anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
Fluid resuscitation is an important way in the treatment of acute pancreatitis (AP). This meta-analysis aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of Lactate Ringer's solution (LR) and Normal Saline (NS) in the treatment of patients with acute pancreatitis. Searched in PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate), Embase, Cochrane Library, CNKI, China Wanfang, and China VIP database. All randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) were identified. Six studies with 431 patients were included. Compared with NS, LR can significantly reduce the incidence of SIRS at 24h, reduce the length of hospitalization, moderate-severe AP, ICU admission and local complications, especially pancreatic necrosis. It is safe and effective to choose LR for fluid resuscitation in AP, but due to the small number of included studies, multi-center and large-sample RCTs are still needed for further verification. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42022322788.
NEW MATERIAL:The glycerol derivative of formulaI(R<1> is 15-18C alkyl; R<2> is H or methoxy) and its salt. EXAMPLE:3-Hexadecyloxy-2-methoxypropyl 2-pyridinioethyl phosphate. USE:An agent for suppressing the blood platelet activation factor. It suppresses the activity of 1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-n-glyceryl-3-phosphoryl choline which is a blood platelet activation factor (PAF) causing coagulation of blood platelets, and is useful also as an agent for suppressing the allergic diseases caused by PAF. PROCESS:The compound of formulaIwherein R<2> is OCH3 can be prepared by (1) reacting the compound of formula II with the compound of formula III (X and Y are halogen), (2) reacting the reaction mixture with water and (3) reacting the resultant compound of formula IV with pyridine. When 1,3-propanediol is used in place of the compound of formula II, the compound of formulaIwherein R<2> is H can be obtained as the product.
Participants in Group A will have TAR-210 inserted in the bladder on Day 1 and removed after 12 weeks. One TAR-210 will be inserted every 12 weeks over a treatment period of approximately 1 year.
Healthy children aged 12 to 15 months of age receive 1 dose of a marketed varicella vaccine (VV) of Lot 1 or 1 dose of a marketed varicella vaccine (VV) of Lot 2, 1 dose of a measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, 1 dose of a hepatitis A vaccine, and a 1 dose of a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on Day 1. The 13 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine will only be administered to participants enrolled in the US and in countries where pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is recommended at 12-15 months as per national immunization schedule.
Arm 2 will consist of administration of a single dose of nicotine gum (2 mg) to 16 subjects (8 biological men, 8 biological women). If these subjects participated in Arm 1, they will have completed a washout of 7 days since administration of cinnamon before starting Arm 2. Blood and urine will be collected from 0-12 hours relative to nicotine administration. Participants will undergo a washout of at least 4 days before beginning Arm 3.
Establishing predictive models for the pathological response and lymph node metastasis in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) based on MRI radiomic features derived from the tumor and mesorectal compartment (MC). This study included 209 patients with LARC who underwent rectal MRI both before and after nCRT. The patients were divided into a training set (n = 146) and a test set (n = 63). Regions of interest (ROIs) for the tumor and MC were delineated on both pre- and post-nCRT MRI images. Radiomic features were extracted, and delta radiomic features were computed. The predictive endpoints were pathological complete response (pCR), pathological good response (pGR), and lymph node metastasis (LNM). Feature selection for various models involved sequentially removing features with a correlation coefficient > 0.9, and features with P-values ≥ 0.05 in univariate analysis, followed by LASSO regression on the remaining features. Logistic regression models were developed, and their performance was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). Among the 209 LARC patients, the number of patients achieving pCR, pGR, and LNM were 44, 118, and 40, respectively. The optimal model for predicting each endpoint is the combined model that incorporates pre- and delta-radiomics features for both the tumor and MC. These models exhibited superior performance with AUC values of 0.874 (for pCR), 0.801 (for pGR), and 0.826 (for LNM), outperforming the MRI tumor regression grade (mrTRG) which yielded AUC values of 0.800, 0.715, and 0.603, respectively. The results demonstrate the potential utility of the tumor and MC radiomics features, in predicting treatment efficacy among LARC patients undergoing nCRT.
