anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
Induction of labour for term premature rupture of fetal membranes (PROM) is associated with greater maternal satisfaction and lower risk of maternal infection compared with expectant management. The ideal method of induction of labour for term PROM is a subject of controversy. Intravenous oxytocin titration has a prime position as a choice agent for induction of labour following term PROM as it has been shown to be efficacious for such purpose. Recent evidence however has shown that misoprostol is associated with better outcomes and merits evaluation in our environment.

This study compared the efficacy of misoprostol and oxytocin for induction of labour in parturients with term PROM. This was a double blind randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of sublingual misoprostol versus oxytocin titration in women with term PROM at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA) and Mile 4 Hospital Abakaliki. 240 Participants were divided into two groups of 120 participants each. Group A received 25 mcg of sublingual misoprostol and titration of 500 ml of Ringer's lactate solution as placebo with 5ml of sterile water injected into it while group B underwent immediate induction of labour with titration of 5 units of oxytocin in a 500 ml of Ringer's lactate solution and received one tablet of 100mg Vitamin C as placebo. The primary outcome measure was the mean induction delivery interval. The secondary outcome measures were Caesarean section rate, the incidence of uterine hyper-stimulation, tachysystole or hypertonus, APGAR scores at the first and fifth minute and NICU admission. Data analysis was done using statistical Package for Social Science (IBM SPSS) software (version 20, Chicago IL, USA). Continuous variables were presented as mean and standard deviation (Mean ± SD), while categorical variables were presented as numbers and percentages. Categorical variables were analyzed using Chi-square while means were compared using T-test. A difference with a P value of \<0.05 was considered significant.
BACKGROUND: Consensus/evidence-based recommendations for assessing, managing, and monitoring bone health, pain, and mobility in patients with multiple myeloma were developed. This study was conducted to assess the adherence of the hematologists-oncologists to the consensus/evidence-based recommendations for assessing, managing, and monitoring bone health, pain, and mobility in patients with multiple myeloma who received care in the Palestinian healthcare system.
METHODS: A mixed method was used in this study. The consensus/evidence-based recommendations were identified through a systematic search in Scopus, PubMed, SpringerLink, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar. A panel of 5 researchers (3 hematologists-oncologists, 3 medical students, and 1 pharmacologist) sorted the consensus/evidence-based recommendations and developed the survey tool during 3 iterative meetings. The extent to which the hematologists-oncologists in the 5 centers caring for patients with multiple myeloma adhered to the consensus/evidence-based recommendations was assessed using a questionnaire.
RESULTS: Responses were collected from 10 hematologists-oncologists in all 5 healthcare centers where patients with multiple myeloma receive healthcare in the West Bank of Palestine. The median number of years in the practice of the hematologists-oncologists was 7.5 [2.75, 14.0] years and the median number of patients with multiple myeloma care per month was 12.5 [7.5, 21.25]. The vast majority (90%) of the hematologists-oncologists reported inadequate adherence to screening for medication problems related to bone health, pain, cardiopulmonary fitness, healthy behaviors, nutritional deficits, and mental health. Of the hematologists-oncologists, 70% reported inadequate adherence to ordering and evaluating calcium, vitamin D, alkaline phosphatase, electrolytes, and phosphorus levels to monitor bone health and 60% reported inadequate adherence to prescribing calcium and vitamin D supplements whenever there was a need.
CONCLUSION: The findings of this study suggested inadequate adherence to the consensus/evidence-based recommendations and highlighted areas for improvement to ensure that patients receive optimal care. The findings suggested a need for further education and training on the latest guidelines and recommendations. Decision-makers and policymakers might need to design measures and implement policies to improve adherence to the consensus/evidence-based recommendations. Addressing these gaps in adherence to the consensus/evidence-based recommendations may improve the care and outcomes of patients with multiple myeloma.
After baseline data collection, four schools will be randomly assigned to the intervention arm, those receiving the If I Were Jack programme. RSE teachers will deliver the intervention to all participating Year 11 pupils during four weekly lessons of the 'Learning for Life and Work' strand of the Key Stage 4 curriculum.
Glaucoma presents an epidemiological burden as the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally and the most common cause of preventable blindness. While elevated intraocular pressure is the strongest modifiable risk factor, the exact mechanisms of retinal ganglion cell damage leading to progressive vision loss are not entirely understood. Studies of other neurodegenerative diseases show a potential for human gut microbiome dysbiosis to play a pathogenic role. An investigation into whether the microbiome, a potential modifiable risk factor, has significance in glaucoma enables exploration of prophylactic or additive treatments. Elevated population levels of specific bacterial species have been noted in glaucoma patients, particularly Prevotellaceae, Enterobacteriaceae and Escherichia coli, while Megomonas is speculated to be protective. Evidence also points to systemic neuro-inflammation and disruption of autoimmune processes as a result of imbalances in both human and animal models, where heat shock proteins may contribute to pathogenesis. Further research into the influence of gut microbiome on pathogenesis offers a chance to minimise irreversible vision loss in glaucoma.
