The use of gamma (γ-) irradiation as a method for soil sterilisation for laboratory experiments
has been recommended over other sterilisation techniques. We reviewed literature dating …

Pain associated with mechanical, chemical, and thermal heat stimulation of the ocular surface
is mediated by trigeminal ganglion neurons, while cold thermoreceptors detect wetness …

Plant–soil interactions play a central role in the biogeochemical carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and
hydrological cycles. In the context of global environmental change, they are important both …

Objective We propose new classification criteria for Sjögren's syndrome (SS), which are
needed considering the emergence of biologic agents as potential treatments and their …

Global peatlands store more carbon than is naturally present in the atmosphere 1 , 2 .
However, many peatlands are under pressure from drainage-based agriculture, plantation …

There have been multiple conflicting reports about the biocompatibility and antimicrobial
activity of graphene oxide. To address this, we conducted a study to characterize the …

… subjects equally distributed among three groups (N=56 in each treatment group… N=6),
anticholinergic-induced urinary retention (N=1), and suicidality followed by worsening psychosis (N…

Myelin is required for the function of neuronal axons in the central nervous system, but the
mechanisms that support myelin health are unclear. Although macrophages in the central …

… N … N 2 O production was consistently suppressed by at least 49% with biochar amendment
within 48 h of wetting at 10 and 16 C. We concluded that hardwood biochar suppressed soil N …

PURPOSE: To describe, apply, and test a new ocular grading system for assessing
keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) using lissamine green and fluorescein. DESIGN: Prospective, …