anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
The study uses a sequential multiple randomization (SMART) design. The study will compare the effectiveness of common first-line treatments for chronic LBP: PT or CBT. Initial treatment will be 8 weeks duration with re-evaluation at 10-weeks after enrollment to allow time to complete treatment. At the 10-week assessment researchers will examine if the patient has responded to initial treatment using a patient-centered, validated definition of successful response based on 50% improvement in the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Patients who are responders to initial treatment will receive up to 2 additional sessions of the same treatment to assist transition to self-management. Non-responders will be re-randomized to a second treatment strategy of either switching to the other initial treatment (i.e., patients receiving PT switch to CBT or vice versa), or mindfulness. The second treatment phase is also 8 weeks in duration. Additional follow-ups occur 26- and 52 weeks after enrollment.

The study has two co-primary outcomes; function and pain. The investigators will use the ODI, a well-validated, reliable and responsive patient-reported measure of LBP-related function recommended by the NIH Back Pain Task Force. The investigators will assess pain intensity with 0-10 ratings ('0' indicating no pain and '10' worst imaginable pain). Separate ratings are made for current, worst and best pain over the past 24 hours with an average computed to represent pain intensity. Secondary outcomes will assess dimensions of quality of life, work and healthcare utilization.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) in acute pancreatitis (AP) patients.
METHODS: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Wanfang, Chinese Biological Medicine databases, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Service System were searched for relevant studies to explore the potential diagnostic performance of ARFI in AP from inception to November 2023. STATA 14.0 was used to analyze the standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI), pooled sensitivity, specificity, area under the curve, meta-regression analysis, sensitivity analysis, and publication bias.
RESULTS: Nine studies, involving 533 AP patients and 585 healthy controls, were included. AP patients had significantly higher ARFI levels than healthy controls (SMD: 3.13, 95% CI: 1.88-4.39, P = .001). The area under the curve of ARFI for diagnosing AP was 0.99 (95% CI: 0.98-1.00), with 98% sensitivity and 94% specificity. Meta-regression identified the study region and study period as the sources of heterogeneity. Sensitivity analysis showed that the exclusion of any single study did not materially alter the overall combined effect. No evidence of publication bias was observed in the included studies.
CONCLUSION: This meta-analysis demonstrated that ARFI exerted satisfactory diagnostic performance in AP.
The invention discloses a pasteurella multocida attenuated strain deficient in crp as well as a construction method and an application of the attenuated strain, and belongs to the field of bioengineering technology. The attenuated strain is classified and named as pasteurella multocida subsp. multocida str pm0818 delta crp is preserved in China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center with the preservation number of CGMCC No: M2014523 on October 29, 2014. The attenuated strain is relatively low in toxicity and is applicable to the research and development of vaccines. The invention also provides a preparation method of the attenuated strain, and the method can prepare the attenuated strain through crp gene knockout on the basis of a suicide plasmid-mediated homologous recombination method. The invention also provides an application of the attenuated strain on vaccines.
A method for predicting of intrauterine fetal development at different stages of pregnancy in women by means of clinical and laboratory blood tests for women of risk group. At clinical and laboratory blood tests the content of trace elements is determined, namely, zinc, iron and lead in the blood serum of pregnant women. The method of atomic absorption mass-spectrophotometry is used, where for each element corresponding wavelength is emitted by transmission with a light source of atomic vapor layer in the state to which the test sample transferd under the action of flame atomizer. The process of transition of the unexcited atoms of the basic level to higher excited levels is fixed by means of a monochromator and is transferred to a photodetector. The resulting electrosignal is registered and the result is displayed on the display. The statistical analysis of results is carried out by analysis method of variation statistics, followed by prediction of intrauterine growth retardation of the fetus by regression analysis. The algorithm step by step inclusion of covariates is used, where prognostic sign is diagnosed regarding the content of zinc, iron and lead in the blood serum of mothers. The value of the dependent variable is estimated using the regression equation with these prognostic sign and by the result, which is derived from the difference between the actual value of the dependent variable from those predicted one, the possibility of fetal development is determined.
INTRODUCTION: Primary uveal melanoma is the most common intraocular malignancy in adults. Almost 50% of patients die from metastatic disease despite successful local treatment. The objective was to estimate the incidence of metastasis and survival in patients with primary uveal melanoma. The second objective was to determine the independent predictors of metastasis.
METHODS: A retrospective, observational, analytical study was carried out using an ambidirectional cohort design in patients from Buenos Aires City between January 2003 to January 2020. Patients with uveal melanoma and potential clinical predictors of metastasis were identified. The density of incidence of metastasis and mortality were determined, and survival curves were analyzed (Kaplan Meir) A univariate and multivariate analysis using Cox proportional hazard models was performed.
