Age and pattern of cervical smear cytology in Federal Medical Centre Asaba – a five year review by Daniel Nnaemeka Onwusulu, Samuel okwuchukwu ilikannu, Chikodili Ogugwa Ochuba, Valentine Idama, Emmanuel Egboduku, Adeniyi Johnson Fagbemi, Sunday Emmanuel Jombo

“…Screening for premalignant lesions of the cervix, using cervical smear is preventive. The pattern of cytological findings varies with age , this pattern is not well known in our environment.…”
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Pattern and Prevalence of Retinal Vein Occlusion in Bhutan: A 3-Year National Survey at Vitreoretinal Clinics by Rai BB, Dorji P, Maddess T

“…Bhim B Rai,1,2 Phuntsho Dorji,2 Ted Maddess1 1John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia; 2Department of Ophthalmology, JDW National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, BhutanCorrespondence: Bhim B Rai, Building 131, Garran Road, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Tel +61 2 61259253, Email bhim.rai@anu.edu.auPurpose: We conducted this study to determine the pattern and prevalence of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) in Bhutan to inform national health policy as no data has been compiled previously.Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional survey was conducted over 3 years, including all new RVO cases. …”
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The global, regional, and national patterns of change in the burden of bacterial pyoderma from 1990 to 2019 and the forecast for the next decade by Hao Wang, Zihao Bai, Chong Shen, Jiaxi Kou, Yanqing Zhu, Huaxia Xie, Chen Chen, Ran Mo

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Time patterns of recurrence and correlating histomorphology to delay of recurrence of benign jaw tumours: A 10-year appreciation by Zilefac Brian Ngokwe, Ntep Ntep David Bienvenue, Nokam Kamdem Stephane, Kouamou Tchiekou Audrey, Atanwo Nita Lise Dongmo, Bengondo Messanga Charles, Sando Zacharie

“…Conclusion: The mean duration of first, second and third recurrences were 5.55years ± 5.49, 2.17years ± 1.47 and 2.80years ± 2.88 respectively. …”
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Premature death patterns and trends of stomach cancer in Pudong, Shanghai: a population based study by Gui-Fen Ma, Ya-Yu Huang, Yi-Chen Chen, Zheng Luo, Xiao-Pan Li

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Year patterns of climate impact models' performance: Long-term simulation of rainfed spring wheat production using five crop models under various climate patterns by Funian Zhao, Qiang Zhang, Heling Wang, Kai Zhang

“…However, the calibration of these models relies heavily on experiments conducted under specific conditions or within particular years. The adaptability and efficacy of these calibrated models across different year patterns of climate remain uncertain. …”
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Dietary Patterns of Serbian Adults 10–74 Years Old: Serbian National Food Consumption Survey Following EU Menu Methodology by Jelena Milešević, Milica Zeković, Ivana Šarac, Marija Knez, Irena Krga, Vuk Stevanović, Mirjana Gurinović

“…Methods: Food consumption data were collected from 3018 participants: 856 adolescents aged 10–17 years, 1155 adults aged 18–64 years, 581 elderly subjects aged 65–74 years, 145 pregnant women, and 281 vegetarians, using two inconsecutive days repeated 24 h dietary recall. …”
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Influence of the Precipitation Pattern on the Water Runoff Dynamics From the Loess Gully in the Lublin Upland (Eastern Poland) in the Years 2003–2022 by Janicki GrzeGorz, Rodzik Jan, Stępniewski Krzysztof, Kociuba Waldemar

“…The study aimed to determine the relationship between the precipitation pattern and gully water runoff. In the 20-year measurement series, four multi-year periods with similar annual hydro-meteorological indicators were distinguished. …”
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Erratum: Surgical Demand and Migratory Patterns: A 10-Year Forecast for Hepatectomy in Oncology in the Northern Region of Brazil by Laynara Vitória Da Silva Vieira, Beatriz da Silva Meneses, Luana Baptistele Dornelas, Marcella Eduarda de Aguiar Tavares

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Treatment patterns and survival outcomes of peripheral T-Cell lymphoma in Saudi Arabia: a 12-Year retrospective analysis by Mubarak Al-Mansour, Hosam A. Alghanmi, Duaa E. Shareef, Esraa S. Alshamat, Abdulaziz M. Asseri, Mohammed O. Bayamin, Syed Sameer Aga, Manal A. Alsaggaf

“…A significant difference was observed in the 5-year PFS (p = 0.048) and OS rates (p = 0.017) between treatment regimens. …”
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Tracing neurodevelopment and growth pattern in six-year-old children with idiopathic clubfoot: a national cohort study by Sung Tan Cho, Ha-Na Yoo, Simho Jeong, Ju Hee Kim, Eun Kyo Ha, Bo Eun Han, Wongthawat Liawrungrueang, Man Yong Han, Soonchul Lee

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Comment on “Exotropia Is the Main Pattern of Childhood Strabismus Surgery in the South of China: A Six-Year Clinical Review” by Onder Ayyildiz, Osman Melih Ceylan, Fatih Mehmet Mutlu

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Dynamic hand and finger load distribution patterns in the first year following surgically treated distal radius fracture by Johannes Karnatz, Christoph Harms, Dagmar-Christiane Fischer, Thomas Mittlmeier

“…Analysis of changes in grip patterns following a distal radius fracture provides a new perspective on documenting the recovery process of this common injury. …”
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Analysis of Injury Pattern Pathoanatomy and Need for Intervention with Outcome Assessment in Shoulder Dislocation Over the Age of 50 Years by Prahalad K Singhi, Sivakumar Raju, Muthu Kishore Marichamy, Gopi Kumarasamy, Chidambaram Muthu, Bharatkumar RamalingamJeyashankaran

“…Conclusion: Early diagnosis and ruling out concomitant injuries in anterior shoulder dislocation among >50 years of age and managing them at the earliest has produced good outcomes and warrants a better, complete life in years to come. …”
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Long term patterns and risk factors of loneliness in young adults from an 18-Year longitudinal study in Germany by Max Supke, Kurt Hahlweg, Ann-Katrin Job, Wolfgang Schulz

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The Patterns of Poisoning Exposure in Different Ages in Duhok Governate: A three Years Study (2016, 2017, 2018) by Noor A. Mohammed

“…The present study was conducted for three years, started from 1st of January 2016 until31st of December 2018. …”
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Six-year transition patterns of activities of daily living in octogenarians: Tokyo oldest old in total health study by Yusuke Osawa, Yukiko Abe, Michiyo Takayama, Yasumichi Arai

“…However, evidence of longitudinal ADL patterns in Asian octogenarians remains limited. This study examined 6-year ADL transition patterns among community-dwelling older adults in Japan aged 85 years or above using latent transition analysis (LTA) to identify dynamic changes and associated factors. …”
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Evaluating Infant Complementary Feeding Pattern and Some Related Factors in Health Care Centers in Khorramabad, 2017 Year by Babak Khodadadi, Zohreh Tajabadi, Khatereh Anbari, Mostafa Bazvand, Parastoo Baharvand

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study, included 300 one year old infants who had referred to nine health care centers in Khorramabad by multistage sampling. …”
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Smartphone and tablet use pattern in children up to 5 years old in Spain: a cross-sectional study by Sonia de Paz-Cantos, Adrián González-Marrón, Cristina Lidón-Moyano, Maria Cerrato-Lara, Ana Díez-Izquierdo, Jose M Martínez-Sánchez

“… Objective: to characterize the smartphones and tablets use pattern in a sample of children up to 5 years old and assess with which variables it is associated. …”
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Epidemic patterns of the different influenza virus types and subtypes/lineages for 10 years in Chongqing, China, 2010–2019 by Xiaoqing Fu, Jiang Long, Yu Xiong, Zhifeng Li, Jule Yang, Dechao Tian, Zhourong Li, Shuang Yang, Li Qi

“…To optimize seasonal influenza control and prevention programs in regions with potentially complicated seasonal patterns. Descriptive epidemiology was used to analyze the etiology of influenza, and chi-square tests were used to compare the epidemic patterns among different influenza virus types and subtypes/lineages. …”
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