Identification of degradation risk areas and delineation of key ecological function areas in Qinling region by Xiaojuan Xu, Dayi Lin, Yue Yang, Jing Liu, Changxin Zou, Naifeng Lin, Fusheng Jiao, Qian Wu, Jie Qiu, Kun Zhang

“…The findings indicate that: (1) Urban area expansion was the most rapid, increasing by about 1800 km², with an average yearly growth rate of 2.43%. Ecosystem quality increased in 48.07% of the Qinling region. …”
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Changes in objective characteristics in brain electrical activity in newborns as a function of birth weight by Anastasiya E. Runnova, Yuliya A. Zhuravleva, Evgeniy N. Egorov, Evgeniya E. Drozhdeva

“…All neonates were children of first births of mothers aged 18-35 years, all pregnancies were physiologic, conventionally normal, without significant complications. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Relationships Between Roe and Red Deer in an Alpine Area by Valerio Donini, Luca Pedrotti, Francesco Ferretti, Elisa Iacona, Lucrezia Lorenzetti, Francesca Cozzi, Luca Corlatti

“…In this study we used 5 years of camera trapping data collected in the Stelvio National Park (Central Italian Alps) to investigate spatial and temporal interactions between roe deer and red deer. …”
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Investigation of dermatoglyphic patterns for mandibular retrognathism or maxillary prognathism as a novel diagnostic approach for skeletal Class II malocclusion by Naela Mohamed Al-Mogahed, Khalid Aldorae, Amourah Rashad Alfakhri, Maram Abdullah Taleb, Wafa’a Al-Sharaeai, Ahmad Mostafa Kahoul

“…Abstract Background Dermatoglyphics, the study of fingerprint patterns, is derived from the ectoderm, the same embryological layer responsible for craniofacial development. …”
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Evolving treatment patterns and outcomes among patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma post-avelumab maintenance approval: insights from The US Oncology Network by H. Li, S. Sura, A. Babcock, L. Herms, J. Guo, P. Conkling, S. Franco, P. Singhal, R. Mamtani, M. Bupathi

“…The median age at diagnosis was 74 years, and 76.9% were male. Among patients receiving 1L PBT, 39.5% received maintA. …”
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Response of Soil Microbial Diversity to Triple-Cropping System in Paddy Fields in Middle Reaches of Yangtze River by Haiying Tang, Junlin Zhou, Ning Liu, Yao Huang, Qin Liu, Faizah Amer Altihani, Binjuan Yang

“…To explore the characteristics of soil microbial community structure diversity for different planting patterns in paddy fields, and to screen out the planting patterns suitable for the promotion of double-cropping rice areas in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, five typical planting patterns were set up in this study. …”
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Analyzing the cyclical impact of sunspot activity and ENSO on precipitation patterns in Gilan province: a wavelet-based approach by Mahboubeh Molavi-Arabshahi, Sara Eskandari

“…A 73-year dataset (1951–2023) reveals cyclical patterns in SSN and SOI, correlating with significant 10-year periodicities in precipitation trends. …”
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Pattern and determinants of central nervous system relapse in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a resource-limited setting by Ketan Kulkarni, Ram Kumar Marwaha

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Evaluating the Pattern of Forest Cover Changes Using Fuzzy Object-Oriented Techniques (Case Study: Kaleybar County) by Majid Pishnamaz Ahmadi, keyvan Mohammadzadeh, seyed Asadolah Hejazi

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Socioeconomic pattern of breastfeeding in sub-Saharan Africa: an individual participant data meta-analysis of six longitudinal cohorts by Alison Price, Clara Calvert, Suzanne Filteau, Laura Oakley, Judith R Glynn, Albert Dube, Milly Marston, Ronald Makanga, Shamsudeen Mohammed, Emily L Webb, Joseph O Mugisha

