A Descriptive Analysis of Visual and Oculomotor Skills in Federated University Athletes by Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Tena, Xabier Rodríguez-Alonso, Clara Martinez-Perez, José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera, Vicente J. Clemente-Suárez, Celia Sanchez-Ramos, Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina

“…Results: The findings revealed patterns in the visual and oculomotor skills of this cohort, particularly in parameters such as dynamic visual acuity, stereopsis, and hand-eye coordination, which are relevant to the demands of their sports. …”
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Space-time trends in fetal mortality in Brazil, 1996–2021 by João Batista Francalino da Rocha, Italla Maria Pinheiro Bezerra, Elyecleyde Katiane da Silva Oliveira, Aline Bergamini Effgen Sena, Francisco Naildo Cardoso Leitão, Luiz Carlos de Abreu

“…The percentage change (PC), annual percentage change (APC), and average annual percentage change (AAPC) were calculated using Joinpoint regression to determine the trend patterns: increasing, decreasing, or stationary. Excel 2019, Stata, and Joinpoint Regression software were used. …”
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Missing Black males among preterm births in the US, 1995 to 2019. by Tim A Bruckner, Suman Chakrabarti, Brenda Bustos, Ralph Catalano, Alison Gemmill, Joan A Casey, Hedwig Lee

“…We used linear regression methods to identify trend and seasonal patterns in PTB sex ratios. We also examined subgroup differences in PTB sex ratios (e.g., advanced maternal ages, twin gestations, and narrower gestational age ranges).…”
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The OpenMindat v1.0.0 R package: a machine interface to Mindat open data to facilitate data-intensive geoscience discoveries by X. Que, J. Zhang, W. Chen, J. Ralph, X. Ma

“…<p>Technologies such as machine learning and deep learning are powering the discovery of meaningful patterns in Earth science big data. In the field of mineralogy, Mindat (“mindat.org”) is one of the largest databases. …”
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Association between three-timepoint maternal blood pressure trajectories during pregnancy and low birth weight: a longitudinal study based on NHANES 2005–2006 by Huiqiang Liu, Yanping Wei, Wen Zhang, Fei Meng, Nina Ding, Xicui Liu

“…Stratified analyses indicated that this association was more pronounced in mothers who were older than 40 years, had a BMI &gt;28, had lower income, did not consume alcohol, and had abnormal cholesterol levels. …”
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Bacterial flora of chronic venous leg ulcers: Shifts over a two-decade period by Matić Milan, Matić Aleksandra

“…Antibiotic resistance patterns also evolved. This study highlights the importance of local surveillance of bacterial flora of VLUs and antibiotic resistance profiles.…”
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Global burden and risk factors of childhood cardiovascular disease (1990–2021) by Caixia Hou, Nan Zhang, Chao Liu, Weijun Gao

“…However, global data analyses on the burden of CCVD remain limited, particularly regarding variations across socio-demographic index (SDI) levels and effects of major risk factors.ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate worldwide patterns in the incidence and mortality of CCVD between 1990 and 2021 and examine how these trends vary by SDI, gender, age, and major environmental risk factors.MethodsThis study analyzed the incidence, mortality, and estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) of CCVD in children aged 0 to 14 years during 1990–2021. …”
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Migrations of juvenile chum salmon in the Okhotsk Sea; comparative analysis of efficiency for fish hatchery complexes in Far East of Russia and in Japan by Eugene A. Shevlyakov, Alexandra I. Chistyakova

“…Abundance and structure of feeding aggregations of chum salmon are analyzed on the results of the otoliths processing sampled in different areas of the Okhotsk Sea in 2011-2014 and scheme of their autumn migrations in dependence on the sea surface temperature (SST) patterns, using the data on catching the fish with the otoliths marked in hatcheries. …”
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Weather influenced nestling growth of an insectivorous but not a granivorous grassland passerine in Argentina by Martín Alejandro Colombo, Adrián Jauregui, Luciano N. Segura

“…However, most of these patterns have been described in insectivorous cavity-nesting birds in temperate forests. …”
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Temporal Associations of the SARS-CoV-2 NP Antigen and Anti-Spike Total Ig Levels with Laboratory Parameters in a Greek Cohort of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients by Erasmia Rouka, Ourania S. Kotsiou, Garyfallia Perlepe, Athanasios Pagonis, Ioannis Pantazopoulos, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis

