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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Frontiers in EducationIntroductionChildren increasingly engage with online content from an early age, but often lack the competencies to critically evaluate it. To foster these skills, suitable assessment instruments are required, yet none currently exist for the elementary ...
Tina Jocham, Sanna Pohlmann-Rother
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Valorization of human hair as methylene blue dye adsorbents
Green Processing and Synthesis, 2018 The present study was aimed at evaluating the performance of human hair as adsorbents for methylene blue (MB) dye removal. Human hair was treated using 0.1 m potassium hydroxide (KOH) and 0.1 m nitric acid, and the adsorbents were characterized for ...
Ahmad Zaini Muhammad Abbas +1 more
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Stiffness of Human Hair Correlates with the Fractions of Cortical Cell Types
Cosmetics, 2019 (1) Background: The objective of this work was to elucidate the hair microstructure which correlates with the stiffness of human hair fibers. (2) Methods: Bending moduli of hair fibers were evaluated for the hair samples from 156 Japanese female subjects.
Yusuke Ezawa +5 more
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Acute Foreign Body Reaction And Corneal Abrasion Secondary To Impacted Human Hair In Tarsus
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Eye injury due to foreign body is the most common cause of ocular emergency. Hair as a foreign body is very much common due to plant, pet's ad caterpillars. But human hair impacted in tarsus is very rare. Our case is unique as in the way where we found a
Atif Rahman Raini
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3D Numerical Simulation of Hair Formation Process Using a Particle Model [PDF]
, 2015 Hair is very important in determining human appearance. Although there are numerous observed data and experimental recordings for hair, a detailed mechanism of hair formation has not yet been elucidated.
Matsuoka Shogo +3 more
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Efficiency of hair waste substrate in constructed wetlands on oil and grease content of kitchen wastewater [PDF]
Archives of Environmental ProtectionTreatment of wastewater from various day-to-day sources, particularly oil spills in water bodies, involves using resources that may adversely affect the environment. This study ex-plores the potential of using human hair as a bio-adsorbent to remove BOD (
Radhika Bhandary +2 more
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Importance of methodological details in the measurement of cortisol in human hair
Endocrine Regulations, 2018 Objective. The measurement of cortisol in hair became a popular and frequently used methodology in human stress research. This methodological approach, depending on the length of hair analyzed, allows to reflect cortisol secretion over prolong time ...
Balagova Lucia, Jezova Daniela
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Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 2016 Methylmercury (MeHg) exposure can cause adverse health effects in children and adults and is predominantly from seafood consumption in the United States (U.S.). Here we examine evidence for differences in MeHg uptake and metabolism in U.S.
Miling Li +6 more
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Worldwide Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Incidences Analyzed by Sex, Age, and Skin Type Over Time (1955–2007): Is HPV Infection of Androgenic Hair Follicular Melanocytes a Risk Factor for Developing Melanoma Exclusively in People of European-Ancestry? [PDF]
, 2016 The cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) incidence has been increasing in an exponential manner in certain populations around the world for over 7 decades.
Merrill, Stephen +2 more
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