“…The meta-analysis showed no evidence of association between household wealth and breastfeeding for ≥1 year, but mothers with tertiary education were less likely (aRR=0.93, 95% CI=0.88 to 0.99) to breastfeed for ≥1 year than those with primary or no education.Conclusion We observed no clear socioeconomic pattern in breastfeeding, contrasting with patterns observed in high-income countries.…”
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Sex disparities in papillary thyroid cancer survival: Divergent patterns of relative and absolute effects across the age spectrum. by Hui Ouyang, Xiaolin Dou, Xinying Li, Mingyu Cao, Zhijing Wu, Fada Xia

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Treatment Patterns for Patients on Overactive Bladder Therapy: A Retrospective Statistical Analysis Using Canadian Claims Data by Adrian Wagg, Demitri Diles, Todd Berner

“…The risk of discontinuation in patients ≥75 years was only slightly higher than that in patients aged 40−64 years (hazard ratio of 1.08) and was lower than in those aged 65−74 years. …”
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Exploring gendered patterns and students’ needs at Morocco’s oldest college counseling center: implications for inclusive support services by Nabil Es-Sahib, Kamal Takhdat, Leila Rafouk, Latifa Okhaya

“…Local students, those residing with family, and first-year students predominantly seek academic support, while non-local students, those living in shared housing, and students in advanced years are more inclined to request non-pedagogical assistance. …”
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Identifying spatiotemporal patterns in opioid vulnerability: investigating the links between disability, prescription opioids and opioid-related mortality by Andrew Deas, Adam Spannaus, Hashan Fernando, Heidi A. Hanson, Anuj J. Kapadia, Jodie Trafton, Vasileios Maroulas

“…In this context, hotspots are defined on a year-by-year basis as counties with rates in the top 5% nationally. …”
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Mangrove Landscaping As An Adaptation Pattern To Reduce The Impact of Climate Change in Segara Anakan Lagoon, Cilacap Regency Indonesia by Endang Hilmi, Nurul Anwar, Imam Santosa, Arif Mahdiana, Taruna Mona Rachman, Teguh Wardoyo

“… Mangrove landscaping in the Segara Anakan Lagoon (SAL) is an adaptation pattern of mangrove ecosystems to live and grow in unstable areas. …”
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Senior Age in Greek Media: Digital Transformation and Society by Apal'kova Tat'yana

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Blodgett's (1919) “Ship camouflage” 105 years on: A misperception of dazzle perception revealed and redressed by Timothy Simon Meese, Samantha Louise Strong

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Determining the distance patterns in the movements of future doctors in UK between 2002 and 2015: a retrospective cohort study by Jonathan M Read, Colin Melville, Luigi Sedda, Daniel Thomas Smith, Lucy Hitchings, Ben Fleet

“…Objective To determine and identify distance patterns in the movements of medical students and junior doctors between their training locations.Design A retrospective cohort study of UK medical students from 2002 to 2015 (UKMED data).Setting All UK medical schools, foundations and specialty training organisation.Participants All UK medical students from 2002 to 2015, for a total of 97 932 participants.Outcome measures Individual movements and number of movements by county of students from family home to medical school training, from medical school to foundation training and from foundation to specialty training.Methods Leslie matrix, principal components analysis, Gini coefficient, χ2 test, generalised linear models and variable selection methods were employed to explore the different facets of students’ and junior doctors’ movements from the family home to medical school and for the full pathway (from family home to specialty training).Results The majority of the movements between the different stages of the full pathway were restricted to a distance of up to 50 km; although the proportion of movements changed from year-to-year, with longer movements during 2007–2008. …”
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Mortality and case fatality due to visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: a nationwide analysis of epidemiology, trends and spatial patterns. by Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo, Mauricélia da Silveira Lima, Alberto Novaes Ramos, Carlos Henrique Alencar, Jorg Heukelbach

“…Highest case fatality rates were observed in males (8.8%), ≥ 70 year-olds (43.8%) and residents in South region (17.7%). …”
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Trends in Pharmacological Treatment of Patients With New Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Usage Patterns in an Evolving Guideline Landscape by William Hou, Katherine R. Tuttle, Weining Shen, Andrew Reikes, Jonathan H. Watanabe

“…We determined medications used within 1 year of diagnosis and evaluated statistical evidence of use pattern changes via Mann–Kendall trend tests. …”
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