anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
The BI participants will initially undergo simple spirometry and a 6-minute walk test and Borg scale application upon admission to the thoracic surgery department. Immediately after the exams, they will undergo a TENS application session over the acupuncture points: Feishu, Zhongfu, Taiyuan and Dingchuan using a frequency of 200Hz and a pulse time of 80 seconds of sufficient intensity to cause a slight sensation of local numbness without muscle fasciculations. The TENS application time will be 30 minutes. Immediately after the TENS application, the participants will be submitted to a new spirometry, a new 6-minute walk test and again to the Borg scale.
A medication management method, device and system. The system comprises a medicine taking management device, a mobile phone application program and a server. The medicine taking management device comprises a shell, a plurality of groups of medicine storage bins, a bin placing mechanism, a sealing mechanism, a miniature vacuum pump, a miniature air release valve, an air pipe, a suction nozzle, a motion unit, a sensing unit, a rechargeable battery and a controller. The controller is provided with a control unit, a wireless unit, an interaction unit, an information acquisition unit, a driving unit and a power management unit. The wireless unit comprises a Bluetooth communication unit and a remote communication unit, and interacts with the mobile phone application program through the Bluetooth communication unit. The interaction unit comprises a key unit, a display unit, a playing unit and a pickup unit, and provides various interaction capabilities for users. The information acquisition unit comprises a pump working state acquisition unit, a motion state acquisition unit, a sound acquisition unit, a temperature detection unit, a humidity acquisition unit and a gesture acquisition unit. The driving unit provides a modulated driving voltage for the micro vacuum pump, the air release valve and the motion unit. The application realizes the functions of long-term storage, full-automatic preparation, multiple personification reminding, medication information tracking, remote monitoring and the like of medicines by adopting compact and intelligent design, and improves medication compliance of users by means of automation and intellectualization.
Piritramide 15mg s.c. 2 times after surgery as basic medication. Piritramide 7.5mg s.c. maximum 2 per 24h when numeric rating scale (NRS) \> 5.
The invention provides a fluoride releasing dental primer composition which includes a polymerizable acrylic compound, a light activated catalyst, and an organic amino hydrofluoride. This fluoride releasing dental primer composition is used by applying it to dentin and illuminating it with visible light to polymerize the polymerizable acrylic compound. The invention provides a method of priming dentin by applying a fluoride releasing dental primer composition. The fluoride releasing dental primer composition has a polymerizable acrylic compound, a light activated catalyst, and an organic amino hydrofluoride having from about 2 to about 30 carbon atoms. The polymerizable acrylic compound is adapted to polymerize to form polymeric material. The organic amino hydrofluoride is adapted to leach from the polymeric material, chelate to dentin and release fluoride.
Aim: An accurate and fast ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry analytical method was developed and validated for quantifying fluconazole levels in human plasma according to the US FDA guidelines.Materials & methods: A simple protein precipitation by acetonitrile was employed for the sample preparation. The chromatographic separation was carried out using isocratic elution of water (0.1% formic acid) and acetonitrile on an Acquity ultra-high performance liquid chromatography HSS T3 column. Samples from ten adult patients diagnosed with candidemia who received fluconazole treatment were analyzed.Results & conclusion: The method demonstrated excellent linearity and stability within the 1-50 μg/ml range (r2 >0.999). The intraday and interday precision were determined with coefficient of variation values ranging from 1.4 to 4.38% and 2.8 to 6.6%, respectively. This rapid and selective method has successfully analyzed 27 plasma samples. The straightforward sample preparation in a single step and the reduced analysis time make this method suitable for adult patients with candidemia, leading to improved clinical outcomes.
Respiratory intervention delivered once a week for 6 weeks, after two initial baseline testing sessions. Participants will perform exhalation exercises through a breathing device. Homework activities will be assigned. Post-training testing sessions will also be conducted.
One subject group will lose 10% of initial body weight using RYGB. RYGB is an operation that first divides the stomach into a small upper pouch and a much larger lower "remnant" pouch and then re-arranges the small intestine to connect to both, in this way bypassing part of the small intestine.
Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen, yet the immune factors that protect against infection remain elusive. High titers of opsonic IgG antibodies, achieved in preclinical animal immunization studies, have consistently failed to provide protection in humans. Here, we investigate antibody responses to the conserved S. aureus surface glycan wall teichoic acid (WTA) and detect the presence of WTA-specific IgM and IgG antibodies in the plasma of healthy individuals. Functionally, WTA-specific IgM outperforms IgG in opsonophagocytic killing of S. aureus and protects against disseminated S. aureus bacteremia through passive immunization. In a clinical setting, patients with S. aureus bacteremia have significantly lower WTA-specific IgM but similar IgG levels compared to healthy controls. Importantly, low WTA-IgM levels correlate with disease mortality and impaired bacterial opsonization. Our findings may guide risk stratification of hospitalized patients and inform future design of antibody-based therapies and vaccines against serious S. aureus infection.
