anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
OBJECTIVES: ACPA-positive and ACPA-negative RA differ in underlying risk factors but have a similar clinical presentation at RA diagnosis. It is unknown what the ACPA-associated differences or similarities are during the symptomatic at-risk stage of RA, i.e. clinically suspect arthralgia (CSA). To deepen insights into these differences/similarities, we compared the course of symptoms/impairments and subclinical joint inflammation in the CSA phase during progression to inflammatory arthritis (IA) or to CSA resolution.
METHODS: A total of 845 CSA patients were followed for a median of 24 months; 136 patients developed IA and an additional 355/505 patients had resolution of CSA according to rheumatologists. Patient burden (pain, morning stiffness, fatigue, functional disabilities, presenteeism) was assessed at baseline and 4, 12 and 24 months and at IA development. Subclinical joint inflammation in the hands and feet was assessed over time with 1.5T MRI. Linear and Poisson mixed models were used.
RESULTS: In both ACPA-positive and ACPA-negative patients, patient burden increased towards IA development and decreased towards CSA resolution. However, patient burden was lower in ACPA-positive vs ACPA-negative disease at all timepoints. Conversely, subclinical joint inflammation tended to increase more rapidly during development of ACPA-positive IA [incidence rate ratio (IRR) 1.52 (95% CI 0.94, 2.47), P = 0.089] and remained higher over time in ACPA-positive CSA patients achieving resolution compared with ACPA-negative patients [IRR 1.52 (95% CI 1.07, 2.15), P = 0.018]. Although correlation coefficients between changes in patient burden and subclinical joint inflammation during progression to IA were weak, they were consistently higher in ACPA-positive than ACPA-negative disease, e.g. ρ = 0.29 vs 0.12 for functional disabilities.
CONCLUSION: During RA development and CSA resolution, ACPA-positive CSA patients have lower patient burden but more subclinical joint inflammation than ACPA-negative CSA patients. These data strengthen the notion that the development of ACPA-positive and ACPA-negative RA is pathophysiologically different and encourage further research on these differences.
We performed a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled 28-week trial. 300 individuals (18-75 years of age, body-mass index ≥30 kg/m2 or BMI 27-30kg/m2 accompanied by at least one weight-related complication (treated or untreated hypertension, dyslipidemia, pre-diabetes)) were randomly assigned. All the patients provided written informed consent before participation. Key exclusion criteria were type 1 or 2 diabetes, the use of medications that cause clinically significant weight gain or loss, previous bariatric surgery, a history of pancreatitis, a history of major depressive or other severe psychiatric disorders, and a family or personal history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 or familial medullary thyroid carcinoma. Eligible participants were randomized 2:1 to once-daily subcutaneous injections of either liraglutide or placebo using a computer-generated, centrally administered procedure. Patients, investigators, and the sponsor were unaware of the study-group assignments. The primary outcome is to investigate the composition of the gut microbiota from baseline to end of treatment.
The use of L-citrulline maleate (I) is claimed for prepn. of a medicament for curative treatment of weight loss and accummulation of intramuscular fatty deposits in patients with chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD). Also claimed is the use of (I) for prepn. of a medicament for curative treatment of mitochondrial myopathies, e.g. Reye-Johnson disease. USE - The medicament for COAD treatment is administered at a dose of 2-8 ampoules a day for 3-18 months. Each sample contains 2g of a 50% soln. of (I), 0.1g sangria orange flavour, purified water and sufficient NaOH to give a pH of 3.3 In an example, a COAD patient whose weight had decreased from 67kg to 53kg over 10 years was given 6 ampoules a day for 1 year. This resulted in a weight gain of 12kg and the elimination of fatty deposits in the soleus muscle.
A system and method for providing a pre-populated daily progress note to a health care provider in response to a request for such a note or on a pre-determined schedule. The system includes a server, and databases in communication with the server. The server is connected to a communication network. Software on server the generates a pre-populated daily progress note for a patient by retrieving clinical data related to that patient and populating the corresponding fields of the template. The system transmits the daily progress note to a health care provider who may enter additional data into the template. The health care provider transmits the completed daily progress note to the hospital server.
