anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
BACKGROUND: Newborns are shaped by prenatal maternal experiences. These include a pregnant person's physical health, prior pregnancy experiences, emotion regulation, and socially determined health markers. We used a series of machine learning models to predict markers of fetal growth and development-specifically, newborn birthweight and head circumference (HC).
METHODS: We used a pre-registered archival data analytic approach. These data consisted of maternal and newborn characteristics of 594 maternal-infant dyads in the western U.S. Participants also completed a measure of emotion dysregulation. In total, there were 22 predictors of newborn HC and birthweight. We used regularized regression for predictor selection and linear prediction, followed by nonlinear models if linear models were overfit.
RESULTS: HC was predicted best with a linear model (ridge regression). Newborn sex (male), number of living children, and maternal BMI predicted a larger HC, whereas maternal preeclampsia, number of prior preterm births, and race/ethnicity (Latina) predicted a smaller HC. Birthweight was predicted best with a nonlinear model (support vector machine). Occupational prestige (a marker similar to socioeconomic status) predicted higher birthweight, maternal race/ethnicity (non-White and non-Latina) predicted lower birthweight, and the number of living children, prior preterm births, and difficulty with emotional clarity had nonlinear effects.
CONCLUSIONS: HC and birthweight were predicted by a variety of variables associated with prenatal stressful experiences, spanning medical, psychological, and social markers of health and stress. These findings may highlight the importance of viewing prenatal maternal health across multiple dimensions. Findings also suggest that assessing difficulties with emotional clarity during standard obstetric care (in the U.S.) may help identify risk for adverse newborn outcomes.
BACKGROUND: In 2022, the European Society of Cardiology updated guidelines for preoperative evaluation. The aims of this study were to quantify: (1) the impact of the updated recommendations on the yield of pathological findings compared with the previous guidelines published in 2014; (2) the impact of preoperative B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) use for risk estimation on the yield of pathological findings; and (3) the association between 2022 guideline adherence and outcomes.
METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of MET-REPAIR, an international, prospective observational cohort study (NCT03016936). Primary endpoints were reduced ejection fraction (EF<40%), stress-induced ischaemia, and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). The explanatory variables were class of recommendations for transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), stress imaging, and guideline adherence. We conducted second-order Monte Carlo simulations and multivariable regression.
RESULTS: In total, 15,529 patients (39% female, median age 72 [inter-quartile range: 67-78] yr) were included. The 2022 update changed the recommendation for preoperative TTE in 39.7% patients, and for preoperative stress imaging in 12.9% patients. The update resulted in missing 1 EF <40% every 3 fewer conducted TTE, and in 4 additional stress imaging per 1 additionally detected ischaemia events. For cardiac stress testing, four more investigations were performed for every 1 additionally detected ischaemia episodes. Use of NT-proBNP did not improve the yield of pathological findings. Multivariable regression analysis failed to find an association between adherence to the updated guidelines and MACE.
CONCLUSIONS: The 2022 update for preoperative cardiac testing resulted in a relevant increase in tests receiving a stronger recommendation. The updated recommendations for TTE did not improve the yield of pathological cardiac testing.
PURPOSE:To obtain industrially and advantageously the titled base having improved makeup effect, by copolymerizing an oily material such as lanolin with a metal salt such as zinc naphthenate, dissolving the resultant copolymer as colloids in a solvent having both lipophilic and hydrophobic functional groups, adding water thereto, and stirring the resultant mixture. CONSTITUTION:An oily material, e.g. lanolin or squalance, is polymerized with a metal salt, e.g. zinc naphthenate, at a specific ratio under heating, and the resultant polymer is dissolved in a solvent having both lipophilic and hydrophilic functional groups, e.g. PEG, to form a colloidal solution. Water is then added thereto with stirring to give the titled base. The hydration phenomenon is caused by the catalytic action of the hydrophilic functional groups to develop softness in the liquid. The consistency can be very easily adjusted by the decrease or increase in the amount of the water to be added. The zinc naphthenate serves to impart the functional groups and enhance the action. The creamy base becomes a liquid base to reduce the viscosity, and the permeation is promoted by the hydrophilic groups unique to the liquid. Thus, makeup effect is improved.
