anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
PURPOSE: Gasless robot-assisted transaxillary hemithyroidectomy (RATH) is regarded as an alternative surgical option for thyroid operations. However, the associated steep learning curve is a clinical concern. This study evaluated the learning curve of RATH for surgeons without experience of endoscopic surgery and the early surgical outcomes of RATH.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of patients who underwent gasless RATH and conventional hemithyroidectomy (CH) at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China, from June 2021 to August 2022. The learning curve and early surgical outcomes of gasless RATH were evaluated. And the early surgical outcomes of gasless RATH were compared to CH.
RESULTS: In total, 105 patients who underwent gasless RATH and 104 patients who underwent CH were matched and assessed. The cumulative sum techniques (CUSUM) analysis showed that the peak point of gasless RATH operative time occurred at the 31st case. No clear single peak was identified in the CUSUM plot for drainage amount and blood loss. No significant difference in perioperative complications was observed between these two groups. Moreover, the number of postoperative patients who got sense of thyroid area traction were fewer in the gasless RATH group (n = 11, 10.5%) than in the CH group (n = 32, 30.8%).
CONCLUSION: Gasless RATH can be considered as an alternative approach to the conventional open procedure, as it is an easy remote access technique, with shorter learning curves and certain advantage such as less sense of thyroid area traction.
Family centered care (FCC) is becoming the standard of care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and many benefits of FCC programs are reported in the literature. However, the integration of FCC practices remains inconsistent in NICUs and many families do not fully access available FCC supports. As a result NICU families continue to report feelings of powerlessness, stress, depression and lack of confidence in their ability to care for their infants at home. Studies of increased family presence in the NICU (8hours/day and 24/hours/day) have reported promising results for infants and families, but these studies report on programs implemented outside of the US. It is not known whether a program requiring fewer hours/day of parent presence, which may be a better fit with current US family demographics and policies, would demonstrate similar benefits. The purpose of this pilot study is to compare parent and infant outcomes and unit outcomes pre and post a planned unit-wide intervention aimed at increasing parent presence in the NICU. The FCC intervention will consist of communicating an expectation that all NICU parents be present at minimum 4 hours/day versus the current practice of telling families to "come as much as they can" that has resulted in inconsistent parent presence. Following informed consent, data will be collected on up to 45 NICU infants and families pre- and post- the intervention for a total sample of up to 90. Infant measures will include Salivary Cortisol levels, Infant weight gain, Length of Stay and Feeding route at discharge as well as rates of Family Visiting, Traditional Holding, Kangaroo Care (KC), and Breastfeeding. Parent measures will include Salivary Cortisol Levels and reported stress using the Parent Stress Scale: NICU. Unit-wide data will also be collected pre- and post- the intervention. Unit wide measures will include rates of Visitation, KC, Breastfeeding, Nosocomial Infections, IV infiltrates, Medication Errors and Incident (SERS) report rates.
The invention provides agents useful for treating pain. An exemplary agent comprises or consists of the a portion of a retroviral Tat protein. One such agent is the peptide Tat-NR2B9c. This peptide has previously been described as an agent for inhibiting damaging effects of stroke and similar conditions via inhibition of PSD95 interactions with NMDA receptors and/or NOS. The present application provides data showing that the Tat-NR2B9c peptides is effective in alleviation of pain. The alleviation of pain can be obtained at a dose of the peptide below the dose required to inhibit PSD-95 interactions with NMDAR or NOS.
To explore the effect of probiotics combined with budesonide and ipratropium bromide in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on lung function and gut microbiota. This was a retrospective study of prospectively collected clinical data of 118 patients with COPD admitted to our hospital between January 2020 and December 2022. According to the treatment records, 59 patients received budesonide and irpratropium bromide (control group), and 59 patients received probiotics combined with budesonide and irpratropium bromide (observation group). The lung function, inflammatory factor levels, airway remodeling, and gut microbiota before and after treatment were compared between the 2 groups. After treatment, FVC, MMEF, PEF, and FEV1 in the 2 groups were higher than before treatment, and the values in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P < .05). After treatment, the serum levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and PCT in the 2 groups were lower than before treatment, and the levels in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P < .05). After treatment, the levels of serum MMP-9, VEGF, basic fibroblast growth factor, and NGF in the 2 groups were lower than before treatment, and the levels in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P < .05). After treatment, the levels of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria in the 2 groups increased compared to those before treatment, and the observation group had a higher level, while the levels of Enterobacteriaceae and Enterococcus were lower in the observation group than those before treatment (P < .05). Based on budesonide and irpratropium bromide, probiotic treatment of COPD is more conducive to reducing the degree of inflammatory reactions, inhibiting airway remodeling, regulating the level of gut microbiota, and promoting the recovery of lung function.
