Developing Ecological Landscape Design Proposals Against Flood Susceptibility in Urban Areas: Antalya, Kemer Example by Onur Aksoy, Elif Altaş, Kamil Erken

“…There are many possible impacts of global climate change such as loss of vegetation in urban and rural areas, deterioration in agricultural patterns, heat island effects. One of these effects is floods due to the deterioration of the precipitation regime. …”
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Students’ Subjectness, Self-Efficacy and Psychological Well-Being: Comparative Research of Russian and Kazakhstan Students by V. G. Maralov, A. D. Kariyev, O. V. Krezhevskikh, M. A. Kudaka, L. E. Ageeva, E. N. Agranovich

“…As a result, no fundamental differences were revealed in the structure and manifestations of subjectivity depending on the place of residence, national and cultural traditions, which indicates the existence of some general patterns in the formation of the subjectivity of a future teacher or psychologist. …”
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A Strategy for Bone Conduction Device Adoption: Study of Non-Usage Challenges, Skin-Deep Insights and Patient Satisfaction by Jasmine Van de Kerkhof, Lore Bleyaert, Nicolas Verhaert, Bob Lerut

“…Background: This study aimed to evaluate patient satisfaction and usage patterns of bone conduction devices (BCDs) for hearing rehabilitation, focusing on both users and non-users. …”
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Low SAR compact wideband/dual-band semicircular slot antenna structures for sub-6 GHz 5G wireless applications by Reham W. Abd-Elsalam, Hussein E. Seleem, Mostafa M. Abd-Elnaby, Amr H. Hussein

“…The study achieved safe specific absorption rate (SAR) values that preserve good efficiencies and radiation patterns. The investigated SAR10g values at 3.3/4.5 GHz are equal to 0.121 W/kg, which are within allowable bounds. …”
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Nutrigenomics: A promising frontier in chronic disease prevention by Seyed Morteza Hosseiniara, Solmaz Sadat Hosseini Zijoud

“…These findings carry significant implications for chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and various cancers.For example, studies have demonstrated that specific dietary patterns and individual genetic variations can influence susceptibility to these diseases. …”
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Help-seeking behaviors among survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy in 54 low- and middle-income countries: evidence from Demographic and Health Survey data by Mariella Stiller, Michael Lowery Wilson, Till Bärnighausen, Adebola Adedimeji, Erin Lewis, Anne Abio

“…The present study provides a cross-national evidence of informal and formal help-seeking patterns among pregnant women experiencing IPV. Methods This study made use of population-based data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program from 54 LMICs, collected between 2005 and 2020 (N = 359,027). …”
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Exploring nonlinear and interaction effects of urban campus built environments on exercise walking using crowdsourced data by Bo Lu, Bo Lu, Qingyun Liu, Hao Liu, Tianxiang Long, Tianxiang Long

“…The analysis of nonlinear effects revealed distinct thresholds and patterns of influence that differ from other urban environments, with some variables exhibiting fluctuated or U-shaped effects. …”
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Exploring the epidemiology of disseminated intravascular coagulation: protocol for the DANish Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DANDIC) Cohort Study by Henrik Toft Sørensen, Kasper Adelborg, Jecko Thachil, Anne-Mette Hvas, Simon Flæng, Søren Nygaard, Asger Granfeldt

“…Furthermore, the study will describe treatment patterns and the safety and effectiveness of various treatment modalities.Methods and analysis We will establish the DANDIC Cohort using data collected in daily clinical practice from the Central Denmark Region, which covers approximately 1.3 million residents. …”
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Causal Effects of Sleep Traits on Angina Pectoris: Mediation by Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Zeng C, Ke Y, Li H, Zhang C, Chen J, Chen M

“…Chuanfei Zeng,* Yujia Ke,* Huan Li, Chi Zhang, Jian Chen, Mingkai Chen Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Mingkai Chen, Email kaimingchen@163.comPurpose: Angina pectoris (AP) is a major factor in heightened risk of cardiac arrest and has been previously linked to sleep patterns. It remains unclear if sleep traits play a role in the onset of AP. …”
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Impact of Early versus Late Referral to Nephrologists on Outcomes of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Northern India by Manoj Dhanorkar, Narayan Prasad, Ravi Kushwaha, Manas Behera, Dharmendra Bhaduaria, Monika Yaccha, Manas Patel, Anupama Kaul

“…There is a lack of data on outcomes associated with referral patterns in CKD patients from northern India. Methods. …”
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Clinical and Cost Burden of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: Descriptive Analysis Using a US Administrative Claims Database by Sue Perera, Liyuan Ma, Raj Punwaney, Sulabha Ramachandran