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to develop a tool for predicting the early occurrence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in ICU hospitalized cirrhotic patients.
METHODS: Eligible patients with cirrhosis were identified from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care database. Demographic data, laboratory examinations, and interventions were obtained. After splitting the population into training and validation cohorts, the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression model was used to select factors and construct the dynamic online nomogram. Calibration and discrimination were used to assess nomogram performance, and clinical utility was evaluated by decision curve analysis (DCA).
RESULTS: A total of 1254 patients were included in the analysis, and 745 developed AKI. The mean arterial pressure, white blood cell count, total bilirubin level, Glasgow Coma Score, creatinine, heart rate, platelet count and albumin level were identified as predictors of AKI. The developed model had a good ability to differentiate AKI from non-AKI, with AUCs of 0.797 and 0.750 in the training and validation cohorts, respectively. Moreover, the nomogram model showed good calibration. DCA showed that the nomogram had a superior overall net benefit within wide and practical ranges of threshold probabilities.
CONCLUSIONS: The dynamic online nomogram can be an easy-to-use tool for predicting the early occurrence of AKI in critically ill patients with cirrhosis.
PURPOSE: A gene transfer system is provided which transfers safely and effectively a selected nucleic acid to a target cell. CONSTITUTION: A gene transfer system comprises a cationic macromolecule having hydrophobicity and bio compatibility, a lipoprotein, and a selected nucleic acid. The cationic macromolecule is bio compatible, which is covalently bonded to the hydrophobic carbon chain, and poly(L-lysine), poly(D-lysine), and polyarginine is available as the cationic macromolecules. Especially, poly(L-lysine) is the most suitable. The molecular weight 500-50,000 of the cationic macromolecule is desirable, and the hydrophobic carbon chain is saturated or unsaturated normal chain with 14 or 19 carbons. The most suitable hydrophobic carbon chain is stearyl group. Lipoprotein is a complex of protein and lipid, and low-density lipoprotein(LDL), high-density lipoprotein(HDL), or very-low-density lipoprotein(VLDL) are available. Especially, LDL and HDL are desirable.
A method for controlling a medical system includes the following operations. The medical system receives an initial symptom. A neural network model is utilized to select at least one symptom inquiry action. The medical system receives at least one symptom answer to the at least one symptom inquiry action. A neural network model is utilized to select at least one medical test action from candidate test actions according to the initial symptom and the 
at least one symptom answer. The medical system receives at least one test result of the at least one medical test action. A neural network model is utilized to select a result prediction action from candidate prediction actions according to the initial symptom, the at least one symptom answer and the at least one test result.
The invention provides a monoclonal antibody combined with Dsg3 and application thereof. The heavy chain CDR3 of the monoclonal antibody comprises an amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID NO. 3, SEQ ID NO. 13, SEQ ID NO. 23, SEQ ID NO. 33 or SEQ ID NO. 43; the light chain CDR3 of the monoclonal antibody comprises an amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID NO. 6, SEQ ID NO. 16, SEQ ID NO. 26, SEQ ID NO. 36 or SEQ ID NO. 46. The monoclonal antibody can be specifically combined with Dsg3, has high affinity, can quantitatively detect the level of the anti-Dsg 3 autoantibody in a PV patient, monitors the disease activity, and can be used for clinical diagnosis of the PV patient.
Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury(HIRI) remains to be an unsolved risk factor that contributes to organ failure after liver surgery. Our clinical retrospective study showed that lower donor liver CX3-C chemokine receptor-1(CX3CR1) mRNA expression level were correlated with upregulated pro-resolved macrophage receptor MERTK, as well as promoted restoration efficiency of allograft injury in liver transplant. To further characterize roles of CX3CR1 in regulating resolution of HIRI, we employed murine liver partial warm ischemia-reperfusion model by Wt & Cx3cr1-/- mice and the reperfusion time was prolonged from 6 h to 4-7 days. Kupffer cells(KCs) were depleted by clodronate liposome(CL) in advance to focus on infiltrating macrophages, and repopulation kinetics were determined by FACS, IF and RNA-Seq. CX3CR1 antagonist AZD8797 was injected i.p. to interrogate potential pharmacological therapeutic strategies. In vitro primary bone marrow macrophages(BMMs) culture by LXR agonist DMHCA, as well as molecular and functional studies, were undertaken to dissect roles of CX3CR1 in modulating macrophages cytobiological development and resolutive functions. We observed that deficiency or pharmacological inhibition of CX3CR1 facilitated HIRI resolution via promoted macrophages migration in CCR1/CCR5 manner, as well as enhanced MerTK-mediated efferocytosis. Our study demonstrated the critical roles of CX3CR1 in progression of HIRI and identified it as a potential therapeutic target in clinical liver transplantation.