Diabetes affects 12-25% of all hospitalized adult patients, and 30% of hospitalized diabetes patients have one or more readmissions within one year. While glycemic control is rarely the primary reason for admission, poor glycemic control has been associated with increased rates of hospitalization and worse clinical outcomes, including infections, poor wound healing, and death. Hospitalization has been proposed as a "teachable moment" for patients with diabetes, as they have intensive contact with a full range of expert clinicians, but the effects of changes implemented during hospitalization after discharge are poorly studied.

The objective of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to test a novel approach to diabetes management in the transition from inpatient to outpatient care. We will assign 40 hospitalized adult patients with type 2 diabetes to usual care or access to a web-based patient-provider communication and remote glucose monitoring tool ("Diabetes Transitions Tool Kit"). Our aims are to evaluate feasibility of implementation of the tool as well as impact on post-discharge glycemic control, diabetes-related self-care and distress. We hypothesize that providing patients this web-based tool over a 4-week period after discharge to home will result in more effective glycemic control compared to usual care, and that patients with access to the "tool kit" will have a trend towards improved diabetes self-management and less diabetes-related distress. Feasibility and preliminary data from this pilot study will be the foundation for larger-scale interventions that may ultimately improve the delivery of diabetes care in the transition from hospital to home.
Patients included in the standard treatment arm will receive a combination of weekly cisplatin combined with 30 fractions of external beam radiotherapy on the primary tumour with a total dose of 64.5 Gy. Cisplatin will be given for six weeks intravenously with a dose of 40 mg/m2, if possible on the first day of the week. On day 1 until day 5 the patient will receive external beam radiotherapy. This will be repeated for a six-week period.
Ischemic stroke is a major cause of death and disability. The activation of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and the resulting production of nitric oxide (NO) via NMDA receptor-mediated calcium influx play an exacerbating role in cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury. The NO rapidly reacts with superoxide (O2-) to form peroxynitrite (ONOO-), a toxic molecule may modify proteins through tyrosine residue nitration, ultimately worsening neuronal damage. SIRT6 has been proven to be crucial in regulating cell proliferation, death, and aging in various pathological settings. We have previous reported that human SIRT6 tyrosine nitration decreased its intrinsic catalytic activity in vitro. However, the exact role of SIRT6 function in the process of cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury is not yet fully elucidated. Herein, we demonstrated that an increase in the nitration of SIRT6 led to reduce its enzymatic activity and aggravated hippocampal neuronal damage in a rat model of four-artery cerebral ischemia reperfusion. In addition, reducing SIRT6 nitration resulted in increase the activity of SIRT6, alleviating hippocampal neuronal damage. Moreover, SIRT6 nitration affected its downstream molecule activity such as PARP1 and GCN5, promoting the process of neuronal ischemic injury in rat hippocampus. Additionally, treatment with NMDA receptor antagonist MK801, or nNOS inhibitor 7-NI, and resveratrol (an antioxidant) diminished SIRT6 nitration and the catalytic activity of downstream molecules like PARP1 and GCN5, thereby reducing neuronal damage. Finally, in the biochemical regulation of SIRT6 activity, tyrosine 257 was essential for its activity and susceptibility to nitration. Replacing tyrosine 257 with phenylalanine in rat SIRT6 attenuated the death of SH-SY5Y neurocytes under oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) conditions. These results may offer further understanding of SIRT6 function in the pathogenesis of cerebral ischemic diseases.
