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Preliminary Characterization of Voltage-Activated Whole-Cell Currents in Developing Human Vestibular Hair Cells and Calyx Afferent Terminals [PDF]
, 2014 We present preliminary functional data from human vestibular hair cells and primary afferent calyx terminals during fetal development. Whole-cell recordings were obtained from hair cells or calyx terminals in semi-intact cristae prepared from human ...
Aaron J. Camp +5 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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Plucked human hair shafts and biomolecular medical research [PDF]
, 2013 The hair follicle is a skin integument at the boundary between an organism and its immediate environment. The biological role of the human hair follicle has lost some of its ancestral importance.
Ayers, Duncan +2 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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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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iScienceSummary: Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) is a key mediator in stress-induced hair growth inhibition. Here, we investigated the impact of stress-induced senescence and evaluated the potential of Ganoderma lucidum (GL) extract in mitigating CRH ...
Sunhyoung Lee +7 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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