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Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2023 Excessive endogenous or exogenous levels of the stress hormone cortisol have negative effects on various tissues, including the skin. Iris pallida (IP), used in traditional medicine and perfumes, exhibits biological activities, such as antioxidant and ...
Jung Ha Choo +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2017 A biofilm, a community of microorganisms, is highly resistant to antibiotics, resulting in massive losses in various areas. We herein present a strategy to remove Streptococcus mutans biofilms through a spontaneous exfoliation by the synergistic effect ...
Jong Hyun Lim +4 more
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Molecules, 2022 In the present study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms of adenosine for its hair growth promoting effect. Adenosine stimulated the Wnt/β-catenin pathway by modulating the activity of Gsk3β in cultured human dermal papilla cells. It also activated
Jaeyoon Kim +4 more
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Why does the Engel method work? Food demand, economies of size and household survey methods [PDF]
, 2002 Estimates of household size economies are needed for the analysis of poverty and inequality. This paper shows that Engel estimates of size economies are large when household expenditures are obtained by respondent recall but small when expenditures are ...
Anand S. +13 more
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Analysis of biofilm and bacterial communities in the towel environment with daily use
Scientific Reports, 2023 Towels differ remarkably from other textile products in their fibre structure and usage, and microbial behaviours on towels remain underexplored. Thus, we evaluated biofilm formation on towels during use for 6 months in daily life and analysed its ...
Haruro Kato +7 more
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Cosmetics, 2023 In this study, we discovered that washing hair with surfactants causes a decrease in the internal density of hair, and we propose a cuticle-sealing strategy to inhibit this phenomenon.
Sang-Hun Song +4 more
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Eco-Friendly Silica Microcapsules with Improved Fragrance Retention
Applied Sciences, 2022 Microcapsules are employed extensively in various applications; however, most are composed of synthetic plastics. Thus, substitution of their component materials is essential to prevent environmental problems associated with primary microplastics. Herein,
Junseok Yeom, Woo Sun Shim, Nae Gyu Kang
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Load Hiding of Household's Power Demand [PDF]
, 2014 With the development and introduction of smart metering, the energy information for costumers will change from infrequent manual meter readings to fine-grained energy consumption data.
Egarter, Dominik +2 more
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Data, 2021 Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) is a subterranean termite species from Southeast Asia which has been unintentionally introduced to many parts of the world through commerce and modern transportation.
Li Yang Lim +2 more
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Pursuing More Sustainable Consumption by Analyzing Household Metabolism in European Countries and Cities [PDF]
, 2005 Bringing about more sustainable consumption patterns is an important challenge for society and science. In this article the concept of household metabolism is applied to analyzing consumption patterns and to identifying possibilities for the development ...
Biesiot +30 more
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