anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
Every year over 86,000 children (0-14 years) worldwide are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) translating to a lifetime of exposure and risk for early death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetic kidney disease (DKD). DKD, which manifests in children and adolescents, remains the leading cause of renal failure and dialysis in the Western world (4). While diabetic glomerulopathy has received significant attention from researchers, determinants of tubular injury in diabetes are less well examined. Compared to glomerular injury, tubular injury is known to associate better with renal function. The majority of youth diagnosed with T1D in the US present with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a condition associated with risks factors for tubular injury including dehydration, metabolic acidosis and acute glycemia. It is unknown whether DKA is associated with tubular injury. The investigators published the first report showing that youth with established T1D have more acidic urine and higher fractional excretion of uric acid (FeUA) than their non-diabetic peers, which may predispose to UUA-mediated tubulopathy. Furthermore, T1D is associated with vasopressin overactivity, and the investigators reported strong relationships between serum copeptin, a reliable surrogate marker for vasopressin, and DKD in T1D. The overarching goals of this study are to determine whether tubular dysfunction (elevated urine sodium, bicarbonate and amino acids) and injury (elevated KIM-1, NGAL and MMP9) exist in DKA, whether it is reversible and whether it is related to uricosuria and copeptin. The investigators propose to study a cohort of youth (ages 3-18, n=40) with T1D who have serum and urine collection at DKA diagnosis and 3-month follow-up.
An Initial 150 mg IV amiodarone bolus should be given over a 15-minute period. If the heart rate is still over 110 minutes after the initial treatment, provide an additional 150 mg IV amiodarone bolus over a 15-minute period. During the first 24 hours, this bolus may be administered up to three times in total. Within 24 hours of finishing the first bolus dosage, 900 mg of amiodarone will be administered intravenously.
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a transdermal patch material having excellent moisture permeability and suppressed skin irritation (rash) and capable of exhibiting excellent percutaneous absorption by forming a specific spaced part in an adhesive layer. SOLUTION: This transdermal patch material is obtained by forming an adhesive layer directly or indirectly on one side of a supporting body. In the adhesive layer, a space continuous in a plane direction is formed in such a state as to reach to the edge of the transdermal patch material and to have the thickness of 30-20μm in a part where the space is formed. The space is preferably formed by a space-forming material of one kind selected from a woven cloth, a nonwoven cloth and a knit cloth made of monofilaments or fiber bundles. Further, it is preferable that, in the transdermal patch material, a substantial moisture permeability from the back side is <=160g/m<2> .24hr, and an apparent moisture permeability is 150-400g/m<2> .24hr.  The transdermal patch material is used as a transdermal patch preparation by containing a percutaneous absorption drug (e.g. a coronary vascular agonist a hormone or an analgesic) in the adhesive layer.
The increasing incidence of metabolic diseases, including obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), in the past decade is a serious concern worldwide. Disruption of cellular protein homeostasis has been considered as a crucial contributor to the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases. To maintain protein homeostasis, cells have evolved multiple dynamic and self-regulating quality control processes to adapt new environmental conditions and prevent prolonged damage. Among them, the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS), the primary proteolytic pathway for degradation of aberrant proteins via ubiquitination, has an essential role in maintaining cellular homeostasis in response to intracellular stress. Correspondingly, accumulating evidences have shown that dysregulation of ubiquitination can aggravate various metabolic derangements in many tissues, including the liver, skeletal muscle, pancreas, and adipose tissue, and is involved in the initiation and progression of diverse metabolic diseases. In this part, we will summarize the role of ubiquitination in the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases, including obesity, T2DM and NAFLD, and discuss its potential as a therapeutic target.
PURPOSE: This narrative review aims to conduct a comparative analysis of dietary and non-dietary approaches in the management of weight and disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) in adults with obesity.
METHODS: Studies were identified from Medline (PubMed), including only English-language manuscripts published from 1998 to 2024. To be included in the review the studies had to be RCTs that compared the effect of dietary and non-dietary approaches on weight loss and DEBs in adults with obesity not being treated with pharmacological treatments.