RESULTS: 143 patients (mean age 57 SD 16) were included. The median thickness was 6.2 mm SD 3.4 mm, the mean tumor diameter was 12.6 mm (SD 3.8). 69.9% of the patients underwent conservative treatment with brachytherapy while 25.9% underwent enucleation. 19.6% presented metastasis, the median time to the event was 26.5 months. The specific mortality due to melanoma was 17.5%. Diameter greater than 12 mm and extension were predictor variables of metastasis in a multivariable model.
CONCLUSION: Although the median time to the event (metastasis) is 26.5 moths, it could occur many years after local oncological effective treatment. An early diagnosis would allow finding smaller tumors and would improve the prognosis.
In glaucoma patient who needed to receive cataract surgery, a standard phacoemulsification procedure was performed, along with the implantation of a foldable posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL). Then, in this group, we further inserted a preloaded micro-bypass stent (model GTS100L) through the temporal corneal incision into the nasal Schlemm's canal and checked the position. Adequate intraocular pressure (IOP) was assessed by palpation at the end of the surgery.
The primary aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence and the incidence of PAH in a population of SCD children (SS, SC) with similar medical caring, aged from 8 to 16 years old.

Unlike the important number of studies in SCD adults, very few SCD children studies were performed. None of these studies reported the mortality rate associated with PAH in children although the literature reported a decrease of this morbid-mortality comparing different medical caring of the patients. The investigators hypothesized that physiopathological mechanisms responsible for PAH had to be different in SCD children compared with adults, as most degenerative processes had no time enough to appear during children's lives. At the inclusion in our study the diagnosis of PAH will be performed by transthoracic Doppler-echocardiograms in a group of 306 children (aged between 8 to 16 years old) with either SS or SC genotype with similar medical caring, to avoid a known selection bias. These patients will be followed during a 3 years longitudinal period. The occurrence of the clinical specific complications associated with SCD (acute chest syndrome, painful vaso occlusive crisis, septicemia and stroke) and the observed mortality rate of our children group, will be compared in patients groups stratified according to the occurrence of PAH. The expression of several molecular and cellular genetic biomarkers potentially associated with this complication will also be studied.
The patient population includes those that are undergoing an elective, open, abdominal surgery.

The patient will receive, on average, 4.5mCi of Technetium labeled diethylene-triamine-penta acetate (DTPA) prior to the time of ureteral localization. The Neoprobe 2000 gamma probe will be placed on the field in sterile fashion in a manner similar to that which is performed during a minimally invasive parathyroidectomy or sentinel lymph node biopsy. The surgery will continue until the surgical team feels the time is appropriate for each ureter to be identified. At this point, the surgical team will use the gamma probe to localize the ureter and the attending physician will note either, "yes" or, "no" to their feeling is that they have correctly identified or did not identify each ureter. The surgical team will know that the ureter has been correctly identified when gentle manipulation of the tissue with forceps produces a "vermicular contraction" of the tubular structure suspected to be the ureter. No other tissue and/or structure produces this classic type of contraction. Background gamma counts, gamma counts over the ureter, and time between Tc-DTPA injection and ureteral localization will be recorded for each ureter sought. If the ureter cannot be localized with this technique, and the surgical team feels that it is imperative that the ureters be identified, then the attending surgeon may request a urologist to place stents in the standard, usual fashion.
The exercise intervention consisted of scapular-focused exercises with theraband, including scapula row, serratus punch, and adduction exercises in a standing position. The scapula row exercise was performed with the arm straight and the shoulder flexed to 30°. Participants retracted their scapula and brought the theraband to the side of the body, then returned; the serratus punch exercise began with elbow flexion at 90° and held the theraband. Participants punched and protracted their scapula; the adduction exercise was conducted with arm straight, shoulder internal rotation, and abduction at 30°. Participants pull the theraband to the side of the body. Each was performed at 10 repetitions per set for 3 sets daily.
A monitoring and reporting system includes a sensor device generating data indicating at least one among an activity of an individual, GSR and a thermal flow, and data induced therefrom, when located close to a human body. A remote central monitoring unit generates analysis state data from the data and previously generated analysis state data. A data storage device stores the data received and generated by the central monitoring unit. The system includes a means for establishing electronic communication between the sensor device and the central monitoring unit, and a means for transmitting the data to a receiver. The sensor device generates data indicating a contextual parameter about the individual, wherein the data can be used for the generation of the analysis state data. The system can be used to monitor and provide feedback regarding the degree of suggested daily tasks achieved by the individual.
If assigned to this group, participants will take part in 1-hour group (5-6 participants) sessions delivered twice a week for 3 months. The sessions will be with a trained Community Health Worker or qualified staff that will involve reviewing education topics in Spanish related to adult health. They will take place at community partner sites or remotely during times when all participants can attend. In case of adverse weather, indoor locations, or remote options will be available. Upon completing the 3 months of education sessions, for the next 3 months, they will receive educational "booster" sessions delivered every other week via phone calls/text messaging.
