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Beauty [PDF]

, 2010
Literary beauty was once understood as intertwining sensations and ideas, and thus as providing subjective and objective reasons for literary appreciation. However, as theory and philosophy developed, the inevitable claims and counterclaims led to the view that subjective experience was not a reliable guide to literary merit.
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Establishing the Inhibition of the Serine Protease Plasmin as a Skin Anti-Aging Pathway

Cosmetics
Plasmin is a serine protease induced by UV-irradiation in skin that contributes to inflammation. We showed that plasmin is upregulated in photo-exposed facial skin and that this correlates with increased transepidermal water loss (TEWL). Plasmin activity
Remo Campiche, Dominik Imfeld, Chennakesava Cuddapah, Leithe Budel, Mathias Gempeler   +4 more
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Impact of surgical experience on postoperative complications in transconjunctival buried suture blepharoplasty: a single-center retrospective study [PDF]

Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Background Transconjunctival buried suture blepharoplasty (TCB) is a minimally invasive surgical technique that eliminates the need for a skin incision, thereby reducing the incidence of postoperative complications, preventing visible dermal scarring ...
Shintaro Hashimoto, Takahiko Tamura, Shoichiro Nakajo, Misaki Miwa, Yusuke Funakoshi, Hiroo Teranishi   +5 more
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Exploring the impact of beauty vloggers’ credible attributes, parasocial interaction, and trust on consumer purchase intention in influencer marketing

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
The growing usage of digital platforms has made influencer marketing the most cost-effective marketing tool, especially for products consumed by young digital natives. Among other products, these include fashion and beauty-related items such as cosmetics,
Mukta Garg, Apurva Bakshi
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A techno-feminist analysis of beauty app development in China’s high-tech industry

Journal of Gender Studies, 2021
Drawing on a techno-feminist approach, this article foregrounds the socio-technological process of beauty app development in China’s high-tech industry. I conducted semi-structured interviews with ten professionals, six women and four men, who previously
A. Y. Peng
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Age-dependent efficacy of transconjunctival lower eyelid fat removal: receiver operating characteristic curve-derived thresholds and multimodal recommendations [PDF]

Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Background Transconjunctival lower eyelid fat removal is widely performed in Asian aesthetic practice, yet the domain-specific outcomes and the effects of age or adjunctive procedures remain unclear.
Keisuke Matsumura, Yuichi Jono, Hiromichi Okuma, Takahiko Tamura, Hiroo Teranishi   +4 more
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Epigallocatechin Gallate Enzymatic Alpha Glucosylation Potentiates Its Skin-Lightening Activity—Involvement of Skin Microbiota

Molecules
(1) Background: Ultraviolet radiation takes part in photoaging and pigmentation disorders on skin. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is a well-known brightening and photoprotective compound but it faces limitations in terms of stability and solubility. (2)
Cloé Boira, Emilie Chapuis, Laura Lapierre, Daniel Auriol, Cyrille Jarrin, Patrick Robe, Jean Tiguemounine, Amandine Scandolera, Romain Reynaud   +8 more
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The Clean Beauty Trend Among Millennial and Generation Z Consumers: Assessing the Safety, Ethicality, and Sustainability Attributes of Cosmetic Products

SAGE Open
The concept of clean beauty lacks a precise definition and its defining attributes remain unclear. This study assesses the impact of clean beauty on Millennial and Generation Z consumers, identifies its main attributes, and provides a new index for ...
Jiyong Shim, Jung Woo, Hyerin Yeo, Sujin Kang, Boseong Kwon, Eui Jung Lee, Joo-young Oh, Euitaek Jeong, Ju-A Lim, Sun Gyoo Park   +9 more
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Silymarin Alleviates Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Induced by UV and Air Pollution in Human Epidermis and Activates β-Endorphin Release through Cannabinoid Receptor Type 2

Cosmetics
Background: Skin is exposed to ultraviolet radiation (UV) and air pollution, and recent works have demonstrated that these factors have additive effects in the disturbance of skin homeostasis.
Cloé Boira, Emilie Chapuis, Amandine Scandolera, Romain Reynaud   +3 more
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Beyond knowing nature: Contact, emotion, compassion, meaning, and beauty are pathways to nature connection

PLoS ONE, 2017
Feeling connected to nature has been shown to be beneficial to wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviour. General nature contact and knowledge based activities are often used in an attempt to engage people with nature.
R. Lumber, M. Richardson, D. Sheffield
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