“…The temporal correlation patterns of the SARS-CoV-2 NP Ag and anti-S total Ig levels with laboratory markers varied among patients with differing degrees of COVID-19 severity. …”
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Intrinsic capacity and its change predict cardiovascular disease risk in early cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: a nationwide cohort study by Fei Song, Meng-Jin Hu, Jinggang Xia, Chunlin Yin

“…Trajectory analysis identified three longitudinal patterns of IC with age: class 1, ‘low level’ (12%); class 2, ‘medium level’ (25%); class 3, ‘high level’ (63%). …”
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The Effects of Prescribed Fire on Artificial Wild Turkey Nest Survival in Closed‐Canopy Mixed Hardwood Forest by Mariah G. McInnis, Robert A. Gitzen, Bret A. Collier, William D. Gulsby

“…We did not detect a relationship between time since fire (p > 0.05) or vegetation measurements (p > 0.05) and artificial nest predation. We believe the patterns we observed were explained by high overstory canopy cover (~90%) across the study area that limited vegetation response to fire. …”
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Clinical Features and Surgical Management of Bile Duct Cyst in Adults by Xin Wu, Binglu Li, Chaoji Zheng, Xiaodong He

“…Data collected included demographic characteristics, clinical manifestations, surgical patterns, and prognoses. We compared the characteristics of patients undergoing their primary BDC resection against those of patients undergoing reoperation. …”
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Statistical Assessment of The Development of Digital Skills of The Employed Population in The Russian Federation by P. E. Prokhorov

“…The results of the analysis of the development of digital skills can be used in studies on modeling the relationship between the level of user competencies of personnel in the digital environment and the development of the digital economy in order to study the features and patterns of digital transformation of economic activity in the Russian Federation in a deeper and more comprehensive way.…”
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Subjective Performance Expectations From and Demographic and Categorical Differences in the Acceptance of Virtual Reality or AI Technologies in Rehabilitation Programs: Cross-Secti... by Guido Waldmann, Dominik Raab

“…A significant rank correlation was observed for 103 out of 105 pairwise comparisons of the therapeutic fields, with distinct patterns of effects sizes within the chosen categories. …”
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Effect of Basic Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course on Physicians’ Use in Clinical Practice: A Survey Study by Burcu Azapoğlu Kaymak, Merve Ekşioğlu, Özlem Dikme

“…Results: The mean age of participants was 30.9±4.6 years, and 83.6% were emergency medicine specialists. …”
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Expansion of an introduced sea anemone population, and its associations with native species in a tropical marine lake (Jellyfish Lake, Palau) by Sharon Patris, Laura E. Martin, Lori J. Bell, Michael N Dawson

“…The non-native sea anemone was first found at the tourist entry into the lake in 2003 and identified as <em>Exaiptasia pallida</em> (Agassiz 1864), a species with zooxanthellae endosymbionts. Temporal patterns of tourism, the spatial extent of the sea anemone in 2003, and genetic analyses of the symbiont were consistent with the early stages of introduction. …”
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Antipredator behaviour as a major determinant of prey altitudinal movements: the wolf and the chamois by Valerio Orazi, Matteo Panaccio, Sandro Lovari, Irene Belardi, Achaz von Hardenberg, Bruno Bassano, Francesco Ferretti

“…Analyses of counts throughout 21 years supported no direct effect of wolf on chamois abundance and survival. …”
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Older, vulnerable patient view: a pilot and feasibility study of the patient measure of safety (PMOS) with patients in Australia by Jeffrey Braithwaite, Natalie Taylor, Rebecca Lawton, Robyn Clay-Williams, Emily Hogden, Zhicheng Li

“…A study log was categorised into 10 key feasibility factors, including liaising with wards to understand operational procedures and identify patterns of patient discharge.Conclusions Capturing patient perceptions of care is crucial in improving patient safety. …”
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A relational approach to co-create Advance Care Planning with and for people living with dementia: a narrative study by Tharin Phenwan, Judith Sixsmith, Linda McSwiggan, Deans Buchanan

“…Narrative analysis was used to identify patterns in the data, generating three narratives: Shifting Expectations; Relational Interdependency and Trigger Points. …”
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