RESULTS: Seven randomized controlled trials (RCTs) reported in 8 manuscripts published between 1998 and 2024 met the inclusion criteria. The sample size ranged from a minimum of 16 subjects to a maximum of 219. All studies involved adult subjects, mainly women, with first-, second-, or third-degree obesity and most subjects had cognitive restriction and/or uncontrolled eating. Dietary approaches were characterized by moderate caloric restriction (CR) and restriction of fat intake. In contrast, non-dietary approaches focused on mindful eating (ME), intuitive eating (IE) and weight neutral (WN) approaches. Of the 7 RCTs included, 5 reported greater weight loss in the diet group compared to the non-diet group; however, only one of these sustained the result at follow-up. In contrast, 4 studies demonstrated greater improvements in DEBs in the non-diet group.
CONCLUSION: CR is essential for weight loss in individuals with obesity, but long-term weight management also hinges on their relationship with food. The psychological improvements reported in non-dietary versus dietary approaches should not be overlooked and can be a starting point for the development of multidisciplinary interventions involving synergistic actions between diet, exercise, and practices to improve DEBs with the goal of reducing the obesity epidemic. Level of evidence Level I, at least one properly designed randomized controlled trials; systematic reviews and meta-analyses; experimental studies.
Critical illness can significantly alter the composition and function of the human microbiome, but few studies have examined these changes over time. Here, we conduct a comprehensive analysis of the oral, lung, and gut microbiota in 479 mechanically ventilated patients (223 females, 256 males) with acute respiratory failure. We use advanced DNA sequencing technologies, including Illumina amplicon sequencing (utilizing 16S and ITS rRNA genes for bacteria and fungi, respectively, in all sample types) and Nanopore metagenomics for lung microbiota. Our results reveal a progressive dysbiosis in all three body compartments, characterized by a reduction in microbial diversity, a decrease in beneficial anaerobes, and an increase in pathogens. We find that clinical factors, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunosuppression, and antibiotic exposure, are associated with specific patterns of dysbiosis. Interestingly, unsupervised clustering of lung microbiota diversity and composition by 16S independently predicted survival and performed better than traditional clinical and host-response predictors. These observations are validated in two separate cohorts of COVID-19 patients, highlighting the potential of lung microbiota as valuable prognostic biomarkers in critical care. Understanding these microbiome changes during critical illness points to new opportunities for microbiota-targeted precision medicine interventions.
Patients will receive IV buprenorphine 0.3mg diluted to a volume of 10mL with NS in a plastic syringe administered over 3-5 minutes. At 20 minutes, the patient will be asked "would you like more pain medication?" If he/she answers "yes", then he/she will receive a second dose of IV buprenorphine 0.3mg.
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a hair cosmetic not only having excellent hair dressing power but also exhibiting a slight feeling of greasiness and providing hair with smoothness and excellent combing properties, by including wax fine particles containing a wax solid or semisolid at a normal temperature and an essence extracted from a plant. SOLUTION: This hair cosmetic comprises an emulsion composition prepared by formulating (A) a wax fine dispersion containing (i) a wax (e.g. beeswax or the like) solid or semisolid at a normal temperature and (ii) a nonionic surfactant (e.g. POE monooleate or the like) having preferably 6-15 HLB and (B) a plant essence (an essence of Angelica keiskei, an oil-soluble essence of arnica or the like) extracted by using preferably water and/or a water-soluble organic solvent (e.g. an alcohol or the like) or an oil-soluble organic solvent (e.g. castor oil or the like). In the cosmetic, preferably the formulated amount of the component B is 0.001-5 wt.% and the formulation ratio of the wax/the component B by weight is 3-15,000.
