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Journal of Chemistry, 2023 Tanning is a processing mechanism that prevents the collagen fibers from putrefaction to maximize the hydrothermal stability of leather. Tannin agents extracted from plants were used in leather production in a process called vegetable tanning.
Zerihun Teshome +6 more
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Sensitivity of leather tanned by ancient techniques to fungal infestation [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAncient leather cultural relics are prone to degradation caused by fungal infection after long-term burial. Although tanning can significantly lower the susceptibility of leather to fungal invasion, research on the correlation between ancient tanning ...
Yu Wang +7 more
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Health behaviours associated with indoor tanning based on the 2012/13 Manitoba Youth Health Survey
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 2016 Introduction: Although indoor tanning causes cancer, it remains relatively common among adolescents. Little is known about indoor tanning prevalence and habits in Canada, and even less about associated behaviours.
E. Harland +4 more
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Availability of tanning salons in Ontario relative to indoor tanning policy (2001–2017)
Preventive Medicine Reports, 2018 Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from indoor tanning equipment is a known cause of skin cancer; however, little is known about how the availability of indoor tanning salons has been impacted by indoor tanning legislation, including Ontario's Skin Cancer ...
Jennifer E. McWhirter +4 more
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Reasons for Indoor and Outdoor Tanning: Starting Points for Skin Cancer Prevention Based on a Nationwide Study [PDF]
Current OncologyBackground: Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a major risk factor for skin cancer. Nevertheless, many people tan in the sun and in tanning beds. The aim of this study was to explore the reasons behind these behaviors and to investigate whether the reasons ...
Katharina Diehl +4 more
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Fashion and Textiles, 2018 The goal of this study is to test the antecedents of overall attitudes toward sunless tanning product use. The data collected from 302 US female college students with an average age of 20.11 were included in the analysis.
Jeong-Ju Yoo, Hyeon Jeong Cho
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The mathematics of tanning [PDF]
BMC Systems Biology, 2009 AbstractBackgroundThe pigment melanin is produced by specialized cells, called melanocytes. In healthy skin, melanocytes are sparsely spread among the other cell types in the basal layer of the epidermis. Sun tanning results from an UV-induced increase in the release of melanin to neighbouring keratinocytes, the major cell type component of the ...
Josef Thingnes +3 more
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A Social Media–Based Public Health Campaign to Reduce Indoor Tanning in High-Risk Populations
AJPM Focus, 2023 Introduction: Indoor tanning beds cause more than 450,000 new skin cancers each year, yet their use remains common, with a global indoor tanning prevalence of 10.4%.
Isabella de Vere Hunt, BM, BCh +12 more
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Surrealism’s Curiosity: Lewis Carroll and the Femme-Enfant [PDF]
, 2011 This paper concerns surrealist artists' and writers' appropriation of Lewis Carroll. Predominantly focusing on the work of Dorothea Tanning and Max Ernst, it suggests that Carroll's work appealed to the surrealists' fascination with their childhood ...
McAra, Catriona
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Water reuse in the post-tanning process: minimizing environmental impact of leather production
Water Science and Technology, 2022 Post-tanning wastewater is very diversified, as the post-tanning stage should meet the desirable properties of the leather for the final product, with low standardization of the process (compared to beamhouse and tanning).
Rodrigo Miguel Klein +2 more
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