Propafenone hydrochloride is an antiarrhythmic drug supplied in extended-release capsules of 225 mg, 325 mg, and 425 mg for oral administration. Chemically, propafenone hydrochloride is 2’-[2-hydroxy-3-(propylamino)-propoxy]-3-phenylpropiophenone hydrochloride, with a molecular weight of 377.92. The molecular formula is C21H27NO3•HCl.

Propafenone HCl has some structural similarities to beta-blocking agents. The structural formula of propafenone HCl is given below:

Propafenone HCl occurs as a white powder. It is soluble in methanol and hot water. Propafenone hydrochloride extended-release capsules are filled with circular biconvex minitablets containing propafenone and the following inactive ingredients: black iron oxide, gelatin, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, potassium hydroxide, propylene glycol, shellac, sodium lauryl sulfate, talc, and titanium dioxide.
PURPOSE: This study aims at linking subtle changes of fixational eye movements (FEM) in controls and in patients with foveal drusen using adaptive optics retinal imaging in order to find anatomo-functional markers for pre-symptomatic age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
METHODS: We recruited 7 young controls, 4 older controls, and 16 patients with presymptomatic AMD with foveal drusen from the Silversight Cohort. A high-speed research-grade adaptive optics flood illumination ophthalmoscope (AO-FIO) was used for monocular retinal tracking of fixational eye movements. The system allows for sub-arcminute resolution, and high-speed and distortion-free imaging of the foveal area. Foveal drusen position and size were documented using gaze-dependent imaging on a clinical-grade AO-FIO.
RESULTS: FEM were measured with high precision (RMS-S2S = 0.0015 degrees on human eyes) and small foveal drusen (median diameter = 60 µm) were detected with high contrast imaging. Microsaccade amplitude, drift diffusion coefficient, and ISOline area (ISOA) were significantly larger for patients with foveal drusen compared with controls. Among the drusen participants, microsaccade amplitude was correlated to drusen eccentricity from the center of the fovea.
CONCLUSIONS: A novel high-speed high-precision retinal tracking technique allowed for the characterization of FEM at the microscopic level. Foveal drusen altered fixation stability, resulting in compensatory FEM changes. Particularly, drusen at the foveolar level seemed to have a stronger impact on microsaccade amplitudes and ISOA. The unexpected anatomo-functional link between small foveal drusen and fixation stability opens up a new perspective of detecting oculomotor signatures of eye diseases at the presymptomatic stage.
Chronic stress-mediated sustained release of neurotransmitters, which ultimately leads to the activation of β2-adrenergic receptor (β2-AR) signaling, is one of the most important reasons for triple-negative breast cancer (TBNC) progression. Quercetin (Que) has been proven to have the advantage of ameliorating stress psychological disorder. Our present study aimed to investigate the effect of Que on tumor growth and metastasis in TNBC xenograft mice undergoing stress, and to explore its underlying mechanisms. We first evaluated the effect of Que on the progression of TNBC in nude mice in vivo. The results showed that, Que could inhibit chronic stress-induced TNBC growth and occurrence of lung metastasis. We subsequently employed epinephrine (E) as a representative of stress hormone to investigate its possible mechanism in vitro. The results showed that, Que could inhibit E-mediated proliferation and migration of TNBC cells by blocking β2-AR/ERK1/2 pathway. In conclusion, our data demonstrated that Que could inhibit chronic stress-induced ERK1/2 activity in TNBC cells, and thereby weakening the potential for TNBC growth and metastasis.
In one embodiment, a portable specimen and collection kit is provided. The kit provides improved patient triage and streamlined specimen collection with a cloud-based, HIPAA-compliant and user-friendly software that is accessed by a field operations person via a tablet computer and a mobile hotspot. The kit may use a software platform currently deployed in 7 U.S. state public health labs and most of the public health labs in Canada. Once patient demographic details and answers to triage questions are captured, labels are printed on an included wireless portable label printer and affixed to the specimen container(s). The software routes the specimen to the appropriate location (public health or commercial lab) for testing based on priority and workload. The order information is transmitted electronically to the testing laboratory information system so that the specimen is immediately ready to be tested upon receipt in the laboratory.
PURPOSE:A remedy for infectious diseases having Pseudomonas cepacia as a prophlogistic bacteria, comprising 6beta-bromopenicillanic acid, or its salt and ester as active ingredients. CONSTITUTION:A remedy for infectious diseases comprising 6beta-bromopenicillanic acid or its salt (e.g., Na salt, K salt, Ca salt, Mg salt, etc.) and its ester (methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, methylthiomethyl, etc. in order to increase blood concentration and to prolong effective time) as active ingredients and, if necessary, additives such as an auxiliary, stabilizer, wetting agent, etc. Tablet, granule, powder, capsule, suppository, injection, solution, suspension, syrup, emulsion, etc., may be cited as the dosage form. It can be used together with beta-lactam antibiotic. A dose is 100-5,000mg/day, or a larger dose can be administered.