The objective of this study is to determine whether the change in pain intensity over time differs between somatosensory functioning evolution profiles in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This longitudinal prospective cohort study, conducted between March 2018 and July 2023, included KOA patients undergoing TKA in four hospitals in Belgium and the Netherlands. The evolution of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) subscale pain over time (baseline, 3 months, and 1 year post-TKA scores) was the outcome variable. The evolution scores of quantitative sensory testing (QST) and Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) over time (baseline and 1 year post-TKA scores) were used to make subgroups. Participants were divided into separate normal, recovered, and persistent disturbed somatosensory subgroups based on the CSI, local and widespread pressure pain threshold [PPT] and heat allodynia, temporal summation [TS], and conditioned pain modulation [CPM]. Linear mixed model analyses were performed. Two hundred twenty-three participants were included. The persistent disturbed somatosensory functioning group had less pronounced pain improvement (based on CSI and local heat allodynia) and worse pain scores 1 year post-TKA (based on CSI, local PPT and heat allodynia, and TS) compared to the normal somatosensory functioning group. This persistent group also had worse pain scores 1 year post-TKA compared to the recovered group (based on CSI). The study suggests the presence of a "centrally driven central sensitization" subgroup in KOA patients awaiting TKA in four of seven grouping variables, comprising their less pain improvement or worse pain score after TKA. Future research should validate these findings further. The protocol is registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05380648).
Exemplary embodiments provide computer -implemented methods, mediums, and apparatuses configured to import, create, and edit formulas for custom fields in an analytical chemistry system. The custom fields may be represented as a tree structure with nodes representing operators. When the custom field is defined, it may be incorporated into a workflow for the analytical chemistry system. Dependencies within the custom field may be identified and the custom field may be incorporated into the workflow at an appropriate workflow stage. The custom field may be scoped to define which elements of a data acquisition the custom field operates over. Various visualization options are described to allow the custom field to be displayed and/or edited in different ways.
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and method that generate and display a variety of graphical codes based on signals representing a variety of values of exercise metrics from a fitness equipment unit.SOLUTION: A controller generates a graphical code based upon values for exercise metrics received from a fitness equipment unit 402. In response to input through an input, a processing unit directs a code capture device to capture the image of the generated graphical code 404. The captured graphical code is translated to the values for the exercise metrics 406. The translated graphical code is displayed for review by the person who had completed the exercise session 408. The translated graphical code is stored 410. The translated graphical code is used to adjust the overall exercise routine or fitness program 412. A portable electronic device displays the adjusted exercise routine or program on display 414.
Intratumorally injected NanoPac® at a volume of up to 20% tumor volume. The dose administered in the second phase will be determined during the dose escalation phase. Subjects will receive two NanoPac® administrations, with the second injection administered one month after the first injection.
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified two dozen genetic variants that are associated with the risk of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a deadly malignancy. However, a majority of these variants are located in noncoding regions of the genome, which limits the translation of GWAS findings into clinical applications. The regulome-wide association study (RWAS) is a recently developed method for identifying TF binding-induced accessibility regions for diseases. However, their potential connection to PDAC has yet to be fully explored. We evaluated the associations between genetically predicted levels of chromatin accessibility and risk of PDAC by using pan-cancer chromatin accessibility genetic prediction models. Our analysis included 8275 cases and 6723 controls from the PanScan (I, II, and III) and PanC4 consortia. To further refine our results, we also integrated genes associated to allele-specific accessibility quantitative trait loci (as-aQTL) and TF motifs located in the as-aQTL. We found that 50 chromatin accessibility features were associated with PDAC risk at a false discovery rate (FDR) of less than 0.05. A total of 28 RWAS peaks were identified as conditionally significant. By integrating the results from as-aQTL, motif analysis, and RWAS, we identified candidate causal regulatory elements for two potential chromatin accessibility regions (THCA_89956 and ESCA_89167) that are associated with PDAC risk. Our study identified chromatin accessibility features in noncoding genomic regions that are associated with PDAC risk. We also predicted the associated genes and disrupt motifs. Our findings provide new insights into the regulatory mechanisms of noncoding regions for pancreatic tumorigenesis.
