anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
Timely and correctly performed endotracheal intubation is important. It can be stressful especially among beginners and requires significant expertise. Studies suggest that endotracheal intubation success rates are below 50% for the first 10 intubations among novices and the learning curve of laryngoscopy does not plateau above a 90% success rate until a mean of 57 attempts. Although simulation, which is currently the mainstay of training for airway management help orient a novice user, it is siloed from the actual experience. Endotracheal intubation requires significant training and expertise. This experience can be quite stressful for novice users. To accelerate the learning curve of newly enrolled trainees to assess and secure airway, the investigators propose supplementing current training techniques with access to an airway video library consisting of real- life clinical videos of airway and endotracheal intubations.
PURPOSE:To provide a nail cosmetic having excellent touch and performance by compounding a specific resin having excellent gas permeability. CONSTITUTION:A resin comprising a polymer containing >=40mol% of units of the formula (R is >=3C alkyl, >=4C cycloalkyl, etc.) is dissolved in a low boiling point solvent (e.g. isopropyl alcohol) having a boiling point of <=150 deg.C and further suitably compounded with known cosmetic materials such as a pigment, a dye, a pearl agent, a perfume, an antioxidant and a deposition- preventing material to provide the objective cosmetic. A resin having a gas permeability of at least 5X10<-10>(cm<3> (STP).cm/cm<2>.sec.cmHg) (25 deg.C) as the value of the gas permeability of oxygen is employed as the above-mentioned resin. The nail cosmetic can be directly coated on nails and readily dried to give a beautiful finished product, has good stability and color tone stability, can be readily doubly coated to form a coating film having excellent luster, excellent odor, good permeability of a gas such as oxygen, etc., and capable of being fit to the nail for a long time without giving heavy weight and un-pleasant touch to the nail.
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a bone material containing nano-phase calcium-phosphorus salt, collagen and alginate. Solution containing calcium ions is slowly and dropwisely added into acid soluble collagen solution at first, and then, water solution containing phosphate radical ions is slowly and dropwisely added while the solution is stirred. Alkaline liquor is slowly and dropwisely added to regulate the pH value while the solution is stirred, and then, the solution is set aside. Supernatant liquid is removed, precipitates are separated centrifugally and then are ground to prepare dry powder, and the dry powder is mixed with sodium alginate. Water is added for modification, products after modification are added into a mold to be molded and demolded, and then are soaked in distilled water, and after the products are dried, the bone material is obtained. The bone material prepared by the method has favorable biocompatibility and bone imitating structure. The crystal size of calcium-phosphorus salt is in the nanometer order of magnitude and is tightly combined with collagen as an organic constituent, and the arrangement is regular. Due to the adoption of natural raw material, the material has favorable biocompatibility. The material has reasonable material strength and porosity and can be used as implantation type degradable bone material.
Patients seek orthodontic treatment to correct unesthetic and asymmetric smiles because even a minimal cant of 4 is well perceived by a layperson. This case report describes a nonsurgical orthodontic management of iatrogenic occlusal canting in a 22-year-old female, who developed it during a previous orthodontic treatment for an impacted canine. The iatrogenic cant was corrected by the intrusion of the left mandibular segment followed by extrusion of left maxillary segment using mini-implants. Mini-implants were inserted in the mandibular left buccal segment (the first between canine and premolar, the second between the second premolar and first permanent molar), and the intruded mandibular posteriors were stabilized with the help of stainless-steel ligature (0.012″ SS) tied to the mini-implant. The expected correction of the occlusal cant, asymmetric gingival and tooth exposure, and soft tissue lip cant were corrected resulting in a significant improvement in smile aesthetics at the end of orthodontic treatment. After a follow-up period of 24months, the results were stable.
A look-alike placebo were prepared and donated by LR Healthy and Beauty Systems LTD. The placebo contained Aloe barbadensis Miller Gel (USA/Mexico 3.6%), ascorbic acid, and some excipients.
