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Extraction and Optimization of Tanning Material from Osyris lanceolata Barks: Cleaner Leather Tanning Processing

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, Tesfaye Agazhi, Tale Gashew, Biniyam Solomon, Tsion Belay, Belete Baye, Efrem Temach   +6 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, Spencer Byl, Alyssa Green, William Sears, Andrew Papadopoulos   +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 Oncology
Background: 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, Lisa Voß, Eckhard W. Breitbart, Inga-Marie Hübner, Tatiana Görig   +4 more
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Indoor tanning is associated with substance use behaviors among adolescents [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Introduction Adolescents increase their skin cancer risk through exposure to ultraviolet radiation, tanning, and poor use of sun-safety practices. Past studies documented that adolescent indoor tanning is associated with substance use. However, these did
Nathan Shen, Suzanne L. Fastner, Xuechen Wang, Ben J. Brintz, Chelsey R. Schlechter, Yelena P. Wu   +5 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, Zhuo Ran Cai, MD, Vanessa Nava, BS, Natnaelle E. Admassu, MD, MS, Stephanie Bousheri, BS, Tiffani Johnson, BS, Anna Tomz, Jessica Thompson, BA, Lucy Zhang, BA, Sherry Pagoto, PhD, Mackenzie R. Wehner, MD, MPhil, Maya B. Mathur, PhD, Eleni Linos, MD, MPH, DrPH   +12 more
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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, Éverton Hansen, Patrice Monteiro de Aquim   +2 more
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Evaluation of DNA-Damaging Effects Induced by Different Tanning Agents Used in the Processing of Natural Leather—Pilot Study on HepG2 Cell Line

Molecules, 2022
For a long time, the production and processing of cowhide was based on the use of chrome tanning. However, the growing problem with chromium waste and its negative impact on human health and the environment prompted the search for more environmentally ...
Sanja Ercegović Ražić, Nevenka Kopjar, Vilena Kašuba, Zenun Skenderi, Jadranka Akalović, Jasna Hrenović   +5 more
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Beliefs, attitudes and perceptions to sun-tanning behaviour in the Norwegian population: a cross-sectional study using the health belief model

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Norway has one of the highest incidences of melanoma in the world. It has been suggested that the majority of all skin cancers could be prevented by changes related to sun-tanning behaviour. This study explores the sun-tanning behaviour of the
Hanne Stavenes Støle, Lill Tove Norvang Nilsen, Pål Joranger   +2 more
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Three New Flavonoids from Aerial Parts of L

Natural Product Communications, 2007
Three new flavonoids, namely 6-methoxyluteolin-4′-O-lactate, apigenin-4′-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside and tamarixetin-3-{O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)]-α-L-rhamnopyranoside}-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, together with six known flavones have been isolated from the ...
Josline Y. Salib, Helana N. Michael
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Decrease in Self-Reported Tanning Frequency among Utah Teens following the Passage of Utah Senate Bill 41: An Analysis of the Effects of Youth-Access Restriction Laws on Tanning Behaviors

Journal of Skin Cancer, 2014
Introduction. Adolescent use of indoor tanning facilities is associated with an increased risk in later development of melanoma skin cancers. States that have imposed age restrictions on access to indoor tanning generally show lower self-reported rates ...
Rebecca G. Simmons, Kristi Smith, Meghan Balough, Michael Friedrichs   +3 more
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