Subjects will receive dose of Dsuvia 30mcg SL (1st dose) after induction but before first incision. Post-operatively, if subject rates pain higher than 4 out of 10, subject will receive a second dose of Dsuvia 30mcg SL (sublingual). If 30 minutes after second dose, subject rates pain higher than 4 out of 10, subject will receive ibuprofen 800mg IV. If 60 minutes after second dose, subject rates pain higher than 7 out of 10, subject will receive hydromorphone 0.4 mg IV.
Participants aged 6 months to \<18 years with solid tumors and other lymphomas receive pembrolizumab, starting dose 2 mg/kg (maximum dose 200 mg), IV Q3W. Initial enrollment limited to programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1)-positive participants. PD-L1-negative participants may enroll if responses are observed. Enrollment of participants with solid tumors and other lymphomas was closed with Amendment 8.
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is a chronic and often disabling disease which affects the skin. Many patients experience scarring and inflammation of the skin, which often occur on the face. Moderate to severe CLE is most frequently treated with antimalarial drugs such as hydroxychloroquine, quinacrine or chloroquine. Up to 70% of CLE patients treated with antimalarials experience a beneficial clinical response, while the remainder of patients show no response or continue to experience progression of the disease. Thalidomide has been used successfully in such patients, with up to 75% clinical response rate in refractory CLE patients. However, thalidomide is a known teratogen and can cause severe birth defects, including short, malformed limbs and damage to peripheral nerves in the extremities, requiring patients to be monitored for pregnancy. In addition, up to 25% of patients on thalidomide develop peripheral neuropathy. A new drug, lenalidomide (REVLIMID®), an analogue of thalidomide, has been developed to treat neoplastic and inflammatory conditions, including various oncologic conditions such as multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome and solid tumors. Unlike thalidomide, lenalidomide (REVLIMID®) is not known to cause the extent of serious side effects caused by thalidomide; however, it must also be monitored for side effects and be distributed under the RevAssist program authorized by the drug manufacturer, Celgene Corporation.

The primary goal of this investigator-initiated, small pilot study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of lenalidomide (REVLIMID®) in CLE subjects using measurements such as the CLASI (Cutaneous Lupus Activity and Severity Index). The study drug will be used in an off-label indication to treat 6 subjects, for whom lenalidomide (REVLIMID®) will be provided at no cost by the drug manufacturer. Men and women over the age of 18, who have a biopsy proven diagnosis of refractory CLE and who have failed standard treatment with hydroxychloroquine for up to three months, will be included in the study. Secondarily, the study will evaluate the biologic effects of lenalidomide on pathogenic and immunologic mechanisms of the CLE disease process during the treatment period by collecting skin specimens (biopsies) and blood samples.
The invention describes a new class of crystalline silica material having two levels or porosity and structural order. At the first level, building units are nanoslabs of uniform size having zeolite framework. At the second structural level, nanoslabs are assembled, e.g. linked through their corners, edges or faces following patterns imposed by interaction with cationic surfactant or triblock copolymer molecules. After evacuation of these molecules, microporosity is obtained inside the nanoslabs, and a precise mesoporosity between the nanoslabs depending on the tiling pattern of the zeolite nanoslabs, as evidenced by X-ray diffraction. These materials are useful for the fixation of biologically active species, such as poorly soluble drugs.
The present invention relates to an article and method of extracorporeal treating a patient's body fluid, for example, CSF (cerebrospinal fluid), lymph, or blood. The treatment includes a plurality of stages comprising removing the body fluid from a patient, applying an extracorporeal treatment to the body fluid, and returning the body fluid to the patient. In the first stage of the treatment, the body fluid is removed from the patient. A convenient method for removing blood is utilizing standard venipuncture technique. A convenient method for removing CSF is using a standard lumbar puncture. In the second stage, a treatment is applied to the body fluid. The treatment can include an antibody directed against targeted antigen(s)/TA(s). The third stage comprises returning the body fluid to the patient, and can also include removing the treatment from the body fluid.
