anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
At-home intracervical insemination (ICI), folklorickly known as the "turkey-baster" method, has been used for decades to increase likelihood of pregnancy. This method works by depositing semen close to or at the cervix. While there are several devices such as over the counter syringes and silicone caps, the creator of the Mosie Baby syringe believes it is designed to be more ergonomic and compatible with a woman's body, easy and safe to use, and results in depositing the semen at or near the cervix opening. The Mosie Kit provides people with an at-home intracervical insemination option which could be used before resorting to more invasive and expensive options such as Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) or in vitro fertilization. There is vast evidence of Mosie's success in the form of happy users who have conceived. There is a desire to learn more about the safety, useability and experience of using the Mosie kit.

This retrospective study will examine the experience of people who have voluntarily chosen to purchase and use the Mosie Kit. The Mosie Kit consists of 2 syringes and a semen collection cup Understanding the safety, useability and experience of using the Mosie Kit will provide additional information about the nature of using intracervical insemination as a viable method for getting pregnant. The information gained will increase understanding of how viable the Mosie Kit is as a first step in trying to conceive and how it is perceived by the people who have chosen to use it.
This is a single-arm phase II study to assess the efficacy and safety of KRD followed by 2nd ASCT - lenalidomide maintenance for 18 months in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma after 1st ASCT who are 70 years of age or younger. A total of 58 participants will be recruited. As a re-induction therapy 6 cycles of KRD (K, 27mg/m2, D1,2,8,9,15,16; R, 25 mg, D1-21; D, 40mg weekly, every 28 days) will be administered. If a patient achieves at least partial response, 2nd ASCT + lenalidomide 10mg for 18 months will be proceeded. Study will be continued until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or completion of pre-planned schedule. Response will be assessed using the International Myeloma Working Group(IMWG) response criteria and the safety profiles will be described using the NCI-CTCAE v5.0. Participants who discontinue therapy will be followed every 3 months for 3 years if they are on subsequent treatment, disease-free or dead.
This group will receive standard of care individual well child checks with their regular pediatrician, with standard anticipatory guidance on feeding and sleep. Total time of enrollment should be approximately 22-24 months.
Presented herein are systems, methods, and techniques related to delivery of simulated flavor sensations to a user while consuming (e.g., eating, drinking) food items. The perception of flavor is a multisensory experience as it involves not only taste, but other sensory experiences such as sight, sound, smell, and touch. Delivery of one or more sensory experiences to a user as the user is consuming a food item is able to augment how the user experiences the food item's flavor. For example, changing a smell or color a food item has affects how users perceive it when being consumed. Changing perceptions through stimulating various senses can alter expectations significantly and in unexpected ways when delivering or combining stimuli. Accordingly in some embodiments, the present disclosure provides for technologies (e.g., device(s), systems and/or method(s)) for delivering simulated flavor sensations while consuming food items (e.g., solid food items, a beverage).
Persons that will be included by the core centre will be examined every 6 months by clinical testing, blood tests, and optical coherence tomography. A MRI will be conducted every 12 month. Additional digital monitoring using a smartwatch and smartphone ist optional.
Participants will be assess with International Physical Activity Questionnaire(IPAQ-SF), which measures the duration of vigorous and moderate activity, walking and sitting over the previous 7 days. After they are done with the questionnaire, if they have \>3000 MET/week score they will be considered as highly active group.
This study is a randomized controlled trial with single blinding, conducted in the children's hematology-oncology wards of Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital and Harapan Kita Children's Hospital in Jakarta, December 2018 through May 2019. Study population includes all children with leukemia with febrile neutropenia episodes that are being hospitalized in our hospitals in the appropriate time. Subjects were chosen by consecutive sampling. Inclusion criteria includes children with leukemia aged 1 month to 18 years old undergoing chemotherapy, having fever of ≥ 38,3 degree celsius in axillar temperature with ANC \< 1000/mm3. Patients' parents or guardians must be willing to participate and willing to sign a written informed consent form. Exclusion criteria includes patients with a history of penicillin or cephalosporin allergy and/or patients with kidney dysfunction. Block randomization was done to place each patient into cefepime or ceftazidime group. Data analysis was done using SPSS ver. 21 software. Numerical data was shown as mean with standard deviation if the data is normally distributed or median with minimum-maximum value if the data is not normally distributed. Chi-square as the correlation test was done in order to determine the association between free and dependent variables, based on nominal data. Mann Whitney test was done as the correlation test in order to test the difference between medians of uncoupled groups and one categorical variable, and one interval variable and the not normally distributed data.
