anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
The invention relates to a tracking system which enables the collection of information about persons who are present at a specific time at a specific location, which system uses a mobile communication device (e.g. a smartphone), encrypts the presence information and transmits it in a privacy-protecting form to a tracking data provider. The system uses markers (for example QR code markers) which contain a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Selected locations are provided with markers of a tracking service provider. Users of the tracking system register with their personal contact information (for example a telephone number) and a PIN code or password which they have chosen. The tracking system enables people to read markers in order to log their presence at a location at a specific time and to store encrypted presence information on a server. The tracking system can use different servers (for example a registration server, a marker server and a logging server) which may be operated by different organisations. The encryption of presence information is carried out using different encryption techniques and different cryptographic keys. In order to protect the presence information of users of the tracking system, which information is stored in logs of the system, presence data are encrypted by means of cryptographic keys. For access to presence information and personal data a combination of cryptographic keys of individual persons and authorised organisations is necessary. Due to the privacy-maintaining properties of the tracking system, it can be ensured that an authorisation procedure must be carried out for every contact tracking request to an authorised organisation. The system can be used in order to track chains of infection of an infectious disease by an authorised organisation (for example a health authority). When using the system for tracking chains of infection, an authorised organisation can carry out a digital contact tracking of persons who were present at the same location, or of persons who had direct contact with one another. The encryption system used by the tracking system guarantees the sovereignty of the users over their personal data and presence information. The consent of the user is necessary so that authorised organisations can access these data, and is enforced technically by means of cryptography.
BACKGROUND: Shoulder instability continues to be a common problem that is difficult to treat. Part of this difficulty can be attributed to the numerous postoperative complications that can impact the clinical course. Our study aims to primarily identify the incidence of subclinical infection in patients undergoing revision shoulder stabilization surgery and secondarily identify any risk factors for developing a subclinical infection.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 2012 to December 2022, 94 charts of patients who underwent revision surgery by the senior author after a previous arthroscopic or open stabilization surgery for shoulder instability were reviewed. All patients of any age who underwent either bony or soft tissue revision surgery, regardless of the number of previous surgeries or corticosteroid injections, were included. Patients were excluded if they had a previous infection in the shoulder, if there was no record of the procedures performed in the previous surgery, or if cultures were not available for review. For each patient, demographic information (age, sex, race, smoking status, previous corticosteroid injections, malnutrition, renal failure, liver failure, diabetes mellitus, immunocompromised status, and intravenous drug use), surgical information (procedures performed, type of surgery, and date of surgery), and culture results were recorded.
RESULTS: Overall, 107 patients were included in our study. Twenty-nine patients (27.1%) had positive cultures (60 cultures in total). Twenty-six patients had positive Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes) cultures. On average, C. acnes cultures took 10.65 days to turn positive, whereas 24 of 27 patients had cultures that were positive within 14 days of the culture being obtained. There was no difference in infection incidence rates between soft tissue and bony stabilization procedures (P = .86) or arthroscopic and open procedures (P = .59). Males were more than 5 times more likely than females to be culture positive in our cohort (93.1% vs. 73.1%, relative risk [RR] = 1.27, P = .03). Finally, 10 control cultures were taken from the operating room air environment (8 distinct surgeries had 1 control culture taken, whereas 1 surgery had 2), 2 of which were positive for C. acnes (both taken from the same patient operation). This patient had their shoulder cultures positive for C. acnes as well.
CONCLUSION: More than a quarter of patients requiring revision surgery after shoulder stabilization procedures have a subclinical shoulder infection, with males being at a higher risk of developing an infection than females. Surgeons should always consider infection as a reason for the lack of clinical improvement and possibly needing revision surgery after shoulder stabilization. The prompt diagnosis and treatment of these infections could be vital in improving results after these surgeries.
Recent studies indicate that chronic plantar fasciitis can be treated effectively with Proximal Medial Gastrocnemius Recession (PMGR). In our hospital this treatment has been inocorporated into routine care. This prospective kohort study will follow 150 patients with chronic planatar fasciitis operated with PMGR study. The follow up time is 2 years and the study aims at documenting the effect of the surgery with PROMS (patient related outcome measures), MRI (magnetic resonnance imaging) and ankle movement measurements. 26 patient-related baseline factors will also be registered. A regression analysis will be performed to identify factors that may be predictive to the effect of PMGR surgery.
