Dietary Patterns and Their Associations With Obesity Among 4–9-Year-Old Children in the United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study by Nahla Hwalla, Farah Naja, Nada Abbas, Leila Itani, Fatima Al Zahraa Chokor, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Ayesha S Al Dhaheri, Lynda O’Neill, Samer Kharroubi, Habiba I Ali, Maysm N Mohamad, Lara Nasreddine

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Exploration of the pattern, clinical presentation and outcome of children with renal diseases: A 14-year retrospective study at a teaching hospital in Ghana. by George Nkrumah Osei, Emmanuel Worae, Betty Effie Adoko Ghartey, Perditer Okyere, Felix Abekah Botchway, Sampson K Djonor, Richard K D Ephraim

“…This study assessed the pattern, spectrum, outcome, and predictors of dialysis and death among children with renal disease at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Ghana.…”
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Evolving Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns in Salmonella spp. Isolated from Blood Specimens, Over 10 Years: A Retrospective Observational Analysis by Dinesh Kumar Perumal, Priyadarshini Shanmugam, R Alice Peace Selvabai, Perumal Jayaraman

“…Aim: To assess the prevalence of Salmonella spp. and the antimicrobial patterns of Salmonella isolates over a ten-year period (2014–2024) at a tertiary care hospital in Tamil Nadu, India. …”
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Pattern of endodontic instrument separation and factors affecting its retrieval: a 10-year retrospective observational study in a postgraduate institute by Velmurugan Natanasabapathy, Aswathi Varghese, Paul Kevin Abishek Karthikeyan, Srinivasan Narasimhan

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Importance of pattern recognition for later symbolic arithmetic: piloting a novel online training program for children in their first year of primary education by Kurt Winkler, Martin Schöfl, Liane Kaufmann, Christoph Weber

“…The training app “LORE” specifically targets and cultivates pattern recognition skills from the beginning of formal schooling. …”
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Perceived stress and academic achievement among medical students with different chronotypes: a cross sectional study on first year medical students from India by Magna Manjareeka, Subhronil Dasgupta, Pratyush Kanungo, Rama Chandra Das

“…Abstract Background Chronotype, which denotes an individual’s preference for morning or evening activity patterns, has been linked to variations in cognitive performance, sleep behavior, and stress levels. …”
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Road network expansion and landscape dynamics in the Chaohu Lake wetland: A 20-year analysis by Xiang Gao, Yue Qian, Yifan Fang, Xuerui Shi, Saisai Yao, Bin Dong, Kai Ji, Zhichao Wang

“…This study investigates the impact of transportation network expansion on landscape patterns in the Chaohu Lake wetland over 20 years. …”
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Problematic TikTok use severity, self-control, and school engagement: A one-year longitudinal study by Qingqi Liu, Chenyan Zhang, Ziying Yang, Xiaopan Xu

“…A total of 590 university students, aged 17 to 24 years, completed scales designed to assess the severity of problematic TikTok usage, usage patterns, self-control, and school engagement and to collect demographic information. …”
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Urban-rural disparities in cervical cancer screening among Indian women between 30–49 years: a geospatial and decomposition analysis using a nationally representative survey by Priyanka Garg, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Pritam Halder, Sathish Rajaa, Madhur Verma, Ankita Kankaria, Anil Goel, Rakesh Kakkar

“…So, the present study was conducted to explore the self-reported coverage of cervical cancer screening in urban and rural areas stratified by socio-demographic characteristics, determine the spatial patterns and identify any regional variations, ascertain the factors contributing to urban-rural disparities and those influencing the likelihood of screening among women aged 30–49 years factors residing in urban, rural, and overall Indian settings. …”
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Association between lower extremity movement patterns and ACL loading in CAI patients across varied ankle sprain frequencies within a year by Zeyi Zhang, Shengmeng Wei, Hanlin Shi, Youping Sun

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Study on the sexual behavior patterns and the related factors among women aged 50 years and older with high HIV infection rates in rural areas by HU Mi, XIE Guanqing, WANG Xinting, LI Jingxin, ZHOU Haiye, ZHOU Qifu, CAI Chang