Systems, devices, and methods are provided for administering a vehicle comprising a therapeutic agent in a subject. A device includes a carrier and a launching assembly that deploys the carrier by ejecting the carrier out of the device and into an internal tissue of a subject. The device detects a deployment state of the carrier. A system includes a delivery device, a carrier disposed in the delivery device, an emission component, and a detection circuit. The launch assembly causes the carrier to exit the delivery device, thereby penetrating the internal tissue of the subject. The system uses detection circuitry to determine the deployment state of the carrier. A method includes introducing a launching assembly within a subject, the launching assembly coupled to a carrier; deploying, by a launch assembly, a carrier; and detecting a deployment state of the carrier.
Patients presented with non-keratinizing NPC and stage T3-4N1M0/TxN2-3M0 are randomly assigned to receive concurrent chemoradiotherapy plus adjuvant chemotherapy (investigational arm)or concurrent chemoradiotherapy (control arm). Patients in both arms receive radical radiotherapy and cisplatin (40mg/m2 on day 1) weekly during radiotherapy. Patients in the investigational arm receive cisplatin (80mg/m2 on day 1) and fluorouracil (800mg/m2 on Day 1 to 5) every four weeks for three cycles after completion of radiotherapy. Patients are stratified according to the treatment centers. The primary end point was failure-free survival (FFS). Secondary end points included overall survival (OS), distant failure-free survival (D-FFS), locoregional failure-free survival (LR-FFS), the initial response rates after treatments, toxic effects and treatment compliance. All efficacy analyses were conducted in the intention-to-treat population; the safety population included only patients who received their randomly assigned treatment.
Comblike, surfactant polymers for changing the surface properties of biomaterials are provided. Such surfactant polymers comprise a polymeric backbone of repeating monomeric units having functional groups for coupling with side chains, a plurality of hydrophobic side chains linked to said backbone via the functional groups, and a plurality of hydrophilic side chains linked to said backbone via the functional groups. The hydrophobic side chains comprise an alkyl group comprising from 2 to 18 methylene groups. The alkyl groups are linked to the polymeric backbone through ester linkages, secondary amine linkages, or, preferably, amide linkages. The hydrophilic side chain is selected from the group consisting of: a neutral oligosaccharide, which, preferably, has weight average molecular weight of less than 7000; a charged oligosaccharide, preferably a negatively charged oligosaccharide having a weight average molecular weight of less than 10,000; an oligopeptide of from about 3 to about 30 amino acid residues, said oligopeptide having an amino acid sequence which interacts with protein receptors on the surface of cells; and combinations thereof. Methods of making the surfactant polymers and using the surfactant polymers to alter the surface properties of a biomaterial are also provided.
PURPOSE:To obtain an incense stick such as mosquito stick and incense stick for household Buddhist shrine capable of prolonging the burning period without causing the dying out and, accordingly, keeping the smoking period comparable to or longer than that of conventional incense stick even by reducing the weight and size of the stick and exhibiting excellent dissipation rate of the active component. CONSTITUTION:Sepiolite is compounded as a component of a base material of an incense stick. Sepiolite is mixed with powder of extraction residue of pyrethrum, a burning assistant such as wood flour and leaf or stalk powder of cedar and tea, starch such as laurel powder and corn starch and optionally a mildew-proofing agent such as dehydroacetic acid, a colorant, etc. The obtained composition is further compounded with an active component such as an insecticide in the case of mosquito incense or a perfume in the case of an incense stick for household Buddhist shrine and kneaded with water. The kneaded mixture is extrusion molded to the weight and size to continue the smoking for about 7hr in the case of mosquito incense or for about 40-50min in the case of incense stick for household Buddhist shrine. The mosquito incense is produced by extrusion molding the composition in the form of a sheet, punching the sheet in spiral form and drying the product.
In this group, biomechanical correction will be perform with the help of mobilization with movement to correct biomechanical misalignment and along with this conventional treatment, in which Hydrocollatoral packs for 20 minutes, Interferential Therapy for 15 minutes with beat frequency 100 Hz, Sweep frequency 150 Hz and exercise program for 3 sessions of 20 minutes on alternative days for 3 weeks. Which will be given for three days a week for three weeks.
OBJECTIVES: To present a rare case of neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) associated with suspected hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) or macrophage activation syndrome (MAS).
CASE PRESENTATION: A female infant weighing 2,995 g was born to a mother without medical history of any disease. At birth, the patient had erythematous papules on her face and trunk. She was admitted at 1 day of age with elevated C-reactive protein levels. The patient was diagnosed with NLE based on the presence of anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB antibodies. Thereafter, it became clear that the antibody levels in her mother were also elevated. At 20 days of age, the infant showed elevated transaminases, ferritin, triglyceride, and soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels. Although HLH or MAS was suspected, she did not fulfill the diagnostic criteria. Thereafter, these abnormal values spontaneously improved, and the skin rash improved with the use of topical steroids. The patient was discharged at 39 days of age. At 1 year of age, the patient's growth and development were normal.
