Temperature sensitivity of soil respiration (Q10) is a critical parameter in carbon cycle models with important implications for climate-carbon feedbacks in the 21st century. The common assumption of a constant Q10, usually with a value of 2.0, was shown to be invalid by a previous model-data fusion study that reported biome-specific values of this parameter. We extend the previous analysis by ...

BACKGROUND Postpartum sexual abstinence until when the child is weaned from breast milk is deeply rooted in most cultures in Nigeria. AIM The study aimed at describing the current sexual practices of postpartum women, sexual morbidity, contraceptive prevalence and predictive factors for early postpartum sexual intercourse and associated sexual problems in our setting. SUBJECTS AND METHODS T...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether abnormalities in the function of the autonomic nervous system are associated with oral and ocular dryness in rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS Pupillography was done using an infrared light reflection method (IRIS) to measure both parasympathetic function (constriction latency and the latency of maximum constriction velocity (MCV)) and sympathetic function (dilatati...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the oral dryness in postmenopausal women and to correlate the salivary flow rate determined by sialometry with the clinical oral dryness score (CODS) obtained from Challacombe Scale. To correlate between subjective and objective oral dryness and relationship of salivary flow rate with that of the duration of menopause. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty ...

Objective To investigate the effects of fractional microablative CO 2 laser on sexual function and overall satisfaction with sexual life in postmenopausal women with vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA). Method This prospective study included 77 postmenopausal women (mean age 60.6 6.2 years) treated for VVA symptoms with the fractional microablative CO 2 laser system (SmartXide 2 V 2 LR, Monalisa Touch, ...

PURPOSE We surveyed youths and denture wearers to evaluate the feeling of oral dryness. In the denture wearers group, we evaluated the association between dentures and feeling of oral dryness. MATERIALS AND METHODS The survey was performed in 100 denture wearers (mean age, 66.2+/-8.6 years) who visited our department from June to October 2003. A similar survey was performed in 50 youths (mean...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of fractional microablative CO2 laser on sexual function and overall satisfaction with sexual life in postmenopausal women with vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA). METHOD This prospective study included 77 postmenopausal women (mean age 60.6 ± 6.2 years) treated for VVA symptoms with the fractional microablative CO2 laser system (SmartXide(2) V(2)LR, Monalisa Touc...

Background. One of the main stages treatment breast cancer (BC) is endocrine therapy with tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors. Five years adjuvant reduces risk disease recurrence by 39%. Tamoxifen was approved U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1977 as a for ER-positive BC. However, sometime after start tamoxifen's wide use, reports have been published on its long-term adverse effects. Most com...

OBJECTIVE To obtain information about the possible relationship between symptoms and signs of oral dryness and malnutrition/poor general health in hospitalized older people. DESIGN A cross-sectional clinical investigation with measurements of unstimulated salivary flow rates (USFR), stimulated salivary flow rates (SSFR), nutritional status, serum albumin concentration and an evaluation of sym...