A concise practical clinical guide to identifying spasticity in neurological shoulder dysfunction by Damon Hoad, Stephen Ashford, Stephen Ashford, Ganesh Bavikatte, Rachel Farrell, Rachel Farrell, Adrian Robertson, Jörg Wissel, Jörg Wissel

“…Posture should be observed when sitting and walking, as appropriate for the person, and compared to published shoulder spasticity patterns. Purposeful activity should be assessed using a systematic approach. …”
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Dynamic cycles between brain states during creative storytelling by Xitong Liang, Mingnan Cai, Gaohan Jing, Chengming Zhang, Emily Sophia Nichols, Li Liu

“…The results showed that two key brain states are associated with creative thinking, with one involving whole-brain synchronization and the other involving the synchronization of four networks, including the default mode network and the control network. The transition patterns between the key brain states provide tentative evidence for dynamic circulation between different mental states during creative storytelling. …”
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Deep Learning and Recurrence Information Analysis for the Automatic Detection of Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Daniele Padovano, Arturo Martinez-Rodrigo, José M. Pastor, José J. Rieta, Raul Alcaraz

“…Employing three different and publicly available databases from PhysioNet’s official repository (Apnea-ECG, MIT-BIH, and UCD-DB), the presented method was able to expose concealed patterns within the distance matrix of HRV’s phase space, which is discernible at an appropriate level of abstraction through CNNs. …”
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LipBengal: Pioneering Bengali lip-reading dataset for pronunciation mapping through lip gesturesHugging Face by Md. Tanvir Rahman Sahed, Md. Tanjil Islam Aronno, Hussain Nyeem, Md. Abdul Wahed, Tashrif Ahsan, R Rafiul Islam, Tareque Bashar Ovi, Manab Kumar Kundu, Jane Alam Sadeef

“…The dataset's diversity in speaker backgrounds enhances its utility, ensuring broader representation of Bengali pronunciation patterns. Meticulous annotation and curation further bolster its quality and reliability, making LipBengal a valuable asset for researchers and developers in the field.…”
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The influence of land surface temperature on Ghana’s climate variability and implications for sustainable development by Collins Oduro, Kenny Thiam Choy Lim Kam Sian, Daniel Fiifi Tawia Hagan, Hassen Babaousmail, Brian Odhiambo Ayugi, Yanjuan Wu, Tatenda Dalu, Naicheng Wu

“…Abstract Climate change poses significant global challenges, especially in the West African sub-region, with high temperature and precipitation patterns variability, threatening socio-economic stability and ecosystem health. …”
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Optimizing Photovoltaic Array Performance Under Partial Shading Using a Golden Ratio-Based Configuration: A Comparative Analysis of 16 Configurational Variants by Sakthivel Ganesan, Prince Winston David, Hariharasudhan Thangaraj, Devakirubakaran Samithas, Praveen Kumar Balachandran, Muhammad Ammirrul Atiqi Mohd Zainuri

“…We validate the proposed method by testing 18 different shading patterns that our configuration greatly increases power output, lowers mismatch losses, and improves the fill factor relative to traditional techniques. …”
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Exploring influencing factors of healthy lifestyles in rural area among older adults with diabetes based on socioecological model by Yudong Miao, Xinran Li, Zhanlei Shen, Dongfang Zhu, Junwen Bai, Jingbao Zhang, Ruizhe Ren, Dan Guo, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Jinxin Cui, Mingyue Zhen, Jiajia Zhang, Yalin Song

“…This study identified the key modifiable factors influencing HLS among older adults with diabetes. Disrupted sleep patterns emerged as a significant concern warranting targeted intervention. …”
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A multi-level analysis of motor and behavioural dynamics in 9-month-old preterm and term-born infants during changing emotional and interactive contexts by Yu Wei Chua, Lorena Jiménez-Sánchez, Victoria Ledsham, Sinéad O’Carroll, Ralf F. A. Cox, Ivan Andonovic, Christos Tachtatzis, James P. Boardman, Sue Fletcher-Watson, Philip Rowe, Jonathan Delafield-Butt

“…Second, Recurrence Quantification Analysis was used to characterise patterns of second-to-second behavioural changes, from observationally coded behavioural timeseries on infants’ emotional self-regulation (N = 111: 61 term; 50 preterm). …”
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Origin of the formation of isostructural bcc-Fe+bcc-Cu nanocomposites in Fe–Cu alloy via vacuum co-deposition by A. I. Ustinov, L. O. Olikhovska, S. O. Demchenkov, V. S. Skorodzievskii, S. S. Polishchuk, T. V. Melnychenko

“…This study examined the influence of substrate temperature and the ratio of iron and copper vapor flow on the structural state of Fe–Cu vacuum condensates. XRD patterns of the condensates deposited under specific electron beam physical vapor deposition process parameters revealed peaks corresponding to either bcc or bcc+fcc phases. …”
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Energy Efficiency of Polish Farms Following EU Accession (2004–2021) by Adam Wąs, Julia Tsybulska, Piotr Sulewski, Vitaliy Krupin, Grzegorz Rawa, Iryna Skorokhod