We know that behavior influences mood -- our best interventions to improve mood rely upon the relationship between these. Treatments like this are thought to work in part by helping individuals to increase value-derived behaviors; participants are given guidance which results in an increase of positive behaviors and a decrease of coping behaviors that don't help -- that is, their health-seeking behavior is reinforced while behaviors that diminish health are reduced. In past work, we showed that a text-based game could be used to explore what sort of decisions people would make in certain environments. That game showed associations between in-game behaviors and real-life depressive symptoms and actions. Such work focuses on low-level symptoms of depression -- increasingly common, especially after the onset of the covid-19 pandemic. We aim to investigate here whether we can develop a reinforcement learning game which provides game-based feedback to encourage positive actions (behaviors) both inside and outside of the game.

Thus, the experiment described below and proposed in this application would test the role of positive rewards (positive-feedback) in a dichotomous-choice game, compared to neutral (no-feedback).
BACKGROUND: The EFFORT Protein trial assessed the effect of high vs usual dosing of protein in adult ICU patients with organ failure. This study provides a probabilistic interpretation and evaluates heterogeneity in treatment effects (HTE).
METHODS: We analysed 60-day all-cause mortality and time to discharge alive from hospital using Bayesian models with weakly informative priors. HTE on mortality was assessed according to disease severity (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment [SOFA] score), acute kidney injury, and serum creatinine values at baseline.
RESULTS: The absolute difference in mortality was 2.5% points (95% credible interval -6.9 to 12.4), with a 72% posterior probability of harm associated with high protein treatment. For time to discharge alive from hospital, the hazard ratio was 0.91 (95% credible interval 0.80 to 1.04) with a 92% probability of harm for the high-dose protein group compared with the usual-dose protein group. There were 97% and 95% probabilities of positive interactions between the high protein intervention and serum creatinine and SOFA score at randomisation, respectively. Specifically, there was a potentially relatively higher mortality of high protein doses with higher baseline serum creatinine or SOFA scores.
CONCLUSIONS: We found moderate to high probabilities of harm with high protein doses compared with usual protein in ICU patients for the primary and secondary outcomes. We found suggestions of heterogeneity in treatment effects with worse outcomes in participants randomised to high protein doses with renal dysfunction or acute kidney injury and greater illness severity at baseline.
All patients receive three courses of combination chemotherapy/rituximab followed by pegfilgrastim, administered at 21-day intervals. Treatment administered is as follows: cyclophosphamide 500mg/m2 IV day 1; mitoxantrone 10mg/m2 IV day 1; vincristine 1.0mg/m2 (maximum 2mg) IV day 1; prednisone 80mg PO days 1 - 5; rituximab 375mg/m2 IV day 1.
Positioned supine with the ipsilateral arm abducted and externally rotated. The infra-clavicular and axillary regions will be cleaned with chlorhexidine. The probe will be positioned under the lateral third of the clavicle. After locating the subclavian artery, the axillary artery and the axillary vein we will move the probe distally towards the axilla, until the pectorals major muscle is identified. We will start counting the ribs, from 1st rib under the axillary artery and maintaining the pectorals major as a reference, we will move distally and laterally until the lateral border of pectorals major is reached. Serratus anterior muscle cover 2nd, 3rd, 4th rib, this point being the entrance into the anterior axillary line we will use atraumatic needle with extension line and electrode for nerve stimulator (Stimuplex D).
BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by destruction of synovial joints, abnormal immune responses and chronic inflammatory manifestations, which seriously affects patients' well-being. We explored this study to ascertain the effect and mechanism of silent information regulator 6 (SIRT6) on RA.
METHODS: Genes of RA patients and normal volunteers were analyzed using Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), Kyoto-Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and Disconet databases. Serum samples of RA patients and normal subjects were collected before detection of myeloid differentiation factor-88 (MyD88)-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway proteins expression with Western blot. In vitro RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) cell model (RA-FLS) was established by treating RSC-364 with recombinant rat IL-1β (10 ng/mL) after which SIRT6 and MyD88 adenoviruses treatment was carried out. The enzyme linked immunoassay (ELISA), real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot were respectively used to measure inflammatory factors, related messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and protein expressions. Also, we constructed RA rat model with bovine type II collagen (BIIC) and complete Freund's adjuvant, before treatment with SIRT6 and MyD88 adenoviruses.
