anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
Recently, laparoscopic gastrectomy has been gradually accepted by surgeons worldwide for gastric cancer treatment. Complete dissection of the lymph nodes and the establishment of the surgical margin are the most important considerations for curative gastric cancer surgery. Previous studies have demonstrated that indocyanine green (ICG)-traced laparoscopic gastrectomy significantly improves the completeness of lymph node dissection. However, it remains difficult to identify the tumor location intraoperatively for gastric cancers that are staged ≤T3. Here, the investigatorsinvestigated the feasibility of ICG fluorescence for lymph node mapping and tumor localization during totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy.Preoperative and perioperative data from consecutive patients with gastric cancer who underwent a laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy were collected and analyzed. The investigators want to know if near-infrared fluorescence imaging with ICG can be successfully used in laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy, and if it contributes to both the completeness of D2 lymph node dissection and confirmation of the gastric transection line. The application of ICG labeled near infrared imaging fluorescence laparoscopic technology is still in the stage of exploration and experience accumulation, and it needs to be comprehensively evaluated through a large number of prospective randomized controlled studies.By recruiting patients and signing informed consent, randomized control was used to divide patients into the experimental group (fluorescently labeled fluorescently laparoscopic proximal gastric cancer surgery) and the control group (fluorescently labeled fluorescently laparoscopic proximal gastric cancer surgery). In the experimental group, indocyanine green fluorescence labeling was performed under gastroscope before surgery and internal jugular vein puncture was performed routinely for better fluid replenishment after surgery. Lymph nodes and diseased stomach tissues were collected during operation. Postoperative assessment was made for ICU support, routine acid-suppressing therapy, prophylactic antibiotics, analgesia, and nausea suppression. The patients were followed up for 3 years. The primary outcome was 3-year disease-free survival, and the secondary outcome was lymph node positive rate, early complication rate and surgical mortality. The investigators plan to obtain more precise evidence-based medical evidence through this project.
FIELD: genetic engineering, biochemistry, enzymes, agriculture. SUBSTANCE: incorporation of DNA molecule encoding protoporphyrinogen oxidase (protox) into plant cells confers resistance of latter to herbicide. DNA sequences can be used as probes for testing chemical compounds also with respect to their ability to inhibit activity of protox, for identification of modified protox and for selection of plants showing resistance to herbicides also. Invention can be used in plants selection. EFFECT: valuable properties of enzyme. 45 cl, 2 tbl
Compositions including Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) or an analogue thereof such as exenatide, liraglutide, lixisenatide, albiglutide, dulaglutide, semaglutide, or taspoglutide, entrapped in or incorporated into a polymeric particles are provided. Typically, the particles are composed of one or more biodegradable polyesters or polyanhydrides, or a combination thereof, for example as copolymers or a blend to two or more polymers or copolymers. In some embodiments, the particles do not include a poly(lactide-co-glycolide). The particles can be microparticles or nanoparticles. In some embodiments, the particles are formed by Phase Inversion Nanoencapsulation (PIN). Pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms, including formulations suitable for oral delivery, are also provided. Method of treating subject in need thereof, for example subjects with diabetes, by administering the subject an effect amount of the disclosed compositions, are also provided.
A combination of Cisplatin at 40 mg/m2 + Gemcitabine at 1000 mg/m2, every 28 days + Erlotinib 100 mg daily, orally. Cycles will be repeated every four weeks.
BACKGROUND: Many patients with post COVID-19 condition (PCC) require healthcare services. However, qualitative studies indicate that patients with PCC encounter many barriers to healthcare access. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine how many PCC patients report barriers to healthcare access and which barriers are reported, and to explore differences between subgroups.
