anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
Participants will complete a 14-day protocol. On days 1-7, participants will sleep at home on a stable sleep schedule that requires 9 h of time in bed in the dark. This will ensure that participants are not sleep deprived before beginning the lab sessions. Wake time will be the average of the self-reported wake-up time (± 15 mins) before the study begins measured from pre-study sleep logs collected for a week or more. Bedtime will be 9 h before wake-up time. A device worn on the wrist that measures activity (actigraph), sleep diaries, and daily telephone messages will monitor compliance to the sleep schedule. Participants will visit the lab at least once during this week to download and review their data. If participants are not compliant to the sleep schedule, they will be dropped from the study.

On days 8-13, participants will live in the laboratory for seven days. On day 8, participants will arrive at the laboratory in the afternoon, and shortly after, will begin a baseline circadian phase assessment to determine baseline dim light melatonin onset (DLMO), a reliable marker of the circadian timing system. On day 9, participants will sleep on their stable 9-h sleep schedule in the laboratory. Their 9-h fixed sleep schedule will be shifted by 1 h per day over 3 days. Participants will sleep in dark bedrooms in the lab. During scheduled wake, participants will remain awake in normal dim room light except during bright light sessions, when light will range from 5000 to 7000 lux. Study groups will differ by the light exposure they receive during the lab sessions. In the afternoon bright light (ABL) group, participants will be exposed to 3 h of bright light on 3 consecutive afternoons. On the first day (day 10), light boxes will be turned on 5 h after fixed wake-up time. Then, the start of the light exposure will move 1 h earlier each day. In the morning bright light (MBL) group, participants will be exposed to 3 consecutive mornings of 3 h of bright light. On the morning of day 11, the 3-h bright light exposure will begin 1 h before their stable wake-up time. In the morning + afternoon bright light (MBL + ABL) group, bright light will begin at the same times as the ABL and MBL groups and participants will received the same duration of bright light per day (3 h) as the ABL and MBL groups because the duration of each exposure will be 1.5 h instead of 3 h. Both bright light exposures will move 1 h earlier on subsequent days. In the room light control group, participants will complete the same 7-day lab session, except remain in dim room lighting. All participants will complete a final circadian phase assessment at the end of the 7-day lab session (day 13).
This study will evaluate safety and efficacy of short- and long-term Cinacalcet in treatment of hypercalcemia of familial primary hyperparathyroidism. The study population will include patients with primary hyperparathyroidism caused by multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 or type 2A. This is a prospective unblinded pilot study, where each patient will serve as his/her own control. It will include 6 one-week-long admissions, over a 1 year period. Main measurements will be tests of hyperparathyroidism such as parathyroid hormone and serum calcium as well as tests of nonparathyroid tumors. The latter tests may include hormones released by the tumors and images of the tumors.
BACKGROUND: The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) approach to malnutrition diagnosis is based on assessment of three phenotypic (weight loss, low body mass index, and reduced skeletal muscle mass) and two etiologic (reduced food intake/assimilation and disease burden/inflammation) criteria, with diagnosis confirmed by fulfillment of any combination of at least one phenotypic and at least one etiologic criterion. The original GLIM description provided limited guidance regarding assessment of inflammation, and this has been a factor impeding further implementation of the GLIM criteria. We now seek to provide practical guidance for assessment of inflammation.
METHODS: A GLIM-constituted working group with 36 participants developed consensus-based guidance through a modified Delphi review. A multiround review and revision process served to develop seven guidance statements.
RESULTS: The final round of review was highly favorable, with 99% overall "agree" or "strongly agree" responses. The presence of acute or chronic disease, infection, or injury that is usually associated with inflammatory activity may be used to fulfill the GLIM disease burden/inflammation criterion, without the need for laboratory confirmation. However, we recommend that recognition of underlying medical conditions commonly associated with inflammation be supported by C-reactive protein (CRP) measurements when the contribution of inflammatory components is uncertain. Interpretation of CRP requires that consideration be given to the method, reference values, and units (milligrams per deciliter or milligram per liter) for the clinical laboratory that is being used.