RESULTS: Low expression of SIRT6 gene were detected in RA patients. Also, levels of MyD88, ERK and phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (p-ERK) protein expressions in RA patients were increased, whilst that of SIRT6 protein decreased. Compared to FLS cells in Control group, inflammatory factors levels of rats in Model batch increased significantly. SIRT6 adenovirus treatment potentially and significantly inhibited inflammation including suppression of increased inflammatory factors induced by MyD88. In comparison with FLS cells in Control group, Model batch cells' MyD88, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-21, IL-22, IL-6, IL-17, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and monocyte chemo-attractant protein-1 (MCP-1) mRNA expressions increased but SIRT6 gene treatment could reduce mRNA expression of the aforesaid factors, even after MyD88 adenovirus treatment. Besides, overpressed SIRT6 negatively regulated levels of MyD88, ERK and p-ERK proteins expressions. SIRT6 demonstrated anti-RA effect by regulating MyD88-ERK pathway and inhibiting inflammatory response in RA rats.
CONCLUSIONS: SIRT6 could potentially inhibit the inflammatory response of RA via a regulatory mechanism mainly relating to MyD88-ERK signal pathway. Thus, SIRT6 and its agonists may serve as new targets for developing drugs that can potentially treat RA.
Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is diagnosed in 5-10% of the pregnancies. After preterm birth, it is the second leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Twin pregnancies have a higher occurrence of FGR than singletons, in monochorionic (MC) twin pregnancies it's diagnosed in 19.7% of the cases and in dichorionic (DC) twin pregnancies in 10.5% of the cases. Fetuses with FGR are at greater risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality and even long-term health defects. From a public health perspective, it's important to correctly diagnose FGR to adjust the antenatal and postnatal care and to have more insight into the factors influencing early onset cardiovascular disease. STE has a strong predictive value for cardiovascular function, therefore it would be a promising tool to add in the routine pregnancy clinical care. Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is a relative new technique especially in the pregnancy follow up, which permits offline calculation of myocardial velocities and deformation parameters. These parameters, including strain and strain rate, provide information about the fetal myocardial function. Apart from investigating if STE can be used for the prediction of FGR, we will also investigate the association between fetal exposure to air pollution and in utero cardiac remodeling. Indeed, it is known that inhalation of particulate matter (e.g. black carbon) during the pregnancy can reach the placenta and lead to alterations in the placenta's function including increases in oxidative stress markers. Early life exposure to black carbon has been associated with adverse cardiovascular health outcomes and reduction of fetal growth, especially in multiple gestation pregnancies.

In this project we will include 2 time points during the pregnancy, namely at 21 weeks and 30 weeks of gestation, to measure the predictive values of FGR, strain and strain rate. The fetal growth parameters will be collected at the same time points, to define the growth (differences) throughout gestation of both fetuses. A maternal blood sample will be taken at 20 weeks of gestation to identify the level of exposure to air pollution (black carbon) and the level of biochemical markers of placental dysfunction. Doppler ultrasounds will be used for antenatal identification of placenta insufficiency. At birth, umbilical cord blood and the placenta will be collected. The placenta will be examined, to identify morphological findings which are associated with FGR. The umbilical cord blood and placental biopsy will be used for the level of exposure to air pollution and the level of oxidative stress. One to three days after birth, neonatal strain and strain rate will be measured to define postnatal cardiac remodeling as well as the neonatal blood pressure as cardiovascular risk factor.
This therapy usually comprises an antibiotic, a steroid and in some cases a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Antibacterial drops are usually given at the end of surgery and are continued for one week after the surgery. Steroid drops are usually started the day of surgery and then tapered down over 3 to 4 weeks. When prescribed, NSAIDs are usually started 2 or 3 days before surgery, or started the day of surgery, and continued for 3 or 4 times a day for 3 to 4 weeks.
Patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease who are scheduled for clinically indicated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and likely will further receive invasive coronary angiogram will be recruited for a SPECT MBF study. The MBF study will be performed as an adjunct to MPI utilizing the same rest and stress injections of 99mTc-Sestamibi (MIBI) tracer, and the same infusion of dipyridamole, adenosine or adenosine triphosphate for stressing. The MBF study will be completed in single or two days depending on the imaging protocol of MPI for a site. This is an observational study with no interventions to the clinical routine whatsoever. Three models of SPECT (GE NM530c) and SPECT/CT (Siemens Symbia-T16 and -T2) cameras are included to acquire rest/stress dynamic SPECT and MPI data. A CT scan will be acquired for the purpose of attenuation correction. All dynamic images will be reconstructed with physical corrections, including attenuation, scatter, resolution recovery and noise reduction, and processed to quantify MBF with the same kinetic modeling. The imaging processing of MBF study will be conducted with a SPECT MBF dedicated software (MyoFlowQ) in a central lab. MPI images will be collected and independently read by three consensus readers. The angiographic result will be independently reviewed by an interventional cardiologist. Diagnostic performance of SPECT MBF and perfusion will be compared utilizing angiographic result as the reference standard.
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