“…Objective To understand the sexual behavior patterns and the related factors among rural women aged≥50 years. …”
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Impact of generic antiretroviral drugs introduction on pharmaceutical expenditure patterns in the Netherlands: a six-year retrospective database analysis from 2016 to 2022 by P. Oosterhof, M. Van Luin, J. W. Vanhommerig, K. Brinkman, D. M. Burger

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Retention patterns of the public sector nursing and midwifery workforce in regional and rural settings of southern Queensland, Australia: a 12-year retrospective analysis by Jessica Elliott, Lee O’Malley, Clara Walker, Ansmarie Van Erp, Priya Martin, Hwee Sin Chong, Bahram Sangelaji, Tony Fallon

“…Results Study results revealed an overall median survival time of 1.83 years for public sector nursing and midwifery professionals. …”
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Pattern of Skin Diseases among Children Under 5 Years of Age: A Snapshot from a Tertiary Care Hospital of Eastern India by Sumita Sharma, Farheen Begum, Lipilekha Patnaik, Maytree Panda

“…Objective: To assess the pattern of dermatoses among children under 5 years of age attending a tertiary care hospital. …”
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Case Report: Severe ophiasis-pattern alopecia areata with concomitant atopic dermatitis in a 5-year-old boy successfully treated with dupilumab by Zhendong Wei, Chao Yu, Aoxue Wang

“…Herein, a case involving a 5-year-old boy with severe ophiasis-pattern AA and moderate atopic dermatitis (AD), who was successfully treated with dupilumab, is reported.…”
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Drug resistance patterns, trends, and risk factors for multidrug resistance of tuberculosis in Wenzhou, China: a ten-year retrospective analysis (2014–2023) by Lianpeng Wu, Lianpeng Wu, Dandan Xia, Dandan Xia, Shuya Xu, Xuefeng Lin, Tingting Peng, Xiangao Jiang, Xiangao Jiang

“…This study analyzes DR-TB patterns (2014–2023) and identifies MDR-TB risk factors to inform targeted interventions.MethodsA retrospective study included 10,993 TB patients from Wenzhou Central Hospital. …”
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Trends and patterns of antibiotic prescribing at orthopedic inpatient departments of two private-sector hospitals in Central India: A 10-year observational study. by Kristina Skender, Vivek Singh, Cecilia Stalsby-Lundborg, Megha Sharma

“…However, few studies present antibiotic prescribing patterns and trends among orthopedic inpatients.<h4>Aim</h4>To compare and present the patterns and trends of antibiotic prescription over 10 years for orthopedic inpatients in a teaching (TH) and a non-teaching hospital (NTH) in Central India.…”
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Bacterial Isolates and Drug Susceptibility Pattern of Sterile Body Fluids from Tertiary Hospital in Saurashtra Region: A One-Year Retrospective Study by Brihadishwaran Thiyagarajan, Krunal D Mehta, Hitesh J Assudani, Dhiviya Narbhavi T

“…Patients falling between the age group of 41-50 show maximum positivity and the ratio of prevalence of infection in the young and old patients seems to be nearly similar (52% in patients less than 50 years of age and 48% in patients elder than 50 years) Escherichia-coli was the most commonly isolated bacteria (27.77%) which was followed by Pseudomonas (25 %) and Klebsiella pneumonia (22.2 %). …”
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Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Uropathogens among Neonates in Maternity Hospital, Kuwait: A Six-Year Retrospective Study by Ola H. Moghnia, Hessah S. Al Otaibi, Aisha M. Al Haqqan, Elie S. Sokhn, Seema S. Pathan, Nawar E. Abdulaziz, Habiba Y. Mohammed, Noura A. Al-Sweih

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Epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance patterns of urinary tract infection: insights and strategies from a 5-year serial cross-sectional study in Vietnam by Anh Tram Que, Anh Dao Tran, Thi Hong Nhung Trang, Thi Nhu Le Tran, Ngoc-Niem Bui, Chih-Ho Lai

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