A device and method is disclosed for permanent or semi-permanent removal of hair through the activation of microparticles introduced into hair follicles. Microparticles are incorporated into a composition that is topically applied to the skin. These microparticles containing or consisting of chromophores or chemically activated molecules are of a variety of shapes and sizes. Microparticles are within a size range of 1 micron to 70 microns, and preferably between 10 and 50 microns. Microparticles of this size and variety of shapes enter hair follicles on all areas of the skin without entering other areas of the skin, such as the stratum corneum or sweat gland channels. Treatment of the skin with electromagnetic radiation, ultrasonic radiation or chemical means activates the chromophore or chemically activated compounds, thus destroying the hair follicle without damaging other areas of the skin. In another embodiment, microparticles further contain nanoparticles released further into the hair follicle by use of a solvent or other method, allowing chromophores or chemically activated molecules to penetrate deeper into the follicle and avoid structures such as the sebaceous gland.
The regularity of the fluctuations present in torque signals represent the adaptability of the motor control. While previous research showed how it is affected by neuromuscular fatigue and ageing, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. It is currently under debate whether these changes are explained by central or peripheral neuromuscular mechanisms. Here, we experimentally manipulated the sleep of thirteen young adults through a supervised 24 h-sleep deprivation protocol. This study aimed to investigate the effect of sleep deprivation on the regularity of torque fluctuations, and other standard torque-related outcomes (Peak Torque - PT - and Rate of Torque Development - RTD). The participants were asked to perform knee extension maximal voluntary contractions (MVC) and submaximal knee extensions at 40% of MVC for 30 s. PT and RTD were calculated from the MVC and the regularity of the torque fluctuations was determined on the submaximal task through Sample Entropy (SampEn). In addition, rate of perceived effort (RPE) was collected. We found no significant changes in PT and RTD. The regularity of torque fluctuations significantly increased (i.e., a decrease in SampEn) after 24 h-sleep deprivation (PRE = 1.76 ± 0.268, POS24 = 1.71 ± 0.306; p = 0.044). Importantly, we found a negative correlation between RPE and SampEn relative changes after sleep deprivation. This study brings new insights towards the understanding of the underlying mechanisms that explain changes in torque fluctuations, demonstrating that these changes are not limited to neuromuscular processes but are also likely to be affected by other domains, such as psychological profile, which can indirectly affect the neural drive to the muscles.
Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP contains the biguanide antihyperglycemic agent metformin in the form of monohydrochloride salt. The chemical name of metformin hydrochloride is N,N-dimethylimidodicarbonimidic diamide hydrochloride. The structural formula is as shown:

Metformin hydrochloride is a white crystalline powder with a molecular formula of C4H11N5•HCl and a molecular weight of 165.62 g/mol. Metformin hydrochloride is freely soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, practically insoluble in acetone and in methylene chloride. The pKa of metformin is 2.8 and 11.5 at 32°C. The pH of a 5% aqueous solution of metformin hydrochloride is 6 to 7. 

Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP contain 500 mg or 1,000 mg of metformin hydrochloride, which is equivalent to 389.93 mg or 779.86 mg metformin, respectively. Each 500 mg and 1,000 mg tablet contains ammonio methacrylate copolymer dispersion type A, ammonio methacrylate copolymer dispersion type B, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, povidone K 30, talc, titanium dioxide, and triethyl citrate. The tablets are imprinted using a water-soluble black ink which contains shellac, black iron oxide, propylene glycol and ammonium hydroxide.

Meets USP Dissolution Test 12.
PURPOSE: To investigate changes in the incidence rate of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) surgery over time and to determine to what extent these changes can be attributed to pseudophakia.
METHODS: This nationwide cohort study was based on national patient registries. The study population comprised individuals at risk of RRD aged 40 years and above from 2006 to 2021 in Denmark. The primary outcome was RRD incidence, and the exposure was phacoemulsification surgery. A chart review was conducted to validate and examine the lens status of the outcome.
