Multi-time scale analysis of human activity patterns on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau using location request data by Minglu Che, Yanyun Nian, Chengyao Wang, Wenhui Zhang, Jie Chen, Bingzhi Liao, Tao Pei

“…Both show similar request volumes, but the urban pattern has a higher proportion of built-up land, and Lunar New Year population migration produces marked variations in request counts. …”
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Patterns of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Staff Nurses in the Emergency Department in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study by Afaf Mufadhi Alrimali, Nashi Masnad Alreshidi, Aljazi Albshri Alshammari, Aeedah Rfadah Alenzy, Riya Thomas, May Ann Dinoy, Fouz Aziz Alanzi, Eddieson Pasay-an

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Demographics, Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment Patterns in Patients with Psoriasis: Insights from the Saudi Arabia Psoriasis Registry (PSORSA) by Mohammad Ibrahim Fatani, Yousef Binamer, Hajer Y. Almudaiheem, Maysa Tariq Eshmawi, Fawaz Hamdi Aljehani, Sultanah Alshammari, Ahmed H. Al-Jedai

“…Follow-up assessments were conducted every three months for one year. Results In total, 482 patients were enrolled. …”
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Impacts of Changes in Oasis Farmland Patterns on Carbon Storage in Arid Zones—A Case Study of the Xinjiang Region by Shanshan Meng, Jianli Ding, Jinjie Wang, Shuang Zhao, Zipeng Zhang

“…The analysis reveals the following: (1) From 1990 to 2020, the farmland area in Xinjiang showed a trend of first decreasing and then increasing, resulting in a total increase of 33,328.53 km² over the 30-year period. The newly added farmland primarily came from grassland and unused land. (2) The terrestrial ecosystem carbon storage in Xinjiang showed a trend of decreasing first and then increasing, with an increase of 57.49 Tg in 30 years. …”
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Rice–Potato Rotation Pattern Affects 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline Biosynthesis and Productivity in Aromatic Rice Grains by Fengqin Hu, Congcong Shen, Dehao Feng, Shuangbing Zhu, Jian Lu, Jianqiang Zhu, Xianjin Qiu, Kai Chen, Bin Du, Jianlong Xu

“…In order to study the influences of winter-planted potatoes on the yield, quality, and 2-AP biosynthesis of aromatic rice grains, the commonly cultivated aromatic rice variety Meixiangzhan-2 and the potato cultivar Huashu-5 were selected as experimental materials for a three-year consecutive field experiment with different tillage patterns consisting of rice–winter fallow as the control group (CK) and rice–potato rotation as the experimental group (RP). …”
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Patterns of claims and determinants of claim rejections in Kuwait's National Health Insurance for Retirees (AFYA): a comprehensive analysis by Abdullah I. Alibrahim, Abdullah I. Alibrahim, Abdullah I. Alibrahim, Abdullah I. Alibrahim, Hisham Kelendar, Abdulaziz Alhenaidi

“…Key variables included beneficiary characteristics (age group, sex), provider type, service category (dental, medical, pharmaceutical), claimed amount, and claim year. Logistic regression was employed to determine predictors of claim rejection, controlling for all the above factors. …”
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Host population dynamics influence Leptospira spp. transmission patterns among Rattus norvegicus in Boston, Massachusetts, US. by Nathan E Stone, Camila Hamond, Joel R Clegg, Ryelan F McDonough, Reanna M Bourgeois, Rebecca Ballard, Natalie B Thornton, Marianece Nuttall, Hannah Hertzel, Tammy Anderson, Ryann N Whealy, Skylar Timm, Alexander K Roberts, Verónica Barragán, Wanda Phipatanakul, Jessica H Leibler, Hayley Benson, Aubrey Specht, Ruairi White, Karen LeCount, Tara N Furstenau, Renee L Galloway, Nichola J Hill, Joseph D Madison, Viacheslav Y Fofanov, Talima Pearson, Jason W Sahl, Joseph D Busch, Zachary Weiner, Jarlath E Nally, David M Wagner, Marieke H Rosenbaum

“…We analyzed DNA from 328 rat kidney samples collected from 17 sites in Boston over a seven-year period (2016-2022); 59 rats representing 12 of 17 sites were positive for Leptospira spp. …”
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Phenology and foraging bias contribute to sex‐specific foraging patterns in the rare declining butterfly Argynnis idalia idalia by Matthew W. Chmielewski, Skyler Naya, Monica Borghi, Jen Cortese, Alisdair R. Fernie, Mark T. Swartz, Konstantina Zografou, Brent J. Sewall, Rachel B. Spigler

“…We evaluated sex‐specific foraging patterns in the eastern regal fritillary butterfly (Argynnis idalia idalia), leveraging a 21‐year floral visitation dataset. …”
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Patterns and influencing factors of smokeless tobacco use among pregnant and lactating mothers in urban slums of bhubaneswar, Odisha by Anna Salomi Kerketta, Arpita Panda, Jayashree Parida, Binapani Nath, Suchismita Swain, Arpita Kar Sharma, Prashant Kumar Singh, Shalini Singh, Sanghamita Pati, Subhendu Kumar Acharya

“…We conducted a qualitative study using in-depth interviews among pregnant and lactating women aged 18–49 years in the slums of Bhubaneswar. All participants were current users of smokeless tobacco (SLT) with a history of more than one year of consumption. …”
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Habitat use and movement patterns of broad-snouted caimans (Caiman latirostris) in an impacted Atlantic forest environment in Brazil by Paulo B. Mascarenhas-Junior, Bradley A. Strickland, Michael R. Heithaus, Jozelia M. S. Correia, Pedro I. Simões

