Notable Programs in Neurotology Series: The University of Miami Ear Institute.

The University of Miami Ear Institute (UMEI) was conceived and founded by Dr. W. Jarrard (Jerry) Goodwin in 1990, then Chairman of the University of Miami Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Impact of Aggregation Pheromone Traps on Spatial Distribution of Damage in Apple Orchards.

(Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an invasive pest causing significant damage to tree crops. Our study examined the impact of newly designed aggregation pheromone-baited 'mini-sailboat' (MSB) traps for controlling and its effect on the spatial distribution of fruit damage. Four replicates of four traps, with a total of 16 MSB traps, were placed along a 1.

Innate immune response in COVID-19: single-cell multi-omics profile of NK lymphocytes in a clinical case series.

Background: COVID-19 pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) represents the biggest global health emergency in recent decades. The host immune response to SARS-CoV-2 seems to play a key role in disease pathogenesis and clinical manifestations, with Natural Killer (NK) lymphocytes being among the targets of virus-induced regulation.

Methods: This study performed a single-cell multi-omics analysis of transcripts and proteins of NK lymphocytes in COVID-19 patients, for the characterization of the innate immunological response to infection.

Principles of Cholesteatoma Management.

Surgery for cholesteatoma should be tailored to individual patients, considering demographic and disease factors, to obtain a dry, safe, and functional ear. The EAONO/JOS classification and staging system provide a valuable framework for data collection and outcome assessment. Canal wall-up and canal wall-down surgical approaches each have their advantages and disadvantages, though it is not definitive that one approach is clearly more advantageous than the other.