Aspirin and other cyclooxygenase inhibitors can significantly prolong bleeding time. The tempeh can be blanched prior to dehydration to preserve flavor and prolong shelf life. Access to food can prolong lifespans and increase fecundity. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. Preparations can also contain preservatives in order to prolong usage and avoid bacterial contamination. Mechanical ventilation can prolong survival but does not stop disease progression. Additionally, alcohol may prolong the effects of the medication. Such incidents made Germany indefinitely prolong its occupation of the region. Chilies can be dried to prolong their shelf life. This type of underground transmission cable can prolong the repair period and increase repair costs. Dialysis is an artificial method of replacing some kidney function to prolong life. Their fear about the process of dying was that it would prolong their distress. Testosterone did not prolong life, as Voronoff expected. Some communities delay "havdalah" later into the night in order to prolong Shabbat. Dry conditions also prolong this period and can actually kill nymphs.