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Our data demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 has infected cats in Wuhan during the outbreak and described serum antibody dynamics in cats, providing an important reference for clinical treatment and prevention of COVID-19.Aim This work focused on the development of transferrin-conjugated theranostic liposomes consisting of docetaxel (DXL) and upconversion nanoparticles for the diagnosis and treatment of gliomas. Materials & methods Upconversion nanoparticles and docetaxel-loaded theranostic liposomes were prepared by a solvent injection method. Formulations were analyzed for physicochemical properties, encapsulation efficiency, drug release, elemental analysis, cytotoxicity and fluorescence. Results The particle size was around 200 nm with spherical morphology and an encapsulation efficiency of up to 75.93%, was achieved for liposomes with an in vitro drug release of 71.10%. The IC50 values demonstrated enhanced cytotoxicity on C6 glioma cells with targeted liposomes in comparison with nontargeted liposomes. Conclusion Prepared theranostic liposomes may be promising for clinical validation after an in vitro and in vivo evaluation on cell lines and animals, respectively.Although European governments have launched the so-called phase 2 in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (a transitional phase of beginning to downsize containment measures), intensive care units are not COVID-19-free and this restricts our therapeutic strategies. Moreover, minimally invasive surgery and general anesthesia are under debate as they are both aerosol-generating procedures and may contribute to contamination spread inside operating theatres. During this pandemic, 13 fragile patients needing abdominal surgery underwent awake open surgery under locoregional anesthesia at our department. This approach was feasible, safe, and, in specific cases, the only viable option. In the COVID-19 era, this approach could allow surgeons to carry out undeferrable surgeries, preventing viral transmission inside the operating room.Anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibody disease is a rare type of small-vessel vasculitis. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a syndrome of heterogeneous aetiologies grouped together based on similar neuroimaging findings. NSC 696085 We report a rare case of a patient who received treatment for anti-GBM antibody disease who developed PRES. A 33-year-old woman presented with severe generalised oedema, proteinuria, haematuria, and cylindruria. She was diagnosed with anti-GBM antibody disease based on positive findings for anti-GBM antibodies and urinalysis. Haemodialysis was eventually required. She received steroid therapy, plasma exchange therapy, and intravenous cyclophosphamide, along with a red blood cell transfusion for progressive anaemia. After the transfusion, she experienced nausea, severe headache, visual hallucinations, and agitation followed by seizures and a rapid increase in blood pressure. Imaging studies led to a diagnosis of PRES. Renal failure improved with the decrease in anti-GBM antibodies, and haemodialysis was discontinued. Phenytoin was administered, and seizures disappeared. Although we cannot rule out the possibility that the treatment this patient underwent for anti-GBM antibody disease led to the development of PRES, we speculate that endothelial dysfunction leading to the development of PRES is caused not only by known risk factors such as cytotoxic agents, blood transfusions, or renal failure, but also by immunological abnormalities and subsequent inflammatory reactions due to anti-GBM antibody disease. These factors may be shared pathophysiologic mechanisms of PRES and anti-GBM antibody disease.Three frameworks have been proposed to account for interpersonal synchronization The information processing approach argues that synchronization is achieved by mutual adaptation, the coordination dynamics perspective supposes a continuous coupling between systems, and complexity matching suggests a global, multi-scale interaction. We hypothesized that the relevancy of these models was related to the nature of the performed tasks. 10 dyads performed synchronized tapping and synchronized forearm oscillations, in two conditions full (participants had full information about their partner), and digital (information was limited to discrete auditory signals). Results shows that whatever the task and the available information, synchronization was dominated by a discrete mutual adaptation. These results question the relevancy of the coordination dynamics perspective in interpersonal coordination.A 55-year-old man who had been diagnosed with autoimmune pancreatitis five years earlier was referred to our department because of finger swelling, finger stiffness and the presence of interstitial lung disease (ILD). The patient was diagnosed with Sjögren's syndrome according to the pathological findings of minor salivary glands and positive anti-SS-A antibodies. Later, at age 58, he was hospitalised due to the exacerbation of the ILD. Serum IgG4 level was checked and was found to be elevated (417 mg/dL). After the introduction of cyclosporine in addition to the prednisolone, at age 60, the ILD disease activity stabilised. However, at age 62, fever, myalgia and mechanic's hands appeared. His serum creatine kinase level was high, and magnetic resonance imaging showed inflammatory findings of muscle. In-house ELISA clarified that his serum carried anti-PL-7 antibody among anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase antibodies. This is a unique case who had overlapping features of IgG4-related autoimmune pancreatitis, Sjögren's syndrome and anti-synthetase syndrome. Although the aetiology of the complications in this patient is obscure, autoimmunity might have played a significant role in the disease conditions and prognosis of the present case with IgG4-related disease.ABSTRACT Traditionally, in engineering applications, VOC (volatile organic compound) emissions are usually under non-steady states due to intermittent emissions and concentration fluctuations, which adversely affects the stable and reliable operation of many existing purification systems and may constitute a safety hazard. However, previous studies on VOC adsorption by adsorbents have mostly focused on the adsorption performance and properties of different modified adsorbents. Few studies of VOC adsorption have focused on adsorption or movement for unsteady-state VOCs using activated carbon adsorption beds. This study investigated three common and important factors (load time ratio, load mode and no-load flow rate) that affect the adsorption of unsteady-state VOCs by activated carbon. This allowed the migration and movement of VOCs between activated carbon adsorption beds under different factors to be analyzed, which provides important insights in understanding VOC adsorption and can promote the development of homogeneous buffering technology for non-steady state VOCs.