CONCLUSION: Confirmation of inflammation should be guided by clinical judgment based on underlying diagnosis or condition, clinical signs, or CRP.
Tourette's disorder is a neurological condition marked by multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics present for longer than one year, and neural dysfunction within the frontal region of the brain. Sleep disturbance, particularly insomnia, is common in Tourette's disorder. Existing treatments (medication, behavior therapy) for Tourette's disorder do not benefit everyone. The sleep-wake cycle, which may overlap with Tourette's disorder with respect to underlying brain-based deficits, provides a key target for tailored intervention. Forehead temperature-regulating therapy, designed to treat insomnia through targeting underlying brain-based functioning, provides one such intervention. Therefore, the aim of the present investigation is to examine the preliminary effects of forehead temperature-regulating therapy on 1) insomnia, 2) depression, anxiety and daytime sleepiness, and 3) tic severity in adults with Tourette's disorder and co-occurring insomnia disorder.

Participation involves an initial assessment, during which an evaluator will screen for psychiatric and sleep disorder diagnosis, tic severity, and cognitive functioning. Participants will rate sleep apnea risk, insomnia severity, depression, anxiety, and daytime sleepiness. Participants will then monitor sleep for seven consecutive nights by wearing a wrist actigraph (sleep watch) and completing a sleep diary. Participants will then complete a pre-treatment evaluation, during which an evaluator will reassess tic severity, and participants will rate depression, anxiety, and daytime sleepiness. After the pre-treatment evaluation, participants will use a forehead temperature-regulating therapy device nightly for four weeks. Participants will use the actigraph and sleep diary to monitor sleep continuously for the remainder of the study. Following the intervention, participants will complete a post-treatment assessment involving clinician-rated tic severity interview, and re-rating of depression, anxiety, and daytime sleepiness measures. Findings will help researchers determine the degree to which non-medication treatments are helpful for insomnia in people with Tourette's disorder.
Severe primary or secondary graft dysfunction is one of major problem in patients with Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). In this study the hypothesis is that the use of plerixafor and G-CSF as additional agents in conditioning regimen would offers advantages. The effect is based on mobilizing bone marrow stem cells into the peripheral blood and blocking CXCR4 chemokine receptors to prevent stem cell homing. Thus, some have hypothesized that plerixafor and G-CSF make free stromal space of the bone marrow available for donor stem cell engraftment. Moreover, stem cell release probably leads to liberation of host stem cells from the anti-apoptotic effects of the BM stroma for the more powerful effect of chemotherapy. Thus, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficiency of myeloablative conditioning with Plerixafor and G-CSF as additional agents for prevention of graft failure after stem cell transplantation in patients with chronic granulomatous disease.
INTRODUCTION: Physical exercise (PE) is essential for alleviating the symptoms of sarcopenia. Low motivation is a major barrier to PE. Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) has the potential to improve motivation. However, few studies have used a mindfulness-based PE (MBPE) intervention among older people with sarcopenia.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of the MBPE program among community-dwelling older people with sarcopenia.
METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A two-arm pilot randomised controlled trial will be conducted to assess the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of an MBPE program among community-dwelling older people with sarcopenia. A total of 60 participants will be randomised into the intervention group, receiving the MBPE intervention twice a week over 12 weeks, or the control group, receiving health education with the same duration, number of sessions and frequency as the intervention group. Each session of the MBPE program will last about 60 min, including 5-10- min introduction, 20-min MBI, 30-min PE and 5-10-min sharing and discussion. The primary outcomes will be the feasibility (i.e., the time spent recruiting participants, the eligibility rate and the recruitment rate) and acceptability (i.e., the attendance rate, completion rate and attrition rate) of the MBPE program. The secondary outcomes will be the preliminary effects of the MBPE program on symptoms of sarcopenia, motivation for PE, psychological well-being, mindfulness level, physical activity level and quality of life. Individual interviews will be conducted to identify the strengths, limitations and therapeutic components of the intervention. The quantitative data will be analysed by generalised estimating equations. The qualitative data will be analysed by Braun and Clarke's thematic approach.
