATIFIED ASSESSMENT OF DENTAL CARIES RISK FACTORS IN CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENT GRADES OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT by Peter Bakardjiev

“…Aim: To assess the impact of oral hygiene, dietary patterns, and socioeconomic factors on dental caries prevalence in children with varying grades of hearing impairment Materials and methods: The objects of the study were 58 children (7 to 10 years) – 21 healthy children without hearing impairment,19 with mild and moderate hearing loss (they can't hear sounds below 20- 65 dB), 18 with severe and profound hearing loss (65 + dB). …”
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