Concert recording 2016-01-29

[Track 01]. Impromptu no. 1 in F major, op. 78, no. 1 / S. Coleridge Taylor -- [Track 02]. Go down Moses / Fela Sowande -- [Track 03]. Retrospection / Florence B. Price -- [Track 04]. Suite for organ, violin and violoncello. Theme and variation / Josef Rheinberger -- [Track 05]. Improvisation on We shall overcome / arranged by Carl Haywood

Concert recording 2017-04-29a

[Track 1]. Sonata in D minor no. 2, op. 5. I. Andante II. Presto / Francesco Saverio Geminiani -- [Track 2]. Cello sonata no. 3 in A major, op. 69. I. Allegro ma non tanto / Ludwig van Beethoven -- [Track 3]. Piano trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8. I. Allegro [Track 4]. II. Scherzo [Track 5]. III. Adagio [Track 6]. IV. Allegro molto agitato / Johannes Brahms

Concert recording 2016-04-23b

[Track 01]. España / Vitaly Buyanovsky -- [Track 02]. Concerto : La choisy. Allegro ; [Track 03]. Adagio ; [Track 04]. Allegro / Michel Corrette -- [Track 05]. Villanelle / Paul Dukas -- [Track 06]. Bagatelle / Hermann Neuling -- [Track 07]. Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 11 / Richard Strauss

Concert recording 2015-04-19

[Track 01]. Suite no. 3 for solo cello. Prelude / J.S. Bach -- [Track 02]. Suite no. 4 for solo cello. Sarabande ; Bourree I & II / J.S. Bach -- [Track 03]. Two pieces / Anton von Webern -- [Track 04]. Song without words / Felix Mendelssohn -- [Track 05]. Suite no. 2 for solo cello. Prelude / J.S. Bach -- [Track 06]. Sicilienne / Gabriel Fauré -- [Track 07]. Scherzo / Daniel van Goens -- [Track 08]. Suite no. 5 for solo cello. Prelude / J.S. Bach -- [Track 09]. Suite no.5 for solo cello. Allemande ; Courante ; Sarabande ; Gavotte I & II ; Gigue / J.S. Bach

Concert recording 2017-04-25

[Track 1] Silent woods for cello and piano op.68/5 from the Bohemian forest / Antonín Dvořák -- [Track 2] Concerto for cello and piano in E minor, op. 85. II. Lento - allegro molto / E[Track 1]. Silent woods for cello and piano op.68/5 from the Bohemian forest / Antonín Dvořák -- [Track 2]. Concerto for cello and piano in E minor, op. 85. II. Lento - allegro molto / Edward Elgar -- [Track 3]. Concerto for cello and piano in B minor, op. 104. II. Adagio ma non troppo / Dvořák -- [Track 4]. Suite for cello and piano, op. 16. II. Sérénade (andantino) ; [Track 5]. III. Gavotte (allegro non troppo) / Camille Saint-Saëns -- [Track 6]. Polonaise de concert for cello and piano, op. 14 / David Popper -- [Track 7]. Suite for three cellos. I. Allegro ; [Track 8]. IV. Lento / Fernand de La Tombelle -- [Track 9]. Sonata for cello and piano, op. 43/2 in C major. I. Allegro / Bernhard Romberg ; arranged by F. Gustav Jansen -- [Track 10]. Impromptu no. 3 in G major, D. 899 / Franz Schubert -- [Track 11]. Sonata 3 for cello and piano in A major, op. 69. I. Allegro ma non tanto / L.V. Beethoven -- [Track 12]. Two pieces from The blizzard. I. Romance ; [Track 13]. II. Waltz / Georgy Sviridov ; story by Alexander Pushkin

Prevalence of adrenal masses in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>To date, there have been no reports on the prevalence of adrenal masses in type 2 diabetic patients. The present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of adrenal incidentaloma in type 2 diabetic patients in Japan.</p> <p>Subjects</p> <p>We retrospectively evaluated the presence of adrenal masses using abdominal CT scans in 304 type 2 diabetic patients. In those with adrenal masses, we examined the hormone production capacity of the adrenal mass.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Fourteen patients (4.6%) had an adrenal mass. Hormonal analysis identified one case as having subclinical Cushing's syndrome, two with primary aldosteronism. Eleven cases had non-functioning masses.</p> <p>Discussion</p> <p>The reported prevalence of adrenal incidentaloma in normal subjects is 0.6-4.0% in abdominal CT scan series. Our results show a relatively high prevalence of adrenal tumors in diabetic patients. On the other hand, the frequency of functional adenoma in diabetic patients is 21.4%, which is similar to that of normal subjects.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Although further studies are needed to evaluate the prevalence of adrenal tumors in diabetic patients, our data suggest that evaluation of the presence of adrenal masses may be needed in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.</p