RESULTS: The crude and age-adjusted incidence rate of RRD in the Danish population increased significantly during the study period. The largest increase in RRD was seen in phakic RRD (phRRD) (65%), whereas pseudophakic RRD (pRRD) accounted for 35% of the total increase. A chart review revealed that 17% of phRRDs were misclassified as pseudophakic, resulting in pRRD accounting for a total of 45% of the increase in RRD. The prevalence of pseudophakia in Denmark grew significantly for all age groups and for both sexes (p = 10-6) from 2006 to 2021, but the 1-year incidence of pRRD in the pseudophakic population was constant throughout the entire period.
CONCLUSION: The incidence rate of RRD is continuing to increase in Denmark. The increase in phRRD remains undetermined, and while the risk of pRRD seemed to be constant during the study period, 45% of the overall increase in RRD could be attributed to the rise of a growing pseudophakic population.
Subjects will receive the investigator's choice from the following rituximab-containing regimens: R-CVP or R-FND. The investigator's choice of therapy will be administered every 21 days. Dosing for R-CVP will be intravenous rituximab at a dose of 375 mg/m2 on day 1, intravenous cyclophosphamide at a dose of 750 mg/m2 on day 1, intravenous vincristine at a dose of 1.4 mg/m2 (not to exceed 2 mg) on day 1, and oral prednisone/prednisolone at a dose of 40 mg/m2 on days 1 through 5. Dosing for R-FND will be as follows: rituximab 375 mg/m2 intravenous on day 1, mitoxantrone 10 mg/m2 intravenous on day 2, fludarabine 25 mg/m2 intravenous on days 2 through 4 and oral dexamethasone 20 mg/day on days 1-5.
PURPOSE:To provide the title material easy in mass production, usable in various fields, consisting of granules each of which is made up of porous skin of water-insoluble matter and a single nearly spherical hollow space. CONSTITUTION:The surface of a core material consisting of a water-soluble matter (e.g. saccharide, organic acid, inorganic salt) is coated with water- insoluble film followed by dissolving out the core material with water, thus giving the objective hollow material having the following characteristics; (1) average diameter: >=0.1 (pref. 0.1 - 4, esp. 0.5 - 1.5) mm; (2) made up of water- insoluble skin and a hollow space, being nearly spherical as a whole; (3) said hollow space is a single and nearly spherical; (4) the skin is porous; (5) when plunged into water with no agitation, being suspended for at least 24 hr; and (6) if its mean size is <= 4 mm, its suspendability remains even if tableted together with other shaping agent. By providing the surface of the present material with a useful substance, a product suspendable in a liquid can be obtained.
Methods and compounds for treating obesity and inducing weight loss use a functional, glycosylated leptin transport factor (LTF) polypeptide, referred to as fn/glyLTF. An unstable defective version of the LTF protein, referred to herein as def/LTF, is present in freshly-drawn blood from obese animals or people; it is degraded rapidly in circulating blood. In people with normal body weight, fn/glyLTF stabilizes and protects leptin, a hormone with powerful effects on fat metabolism and body mass. LTF apparently is the same protein previously recognized as a soluble truncated fragment of the obesity receptor (Ob-R) protein, referred to in the prior art as Ob-Re, or sOb-R. In humans with normal body weight, fn/glyLTF has a weight of about 145 kD, compared to a polypeptide-only weight of about 93 kD. defLTF has a substantially lower molecular weight, and tests using deglycosylating enzymes indicate that it is not glycosylated to the same level as fn/glyLTF. Treatment methods include: (1) elevating concentrations of fn/glyLTF in circulating blood, by means such as intravenous injection or sustained-release implants, or by gene therapy; (2) suppressing enzymatic deglycosylation in circulating blood, such as by extracorporeal removal of deglycosylating enzymes; and, (3) providing “surrogate” forms of fn/glyLTF. Diagnostic kits are also disclosed, for measuring both fn/glyLTF and def/LTF in animals and people suffering from obesity.
