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Vaccine and drug development studies and clinical trials are rapidly growing at an unprecedented speed. However, basic and clinical research on COVID-19-related topics should be based on more coordinated high-quality studies. This paper answers pressing questions, formulated by young clinicians and scientists, on SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 and allergy, focusing on the following topics virology, immunology, diagnosis, management of patients with allergic disease and asthma, treatment, clinical trials, drug discovery, vaccine development and epidemiology. Over 140 questions were answered by experts in the field providing a comprehensive and practical overview of COVID-19 and allergic disease.The present study is focused on the integration of microreactors to synthesize visible-light active nano-photocatalysts for inline photocatalytic degradation of organic dye and antibacterial activity. A wire assisted and a rapid laser micromachining technique have been employed for the fabrication of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) based microreactors respectively. By varying the design and chemical reagents involved, different sizes of visible light active Ag2 S nanoparticles were prepared via a continuous microfluidics approach using fabricated microreactors. When polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was utilized as the capping agent during the reaction, smaller particles of the size of ~15nm were observed. The photocatalytic performance of these nanoparticles has been evaluated inline by employing the single inlet planar microreactor as a function of flow rate and channel length. The photocatalyst durability test and a comparative photocatalytic efficiency study between the microreactor and the conventional beaker reactor have also been carried out. Under visible light, these nanoparticles exhibit a remarkable enhancement of ~94.5% in the inline microreactor based photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye. The slower the flow rate and longer the channel length, gradual enhancement in the performance has been observed. Also, these nanoparticles express an antibacterial effect with very high efficacy even at very low (2mg/ml) concentration towards the inhibition of Escherichia Coli.Background The pathogenesis of frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is still unknown while hormonal factors have been postulated to play a role. There is scarce evidence with divergent results on the role of sex hormones in FFA. Aim To evaluate the possible association between sex hormone levels and FFA. Methods This study included 30 female cases of FFA and 34 healthy controls. Serum free testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), Luteinizing hormone (LH), Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), 17-OH progesterone, androstenedione, and prolactin levels were measured in all subjects. Results Median and interquartile (IQR) range of DHEAS and androstenedione were 79.26(195.5-52.91) and 1.41 (2.29-0.90) in patients and 152.34 (218.63-81.72) and 2.31 (2.84-1.54) in healthy controls respectively. The serum levels of DHEAS and androstenedione were significantly lower in FFA patients in comparison with healthy controls (p-value = 0.038 and 0.012, respectively). There were no significant differences in serum levels of free testosterone, LH, FSH, 17-OH progesterone and prolactin between the FFA group and the control group CONCLUSIONS The lower serum levels of DHEAS and androsterondion in FFA patients compared to controls is supporting a new growing concept of the low androgen level theory in the pathogenesis FFA, while the exact mechanism, clinical significance, and also the potential therapeutic effects of these hormones in FFA remain to be determined in future studies. M3814 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Objectives It has been believed that immunoglobulins can only be produced by B lymphocytes and plasma cells. We have previously reported that IgG can be expressed in myeloblasts from patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and plays a role in the proliferation and apoptosis of leukemic cells. However, its clinical impact has not been assessed. Methods We assessed the expression of different classes of immunoglobulin in peripheral blood and bone marrow samples from 132 AML patients, and correlated the levels of expression with clinicopathologic and molecular genetic features, as well as clinical outcome. Results We found that, in addition to IgG, all classes of immunoglobulin are expressed in myeloblasts, including IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD, IgE, Igκ and Igλ. The levels of IgG expression (coupled with Igκ or Igλ) are higher than those of IgM, IgA, IgD and IgE. Using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, we identified two distinct groups of AML patients with differential expression of immunoglobulin and different clinical outcomes. Conclusions High-levels of immunoglobulin expression are associated with monocytic differentiation, multilineage dysplasia, TET2 and KRAS mutations, and poor overall survival. Assessment of immunoglobulin may serve as a useful marker for prognostic stratification and target therapy.A Dermatology walk-in clinic available to all hospital staff (HS) was commenced to treat skin problems related to personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. An observational case series was conducted in a single district general hospital within Wales (United Kingdom) to record the dermatological diagnoses. Our participant sample comprised of clinical and non-clinical staff working in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 areas of the hospital. Over the data collection period (6 weeks), a total of 72 patients attended the clinic of whom 62 were female and 10 were male (mean age = 43yrs). Data comprised of demographic data, current occupation (shown in Table 1), duration of symptoms, past medical history, regular medication and treatment interventions. An analysis of the clinical diagnoses seen are reported in Table 2.Canine schistosomiasis, caused by the trematode Heterobilharzia americana, can pose a diagnostic challenge due to nonspecific symptoms. The aim of this multicenter, retrospective, descriptive study was to compare the prevalence and extent of sonographic changes associated with schistosomiasis between affected and infection-free dogs. Medical records of two referral centers were searched for dogs with confirmed schistosomiasis that had undergone an abdominal ultrasound. Fifty-five cases fulfilled the inclusion criteria, and a contemporaneous control group was derived from dogs that tested negative for H. americana. Two blinded reviewers evaluated the images. The majority of Heterobilharzia-infected (further termed H-pos) dogs (82%) had ultrasonographic abnormalities in the small intestine ± liver. Abnormal layering of the small intestine was noted in 38 of 54 H-pos dogs, compared to six of 54 control dogs (P less then .0001). Pinpoint hyperechoic foci were noted in the small intestinal submucosa or muscularis layers in 25 of 54 H-pos dogs, but only three controls (P less then .