January 2006 in “Seibutsu Butsuri” Curly and straight hair differ in how their internal fibers are arranged.
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July 2010 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” This study found that hair luster decreases with age in Japanese females, primarily due to an irregular increase in fiber curvature which affects hair alignment.
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May 2006 in “Journal of Structural Biology” This study concluded that the curliness of human hair, regardless of ethnicity, originates from the inhomogeneous internal nanostructure due to differences in the distribution of two types of cortices.
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March 2019 in “Plant methods” This study introduced a new adaptive microrhizotron for non-destructive observation of pepper root traits, finding that specific installation patterns significantly enhanced root interception probability while effectively measuring root architecture for plant research.
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April 1953 in “Acta radiologica” Radiation therapy with a higher dose for the brain improves survival in cerebellar medulloblastoma.