METHODS: Data were collected via an online survey from 10,462 adult patients with a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection in the Netherlands, who experienced persisting symptoms ≥ 3 months after the initial infection. To study self-perceived barriers, a list of eleven possible barriers was used, covering multiple aspects of healthcare access. Differences between subgroups based on sociodemographic characteristics, medical characteristics, PCC symptoms (fatigue, dyspnoea, cognitive problems, anxiety and depression), and healthcare use (general practitioner, paramedical professional, medical specialist, occupational physician and mental health professional) were studied through multivariable multinomial (0 vs. 1 vs. > 1 barrier) and binomial regression analyses (for each individual barrier).
RESULTS: A total of 83.2% of respondents reported at least one barrier to healthcare access. Respondents reported a median of 2.0 (IQR = 3.0) barriers. The barriers "I didn't know who to turn to for help" (50.9%) and "No one with the right knowledge/skills was available" (36.8%) were most frequently reported. Respondents with younger age, higher educational level, not hospitalized during acute COVID-19 infection, longer disease duration, who had more severe PCC symptoms, and who did not consult an occupational physician or paramedical professional, were more likely to report barriers. Analyses per barrier showed that women were more likely to report financial and help-seeking barriers, while men were more likely to report barriers related to availability of care. Hospitalized respondents were less likely to report barriers related to availability of care, but not less likely to report financial or help-seeking barriers.
CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that the majority of patients with PCC experiences barriers to healthcare access. Particular attention should be paid to younger, non-hospitalized patients with a long disease duration and severe PCC symptoms. Efforts to remove barriers should focus not only on improving availability of care, but also on helping patients navigate care pathways.
Noni juice and a protein-free, alcohol precipitate of Noni juice inhibited angiogenesis in in vitro human angiogenesis models. When growth medium contained Noni juice at least over the range from about 2.5% to about 33% (by volume), angiogenesis was blocked. Moreover, Noni juice and an ethanol precipitate were able to destroy a pre-existing angiogenic response as well as prevent the development of new vessels. Noni juice was effective in inhibiting the growth of angiogenic vessels from breast cancer explants. It will also be effective in treating cancers and non-cancerous diseases whose response includes an increase in angiogenesis, e.g., retinopathy of prematurity, neovascular glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and psoriasis. The primary antiangiogenic component is believed to be a carbohydrate with a molecular weight less than about 6000 Daltons. In an initial experiment, oral administration of Noni juice appeared to adversely affect the antioangiogenic component(s) in the juice.
This study is an open-label study aiming at evaluating the long-term safety and the efficacy profile of ABX464 given once a day (o.d) at 50 mg in subjects who have been previously enrolled in the ABX464-103 clinical study (induction study) and who are willing to continue their treatment. All subjects will receive ABX464 given at 50mg o.d regardless of their previous treatment and dose received in the ABX464-103 study (i.e. ABX464 100mg, ABX464 50mg, ABX464 25mg or Placebo). The enrolment in this follow-up study will be based on the willingness of the subject to carry on his/her participation. Subjects will be treated with ABX464 for an overall period of 48 weeks. Subjects will be followed up on a monthly basis.
Orthotopic heart transplant is the gold standard therapeutic intervention for patients with end-stage heart failure. Conventionally, heart transplant has relied on donation after brain death for organ recovery. Donation after circulatory death (DCD) is the donation of the heart after confirming that circulatory function has irreversibly ceased. DCD-orthotopic heart transplant differs from donation after brain death-orthotopic heart transplant in ways that carry implications for widespread adoption, including differences in organ recovery, storage and ethical considerations surrounding normothermic regional perfusion with DCD. Despite these differences, DCD has shown promising early outcomes, augmenting the donor pool and allowing more individuals to benefit from orthotopic heart transplant. This review aims to present the current state and future trajectory of DCD-heart transplant, examine key differences between DCD and donation after brain death, including clinical experiences and innovations in methodologies, and address the ongoing ethical challenges surrounding the new frontier in heart transplant with DCD donors.
FEIBA (Anti-Inhibitor Coagulant Complex) is a freeze-dried sterile human plasma fraction with factor VIII inhibitor bypassing activity to be reconstituted for intravenous administration. Factor VIII inhibitor bypassing activity is expressed in arbitrary units. One unit of activity is defined as that amount of FEIBA that shortens the aPTT of high titer factor VIII inhibitor reference plasma to 50% of the blank value.