“…It emphasizes the impact of dynamic structural transformations on energy consumption patterns in the agricultural sector. The research, based on data from Statistics Poland and FADN (Farm Accountancy Data Network) covering the period 2004–2021, analyzes various farm types and their economic sizes. …”
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Genetic Comparison of Stemness of Human Umbilical Cord and Dental Pulp by Chung-Min Kang, Hyunok Kim, Je Seon Song, Byung-Jai Choi, Seong-Oh Kim, Han-Sung Jung, Seok-Jun Moon, Hyung-Jun Choi

“…This study focuses on gene expression patterns and functions in human umbilical cord (UC) and dental pulp (DP) containing mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). …”
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Cross-cultural adaptation of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture questionnaire to the Cuban context by Rosa María Blanco Quintana, Yuliett Mora Pérez, Tania Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago, Liuva Miriela Navarro Martiatu, Yoslaidy Guerra Insua, Zenia Tamara Sánchez García

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> patient safety culture is the product of values, beliefs, attitudes, perceptions, norms, procedures, competencies and patterns of individual and group behavior, which determines the commitment of a health organization to the management of patient safety.…”
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Early Obesity Prevention: A Randomized Trial of a Practice-Based Intervention in 0–24-Month Infants by Natalia Schroeder, Berenice Rushovich, Edward Bartlett, Sangita Sharma, Joel Gittelsohn, Benjamin Caballero

“…A pediatric office-based intervention was implemented following a randomized, controlled design, aimed at improving child feeding practices and growth patterns and ultimately reducing risk for overweight and obesity later in life. …”
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Factors influencing livestock ownership and herd intensity among smallholder farmers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa by Jabulile Z. Manyike, Amon Taruvinga, Leocadia Zhou

“…The findings suggest that smallholder farmers in the study area may increasingly rely on livestock as a sustainable and adaptive strategy in response to changing temperature patterns and evolving socio-economic needs. Based on these findings, policy recommendations include promoting gender-inclusive livestock policies to empower female-headed households, enhancing access to climate information, supporting farm organizations and income diversification, and fostering adaptation to environmental changes, to improve the sustainability and resilience of smallholder livestock farming.…”
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Research on Seepage Characteristics of Y-Shaped Fractures under Different Fracture Roughness by Ruifeng Tang, Jing Xie, Shouning Xue, Zhilong Zhang, Junjun Liu, Bengao Yang

“…The increase in the fracture roughness will lead to a significant flow rate and momentum loss, resulting in maximum loss up to 45.44%, besides, enhance the flow resistance of the fracture, Re increasing by 771, 713, 489, and 355, respectively, at four patterns. And there is a threshold DM between 1.1 and 1.2 so that the major influencing factor on hydraulic conductivity changes. …”
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The context signals of mitochondrial miRNAs (mitomiRs) of mammals by O. V. Vishnevsky, P. S. Vorozheykin, I. I. Titov

“…For three species in the group mitomiRs/non-mitomiRs and the group of all miRNAs from the miRBase database statistically overrepresented 8-letter motifs were identified (p-value &lt; 0.01 with Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons), for these motifs the patterns of the localization in functionally important regions for different types of miRNAs were found. …”
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Drug administration errors among anaesthesia providers in South Africa: a cross-sectional descriptive study by René van Wyk, Ryan Alroy Davids

“…The aim was to determine the self-reported frequency, nature, contributing factors and reporting patterns of DAEs among anaesthesia providers in South Africa. …”
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Study on the effects of land use transformation on habitat quality and its driving mechanisms: a case study of the Qin-Mang River Basin by Jiwei Zhao, Luyao Wang, Dong Jia, Yaowen Wang

“…It employs a land use transfer matrix to analyze the dynamic trends and patterns of LUCC. HQ changes are evaluated using the InVEST model, and the GeoDetector model is used to identify the key driving factors and their interactions. …”
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Comparative analysis of seasonal wind power using Weibull, Rayleigh and Champernowne distributions by Bienvenu Sumaili Ndeba, Omaima El Alani, Abdellatif Ghennioui, Mostafa Benzaazoua

“…The Champernowne distribution’s robustness makes it a valuable tool for wind energy assessments, especially in regions with intermittent wind patterns, providing a foundation for more accurate modeling and energy planning.…”
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From deliberation to acclamation: how did Twitter’s algorithms foster polarized communities and undermine democracy in the 2020 US presidential election by Gustavo Morales, Gustavo Morales, Augusto Salazar, Diego Puche

“…Focusing on the 2020 US presidential election, this research investigates how Twitter/X structures online communities with specific socialization patterns and ways to construct the truth. The rise of these platforms has sparked debate with split conclusions over whether they are enhancing or undermining democratic processes. …”
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