Primary sclerosing cholangitis–inflammatory bowel disease: Epidemiology, mortality, and impact of diagnostic sequence by Kristel K. Leung, Wenbin Li, Bettina Hansen, Aliya Gulamhusein, Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Abdel Aziz Shaheen, Amanda Ricciuto, Eric I. Benchimol, Jennifer A. Flemming, Gideon M. Hirschfield

“…Conclusions: Population-level data support distinct epidemiological patterns among people living with PSC-IBD compared with IBD, including a higher socioeconomic status and worse outcomes in those found to have IBD before PSC. …”
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Geographical variation of overweight, obesity and related risk factors: Findings from the European Health Examination Survey in Luxembourg, 2013-2015. by Hanen Samouda, Maria Ruiz-Castell, Valery Bocquet, Andrea Kuemmerle, Anna Chioti, Frédéric Dadoun, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Saverio Stranges

“…Here we aimed at exploring, for the first time in Luxembourg, potential geographic patterns in overweight/obesity prevalence in the country, adjusted for several demographic, socioeconomic, behavioural and health status characteristics. …”
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Fertility intentions among Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study using a national survey by Mingyan Hao, Chenxiao Zhang, Haofeng Fu, Jingting Zhang, Ziyi Zhang, Baotong Ma, Ruitong Xia, Yuanwei Lu, Jingwen Liu, Hanjia Xin, Yumeng Cao, Saier Yang, Runqing Li, Ji Zhao, Jin Zhang, Zheng Gao, Yaxin Zeng, Yixiao Ding, Zhuolun Ren, Yan Guan, Na Zhang, Jia Li, Yan Ma, Pei Wei, Jingjing Dong, Chen Chen, Yajing Zhou, Jianzhong Zheng, Wei Liu, Lizheng Wang

“…Through the adoption of these approaches, stakeholders can strive to counteract the patterns of low fertility intentions and create an environment that supports family growth.…”
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The Elephant Ethogram: a library of African elephant behaviour by Joyce Poole, Petter Granli

“…The construction of “exclusive ethograms” to describe a species' behaviour or activity patterns is commonly used in behavioural studies, where the ethogram focuses on the behaviours of interest. …”
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Dynamic changes of aroma substances during fruit development of six sweet cherry varieties in Qinghai by HAO Shuaiqi, GUO Qingyun, LI Linhao, YUAN Huaning

“…[Conclusion] The six sweet cherry varieties exhibited distinct patterns in aroma compound changes during fruit development. …”
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Associations of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio(NLR), Triglyceride-Glucose Index (TyG), and TyG-derived indices with vitality decline in older adults in China: a study within th... by Jiaxiu Zhao, Xueying Ji, Yixin Chen, Jiaofeng Wang, Jie Chen, Yiqin Huang, Zhijun Bao

“…Methods This study recruited 986 community-dwelling adults ≥ 60 years old at the Beixingjing Street Community from March 25, 2024, to June 17, 2024, in Shanghai, China. …”
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Cognitive functions in patients suffering from hypertension and hypothyroidism with retrospective evaluation of control over disease compensation. by M. I. Lesiv

“…A detailed analysis of the patterns of the ACE-R scale revealed that patients in Group I had a significantly lower score in the memory domain (22.68±0.96, p=0.037); patients in Group II had a low score in the concentration domain (15.85±1.14, p=0.045) and executive functions domain (11.62±8.63, p=0.041). …”
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Novel DES mutation presenting with isolated restrictive respiratory failure. Expanding the clinical spectrum by J. Alonso-Pérez, O. Barrachina-Esteve, L. González-Quereda, M.L. Viguera-Martinez, M. Luján-Torné, M. Guitart-Feliubadaló, J. Miguel Martínez, Á. Carbayo, P. Gallano, J. Díaz-Manera, M. Olivé, R. Rojas-Garcia

“…None of the patients presented skeletal muscle weakness or heart disease, even after 20 years of disease progression. Muscle MRI showed a common pattern with predominant involvement of the semitendinosus muscle. …”
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Childbearing and Family Instability: The Impact of Children on Women's Divorce Probability in Iran by Davoud Shahpari Sani, Mohammad Jalal Abbasi Shavazi