This study is determined that finger acupuncture at L14 point reduces the severity of pain felt by the patient during fistula needle insertion. Acute pain during puncture of arteriovenous fistula is a common problem in hemodialysis patients. Moreover, patients experience this acute pain three times a week. Accordingly, acupressure applied to the L4 acupuncture point can be considered as an effective, simple and low-cost non-pharmacological method to reduce acute pain during needle insertion in patients. Since this application is non-invasive and does not carry the risk of complications, it can be taught to patients and/or nurses to contribute to the management of acute pain. In addition, in this article, we examined the effect of acupressure applied only to the LI4 acupuncture point on pain intensity during fistula needle insertion, therefore, we suggest designing different studies with different acupuncture points (effective in reducing pain).
Compounds of the formula: <FORM:0954268/C2/1> wherein R1 and R2 are each hydrogen or C1-6\t alkyl and R3 is phenyl or C1-6 alkyl are prepare by reacting the appropriate a -amino acid with the appropriate acid chloride or anhydride R3 COCl or (R3CO)2O. Reference is also made to the preparation of N-acetyl-DL-penicillamine and N-acetyl-b -mercapto-DL-isoleucine by known methods, and to the neutralization of the acids with alkaline substances to form non-toxic salts (e.g. sodium, ammonium, calcium and magnesium salts).ALSO:Pharmaceutical and veterinary decongestant compositions comprise a carrier and a compound (or a salt thereof) of the general formula <FORM:0954268/A5-A6/1> wherein R1 and R2 are each a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl radical and R3 is a C1-6 alkyl or phenyl radical.  They may be in conventional forms such as rose drops, sprays, insufflation powders, liquid preparations and tablets e.g. for vaginal application and may also comprise other therapeutic agents e.g. vasoconstrictors (phenylephrine), bronchodilators (epinephrine), antibiotics (neomycin, tyrothrycin), antihistaminics (chlorpheniramine maleate), steroids (prednisolone-21-phosphate), enzymes which may supplement the action of the sulphydryl compounds (deoxyribonuclease and proteolytic enzymes), antiseptics and chemotherapeutic agents in addition to chelating agents e.g. sodium EDTA which act as stabilizers for the sulphydryl compounds.
Treatment of critically ill patients with venovenous (V-V) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has gained wide acceptance in the last few decades. However, the use of V-V ECMO in septic shock remains controversial. The effect of ECMO-induced inflammation on the microcirculation of the intestine, liver, and critically damaged lungs is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to measure the hepatic and intestinal microcirculation and pulmonary inflammatory response in a model of V-V ECMO and septic shock in the rat. Twenty male Lewis rats were randomly assigned to receive V-V ECMO therapy or a sham procedure. Hemodynamic data were measured by a pressure-volume catheter in the left ventricle and a catheter in the lateral tail artery. Septic shock was induced by the intravenous infusion of lipopolysaccharide (1 mg/kg). During V-V ECMO therapy, rats received lung-protective ventilation. The hepatic and intestinal microcirculation was assessed by micro-lightguide spectrophotometry after median laparotomy for 2 h. Systemic and pulmonary inflammation was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays of plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), respectively, which included tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 6 (IL-6), IL-10, C-X-C motif ligand 2 (CXCL2), and CXCL5. Reduced oxygen saturation and relative hemoglobin concentration were measured in the hepatic and intestinal microcirculation during treatment with V-V ECMO. These animals also showed increased systolic, mean, and diastolic blood pressures. While no differences in left ventricular ejection fraction were observed, animals in the V-V ECMO group presented an increased heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output. Blood gas analysis showed dilutional anemia during V-V ECMO, whereas plasma analysis revealed a decreased concentration of IL-10 during V-V ECMO therapy, and BAL measurements showed increased concentrations of TNF-α, CXCL2, and CXCL5. Rats treated with V-V ECMO showed impaired microcirculation of the intestine and liver during septic shock despite increased blood pressure and cardiac output. Despite lung-protective ventilation, increased pulmonary inflammation was recognized during V-V ECMO therapy in septic shock.