CONCLUSION: The findings of this study will be able to provide evidence for the health professionals in adopting MBPE as a supportive intervention for the older adults with sarcopenia and the groundworks for the researchers in developing non-pharmacological intervention for older adults. The positive effects could facilitate healthy ageing and relief the burden of the medical system, especially in the countries facing the ageing population.
TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT05982067; ClinicalTrials.gov.
The differentiation of microfold (M) cells is important in mucosal immunity. The differentiation of M cells is desirable, such as in situations in which a host response to an antigen is sub-optimal, or wherein increased uptake of a compound is desired. Methods are provided herein for increasing a mucosal immune response. The methods include selecting a subject in need of an increased mucosal immune response and administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of RANKL or another agonist of RANK, wherein the administration of RANKL or administration of an agonist of RANK results in the differentiation of M cells in the intestine or in another mucosal epithelium. The antigen can be a vaccine antigen. Methods are also provided for increasing drug delivery to a mucosa. The methods include administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of RANKL or an agonist of RANK and a therapeutically effective amount of a drug. In some examples, the drug is included in a particle or a bacteria, such as a Lactococcus.
Schools in this group implemented "Yo Sé Lo Que Quiero" program. This is the cultural adaptation of the Unplugged program. This is a preventive intervention to reduce tobacco, alcohol, and marihuana use among adolescents. It consists of 12 sessions, delivered by a trained facilitator on a weekly basis.
BACKGROUND: Constipation is a common symptom in maintenance hemodialysis patients and greatly affects the quality of survival of hemodialysis patients. Fecal microbiota transplantation and probiotics are feasible treatments for functional constipation, but there is still a gap in the research on the characteristics of gut flora in patients with maintenance hemodialysis combined with constipation. The aim of this study is to clarify the characteristics of the intestinal flora and its changes in maintenance hemodialysis patients with constipation.
METHODS: Fecal samples were collected from 45 participants, containing 15 in the maintenance hemodialysis constipation group,15 in the maintenance hemodialysis non-constipation group and 15 in the healthy control group. These samples were analyzed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The feature of the intestinal microbiome of maintenance hemodialysis constipation group and the microbiome differences among the three groups were elucidated by species annotation analysis, α-diversity analysis, β-diversity analysis, species difference analysis, and predictive functional analysis.
RESULTS: The alpha diversity analysis indicated that maintenance hemodialysis constipation group was less diverse and homogeneous than maintenance hemodialysis non-constipation group and healthy control group. At the genus level, the top ten dominant genera in maintenance hemodialysis constipation group patients were Enterococcus, Escherichia-Shigella, Bacteroides, Streptococcus, Bifidobacterium, Ruminococcus_gnavus_group, Lachnospiraceae_unclassified, Faecalibacterium, Akkermansia and UCG-002. Compared with non-constipation group, the Enterococcus, Rhizobiales_unclassified, Filomicrobium, Eggerthella, Allobaculum, Prevotella_7, Gordonibacter, Mitochondria_unclassified, Lachnoanaerobaculum were significantly higher in constipation group (p<0.05). Compared with non-constipation group, the Kineothrix, Rhodopirellula, Weissella were significantly lower in constipation group (p<0.05). The predictive functional analysis revealed that compared with non-constipation group, constipation group was significantly enriched in pathways associated with pyruate metabolism, flavonoid biosynthesis.
CONCLUSIONS: This study describes for the first time the intestinal microbiome characteristics of maintenance hemodialysis patients with constipation. The results of this study suggest that there is a difference in the intestinal flora between maintenance hemodialysis patients with constipation and maintenance hemodialysis patients without constipation.
