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A novel skin brightening topical technology [PDF]

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020
AbstractBackgroundEffective skin lightening remains an unmet need in over‐the‐counter formulations.AimsThis research examined a topical facial formulation containing hexylresorcinol, silymarin, 20% vitamin C, and 5% vitamin E in a proprietary anhydrous vehicle in skin explants for UVB photoprotective effects and clinical benefits.Patients/MethodIn ...
Zoe Diana Draelos, Isabel Diaz, Aaron Cohen, Junhong Mao, Thomas Boyd   +4 more
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Skin Brightening Cream Formulation and Tyrosinase Inhibition Assay of Moringa Leaf Extract

International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Bio-Medical Science, 2022
Moringa oleifera L. leaves are known to have very high protein content and contain isoflavones, inhibiting tyrosinase activity. The study was conducted to test the tyrosinase inhibitor activity of Moringa leaf extract and to formulate the extract as a skin brightening cream.
dwi fitrah wahyuni wiwi, An Nisaa Nurzak, Arifuddin yunus, Fajrul Fhalaq Baso   +3 more
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Fluorescent Hydrogel‐Based Strain Sensor With Machine Learning‐Augmented Performance

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
Fluorescent hydrogel strain sensor based on carbon quantum dots enabling optical readout of deformation through strain‐dependent emission changes, coupled with Random Forest analysis to capture nonlinear fluorescence‐concentration relationships and identify optimal sensing conditions. Hydrogels are ideal matrices for bio‐integrated wearable sensors due
Tailai Chen, Tianlong Liu, Chao Lu, Rimsha Malik, Jin Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structure‐Function Tailoring of Plasmonic Nanomaterials for Thin‐Film Photovoltaics

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
This review discusses the mechanisms and recent advancements of plasmonics in achieving effective light management to enhance the performance of thin‐film solar cells. It highlights applications in high‐performance perovskite solar cells and future‐oriented tandem solar cells.
Sen Jiang, Wenhan Yang, Annan Zhu, Yuexin Lin, Zhaohui Xie, Ran Chen, Wenjing Zhu, Jin Liu, Yingjie Zhu, Wenye Jiang, Zhiyuan Gu, Kaiyang Wang, Shengchun Yang, Nan Zhang, Chao Liang   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Citrus Essential Oils in Food Safety and Health: Advances in AI‐Assisted Authentication, Antimicrobial Applications, Sustainable Extraction, and Regulatory Translation

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Citrus essential oils combine sustainable extraction, AI‐assisted authentication, multi‐omics profiling, antimicrobial activity, and regulatory safety to enhance food quality, detect adulteration, and promote consumer health, and support intelligent, sustainable food systems through innovative industrial applications and circular bioeconomy strategies.
Md. Hassan Bin Nabi, Liza Akter, Yusuf Chowdhury, Mohima Akther Any, Nazmul Islam, Erni Sofia Murtini, Nurul Huda, Wahidu Zzaman   +7 more
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A low‐cost, portable polarizing digital light microscope for monitoring crystal growth and for crystal harvesting

Journal of Applied Crystallography, EarlyView.
A low‐cost, portable, medium‐resolution polarizing digital light microscope device for monitoring crystal growth and for crystal harvesting is described. The device can be used with a cell phone or a personal computer for real‐time imaging by professional and amateur scientists alike.Motivated by the need for a convenient way to demonstrate the growth ...
Sarah Kennedy, Ryan H. Huang, Wojciech Witek, Pawel Krawinski, Coilín Boland, Linjie Yang, Neal Leddy, Martin Caffrey   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antiaging, photoprotective, and brightening activity in biorevitalization: a new solution for aging skin

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2015
Age-related changes in the dermis can be considered the result of intrinsic factors and the consequence of environmental damage, mainly due to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun (responsible for skin photoaging). The great versatility of the mesotherapy "biorevitalization" lies in the synergy between different biological effects of the active ...
Sparavigna,Adele, Tenconi,Beatrice, De Ponti,Ileana   +2 more
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Masculinity, Prostitution, and the Imaginary Northwest in Chinese Travel Writings About Shanxi and Western Inner Mongolia, 1920–1949

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article considers travel writings by metropolitan men in Republican China about Shanxi and western Inner Mongolia as a case study to further explore the transformations and continuities of Chinese masculinities. Drawing upon a range of popular travel narratives, it shows that so‐called “Worn‐Out Shoes (poxie)” – women perceived as ...
Amanda Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

The Mysterious Stranger and Modern Enchantment

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sociological accounts of modernity have long emphasized rationalization, alienation, and the attenuation of affective intensity. While these diagnoses capture crucial dynamics of modern social order, they leave underexplored a persistent and generative dimension of social life: enchantment.
Dmitry Kurakin
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Storying Multispecies‐Life‐and‐Death: Becoming‐Grief‐Able in Educational Spaces for Post‐Necrocene Futures

Children &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We situate this article from/with/in the Necrocene, a geological period marked by the systematic production of human and more‐than‐human death to an extent that ecological destruction, extinction, loss and harm have become a structural feature of modern life.
Charlotte Hankin, Hannah Hogarth
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