The invention relates to methods and compositions for manipulating bacterial resistance to non-antibiotic antibacterial compositions, disinfectants and organic solvents. The invention provides methods for rendering bacterial cells susceptible to non-antibiotic antibacterial compositions. Also provided are methods to reduce the selection of bacterial mutants having a multiple antibiotic resistance phenotype by non-antibiotic antibacterial compositions. The invention also provides methods for testing the ability of non-antibiotic antibacterial compositions to select for or induce a multiple antibiotic resistance phenotype in bacteria. Also provided are methods for increasing or decreasing bacterial tolerance to organic solvents by increasing or decreasing the activity of bacterial organic solvent efflux pumps. Compositions useful in the foregoing methods are also provided.
Vitamin D has an important role in the regulation of both the innate and adaptive immune systems. There are very few studies of such roles in the neonatal population. It is potentially an attractive therapeutic agent for sepsis given its low cost and low risk of toxicity and side effects. There is no consensus regarding to the dose of vitamin D supplementation required for preterm infants given the paucity of evidence. AAP and ESPGHAN have recommended different dosages of vitamin D ranging from 400 IU to 1000 IU per day. The influence of different doses of vitamin D on immunological status and clinical outcomes of preterm infants with late-onset sepsis has not been evaluated before. This RCT will evaluate the influence of different doses of vitamin D3 (800 IU/d versus 400 IU/d), on serum levels of interleukin (IL)-6, TNF-alpha and C- reactive (CRP) in premature infants with clinical evidence of late-onset sepsis we will also evaluate their safety and influence on clinical outcomes of these infants
This intervention will consist of a two-month, personalized, goal-based counseling approach to promote physical activity. Over the first two weeks of the behavioral intervention, participants will also received 10, once-daily, 20-minute sessions of sham stimulation.
After standard chemotherapy and surgery for the localized disease, pulmonary metastases of osteosarcoma occurs in up to 40% of cases and still remain challenging without satisfactory regimen. Apatinib is a oral kinase inhibitor of receptor tyrosine targeting VEGFR2. A pilot study indicated that Apatinib improved the PFS after multi-line chemotherapy failure, and might partly reversed chemo-refractory status for advanced osteosarcoma. Thus, the investigators explored the efficacy of combining Apatinib with current available second-line chemotherapy compared to chemotherapy alone for treating first resectable pulmonary metastases of osteosarcoma following the failure of first-line chemotherapy and wide/radical-margin surgery. Participants will receive 250 mg of apatinib twice daily combined with gemcitabine-docetaxel (GD) regimen before and after the surgical resection of the pulmonary metastases. Osteosarcoma patients with pulmonary recurrence only at baseline will be recruited in the study. The primary end point is progression-free survival rate (PFR) compared with historical control. A12 month PFR of 30% or less is considered inactive, while a 12 month PFR of 50% or greater is regarded as of interest for additional development. With a type I error rate of 5% and a power of 83%, the number of patients needed for this design is 43.
Abdominal trauma, congenital abnormalities and ischemic injury cause intestinal damage that prevents the digestion and absorption of fluids and nutrients essential for life. Intestinal transplantation is life-saving for patients with complications related to the administration of intravenous nutrients. Approximately 100-160 intestinal transplants (ITx) are performed in the US annually. However, patient survival rates are far from optimal, due to high rejection rates resulting from an immune attack of the recipient against the donor, termed host-vs-graft (HVG) reactivity The high levels of global immunosuppression used to prevent rejection come with a high risk of infections and malignant disease (i.e. lymphoma). Thus, there is an urgent need for a well-tolerated treatment strategy that controls rejection while reducing these risks. Immune tolerance, in which the immune system regards the donor as "self" so that long-term graft acceptance is achieved without life-long immunosuppression, would accomplish this goal . Infusion of bone marrow cells from the same donor of the solid organs could promote a state called "mixed chimerism" in which both donor cells and recipient cells coexist in the body. Mixed chimerism has been shown to induce tolerance to the transplanted organ in animal models and in patients receiving kidney transplants.

