anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
An adherent, soluble oral patch for delivering topical medication in the mouth including a hydrophilic polymer that is liquid at human mouth temperatures.  Preferably, the hydrophilic polymer gels to a solid at temperatures just below human mouth temperatures, preferably collagen such as animal gelatin. The structure of the oral patch is formed with a porous network that remains solid at human mouth temperatures and slowly dissolves in saliva. In some embodiments, the network is elasto-plastic and in some cases it is hydrophilic. The hydrophilic polymer is located within pores of the network, along with a desired medication. The oral patch is formed by mixing and hydrating the ingredients, bringing them to above an activation temperature below boiling, and cooling them to form a gel. The hot mixture may be poured into molds, including a flat sheet, and the mold may also serve as packaging for delivery. The packaging may comprise a germ barrier moisture passing film which allows the oral patch to dry out or become re-hydrated without growing mold.
Many patients become hypoxic during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Following induced sedation, hypoxia or hypercapnia may follow . Monitoring the CO2 level during respiration (capnography) is non-invasive, easy to do, relatively inexpensive, and has been studied extensively . End-tidal carbon dioxide is the level of CO2 released at the end of an exhaled breath . Capnography provides information about ventilation, perfusion and metabolism . Capnography devices are configured as either side stream or mainstream. Side stream devices can monitor both intubated and non-intubated patients, while mainstream devices are most often limited to intubated patients .

The Dual guard (made in China) sets a standard in endoscopic practices; it incorporates an endoscopy bite block with oxygen delivery and CO2 monitoring for use in upper endoscopy procedures through to recovery . It improves patient safety and meets current guidelines for consciously sedated patients. The Comfort Rest Bite Block fits securely in the mouth, protecting both endoscope and patients' teeth. Simultaneous oral and nasal O2 delivery and CO2 sampling for patients undergoing upper GI endoscopy, in either a lateral or supine position. Arterial blood gas test results show the patient's acid-base balance, which is measured by the hydrogen ion concentration present in the blood, its oxygen saturation, partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2), partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2), concentration of bicarbonate (HCO3), base excess and base deficit . Itcan provide information about a surgical patient's physiological state, oxygenation, ventilation and indicate the primary source of a disturbance (ie, respiratory or metabolic) in homeostasis .
Participants of study group will perform 45 minutes of trampoline exercises. Evaluations are going to be done immediately before and after trampoline session.
Age 18-65; female and male. No methotrexate or statin therapy in prior 3 months. Not on biological therapies. Healthy volunteers. Not on corticosteroids.
BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) of the shoulder are a devastating complication of shoulder arthroplasty and are commonly caused by Staphylococcus and Cutibacterium acnes. Absorbable calcium sulfate (CS) beads are sometimes used for delivering antibiotics in PJI. This study evaluates the in vitro effect of different combinations of gentamicin, vancomycin, and ertapenem in beads made from CS cement on the growth of C acnes and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CNS) strains.
METHODS: Three strains of C acnes and 5 strains of CNS from clinically proven shoulder PJI were cultured and plated with CS beads containing combinations of vancomycin, gentamicin, and ertapenem. Plates with C acnes were incubated anaerobically while plates with Staphylococcus were incubated aerobically at 37 °C. Zones of inhibition were measured at intervals of 3 and 7 days using a modified Kirby Bauer technique, and beads were moved to plates containing freshly streaked bacteria every seventh day. This process was run in triplicate over the course of 56 days. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS v. 28 with repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and pairwise comparisons with Tukey correction.
RESULTS: In experiments with C acnes, beads containing ertapenem + vancomycin and vancomycin alone formed the largest zones of inhibition over time (P < .001). In experiments with Staphylococcus, beads containing vancomycin alone formed the largest zones of inhibition over time for all 5 strains (P < .001). Zones of inhibition were 1.4x larger for C acnes than for Staphylococcus with beads containing vancomycin alone. For both C acnes and Staphylococcus, beads containing ertapenem had the strongest initial effect, preventing all bacterial growth in C acnes and almost all growth for Staphylococcus during the first week but dropping substantially by the second week. Beads containing gentamicin alone consistently created smaller zones of inhibition than beads containing vancomycin alone, with vancomycin producing zones 5.3x larger than gentamicin in C acnes and 1.3x larger in Staphylococcus (P < .001).