FEIBA contains mainly non-activated factors II, IX, and X and mainly activated factor VII. It contains approximately equal unitages of factor VIII inhibitor bypassing activity and prothrombin complex factors. In addition, the preparation contains 1-6 units of factor VIII coagulant antigen (FVIII C:Ag) per mL. The product contains traces of factors of the kinin generating system. It contains no heparin. Reconstituted FEIBA contains 4 mg of trisodium citrate and 8 mg of sodium chloride per mL.

FEIBA is manufactured from large pools of human plasma. Screening against potentially infectious agents begins with the donor selection process and continues throughout plasma collection and plasma preparation. Each individual plasma donation used in the manufacture of FEIBA is collected at FDA approved blood establishments and is tested by FDA licensed serological tests for Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg), and for antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1/HIV-2) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Mini-pools of the plasma are tested and found negative for the presence of HIV-1 and HCV by FDA licensed Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT).

To reduce the risk of viral transmission, the manufacturing process of FEIBA includes two dedicated and independent virus removal/inactivation steps namely 35 nm nanofiltration and a vapor heat treatment process. In addition, the DEAE-Sephadex adsorption contributes to the virus safety profile of FEIBA.

In vitro spiking studies have been used to validate the capability of the manufacturing process to remove and inactivate viruses. Table 4 summarizes the results of the viral clearance studies for FEIBA.
Postoperative bleeding related to open cardiac surgery increases the rates of complications and mortality. It results from the blood thinners that are needed for use. Intravenous tranexamic acid (TA) has become a mainstay in cardiac surgical procedures for decreasing bleeding and minimizing transfusion requirements. Although intravenous TA is usually well tolerated, there is a well-known risk (1 to 4%) of postoperative seizures. This is due to the similarity between TA and the brain tissues. The aim is to eliminate the risk of seizures but to maintain the protection against bleeding. When TA is used directly on the tissues (topically) for other type of surgeries (joints), TA is effective to reduce blood loss and transfusions. The aim is to prove that direct application of TA on the heart can eliminate postoperative seizures and reduce the amount of blood transfusions in patients who have cardiac surgery.
In Part 1, the dose escalation phase, increased amounts of ION251 will be administered at multiple time points by intravenous (IV) infusion during 28-day cycles. In Part 2, the determined RP2D of ION251 will be administered at multiple time points by IV infusion.
A mammalian protein, like the human serum transferrin (HST), is modified with an inserted peptide sequence flanked at both ends by cleavage sites. The peptide insert contains a motif known to induce apoptosis in cells and the cleavage sites are specific for the viral protease of HIV-1. The delivery of such recombinant transferrin into an HIV-1 infected cell results in the release of the peptide which then induces apoptosis. The peptide is inserted into surface exposed loops of the N-terminal lobe of the HST containing the RGD motif flanked by two modified p17/p24 HIV-1 protease cleavage sites. When delivered to the infected cell the cleavage of the loop inserted sequences by the HIV-1 protease results in the release of the central RGD-containing peptide sequences. Peptides containing the RGD motif (arginine, glycine, aspartic acid) have been shown to induce cell apoptosis even in small concentrations.
The invention belongs to the medical field, and especially to Xinshenghua puffed granules and a preparation method thereof. The technology problem that the invention solves is to provide the Xinshenghua puffed granules with smooth and compact texture and good fluidity, and the shapes of granules are ball-like. Extraction and decoction of the Xinshenghua puffed granules can be performed according to existing methods during the granulation. A main difference is to prepare the granules of the Xinshenghua puffed granules into a compressed state. During a process of drying, water content in the particles is controlled at 4-5% at a low temperature, the particles are heated at a high temperature to become puffed and the granules are obtained after drying. The preparation method provided by the invention enables the spherical or granules to have smooth and compact texture. The interior of a particle has a phenomenon of cavity puffing. The particles have the following advantages: no easy disintegration, attractive appearance, particle angle of repose of 10-25DEG, high fluidity, no easy moisture absorption, fewer supplementary materials, required, no easy pasty object generation and easy operation when used in brewing. The water-soluble Xinshenghua puffed granules provided by the invention can be used as raw materials for preparing tablets and capsules, and the processes of tabletting and capsulation can performed according to regular processes.
The trial is designed to allow all visits to be conducted via telephone and/or video (i.e., telemedicine) or by home health nurse. An in-person visit is required at Screening unless site or government mandates restrict this due to coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Other in-person visit(s) may occur, if indicated, based on the Investigator's clinical judgement. Subjects will be screened to confirm eligibility and then randomized in a 1:1 ratio to one of two treatment sequences: NB-001 (active drug product) followed by placebo (treatment sequence A/P) or placebo followed by NB-001 (treatment sequence P/A). During the Double-Blind Treatment Phase of the trial, the subject and/or parent/legal guardian (henceforth, 'parent/guardian') will be contacted at Day 0 to complete baseline symptom scales and will begin dosing with the investigational product (IP; NB-001 or placebo) on the morning of Day 1. Subjects or their parent/guardian will administer the IP twice daily (BID) and will be contacted at Days 0, 1, 14, 28, 42, 49, 50, 63, 77 and 91 to evaluate measures of safety and efficacy, including the completion of symptom scales. In addition, the subject and/or parent/guardian will be