Before swallowing the capsule endoscope, an inflatable girdle is wrapped around the waist above the umbilicus and held in place by a an abdominal binder. The pressure is increased by 10mmHg for 10 minutes. The PillCam ESO is placed in the mouth and the patient is asked to swallow it with 100cc of water with simethicone in the supine position. Recording is done for 2 minute in this position and then the head is elevated to 30 degrees for 2 minutes and then 60 degrees for 1 minute. After 1 minute, the patient sips 10cc of water and after 15 seconds, they sit upright and sip water again. They can then walk and resume normal activity for 15 minutes.
Participants will receive the placebo vaccine for DNA-HIV-PT123 administered as 1 mL IM in the same deltoid at Days 0 and 28. They will then receive the placebo vaccine for NYVAC-HIV-PT1 and the placebo vaccine for NYVAC-HIV-PT4; each will be administered as 1 mL IM in the same deltoid (opposite deltoid to where the placebo for DNA-HIV-PT123 injection was given) at Day 84.
Phytophthora root rot is a devastating disease of soybean caused by Phytophthora sojae. However, the resistance mechanism is not yet clear. Our previous studies have shown that GmAP2 enhances sensitivity to P. sojae in soybean, and GmMYB78 is downregulated in the transcriptome analysis of GmAP2-overexpressing transgenic hairy roots. Here, GmMYB78 was significantly induced by P. sojae in susceptible soybean, and the overexpressing of GmMYB78 enhanced sensitivity to the pathogen, while silencing GmMYB78 enhances resistance to P. sojae, indicating that GmMYB78 is a negative regulator of P. sojae. Moreover, the jasmonic acid (JA) content and JA synthesis gene GmAOS1 was highly upregulated in GmMYB78-silencing roots and highly downregulated in overexpressing ones, suggesting that GmMYB78 could respond to P. sojae through the JA signaling pathway. Furthermore, the expression of several pathogenesis-related genes was significantly lower in GmMYB78-overexpressing roots and higher in GmMYB78-silencing ones. Additionally, we screened and identified the upstream regulator GmbHLH122 and downstream target gene GmbZIP25 of GmMYB78. GmbHLH122 was highly induced by P. sojae and could inhibit GmMYB78 expression in resistant soybean, and GmMYB78 was highly expressed to activate downstream target gene GmbZIP25 transcription in susceptible soybean. In conclusion, our data reveal that GmMYB78 triggers soybean sensitivity to P. sojae by inhibiting the JA signaling pathway and the expression of pathogenesis-related genes or through the effects of the GmbHLH122-GmMYB78-GmbZIP25 cascade pathway.
An apparatus for generating alimentary data within a geofence is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a memory and at least a processor. The memory instructs the at least a processor to receive a geofence, wherein the geofence comprises a predetermined geographic area. memory instructs the at least a processor to identify population data as a function of the geofence, wherein the population data comprises at least a statistical markup data. The memory then instructs the processor to calculate an conicity index as a function of the at least a statistical markup data. The memory instructs the processor to generate alimentary data as function of the conicity index, wherein the alimentary data comprises a recommended nutrient intake. The memory then instructs the processor to determine a plurality of phenotype clusters within the geofence as a function of the alimentary data.