A process for the culture of the human common cold virus by incubation in a tissue culture system comprising a culture medium containing cells of human or monkey origin capable of supporting the growth of the strain or strains of virus selected is characterized in that the culture medium is maintained at a temperature of from 30 DEG to 36 DEG  C. and at a pH of between 6.4 and 7.4.  The vessel containing the medium and cells is rolled during incubation.  A preferred pH is 6.4 to 7.2 and especially 6.8 to 7.2, the preferred temperature being 31 to 35 DEG  C. and especially 32 DEG  to 34 DEG C.  The medium may be Hank's saline medium fortified with an enzymatic hydrolysate of lactalbumin.  The medium may contain (a) an alkali metal bicarbonate in a concentration of 0.001 M and 0.01 M or a sodium phosphate buffer having a pH of 7.14 and 7.69 at a concentration of 0.05 M, (b) anti-bacterial and/or antifungal antibiotics, e.g. penicillin, streptomycin and mycostatin.  After incubation for 2 to 14 days, the aqueous liquid is separated from the solids and may be used as a vaccine especially after concentration of the antigens, e.g. by ultra-centrifuging, dialysis or ion-exchange. The invention also relates to a method of testing the potency of a common cold virus preparation which comprises carrying out the culturing process of the invention, observing the cell material under a microscope at a time when a substantial number of primary plaques has been formed but before the formation of secondary plaques, counting the number of primary plaques and comparing the number of primary plaques with the number obtained in corresponding manner with a control preparation of virus.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by rising global importance. In Germany alone, more than seven million people are being treated currently. T2DM is characterized by permanently elevated blood glucose levels, based on insulin resistance and followed by associated beta cell failure. In our previous work the investigators could already shown that increased FGF-21 levels are accompanied by an increased risk of T2DM. Physical activity is essential in the treatment and the prevention of T2DM. Interestingly, it was shown that acute physical exercise was leading to decreased insulin levels and increased FGF-21 values. In this study the effects of acute physical activity on FGF-21 values should be investigated in 3 groups: a) Healthy volunteers b) persons with T2DM c) persons with T1DM.
OBJECTIVE: Delayed facial palsy (DFP) is a common and unique complication after resection of vestibular schwannoma (VS). Few studies have focused on the clinical question of whether patients with DFP can be expected to have the same long-term prognosis in terms of facial nerve function as those without DFP based on their facial nerve function immediately postoperatively. This study aimed to clarify the clinical impact of DFP on the long-term functional status of the facial nerve after VS resection.
METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed patients with sporadic VS who were treated surgically via a retrosigmoid approach between January 2002 and March 2020. DFP was defined as de novo deterioration of facial nerve function by a House-Brackmann (HB) grade ≥ I more than 72 hours postoperatively. The incidence of DFP after VS resection and its impact on long-term facial nerve function were analyzed.
RESULTS: DFP developed in 38 (14.3%) of 266 patients who met the inclusion criteria. The median latency until DFP onset postoperatively was 8.5 days. When facial nerve function was normal immediately postoperatively, the rate of preservation of favorable facial nerve function (HB grade I or II) at 24 months postoperatively was 100% for all patients regardless of whether they developed DFP. In contrast, when facial nerve dysfunction was present immediately postoperatively, the rate of preservation of favorable facial nerve function at 24 months postoperatively was significantly lower in patients with DFP than in those without DFP (77.8% vs 100% in patients with HB grade II immediately postoperatively, p = 0.001; 50.0% vs 90.3% in those with HB grade III immediately postoperatively, p = 0.042). DFP development had a significantly negative impact on the long-term functional status of the facial nerve postoperatively when age, tumor size, and HB grade immediately postoperatively were taken into account (OR 0.04, 95% CI 0.01-0.20; p < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: DFP can be a minor complication when normal facial nerve function is observed immediately after surgery. However, when facial nerve dysfunction is present immediately after surgery, even if mild, the long-term prognosis for facial nerve function is significantly worse in patients with DFP than in those without DFP.