“…In recent years, the incidence of divorce in Iran has risen significantly, making it a pressing social concern. …”
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Climate Change Risk, Performance, and Value Added in Agricultural Sector by Ramin Amani, Zanko Ghorbani, Zana Mozaffari

“…Introduction Climate change can occur once in a thousand years. However, recent abrupt and severe climate shifts have emerged as a significant concern within societies and a substantial environmental challenge. …”
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Clinical Predictors and Determinants of Mpox Complications in Hospitalized Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study from Burundi by Liliane Nkengurutse, John O. Otshudiema, Godefroid Kamwenubusa, Issa Diallo, Odette Nsavyimana, Jean Claude Mbonicura, Jean Claude Nkurunziza, Fidèle Cishahayo, Dieudonné Niyongere, Bonite Havyarimana, Déo Simbarariye, Marc Nimburanira, Bosco Ntiranyibagira, Senya Diane Nzeyimana, Brigitte Ndelema, Denise Nkezimana, Parfait Shingiro, Aimable Sibomana, Stany Nduwimana, Freddy Nyabenda, Alexis Niyomwungere, Mamadou Zongo, Abdoulaye Bousso, Samuel Boland, Jeanine Ndayisenga, Dionis Nizigiyimana, Joseph Nyandwi, Alimuddin Zumla, Rosamund F. Lewis, Stanislas Harakandi

“…(1) Objectives: Studies on mpox patterns, severity predictors, and public health impacts in Burundi remain limited. …”
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Respiratory pathogens in infants and young children with acute respiratory illness: a prospective cohort study, China, 2023–2024 by Yuqing Li, Mingwei Wei, Mingwei Wei, Lunbiao Cui, Xiang Huo, Lisha Ma, Ran Tao, Tao Wu, Suyang Qi, Baolong Wang, Xiuyun Shi, Yuanbao Liu, Wenqing Liu, Yiyue Ge, Li Chen, Xiujuan Zhao, Jingjing Wu, Runjie Qi, Fengcai Zhu, Fengcai Zhu, Fengcai Zhu, Jingxin Li, Jingxin Li, Jingxin Li

“…Among the pathogens, human adenovirus (HAdV) and human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (18, 36.0%) were the most common pathogens detected among 50 hospitalized cases of ARIs.ConclusionOur data provide a better understanding of epidemiological patterns of respiratory pathogens in infants and young children from 2023 to 2024. …”
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Association between gestational weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcomes: cohort analysis from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa by Anisur Rahman, Fyezah Jehan, Gary M Shaw, Sunil Sazawal, Salahuddin Ahmed, Abdullah H Baqui, David K Stevenson, Monjur Rahman, Jesmin Pervin, Shaki Aktar, Rasheda Khanam, Sayedur Rahman, Nitya Wadhwa, Ge Zhang, Huan Xu, Usma Mehmood, Shinjini Bhatnagar, Jeffrey S A Stringer, Bellington Vwalika, Waqasuddin Khan, Nabidul Haque Chowdhury, Imran Nisar, Javairia Khalid, Nima Aghaeepour, U Tin Nu, Yuri V Sebastião, Ramachandran Thiruvengadam, Ayushi, Bapu Koundinya Desiraju, Fatma Kabole, Muhammad Farrukh Qazi, Margaret Kasaro, Bihila Abdalla Bakari

“…Introduction Studies of gestational weight gain (GWG) and adverse pregnancy outcomes seldom focus on low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs), despite their high burden of morbidity and mortality. We examined GWG patterns and adverse pregnancy outcomes in a consortium of pregnancy cohorts from LMICs.Methods We analysed data from five observational pregnancy cohorts in Bangladesh (two cohorts), India, Pakistan and Zambia. …”
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Predicting Financial Distress through Ranking Working Capital Management Components Using Random Forest Algorithm by Pouya Sadeghi, Daryush Farid, Hamid Reza Mirzaei, Abolfazl Dehghani