DISCUSSION: These data suggest that for both C acnes and Staphylococcal species, CS beads impregnated with vancomycin were most effective at producing a robust antibiotic effect. Additionally, ertapenem may be a viable supplement in order to create a more potent initial antibiotic effect but is not as effective as vancomycin when used alone. Gentamicin alone was not effective in maintaining consistent and long-term antibiotic effects. These results indicate that amongst the antibiotics currently commercially available to be used with CS, vancomycin is consistently superior to gentamicin in the setting of C. acnes and CNS.
Patients receive tovorafenib PO QW on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for 12 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo MUGA or ECHO scans, and FDG-PET or CT throughout the trial, and collection of blood samples on study. Patients with suspicion of bone marrow and/or central nervous system involvement will also undergo bone marrow biopsy and aspiration and lumbar puncture on study and during follow up.
This is a randomized, assessor-blinded clinical trial to determine whether a novel plaque-based dosimetry strategy can improve the speed of response to excimer laser treatment in patients with plaque psoriasis. Each patient will receive plaque-based dosing on one side of the body and conventional dosing on the contralateral side. This design is based on the assumption that psoriasis usually affects patients in a symmetric distribution (e.g., knees and elbows) and the effect of excimer laser phototherapy is limited to the treated plaque. The side of the body treated with plaque-based dosimetry will be assigned using a table of random numbers. The assessor will be blinded to the treatment group. Each patient will be treated 1-2 times per week at the discretion of the investigator for a maximum of 10 treatments.
Patients without clinically active pulmonary disease but presenting a consolidation of suspected atelectatic nature. Fever, hypothermia, leucocytosis and leucopenia will not be present. Tracheal secretions will remain unchanged. There will be no deterioration of oxygenation. In this group, a lung ultrasound examination using pulsed-wave Doppler will be performed on Day 0.
OBJECTIVES: The popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) in head and neck cancer (HNC) management is increasing, but postoperative complications remain prevalent and are the main factor that impact prognosis after surgery. Hence, recent studies aim to assess new AI models to evaluate their ability to predict free flap complications more effectively than traditional algorithms. This systematic review aims to summarize current evidence on the utilization of AI models to predict complications following reconstructive surgery for HNC.
METHODS: A combination of MeSH terms and keywords was used to cover the following three subjects: "HNC," "artificial intelligence," and "free flap or reconstructive surgery." The electronic literature search was performed in three relevant databases: Medline (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), and Cochrane. Quality appraisal of the included study was conducted using the TRIPOD Statement.
RESULTS: The review included a total of 5 manuscripts (n = 5) for a total of 7524 patients. Across studies, the highest area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) value achieved was 0.824 by the Auto-WEKA model. However, only 20% of reported AUROCs exceeded 0.70. One study concluded that most AI models were comparable or inferior in performance to conventional logistic regression. The highest predictors of complications were flap type, smoking status, tumour location, and age.
DISCUSSION: Some models showed promising results. Predictors identified across studies were different than those found in existing literature, showing the added value of AI models. However, the algorithms showed inconsistent results, underlying the need for better-powered studies with larger databases before clinical implementation.
