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Methamphetamine (MA) is the second most commonly used illicit drug in the world, after cannabis. There are limited data on the outcomes of pregnant MA users but there is rapidly emerging evidence to suggest that they are more vulnerable, marginalized and impoverished compared with other drug-using mothers. MA use during pregnancy is associated with worse pregnancy outcomes and significantly higher rates of co-existing health and psychosocial problems. Newborn infants exposed to MA are at increased risk of perinatal complications, present differently at birth to infants exposed to other drugs of dependency such as opioids and have poorer neurological adaptation and feeding difficulties. Sparse literature from neuroimaging and cohort studies suggests that the neurocognitive deficits in MA exposed children persist, even into adulthood. Current clinical practice guidelines for the care of substance exposed pregnant women are opioid-centric with little attention paid to the consequences of prenatal MA exposure.Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a contagious virus that has spread to more than 200 countries, territories, and regions. Thousands of studies to date have examined all aspects of this disease, yet little is known about the postrecovery status of patients, especially in the long term. Here, we examined erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and serum albumin biomarkers in patients with a history of severe and mild-to-moderate COVID-19 following their recovery. In patients with severe COVID-19 serum albumin had a strong negative correlation with both ESR and CRP levels (R2  = - 0.861 and R2  = - 0.711), respectively. Also, there was a positive correlation between ESR and CRP level (R2  = 0.85) in the same group. However, there was no correlation between these biomarkers among mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients. In addition, no correlation was recorded between the severe and mild-to-moderate COVID-19 groups. This finding highlights the sustained elevation of ESR and CRP level and reduced serum albumin level that may persist postrecovery in patients with a history of severe COVID-19.Ex-vivo interaction of NaYF4 Yb,Er nanophosphors with isolated mitochondria has been investigated. The nanophosphors were synthesised using hydrothermal method. The synthesised NaYF4 Yb,Er nanophosphors were characterised for physicochemical properties. The NaYF4 Yb,Er nanophosphors showed successful upconversion with excitation wavelength lying near-infrared region. The effect of synthesised NaYF4 Yb,Er nanophosphors on mitochondria isolated from chicken heart tissue has been examined through ROS generation capacity, membrane fluidity and complex II activity. The exposer of NaYF4 Yb,Er nanophosphors to isolated mitochondria inhibits ROS generation activity as compared to control. The mitochondria membrane fluidity of lipid bilayer and complex-II activity of mitochondria was observed to be unaltered after Interaction with NaYF4 Yb,Er nanoparticles. The results confirm that synthesised NaYF4 Yb,Er nanoparticles can be used as a safe contrast agent. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.The epidermal differentiation complex (EDC) is a cluster of genes that encode structural proteins of skin derivatives with variable mechanical performances, from the scales of reptiles and birds to the hard claws and beaks, and to the flexible but resistant corneous material of feathers. Corneous proteins with or without extended beta-regions are produced from avian genomes, and include the largely prevalent corneous beta proteins (CβPs, formerly indicated as beta-keratins), and minor contribution from histidine-rich proteins, trichohyalin-like proteins (scaffoldin), loricrin, and other proteins rich in cysteine or other types of amino acids. The light-microscopic and ultrastructural immunolocalization of major and minor EDC-proteins in avian skin (feather CβPs, EDKM, EDWM, EDMTFH, EDDM, and scaffoldin) suggests that each specific appendage consists of a particular mix of these proteins in addition to the main proteins containing a peculiar beta-region of 34 amino acids, indicated as feather/scale/claw/beak CβPs (fCβPs, sCβPs, cCβPs, bCβPs). This indicates that numerous proteins of the EDC are added to the variable meshwork of intermediate filament keratins to produce avian epidermis with different mechanical and functional properties. Although the specific roles for these proteins are not known they likely make an important contribution to the final material properties of the different skin appendages of birds. The highest number of sauropsid CβPs is found in birds, suggesting a relation to the evolution of feathers, and additional epidermal differentiation proteins have contributed to the evolutionary adaptations of avian skin.CC-92480 is a cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase modulating drug with potent antimyeloma activity. In this study, we developed a sensitive UHPLC-MS/MS method for the determination of CC-92480 in rat plasma. [https://www.selleckchem.com/products/azd7545.html AZD7545 clinical trial] The plasma samples were prepared with acetonitrile and the samples were then separated on an Acquity BEH C18 column (2.1 × 50 mm, 1.7 μm) with water containing 0.1% formic acid (A) and acetonitrile (B) as mobile phase. The MS detection was performed using multiple reaction monitoring mode with precursor-to-product ion transitions at m/z 568.3 &gt; 363.1 for CC-92480 and m/z 441.2 &gt; 138.1 for ibrutinib (internal standard). The assay showed excellent linearity over the concentration range of 1-1,000 ng/ml, with correlation coefficient &gt;0.995. The method was further validated for selectivity, precision, accuracy, recovery and stability according to the US Food and Drug Administration's guideline. The validated method was successfully applied to the pharmacokinetic and bioavailability studies of CC-92480 in rat plasma. Based on the pharmacokinetic results, the oral bioavailability of CC-92480 was &gt;63%. In addition, the circulating metabolites of CC-92480 were detected by UHPLC-HRMS and the structures were proposed according to their accurate masses and fragment ions. The proposed metabolic pathways of CC-92480 were oxidative dealkylation and amide hydrolysis.