CONCLUSION: NLE should be considered in infants with an unexplained skin rash at birth. When a diagnosis is made, close observation of the infant's clinical features is needed to determine whether they will develop HLH or MAS.
The application belongs to the technical field of animal vaccine preparation, and particularly relates to an African swine fever virus multi-epitope nanoparticle vaccine. The particulate vaccine comprises two functional protein components: SC-Ferritin protein and ST-XME protein; the amino acid sequence of the SC-Ferritin protein is shown as SEQ ID No. 1; the amino acid sequence of the ST-XME protein is shown as SEQ ID No. 4. In the present application, the protein for related immunization is designed and constructed by screening and recognizing specific B cell epitopes and T cell epitopes. Further utilizing ferritin as a carrier, fusing antigen and XCL1, targeting cDC1 to enhance cross presentation and immune response of T cells, and finally constructing the self-assembled nano carrier vaccine. Preliminary results indicate that nanoparticle vaccines of the present application are capable of inducing high levels and sustained specific antibodies and specific cellular immune responses at lower antigen doses.
Childhood maltreatment has been repeatedly linked to a higher incidence of health conditions with an underlying proinflammatory component, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. Childhood maltreatment has also been linked to elevated systemic inflammation prior to the onset of disease. However, childhood maltreatment is highly comorbid with other risk factors which have also been linked to inflammation, namely major depression. The present analysis addresses this issue by assessing the association of maltreatment with genome-wide transcriptional profiling of immune cells collected from four orthogonal groups of adolescents (aged 13-17): maltreated and not maltreated in childhood, with and without major depressive disorder. Maltreatment and psychiatric history were determined using semi-structured clinical interviews and cross-validated using self-report questionnaires. Dried whole blood spots were collected from each participant (n = 133) and assayed to determine the extent to which maltreatment in childhood was associated with a higher prevalence of transcriptional activity among differentially expressed genes, specific immune cell subtypes, and up- or down-regulation of genes involved in immune function after accounting for current major depression. Maltreatment was associated with increased interferon regulatory factor (IRF) transcriptional activity (p = 0.03), as well as nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 1 (NRF1; p = 0.002) and MAF (p = 0.01) among up-regulated genes, and increased activity of nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-κB) among down-regulated genes (p = 0.01). Non-classical CD16+ monocytes were implicated in both the up- and down-regulated genes among maltreated adolescents. These data provide convergent evidence supporting the role of maltreatment in altering intracellular and molecular markers of immune function, as well as implicate monocyte/macrophage functions as mechanisms through which childhood maltreatment may shape lifelong immune development and function.
Thirty-four male soccer players aged 18.5 ± 0.5 years and BMI (Body Mass Index) of 21.41 ± 1.48 kg/cm2 were randomly divided into two parallel groups: (1) orange juice (n = 17), composed of individuals receiving 1 liter/day of orange juice; (2) control (n = 17) composed of individuals receiving 1 liter/day of control drink with the same proportion of total sugars as the orange juice. The recruitment process began in September 2013, the intervention was carried out from November 2013 to January 2014, and the data analysis started in February 2014. The sample size took into account the variances in total cholesterol, considering the high statistical variability of biochemical markers, which requires a sufficient number of samples to ensure representativeness and adequate statistical power of analysis, and that the reduction of total cholesterol is associated to the regular consumption of orange juice (Dourado et al., 2015). Based on unpublished data from a previous pilot experiment, it was expected that the total cholesterol of orange juice group would be 10% lower in relation to control group after intervention (orange juice = 123.41 ± 12.12 mg/dL, control drink = 37.80 ± 11.17 mg/dL). Thus, with a type I error α = 0.05 and a type II error β = 0.2 (80% power) the minimum sample size should have 12 individuals per group (n = 24). Considering the high layoffs rate in the team, the initial sample size of study was constituted by 17 individuals per group (n = 34). During the intervention, four individuals from control drink group failed the study protocol, and the study was concluded with 30 participants (orange juice n = 17 and control drink n = 13). Primary and secondary endpoints were the improvement of food intake and changes in biochemical markers, respectively. Shapiro Wilk and Levene tests evaluated normality and homogeneity of data, respectively. T-test was conducted to identify possible differences between groups at baseline. A mixed factorial ANOVA was applied to determine the effect of treatment and time, within and between groups (Sidak post hoc test), and statistical significance was set at p \< 0.05. Food intake, biochemical biomarkers and body composition were assessed before and after the 60 days of intervention.