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Promoting the recovery of cerebral blood circulation after cerebral infarction (CI) is an important intervention. Buyang Huanwu decoction (BHD) is a classic prescription for treating CI that promotes angiogenesis. Cytoplasmic glycolysis ischaemic-region cells after CI may be highly activated to maintain metabolic activity under hypoxia. From the perspective of long-term maintenance of glycolytic metabolism in the ischaemic area after CI, it may be beneficial to promote angiogenesis and maintain glial cell activation and neuronal survival. In this context, the regulatory relationship of lncRNAs and miRNAs with mRNAs is worthy of attention. Mining the competitive binding relationships among RNAs will aid in the screening of key gene targets post-CI. In this study, network pharmacology and bioinformatics were used to construct a ceRNA network, screen key targets, and explore the effect of glycolysis on angiogenesis during BHD-mediated CI regulation.
AIM OF THE STUDY: This study aimed to explore the effect of BHD on angiogenesis after glycolysis regulation in CI.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: According to the 21 active BHD ingredients we identified by our research team, we conducted network pharmacology. BHD targets that can regulate glycolysis and angiogenesis after CI were screened from the GeneCards, CTD and OMIM databases. We retrieved CI-related datasets from the GEO database and screened for differentially expressed lncRNAs and miRNAs. LncRNA‒miRNA-mRNA/TF targeting relationships were screened and organized with the miRcode, miRDB, TargetScan, miRWalk, and TransmiR v2.0 databases. Cytoscape was used to construct an lncRNA‒miRNA-mRNA/TF ceRNA network. Through BioGPS, key mRNAs/TFs in the network were screened for enrichment analysis. Animal experiments were then conducted to validate some key mRNAs/TFs and enriched signalling pathways.
RESULTS: PFKFB3 and other genes may help regulate glycolysis and angiogenesis through AMPK and other signalling pathways. The anti-CI effect of BHD may involve maintaining activation of genes such as AMPK and PFKFB3 in the ischaemic cortex, maintaining moderate glycolysis levels in brain tissue, and promoting angiogenesis.
CONCLUSION: BHD can regulate glycolysis and promote angiogenesis after CI through multiple pathways and targets, in which AMPK signalling pathway activation may be important.
The invention relates to a method for automatically segmenting multiple organs in a head and neck CT image, belonging to the technical field of medical image segmentation. The invention first performs intensity conversion on the original CT image by using a piecewise linear function. And inputting the converted image into a network through a spatial separable convolutional neural network established on the basis of the convolution in the slice and the convolution between the slices, and training the network by using a weighting loss function until convergence. The final weighted combination of the multiple submodels gives the final segmentation result as well as the uncertainty estimate. The invention can overcome the defects of processing large-space images by using simple linear intensity conversion and standard three-dimensional convolution and the like, and more effectively process organs with different sizes and different difficulty degrees. While the segmentation of the organ is more robust, corresponding uncertainty estimates at the pixel level and organ level can be given.
This cohort will include the patients to whom an analgesic PENG block was administered with a bupivacaine solution volume of up to 20 ml in a dose of 2.5mg/kg-1. This cohort is anticipated to have 56 participants.
The researcher and students practiced mindfulness once a week for 8 weeks. Then the students were asked to do 3 cycles of application alone every day. mid-test was applied.
Participants will exercise program at home for an average of 30 minutes a day, 3 days a week, under the supervision of a physiotherapist via synchronized video conference. The program will continue for 8 weeks. The exercise program will consist of physical exercises (aerobic and strength exercises) along with breathing exercises and an educational program. Physical exercises will be adjusted in 3 different difficulty levels: sitting, standing with or without support.
BACKGROUND: Frozen shoulder is a common medical condition, but the ideal therapeutic method is yet to be determined. Our aim was to analyze the pain-relieving effect of different treatment options used for the management of this disease.
METHODS: Medical records of 59 patients (22 male, 37 female, average age: 55.5 years ±9.9) with early stage primary frozen shoulder were evaluated, their demographic data, physical examination, concomitant diseases and treatment specific data were registered. Life quality and the level of pain were assessed using the Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS) and Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Different treatment modalities and their effect on pain relief were recorded. Any existing correlation between life quality, pain and demographic data, concomitant diseases or the therapeutic method used was investigated.
