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Men sleeping less then 6 hours per night had a lower odd of MetS. However, we observed higher odds of cardiovascular risk factors in participants sleeping less then 6 hours, including obesity and diabetes or IFG. Conclusion Napping is a common habit in middle Eastern countries. HOIPIN-8 mouse Although the cross-sectional design of our study cannot prove causality, we observed a significant association between the presence of MetS and daily naps. The public should be aware of this possibility and be educated about the importance of sleeping patterns.Objective Lack of control over sleep may contribute to population-level sleep disturbances, yet relatively little work has explored the degree to which an individual's sense of control over their sleep may represent an important factor. Methods Data from the Sleep and Healthy Activity Diet Environment and Socialization (SHADES) study, conducted in the Philadelphia area on a population comprising 1,007 individuals aged 22-60 years, was used. The BRief Index of Sleep Control (BRISC) was developed to quantify the degree to which an individual has control over their sleep. Reliability of the BRISC was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Convergent validity was assessed by examining age-adjusted items and total score relationships to insomnia (ISI), sleepiness (ESS), sleep quality (PSQI), and total sleep time (NHANES). Results After adjustment for covariates, greater control over sleep was associated with a lower PSQI score (B = -2.2, 95% CI [-2.4,-2.0], p less then 0.0001), lower ISI score (B = -3.1, 95% CI [-3.5,-2.7], p less then 0.0001), lower ESS score (B=-1.4, 95% CI [-1.7,-1.1], p less then 0.0001), and more hours of sleep duration (B = 0.5, 95% CI [0.4,0.6], p less then 0.0001). Each BRISC item was separately associated with each sleep outcome (p less then 0.0001), although the items were not collinear with each other (all R less then 0.7). Thus, the BRISC instrument demonstrated high reliability and good validity. Conclusions Control over sleep may represent an important factor in sleep health. Control over time to bed, time awake, sleep duration, and sleep quality are all related to sleep outcomes and assessment of these constructs may be useful for future sleep interventions.This consensus statement about the indications and modalities of corticosteroid treatment in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic was jointly written by experts from the French Association of Otology and Oto-Neurology (AFON) and from the French Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (SFORL). There is currently not enough data in favour of danger or benefit from corticosteroids in COVID-19, so until this matter is resolved it is advisable to limit their indications to the most serious clinical pictures for which it is well established that this type of treatment has a positive impact on the progression of symptoms. In Grade V and VI Bell's palsy according to the House-Brackmann grading system, a week's course of oral corticosteroids is recommended. Corticosteroid therapy is also recommended in cases of sudden hearing loss of more than 60dB, either in the form of intratympanic injections or a week's course of oral medication. In rhinology, there is no indication for systemic corticosteroid therapy in the current situation. However, patients are advised to continue with their local corticosteroid therapy in the form of a nasal spray or by inhalation. Treatments with corticosteroid nasal sprays can still be prescribed if there is no alternative. Finally, systemic or local corticosteroid therapy is not indicated for bacterial ENT infections.Aims The surgical management of contralateral inferior turbinate hypertrophy in patients with deviated nasal septum is controversial. In this randomised clinical trial, we aimed to investigate the subjective improvement of nasal symptoms postoperatively in patients undergoing septoplasty with or without inferior turbinoplasty. Material and methods One hundred and thirty-seven patients with nasal obstruction, who had unilateral septal deviation and compensatory contralateral inferior turbinate enlargement, were randomised into either septoplasty alone arm (n=66) or septoplasty combined with turbinoplasty arm (n=71). Preoperative symptom scores and the subjective perception of the nasal obstruction were compared between two groups of the study using Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation Scale (NOSE) and Visual analog scale (VAS) respectively. The measurements were repeated 6 months after surgery as well as at 1, 2, and 4 years postoperatively. Results With regard to the findings obtained from both scales, both interventions successfully relieved the patients' complaints of nasal obstruction at almost all postoperative visits when compared with the baseline measurements (P˂0.005 for most comparisons). However, the relief of nasal obstruction was more pronounced in patients undergoing combined intervention at all postoperative visits, except at the 1st follow-up session (P˂0.005). Nasal symptoms of septoplasty alone group began to deteriorate over the period between month 24 and month 48. In contrast, patients undergoing the combined surgery steadily showed symptomatic improvement over the whole period of study. Conclusions A turbinate reduction surgery should be conducted along with septoplasty to achieve better results in cases suffering from deviated nasal septum with concomitant hypertrophied inferior turbinate.Myelination in the central nervous system depends on interactions between axons and oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs). Action potentials in an axon can be followed by release of biologically active substances, like glutamate, which can instruct OPCs to start myelination. Myelin Basic Protein (MBP) is an "executive molecule of myelin" required for the formation of compact myelin. As cells of the oligodendrocyte lineage (OLCs) are capable of producing MBP in pure oligodendrocyte cultures, i.e. without neurons, we investigated Ca2+ signaling in developing OLCs in cultures. We show that spontaneous Ca2+ transients (CTs) occur at very low frequency in both bipolar OPCs and mature oligodendrocytes. In contrast immature OLCs (imOLCs), cells with several thick processes, demonstrate a relatively high frequency of CTs. Moreover, CT frequency in imOLC processes is much higher as compared with the somatic CT frequency. Somatic CTs are almost completely blocked by thapsigargin, an antagonist of sarco-(endo-) plasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase, and ryanodine, a blocker of ryanodine receptors, indicating an involvement of Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum.