The pattern of lung function tests in children with sickle cell disease: A case-control study. by Abinaya Kannan, Gaurav Sarnaik, Nikita Agarwal, Atul Jindal

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Children with SCD often exhibit restrictive, obstructive, or mixed pulmonary function patterns. FeNO levels donot correlate with PFT severity.…”
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Exploring physical activity patterns in adolescents with hypermobility spectrum disorder or hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome by Elke Schubert-Hjalmarsson, Jonatan Fridolfsson, Daniel Arvidsson, Mats Börjesson, Mari Lundberg

“…The primary study aim was to investigate physical activity patterns (daytime and nighttime movement behavior) using accelerometers in adolescents with HSD/hEDS versus a control group. …”
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Divergent growth‐differentiation balance strategies and resource competition shape mortality patterns in ponderosa pine by Scott Ferrenberg, Carla Vázquez‐González, Steven R. Lee, Milda Kristupaitis

“…We also assessed the sensitivity of annual growth to climate and competitor density in years preceding mortality in each pair. Survivors had greater growth rates and total cross‐sectional areas of resin ducts than trees killed by bark beetles. …”
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Cross‐Sectional Association Between Left Ventricular Geometric Patterns, Cortical Cerebral Microinfarcts, and Cognition by Jiannan Huang, Caroline Robert, Lieng‐Hsi Ling, Christopher Chen, Saima Hilal

“…This study aims to investigate the cross‐sectional relationship between LV geometric patterns, cortical CMIs, and cognition. Methods and Results A total of 261 patients, aged 75.3±6.8 years, were enrolled from a memory clinic study. …”
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Evolution and Motivation of the Value-Added Trade Pattern of Producer Services Based on a Complex Network by Yan Li, Xuehan Liang, Sizhe Guan, Qingbo Huang

“…The DVA network has a small-world topological structure, while the FVA network does not have this feature most years. (2) Western countries, represented by the USA, Germany, and the UK, are located at the hub of the global value network, while China’s network status is rising and gradually occupying a core position not only in the Asian region but also in the world. …”
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DWI scrolling artery sign for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis: a pattern recognition approach by Britta Maurer, Lukas Bütikofer, Luca Seitz, Fabian Lötscher, Susana Bucher, Harald M Bonel, Pascal Seitz

“…Objectives To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of a pattern recognition approach for the evaluation of MRI scans of the head with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA).Methods Retrospectively, 156 patients with suspected GCA were included. …”
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Adoption of rimegepant in Denmark: a register-based study on uptake, prescribing patterns and initiator characteristics by Lanfranco Pellesi, Thien Phu Do, Martin Thomsen Ernst, Jesper Hallas, Anton Pottegård

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Exploring healthcare workers’ immunisation behaviour towards COVID-19 vaccines through psychological patterns by Nour El Houda Benkaddour, Sara Ramdani, Hind Khalil, Asmae Lekfif, Naima Abda, Bouchra Oneib, Yassamine Bentata

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Associations of cerebral perfusion with infarct patterns and early neurological outcomes in symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis by Xiangming Xu, Linfang Lan, Zhuhao Li, Wenli Zhou, Jing Yang, Xinyi Leng, Yuhua Fan

“…A favorable early neurological outcome was a decrease in the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) of ≥1 point at discharge compared with admission.ResultsWe recruited 144 patients (median age: 66 years; 61.8% male patients). Significant perfusion compromise was observed in patients with borderzone or territorial infarcts compared to those with perforator infarct patterns. …”
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Evaluation of Condylar and Airway Volume in Skeletal Class I Patients with Different Vertical Growth Patterns by Fırat Oğuz, Sabahattin Bor, Ayla Khanmohammadi, Melike Kıranşal

“…<b>Materials and Methods:</b> A total of 93 individuals with skeletal Class I malocclusion (55 females and 38 males; average age 21.3 ± 3.0 years) were classified into three groups (normodivergent, hyperdivergent, and hypodivergent) according to their vertical growth patterns. …”
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Image based quantification method reveals differential patterns of lip desquamation associated with age and sex by Hanji Kim, Jung Yeon Seo, Sangseob Leem, Seung Won You, Yunkwan Kim, Nae Gyu Kang

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Multimorbidity patterns and function among adults in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review by Karina Berner, Quinette A Louw, Eugene Nizeyimana, Diribsa Tsegaye Bedada

“…Objectives To map the scope of available evidence on relationships between multimorbidity patterns and functioning among adults in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and describe methods used.Design Scoping review guided by a five-step methodological framework and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews reporting guidelines.Data sources PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, EBSCOhost (CINAHL) and Cochrane databases were searched from January 1976 to March 2023, plus reference lists of included studies.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Peer-reviewed full-text articles or conference proceedings of any design, published in English or Afrikaans, involving adults (&gt;18 years) with multimorbidity living in LMICs. …”
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Biological rhythm patterns and internalising disorders among children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study by Yue Wang, Jun Zhang, Maosheng Ran, Fenfen Ge, Peijie Wang, Marissa Tousey-Pfarrer

“…Logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the association between individual items and patterns of biological rhythm and internalising disorders.Results Among the participants, 47.9% were girls and the mean (SD) age was 12.4 (2.69) years. …”
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Clinico-epidemiology and resistance patterns of community-acquired and hospital-acquired staphylococcus aureus sepsis in children by Sahar Siddiqui, Mohd Suhail Lone, Umar Amin Qureshi, Rayees Khanday

“…This research endeavored to characterize S. aureus sepsis in pediatric patients, differentiate between cases caused by CA S. aureus (CA-SA) and HA S. aureus (HA-SA), and evaluate patterns of antibiotic resistance. Methods: This study, conducted between January 2021 and December 2022 at the Postgraduate Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, J&K, investigated patients aged 1 month to 18 years with suspected S. aureus sepsis or disseminated disease. …”
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The association of activity patterns on female reproductive diseases: a prospective cohort study of UK biobank by Huanyu Guo, Yingzi Sun, Wei Gao, Yuqing Liu, Tianshu Han, Dandan Zhang

“…Cox proportional hazards models were utilized to evaluate the association between activity patterns and female reproductive diseases. Results During a median follow-up of 12.6 years, a total of 1044 cases of female reproductive diseases were documented. …”
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Survey on the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Patterns of Ophthalmologists in the Philippines on the Diagnosis and Management of Dry Eye Disease by Margarita I. Echavez, MD, Ruben Lim Bon Siong, MD

“…Respondents also provided information regarding setting and characteristic of practice, years of practice, field of practice, and number of new dry eye patients weekly. …”
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Perfusion patterns as a tool for emergency stroke diagnosis: differentiating proximal and distal MCA occlusions by Joaquin Ortega-Quintanilla, Walter Heindel, Boris Buerke, Aglae Velasco Gonzalez, Cristina Sauerland, Dennis Görlich, Liu Jingyu, Norbert Meier

“…Statistical analysis explored associations between the occlusion site, perfusion pattern and collateral status.Results Among the 201 patients (mean age 75±14 years, 86 men), PP-1 was observed in 36.8% of patients (74/201), PP-2 in 27.4% (55/201) and PP-3 in 35.8% (72/201). …”
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Patterns of Change in Functional Connectivity and Motor Performance Are Different in Youth Recently Recovered from Concussion by Nishta R. Amin, Mary Beth Nebel, Hsuan-Wei Chen, Tyler A. Busch, Elizabeth D. Rosenthal, Stewart Mostofsky, Stacy J. Suskauer, Adrian Svingos

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Eating behavior patterns, metabolic parameters and circulating oxytocin levels in patients with obesity: an exploratory study by Elena Colonnello, Flavia Libotte, Davide Masi, Mariaignazia Curreli, Chandra Massetti, Orietta Gandini, Elena Gangitano, Mikiko Watanabe, Stefania Mariani, Lucio Gnessi, Carla Lubrano

“…Abstract Purpose Obesity is a complex heterogeneous disease often associated with dysfunctional eating behavior patterns. Oxytocin (OT) is a neurohormone involved in the regulation of energy metabolism and eating behavior. …”
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Prevalence and pattern of cognitive dysfunction in young adults and middle-aged patients with type-2 diabetes by Subhankar Chatterjee, Rana Bhattacharjee, Anirban Sinha, Animesh Maiti, Anustup Mukherjee, Ritwik Ghosh, Souvik Dubey

“…This study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence and pattern of cognitive impairment among young and middle-aged patients with T2D. …”
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