BACKGROUND: Children's growth is increasingly considered a key mediator of later life outcomes. When examining weight growth, the correlation between repeated observations on the same subject must be regarded as well-modelled. This study aimed to analyze children's weight growth variations and associated factors in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam using a fractional polynomial mixed-effects model.
METHODS: This study used longitudinal data from the Young Lives Cohort Study conducted from 2002 to 2016 in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam. The study included 7,140 children of 1 to 15 years old A fractional polynomial mixed-effects model was used to analyze the data.
RESULTS: Ethiopian, Peruvian, and Vietnamese children had significantly higher average body weights than children in India (1.426, P<0.001; 1.992, P<0.001; 1.334, P<0.001, respectively). Girl children's average body weight was significantly 0.15 times less than that of boys (-0.148; P=0.027). The average weight of rural children was significantly 0.671 times less than that of urban children (0.671, P<0.001). Children from Peru and Vietnam had higher rates of weight change than those from India. However, the rate of weight change was lower in Ethiopian children than in Indian children. Children from urban areas had a significantly higher rate of weight gain than those from rural areas.
CONCLUSION: Country, sex, residence, parental education, household size, wealth, good drinking water, and reliable power affected children's longitudinal weight growth. Therefore, WHO and the nation's health ministry should monitor children's weight growth status and these associated factors to plan future action.
In relatively short-term clinical trials, adult obese subjects instructed in dietary management and treated with "anorectic" drugs lost more weight on the average than those treated with placebo and diet.

The magnitude of increased weight loss of drug-treated patients over placebo-treated patients is only a fraction of a pound a week. The rate of weight loss is greatest in the first weeks of therapy for both drug and placebo subjects and tends to decrease in succeeding weeks. The possible origins of the increased weight loss due to the various drug effects are not established. The amount of weight loss associated with the use of an "anorectic" drug varies from trial to trial, and the increased weight loss appears to be related in part to variables other than the drugs prescribed, such as the physician-investigator, the population treated and the diet prescribed. Studies do not permit conclusions as to the relative importance of the drug and non-drug factors on weight loss.

The natural history of obesity is measured over several years, whereas the studies cited are restricted to a few weeks' duration; thus, the total impact of drug-induced weight loss over that of diet alone must be considered clinically limited.
PURPOSE: This article presents a comprehensive exploration of neurovascular anatomy of the encephalon, focusing specifically on the intricate network within the posterior circulation and the posterior fossa anatomy; enhancing understanding of its dynamics, essential for practitioners in neurosurgery and neurology areas.
METHOD: A profound literature review was conducted by searching the PubMed and Google Scholar databases using main keywords related to neurovascular anatomy. The selected literature was meticulously scrutinized. Throughout the screening of pertinent papers, further articles or book chapters were obtained through additional assessment of the reference lists. Furthermore, four formalin-fixed, color latex-injected cadaveric specimens preserved in 70% ethanol solution were dissected under surgical microscope (Leica Microsystems Inc, 1700 Leider Ln, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA), using microneurosurgical as well as standard instruments, and a high-speed surgical drill (Stryker Instruments 1941 Stryker Way Portage, MI 49002, USA). Ulterior anatomical dissection was performed.
RESULTS: Detailed examination of the basilar artery (BA), a common trunk formed by the union of the left and right vertebral arteries, denoted a tortuous course across the basilar sulcus. Emphasis is then placed on the Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (PICA), Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (AICA) and Superior Cerebellar Artery (SCA). Each artery's complex course through the posterior fossa, its divisions, and potential stroke-related syndromes are explored in detail. The Posterior Cerebral Artery (PCA) is subsequently unveiled. The posterior fossa venous system is explained, categorizing its channels. A retrograde exploration traces the venous drainage back to the internal jugular vein, unraveling its pathways.
