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NYDA®, a mixture of two dimeticones with different viscosity, is the only dimeticone product for which data on the mode of action, efficacy and safety with regard to tungiasis exists. The product has been shown highly effective against embedded sand fleas, even in very intense infection with more than 500 parasites situated on top of each other. A randomized controlled trial showed that seven days after a targeted application of NYDA® 97% (95% CI 94-99%) of the embedded sand fleas had lost all signs of viability. Comprehensive toxicological investigations on the dimeticones contained in NYDA® showed that there is practically no risk of embryotoxicity, fetotoxicity, teratogenicity, and other toxicity. The safety of dimeticones was also demonstrated in clinical trials with a total of 106 participants with tungiasis, in which not a single adverse event was observed. L.U.BACKGROUND Latent HIV-1 is a major hurdle in obtaining HIV-1 sustained virological remission (SVR). Here we explored histone deacetylation inhibition property of nicotinamide (NAM; n=17) for the first time in comparison to a combination of methyltransferase inhibitors (MTIs; Chaetocin and BIX01294; n=25) to reactivate latent HIV ex vivo in CD8-depleted PBMCs from antiretroviral treated aviremic individuals. RESULTS NAM reactivated HIV-1 from 13/17 (76.4%) samples compared to 20/25 (80.0%) using MTIs with mean viral load (VLs) of 4.32 and 3.22 log10 RNA copies/mL, respectively (p=0.004). Mean purging time after NAM and MTIs stimulation was 5.1 and 6.75 days, respectively (p=0.73). Viral purging in autologous cultures exhibited blunted HIV recovery with fluctuating VLs followed by a complete viral extinction when expanded in allogenic system. Electron microscopy from five supernatants revealed anomalous viral particles, with lack of complete viral genomes when characterized by ultradeep sequencing through metagenomics approach (n=4). CONCLUSION NAM alone was more potent HIV-1 activator than combination of MTIs, with potential of clinical use. In this Personal View, we discuss the history and concept of self-disturbance in relation to the pathophysiology and subjective experience of schizophrenia in terms of three approaches the perceptual anomalies approach of the early Heidelberg School of Psychiatry, the ipseity model, and the predictive coding framework. Despite the importance of these approaches, there has been a notable absence of efforts to compare them and consider how they might be integrated. This Personal View compares the three approaches and offers suggestions as to how they might work together, which represents a novel position. We view self-disturbances as transformations of self that form the inseparable background against which psychotic symptoms emerge. Integrating computational psychiatric approaches with those used by phenomenologists in the first two listed approaches, we argue that delusions and hallucinations are inferences produced under extraordinary conditions and are both statistically and experientially as real for patients as other mental events. Such inferences still approximate Bayes-optimality, given the personal, neurobiological, and environmental circumstances, and might be the only ones available to minimise prediction error. The added contribution we hope to make focuses on how the dialogue between neuroscience and phenomenology might improve clinical practice. We hope this Personal View will act as a timely primer and bridging point for the different approaches of computational psychiatry and phenomenological psychopathology for interested clinicians. The simplest configuration of mitochondria in a cell is as small separate organellar units. Instead, mitochondria often form a dynamic, intricately connected network. A basic understanding of the topological properties of mitochondrial networks, and their influence on cell function is lacking. We performed an extensive quantitative analysis of mitochondrial network topology, extracting mitochondrial networks in 3D from live-cell microscopic images of budding yeast cells. In the presence of fission and fusion, mitochondrial network structures exhibited certain topological properties similar to other real-world spatial networks. Fission and fusion dynamics were required to efficiently distribute mitochondria throughout the cell and generate highly interconnected networks that can facilitate efficient diffusive search processes. Thus, mitochondrial fission and fusion combine to regulate the underlying topology of mitochondrial networks, which may independently impact cell function. A nurse-midwife describes how she had to trust her instincts when she suspected a woman was in danger. PURPOSE The costochondral graft (CCG) is considered the reference standard for pediatric temporomandibular joint reconstruction. It has the disadvantages of unpredictable growth, donor site morbidity, and the need for intermaxillary fixation. It has been reported that transport disk distraction osteogenesis (TDDO) can result in the formation of a neocondyle and disc. D-Lin-MC3-DMA solubility dmso We performed a randomized trial to measure and compare clinically relevant outcomes of ramus-condyle unit (RCU) reconstruction using CCG and TDDO for pediatric temporomandibular joint ankylosis (TMJA). MATERIALS AND METHODS In the present randomized controlled trial (block randomization with a variable block size), pediatric patients with unilateral, nonrecurrent TMJA aged 3 to 16 years who had presented to our unit from December 2015 to June 2017 were enrolled. Instead of temporalis myofascial flap interposition, a buccal fat pad was used to fill the gap created by osteoarthrectomy. The primary outcome parameter was mouth opening. A mouth openinn showed nonstatistically significant differences. No reankylosis or open bite was found. The 3-hour delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging scan showed successful neo-disc formation. CONCLUSIONS Similar success can be achieved in RCU reconstruction using either CCG or TDDO for pediatric TMJA. Both techniques have some advantages and disadvantages. RCU reconstruction using CCG or TDDO results in formation of a neocondyle, maintenance of occlusion, and correction of facial asymmetry.