All patients will receive pembrolizumab for two cycles prior to the addition of olaparib and temozolomide. Combination olaparib and temozolomide will be added in cycle 3. Combination therapy will continue through cycle 11 (cycles 3-11 = 27 weeks or approximately 6 months). Patients will then continue on pembrolizumab maintenance for a maximum of 35 cycles (two years) or until progression of disease or unacceptable toxicity.
Fatal and serious infections, including opportunistic infections, have occurred in patients with hematologic malignancies treated with CALQUENCE.

Serious or Grade 3 or higher infections (bacterial, viral, or fungal) occurred in 19% of 1029 patients exposed to CALQUENCE in clinical trials, most often due to respiratory tract infections (11% of all patients, including pneumonia in 6%) [see Adverse Reactions (6.1)]. These infections predominantly occurred in the absence of Grade 3 or 4 neutropenia, with neutropenic infection reported in 1.9% of all patients. Opportunistic infections in recipients of CALQUENCE have included, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus reactivation, fungal pneumonia, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, Epstein-Barr virus reactivation, cytomegalovirus, and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Consider prophylaxis in patients who are at increased risk for opportunistic infections. Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of infection and treat promptly.
Invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma (IMA) is a special type of lung adenocarcinoma that accounts for 2% to 10% of all lung adenocarcinoma. Surgical treatment is preferred for IMA, and traditional chemotherapy drugs and targeted therapy drugs have poor efficacy in this disease. IMA has unique prognostic, imaging and molecular features. The incidence of IMA is very low, so thoracic surgeons may lack of knowledge to the disease and misdiagnose it as benign diseases such as pneumonia and tuberculosis. This article reviews and discusses the imaging, clinicopathological features, treatment methods and prognosis of IMA.
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PURPOSE: A composition for enhancing immunity containing Broussonetiae Fructus is provided to promote growth of splenocytes and macrophages of a rat and to enhance NO generation. CONSTITUTION: A composition for enhancing immunity contains Broussonetiae Fructus extract as an active ingredient. The Broussonetiae Fructus is isolated using water, low alcohol of C1-C4 or mixture thereof. The Broussonetiae Fructus is isolated through hot water extraction, ultrasonic wave extraction, or reflux extraction. A health food for enhancing immunity contains Broussonetiae Fructus extract as an active ingredient. An agent for preventing and treating diseases caused by immunity reduction contains Broussonetiae Fructus extract as an active ingredient.
AIM: This study aimed to evaluate the association of age and postoperative morbidity on 5-year overall survival (OS) after elective surgery for colorectal cancer.
METHOD: Patients undergoing elective, curatively intended surgery for colorectal cancer Union for International Cancer Control Stages I-III between January 2014 and December 2019 were selected from four Danish nationwide healthcare databases. Patients were divided into four groups: group I 65-69 years old; group II 70-74 years old; group III 75-79 years old; and group IV ≥80 years old. Propensity score matching was used to reduce potential confounding bias. The primary outcome was the association of age and postoperative morbidity with 5-year OS. The secondary outcome was conditional survival, given that the patient had already survived the first 90 days after surgery.
RESULTS: After propensity score matching with a 1:1 ratio, group II contained 2221 patients; group III 952 patients; and group IV 320 patients. There was no significant difference in 5-year OS between group I (reference) and groups II and III (P = 0.4 and P = 0.9, respectively). Patients with severe postoperative complications within 30 days after surgery had a significantly decreased OS (P < 0.01); however, when patients who died within the first 90 days were excluded from the analysis, the differences in 5-year OS were less pronounced across all age groups.
CONCLUSION: Postoperative morbidity, and not patient age, was associated with a lower 5-year OS. Long-term survival for patients who experience a complication is similar to patients who did not have a complication when conditioning on 90 days of survival.