Determination of Prefracture Physical Function in Community-Dwelling People Who Fracture Their Hip
摘要:
Background, Prefracture physical function must be accurately determined to set appropriate and attainable goals for rehabilitation following hip fracture. This is especially important for people who were living independently prior to their fracture. This study determines reliability and internal consistency of a prefracture physical function questionnaire (PFPFQ) completed by both patients and knowledgeable informants (KIs).Methods. A 20-item PFPFQ, including ambulation, transfers, balance, and self-care domains, was developed using focus groups. Community-dwelling patients with a hip fracture (N = 40, 77.9 +/- 8 years) completed the PFPFQ on two occasions during postoperative acute care. Forty KIs were identified by the patients and also completed the PFPFQ on two occasions via telephone interview. Day-to-day reliability of the patients and KIs [intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC)], and internal consistency [Kuder-Richardson coefficient (KR)] of the PFPFQ were determined.Results. Intrarater reliability was high with ICCs (95% confidence interval) of 0.94 (0.89, 0.96) for patients and 0.96 (0.93, 0.98) for KIs. Interrater reliability on occasion 1 had an ICC of 0.81 (0.69, 0.88). Internal consistency of the patient responses on the first occasion was high (KR coefficient = 0.896).Conclusions. The PFPFQ is a reliable and internally consistent instrument for determining prefracture physical function in community-dwelling people who fracture their hip. In situations where patients with a hip fracture are unable to provide this necessary information, KIs can provide reliable estimates of prefracture function to assist in setting appropriate rehabilitation goals.
Oxidative behaviours and relative reactivities of some α-hydroxy acids towards bromate ion in hydrochloric acid medium
作者:Kalyan Kali Sen Gupta、Amalendu Banerjee、Hrishikesh Chatterjee
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4020(01)89029-3
日期:——
parameters of the reactions have been compared. The plausible mechanism of the oxidation process has been suggested. The reactivity of the α-hydroxy acidstowards bromate ion are as follows: 9-hydroxy-9-carboxy fluorene > atrolactic acid > mandelic acid > benzilic acid > α-hydroxyisobutyric acid > lactic acid > glycolic acid.
CYTOTOXIC AGENTS COMPRISING NEW ANSAMITOCIN DERIVATIVES
申请人:ImmunoGen, Inc.
公开号:US20160058882A1
公开(公告)日:2016-03-03
New ansamitocin derivatives bearing a linking group are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for the synthesis of these new ansamitocin derivatives and methods for their linkage to cell-binding agents. The ansamitocin derivative-cell-binding agent conjugates are useful as therapeutic agents, which are delivered specifically to target cells and are cytotoxic. These conjugates display vastly improved therapeutic efficacy in animal tumor models compared to the previously described agents.
heterogeneous iron(III)‐catalyzed aerobic oxidation of aldehydes in water was developed. This method utilizes 1 atmosphere of oxygen as the sole oxidant, proceeds under extremely mild aqueous conditions, and covers a wide range of various functionalized aldehydes. Chromatography is generally not necessary for product purification. Its operational simplicity, gram‐scale oxidation, and the ability to successively
Design, synthesis and SARs of novel telomerase inhibitors based on BIBR1532
作者:Chao Liu、Hua Zhou、Xiao Bao Sheng、Xin Hua Liu、Fei Hu Chen
DOI:10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104077
日期:2020.9
their telomerase inhibitory activity were tested. Among them, eight compounds showed good activity against cancer cells, among them compounds 56, 57 and 59 also showed low toxicity. Some of them showed excellent telomerase inhibitory activity with IC50 values ranging from 0.62 μM to 8.87 μM. Based on above, in depth structure-activity relationships were summarized, the compounds by replacing methyl group
organization of K-Ras is controlled by the prenylbinding protein PDEδ, which enhances Ras diffusion in the cytosol. Inhibition of the Ras–PDEδ interaction by small molecules impairs Ras localization and signaling. Here we describe in detail the identification and structure guided development of Ras–PDEδ inhibitors targeting the farnesyl binding pocket of PDEδ with nanomolar affinity. We report kinetic