“…During the learning phase, the model attempts to identify the inherent pattern or the relationship between the dependent variable (financial distress) and each explanatory variable (working capital management components) with the validity of this learning measured by the testing data. …”
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Assessing healthy vaccinee effect in COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness studies: a national cohort study in Qatar by Hiam Chemaitelly, Houssein H Ayoub, Peter Coyle, Patrick Tang, Mohammad R Hasan, Hadi M Yassine, Asmaa A Al Thani, Zaina Al-Kanaani, Einas Al-Kuwari, Andrew Jeremijenko, Anvar Hassan Kaleeckal, Ali Nizar Latif, Riyazuddin Mohammad Shaik, Hanan F Abdul-Rahim, Gheyath K Nasrallah, Mohamed Ghaith Al-Kuwari, Hamad Eid Al-Romaihi, Mohamed H Al-Thani, Abdullatif Al-Khal, Roberto Bertollini, Adeel A Butt, Laith J Abu-Raddad

“…It also examined the temporal patterns and variability of this effect across different subpopulations by analyzing the association between COVID-19 vaccination and non-COVID-19 mortality in Qatar. …”
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Modeling Spatial and Temporal Changes in Land-Uses and Land Cover of the Urmia Lake Basin Applying Cellular Automata and Markov Chain by Hadi Eskandari Damaneh, Hamid Gholami, Hassan Khosravi, Rasoul Mahdavi Najafabadi, Asadollah Khoorani, Gimmy Li

“…Their changes were explored between 1998, 2008, 2018, 2028, and 2038 to examine the changes in the four land-use classes in the target years. 3-Results and Discussion The analysis of the variation patterns in the study site indicated that the vegetation covers and build-up areas were increased versus 1998. …”
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The Analysis and Prioritization of Social Sustainability of Rural Environments (Case Study: Ghal’eh Biaban District Darab Sub-Province) by Saeid Reza Akbarian Ronizi, Rana Shaykh-Baygloo

“…B) Demographic, including components such as population density, change of population structure, migration patterns among village and city and cultural issues. …”
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Zoonotic diseases in China: epidemiological trends, incidence forecasting, and comparative analysis between real-world surveillance data and Global Burden of Disease 2021 estimates by Yun-Fei Zhang, Shi-Zhu Li, Shi-Wen Wang, Di Mu, Xi Chen, Sheng Zhou, Hai-Jian Zhou, Tian Qin, Qin Liu, Shan Lv, Yan Lu, Ji-Chun Wang, Yu Qin, Guo-Bing Yang, Yong-Jun Li, Jian-Yun Sun, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Mai-Geng Zhou, Can-Jun Zheng, Biao Kan, Shun-Xian Zhang

“…This study examines the temporal trends, disease burden, and demographic patterns of major zoonoses from 2010 to 2023. Methods This study analyzed data from China’s National Notifiable Infectious Disease Reporting System (NNIDRS, 2010–2023) on nine major zoonoses, including echinococcosis, brucellosis, leptospirosis, anthrax, leishmaniasis, encephalitis (Japanese encephalitis), hemorrhagic fever, rabies, and schistosomiasis. …”
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Higher frequency of interstate over international transmission chains of SARS-CoV-2 virus at the Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil state borders by Filipe Zimmer Dezordi, José Valter Joaquim Silva Júnior, Terimar Facin Ruoso, Angela Giovana Batista, Pedro Mesquita Fonseca, Larissa Paim Bernardo, Richard Steiner Salvato, Tatiana Schäffer Gregianini, Thaísa Regina Rocha Lopes, Eduardo Furtado Flores, Rudi Weiblen, Patrícia Chaves Brites, Mônica de Medeiros Silva, João Batista Teixeira da Rocha, Gustavo de Lima Barbosa, Lais Ceschini Machado, Alexandre Freitas da Silva, Marcelo Henrique Santos Paiva, Matheus Filgueira Bezerra, Tulio de Lima Campos, Tiago Gräf, Daniel Angelo Sganzerla Graichen, Elgion Lucio da Silva Loreto, Gabriel da Luz Wallau

“…Phylogenetic analysis revealed a regional pattern for transmission dynamics, particularly with Southeast Brazil for Gamma, and a range of inter-regional connections for Delta and Omicron within the country. …”
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Social Media Suicide Watch by Katherine Prothro

“…AI can be used to retrospectively analyze posts from individuals who died by suicide to identify patterns imperceptible to the human eye. These algorithms could then be applied to current users to more accurately identify at-risks populations. …”
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