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9%, 19/137) and visual disturbances (19.0%, 26/137). Significant difference in TRPM1 genotype distribution was only observed in patients with visual hallucination but not with visual disturbances. We found that rs890160 G/T genotype was under-presented (OR, 0.11; 95% CI, 0.01-0.84; P = 0.011) and rs1378847 C/C genotype was more frequently detected (OR, 8.89; 95% CI, 1.14-69.02; P = 0.013) in patients with visual hallucination when compared with those without. CONCLUSION TRPM1 was genetically associated with voriconazole-related visual hallucination. The correlation was failed to found between voriconazole trough levels and VVAE. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Facial nerve stimulation (FNS) can occur after cochlear implantation for a small number of recipients. This study aimed to investigate if a correlation exists between the variables involved in FNS. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort review. METHODS There were 32 out of 1,100 cochlear implant recipients who experienced FNS in our clinic between 2010 and 2019. The following variables were recorded from a retrospective chart review grade of FNS, onset of FNS, the number of channels stimulating FNS, and radiological findings of abnormalities in the inner ear. Statistical analyses were performed to identify a correlation between any of the variables involved. The techniques used to reduce FNS were analyzed. RESULTS Eleven adult ears had progressive hearing loss, three had idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), and one congenital SNHL. All pediatric ears were diagnosed with congenital SNHL, except for one ear with idiopathic sudden SNHL. The grade of FNS ranged from mild stimulation or slight motion in the eye, mouth, nasolabial, or forehead regions (n = 8) to total severe stimulation of the facial musculature and/or severe pain (n = 3). The onset of FNS occurred immediately after activation for nine ears, and up to 16 months later for the other subjects. A significant correlation was observed between the number of channels stimulating FNS, the grade of FNS, and the radiological findings of the inner ear. FNS was completely resolved for 30 ears and partially resolved for two ears. CONCLUSIONS FNS can occur any time after cochlear implantation and can affect both adult and pediatric. However, it can be effectively resolved using specific fitting techniques. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 2c Laryngoscope, 2020. © 2020 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.BACKGROUND Children reared in institutions experience profound deprivation that is linked to impairments in social communication (SC). However, little is known about the long-term consequences of institutional rearing on SC through adolescence, and how SC deficits relate to broad-spectrum psychopathology. It is also unclear whether early removal from deprivation and placement into socially enriched environments remediates these difficulties. METHODS Children reared in Romanian institutions from the Bucharest Early Intervention Project were randomly assigned to care as usual or foster care intervention in early childhood. An age- and sex-matched group of never-institutionalized children was also recruited. SC data from 208 children at age 8 and 129 children at 16 were collected using the Social Communication Questionnaire. Psychopathology was assessed as saved factor scores for general (P) and specific internalizing (INT) and externalizing (EXT) problems. We examined (a) whether institutional rearing is associin adolescence, thus providing one putative target for early intervention to safeguard against later psychiatric problems. © 2020 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To analyze, hierarchically, factors associated with hospital readmissions for acute coronary syndrome. BACKGROUND Hospital readmissions have risen, especially in patients with multiple comorbidities, which are most often chronic. The leading causes of hospital readmission include acute coronary syndrome, which is costly and often preventable. Determining clinical and non-clinical variables that increase the chances of readmission is important to assess and evaluate patients hospitalized for coronary heart diseases. DESIGN A case-control study whose dependent variable was hospital readmission for acute coronary syndrome. METHODS The study included 277 inpatients, of whom 132 were in their first hospitalization and 145 had already been hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome. The independent variables for this hierarchical model were sociodemographic conditions, life habits, access to health services, and physical health measures. Data were obtained by interviews, anthropometric measurementrticle is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.The dissipation dynamic and residues of spiroxamine in open field grown strawberry were determined using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Spiroxamine application was performed according to Egyptian good agricultural practices (GAP) recommendation. A QuEChERS based extraction method along with direct analysis with LC-MS/MS analytical method were optimized and validated, and the specificity of the techniques used were considered satisfactory. Good linearity (R2 > 0.999) was obtained for spiroxamine within the range of 0.001-0.1 μg·mL-1 . The mean recoveries varied between 97.1 % and 108.2 %, with inter-day and intra-day precision (RSD) 0.9929) with estimated half-life value of 4.71 days. Considering the Australian maximum residue limit (MRL, 0.05 mg·kg-1 ) in strawberry and based on the results from the residue trials with a PHI of 14 days for strawberry compliance can be expected. The present results could provide a guidance to fully evaluate the risks of spiroxamine residues, preventing any potential health risk to consumers. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.A new probe was designed to quantify groundwater-surface water exchange in the hyporheic zone under dynamic stage condition. Current methods focus on either vertical pore water velocity or Darcy flux measurements. Both parameters must be understood to evaluate residence time and mass flux of constituents. Furthermore, most instruments are not well suited for monitoring instantaneous velocity or flux under dynamic exchange conditions. For this reason, the flux detection probe (FDP) was designed that employs electrogeophysical measurements to estimate in situ sediment porosity, which can be used to convert pore water velocity to Darcy flux. VX-745 chemical structure Dynamic pore water velocity is obtained by monitoring fluid conductivity and temperature along the FDP probe. Pressure sensors deployed at the top and bottom of the probe provide the additional information necessary to estimate vertical permeability. This study focuses on the use of a geophysical method to estimate pore water velocity, porosity, and permeability within a controlled soil column where simulated river water displaces simulated groundwater.