Reinforcement of polypropylene with natural fibers: Mitigation of environmental pollution
Environmental Challenges, 2023 : Recently, natural fibers have gained research attention in reinforcing polymers due to their availability and unique properties in polymer applications. Preliminary studies indicate indiscriminate disposal of human hair (HH) and the burning of cow hair
R.U. Arinze +7 more
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Characterization of the Promoter Regions of Two Sheep Keratin-Associated Protein Genes for Hair Cortex-Specific Expression. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The keratin-associated proteins (KAPs) are the structural proteins of hair fibers and are thought to play an important role in determining the physical properties of hair fibers.
Zhichao Zhao +6 more
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Hair Structures Affecting Hair Appearance
Cosmetics, 2019 Optical factors affecting hair appearance are reviewed based on hair structures from macroscopic to microscopic viewpoints. Hair appearance is the result of optical events, such as reflection, refraction, scattering, and absorption.
Shinobu Nagase
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Short-term synaptic plasticity regulates the level of olivocochlear inhibition to auditory hair cells [PDF]
, 2011 In the mammalian inner ear, the gain control of auditory inputs is exerted by medial olivocochlear (MOC) neurons that innervate cochlear outer hair cells (OHCs).
Ballestero, Jimena Andrea +5 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 A trichobezoar is commonly formed in the gastrointestinal tract by ingestion of an individual’s own hair. A trichobezoar formed by hair and artificial materials constitutes a rare etiology scarcely reported in the current literature.
Dan Lu +5 more
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Tone-in-noise detection deficits in elderly patients with clinically normal hearing [PDF]
, 2019 One of the most common complaints among the elderly is the inability to understand speech in noisy environments. In many cases, these deficits are due to age-related hearing loss; however, some of the elderly that have difficulty hearing in noise have ...
Cappelli, Giampietro +6 more
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Efferent control of the electrical and mechanical properties of hair cells in the bullfrog's sacculus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Hair cells in the auditory, vestibular, and lateral-line systems respond to mechanical stimulation and transmit information to afferent nerve fibers. The sensitivity of mechanoelectrical transduction is modulated by the efferent pathway, whose activity ...
Manuel Castellano-Muñoz +2 more
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The presynaptic ribbon maintains vesicle populations at the hair cell afferent fiber synapse [PDF]
, 2018 The ribbon is the structural hallmark of cochlear inner hair cell (IHC) afferent synapses, yet its role in information transfer to spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) remains unclear.
Becker, Lars +8 more
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Journal of Natural Fibers, 2021 Hybrid composites are advanced composites in which the required characteristics of the material can be obtained easily by choice of suitable combinations of fibers and fillers.
Bishnu Prasad Nanda, Alok Satapathy
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Neuropharmacological targets for drug action in vestibular sensory pathways [PDF]
, 2017 The use of pharmacological agents is often the preferred approach to the management of vestibular dysfunction. In the vestibular sensory pathways, the sensory neuroepithelia are thought to be influenced by a diverse number of neuroactive substances that ...
Jones, Timothy A, Lee, Choongheon
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