CONCLUSION: This work serves as a succinct yet comprehensive guide, offering fundamental insights into neurovascular anatomy within the encephalon's posterior circulation. Intended for both novice physicians and seasoned neuroanatomists, the article aims to facilitate a more efficient clinical decision-making in neurosurgical and neurological practices.
INTRODUCTION: Sepsis-induced coagulopathy (SIC) is a severe complication of sepsis, characterized by poor prognosis and high mortality. However, the predictors of SIC in pediatric patients have yet to be identified. Our aim was to develop a user-friendly and efficient nomogram for predicting SIC in sepsis patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We screened 948 sepsis patients admitted to the PICU in three hospitals located in Shandong, China. Least absolute shrinkage and selector operation (LASSO) regression was used in the training cohort for variable selection and regularization. The selected variables were utilized to construct a nomogram for predicting the risk of SIC among sepsis patients admitted to the PICU.
RESULTS: Overall, SIC was observed in 324 (40.3 %) patients. The morbidity of SIC in sepsis patients is associated with age, fibrinogen, prothrombin time, C-reactive protein, lactate and the pediatric sequential organ failure assessment score. We developed a nomogram for the early identification of SIC in the training cohort (area under the curve [AUC] 0.869, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 0.830-0.907, sensitivity 75.7 %, specificity 84.8 %) and validation cohorts (validation cohort 1: AUC 0.854, 95 % CI 0.805-0.903, sensitivity 72.0 %, specificity 86.9 %; validation cohort 2: AUC 0.853, 95 % CI 0.796-0.910, sensitivity 70.1 %, specificity 87.8 %). The calibration plots of the nomogram demonstrated a high level of concordance in the SIC probabilities between the observed and predicted values.
CONCLUSIONS: The novel nomogram showed excellent predictive performance for the morbidity of SIC among sepsis patients admitted to the PICU, potentially assisting healthcare professionals in early identification and intervention for SIC.
Patients in the "Texting" group will receive reminders based on their individual disease treatment. A text message shall be sent one day (12 to 36 hours) before appointments to remind about the appointment and with instructions to bring glucose and food records to the appointment. If medication changes are made at the appointment, the patient will receive a text message reminder the day after her appointment to reinforce the regimen. Postpartum patients who had GDM will receive a text message reminder to complete their glucose tolerance test. A reminder will be sent at 2 weeks postpartum followed by a reminder at 6 weeks and 10 weeks postpartum if the testing is not completed.
A question that arises with generic oral extended-release (ER) products is related to pH-dependent dissolution kinetics in comparison with that of their reference listed drug (RLD). For example, poorly water-soluble drugs with the presence of pKa in the gastrointestinal (GI) pH range have pH-dependent solubility and dissolution behaviors during in vivo drug release. In this case, the generic product which utilizes a different release mechanism could amplify or reduce such a pH dependence (e.g. osmotic pump RLD vs. matrix generic counterparts). This may render these generic ER products more or less dependent on gastric pH modification, commonly occurred in patients taking concomitant over-the-counter (OTC) proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for the treatment of gastric acid-related disorders. It has been noted that PPIs (e.g. lansoprazole, omeprazole, esomeprazole) and PPIs with antacids (e.g. omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate) can drastically elevate the gastric pH, thus potentially changing the equilibrium solubility of co-administered drug substances or altering their release profiles.

For instance, nifedipine is a calcium channel blocker, indicated for the long-term treatment of hypertension and angina. The drug substance is a weak acid (pKa 3.9) and practically insoluble in water. Currently, there is one RLD of oral ER nifedipine tablets based on an osmotic pump design (Procardia XL) and a generic counterpart of ER nifedipine tablets employing a matrix formulation design which is different from this RLD product. Due to complicated release mechanisms, quality attribute profiles, and in vivo pharmacokinetics (PK) behaviors of ER products, FDA is assessing the need of a drug-drug interaction study between PPIs/antacids (e.g. omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate) and generic nifedipine ER products based on a formulation design which is different from that of its RLD.