RESULTS: The level of pain measured on NRS improved from 7.9 ± 1.6 to 1.9 ± 2.2. The most effective therapeutic method in terms of pain relief was surgery, followed by physiotherapy and intraarticular steroid injection (NRS score after treatment: 2 - p < 0.0001; 3.3 - p < 0.0001; 4.9 - p < 0.0001, respectively). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) did not reduce pain significantly. OSS improved from 24 to 43.6 and was not affected by the investigated variables, time to recovery was not influenced by the demographic data, the type of treatment or concomitant diseases.
CONCLUSIONS: Arthroscopic capsular release, physiotherapy and intraarticular steroid injection outperformed physical therapy and NSAID treatment in terms of pain relief. Despite of slight but persistent post-therapeutic pain found in half of the cases, treatment was considered satisfactory by the patients. Nor patient specific neither therapy specific data had a significant effect on the course of the disease.
Evidence of the typical clinical picture of an atypical Parkinson's syndrome with onset of symptoms \> 1 year. No evidence of reduced Aβ42 concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid. Fulfillment of the revised Armstrong criteria for probable CBS or the Movement Disorder's Society criteria for suggestive/possible PSP-CBS.
Seizure is one of the most common neurological conditions in neonates, and has substantial impact on patients'quality of life and social integration. Epileptic encephalopathy is characterized by refractory seizures, cognitive dysfunction, and poor prognosis. Despite the recent progress in technology, molecular diagnosis of neonates suffering from possible epileptic seizures can be challenging, due to genetic and phenotypic heterogeneities. A large number of specific pathogenic variations have been related to various forms of epilepsies. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has significantly improved the molecular diagnosis for rare diseases. NGS focusing on genes known to be associated with human diseases is a practical approach as a first-tier assessment for patients with heterogeneous genetic background. In addition, currently medical therapy for seizure is not based on the etiology, but the clinical manifestations, and the main purpose is not to rescue the underlying diseases process, but just to reduce the likelihood of seizures occurrence. In this study, Investigator performed NGS on neonates with seizure onset before 1 year of age, to detect and quantify genetic variants, and assess existing therapeutic effects. Our findings will have important implications for the development of precision medicine strategies.
BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common cause of anovulatory infertility. Obesity exacerbates the reproductive complications of PCOS; however, the management of obesity in women with PCOS remains a large unmet clinical need. Observational studies have indicated that bariatric surgery could improve the rates of ovulatory cycles and prospects of fertility; however, the efficacy of surgery on ovulation rates has not yet been compared with behavioural modifications and medical therapy in a randomised trial. The aim of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery versus medical care on ovulation rates in women with PCOS, obesity, and oligomenorrhoea or amenorrhoea.
METHODS: In this multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial, 80 women older than 18 years, with a diagnosis of PCOS based on the 2018 international evidence-based guidelines for assessing and managing PCOS, and a BMI of 35 kg/m2 or higher, were recruited from two specialist obesity management centres and via social media. Participants were randomly assigned at a 1:1 ratio to either vertical sleeve gastrectomy or behavioural interventions and medical therapy using a computer-generated random sequence (PLAN procedure in SAS) by an independent researcher not involved with any other aspect of the clinical trial. The median age of the entire cohort was 31 years and 79% of participants were White. The primary outcome was the number of biochemically confirmed ovulatory events over 52 weeks, and was assessed using weekly serum progesterone measurements. The primary endpoint included the intention-to-treat population and safety analyses were per-protocol population. This study is registered with the ISRCTN registry (ISRCTN16668711).
FINDINGS: Participants were recruited from Feb 20, 2020 to Feb 1, 2021. 40 participants were assigned to each group and there were seven dropouts in the medical group and ten dropouts in the surgical group. The median number of ovulations was 6 (IQR 3·5-10·0) in the surgical group and 2 (0·0-4·0) in the medical group. Women in the surgical group had 2.5 times more spontaneous ovulations compared with the medical group (incidence rate ratio 2·5 [95% CI 1·5-4·2], p<0·0007). There were more complications in the surgical group than the medical group, although without long-term sequelae. There were 24 (66·7%) adverse events in the surgical group and 12 (30·0%) in the medical group. There were no treatment-related deaths.