Nisoldipine is an extended release tablet and should be swallowed whole. Tablets should not be chewed, divided or crushed. Nisoldipine should be taken on an empty stomach (1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal). Grapefruit juice, which has been shown to increase significantly the bioavailability of nisoldipine and other dihydropyridine type calcium channel blockers, should not be taken with Nisoldipine. This product contains FD&C Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) which may cause allergic-type reactions (including bronchial asthma) in certain susceptible persons. Although the overall incidence of FD&C Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) sensitivity in the general population is low, it is frequently seen in patients who also have aspirin hypersensitivity.
BACKGROUND: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common complication in HIV-positive fracture patients undergoing surgery, leading to increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Accurate prediction of SSI risk can help guide clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes. However, there is a lack of user-friendly, Web-based calculator for predicting SSI risk in this patient population.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop and validate a novel web-based risk calculator for predicting SSI in HIV-positive fracture patients undergoing surgery in China.
METHOD: A multicenter retrospective cohort study was conducted using data from HIV-positive fracture patients who underwent surgery in three tertiary hospitals in China between May 2011 and September 2023. We used patients from Beijing Ditan Hospital as the training cohort and patients from Chengdu Public Health and Changsha First Hospital as the external validation cohort. Univariate, multivariate logistic regression analyses and SVM-RFE were performed to identify independent risk factors for SSIs. A web-based calculator was developed using the identified risk factors and validated using an external validation cohort. The performance of the nomogram was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUC) curves, calibration plots, and decision curve analysis (DCA).
RESULTS: A total of 338 HIV-positive patients were included in the study, with 216 patients in the training cohort and 122 patients in the validation cohort. The overall SSI incidence was 10.7%. The web-based risk calculator (https://sydtliubo.shinyapps.io/DynNom_for_SSI/) incorporated six risk factors: HBV/HCV co-infection, HIV RNA load, CD4+ T-cell count, Neu and Lym level. The nomogram demonstrated good discrimination, with an AUC of 0.890 in the training cohort and 0.853 in the validation cohort. The calibration plot showed good agreement between predicted and observed SSI probabilities. The DCA indicated that the nomogram had clinical utility across a wide range of threshold probabilities.
CONCLUSION: Our study developed and validated a novel web-based risk calculator for predicting SSI risk in HIV-positive fracture patients undergoing surgery in China. The nomogram demonstrated good discrimination, calibration, and clinical utility, and can serve as a valuable tool for risk stratification and clinical decision-making in this patient population. Future studies should focus on integrating this nomogram into hospital information systems for real-time risk assessment and management.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome (OSA) shows a 10% morbidity rate in children with a higher rate between the ages of 3 and 5. Generally speaking, its prevalence is underestimated. Furthermore, detecting OSA remains difficult due to its particular physiopathology. The decrease in nasopharyngeal airway dimensions is the most common etiology. This decrease is related to soft tissues as well as maxillomandibular abnormalities. The aim of the study is to show that reducing sleep apnea in children remains possible when inducing rapid palatal expansion and mandibular advancement using the Yookid™ system. The Yookid™ system associates a mandibular advancement appliance and repositioning of the patient during sleep.
The long-term goal of our research is to determine the most effective, practical, and sustainable approaches to provide ongoing DSMS in the context of the communities in which people live. In the African American community, the church plays a central role in community life and can serve as a powerful channel to deliver health promotion programs. Churches in the community are thus ideal venues to intervene to help people with diabetes achieve their self-management related goals. The objective of this proposal is to examine the relative effectiveness of three approaches to address DSMS compared to enhanced usual care within the context of the church-based setting. To accomplish this objective, a cluster randomized, modified stepped wedge, practical behavioral trial with three parallel DSMS approaches will be implemented. Twenty-one African American churches (23 African American participants per church) in metro-Detroit will be randomized to one of three DSMS approaches. Fourteen parish nurses who are volunteers at the churches, and 21 peer leaders will be trained to deliver DSMS. Measures will be collected at baseline, 6, 9, 15 and 27-month follow-up. The primary outcome will be changes in A1c at 9, 15 and 27-month follow-up. Secondary outcomes include changes in weight, blood pressure, quality of life, and diabetes related distress at 9,15 and 27-month follow-up. We hypothesize that 1) participants in both Parish Nurse DSMS and Peer Leader DSMS will have improved outcomes over enhanced usual care, and that 2) participants in Parish Nurse + Peer Leader DSMS will sustain improvements in outcomes achieved following DSME at significantly higher levels than participants in Parish Nurse DSMS and Peer Leader DSMS
The aim of the study is to evaluate the agreement between automated sleep analysis by UNEEG medical's 24/7 EEG™ SubQ device using a deep learning algorithm and the consensus score of multiple sleep technologists' manual scoring of 120 gold-standard polysomnograms (PSG).

The study will enroll 20 healthy subjects who will wear the UNEEG™ SubQ device for 365 consecutive nights. All subjects are prescreened and invited to an interview to confirm eligibility. Subjects who provide informed consent are enrolled and will complete a detailed demographic, medical, health, sleep, and lifestyle survey. The enrolled subjects will have the UNEEG™ SubQ implanted and after approximately 10 days of healing the study subjects will start wearing the external part of the 24/7 EEG™ SubQ. Throughout the study the subjects will wear an ActiGraph, fill out a sleep diary and conduct cognitive tests. The duration of the study from screening to removal of sutures will be approximately 58 weeks.
OBJECTIVE: Newborn hypothermia has been implicated in neonatal morbidity without randomized evidence that it compromises the infant. Our objective was to determine if a difference in operating room temperature at cesarean birth impacts neonatal morbidity.
STUDY DESIGN: Women undergoing cesarean delivery of a liveborn infant without major malformations were included. The institutional preexisting operating room temperature of 20°C (67°F) was compared with an experimental group of 24°C (75°F) by cluster randomization assigned on a weekly basis. Newborn hypothermia was defined as axillary temperature on arrival to the nursery of less than 36.5°C (<97.7°F). The primary outcome was a composite of neonatal morbidity including respiratory support, sepsis, hypoglycemia, and neonatal death.
RESULTS: Between November 2016 and May 2018, 5,221 women had cesarean deliveries at Parkland Hospital with 2,817 randomized to the standard care group and 2,404 to the experimental group. The rate of neonatal composite morbidity did not differ between the groups: standard care 398 (14%) versus experimental 378 (16%), p = 0.11. This was despite a significant decrease in the rate of neonatal hypothermia: standard care 1,195 (43%) versus experimental 414 (18%), p < 0.001. There was no difference in the composite outcome for preterm infants (<37 wk) between the groups: standard care 194 (49%) versus experimental 185 (54%), p = 0.25.
CONCLUSION: An 8°F increase in operating room temperature was significantly associated with a reduced rate of neonatal hypothermia, although this decrease was not associated with a significant improvement in neonatal morbidity. However, the increase in operating room temperature was met with resistance from obstetricians and operating room personnel. This trial is registered (registration no.: NCT03008577).
Thrombosis and inflammation are intimately linked and synergistically contribute to the pathogenesis of numerous thromboinflammatory diseases, including sickle cell disease (SCD). While platelets are central to thrombogenesis and inflammation, the molecular mechanisms of crosstalk between the 2 remain elusive. High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) regulates inflammation and stimulates platelet activation through Toll-like receptor 4. However, it remains unclear whether HMGB1 modulates other thrombotic agonists to regulate platelet activation. Herein, using human platelets, we demonstrate that HMGB1 significantly enhanced ADP-mediated platelet activation. Furthermore, inhibition of the purinergic receptor P2Y12 attenuated HMGB1-dependent platelet activation. Mechanistically, we show that HMGB1 stimulated ADP secretion, while concomitantly increasing P2Y12 levels at the platelet membrane. We show that in SCD patients, increased plasma HMGB1 levels were associated with heightened platelet activation and surface P2Y12 expression. Treatment of healthy platelets with plasma from SCD patients enhanced platelet activation and surface P2Y12, and increased sensitivity to ADP-mediated activation, and these effects were linked to plasma HMGB1. We conclude that HMGB1-mediated platelet activation involves ADP-dependent P2Y12 signaling, and HMGB1 primes platelets for ADP signaling. This complementary agonism between ADP and HMGB1 furthers the understanding of thromboinflammatory signaling in conditions such as SCD, and provides insight for therapeutic P2Y12 inhibition.