“…The secondary objective was to describe the treatment patterns and healthcare resource utilization of patients with pSS. …”
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Cohort study evaluating pressure ulcer management in clinical practice in the UK following initial presentation in the community: costs and outcomes by Julian F Guest, Graham W Fuller, Peter Vowden, Kathryn Ruth Vowden

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to estimate the patterns of care and annual levels of healthcare resource use attributable to managing pressure ulcers (PUs) in clinical practice in the community by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), and the associated costs of patient management.Methods This was a retrospective cohort analysis of the records of 209 patients identified within a randomly selected population of 6000 patients with any type of wound obtained from The Health Improvement Network (THIN) Database, who developed a PU in the community and excluded hospital-acquired PUs. …”
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SRADHO: statistical reduction approach with deep hyper optimization for disease classification using artificial intelligence by G. Sathish Kumar, E. Suganya, S. Sountharrajan, Balamurugan Balusamy, Adil O. Khadidos, Alaa O. Khadidos, Shitharth Selvarajan

“…Artificial neural networks have been extensively used for disease prediction and diagnosis due to their ability to learn complex patterns and relationships from large datasets. However, there are some problems like over-fitting, under-fitting, vanishing gradient and increased elapsed time occurred in the course of data analysis and prediction which results in performance degradation of the model. …”
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Key wound healing genes as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma: an integrated in silico and in vitro study by Fuchuan Jiang, Sajjad Ahmad, Sadia kanwal, Yasir Hameed, Qian Tang

“…Immune correlation studies revealed significant associations with immune inhibitor genes and distinct expression patterns across immune subtypes. Overexpression studies in UCEC cell lines demonstrated that CD44 and MMP2 reduce proliferative ability while enhancing migration and wound healing. …”
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Relationship between functional movement screening (FMS) scores and balance and strength performance in young male athletes by Şükran İribalcı, Mert Aydoğmuş, Serkan Revan, Harun Genç

“…Functional movement screening (FMS) is a test developed to evaluate the fundamental movement patterns underlying both sports performance and injury risk. …”
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Investigating the Construction Procedure and Safety Oversight of the Mechanical Shaft Technique: Insights Gained from the Guangzhou Intercity Railway Project by Jianwang Li, Wenrui Qi, Xinlong Li, Gaoyu Liu, Jian Chen, Huawei Tong

“…Using intelligent cloud monitoring, we analyzed the stress–strain patterns of the cutting edge and segments. The results showed significant improvements in construction efficiency, cost reduction, safety, and resource conservation. …”
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Genetic variations suggests that Takifugu rubripes, T. chinensis, and T. pseudommus are the same species with a shared gene pool by Ji Young Lee, Kun Hee Kim, Hyuk Je Lee, Sun-Goo Hwang, Tae Sun Kang

“…These variations were screened using ENSEMBL annotation and gene ontology analysis, and their potential association with morphological differences, such as dorsal spot patterns, was evaluated using reference Takifugu specimens.Results and discussionPopulation genetic analysis of T. rubripes, T. pseudommus, and T. chinensis using the CoI and CytB genes, combined with the 15 SSR loci, revealed clustering into a single genetic group characterized by remarkably low genetic diversity (four haplotypes, with diversity values ranging from 0.0000 to 0.00065) and minimal pairwise differentiation (microsatellite-based FST values ranging from -0.0021 to 0.0075). …”
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A Pooled Analysis of Growth and Tolerance of Infants Exclusively Fed Partially Hydrolyzed Whey or Intact Protein-Based Infant Formulas by Laura A. Czerkies, Brian D. Kineman, Sarah S. Cohen, Heidi Reichert, Ryan S. Carvalho

“…All commercially available regulated infant formulas support growth and development, but different stool patterns have been observed based on formula composition. …”
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Epidemiology, microbiology and clinical impacts of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in adult patients with cystic fibrosis by Zoltán Örlős, Lilla Katalin Lőrinczi, Balázs Antus, Imre Barta, Zsuzsanna Miklós, Ildikó Horváth

“…The distribution of NTM species, their antibiotic susceptibility patterns were also evaluated. Results: The prevalence of NTM-positive sputum increased from 4.7 % to 12.9 % over study period. …”
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Exploring the use, perceptions, and challenges of mini-implants in orthodontic practice: a survey study by Tinela Panaite, Carina Balcos, Carmen Savin, Nicolae Daniel Olteanu, Nikolaos Karvelas, Cristian Romanec, Raluca-Maria Vieriu, Alice Chehab, Irina Zetu

“…Strategies to address barriers and promote informed decision-making among orthodontists are discussed.Conclusionsthe study reveals diverse preferences and utilization patterns regarding mini-implants across different orthodontic procedures, reflecting the versatility and adaptability of these devices in addressing various clinical needs. …”
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