Concert recording 2016-11-15

[Track 1]. Subjugation. Connection [Track 2]. Captivation / Durgan Maxey -- [Track 3]. Fight / Bryce Owens -- [Track 4]. Overture to Stay / Joshua Bland -- [Track 5]. A cellist\u27s legacy. Part I [Track 6]. Part II / Eric Dreggors -- [Track 7]. Evening prayer / Robbie Baker -- [Track 8]. Elegy / Brandon Wade -- [Track 9]. The grotesques trio. Gargoyles [Track 10]. Chimera [Track 11]. Grotesques / Marissa Johnson -- [Track 12]. Crosshair / Joshua Bland -- [Track 13]. Nightwind sings / L. Coley Pitchford -- [Track 14]. Six reflections through poetry. Memories (Walt Whitman) [Track 15]. The musician\u27s wife (Weldon Kees) [Track 16]. The road not taken (Robert Frost) [Track 17]. Lessons (Whitman) [Track 18]. Stronger lessons (Whitman) [Track 19]. O me! O life! (Whitman) / Nick Vecchio -- [Tracks 20-21]. String quartet #1 / Jeremiah Flannery -- [Track 22]. Tides. Morning tide [Track 23]. Bore tide / Elizabeth Greener -- [Track 24]. Shepherd\u27s contemplation / Robbie Baker -- Green grass / arranged by Eva Martin -- [Track 25]. Urbe fracta est II. A prayer for Jerusalem / Joshua Bland

Antimicrobial and antimutagenic activity of probiotics

Pojavom, antibiotik-rezistentnih bakterija, koncept probiotika kao prirodnog načina sprječavanja rasta patogenih bakterija postaje vrlo zanimljiv. Probiotici su definirani kao živi mikrobni dodatak hrani koji osigurava povoljan učinak na domaćina, te poboljšava ravnotežu mikroflore njegovog probavnog sustava. U humanoj prehrani najčešće se kao probiotici koriste bakterije Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Bifidobacterium bifidum. Bifidobacterium longum i kvasac Saccharomyces boulardii. Probiotici proizvode organske kiseline od kojih su octena, mliječna i pirogrožđana u najvećoj količini. Neki istraživači vjeruju da je mliječna kiselina jedina značajna antimikrobna tvar. Prikazana je antimutagena aktivnost octene, maslačne, mliječne i pirogrožđane kiseline koje proizvode probiotici, prema 8 mutagenih ili promutagenih tvari.With the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the concept of probiotics as a natural way of suppressing pathogens has attracted much attention. Probiotics are defined as a "live microbial good supplement, which provide beneficial effects on the host by improving its intestinal microbial balance." Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum and the yeast Saccharomyces boulardii are the most commonly organisms used as probiotics in human diet. Probiotic bacteria produce several organic acids with acetic, lactic and pyruvic acid being the major ones. Several researches belive that lactic acid is the only antimicrobial agent of importance. The antimutagenic activity of acetic, butyric, lactic and pyruvic acids, produced by probiotics, versus 8 mutagens or promutagens is reported

Dimethyl fumarate in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial

Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) inhibits inflammasome-mediated inflammation and has been proposed as a treatment for patients hospitalised with COVID-19. This randomised, controlled, open-label platform trial (Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy [RECOVERY]), is assessing multiple treatments in patients hospitalised for COVID-19 (NCT04381936, ISRCTN50189673). In this assessment of DMF performed at 27 UK hospitals, adults were randomly allocated (1:1) to either usual standard of care alone or usual standard of care plus DMF. The primary outcome was clinical status on day 5 measured on a seven-point ordinal scale. Secondary outcomes were time to sustained improvement in clinical status, time to discharge, day 5 peripheral blood oxygenation, day 5 C-reactive protein, and improvement in day 10 clinical status. Between 2 March 2021 and 18 November 2021, 713 patients were enroled in the DMF evaluation, of whom 356 were randomly allocated to receive usual care plus DMF, and 357 to usual care alone. 95% of patients received corticosteroids as part of routine care. There was no evidence of a beneficial effect of DMF on clinical status at day 5 (common odds ratio of unfavourable outcome 1.12; 95% CI 0.86-1.47; p = 0.40). There was no significant effect of DMF on any secondary outcome