BACKGROUND: Limited evidence informs on the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in people living with HIV (PLWH) in South Africa. Thus, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of CKD and its associated risk factors among PLWH within the rural province of Limpopo, South Africa.
METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 143 participants, subdivided into groups of PLWH (n = 103) and individuals without HIV (n = 43). Structured questionnaires were used to collect and capture sociodemographic information including age, sex, alcohol intake, smoking status, and educational status. Basic measurements taken included levels of cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4+) count, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, plasma cystatin C, and fasting serum glucose levels. Plasma cystatin C-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated using the chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration (CKD-EPI) estimator to determine the prevalence of CKD.
RESULTS: The prevalence of CKD was approximately 7% in PLWH. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that it was only diabetes mellitus (odds ratio of 5.795, 95% confidence interval, p = 0.034) and age (odds ratio of 1.078, 95% confidence interval, p = 0.039) that were significantly associated with CKD in PLWH.
CONCLUSION: Chronic kidney disease was prevalent in PLWH, and it was further associated with cardiovascular risk factors, diabetes, and ageing. As PLWH age, the burden of CKD may be increased with the increase in cardiovascular-related comorbidities such as diabetes.
The present invention discloses a method for obtaining a pharmaceutical composition comprising an active agent ziprasidone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to improve solubility and thus bioavailability of the drug, whereby the active agent is slugged together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. In preferred embodiment the active agent is slugged with solubilizing agent and optionally with additional diluent and/or lubricant. Preferably ziprasidone hydrochloride or ziprasidone hydrochloride monohydrate are used as the active agent. Preferably a hydrophilic excipient chosen from alkyl cellulose derivatives, starch derivatives, poly(oxy)ethylene derivatives, polyvinyl derivatives or glyceryl derivatives is used as the solubilizing agent. Preferably after slugging the active agent is further processed into a pharmaceutical composition In preferred embodiment the pharmaceutical composition is a solid dosage form, preferably an oral dosage form of a drug, preferably a capsule. A pharmaceutical composition which is producible according to the inventive method is also provided. In further aspect use of hydrophilic excipients for increasing solubility of ziprasidone or its pharmaceutically active salt is provided.
FIELD: medicine. ^ SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to addictology, and concerns treating alcohol dependence. That is ensured by introduction of a medicine containing an aqueous solution of colloidal silver ions and ethanol in the ratio 2:1. This medicine is prescribed once a day in dosage 7 drops for the first week and in dosage 14 drops starting from the second week. The therapeutic course continues for at least three months. ^ EFFECT: method provides treating 84% of cases of alcohol dependence, without recurrence for two-year follow-up. ^ 4 ex, 5 cl
The intervention group sessions aim to 1) improve understanding of HIV among AYA and caregivers; 2) help AYA develop strategies for healthy living (e.g. ART adherence); 3) build AYA capacity to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health; 4) build the capacity of caregivers to support AYA; and 5) help AYA develop life skills to communicate their HIV diagnosis effectively and to plan for their futures. Participants attend group sessions, with caregivers and AYA typically separated for sessions and then brought together sometimes during and sometimes at the end of the sessions, to share information and skills learned. The in-person group intervention will be held twice per month over a period of an estimated 6 months for a total of 10 sessions. Trained facilitators will deliver the intervention at the clinics. Health clinic staff will be available as technical experts to answer clinical questions.