Disclosed is a method and device for rapid heating of a coated substance which preferably includes a drug to vaporize for inhalation therapy. A device (10) in accordance with the present invention preferably includes a substrate (20) which has an interior surface (20a) surrounding an interior region and an exterior surface (20b) upon which the coated substance (15) is to be adhered. Though the substrate is preferably metallic, it does not need to be. A combustible element (16a.16b) is placed in the interior region of the substrate and a spark or resistance igniter is connected to the combustible element. The igniter is for initiating oxidation of the combustible element. Preferably, the coated substance is vaporized inside of a housing (30) to allow the vaporized drug to aerosolize and be inhaled by a user.
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of use for the production of controlled release compositions.  <P>SOLUTION: In particular, the method provides the contacting of an organic phase containing a bioactive agent and a polymer with an aqueous phase containing an organic ion to create the controlled release compositions containing bioactive agents. The invention also includes the controlled release compositions including a polymer, an organic ion, and a bioactive agent. The present invention also includes methods of using such controlled release compositions. The usefulness of the invention is that the methods result in the production of controlled release compositions containing bioactive agent capable of administration in a concentrated low-dose form, having low burst and reduced production of degraded bioactive agent.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Infectious diseases are the common enemies of mankind. In the course of historical development, they persistently threaten human health and safety. Even today, despite the developments in medical science, we cannot escape the fear and suffering caused by infectious diseases. Whether in ancient or modern times, the source of infection, route of transmission, and a susceptible population are the three key conditions for the prevalence and spread of infectious diseases. All factors closely related to these three conditions can affect the prevalence of infectious diseases. China is one of the cradles of world civilization. The ancient people accumulated a great deal of experience and lessons in the long struggle against infectious diseases. In the face of the current threat posed by widespread infectious disease, it is imperative to review and summarize ancient Chinese ideas and health policies on epidemic prevention and control to inspire contemporary efforts in the prevention and control of infectious disease. The combination of prevention-oriented epidemic prevention ideology and traditional medicine provides valuable insights, especially for impoverished and medically underserved regions.
If the control group participant encountering difficulties in smoke cessation caused by alcohol usage, HCP will provide short advice to them. Participant will be urged not to drink during smoke quitting. If drinking is unavoidable, participant should not drink exceed the low-risk drinking portion recommended by Department of Health, which is 2 standard alcohol units for men and 1 stand alcohol unit for women per day. HCPs will remind participants to aware their drinking portion, in order to quit smoke successfully.
The participant will receive an intervention session per week that will be held for a period of 12 weeks. The total application time will be 30 minutes. A symmetrical biphasic current will be applied, with a frequency of 20 Hz in continuous mode and a pulsed frequency of 200 µs.
It is demonstrated that post-stroke hyperglycaemia is associated with poor outcome. Yet, the efficiency of aggressive insulin serum glucose control is not established. Furthermore the modalities of insulin administration are discussed since US and European guidelines recommend subcutaneous administration, whereas some groups use intravenous administration of insulin. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and the safety of a continuous intravenous insulin protocol versus classical subcutaneous administration of insulin. The study will include carotid territory stroke at the acute stage (\< 6 hours of onset) confirmed by MRI, and randomized in intravenous versus subcutaneous insulin. The percentage of patients in the target range (mean capillary glycaemia within 24 hours \< 7 mmol/l) is the primary outcome. The secondary outcomes include comparison of Modified Rankin Scale at 3 months, rate of hypoglycaemic events and comparison of Infarct Growth as measured on MRI.
FIELD: medicine, pharmacology, pharmacy. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to preparing interferon-containing compositions retaining its biological activity that can be used as drugs for intranasal use, for example, for nasal drops preparing. An antiviral agent has interferon, biologically compatible polymer and a buffer mixture. An agent has gene engineering interferon as interferon and additionally - an antioxidant at the following ratio of components in 1 ml of buffer mixture: gene engineering interferon 1 000-500 000 IU; biologically compatible polymer 0.005-0.714 g; antioxidant 0.0001-0.0008 g. Except for, an agent has alpha-, beta- or gamma-interferon. Viscosity of obtained agent is (1.1-30.0) x 10 -3  Pa x s. An agent has Trilon B as an antioxidant and polyvinylpyrrolidone and/or polyethylene oxide as a biologically compatible polymer and polyvinylpyrrolidone and polyethylene oxide are taken at the ratio = 1:(1-50). An antiviral agent provides the prolonged contact with nasal mucosa, shows effect at the site of primary incorporation and multiplication of virus and good absorption. EFFECT: improved properties, enhanced effectiveness of an agent. 6 cl, 3 ex
The poxvirus proteins designated A41L and 130L bind to three receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatases (RPTP), leukocyte common antigen related protein (LAR), RPTP .delta., and RPTP-.sigma., that are present on the cell surface of immune cells. When a host is infected with the poxvirus, binding of A41L to cell surface proteins on the host cells results in suppression of the immune response. The present invention provides agents such as antibodies, and antigen-binding fragments thereof, small molecules, aptamers, small interfering RNAs, and peptide-IgFc fusion polypeptides that interact with one or more of LAR, RPTP-.delta., and RPTP-.sigma. expressed by immune cells or interact with a polynucleotide encoding the RPTP. Also provided are RPTP Ig domain oligomers and Fc fusion polypeptides. Such agents are useful for treating an immunological disorder in a subject according to the methods described herein.