Motivational nondirective resonance breathing (MNRB) version 1 will be delivered via a take-home guided breathing apparatus. Participants will be guided through a deep breathing session. Participants will practice MNRB version 1 for 15-minutes twice a day (once in the morning upon waking and once in the evening before bed) for 2 weeks.
OBJECTIVES: Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most prevalent malignancies worldwide, and early detection is crucial for improving patient survival rates. We aimed to identify immune infiltrating cell-related biomarkers in early gastric cancer (EGC) progression.
METHODS: The GSE55696 and GSE130823 datasets with low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia (LGIN), high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia (HGIN), and EGC samples were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database to perform an observational study. Immune infiltration analysis was performed by single sample gene set enrichment analysis and Estimation of STromal and Immune cells in MAlignant Tumor tissues using Expression data. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis was used to explore the co-expression modules and genes, and further enrichment analysis was performed on these genes. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network of these genes was constructed to identify biomarkers associated with EGC progression. Screened hub genes were validated by the rank sum test and reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction.
RESULTS: Immune scores were significantly elevated in EGC samples compared to LGIN and HGIN samples. The green-yellow module exhibited the strongest correlation with both immune score and disease progression. The 87 genes within this module were associated with the chemokine signaling pathways, the PI3K-Akt signaling pathways, leukocyte transendothelial migration, and Ras signaling pathways. Through PPI network analysis, the hub genes identified were protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor-type C (PTPRC), pleckstrin, CD53, CD48, lymphocyte cytosolic protein 1 (LCP1), hematopoietic cell-specific Lyn substrate 1, IKAROS Family Zinc Finger 1, Bruton tyrosine kinase, and Vav guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1. Notably, CD48, LCP1, and PTPRC showed high expression levels in EGC samples, with the remaining hub genes demonstrating a similar expression trend.
CONCLUSION: This study identified 9 immune cell-related biomarkers that may be actively involved in the progression of EGC and serve as potential targets for GC diagnosis and treatment.
Insulin amyloid polypeptide inhibitor, preparation method and application thereof. The invention relates to the field of drugs and particularly relates to an inhibitor 1 compound which can treat diabetes. A sequence of the inhibitor 2 is VLSVAALNHLDKATPIESH. A preparation method of the inhibitor 2 is carried out through Fmoc-protected solid-phase synthetic technology, with Rink amide MBHA resin and Fmoc-Gly-Wang resin as supporters, with 6-chloro-1-hydroxylbenzotriazole and N,N-diisopropyl carbodiimide as condensing agents, and with trifluoroacetic acid as a cutting reagent. The invention also provides an application of the inhibitor 2 for preventing or treating diabetes and complications thereof, wherein the complications comprise diabetic nephropathy, diabetic hypertension, diabetic eye diseases and diabetic neurogenic lesion. The inhibitor 2 can be employed for preventing or treating the diabetes and the complications thereof through various dosing methods, such as subcutaneous injection or intramuscular injection, intravenous injection or intravenous drip, and oral medication, such as pills, capsules, nasal spray agents and the like. The islet amyloid polypeptide inhibitor 2 can targetedly inhibit generation of islet amyloid polypeptide, thereby preventing or treating diabetes.
PURPOSE:To prepare the subject agent capable of omitting such a conventionally necessary process as to coat the hair with a protective agent and facilitating perming with a flatiron, leading to substantially shortening perming time. CONSTITUTION:This 1st agent can be prepared by incorporating (A) the original 1st agent formulated with (1) a reducing agent (pref. thioglycolic acid (salt)), (2) an alkali agent (pref. ammonia or monoethanolamine) and (3) a higher alcohol for the purpose of improving preservability with (B) 5-30% (W/V) of a hydrocarbon (pref. liquid paraffin, liquid polyisobutylene, esp. squalene). The 1st agent does not required coating of hair with a protective agent, has such effects as to prevent the hair from damage due to uneven coating of a protective agent, also prevents uneven perming and does not cause smoke generation during perming operation due to the use of a flatiron.
