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Discrimination accuracy was higher for magnitude versus frequency comparisons; and magnitude discrimination accuracy was correlated with magnitude estimate differences. Pattern recognition recall/precision rates decreased from ∼0.7 to ∼0.5 for sequential delivery of two stimulus patterns to one arm versus to two arms. Using the patterns as two and three consecutive prosthesis events yielded statistically similar performance rates not correlated with magnitude estimate differences.Conclusions By careful calibration of stimuli based on psychophysical principles, discrete event-driven vibrotactile feedback can be used to signal manipulated object and movement information with moderate identification rates as shown by confusion matrices.Background Physical activity (PA), particularly outdoor PA, may have dual effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk health benefits of exercise and potential harmful effects attributable to increased exposure to air pollution. We examined the combined effects of PA and air pollution on CVD. Nintedanib Methods and Results Sampling from a nationwide cohort study of the Korean National Health Insurance Service, we examined 189 771 adults aged ≥40 years who underwent health examination between 2009 and 2010. PA was measured with a questionnaire on the weekly frequency and intensity. Ambient levels of particulate matter 10, 2.5 (PM10, PM2.5) were estimated by the residency of participants. We conducted Cox proportional hazard regression analysis to estimate the relationship between CVD risk and combined effects of PA and air pollution. Subjects with moderate to vigorous PA ≥5 times/week and high PM10 exposure had lower risk of CVD (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.73; 95% CI, 0.62-0.87), coronary heart disease (aHR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.59-0.98), and stroke (aHR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.56-0.88). The inverse association between PA and CVD risk was consistent when the analysis was performed for subjects with low/moderate PM10 exposure. When using PM2.5 data, the results were also consistent. Conclusions Moderate to vigorous PA appeared to reduce the risk of CVD within groups of both high and low PM10 or PM2.5 levels. Further studies are needed to validate whether the health benefits of PA outweigh the potential harmful effects resulting from increased exposure to air pollution during PA.Viral respiratory infections are very common and they are frequently eliminated from the body without any detrimental consequences. Secondary serious bacterial infection has been an apprehension expressed by health care providers, and this fear has been exacerbated in the era of Covid-19. Several published studies have shown an association between Covid-19 illness and secondary bacterial infection. However, the proposed mechanism by which a virus can develop a secondary bacterial infection is not well delineated. The aim of this commentary is to update the current evidence of the risk of bacterial infection in patients with Covid-19. We present several clinical studies related to the topic as well as a brief review of the potential pathophysiology of secondary infections that could present with Covid-19.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.Objective To shorten the preparation time of rabbit decellularized tracheal matrix through a modified detergent-enzymatic method with higher concentration of DNase (50 kU/mL), providing an experimental and theoretical basis for clinical decellularization technology. Methods The control group was a natural trachea, and the experimental group was a tracheal matrix subjected to two and four decellularization cycles. The performance of each group of samples was evaluated by histology and immunohistochemical staining, scanning electron microscopy, biomechanical property testing, inoculation and cytotoxicity tests, and allograft experiments. Results The results showed that the nuclei of the nonchondral areas of the tracheal stroma were essentially completely removed and MHC-I and MHC-II antigens were removed after two decellularization cycles. Histological staining and scanning electron microscopy showed that the extracellular matrix was retained and the basement membrane was intact. Cell inoculation and proliferation tests confirmed that the acellular tracheal matrix had good biocompatibility, and the proliferation capacity of bone mesenchymal stem cells on the matrix was increased in the experimental group compared with the control group (p less then 0.05). Histological staining and CD68 molecular marker analysis after the allograft experiment showed that the inflammatory response of the acellular tracheal matrix was weak and the infiltration of surrounding macrophages was reduced. Conclusion A modified detergent-enzymatic method with an increased DNase (50 kU/mL) concentration requires only two cycles (4 days) to obtain a decellularized rabbit tracheal matrix with a short preparation time, good biocompatibility, suitable mechanical properties, and reduced preparation cost.The global health emergency of novel COVID-19 is due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Currently there are no approved drugs for the treatment of coronaviral disease (COVID-19), although some of the drugs have been tried. Chloroquine is being widely used in treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Hydroxychloroquine, the derivative of Chloroquine shows better inhibition than Chloroquine and has in vitro activity against SARS-CoV-2 also used to treat COVID-19. To study the interactions of Chloroquine and derivatives of Chloroquine with SARS-CoV-2, series of computational approaches like pharmacophore model, molecular docking, MM_GBSA study and ADME property analysis are explored. The pharmacophore model and molecular docking study are used to explore the structural properties of the compounds and the ligand-receptor (PDB_ID 6LU7) interactions respectively. MM_GBSA study gives the binding free energy of the protein-ligand complex and ADME property analysis explains the pharmacological property of the compounds. The resultant best molecule (CQD15) further subjected to molecular dynamics (MD) simulation study which explains the protein stability (RMSD), ligand properties as well as protein-ligand contacts. Outcomes of the present study conclude with the molecule CQD15 which shows better interactions for the inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 in comparison to Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.