About 95% of people with lupus will test positive for antinuclear antibodies. A positive test result can also mean that you have one of these other autoimmune diseases: SjÃ¶gren's syndrome-- a disease that causes joint damage, as well as dry eyes and mouth; Scleroderma-- a connective tissue disease; Rheumatoid arthritis-- this causes joint damage, pain, and swelling; Polymyositis-- a disease that causes muscle weakness
Generally, the quality of turkey oak wood is low, and it has little commercial value. However, when properly seasoned turkey oak is used for firewood and is a main source of such for many barbecue restaurants. Tannins from the bark and twigs have also been used to stain or tan leather.
Quercus alba, the white oak, is one of the preeminent hardwoods of eastern and central North America. It is a long-lived oak, native to eastern and central North America and found from Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec, and southern Maine south as far as northern Florida and eastern Texas. Specimens have been documented to be over 450 years old. Although called a white oak, it is very unusual to find an individual specimen with white bark; the usual color is a light gray. The name comes from the color of the finished wood. In the forest it can reach a magnificent height and in the open it develops into a massive broad-topped tree with large branches striking out at wide angles.