The active supplement will contain the prescription drug Acipimox (250 mgs) , a nicotinic acid precursor traditionally used to lower blood lipid levels. The supplement will be administered 3 times per day, for a 14 day period.
The inclusion criteria will be girls 12-18 years of age. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the definition of obesity is a BMI higher than the 95th percentile for age and sex, and that of overweight is a BMI between the 85th and 95th percentiles. Cases will be defined as having a body mass index (BMI) greater than the 95th percentile for age according to the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts.
LIA is the mainstay of postoperative analgesia in patients having knee arthroplasty. Performed by surgeons, LIA provides effective postoperative pain relief and reduces opioid requirements. Similar analgesic benefits have also been attributed to adductor canal and iPACK blocks, which partially block sensory innervation to the knee and its posterior capsule. Performed by anesthesiologist preoperatively, these blocks have also been incorporated into the care standard in numerous centers. However, it is not clear whether adding the adductor canal and iPACK blocks yields any incremental analgesic benefits. The investigators aimed to evaluate the benefits of adding adductor canal and iPACK blocks to LIA in patients having total knee arthroplasty.
BACKGROUND: Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and idiopathic short stature (ISS) are the major etiologies of short stature in children. For the diagnosis of GHD and ISS, meticulous evaluations are required, including growth hormone provocation tests, which are invasive and burdensome for children. Additionally, sella magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is necessary for assessing etiologies of GHD, which cannot evaluate hormonal secretion. Recently, radiomics has emerged as a revolutionary technique that uses mathematical algorithms to extract various features for the quantitative analysis of medical images.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop a machine learning-based model using sella MRI-based radiomics and clinical parameters to diagnose GHD and ISS.
METHODS: A total of 293 children with short stature who underwent sella MRI and growth hormone provocation tests were included in the training set, and 47 children who met the same inclusion criteria were enrolled in the test set from different hospitals for this study. A total of 186 radiomic features were extracted from the pituitary glands using a semiautomatic segmentation process for both the T2-weighted and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted image. The clinical parameters included auxological data, insulin-like growth factor-I, and bone age. The extreme gradient boosting algorithm was used to train the prediction models. Internal validation was conducted using 5-fold cross-validation on the training set, and external validation was conducted on the test set. Model performance was assessed by plotting the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. The mean absolute Shapley values were computed to quantify the impact of each parameter.
RESULTS: The area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (95% CIs) of the clinical, radiomics, and combined models were 0.684 (0.590-0.778), 0.691 (0.620-0.762), and 0.830 (0.741-0.919), respectively, in the external validation. Among the clinical parameters, the major contributing factors to prediction were BMI SD score (SDS), chronological age-bone age, weight SDS, growth velocity, and insulin-like growth factor-I SDS in the clinical model. In the combined model, radiomic features including maximum probability from a T2-weighted image and run length nonuniformity normalized from a T2-weighted image added incremental value to the prediction (combined model vs clinical model, P=.03; combined model vs radiomics model, P=.02). The code for our model is available in a public repository on GitHub.
CONCLUSIONS: Our model combining both radiomics and clinical parameters can accurately predict GHD from ISS, which was also proven in the external validation. These findings highlight the potential of machine learning-based models using radiomics and clinical parameters for diagnosing GHD and ISS.
The method involves receiving three-dimensional medical image data e.g. computed tomography scan image, and automatically identifying a suspicion region i.e. lesion candidate, within the medical image data. The medical image data is pre-rendered into a sequence of two-dimensional images by utilizing a rendering computer. The sequence of pre-rendered two-dimensional images is stored in a storage archive/medium i.e. picture archiving station database, and is displayed on a display device that is arranged distinct from the rendering computer. An independent claim is also included for a computer system comprising a program storage device.
Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL) is a group of B-cell malignancies believed to originate from B lymphocytes, typically found in the marginal zones of lymphoid follicles in the spleen, lymph nodes, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues. Currently, there is no unified, high-level evidence-based treatment plan for previously untreated MZL. Exploring more effective, low-toxicity treatment plans for MZL patients is a scientifically valuable and clinically significant attempt. With the development of new drugs, new drug regimens have become prominent in the treatment of MZL, and there is an increasing amount of research data on BTK inhibitors in the field of MZL. The BTK inhibitor Orelabrutinib has shown good efficacy in MZL and has been approved by the NMPA for the treatment of MZL in patients who have received at least one prior treatment.

This study is a multi-center, prospective cohort clinical study for previously untreated MZL. Cohort A: For individuals under 70 years of age with good fitness, they will receive three cycles of Orelabrutinib combined with bendamustine and rituximab (BR: bendamustine 70mg/m\^2 on days 1-2; rituximab 375mg/m\^2 on day 0). Patients achieving PR or better will enter the Orelabrutinib monotherapy maintenance phase (up to 21 cycles, each cycle 28 days). Cohort B: For individuals aged 70 or older or those under 70 years with poor fitness, they will receive six cycles of Orelabrutinib combined with obinutuzumab (G 1000mg iv on days 1, 8, 15 of cycle 1, and day 1 of cycles 2-6; Orelabrutinib 150mg once daily). Patients achieving PR or better will enter the Orelabrutinib monotherapy maintenance phase (up to 18 cycles, each cycle 28 days ).
PURPOSE:To obtain a hair-dyeing composition excellent in the dyeing effect and making white hair incapable of distinguishing visually by containing a polyphenol compound and an iron salt in one pack and further containing a silicone oil. CONSTITUTION:This hair-dyeing agent composition contains 0.05-2wt.% of a compound selected from a pyrogallol, tannic acid, gallic acid or an ester thereof, and a vegetable extract containing a polyphenols, 0.01-3wt.% of an iron salt (e.g. ferrous sulfate), 0.1-10wt.% of a silicone oil (e.g. an amino-modified silicone) as active ingredients. The hair-dyeing agent composition is preferably further compounded with a propellant and subsequently charged in a pressure-resistant container under anaerobic atmosphere to produce an aerosol type agent. When produced as the aerosol type agent, the composition is especially not deteriorated with air, can uniformly dye hair, can reduce irregular dyeing, and can dye the hair into a desired color in a short time.
The response of cardiac fibroblast proliferation to detrimental stimuli is one of the main pathological factors causing heart remodeling. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediate the proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts. However, the exact molecular mechanism remains unclear. In vivo, we examined the oxidative modification of miRNAs with miRNA immunoprecipitation with O8G in animal models of cardiac fibrosis induced by Ang II injection or ischemia‒reperfusion injury. Furthermore, in vitro, we constructed oxidation-modified miR-30c and investigated its effects on the proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts. Additionally, luciferase reporter assays were used to identify the target of oxidized miR-30c. We found that miR-30c oxidation was modified by Ang II and PDGF treatment and mediated by excess ROS. We demonstrated that oxidative modification of G to O8G occurred at positions 4 and 5 of the 5' end of miR-30c (4,5-oxo-miR-30c), and this modification promoted cardiac fibroblast proliferation. Furthermore, CDKN2C is a negative regulator of cardiac fibroblast proliferation. 4,5-oxo-miR-30c misrecognizes CDKN2C mRNA, resulting in a reduction in protein expression. Oxidized miR-30c promotes cardiac fibroblast proliferation by mismatch mRNA of CDKN2C.
The autonomic nerve system (ANS) innervates organs and tissues throughout the body and maintains functional balance among various systems. Further investigations have shown that excessive activation of ANS not only causes disruption of homeostasis, but also may promote tumor formation. In addition, the dynamic interaction between nerve and tumor cells in the tumor microenvironment also regulate tumor progression. On the one hand, nerves are passively invaded by tumor cells, that is, perineural invasion (PNI). On the other hand, compared with normal tissues, tumor tissues are subject to more abundant innervation, and nerves can influence tumor progression through regulating tumor proliferation, metastasis and drug resistance. A large number of studies have shown that nerve-tumor crosstalk, including PNI and innervation, is closely related to the prognosis of patients, and contributes to the formation of cancer pain, which significantly deteriorates the quality of life for patients. These findings suggest that nerve-tumor crosstalk represents a potential target for anti-tumor therapies and the management of cancer pain in the future. In this review, we systematically describe the mechanism by which nerve-tumor crosstalk regulates tumorigenesis and progression.
This will be a 3+3 design with 3 dose cohorts. Following the dose escalation phase, an additional 6 patients will be enrolled as part of the dose expansion cohort.