BACKGROUND Oral lichen planus and mouth dryness are common pathoses, yet not entirely understood. These two conditions may be associated, with a few studies investigating the relationship between mouth dryness and oral lichen planus providing conflicting results. None of the studies have explored the specific impact of disease treatment on mouth dryness. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this observat...

Spirituality/religiosity is recognized as a resource to cope with burdening life events and chronic illness. However, less is known about the consequences of the lack of positive spiritual feelings. Spiritual dryness in clergy has been described as spiritual lethargy, a lack of vibrant spiritual encounter with God, and an absence of spiritual resources, such as spiritual renewal practices. To o...

The Paper machine vacuum system is an important operation for dewatering of wet web to increase percentage solids in web. There are various models available to assess the influence of vacuum on the above parameters. In this present investigation the steady state model is discussed for estimating optimum vacuum load in flat boxes of Fourdrinier paper machine as the flat boxes are the main compon...

In El Niño developing summer, Northern China shows reduced precipitation. The underlying mechanism is investigated through an analysis on the regional moisture and moist static energy budget. It shown that thermodynamic effect in relation to water vapour changes increases wetness, but it much smaller than dynamic anomalies of atmospheric circulation. anomalous vertical descent term particularly...

China is mobilizing the largest anthropogenic reactive nitrogen (Nr) in the world due to agricultural, industrial and urban development. However, the climate effects related to Nr in China remain largely unclear. Here we comprehensively estimate that the net climate effects of Nr are -100 ± 414 and 322 ± 163 Tg CO₂e on a GTP₂₀ and a GTP₁₀₀ basis, respectively. Agriculture contributes to warming...

Warming and drought alter plant phenology, photosynthesis growth with important consequences for the global carbon cycle earth's climate. Yet, few studies have attempted to tease apart their effects on tree particularly leaf senescence, source sink activity. We experimentally assessed single combined of warming reduced soil moisture phenology (leaf-out senescence date, growing season length) ab...

OBJECTIVES To explore clinically relevant differences in severity of vulvar and vaginal atrophy (VVA) in postmenopausal women treated with ospemifene compared with placebo. METHODS Analysis of two multicenter, randomized, double-blind, 12-week phase-III studies in postmenopausal women (40-80 years, with VVA, treated with ospemifene 60 mg/day or placebo (Study 310 and Study 821)). Severity of ...

BACKGROUND Upper airway side effects are common during nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) treatment and may affect the use of nCPAP. OBJECTIVES It was our aim to evaluate the prevalence of upper airway symptoms in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients before and during nCPAP treatment and to assess the possible association between the symptoms and long-term adherence...

Chronic pressure or volume overload can cause the vertebrate heart to remodel. The hearts of fish remodel in response to seasonal temperature change. Here we focus on the passive properties of the fish heart. Building upon our previous work on thermal-remodeling of the rainbow trout ventricle, we hypothesized that chronic cooling would initiate fibrotic cardiac remodeling, with increased myocar...