Predicting postoperative opioid use with machine learning and insurance claims in opioid-naïve patients.

Background: The clinical impact of postoperative opioid use requires accurate prediction strategies to identify at-risk patients. We utilize preoperative claims data to predict postoperative opioid refill and new persistent use in opioid-naïve patients.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 112,898 opioid-naïve adult postoperative patients from Optum's de-identified Clinformatics® Data Mart database.

Characterization of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) fermented by Rhizopus oligosporus and its bioactive properties.

Quinoa is a pseudocereal that contains high quality protein, minerals, vitamins, polyphenols, and phytosterols. In this study, quinoa was fermented by Rhizopus oligosporus (R. oligosporus) up to 5 days and the functional compounds (L-carnitine, GABA, vanillic acid and gallic acid) were analyzed by LC/MS.

The use of fermented buckwheat to produce L-carnitine enriched oyster mushroom.

L-Carnitine is an essential compound that shuttles long chain fatty acids into mitochondria. The objective of this study was to produce L-carnitine enriched oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) using common buckwheat fermented by Rhizopus oligosporus. Mushroom grown on common buckwheat medium contained 9.

Synthesis and characterization of novel astragalin galactosides using β-galactosidase from Bacillus circulans.

Astragalin (kaempferol-3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, Ast) is a kind of flavonoid known to have anti-oxidant, anti-HIV, anti-allergic, and anti-inflammatory effects. It has low solubility in water. In this study, novel astragalin galactosides (Ast-Gals) were synthesized using β-galactosidase from Bacillus circulans and reaction conditions were optimized to increase the conversion yield of astragallin.