Polyploid Giant Cancer Cells (PGCCs) have been recognized as tumor cells that are resistant to anticancer therapies. However, it remains unclear whether their presence in the bloodstream can be consistently detected and utilized as a clinical marker to guide therapeutic anticancer regimens. To address these questions, we conducted a retrospective study involving 228 patients diagnosed with six different types of carcinomas (colon, gastric, NSCLC, breast, anal canal, kidney), with the majority of them (70%) being non-metastatic. Employing a highly sensitive liquid biopsy approach, ISET®, and cytopathological readout, we isolated and detected circulating PGCCs in the patients' blood samples. PGCCs were identified in 46 (20.18%) out of 228 patients, including in 14.47% of 152 non-metastatic and 29.85% of 67 metastatic cases. Patients were subsequently monitored for a mean follow up period of 44.74 months (95%CI: 33.39-55.79 months). Remarkably, the presence of circulating PGCCs emerged as a statistically significant indicator of poor overall survival. Our findings suggest that circulating PGCCs hold promise as a reliable prognostic indicator. They underscore the importance of further extensive investigations into the role of circulating PGCCs as a prognostic marker and the development of anti-PGCC therapeutic strategies to improve cancer management and patient survival.
Embodiments include animal feed preparation systems and methods. In an embodiment, a method of administering fine particulates with a total mixed ration includes adding total mixed ration components to a vessel. The method further includes adding the fine particulates and an aqueous composition to the vessel. The method further includes mixing the aqueous composition, the fine particulates, and the total mixed ration together to form an agglomerated total mixed ration. The method further includes providing the agglomerated total mixed ration to an animal. Other embodiments are also included herein.
The present invention involves an image-enhancing agent comprising paramagnetic melanin combined with an essentially non-dissociable signal-inducing metal. The signal-inducing metal has an association constant for its melanin combination of at least about 1020. Upon suspension or dissolution in water the metal remains undissociated. A preferred signal-inducing metal is paramagnetic or superparamagnetic, of course for magnetic resonance imaging. Preferred paramagnetic or superparamagnetic metals are gadolinium, iron, nickel, copper, erbium, europium, praseodymium, dysprosium, holmium, chromium or manganese. Gadolinium is the most effective metal. The metal is incorporated into the melanin in an ionic or particulate form. Metals may be utilized which are particularly useful to modify ultrasound images by the enhancement of the image obtained from emission and detection of high-frequency soundwaves. Metals emitting gamma particles may also be utilized to enhance images resulting from gamma particle emission scanning. 51Chromium, 68gallium, 99mtechnetium and 111indium are preferred metals for gamma particle scanning. Additionally, native or synthesized melanin, in and of itself is an effective MRI image-enhancing agent because of the ability to control the free radical content of the melanin polymers.
Borna disease virus (BoDV-1) is a bornavirus that infects the central nervous systems of various animal species, including humans, and causes fatal encephalitis. BoDV-1 also establishes persistent infection in neuronal cells and causes neurobehavioral abnormalities. Once neuronal cells or normal neural networks are lost by BoDV-1 infection, it is difficult to regenerate damaged neural networks. Therefore, the development of efficient anti-BoDV-1 treatments is important to improve the outcomes of the infection. Recently, one of the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPRs) and CRISPR-associated (Cas) systems, CRISPR/Cas13, has been utilized as antiviral tools. However, it is still unrevealed whether the CRISPR/Cas13 system can suppress RNA viruses in persistently infected cells. In this study, we addressed this question using persistently BoDV-1-infected cells. The CRISPR/Cas13 system targeting viral mRNAs efficiently decreased the levels of target viral mRNAs and genomic RNA (gRNA) in persistently infected cells. Furthermore, the CRISPR/Cas13 system targeting viral mRNAs also suppressed BoDV-1 infection if the system was introduced prior to the infection. Collectively, we demonstrated that the CRISPR/Cas13 system can suppress BoDV-1 in both acute and persistent infections. Our findings will open the avenue to treat prolonged infection with RNA viruses using the CRISPR/Cas13 system.
