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Introduction It has been reported that environmental factors such as hypoxia could contribute to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Therapeutics like hyperbaric oxygen treatment, which improves tissue oxygen supply and ameliorates hypoxic conditions in the brain, may be an alternative therapy for AD and amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). The present work aims to investigate the potential therapeutic effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment for AD and aMCI. Methods We recruited 42 AD, 11 aMCI, and 30 control AD patients in this study. AD and aMCI patients were treated with 40 minutes of hyperbaric oxygen once a day for 20 days and assessed by neuropsychiatric assessments including Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scale before and at 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-up after treatment. Control AD patients who were not given hyperbaric oxygen treatment had similar clinical profile as hyperbaric oxygen treated AD. L86-8275 We examined 10 of the AD/aMCI patients with fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. Results In self-comparison study, one course of hyperbaric oxygen treatment significantly improved the cognitive function assessed by MMSE and MoCA in AD patients after 1-month follow-up; such treatment also significantly improved MMSE score at 3-month follow-up and MoCA score at 1- and 3-month follow-up in aMCI patients. The ADL scale was significantly improved in AD patients after 1- and 3-month follow-up. Compared to the control AD patients, the MMSE and MoCA in hyperbaric oxygen treated AD patients were significantly improved after 1-month follow-up. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment also ameliorated the reduced brain glucose metabolism in some of the AD and aMCI patients. Conclusion Based on previous studies and our recent findings, we propose that hyperbaric oxygen treatment may be a promising alternative therapy for AD and aMCI.Introduction Informal caregiving is an essential element of health-care delivery. Little data describes how caregivers structure care recipients' lives and impact their functional status. Methods We performed observational studies of community dwelling persons with dementia (PWD) to measure functional status by simultaneous assessment of physical activity (PA) and lifespace (LS). We present data from two caregiver/care-recipient dyads representing higher and average degrees of caregiver involvement. Results We acquired >42,800 (subject 1); >41,300 (subject 2) PA data points and >154,500 (subject 1); >119,700 (subject 2) LS data points over 15 months of near continuous observation. PA and LS patterns provided insights into the caregiver's role in structuring the PWD's day-to-day function and change in function over time. Discussion We show that device-enabled functional monitoring (FM) can successfully gather and display data at resolutions required for dementia care studies. Objective quantification of individual caregiver/care-recipient dyads provides opportunities to implement patient-centered care.Experiencing early employment disadvantage could lead to long-term labour market instability and labour market exclusion.•Migrants showed more turbulent transitions between labour market states than natives.•Belonging to a turbulent labour market trajectory is association with poor mental ill health in mid-life.Objective To investigate the utility of asymptomatic screening, including CA-125, imaging, and pelvic exam, in the diagnosis and management of recurrent ovarian cancer. Methods Women with ovarian cancer whose cancer recurred after remission were categorized by first method that their provider suspected disease recurrence CA-125, imaging, symptoms, or physical exam. Differences in clinicopathologic, primary treatment characteristics, and outcomes data including secondary cytoreductive surgery (SCS) outcome and overall survival (OS) were collected. Results 102 patients were identified at our institution from 2003 to 2015. 20 recurrences were detected by symptoms, while 62 recurrences were diagnosed first by asymptomatic rise in CA-125, 5 by pelvic exam, and 15 by imaging in the absence of known exam abnormality or rise in CA-125.Mean time to recurrence was 18.9 months, and median survival was 45.8 months. These did not vary by recurrence detection method (all p > 0.4). Patients whose disease was detected by CA-125 were less likely to undergo SCS than those detected by other means (21.7% vs. 35.0%, p = 0.007). In addition to the 5 patients whose recurrence was detected primarily by pelvic exam, an additional 10 (total n = 15) patients had an abnormal pelvic exam at time of diagnosis of recurrence. Discussion Recurrence detection method was not associated with differing rates of survival or optimal SCS, however those patients detected by CA-125 were less likely to undergo SCS. The pelvic exam was a useful tool for detecting a significant proportion of recurrences.Paraneoplastic syndromes are rarely associated with ovarian malignancies.•Paraneoplastic syndromes may be the presenting symptom of an underlying malignancy.•Rheumatologic disorders with unusual presentations may be malignancy related.