The investigators propose studies to promote tolerance induction in intestinal transplant recipients by administering donor bone marrow stem cells to promote lasting mixed chimerism. The investigators' proposal builds on their demonstration that mixed chimerism commonly occurs in intestinal transplant (ITx) recipients without bone marrow transplant, and that its presence correlates with reduced rejection rates. However, this mixed chimerism is not permanent. The investigators have discovered that there are bone marrow stem cells in the donor intestinal grafts and that some of these survive and enter the bone marrow of the recipient. This process is facilitated by a phenomenon called a "lymphohematopoietic graft-vs-host responses (LGVHR)", in which T lymphocytes from the ITx donor attack recipient blood-forming cells to make "space" for their own establishment in the bone marrow, but do not induce GVHD. The investigators have also obtained evidence that this immune response suppresses rejection of the graft.
PURPOSE: To obtain a pigment having improved mechanical resistance and chemical resistance by incorporating mineral oxides and dyes in such a manner that at least a part of the dyes is included in the mineral oxides. CONSTITUTION: The powder contains mineral oxides and dyes, and at least a part of the dyes is included in the mineral oxides. The mineral oxides are selected from oxides or hydroxides of aluminum, titanium, zirconium and silicon. To produce the color pigment, a reaction medium containing the precursors of the mineral oxides and at least one kind of dye is prepared to cause coprecipitation or crystallization of the oxides and the dye. Then the produced pigment and the liquid phase are separated from the reaction medium. Thereby, the obtd. pigment has improved mechanical resistance and chemical resistance.
A primary cohort of eligible patients from the cancer center of Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital is used for developing the radiomics-based nomogram prediction model. In the training cohort, a sample size of 88 was required to accept the hypothesis that the prediction accuracy of the radiomics-based nomogram model was greater than 45% with 90% power and to reject the hypothesis that the prediction accuracy rate was less than 30% with an α error of 5%. Initially, we planned to enroll 77 patients in the first stage. If 27 or more prediction accuracy rates were observed, we planned to continue to the second stage for a total of 88 patients for the analysis. Considering some deviant cases, the preplanned accrual number was set to 100 patients in the training cohort.
PURPOSE: To examine the potential association between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and hyperuricemia and to elucidate the underlying contributory factors.
METHODS: Retrospective study on 603 women with PCOS and 604 women without PCOS. Anthropometric features, reproductive hormone profiles, and metabolic parameters were measured and compared between two groups of patients. Examinations of correlations between SUA levels and other parameters were conducted to discern potential correlations.
RESULTS: Both serum uric acid levels and the incidence of hyperuricemia exhibited statistically significant elevations in women with PCOS when compared to their counterparts without PCOS. Nonetheless, this statistical difference was not found between the obese subgroup after stratifying study subjects by body mass index (BMI). Pearson's correlation analysis underscored the prominence of BMI as a robust factor influencing SUA levels in women, regardless of their PCOS status. Furthermore, multivariable linear regression model demonstrated significant positive associations between SUA levels and several variables, namely dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S), free androgen index (FAI), total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), free fatty acids (FFA), fasting insulin (FINS), homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), area under the curve for insulin (AUC-I), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST). Additionally, it is noteworthy that the prevalence of hyperuricemia exhibited a positive association with fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels, while conversely, it displayed a negative association with estradiol (E2) levels.
CONCLUSIONS: PCOS is associated with a significant elevation of SUA level and hyperuricemia prevalence. HA, IR, and dyslipidemia may be the mediators in the pathogenesis of hyperuricemia in women with PCOS.
BACKGROUND: People with epilepsy (PWE) frequently experience sleep disturbances that can severely affect their quality of life. Depression is also a common symptom in the PWE population and can aggravate sleep problems. However, the interplay between epilepsy, depression, and sleep disturbances is not yet fully understood. Our study was designed to investigate the association between epilepsy and sleep disturbances in US adults and to determine whether depressive symptoms play a mediating role in this relationship.
METHODS: We examined data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning January 1, 2015, to March 2020, before the pandemic.A total of 10,093 participants aged ≥ 20 years with complete data on epilepsy and sleep disturbance were included. Weighted multiple logistic regression and mediation analysis were used to explore the associations among depression, epilepsy, and sleep disturbance. Interaction effects of epilepsy with various covariates were also investigated.
RESULTS: Epilepsy was associated with depression and sleep disturbances. Weighted logistic regression analysis revealed a significant association between epilepsy and sleep disturbances (OR = 3.67, 95% CI = 1.68-8.04). Depression partially mediated this relationship, demonstrating a mediation effect of 23.0% (indirect effect = 0.037, P < 0.001). Subgroup analyses revealed variations in the relationship between epilepsy and sleep disturbances among different groups. Furthermore, interaction analyses revealed significant interactions between epilepsy and age (P = 0.049) and hypertension (P = 0.045).
CONCLUSIONS: Our study utilizing NHANES data confirmed that depression partially mediated the association between epilepsy and sleep disturbance. Additionally, we observed differences in this association across demographic groups. Addressing depressive symptoms in PWE may improve their sleep quality, but further research is needed to explore the underlying mechanisms.