To this end, the objective of this proposal is to investigate the dependence of in vivo PK on the formulation design of generic oral extended-release products in comparison with that of their RLD when co-administered with PPIs/antacids. The outcome of this study will help the Agency advance further understanding about product PK performance in potential patient population with abnormal gastric pH and improve review standards for equivalence of this category of oral ER products if necessary. The study results will help the Agency gain a better understanding of drug-drug interaction between oral modified-release products and PPIs/antacids and establish regulatory standards of bioequivalence approaches for this category of generic oral ER products.
The main group (prospective) will consist of patients who received conservative therapy. The expected number of observations in the main group will be 50 patients.
Cystatin C (Cys C), a crucial renal disease marker for chronic kidney disease (CKD), plays a vital role in early diagnosis and treatment guidance. However, most current methods for detecting Cys C rely on a single signal and find it difficult to perform noninvasive and portable diagnosis. Here, we developed a ratiometric fluorescent carbon dot (CD) detection system for point-of-care testing (POCT) of Cys C through fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). The detection is based on the hydrolysis effect of papain on a bovine serum albumin (BSA) scaffold and the specific inhibitory effect of Cys C on papain, endowing high-resolution color variance. Moreover, a low-cost, portable, yet reliable smartphone-assisted miniaturized device for real-time quantitative POCT of Cys C has been developed with a limit of detection (LOD) as low as 0.4 μg/mL. This sensing platform can effectively differentiate patients from healthy volunteers, which facilitates self-screening for healthy individuals and home monitoring for CKD patients.
Observational: Patients with confirmed or suspected primary hyperparathyroidism or complications therefrom (such as postoperative hypoparathyroidism) will be admitted for diagnosis and treatment. The principal diagnostic components are calcium in serum and urine, parathyroid hormone in serum, and mutation tests on germline or tumor DNA. Patients with moderate to severe primary hyperparathyroidism will be treated. Treatment will be mainly by parathyroidectomy. Other options are medications or no intervention. Patients with a hyperparathyroid syndrome may be managed for their extraparathyroid features. Preoperative testing to localize parathyroid neoplasm(s) will be used usually and with more extended methods in cases with prior neck surgery. Preoperative tumor localization tests will be selected according to clinical indications from the following: ultrasound, technetium-thallium scan, computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, fine needle aspiration for parathyroid hormone assay, selective arteriogram, selective venous catheterization for parathyroid hormone assay. Options for management of postoperative hypocalcemia include calcium, vitamin D analogs, parathyroid autografts and synthetic parathyroid hormone. Research specimens may consist of blood or tumors.

Clinical Trial: An imaging substudy was added to this protocol in 2018. Patients with MEN1 will have 68Ga-Dotatate PET/CT, 18F-DOPA PET/CT, MRI, and CT scans and the number of lesions detected by each of these types of scans will be compared.
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There are no data on the presence of XENLETA in human milk, its effects on the breastfed infant, or its effects on milk production. Animal studies indicate that lefamulin was concentrated in the milk of lactating rats (see Data). When a drug is present in animal milk, it is likely that the drug will be present in human milk. Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions, including QT prolongation, a woman should pump and discard human milk for the duration of treatment with XENLETA and for 2 days after the final dose. 

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Administration of a single intravenous dose of 30 mg/kg radio-labelled lefamulin to lactating rats resulted in maximal mean concentrations of radioactivity in plasma and milk at 0.25-hour post-dose (3.29 and 10.7 mcg equivalents/g, respectively) that were markedly reduced at 24 hours post-dose (0.00663 and 0.0700 mcg equivalents/g, respectively). Milk/plasma ratios increased from 3.27 at 0.25-hour post-dose to 8.33 at 6 hours post-dose. These data indicate that pups would be exposed to lefamulin and its metabolites in maternal milk.