The SMBG-based titration algorithm will run on the Diabetes Assistant and Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform (DiAs-Cloud). DiAs-Cloud enables the seamless integration of a smart phone application and AWS server architecture to enable data capture, dose computation, review by the clinical team, and communication to study participants. Participants in the standard SMBG based titration group will wear a blinded CGM during the whole study. The total daily basal insulin dose will be converted 1:1 to Degludec. Algorithm informed dose changes will be made once weekly and checked by study physician.
PURPOSE: The prevalence of metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) is increasing globally due to advancements in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Whilst surgery can benefit specific patients, the complication rate can reach up to 34%, with limited reporting on their impact in the literature. This study aims to analyse the influence of major complications on the survival of surgically treated MESCC patients.
METHODS: Consecutive MESCC patients undergoing surgery and meeting inclusion criteria were selected. Survival duration from decompressive surgery to death was recorded. Perioperative factors influencing survival were documented and analysed. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis at one year compared these factors. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analyses were performed. Additionally, univariate analysis compared complicated and uncomplicated groups.
RESULTS: Seventy-five patients were analysed. Median survival for this cohort was 229 days (95% CI 174-365). Surgical complications, low patient performance, and rapid primary tumour growth were significant perioperative variables for survival in multivariate analyses (p < 0.001, p = 0.003, and p = 0.02, respectively) with a hazard ratio of 3.2, 3.6, and 2.1, respectively. Univariate analysis showed no variables associated with complication occurrence.
CONCLUSION: In this cohort, major surgical complications, patient performance, and primary tumour growth rate were found to be independent factors affecting one year survival. Thus, prioritizing complication prevention and appropriate patient selection is crucial for optimizing survival in this population.
FIELD: medicine.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to anaesthesiology, resuscitation and urology, and can be applied for prevention of cardiovascular complications in patients with syndrome of endogenous intoxication against the background of acute purulent pyelonephritis in perioperative period. For this purpose reamberine 1.5% in dose 400 ml is introduced to patient from the moment of clinical diagnosis daily to the moment of performing operation. After that, in the process of operation, at the stage of kidney decapsulation infusion of reamberine in the same dose in combination with intravenous blood irradiation is realised, with duration constituting 25 minutes. After that, in post operational period reamberine infusion is continued in the same dose during 8 days. Simultaneously for 3 days after operation intravenous blood irradiation is realised. From the 4-th day of post-operative period for five days reamberine infusions 1 time per day are combined with transdermal laser irradiation of operated kidney projection with duration 10 minutes. Then, without stopping reamberine infusion, biologically active points, connected with heart meridian C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, sympathetic point of heart meridian V15, ear points AP19, AP21, AP60, AP100, AP105, AP115 are successively exposed to laser irradiation.EFFECT: method ensures effective prevention of cardiovascular complications due to reduction of level of toxic action of products of peroxide oxidation of lipids on myocardium, which makes it possible to improve functional state of myocardium.1 tbl, 1 ex
Participants who have completed a prior clinical trial involving the administration of ABO-102 and are able to comply with onsite scheduled visits and assessments. Select participants may receive adjuvant IS therapy.
PURPOSE:To improve strength of a tablet comprising xylitol as a main component by mixing xylitol powder with an aqueous solution of arabinogalactan and then tableting. CONSTITUTION:99-99.5 pts.wt. of xylitol powder is uniformly mixed with 1-3.75 pts.wt. calculated as a solid amount of 10-60wt.% of an aqueous solution of arabinogalactan and tableted in about 10-100 mesh. Optionally the mixture is dried to <=1.0wt.% and tableted. Strength of a tablet comprising xylitol as a main component can be improved hardly increasing a production cost by mixing xylitol with a very small amount of the aqueous solution of the addition component except xylitol and granulating. A tablet to be soft and pleasant to the tongue is obtained without damaging a cooling feeling and sweetness strength as essential properties of xylitol.