The present invention provides a method of treating sickle cell anemia comprising the step of administering to an individual in need of said treatment a therapeutically acceptable dose of reducing agent. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of pharmacologically correcting a post-translational modification of the β-actin protein in sickled erythrocytes, comprising the step of contacting said sickled erythrocytes with a pharmacologically effective dose of a reducing agent. In still yet another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of identifying a drug for use in treating sickle cell anemia. Any drug which hastens the HDSS Core Skeleton dissociation rate is tested by the in vitro ternary complex dissociation assay to test whether its effect is on HDSS beta-actin. Furthermore, drugs can be tested by the oxygenation-deoxygenation cycling assay for its ability to block ISC formation in vitro. Finally, drugs can be tested for ability to cause the conversion of preformed ISCs back to the biconcave shape.
The present invention relates to novel stapled heptapeptide. More specifically, the present invention relates to stapled heptapeptide and to an antibacterial or anticancer composition including the same. The stapled heptapeptide according to the present invention has a staple introduced thereto, so a short peptide having seven amino acid residues can be effectively stabilized into a helix secondary structure. Moreover, a proteinase cannot recognize a helix peptide as a substrate, so a peptide having a secondary structure stabilized into a helix shape by a dual staple can have high stability with respect to a proteinase. Furthermore, a staple introduced to stabilize a secondary structure of a peptide into a helix type is hydrophobic, and a positive polar helix structure is produced by disposing positively charged amino acid in the opposite side of the staple. Thus, like many antibacterial peptides existing in nature, antibacterial actions can be exhibited by means of cell membrane destruction of bacteria. Accordingly, the stapled heptapeptide according to the present invention can be used for various purposed requiring antibacterial activities, and is expected to be useful as an anticancer composition.
Fabry disease is an inherited disorder that affects many organs in the body, including the heart. Men and women are both affected, with average life expectancy reduced by 10-20 years. The heart muscle can become thick and scarred in over half of patients, eventually resulting in heart failure, abnormal rhythm and death. The focus of this study will be on improving the detection of early heart disease before irreversible damage has occurred in order to improve patient outcomes.

It is hypothesized that new cardiac MRI techniques called T1 and T2 mapping will improve the ability to detect early abnormalities in the heart. Early detection of cardiac disease may enable a personalized treatment approach, potentially improving patient outcomes. The results of the study will identify which patients might benefit from early initiation of treatment to prevent bad outcomes in the future by using cardiac MRI to identify those at higher risk.
Elevated Liver Enzymes

MARLISSA® (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets) is contraindicated in females with acute viral hepatitis or severe (decompensated) cirrhosis of liver (see CONTRAINDICATIONS). Discontinue MARLISSA® if jaundice develops. Acute liver test abnormalities may necessitate the discontinuation of COC use until the liver tests return to normal and COC causation has been excluded.

Liver Tumors

MARLISSA® (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets) is contraindicated in females with benign or malignant liver tumors (see CONTRAINDICATIONS). COCs increase the risk of hepatic adenomas. An estimate of the attributable risk is 3.3 cases/100,000 COC users. Rupture of hepatic adenomas may cause death from abdominal hemorrhage.

Studies have shown an increased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma in long-term (> 8 years) COC users. The attributable risk of liver cancers in COC users is less than one case per million users.
The invention belongs to the technical field of medicines, particularly relating to a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating gastrointestinal dysfunction of a patient suffering from intra-abdominal hypertension caused by spleen-stomach deficiency. The traditional Chinese medicine composition comprises the following traditional Chinese medicines in parts by weight: 4-8 parts of Aralia melanocarpa (Levl.)Lauener[Eleutherococcus metanocarpa Levl.;A. dumetorum Hand.-Mazz.], 4-8 parts of Streptocaulon extensum, 4-8 parts of Lablab Purpureus, 4-8 parts of Indigofera szechuensis Craib, 4-8 parts of semen aesculi, 4-8 parts of flowers of Japanese banana, 4-8 parts of mandarin pip and 4-8 parts of radix glycyrrhizae. The traditional Chinese medicines have effects of invigorating spleen and supplementing qi, and elevating clear qi to lower turbid qi; pressure in the abdominal cavity of the patient suffering from intra-abdominal hypertension can be reduced obviously; and the gastrointestinal dysfunction is relieved.
BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at increased risk for human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer (HPV-OPC). The objective of this analysis was to create a psychometrically validated scale to measure perception of risk for HPV-OPC.
METHODS: We conducted an exploratory and a confirmatory factor analysis to determine and confirm the latent factor structure. We used a path diagram to evaluate the relationship between the validated scale and perceived risk for HPV-OPC. The model was determined to be a good fit if it met all criteria: root mean square error of approximation ≤0.06, standardized root mean residual ≤0.08, Comparative Fit Index ≥0.90, and Tucker-Lewis Index ≥0.90. We report standardized estimates and 95% confidence intervals.
RESULTS: This cross-sectional study recruited 1315 MSM. A majority (73.33%) of MSM had performed fellatio on ≥20 partners, 36.98% had rimmed ≥20 partners, and 5.31% had performed cunnilingus on ≥10 partners in their lifetime.Six sexual history survey items loaded onto 2 latent factors: sexual risk behaviors: class 1 and sexual risk behaviors: class 2. The final model statistics indicated good fit: root mean square error of approximation = 0.064, standardized root mean residual = 0.059, Comparative Fit Index = 0.996, and Tucker-Lewis Index = 0.993. Sexual risk behaviors: class 1 was associated with greater perceived risk for HPV-OPC (0.217; 95% confidence interval, 0.138-0.295). Age, HIV status, HPV vaccination status, and sexual risk behaviors: class 2 were not associated with perceived risk for HPV-OPC.
CONCLUSION: Men who have sex with men assessed risk for HPV-OPC based on their lifetime number of cisgender male sexual partners, rimming partners, and fellatio partners but not other sexual behaviors. Men who have sex with men may be responsive to future HPV-OPC educational interventions and opportunities for screening.
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that can cause an individual significant chronic pain (CP). CP affects quality of life and daily functioning, yet there are limited effective treatments for CP within NF1. The current study describes the impact of CP using the Neurofibromatosis Pain Module (NFPM). The NFPM is a self-reported clinical assessment that evaluates the impact of CP across multiple domains (e.g., interference, severity, tolerance, and symptomology) and three prioritized pain regions. A cross-sectional study (N = 242) asked adults with NF1 to describe and rate their pain using the NFPM. The results indicated that they reported moderate pain severity (M = 6.6, SD = 2.0) on a 0-10 scale, that 54% (n = 131) had been in pain at least 24 days in the last 30, for 75% (n = 181) sleep was affected, and 16% reported that nothing was effective in reducing their CP for their primary pain region. The current results extend previously published work on CP within adults with NF1 and indicate that more emphasis on understanding and ameliorating CP is required. The NFPM is a sensitive clinical measure that provides qualitative and quantitative responses to inform medical providers about changes in CP.
The invention provides a highly classical swine fever virus infective swine testicular clone cell strain ST-B2, which has a preservation number of CCTCC NO.C2011101, and a preparation method of the swine testicular clone cell. The method comprises the steps of: 1) subjecting a swine testicular cell to limited dilution, conducting cell cloning and subcell cloning, thus obtaining a subcellular clone strain; and 2) selecting a subclone strain of the swine testicular cell with a highest classical swine fever virus infection rate, i.e. the highly infective swine testicular clone cell of the classical swine fever virus. The invention also provides a method for preparation of a high titer classical swine fever virus solution and a classical swine fever live vaccine from the swine testicular clone cell. The swine testicular clone cell provided in the invention has a high classical swine fever virus infection rate, and the classical swine fever vaccine produced from the swine testicular cell line ST clone cell strain ST-B2 by a virus-carrying and virus transmission technique has high virus titer, hard exposure to BVDV (bovine viral diarrhea virus) pollution and good pureness. By the virus-carrying and virus transmission technique, a resurgent cell can undergo continuous passage to at least 15 generations. The cell resurrection and virus inoculation times can be reduced, the production process is simplified, and the production efficiency is improved.