Mass loss of wood is one of the most important features in heat treatment and is. commonly referred to as an indication of quality. Several authors studied mass loss with. heat treatment and concluded that it depends on wood species, heating medium, temper-. ature, and treatment time (Fig. 1).
Simvastatin is used to: 1  lower bad cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein [LDL]) and triglycerides in the body. 2  increase good cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein [HDL]) 3  slow the development of heart disease and reduce the risk of stroke.
Simvastatin may also be used to decrease the amount of cholesterol and other fatty substances in the blood in children and teenagers 10 to 17 years of age who have familial heterozygous hypercholesterolemia (an inherited condition in which cholesterol cannot be removed from the body normally).