To investigate the role and molecular mechanism of miR-126 in unilateral ureteral occlusion (UUO). We used bioinformatics to analyse miRNAs specifically expressed in UUO. The mouse model of UUO was established using RAW264.7 cells cultured in vitro and in vivo. The mice were divided into control group, miR-126-NC (negative control) group and miR-126-KD (knockdown) group. Then the relative expression of miR-126 was detected by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), the renal fibrosis was detected by Masson staining, and the protein expression of CD68, collagen I and collagen III in the kidney was detected by immunofluorescence assay. Immunohistochemistry detects α-SMA expression. Moreover, Western blotting was performed to measure the expressions of p-PI3K, CD163, CD206, CD86, iNOS, IL-1β, p-FAK, p-Rac-1, p-IRS-1 and MMP9. The relative fluorescence intensity of F-actin and p-FAK was detected by immunofluorescence assay, and the phagocytosis ability of macrophages was determined by phagocytosis assay with fluorescent microspheres. Bioinformatics analysis reveals miR-126-specific overexpression in UUO. Successful transfection of miR-126-NC and miR-126-KD was confirmed by RT-PCR. The selective reduction of miR-126 was validated by Masson, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence staining to decrease the area of UUO-induced renal fibrosis and to lower the expression of CD68, α-SMA, collagen I, and collagen III. The reduction of iNOS expression may also be achieved with selective knockdown of miR-126, as verified by cell tests. enhances the phagocytic ability of macrophages and the expression of p-PI3K, CD206, p-FAK, F-actin, p-Rac-1, p-IRS-1 and MMP9. MiR-126 can inhibit the PI3K signaling pathway, promote M1 macrophage polarization, and suppress the activation of FAK and Rac-1, thus accelerating the progression of UUO.
The present invention relates to antigen-binding polypeptides, particularly antibody fragments, and especially single-chain antibodies, which specifically bind to bacterial F4 (K88)-fimbriae. The polypeptides may neutralize the attachment of F4 (K88) fimbriae to enterocytes and/or have a protective and/or curative effect on infection of mammals, especially pigs, with bacteria expressing F4 (K88)-fimbriae. Furthermore, the invention relates to polynucleotides encoding said F4 (K88)-binding polypeptides, vectors comprising these polynucleotides and prokaryotic or eukaryotic host cells comprising these polynucleotides or vectors. Also provided are transgenic plants or parts thereof and microorganisms expressing the polynucleotides of the present invention. The plants or plant parts expressing the polypeptides may be used as fodder for mammals, and especially pigs. Furthermore, the present invention provides compositions comprising said F4 (K88)-binding polypeptides, and methods of producing said polypeptides.
The second method used to maintain the drain opening is the suction method. In this study, this group will be taken as the first experimental group. The suction method is a continuous use until the patient's drainage requirement and the physician's request is terminated by ensuring that the pressure is between 5 and 15 kPa (kilopascals) or 10-20 cm H20 after the appropriate negative pressure tracking system of the patient, who is accepted with intensive care under water drainage system, is established. system.
A system and method to predict chum in relation to use of a treatment device by a patient is disclosed. A communication interface collects event data relating to operating the treatment device delivering medicament to the patient. The event data and clinical data of the patient is stored. A churn analysis module inputs the event data and clinical data and applies a machine learning model to determine the likelihood of churn for the patient over a predetermined period from the input event data and clinical data. The machine learning model is trained from a machine learning pipeline having inputs of event data and clinical data from a population of patients using the treatment device to determine at least one trigger for patient chum. It is determined whether the likelihood of churn is over a threshold value. An action relating to the patient is triggered if the likelihood of chum is over the threshold value.
OBJECTIVE: Older people living with HIV (OPWH) often have lower quality of life (QoL) compared to general population. Measuring their QoL is an important step in HIV care to ensure they have long healthy lives. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life and its associated factors among people living with HIV aged 60 years and above in Uganda.
METHODS: We used a cross-sectional analysis of older people living with HIV (OPWH) enrolled in a prospective cohort from December 2020 - December 2021. Quality of life was assessed using the World Health Organisation QoL OLD instrument (WHOQOL-OLD). Linear regression model was used to determine associated factors.
RESULTS: Of the 500 participants enrolled, 51.2% were men and their median age was 64 years (IQR: 62 - 68). WHOQOL-OLD mean score (SD) was 90.1 (8.3) out of 120. Factors that increased overall QoL were (Coefficient [95% Confidence Interval]): being male 2.35 (1.21 - 3.73), having an income of ≥$1 1.30 (-0.16 - 2.76) and paradoxically having more than 2 non-communicable diseases 0.69 (-0.76 - 2.14) in the past, present and future domain of QoL. Those that decreased QoL in the overall and various domains included: an increasing number of geriatric syndromes, depression, pre-frailty, frailty, malnutrition, and low physical function.
CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that financial stability contributed to good QoL while geriatric syndromes decreased QoL for OPWH. Integrating the screening and management of geriatric syndromes into HIV care has the potential to improve the overall QoL of OPWH.
In this study the investigators seek to quantify the prevalence of urine sediment abnormalities in children with celiac disease to assess whether there is value in screening for renal disease in this population. Celiac disease (CD) is frequently accompanied by a variety of extra-digestive manifestations, making it a systemic disease rather than a disease limited to the gastrointestinal tract. CD belongs to the group of autoimmune diseases, a significantly increased prevalence of other autoimmune diseases (AD) has been reported in individuals with CD and their first-degree relatives, and a significantly increased prevalence of CD has been documented in individuals with other AD. The association between CD and other ADs may be explained by a shared pathogenic basis, involving genetic susceptibility as in type 1 diabetes (T1D), similar environmental triggers, increased intestinal permeability, and possibly by undiscovered mechanisms. Many of the extraintestinal manifestations of CD involve the kidney. Urolithiasis and crystal-induced renal disease, nephrogenic ascites, increased risk of end-stage renal disease, and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type 1 are associated with CD. However, little is known about the risk of kidney disease in individuals with CD, and it would be interesting to assess the prevalence of urine sediment abnormalities in a pediatric population at diagnosis and during follow-up. No previous studies have examined the risk of renal disease, and there are currently no recommendations for screening for renal involvement in patients with CD.

One of the renal conditions that particularly attracts our attention is IgA nephropathy (NIgA). First, studies suggest a common pathogenic basis between this nephropathy and CD and second, it is one of the most common primary glomerulonephritis in children and adolescents worldwide. NIgA usually progresses to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) within 20 years; the median age of patients starting dialysis ranges from 40 to 50 years. Cohort studies with extensive follow-up show that 10-13% of children eventually reach ESRD within 10 years and 20-30% within 20 years. In more than half of cases, NIgA is asymptomatic (microscopic hematuria) and is diagnosed after an incidental finding of hypertension, subnormal glomerular filtration rate, hematuria, and/or proteinuria in children and adults. Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors have shown effective results in reducing the progression of kidney damage in young NigA patients with moderate proteinuria.

In view of its potential severity, the arguments in favor of its association with CD, its generally asymptomatic clinical presentation, and the usefulness of its early detection, it seems interesting to us to evaluate the prevalence of urinary abnormalities characteristic of NigA in children with celiac disease. The results of this study could have an impact on the prevention of renal disease in patients with celiac disease.
The patients will be selected out of the patients with Erectile Dysfunction who received Low intensity shock waves and Were Partial Responders to the treatment.

At the first meeting the patient will receive a full explanation of the study, the potential efficacy and risks. After that the patient will be asked to sign an informed consent form. The patient's general medical condition and any problems related to sexual dysfunction are already known from the previous study he was participating. Also the patient's sexual function is already known by sexual function questionnaires that were filled out in previous study. The criteria for inclusion and exclusion will be reviewed, as well as physical examination. Then shall the patient obtain reporting sexual encounter diaries (SEP) and will be asked to avoid using PDE5i's for a month (washout), if he did not do so of some reason after ending the previous study, then it would be the first visit (Visit 1). At visit 1 The patient will be questioning the sexual function questionnaires without PDE5i's and will pass examination performance Endothelial - FMD, the test takes about 10 minutes, it is not an invasive test (not involved in inserting an instrument or any medication) and is painless. The patient may be asked to also undergo Doppler ultrasound. At the end of visit 1 the patient will begin Series of 12 treatments, in which the subject will be treated twice a week for 3 weeks (6 treatments), then would be discontinuation of the study for 3 weeks, and at the end of this period will be treated twice a week for 3 weeks (6 treatments). Four weeks after the treatment series ends the patient will come for another visit and will be asked to fill in questionnaires and perform the FMD and/or Doppler ultrasound test again. The patient's ED condition will be followed up for a long term after the end of his participation in the study.
