The thesis is focussed on low consistency (LC) refining of mechanical pulp. The research included evaluations of energy efficiency, development of pulp properties, the influence of fibre concentration on LC refining and effects of rotor position in a two-zoned LC refiner. Trials were made in mill scale in a modern TMP line equipped with an MSD Impressafiner for chip pre-treatment, double disc (...

During the European Cancer Congress, the melanoma sessions focused on practice changing trials. Recent developments and approvals in immunotherapy and targeted agents have significantly changed the landscape of melanoma therapy in the metastatic setting and provide great promise for adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment in high-risk locoregional disease. Perioperative (combined pre- and postoperat...

This study investigates the effects of lidocaine pre-emptive treatment on neuropathic pain behavior, injury discharges of nerves, neuropeptide Y (NPY) and c-Fos expression in the cuneate nucleus (CN) after median nerve chronic constriction injury (CCI). Behavior tests demonstrated that the pre-emptive lidocaine treatment dose dependently delayed and attenuated the development of mechanical allo...

This study aimed to assess changes in oral cancer patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and the impact of disease stage on HRQOL scores. HRQOL data were collected from seven hospital-based centres using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Head and Neck (FACT-H&N) version 4.0 instrument. The independent samples t-test, χ2 test, and paired samples t-test were used to analyse th...

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of paromomycin sulphate on serum amyloid A (SAA) and haptoglobin (Hp) in Cryptosporidiosis goat kids. Methods: In study, stool samples were taken from kids Cryptosporidium was detected via rapid test kit. Then, by examining same microscopically, we included 9 50 mg/kg administered which spp. for five days as a treatment. For SAA ...

social phobia is characterized by a fear of negative evaluation within social or performance situations, where individuals believe that they are under scrutiny and may be embarrassed (american psychiatric association, 2013). the present study was carried out to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness and acceptance-based group therapy on decreasing fears of scrutiny by others in patients with ...