A human blood peptide, hPTH (1-37), the structure of which has been elucidated, can be used as a drug for diagnostic, medical and industrial purposes. The isolation of an hPTH (38-84) fragment demonstrates the existence of the hPTH (1-37). Removal of amino-terminal amino acids on the hPTH (1-37) reduces its biological activity. The hPTH (1-37) which circulates in the blood is identical to the synthetic reference substance hPTH (1-37), but not fragments such as hPTH (1-33), hPTH (1-34) or hPTH (1-38). The existence of the hPTH (1-37) molecular form was proved by mass spectroscopy (plasma desorption method). A different biological activity and differences in the three-dimensional peptide structure between the hPTH (1-37) fragment and other hPTH fragments prove that this hPTH fragment is the preferred natural peptide of the parathormone family, which should be used for treating diseases of the parathyroids, the circulatory and respiratory systems, the male genital organ and the kidneys.
ELIPSE-II represents a single-blind randomized controlled parallel-group clinical trial. In total, 160 children, \<6 years of age with exposure to second-hand smoke at home will be included. Children will be recruited at the children's university hospital and in private practices in Bern, and randomly (1:1) assigned to a control and intervention group.

All participants receive treatment-as-usual (TAU), parents of participants in the intervention group additionally receive a smartphone application (lifestyle app) for 20 weeks. The app aims to promote healthy behavior through cognitive-behavioral impact factors (i.e., psychoeducation, goal setting), that are applied by a psychologist via structured feedback. Single-blinded assessments will be conducted at baseline, following the intervention period of 20 weeks, and at 6-month follow-up after the end of the intervention. The primary endpoint is reduction of exposure to second-hand smoke exposure assessed by urinary levels of cotinine. Secondary endpoints in ELIPSE-II include changes in parental smoking habits and effects of the intervention on infants' respiratory health. A further endpoint is acceptance and usability of the app.
Acute kidney injury (AKI), typically caused by ischemia, is a common clinical complication with a poor prognosis. Although proteinuria is an important prognostic indicator of AKI, the underlying causal mechanism remains unclear. In vitro studies suggest that podocytes have high ATP demands to maintain their structure and function, however, analyzing their ATP dynamics in living kidneys has been technically challenging. Here, using intravital imaging to visualize a FRET-based ATP biosensor expressed systemically in female mice due to their suitability for glomerular imaging, we monitor the in vivo ATP dynamics in podocytes during ischemia reperfusion injury. ATP levels decrease during ischemia, but recover after reperfusion in podocytes, exhibiting better recovery than in glomerular endothelial cells. However, prolonged ischemia results in insufficient ATP recovery in podocytes, which is inversely correlated with mitochondrial fragmentation and foot process effacement during the chronic phase. Furthermore, preventing mitochondrial fission via pharmacological inhibition ameliorates podocyte injury in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo. Thus, these findings provide several insights into how ATP depletion and mitochondrial fragmentation contribute to podocyte injury after ischemic AKI and could potentially be therapeutic targets.
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: The disruption of daily activities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic had health consequences, especially during peak lockdown periods. The aim of the study is to assess the impact of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic on the process of weight change among Polish adults.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two representative studies involving Polish adults aged 18-65 years were conducted, the first in June 2020 (N = 2527, from the perspective of the last 2-3 months), and the second a year later, in June 2021 (N = 2087, covering the last 12 months). Both surveys included two groups of respondents, and conducted using the CAWI method - computer-assisted web interview.
RESULTS: In the first period of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were more individuals with obesity than a year later (18.7% vs 19.9%), and more respondents reported weight change in 2020 than in 2021 (53% vs 49.6%). In both surveys, women were more likely to report weight gain than men (p<0.001). Statistically significant factors for weight change in 2020 and 2021 were gender, age, and in 2021, education and relationship status. Multinomial logistic regression showed that BMI, age of 18-29 and 30-49, being male, and education below high school, was significant for weight gain. While for weight loss, BMI, age 18-29 and 30-49, being male, and year of study, were statistically significant.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings confirmed that body weight changed throughout the pandemic, depending on the time of the pandemic and selected socio-demographic factors.
Patients complete the MDASI questionnaire twice (1-7 days apart). Approximately 1 week after beginning standard of care treatment, patients complete the MDASI questionnaire at 4 additional time points, each 1 week apart. Patients may also complete a cognitive debriefing interview regarding its comprehensibility, the acceptability of each item, and whether any important symptoms are missing from the questionnaire.
Calcitriol (calcitriol) Ointment 3 mcg/g is a vitamin D analog intended for topical application to the skin. The chemical name of the active ingredient is (5Z,7E)-9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-triene-1α,3β,25-triol. The structural formula is:

Calcitriol is a white or almost white crystalline solid. It is practically insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and in fatty oils. The molecular formula is C27H44O3, and the molecular weight is 416.64.