•These rheumatologic disorders are often refractory to standard treatments.Secreted Protein Acid and Rich in Cysteine (SPARC) is an extracellular glycoprotein secreted by fibroblasts and osteoblasts in normal tissues. SPARC overexpression occurs in multiple tumors including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and may predict favorable response to nab-paclitaxel. The prognostic significance of SPARC expression in PDAC is unclear - some reports indicate SPARC overexpression associates with poor outcomes and others find no correlation. Considering neoadjuvant therapy enhances the stromal fibrosis of PDAC and taking into account that SPARC is a component of PDAC stromal fibrosis, we hypothesized that SPARC expression would be greater in neoadjuvant-treated versus treatment-naive PDAC. Quantitative immunohistochemistry was used to measure SPARC expression in resected PDAC in 74 cases of neoadjuvant treated PDAC and 95 cases of treatment-naïve PDAC. SPARC expression was increased 54% in neoadjuvant treated PDAC compared to treatment-naïve PDAC. These data indicate that increased SPARC expression correlates with neoadjuvant therapy in PDAC.Objectives In 2017, AMP, ASCO and CAP jointly published the first formalized classification system for the interpretation and reporting of sequence variants in cancer. link2 The challenges of incorporating new variant interpretation guidelines into existing, validated workflows have likely hampered adoption and implementation in labs with classification methods in place. Ambiguity in assigning clinical significance across guidelines is grounded in differential weighting of evidence used in variant assessment. Therefore, we undertook an internal process-improvement exercise to correlate the two classification schemes using historical laboratory data. Design and methods Existing clinical variant assignments from 40 consecutive oncology cases comprising 150 somatic variants were re-assessed according to the 2017 AMP/ASCO/CAP scheme. Approximately 50% of these were cancers of the gynecologic tract. Results Our laboratory-developed (GPS) classifications for 'actionable' variants and variants of uncertain clinical significance mapped consistently with the AMP/ASCO/CAP Tiers I-III. The majority of Level 1 variants were reclassified to Tier I (21/25; 84%) while all Level 2 and Level 4 variants were assigned to Tier II (9/9; 100%) and Tier III (17/17; 100%), respectively. The greatest variability was seen for GPS Level 3 variants, which was strongly influenced by TP53 interpretations. Ultimately, we found that most GPS Level 3 variants were classified as Tier III (77/99; 77.8%). Conclusions Our internally developed 5-level classifications mapped consistently with the proposed AMP/ASCO/CAP 4-Tiered system. As a result of this analysis, we can provide a framework for other labs considering a similar transition to the 2017 AMP/ASCO/CAP guidelines and a rationale for explaining specific discrepancies.Background The initial stability of press-fit acetabular components is partially determined by the reaming technique. Nonhemispherical (NHS) acetabular shells, which have a larger radius at the rim than the dome, often require larger reaming preparations than the same-sized hemispherical (HS) shells. Furthermore, deeper central reaming may provide a more stable press fit. Using a reproducible, in vitro protocol, we compared initial shell stability under different reaming techniques with HS and NHS acetabular components. Methods Cavities for 54-mm NHS and 56-mm HS acetabular components were premachined in 20-pcf Sawbones blocks. Acetabular cavities included diameters of 54, 55, "54+," and "55+". "+" indicates a cavity with a 2-mm smaller diameter that is 2-mm deeper. A 4750N statically applied force seated shells to a height that was comparable with shell height after an orthopaedic surgeon's manual impaction. Force required to dislodge shells was assessed via a straight torque-out with a linear load. Results Increased preparation depth (+) was associated with deeper shell seating in all groups. Deeper central reaming increased required lever-out force for all groups. Overall, HS and NHS implants prepared with 55 + preparation had the highest lever-out forces, although this was not significantly higher than those with 54+. Conclusions In 20-pcf Sawbones, representing dense bone, overreaming depth by 1-mm improved initial seating measurements. In both HS and NHS acetabular shells, seating depth and required lever-out force were higher in the "+" category. It is unclear, however, whether a decreased diameter ream increased seating stability (55+ vs 54+). Clinically, this deeper central reaming technique may help initial acetabular stability.Data in this paper covers in-cylinder pressure and volume, crank angle degrees as time magnitude, first derivate of in-cylinder pressure, admission pressure and injection pressure in a diesel engine fuelled with biodiesel. This data brings additional information such as ignition delay and rate of heat released. As condensed information, some graphs were obtained and are into the database such as in-cylinder vs. CAD, first derivate of in-cylinder pressure vs. CAD and ROHR vs. CAD. The data shows the measurements of the cylinder pressure behaviour of biodiesel from two different sources, which are both of interest of bioenergy industry at local scenarios (Jatropha curcas and Fatty Acid Distillates). Data in the paper are shown in Tables and Graphs. Through this data, a more accurate approach to engines performance and combustion can be reach, enhancing combustion efficiency and understanding of differences with standard diesel fuel.An inflammatory systemic reaction is common after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). We recently reported about an involvement of Mon2-monocytes, the CD11b expression on monocytes and parameters of systemic inflammation before TAVI correlating with early mortality after TAVI. Here, we provide data of monocyte subpopulations, CD11b expression and parameters of a systemic inflammation in dependence of three-month mortality after TAVI. With this, we provide further insights into inflammatory mechanism after TAVI. The data were collected by flow-cytometric quantification analyses of peripheral blood in 120 consecutive patients who underwent TAVI (on day 1 and 7 after TAVI). link3 Monocyte-subsets were identified by their CD14 and CD16 expression and monocyte-platelet-aggregates (MPA) by CD14/CD41 co-expression. The extent of monocyte activation was determined by quantification of CD11b-expression (activate epitope). Additionally, pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin were measured using the cytometric bead array method or standard laboratory tests.
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