Borneol is a compound widely used in ophthalmic preparations in China. Little is known about its exact role in treating eye diseases. Here we report that transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) channel is a pharmacological target of borneol and mediates its therapeutic effect in the eyes. Ca2+ measurement and electrophysiological recordings revealed that borneol activated TRPM8 channe...

Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a common problem caused by excessive dryness and other factors affecting the general population which involves inflammatory reactions in the cornea and associated regions of the eye. The severity can range from mildly irritating to much more severe symptoms associated with burning, stinging, itching, frequent blinking, redness, eye pain, others. DES prevalence in the p...

AIM This study evaluates bond strength between dentin and composite using adhesives with different solvents to dry and wet dentin. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety bovine incisors were used; the vestibular surfaces were worn by the exposure of an area with a diameter of 4 mm of dentin. The specimens were divided into 6 groups, according to the type of adhesive used and hydratation stals: Group SB...

Bag silos made at three research farms in 2000 and 2001 were monitored at filling and emptying to determine densities and losses. A total of 47 bags (23 alfalfa, 1 red clover, 23 whole−plant corn) were made, and losses were calculated on 39 of the silos. Dry matter (DM) density ranged from 160 to 270 kg/m3. Dry matter density increased with DM content in hay crop silages on average 2.9 kg/m3−% ...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the signs of oral dryness in relation to different salivary variables and to correlate subjective complaints of oral dryness with salivary flow rate. METHODS 312 unmedicated healthy individuals belonging to three age groups, (6-11, 12-17, and 18-40 years) were examined clinically for signs of oral dryness. Resting and stimulated saliva were collected...

The objective of this study was to evaluate and analyze clinical characteristics and treatment outcome in dry socket patients. This study was undertaken on 90 patients having the clinical features of dry socket, at the private clinic of the author at Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from Jan 2008 to Mar 2011. Data regarding the age, gender, site of dry socket, time lapsed from extraction until diagn...

One metabolism trial and 2 finishing trials were conducted to evaluate the effects of adding corn bran and steep liquor (steep) in replacement of dry-rolled corn (DRC) on diet digestibility, cattle performance, and nutrient mass balance in open feedlot pens. The metabolism trial (Exp. 1) used 8 ruminally cannulated heifers in a 4 × 4 Latin square design and the 2 finishing trials used 128 steer...

Three experiments were conducted to determine the effects of eating space and availability of water within feeders on the productivity and behavior of growing/finishing pigs. In Exp. 1, 12 commercial feeders were classified as being either single-space (SS) or multiple-space (MS), and either as dry (D) or wet/dry (WD), resulting in two SS-D, four MS-D, three SS-WD and three MS-WD models. Each m...

BACKGROUND Dry weight (DW) is an important concept related to patients undergoing hemodialysis. Conventional method seems to be time consuming and operator dependent. Bio impedance analysis (BIA) is a new and simple method reported to be an accurate way for estimating DW. In this study, we aimed to compare the conventional estimation of DW with measuring DW by BIA. MATERIALS AND METHODS This ...

This paper describes the results of self-healing behavior in early-age Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC). Uniaxially pre-loaded ECC with tensile strain of 0.3 or 0.5% were subjected to different number of wet-dry cycles. Then, resonant frequency test and reloading test were carried out to assess the recovery rate as a function of the number of wet-dry cycles. These two tests indicated di...