Calcitriol Ointment is a translucent ointment containing 3 mcg/g (0.0003% w/w) of calcitriol, packaged in aluminum tubes with screw caps. Other components of the ointment are mineral oil, dl-α-tocopherol, and white petrolatum.
Participants are randomly devided into 'G-POEM group' and 'Esomeprazole+Mosapride group'. In G-POEM group, each participant receives G-POEM treatment. In Esomeprazole+Mosapride group, each participant receives Nexium 40mg bid + Mosapride Citrate Tablets 5mg tid. The whole outcome measure time fram is up to two years. Outcome evaluations include: gastric emptying imaging, gastric antrum volume, gastric emptying time, gastroparesis cardinal symptoms index and gastroesophageal reflux disease questionnaire. All the outcomes are assessed at different time points (from baseline to 6 months, 12months and 24months).
It has been reported that carbon dioxide (CO2) insufflation can reduce patient pain and abdominal discomfort during and after colonoscopy. Its safety and efficacy during colonoscopy even under sedation has been already assessed in some earlier trials. Air insufflation is still the standard method, however, due a lack of suitable replacement of equipment or technical improvement in colonoscopy.

In laparoscopic surgery, CO2 insufflation is widely applied and safely used for patients under general anesthesia. CO2 insufflation is also applied in CT colonography for reduction of discomfort during or after procedure. During endoscopic procedure for colorectal neoplasia resection, however, long procedural time may increase not only the degree of discomfort during and after the procedure but also the risk of perforation. In addition to laparoscopic surgery, CO2 insufflation has also been applied to other endoscopic procedures. Saito et al reported the application of CO2 insufflation in endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of colorectal neoplasia in a prospective study in which their average procedural time using CO2 insufflation was 90 minutes under conscious sedation with average of 5.6 mg of midazolam. When compared with control group using room air, statistically negligible difference of pCO2 was observed with significant difference in abdominal discomfort. Screening colonoscopy, which can be completed within 15 minutes if no lesion has been detected, requires high screenee satisfaction so as to improve patient compliance. In the setting of colonoscopy after positive FOBT, the attendance rate for secondary colonoscopy was around 60 to 70 % according to the data demonstrated in previous RCT and population-based studies.

Recently, radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, a 'wireless automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) technology has emerged as a multidimensional innovation that can accelerate the transformation of healthcare processes. The effective adoption and use of RFID technology is expected to transform intra- and inter-organisational business processes, thus allowing intra- and inter-firms business process innovation, real-time data collection and sharing at the supply chain level, business analytics and improved decision making. In the specific context of the healthcare sector, RFID technology offers a better means for patient identification, tracking, and tracing.We use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to record the number of times and duration in the toilet of the patient after colonoscopy examination. These data may be proxies for discomfort. With application of CO2 insufflation, the times and duration in the toilet after examination will decrease as well as patient's discomfort after procedure, and further improvement of patient compliance can be anticipated.
Anhedonia is central to several psychological disorders and a frequent target of psychosocial and pharmacological treatments. We evaluated the psychometric properties of two widely used anhedonia measures derived from the Beck Depression Inventory: a 3-item (BDI-Anh3) and a 4-item version (BDI-Anh4). We evaluated these measures in a large undergraduate sample, a community sample, and a clinical sample. Both the BDI-Anh3 and the BDI-Anh4 showed adequate internal consistency, with BDI-Anh4 performing somewhat better, across the three samples. Both measures showed good convergent and discriminant validity, even after controlling for shared variance with other items on the BDI. These findings indicate that both measures have sufficient reliability and validity to support their use by researchers and clinicians.
Radioactive seeds are composed of a titanium capsule with an I-125 filament inside. They have low radioactivity, which can range from 7 to 200 μCi. During surgery, the seeds are detected using a portable gamma ray detection probe typically used for sentinel lymph node biopsy, configured to detect an I-125 source (27 keV). This probe has a wide detection range through tissue (\>10 cm), currently offering the greatest detection range compared to other available localization devices. Radioactive seed localization (RSL) require coordination between the radiology and nuclear medicine departments for marking. The results in terms of lesion localization and margin involvement rates are comparable to WGL.
AIMS: While elevated levels of anxiety are associated with worse prognosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD), this association may vary between different aspects of anxiety. The aim of this study was to analyse self-reported behavioural, physiological, affective, and cognitive aspects of anxiety and their relation to the risk of recurrent CV events.
