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KPNA2 was widely dysregulated and mutated in carcinomas and correlated with the patients prognosis which may be potential target for cancer treatment and biomarker for prognosis.

To identify differentiation features of chemosensory dysfunction in COVID-19 infection and their primary drivers.

Cross-sectional cohort comparison.

A national anonymous survey was used to query participants regarding nasal symptoms and chemosensory dysfunction including sensitivity levels, and presence or absence of distortions and phantoms within the 6-week time window surrounding their COVID-19 testing and survey completion.

Three-hundred and sixty-four respondents who reported COVID-19 positive (COVID+; n = 176) or COVID-19 negative (COVID-; n = 188) test results completed the survey. The COVID+ cohort had higher occurrence rates for (a) chemosensory sensitivity impairments (67.0% vs 30.3%;

 < .01), where the rate of complete loss of smell (anosmia) or taste (ageusia) was higher (35.8% vs 4.8%;

 < .01), and (b) chemosensory distortions (39.8% vs 19.1%;

 < .01), where the rate of anosmia or ageusia with distortions was also higher in the COVID+ cohort (19.9% vs 2.7%;

 < .01). Occurrence rates in the two cohorts were similar for chemosensory phantoms (COVID+ 17.0%, COVID- 18.6%;

= .70) and nasal discharge or stuffiness in the presence of sensitivity impairment (COVID+ 63.6%, COVID- 52.6%;

= .17).

Chemosensory dysfunction in COVID-19 is associated with higher rates of smell or taste sensitivity impairments and distortions. Higher rates of anosmia and ageusia drive these key findings. Chemosensory phantoms and nasal symptoms in the presence of sensitivity impairment occur at rates that should demand clinical attention, but they do not appear to be specific to COVID-19 positivity.

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To evaluate a negative pressure microenvironment designed to contain laser plume during flexible transnasal laryngoscopy.

The Negative Pressure Face Shield (NPFS) was previously reported as well tolerated with initial use on 30 patients. Diagnostic transnasal laryngoscopy was performed on an additional 108 consecutive patients who were evaluated by questionnaires and sequential pulse oximetry. Further study addressed operative transnasal potassium-titanyl-phosphate (KTP) laser laryngoscopy with biopsy done on four patients employing the NPFS.

The previously described NPFS version 3 (v.3), a transparent acrylic barrier with two anterior instrumentation ports, was modified by repositioning the side suction port closer to the level of the nose and deepening the lateral sides, squaring off the lower projection. A post-procedure questionnaire employing a 5-point Likert scale ranging from no symptoms (rating of 1) to intolerable (rating of 5) identified excellent patient tolerance of the new design (v.4), among 22 patients evaluated and similar in the comparison to the 116 patients using version 3. Among the 138 patients analyzed, only one patient rated the experience as greater than "mild claustrophobia." 100% of patients answered either "none" or "mild" to the pain and shortness of breath questions. The NPFS (v.4) was then successfully used in four patients for laser laryngoscopy with biopsy of laryngeal papilloma (3/4) and hemorrhagic polyp (1/4). Post-procedure questionnaire identified no shortness of breath (4/4), no claustrophobia (4/4), no pain (4/4) and no significant changes in pulse oximetry during use.

Extensive experience in performing diagnostic laryngoscopy with the NPFS directed design changes leading to successful use for transnasal flexible laser laryngoscopy with biopsy in a negative pressure microenvironment.

Level 2b (Cohort Study).

Level 2b (Cohort Study).At the height of the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, at our hospital (NYC Health/Hospitals-Elmhurst) 95% of inpatients tested positive for COVID-19 and it operated at 500% surge ICU capacity-one of the greatest impacted centers in the nation. In the face of this we established a systematic multidisciplinary approach to manage ventilated ICU patients and select those appropriate for tracheostomy. Members from Pulmonary Critical Care, Anesthesiology, Surgery, Ethics, and Otolaryngology, created a protocolized way to assess all ICU patients in our hospital and, if deemed appropriate, help them towards weaning or tracheostomy and subsequent discharge. Given the climbing COVID numbers throughout the nation, and once again in NY, we believe sharing our protocol and brief outcomes will be very helpful for hospitals who are struggling with what we did, as it may serve as a blueprint for these institutions.The European dependencies for raw materials supply from foreign countries have been unquestionably shown by COVID-19 outbreak and have become particular evident from the slow response to the need for high quality personal protective equipment (PPEs). Among all medical devices, surgical face masks have earned themselves a primary role for the containment of the epidemic. In this context, our work aims at improving the barrier effect of surgical mask by depositing on their external surface a mixture of bioactive compounds, mainly polyphenols, extracted from agronomical sources. selleck chemical The main objective is the integration of the biorefining of agri-food solid wastes with the potential virucidal properties of the polyphenolic extracts for the treatment of PPEs.COVID-19 facts and literature are discussed into chemical science intuition highlighting the direct role of chemistry to the ongoing global pandemic by covering structural identification of the virus, chemical preventive measures and development of drugs. We reviewed the four most promising repurposed drugs which are presently being investigated in mass clinical trials on COVID-19 infected persons and synthetic routes of these drugs with their recent advancement. Chemical preventive measures such as soap water, hand sanitizer and disinfectant are the only available options in the arsenal to fight against COVID-19, till an effective medicine or vaccine will be made available. As such the present review will focus on the mode of action of the major chemical preventives.