Patients’ preferences on atopic dermatitis skincare and social media use: a qualitative study by Roxana Mazilu, Stefanie Ziehfreund, Stephan Traidl, Alexander Zink

“…Conclusions Patients exhibit diverse patterns of SM use when selecting daily products and critically evaluate the online content, demonstrating a greater trust in healthcare professionals or familial connections. …”
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Pain, fatigue, and associated gene expressions over chemotherapy in patients with colorectal cancer. by Weizi Wu, Aolan Li, Vijender Singh, Andrew Salner, Ming-Hui Chen, Michelle P Judge, Xiaomei Cong, Wanli Xu

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to identify the pain and fatigue patterns during one chemotherapy cycle and associated gene expression profiles.…”
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Clinical evolution and medical resource utilization in adult patients with respiratory syncytial virus infection at a community hospital in Argentina. by Agustin Bengolea, Juan I Ruiz, Celina G Vega, Matias Manzotti, Nadia Zuccarino, Lucila Rey-Ares

“…It included hospitalized patients aged 18 years or older who had a positive test for respiratory syncytial virus between September 2010 and December 2023. …”
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Of cattle, sand flies and men: a systematic review of risk factor analyses for South Asian visceral leishmaniasis and implications for elimination. by Caryn Bern, Orin Courtenay, Jorge Alvar

“…<h4>Background</h4>Studies performed over the past decade have identified fairly consistent epidemiological patterns of risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Indian subcontinent.…”
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Exploring the Use of Mobile Health Applications in Palestinian Community Pharmacy Practice by Ahmed Nouri, PharmD, MSc

“…Data were collected using a structured, validated questionnaire addressing demographics, app usage patterns, perceived benefits, and barriers. Descriptive and inferential analyses were performed using SPSS® software, with P-values ≤0.05 considered statistically significant. …”
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Significance of Chest Computed Tomography Scan Findings at Time of Diagnosis in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia by Rajaa Suhail Najim, Ahmed Diaa Abdulwahab, Dina Nasih Tawfeeq

“…Atypical CT patterns according to previous reports were also observed including tree in bud, crazy paving, bronchiectasis, round organizing pneumonia, pulmonary nodules, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, cavitation and pleural thickening. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Pervasiveness of Indigenous Settlement in Oak Landscapes of Southern New England, US, During the Late Holocene by Stephen J. Tulowiecki, Brice B. Hanberry, Marc D. Abrams

“…Indigenous land use imprinted upon warmer areas conducive to burning created patterns in fire-tolerant vegetation in southern New England, plausibly affecting most low-elevation areas. …”
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Evolution of Rice Cultivar Performance Across China: A Multi-Dimensional Study on Yield and Agronomic Characteristics over Three Decades by Song Hang, Qi Wang, Yuan Wang, Haitao Xiang

“…However, the growth rate of rice yield per hectare has slowed in recent years, emphasizing the need for in-depth studies on the evolution of rice cultivar performance. …”
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Prioritising Infectious Disease Mapping. by David M Pigott, Rosalind E Howes, Antoinette Wiebe, Katherine E Battle, Nick Golding, Peter W Gething, Scott F Dowell, Tamer H Farag, Andres J Garcia, Ann M Kimball, L Kendall Krause, Craig H Smith, Simon J Brooker, Hmwe H Kyu, Theo Vos, Christopher J L Murray, Catherine L Moyes, Simon I Hay

“…Whilst a large number of IDs show global spatial variation, comprehensive knowledge of these geographic patterns is poor. Here we use an objective method to prioritise mapping efforts to begin to address the large deficit in global disease maps currently available.…”
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Greenhouse Gases Produced During Forest Fires in the La Niña and El Niño Periods in South Sumatra Province by Erekso Hadiwijoyo, Yulia Amirul Fata, Bambang Hero Saharjo

“…This research analyzes the effects of La Niña and El Niño on the region by analyzing factors such as precipitation patterns, temperature fluctuations, hotspots, and greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Combined Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery and 27-Gauge Transconjunctival Sutureless Vitrectomy by Sami Yılmaz, Remzi Avcı, Ayşegül Mavi Yıldız