METHODS AND RESULTS: This prospective cohort study utilized data from the U-CARE Heart trial. Participants (N = 935, post myocardial infarction) answered the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS: Anxiety subscale) and the Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire (CAQ: Fear, Avoidance & Attention subscales). HADS Anxiety reflected physiological aspects, CAQ Fear reflected cognitive and affective aspects, CAQ Avoidance reflected behavioural aspects, and CAQ Attention reflected cognitive aspects of anxiety. Cox regression was used to estimate the risk between anxiety and recurrent major adverse cardiac event (MACE). During the follow-up period (mean 2.9 years), 124 individuals (13%) experienced a specified MACE endpoint. HADS Anxiety and CAQ Total were both associated with increased risk of MACE [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.52, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.15-2.02 and HR = 1.30, 95% CI: 1.04-1.64, respectively]. Among the CAQ subscales, there was support for an association between Avoidance and risk of MACE (HR = 1.37, 95% CI 1.15-1.64), but not for Attention and Fear.
CONCLUSION: The results support that anxiety is associated with an increased risk of recurrent MACE in post-myocardial infarction patients. The association between anxiety and risk was strong for the aspects of anxiety relating to behaviour and physiology, while the support for an association with cognitive and affective aspects was lacking.
Pregnant women with ADHD will be recruited from the patient population at Oregon Health \& Science University (OHSU). They will be recruited during their 1st or 2nd trimester. After consent, baseline measures will be collected including height, weight, body composition measurements using calipers, 24-hour dietary recalls, and blood and urine samples. Women will also complete questionnaires regarding ADHD symptoms, stress, depression, and lifestyle. Women will be given a one-week food diary to fill out at home, which will be mailed in upon completion. Upon receipt of the food diary, women will be randomized into either a nutrition intervention group or a standard-of-care group. Women who are randomized to the intervention group will receive individual nutritional counseling every 2 weeks during their 3rd trimester of pregnancy. Before delivery, the baseline measures described above will again be collected. At delivery, placenta and cord blood samples will be taken. After birth, the infant will undergo an MRI between 2 and 5 weeks of age. The scan is completed while the baby sleeps, and special ear protection is worn to limit sleep disruption from the noise of the MRI. When the infant is 3 months old, mothers will complete questionnaires about infant feeding, sleep and behavior.
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the subject food containing a large amount of γ- aminobutyric acid and excellent in flavor by simply in a large amount and effectively forming the γ-aminobutyric acid with effecting a yeast to glutamic acid and/or sodium glutamate. SOLUTION: This food material containing a large amount of γ-aminobutyric acid is produced by effecting a yeast to glutamic acid or sodium glutamate. As the yeast, a wine yeast, etc., are preferable, and also the use of an acetone- treated yeast is preferred. It is preferable to perform the above reaction by adding 10-20 fold yeast in weight to glutamic acid and/or sodium glutamate and reacting at pH4-6, at a temperature of 30-40 deg.C for 1-2hr. It is also preferable to add cyclodextrins, since the production rate of γ-aminobutyric acid is increased and also the yield is improved. It is preferable to add the cyclodextrins by 10-100vol.% based on the glutamic acid or sodium glutamate.
FIELD: medicine, pharmaceutics. ^ SUBSTANCE: invention concerns a method of wood processing, in particular to a method of secoisolariciresinol and dihydroquerticin allocation from wood of screen zone of larch or fir. The method of secoisolariciresinol and dihydroquerticin allocation from wood in which the crushed wood from the screen zone of larch (Larix) or fir (Abies) is extracted using an antifloating admixture of an organic dissolvent with water, at the certain content of dissolvent, with reception of the extract containing secoisolariciresinol and dihydroquerticin, an extract is processed for removal of the dissolvent with reception of the final admixture containing secoisolariciresinol and dihydroquerticin. Method of secoisolariciresinol and dihydroquerticin allocation from wood, as it is described above, thus an admixture containing secoisolariciresinol and dihydroquerticin subject to a selective extraction and crystallisation with allocation of secoisolariciresinol and dihydroquerticin. The method of allocation of secoisolariciresinol and dihydroquerticin from wood as it is described above, thus an extract containing secoisolariciresinol and dihydroquerticin, is processed for excision of non-polar components, a supernatant liquid is removed, and the obtained remainder is chromatographed on a silica gel layer with the subsequent excision of column effluent, receiving a dry admixture of secoisolariciresinol and dihydroquerticin. ^ EFFECT: possibility reception to obtain secoisolariciresinol and dihydroquerticin simultaneously from larch or fir wood in the form of their admixture or separately. ^ 18 cl, 8 dwg, 17 ex