Netherton syndrome: Temporary response to dupilumab

BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has obstructed the classical practices of psychological assessment and intervention via face-to-face interaction. Patients and all health professionals have been forced to isolate and become innovative to continue receiving and providing exceptional healthcare services while minimizing the risk of exposure to, or transmission of, COVID-19. OBJECTIVE This document is proposed initially as a guide to the extraordinary implementation of telepsychology in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and to extend its implementation to use fundamentally as the main guideline for telepsychology services in Saudi Arabia and other Arabic communities. METHODS A professional task force representing different areas of professional psychology reviewed, summarized, and documented methods, policies, procedures, and other resources to ensure that the recommendations and evidence reviews were valid and consistent with best practices. RESULTS The practice of telepsychology involves the consideration of legal and professional requirements. This paper provides a guideline and recommendations for procedural changes that are necessary to address psychological services as we transition to telepsychology, as well as elucidates and demonstrates practical telepsychology frameworks, procedures, and proper recommendations for the provision of services during COVID-19. It adds a focused examination and discussion related to factors that could influence the telemedicine guideline, such as culture, religion, legal matters, and how clinical psychologists could expand their telepsychology practice during COVID-19 and after, seeking to produce broadly applicable guidelines for the practice of telepsychology. Professional steps in practical telemedicine were illustrated in tables and examples. CONCLUSIONS Telepsychology is not a luxury or a temporary response. Rather, it should be considered part of a proactive governance model to secure a continuity of mental health care services. Arabic communities could benefit from this guideline to telepsychology as an essential protocol for providing mental health services during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Complete Maternal Isodisomy of Chromosome 5 in a Japanese Patient with Netherton Syndrome

Journal of Investigative Dermatology ◽

10.1038/jid.2013.398 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 134 (3) ◽

pp. 849-852 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Sanae Numata ◽

Takahiro Hamada ◽

Kwesi Teye ◽

Mitsuhiro Matsuda ◽

Norito Ishii ◽

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Keyword(s):

Japanese Patient ◽

Chromosome 5 ◽

Netherton Syndrome

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Thermal Analysis of Stomatal Response under Salinity and High Light

International Journal of Molecular Sciences ◽

10.3390/ijms22094663 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (9) ◽

pp. 4663

Author(s):

Aleksandra Orzechowska ◽

Martin Trtílek ◽

Krzysztof Michał Tokarz ◽

Renata Szymańska ◽

Ewa Niewiadomska ◽

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Keyword(s):

Thermal Imaging ◽

Initial Response ◽

Co2 Assimilation ◽

High Light ◽

Stomatal Aperture ◽

Imaging Method ◽

Stomatal Response ◽

Time Constants ◽

Net Co2 Assimilation ◽

Temporary Response

A non-destructive thermal imaging method was used to study the stomatal response of salt-treated Arabidopsis thaliana plants to excessive light. The plants were exposed to different levels of salt concentrations (0, 75, 150, and 220 mM NaCl). Time-dependent thermograms showed the changes in the temperature distribution over the lamina and provided new insights into the acute light-induced temporary response of Arabidopsis under short-term salinity. The initial response of plants, which was associated with stomatal aperture, revealed an exponential growth in temperature kinetics. Using a single-exponential function, we estimated the time constants of thermal courses of plants exposed to acute high light. The saline-induced impairment in stomatal movement caused the reduced stomatal conductance and transpiration rate. Limited transpiration of NaCl-treated plants resulted in an increased rosette temperature and decreased thermal time constants as compared to the controls. The net CO2 assimilation rate decreased for plants exposed to 220 mM NaCl; in the case of 75 mM NaCl treatment, an increase was observed. A significant decline in the maximal quantum yield of photosystem II under excessive light was noticeable for the control and NaCl-treated plants. This study provides evidence that thermal imaging as a highly sensitive technique may be useful for analyzing the stomatal aperture and movement under dynamic environmental conditions.

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