The Four Heavenly Kings, Sida Tianwang 四大天王, are the guardians of four quarters world in Buddhism. They among most frequently represented protective deities Buddhist art across different traditions. In their standard iconographies developed China popular during Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1911), they wear full armor, each holds exclusive attributes—lute (pipa 琵琶), sword, snake, parasol—from e...

Abbreviated title: Dry eye-induced sensitization of cool cells 15 Number of pages: 29 16 Number of figures: 6 17 Number of words: Abstract, 248; Introduction, 499; Discussion, 1368 18 19 Acknowledgements: Funding for these studies was provided by the National Eye 20 Institute R01EY021230 to I.D.M and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences 21 P20GM103643. The authors declare no compe...

1368-8375/$ see front matter 2011 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2011.01.002 q The procedures followed in this study were rev Ethics Committee of National Cancer Institute of Mila the ethical standards of the Helsinki Declaration (19 1989, 1996 and 2000) of the World Medical Associati ⇑ Corresponding author. Address: Supportive Care dation, National Cancer Institute of Milan, Via Ve...

This paper quantitatively analyzed the evolution of human–water relationships in the Heihe River basin of northern China over the past 2000 years by reconstructing the catchment water balance by partitioning precipitation into evapotranspiration and runoff. The results provided the basis for investigating the impacts of societies on hydrological systems. Based on transition theory and the rates...