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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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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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Deep Learning for Household Load Forecasting—A Novel Pooling Deep RNN
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2018 The key challenge for household load forecasting lies in the high volatility and uncertainty of load profiles. Traditional methods tend to avoid such uncertainty by load aggregation (to offset uncertainties), customer classification (to cluster ...
Heng Shi, Minghao Xu, Ran Li
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Burden of household food insecurity in urban slum settings
PLoS ONE, 2019 This study examined the burden of food insecurity in India’s un-notified slums, using an SDG framework to identify correlates of food insecurity. A convenience sampling approach was employed in selecting 38 slums from 675 un-notified slums across four ...
A. Joshi +8 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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Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2020 Previous research has demonstrated that the burden of household food insecurity is disproportionately high among racial/ethnic minority groups, yet no peer-reviewed studies have systematically examined racial/ethnic disparities in household food ...
D. Morales +2 more
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eNeurologicalSci, 2022 Background and purpose: Olfactory dysfunction may be an early symptom of degenerative neurological disorders such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which may progress to cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Takahiro Fukumoto +2 more
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