“…Female movement rates were positively associated with rainfall, in a pattern likely linked to nest attendance in the dry season. …”
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Leveraging diverse liquid–liquid phase separation patterns to predict the prognosis and immunotherapy of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia by Min Kong, Yezhen Yang, Zhixiang Wu, Ying Li, Zhijuan Kang, Qin Zhao, Huan Chang, Zuocheng Yang

“…Abstract Background Despite improvements in 5-year survival rates for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (P-AML) over recent decades, the relapse rate remains high. …”
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Reference equations for pulmonary function testing in healthy Chinese children aged 4–18 years by Jinhong Wu, Hao Zhang, Yufen Wu, Qiaoling Zhang, Ming Li, Fuli Dai, Changfu Xu, Yongsheng Shi, Ning Wang, ChunMei Jia, Sha Liu, Yuehua Zhang, Zhongping Zhang, Aihong Liu, Fei Wang, Li Liu, Qiang Chen, Jinrong Wang, Yuling Han, Yuxin Song, Yong Feng, Yun Sun, Huaping Rao, Lili zhong, Quanhua Liu, Liya Wan, Zhen Long, Xiaoyan Dong, Yanli Zhang, Wenhui Jiang, Minghong Ji, Jianfeng Huang, Zhiwei Pan, Dongjun Ma, Suping Tang

“…Methods From May 2018 to May 2021, a cross-sectional study involving healthy Chinese Han children aged 4 to 18 years was conducted by 33 research centers across 24 regions in China. …”
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Individual Variation in Migration and Wintering Patterns of Long‐Tailed Ducks Clangula hyemalis From a Population in Decline by Thiemo Karwinkel, Ingrid L. Pollet, Sandra Vardeh, Julia Loshchagina, Petr Glazov, Alexander Kondratyev, Aleksandr Sokolov, Vasiliy Sokolov, Julius Morkūnas, Daniela J. Tritscher, Juan F. Masello, Götz Eichhorn, Helmut Kruckenberg, Petra Quillfeldt, Jochen Bellebaum

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Leveraging Diverse Cell-Death Patterns to Decipher the Interactive Relation of Unfavorable Outcome and Tumor Microenvironment in Breast Cancer by Yue Li, Ting Ding, Tong Zhang, Shuangyu Liu, Jinhua Wang, Xiaoyan Zhou, Zeqi Guo, Qian He, Shuqun Zhang

“…We investigated 13 PCD patterns to decipher their prognostic impact and mechanistic links to TME-driven outcomes. …”
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Long-term trends and patterns in ultra-processed food consumption among Korean adults from 1998 to 2022 by Hyeseung Lee, Yesol Yim, Yerin Cho, Jiyeon Oh, Soeun Kim, Yejun Son, Hyesu Jo, Seohyun Hong, Masoud Rahmati, Hanseul Cho, Jiyoung Hwang, Dong Keon Yon

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Prediction of menstrual recovery patterns in premenopausal women with breast cancer taking tamoxifen after chemotherapy: an ASTRRA Substudy by Young Joo Lee, Woo Chul Noh, Sungchan Gwark, Hyun-Ah Kim, Jai Min Ryu, Seung Il Kim, Eun-Gyeong Lee, Seock-Ah Im, Yongsik Jung, Min Ho Park, Kyong Hwa Park, Su Hwan Kang, Joon Jeong, Eunhwa Park, Sung Yong Kim, Min Hyuk Lee, Lee Su Kim, Woosung Lim, Seonok Kim, Hee Jeong Kim

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Biological behavior of preneoplastic conditions of the endometrium: A retrospective 16-year study in south India by Rao Shalinee, Sundaram Sandhya, Narasimhan Raghavan

“…The predominant age for patients with all types of hyperplasias was 41 - 50 years. Progression to a higher grade was seen in 8.10%, regression to a lower grade was seen in 9.45%, lesions reverted to a normal pattern in 10.81% cases, and lesions persisted in 70.27% of the cases. …”
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Benzodiazepines induced stupor in a four-year-old child: when EEG meets toxicology by Eva Montanari, Sabrina Siliquini, Alfredo Fabrizio Lo Faro, Maria Concetta Rotolo, Francesco Paolo Busardò, Raghvendra Kumar Vidua, Stefania De Simone, Angelo Montana

“…Case presentation A four-year-old child in a stupor state was admitted to the Emergency Department. …”
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Dowling–Degos disease in a 23-year-old Jordanian male: a case report by Hamdah Hanifa, Aya Mohannad Hamdan, Ansam Zakaria Baniamer, Jihan Mohammed Muhaidat, Sultan Hussein Al-Sahoud, Mohammad Raed AlGhzawi, Mohammad Tareq Alfaqeh

“…Case presentation A 23-year-old Jordanian male presented with progressive hyperpigmented macules and papules on his forehead, initially managed with Triderma cream without improvement. …”
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Adolescence in flux: Unmasking 30 years of change in subnational parity-specific adolescent fertility in Mexico by Ann Garbett, Sara Neal, Angela Luna Hernandez, Nikos Tzavidis

“…The results unmask 30 years of flux and a surprising pattern of convergence in first births alongside little concordance for second births. …”
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