OBJECTIVES: Detecting ablation site recurrence (ASR) after thermal ablation remains a challenge for radiologists due to the similarity between tumor recurrence and post-ablative changes. Radiomic analysis and machine learning methods may show additional value in addressing this challenge. The present study primarily sought to determine the efficacy of radiomic analysis in detecting ASR on follow-up computed tomography (CT) scans. The second aim was to develop a visualization tool capable of emphasizing regions of ASR between follow-up scans in individual patients.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Lasso regression and Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) classifiers were employed for modeling radiomic features extracted from regions of interest delineated by two radiologists. A leave-one-out test (LOOT) was utilized for performance evaluation. A visualization method, creating difference heatmaps (diff-maps) between two follow-up scans, was developed to emphasize regions of growth and thereby highlighting potential ASR.
RESULTS: A total of 55 patients, including 20 with and 35 without ASR, were included in the radiomic analysis. The best performing model was achieved by Lasso regression tested with the LOOT approach, reaching an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.97 and an accuracy of 92.73%. The XGBoost classifier demonstrated better performance when trained with all extracted radiomic features than without feature selection, achieving an AUC of 0.93 and an accuracy of 89.09%. The diff-maps correctly highlighted post-ablative liver tumor recurrence in all patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Machine learning-based radiomic analysis and growth visualization proved effective in detecting ablation site recurrence on follow-up CT scans.
Obesity is characterized by low-grade inflammation, energy imbalance and impaired thermogenesis. The role of regulatory T cells (Treg) in inflammation-mediated maladaptive thermogenesis is not well established. Here, we find that the p38 pathway is a key regulator of T cell-mediated adipose tissue (AT) inflammation and browning. Mice with T cells specifically lacking the p38 activators MKK3/6 are protected against diet-induced obesity, leading to an improved metabolic profile, increased browning, and enhanced thermogenesis. We identify IL-35 as a driver of adipocyte thermogenic program through the ATF2/UCP1/FGF21 pathway. IL-35 limits CD8+ T cell infiltration and inflammation in AT. Interestingly, we find that IL-35 levels are reduced in visceral fat from obese patients. Mechanistically, we demonstrate that p38 controls the expression of IL-35 in human and mouse Treg cells through mTOR pathway activation. Our findings highlight p38 signaling as a molecular orchestrator of AT T cell accumulation and function.
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to identify the risk factors associated with osteoporotic hip fractures in octogenarians and seeks to refine primary prevention strategies for these fractures.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: We conducted a case-control study involving individuals aged 79 years and older with hip fractures, comparing them to age- and sex-matched controls without a history of hip fractures. We collected epidemiological, clinical, anthropometric, and analytical factors. We evaluated the presence of osteoporosis using bone densitometry. We defined sarcopenia according the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People criteria (EWGSOP2).
RESULTS: Ninety-five patients per group were analyzed, with a mean age of 82 years, of which 74% were women. The multivariate analysis included statistically significant factors found in the univariate analysis (p < 0.05). These factors included the Barthel Index, nutritional assessment using the CONUT tool, folic acid, vitamin D deficiency, presence of previous fractures, loss of visual acuity, bicipital circumference, sarcopenia, and osteoporosis (densitometry in the neck of the femur). The Nutritional state (OR: 0.08 [0.01-0.61]), the folic acid levels (OR 0.32 [0.1-1]), and a loss of visual acuity (OR 33.16 [2.91-377.87]) were the independent risk factors associated with hip fracture.
CONCLUSIONS: The assessment of nutritional status in elderly patients, coupled with a comprehensive geriatric assessment, represents easily reproducible and cost-effective tools. These tools can effectively aid in identifying individuals at risk of hip fractures, thereby contributing to more targeted and efficient preventive measures.