OBJECTIVE: Chronic low-back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, and traditional pharmacotherapy fails to provide relief for many individuals with this condition. An estimated 15% of chronic LBP cases can be attributed to the facet joint. High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a recent technology that enables noninvasive thermal ablation of tissue and has shown efficacy in treating tumors, neuropathic pain, and painful bone metastases. In this systematic review, the authors summarize the literature on lumbar facet joint-mediated pain treated with HIFU and report the effectiveness of HIFU on pain outcomes.
METHODS: All full-text English-language articles describing the use of focused ultrasound for facet joint pain were screened using the PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. Clinical studies were assessed for bias using the methodological index for nonrandomized studies.
RESULTS: Eleven studies (6 preclinical and 5 clinical) reporting on 50 patients were included. Eight of these studies (73%) used MR-guided focused ultrasound ablation and 3 used fluoroscopy. The medial branch nerve and posterior facet joint capsule were the most common targets for focused ablation. Although the energy used ranged from 300 to 2000 J, clinical studies predominantly operated in the range of 1000 to 1500 J. Pain reduction was seen in all clinical studies, with multiple-point reductions from average baseline pain scores in 6-12 months. No study reported any adverse events or complications.
CONCLUSIONS: HIFU can be effective in treating chronic low-back pain arising from the facet joint. Further clinical studies should explore the long-term effects of HIFU and monitor changes in pain reduction over time.
This study was carried out with the approval of ICF International ( Address: 11785 Beltsville Drive Suite 300 Calverton, MD 20705 USA). The data from the 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), conducted under the authority of the National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh will be used for this study. Mitra and Associates, a Bangladeshi research firm located in Dhaka implemented the survey and ICF International of Calverton, Maryland, USA, arranged the technical support to the mission as the part of its international Demographic and Health Surveys database (MEASURE DHS). Procedures and questionnaires for standard DHS surveys have been reviewed and approved by the ICF International Institutional Review Board (IRB). (See more at: http://www.dhsprogram.com/What-We-Do/Protecting-the-Privacy-of-DHS-Survey-Respondents.cfm#sthash.qc30dbXO.dpuf) The data collection processes for the BDHS was executed as per the approval of the ORC Macro-institutional review board. The survey protocol was reviewed and approved by the National Ethics Review Committee of the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. As per BDHS guidelines, informed consent was obtained from all respondents before starting the interview along with an oral clarification offered by the interviewers themselves. Respondents were well informed with regards to the intended use of the gathered data (assessment of health needs and planning health services), the voluntary nature of the study, potential risks of participation in the study, the confidentiality of answers/results of the individual interview and biomarker assay, and that the examination was free of cost. Prior to the blood collection and examination, participants were also well informed about the purpose of the study.

A stratified, multistage cluster sampling strategy was followed in order to construct a national representative household-based sample. To generate this, 600 primary sampling units (207 from urban areas and 393 from rural areas) were raised from the sampling frame created for the 2011 Bangladeshi census. From each primary sampling unit, households were nominated randomly and 17,964 households were selected for interview. Face-to-face interviews were effectively completed among 17,141 selected households. Finally, in these households a total of 18,222 ever married women age 12-49 were identified and 17,842 were interviewed successfully. A total of 5920 ever-married women aged between 15-49 years who resided in one-third of the randomly selected households were selected as subjects for the biomarker assay for anemia study.
This is a randomized clinical study which will be made up of two arms or groups. The first arm or group - 1 will have cervical ripening with intracervical extraamniotic Foley's catheter while group - 2 will have cervical ripening with intravaginal misoprostol. The parturients will be randomly selected by simple lottery and recruited into the two arms of the study. Each parturient will pick by simple lucky dip from a pool of folded papers with inscription group 1 or group 2 in a bag in a double blinded manner and will be recruited into the group picked among the two arms of the study. The Bishop's score of the cervix will be accurately determined and documented before cervical ripening. Bishop's score of ≥6 will be considered ripe. Oxytocin will be used for induction or augmentation of labor as required.