Methods, systems, devices, assemblies and apparatuses for treatment of hypertension in a patient using renal denervation. The therapeutic assembly includes an energy delivery element. The energy delivery element is configured to provide renal denervation energy to a nerve within a blood vessel of a patient. The therapeutic assembly includes a controller. The controller is coupled to the energy delivery element. The controller is configured to determine that the hypertension in the patient is orthostatic. The controller is configured to apply renal denervation energy to the patient using the energy delivery element.
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to compare plasma concentrations of anesthetic drugs administered during Cesarean section with low Apgar score in neonates deliveried under general anesthesia and analyze associated risk factors.
METHODS: Data from 76 neonates undergoing Cesarean section under general anesthesia with blood concentrations of anesthetic drugs were analyzed. A low Apgar score was defined as ≤ 7. Perioperative maternal and neonatal data were collected and analyzed. Neonates were divided into a control group (Group CON, n = 65) and a low Apgar score group (Group LAS, n = 11) based on Apgar score.
RESULTS: There were no significant differences in the plasma concentrations of anesthetic drugs in maternal artery, umbilical vein or umbilical artery blood between the two groups. Risk factors for neonatal low Apgar scores during Cesarean section under general anesthesia were premature delivery (aOR 10.2, 95% CI = 1.8-56.9) and preoperative fetal distress (aOR 9.6, 95% CI = 1.3-69.0). The prediction model was: probability = 1/(e‑Y), Y= -4.607 + 2.318× (premature delivery) + 2.261× (fetal distress) (yes = 1, no = 0). The Hosmer-Lemeshow test showed χ²= 9.587, P = 0.213, and the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.850 (0.670 ~ 1.000). With a cutoff value of 0.695, sensitivity and specificity were 81.8% and 87.7%, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: There was no correlation between blood concentration of general anesthetic drugs and Apgar score or occurrence of neonatal low Apgar scores. Premature delivery and preoperative fetal distress were identified as independent risk factors for neonatal low Apgar scores after Cesarean section under general anesthesia.
A pass with a fractional carbon dioxide laser with a 120 μm spot at 5% density and a pulse energy of 2.5 mJ/microbeam, single pulse will be given at the area right adjacent to this test region ("sham AFXL") at t0 in a subject blinded fashion. Articaine hydrochloride 40 mg/ml and epinephrine 10 μg/ml solution (AHES) will then be applied at this test region on the intact skin at t1. Ten minutes after AHES application (incubation time; under occlusion), a pain stimulus will be given at t11 to the subject at the test region using AFXL at 5% density and 35 mJ/microbeam.
Cancer development is thought to be closely related to aberrant epigenetic regulation, aberrant expression of specific non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), and tumor microenvironment (TME). The m6A methylation is one of the most abundant RNA modifications found in eukaryotes, and it can determine the fate of RNA at the post-transcriptional level through a variety of mechanisms, which affects important biological processes in the organism. The m6A methylation modification is involved in RNA processing, regulation of RNA nuclear export or localisation, RNA degradation and RNA translation. This process affects the function of mRNAs and ncRNAs, thereby influencing the biological processes of cancer cells. TME accelerates and promotes cancer generation and progression during tumor development. The m6A methylation interacting with ncRNAs is closely linked to TME formation. Mutual regulation and interactions between m6A methylation and ncRNAs in TME create complex networks and mediate the progression of various cancers. In this review, we will focus on the interactions between m6A modifications and ncRNAs in TME, summarising the molecular mechanisms by which m6A interacts with ncRNAs to affect TME and their roles in the development of different cancers. This work will help to deepen our understanding of tumourigenesis and further explore new targets for cancer therapy.