This article explores how natural and man-made factors shape architecture and environments for human activity in emergency situations, focusing on the unique conditions of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Results are not reported.
May 2024 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” This review highlights that hair's chemical bonds, particularly disulfide bonds, are not homogeneous, as previously thought, but instead vary in response to different cosmetic treatments, suggesting a need for further exploration of ionic bonds and hydrophobic interactions.
October 2024 in “Biomedical Reports” In this study, BALB/c mice with burn injuries treated with SES-low or SES-low combined with a gel showed better wound healing and organization compared to placebo and common treatments like silver sulfadiazine, highlighting SES-low's effectiveness in promoting favorable healing outcomes.
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March 2015 in “Facial plastic surgery” This article series reviews volumetric restoration techniques for different facial regions by expert authors, offering assessments of specific products but provides no new clinical results.
January 2025 in “KeiO Associated Repository of Academic Resources (Keio University)” Stronger regulations and protections are needed for digital platforms to ensure safety and fairness in health, education, and labor.
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January 2020 in “International Journal of Trichology” This study observed that regular coconut oil users have significantly reduced hair irregularities compared to non-oil users, as quantified by a new "hair protection factor" metric, highlighting coconut oil's potential in minimizing hair damage.
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January 2025 in “Gels” This study developed cilostazol-loaded formulations for nose-to-brain delivery, finding that these formulations improved cilostazol's bioavailability by enhancing solubility, absorption, and permeability, achieving nearly 100% drug release in vitro within 2 hours.
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January 1981 in “Springer eBooks” This model study describes how interactions between hair keratin and various materials alter hair's physical and mechanical properties by affecting noncovalent bonds.
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February 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study developed a nanofiber wound dressing combining ciprofloxacin and tetracycline hydrochloride, which demonstrated strong antibacterial activity against E. coli and S. aureus and showed good biocompatibility with human skin fibroblast cells, indicating significant potential for wound healing applications.
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January 2025 in “IntechOpen eBooks” This source outlines the development of a comprehensive system for evaluating the safety and efficacy of cosmetics in China compared to established practices in Europe and the U.S., highlighting factors like AI technologies and specific product categories such as anti-aging and sun protection.
January 2026 in “Molecules” In this study, the novel thiol-Michael click perming molecule, MA2-CySS, achieved repeatable perming with reduced oxidative damage, preserving hair keratin's structure while maintaining efficiency comparable to traditional oxidative methods.
December 2023 in “The journal of physical chemistry. B (1997 : Online)” This study explored the potential of human hair keratin as a filtration material, finding that it may effectively absorb the pollutants diclofenac and perfluorobutanesulfonate. The researchers reported significant binding affinities through molecular simulations, supporting further investigation into keratin's use for water purification.
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May 2024 in “ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces” This study found that incorporating PCL-based nanoscaffolds into liver spheroids enhances their viability and liver-specific biofunctionality, suggesting these scaffolds improve the model's potential for preclinical drug screening by increasing sensitivity to acetaminophen toxicity compared to traditional methods.
In this study, researchers developed a multifunctional hydrogel for wound healing, incorporating antibacterial and antioxidant properties that demonstrated significant inflammation reduction and tissue regeneration in animal models, with high antibacterial efficacy against E. coli and S. aureus.
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October 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that quercitrin, a natural compound, enhances Wnt/β-catenin signaling and may help mitigate synapse loss and memory impairment in Alzheimer's models.
July 2026 in “Biomimetics” This review discusses recent advancements in bone tissue engineering, emphasizing a shift from passive to smart responsive antibacterial strategies to prevent implant-associated infections, and highlights AI's role in optimizing bone scaffold design for personalized, infection-free implants.
February 2025 in “Science Advances” This study demonstrates that Wnt signaling plays a crucial mechanoregulatory role in skin regeneration by influencing cellular responses to substrate rigidity, which promotes hair follicle regeneration in the wound-induced hair neogenesis model.
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April 2017 in “Journal of The Royal Society Interface” This study found that keratin intermediate filaments in the hair of GAN patients are altered, showing decreased diffraction signals and increased stiffness, strength, and extensibility.
September 2025 in “Journal of Polymer Science” This review article highlighted the diverse applications of functionalized materials from bacterial cellulose, detailing advances in both in situ and ex situ methods for enhancing these materials' properties, particularly for medical applications, and proposed directions for future research.
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November 2024 in “EMBO Molecular Medicine” In this study, researchers found that disrupting EGFR signaling in mice led to increased inflammation and hair follicle damage but that inhibiting the JAK-STAT1 pathway could restore hair growth and skin function.
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July 2022 in “Gels” This review explores the potential of alginate as a promising alternative to donor tissue for corneal transplantation due to its adaptability, transparency, and low immunogenicity, and discusses how chemical modifications can enhance its properties for use in corneal tissue engineering.
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August 2023 in “Life” This review highlights the transformative potential of bioinspired polymers in biomedical engineering, focusing on their roles in enhancing tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and other biomedical applications, with innovations including mimicking the extracellular matrix, self-healing, antibacterial properties, and cancer therapy.
This study explored social perceptions of men with androgenetic alopecia, finding that increased hair loss was associated with perceptions of being older, less attractive, smaller, and less masculine, but more family-oriented and socially agreeable, highlighting how hair loss influences first impressions.
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May 2019 in “Cosmetics” This paper reviews the surface degradation of hair and describes how combining 18-MEA with specific surfactants can maintain hydrophobicity on bleached and weathered hair surfaces.
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July 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that the tensile strength of curly hair is influenced by two main components, with springiness (toe region) contributing significantly, unlike in noncurly hair where it is negligible.
February 2025 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” This research studied European human hair, finding that cysteic acid and protein carbonylation increased with both chemical and photochemical oxidation. Protein carbonylation was highlighted as a more sensitive marker for photochemical oxidation, providing better in situ visualization of hair damage than cysteic acid.
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January 2023 in “ACS Omega” This study developed sodium alginate and epigallocatechin gallate cryogels cross-linked with ferric ions, showing that they have strong antibacterial properties and rapid hemostatic abilities, making them promising candidates for wound dressing applications.
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September 2024 in “JID Innovations” This review highlights the potential of microfluidic skin-on-a-chip models in skin research, emphasizing their ability to mimic human skin structure and improve control over cellular and molecular distribution compared to traditional in vitro models.
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April 2022 in “Biophysical Journal” In this study, certain cysteine residues in Romney sheep wool fibers were labeled more often during stretching tests, particularly under wet conditions, suggesting variability in their disulfide bond contributions to fiber mechanics depending on hydration.
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October 2019 in “Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology” This study found that pretreatment with KP-Cryst fusion proteins effectively protected Asian and Caucasian virgin hair from thermal damage by maintaining higher water content and preventing structural changes during heat application.