“…Patients were initially given the femtosecond laser treatment that was performed after selection of capsulotomy and lens fragmentation patterns. The capsulotomy diameter was chosen as 4.9 mm in all patients. …”
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Mechanisms of dark personality traits in lesbian adult attachment: a chain-mediated model by Ye Liu, Shujiao Li, Shaoyang Ma, Shaoyang Ma

“…IntroductionRecent years have witnessed a growing focus on the mental health of sexual minorities, however research on the adult attachment styles of lesbians remains limited. …”
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Comparative transcriptomes of adenocarcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas reveal molecular similarities that span classical anatomic boundaries. by Eric W Lin, Tatiana A Karakasheva, Dong-Jin Lee, Ju-Seog Lee, Qi Long, Adam J Bass, Kwok K Wong, Anil K Rustgi

“…Advances in genomics in recent years have provided key insights into defining cancer subtypes "within-a-tissue"-that is, respecting traditional anatomically driven divisions of medicine. …”
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Body Composition in Preterm Infants: Current Insights and Emerging Perspectives by Sreekanth Viswanathan, Melissa Thoene, Zaineh Alja’nini, Pradeep Alur, Kera McNelis

“…In recent years, significant advancements in respiratory and nutritional care have markedly improved the survival rates of preterm infants and enhanced long-term health outcomes. …”
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Characterization of cardiac sarcoidosis in Iranian patients using cardiac magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography imaging techniques by Simin Almasi, Amir Azimi, Kiyan Heshmat-Ghahdarijani, Amir Ghaffari Jolfayi, Mahsa Ghorbani, Shahla Meshgi, Maedeh Dastmardi, Ghazaleh SalehAbadi, Ali Mohammadzadeh

“…LGE was most frequent in the basal anteroseptal and mid inferoseptal/anteroseptal segments, with midwall (35.5%) and subepicardial (23.7%) patterns predominating. Global strain analysis showed impaired values: longitudinal -10.08±4.14%, radial 15.38±8.55%, and circumferential -10.79±4.63%. …”
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From GenBank to GBIF: Phylogeny-Based Predictive Niche Modeling Tests Accuracy of Taxonomic Identifications in Large Occurrence Data Repositories. by B Eugene Smith, Mark K Johnston, Robert Lücking

“…Accuracy of taxonomic identifications is crucial to data quality in online repositories of species occurrence data, such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), which have accumulated several hundred million records over the past 15 years. These data serve as basis for large scale analyses of macroecological and biogeographic patterns and to document environmental changes over time. …”
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CT of acute abdomen in the elderly by Juliette Coutureau, Ingrid Millet, Patrice Taourel

“…This educational review focuses on acute abdomen pathologies specific to the elderly and on their imaging patterns and proposes a strategy for performing CT scans in this population. …”
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Palatal Soft Tissue Thickness on Maxillary Posterior Teeth and Its Relation to Palatal Vault Angle Measured by Cone-Beam Computed Tomography by Doosadee Hormdee, Thanwarat Yamsuk, Pipop Sutthiprapaporn

“…The mean age of the patients was 31.59 ± 13.92 years. The moderate and deep palatal vault angle patterns had the greatest and least prevalence, respectively. …”
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Abandoned acid? Understanding adherence to bisphosphonate medications for the prevention of osteoporosis among older women: a qualitative longitudinal study. by Charlotte Salter, Lisa McDaid, Debi Bhattacharya, Richard Holland, Tarnya Marshall, Amanda Howe

“…Individual participant understanding, choice, risk and perceived need all interact to produce unpredictable patterns of usage and acceptability. There are clear implications for practice and health professionals should not assume adherence in any older women prescribed medication for the prevention of osteoporosis. …”
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Multifocal and multicentric glioblastoma: clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in a monocentric series of twelve cases by Arad Iranmehr, Masoud SohrabiAsl, Ahmad Pour-Rashidi, Mohammad Shirani, Fada Hossein Nahang

“…Key findings include diverse recovery patterns in post-surgery KPS scores, suggesting individual variability in disease progression. …”
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