INTERPRETATION: Bariatric surgery was more effective than medical care for the induction of spontaneous ovulation in women with PCOS, obesity, and oligomenorrhoea or amenorrhoea. Bariatric surgery could, therefore, enhance the prospects of spontaneous fertility in this group of women.
FUNDING: The Jon Moulton Charity Trust.
NEW MATERIAL:Deoxycoriolic acid shown by the formula. USE:Useful as a carcinostatic agent, especially effective against mouse Ehrlich ascites carcinoma, having low toxicity. PREPARATION:A microorganism belonging to the genus Coriolus, capable of producing deoxycoriolic acid, is cultivated and the compound shown by the formula is obtained. One example of the microorganism, capable of producing deoxycoriolic acid is strain Coriolus consors PS43a which is Basidiomycetes collected at a forest on a mountain at Ohtsu City in Shiga Prefecture, the strain is inoculated into a medium containing a nutritive source and aerobically grown. Mass production of deoxycoriolic acid is preferably carried out by liquid culture and the culture temperature is usually 15-35 deg.C, preferably 27-32 deg.C. After the cultivation, deoxycoriolic acid is extracted with a water non-compatible organic solvent such as butyl acetate, etc., from a culture filtrate at pH <=9 and collected.
Pediatric subjects weighing ≥50kg and adult subjects will enter a double blinded, randomization in a 1:2 ratio of subjects to the abatacept treatment group (arm 1) or to the placebo group (arm 2) treated weekly through weekly 26. The composition of the placebo is the same as the active study drug without the abatacept. To maintain the blind, injection volumes will be the same as the active treatment.
Pravastatin 40mg tablet by mouth, once daily for 24 weeks. Also, nutritional education was provided to participants in all arms by a nutritionist, and participants were instructed to follow the educated guideline.
For Cycle 1 Week 1, participants received AMG 910 as an extended IV (eIV) infusion (approximately 96 hours) at a dose of 6.5 μg. For the remainder of Cycles 1 and 2, participants received AMG 910 as a short-term IV infusion (approximately 60 minutes) at a dose of 6.5 μg twice a week on Days 1 and 3 of each week in a 28-day cycle. For Cycles 3 to 6, participants received AMG 910 as a short-term IV infusion (approximately 60 minutes) at a dose of 6.5 μg weekly, ie, Days 1, 8, 15 and 22 in a 28-day cycle.
Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) refers to the decline of ovarian function before the age of 40. POI causes a reduction in or loss of female fertility, accompanied by different degrees of menopausal symptoms, which increases the risk of chronic diseases related to early menopause and seriously affects patients' quality of life and health. It is conservatively estimated that at least one million prepubertal girls and women of reproductive age in China are at risk of iatrogenic POI caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy every year. With the development of medical technology and the breakthrough of scientific and technological advances, preventing and treating iatrogenic POI have become possible. International and national guidelines consider cryopreserved ovarian tissue transplantation to be the most promising method of preserving the ovarian function and fertility of prepubertal girls and women of reproductive age who cannot delay radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In order to guide the clinical application of ovarian tissue cryopreservation and transplantation technology in China, the Guideline Working Group finally included 14 scientific questions and 18 recommendations through a questionnaire survey, field investigation, and consultation of a large number of Chinese and English literature databases in order to provide a reference for colleagues in clinical practice.
Patients received midazolam to maintain sufficient sedation (sufficient sedation as judged by MOAA/S ≤ 4 for 3 consecutive measurements) during endoscopy procedure. And patients were slowly injected of 0.4 ug/kg of remifentanil for 1 min during the examination.When the analgesia was insufficient, Remifentanil can be added 5-10 ug each time according to the situation.