contacted at Days 7, 21, 35, 56, 70 and 84 to assess subject safety. Blood samples for pharmacokinetic analysis, 4β-hydroxycholesterol and plasma proline will be collected at multiple timepoints. During the Double-Blind Treatment Phase, subjects will receive IP corresponding with their first treatment assignment for 6 weeks (Treatment Period 1), followed by an intervening wash-out period of 1 week, and then will receive their second treatment assignment for the subsequent 6-week period (Treatment Period 2). All symptom scales will be centrally and/or locally administered. Approximately 10 parents/guardians and paired clinical trial site clinicians for subjects who complete the trial per protocol through Visit Day 91 will be invited to participate in an optional, one-hour (approximately), exit interview to discuss the observations of the subject's experience(s) and functioning while participating in the treatment periods of the trial. The subject and/or parent/guardian will be contacted for an End of Trial Visit to occur 4 weeks following the last dose of IP to assess safety.
FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: agent consists of suspension of Corynebacterium xerosus at concentration 2 x 10 8 /ml refined sunflower oil and 5% oily vitamin E solution. Agent is applied on shin skin for 10-14 days at acute phase of disease and then at least once for 6-8 days for 4 months at dose 1-1.5 ml (every time new vial is used). Agent is applied on the damaged shin skin and massaged on the skin surface up to is complete absorption for 5-7 min. Agent decreases erysipelas relapses number by 6 times and does not cause allergic responses. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of agent. 4 tbl
A method is disclosed of processing a set of images, such as medical images, e.g., mammograms. Each image in the set has an associated counterpart image, e.g., a contralateral, prior or multimodal image. One or more regions of interest (ROIs) are identified in one or more of the images in the set of images. For ROI identified, a reference region is identified in the associated counterpart image. ROIs and associated reference regions are cropped out, thereby forming cropped pairs of images 1... n. The cropped image pairs are fed to a deep learning model trained to make a prediction of probability of a state of the ROI, e.g., disease state, which generates a prediction Pi, (i = 1... n) for each cropped pair. The model generates an overall prediction P from each of the predictions Pi. A visualization of the set of medical images and the associated counterpart images including the cropped pair of images is generated, e.g., on a workstation used by a radiologist.
FIELD: medicine, pharmacy. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to creation of analgetic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory agents. Proposed analgetic, antipyretic and anti- -inflammatory agent comprises analgin, caffeine, codeine and phenobarbital taken in the definite ratio of components. Invention provides the enhancement of specific activity and reducing toxicity. EFFECT: enhanced and valuable medicinal properties of agent. 1 cl, 14 tbl, 3 ex
Nursing burnout, a result of prolonged occupational stress, has always been a challenge in health care, but recently the COVID-19 pandemic made this issue into a national priority. In fact, burnout among health care workers is one of the four priorities of the U.S. Surgeon General. Health care leaders and organizations are eager to implement strategies to improve nurses' well-being and, thus, enhance their mental health. Much of the literature has focused on the antecedents and consequences of nursing burnout, but there is limited information on strategies that protect perinatal nurses from burnout. Self-compassion is emerging as one strategy that has a positive correlation with nurse well-being and a negative association with burnout, depression, and anxiety. In this article, we identify and translate strategies to promote self-compassion in perinatal nurses.
In a life-time dermal study in CD-1 mice with another tretinoin cream, at 100 and 200 times the average recommended human topical clinical dose, a few skin tumors in the female mice and liver tumors in male mice were observed. The biological significance of these findings is not clear because they occurred at doses that exceeded the dermal maximally tolerated dose (MTD) of tretinoin and because they were within the background natural occurrence rate for these tumors in this strain of mice. There was no evidence of carcinogenic potential when tretinoin was administered topically at a dose five times the average recommended human topical clinical dose. For purposes of comparisons of the animal exposure to human exposure, the “recommended human topical clinical dose” is defined as 1.0 g of 0.025% Tretinoin Cream applied daily to a 50 kg person. In a chronic, two-year bioassay of vitamin A acid in mice performed by Tsubura and Yamamoto, generalized amyloid deposition was reported in all vitamin A treated groups in the basal layer of the skin. In CD-1 mice, a similar study reported hyalinization at the treated skin sites and the incidence of this finding was 0/50, 3/50, 3/50, and 2/50 in male mice and 1/50, 0/50, 4/50, and 2/50 in female mice from the vehicle control, 0.25 mg/kg, 0.5 mg/kg, and 1 mg/kg groups, respectively.

Studies in hairless albino mice suggest that tretinoin may enhance the tumorigenic potential of carcinogenic doses of UVB and UVA light from a solar simulator. In other studies, when lightly pigmented hairless mice treated with tretinoin were exposed to carcinogenic doses of UVA/UVB light, the incidence and rate of development of skin tumors were either reduced or no effect was seen. Due to significantly different experimental conditions, no strict comparison of these disparate data is possible at this time. Although the significance of these studies to humans is not clear, patients should minimize exposure to sun.

The mutagenic potential of tretinoin was evaluated in the Ames assay and in the in vivo mouse micronucleus assay, both of which were negative.

Dermal Segment I and III studies with tretinoin cream have not been performed in any species. In oral Segment I and Segment III studies in rats with tretinoin, decreased survival of neonates and growth retardation were observed at doses in excess of 2 mg/kg/day (> 400 times the average recommended human topical clinical dose).