Topical delivery of 3-O-ethyl l-ascorbic acid from complex solvent systems by Iliopoulos, Fotis, Hossain, Monjur, Sil dos Santos, Bruno, Moore, David J., Lucas, Robert A., Lane, Majella E.

“…Previously, we reported the effects of neat solvents on EA percutaneous absorption and observed that 0.6–7.5% of the applied EA was delivered through the skin over 24 h. In this work, we designed complex formulations using combinations of solvents that may act synergistically and examined their impact on EA permeation in porcine skin in vitro under finite dose conditions. …”
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Screening for Pectin and making of jam from potential parts of honeydew fruit by Yusof, Nurlina, Jamal, Parveen, Jaswir, Irwandi

“…From this study, inner skin of honeydew was found to possess a higher amount of pectin. …”
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Preparation, characterisation, and topical delivery of Terbinafine by Hossain, Monjur, Sil dos Santos, Bruno, Iliopoulos, Fotis, Lever, Rebecca, Hadgraft, Jonathan, Lane, Majella E.

“…Terbinafine (TBF) is commonly used in the management of fungal infections of the skin because of its broad spectrum of activity. Currently, formulations containing the free base and salt form are available. …”
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An exploration of men's subjective experience of Vitiligo : a qualitative study by Khalid, Sarah Jane

“…Vitiligo is a chronic skin disorder, which de-pigments parts or all of the skin. …”
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Extraction and characterization of gelatin from different marine fish species in Malaysia by Jaswir, Irwandi, S., Faridayanti, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah, Hassan, Torla, Yaakob, Che Man

“…Gelatins from the skin of four local marine fish, namely “kerapu” (Epinephelus sexfasciatus), “jenahak” (Lutjianus argentimaculatus), “kembung” (Rastrelliger kanagurta), and “kerisi” (Pristipomodes typus) have been successfully extracted by acid extraction. …”
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Multi-Mode Yagi Uda Patch Array Antenna With Non-Linear Inter-Parasitic Element Spacing by ISA, SITI RAHENA, JUSOH, MUZAMMIL, THENNARASAN SABAPATHY, THENNARASAN SABAPATHY, KAMARUDIN, MUHAMMAD RAMLEE, OSMAN, MOHAMED NASRUN, AKRAM ALOMAINY, AKRAM ALOMAINY

“…Applying the inter-parasitic element spacing’s optimization and minimizing the switching circuitry using four RF PIN diodes on the parasitic elements have contributed to the gain achievement of more than 7 dBi.…”
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Characterization and topical delivery of phenylethyl resorcinol by Zhang, Yanling, Sil dos Santos, Bruno, Kung, Chin-Ping, Hadgraft, Jonathan, Heinrich, Michael, Sinko, Balint, Lane, Majella E.

“…The permeation through porcine skin at 24 h ranged from 4 to 13 μg/cm2, while the corresponding amounts of PR delivered through human skin were 2 to 10 μg/cm2. …”
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A framework of remote diabetic monitoring system for developing countries by Ayu, Media Anugerah, Ahmad, Barroon Isma’eel

“…Failure to monitor the level of glucose in diabetes patients can increase the risk of complications like hypertension, stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, skin, foot, and eye complications, etc. …”
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The experience of psoriatic arthritis patients receiving biological treatment : an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Schepelern, Eva K.

“…It is argued that this research extends the current knowledge base in counselling psychology on the psychological aspects of skin conditions such as psoriasis to what it is like to have both psoriasis and arthritis, whilst also being relevant to counselling psychologists working with psychological aspects of medical conditions, which is proposed to hold a promising future for the field.…”
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Advanced characterization of ethanolic nano lipid vesicles loaded with raloxifene HCl for transdermal drug delivery by Mahmood, Syed, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Chatterjee, Bappaditya, Mandal, Uttam Kumar

“…The drug entrapment efficiency of the vesicles was determined by an ultracentrifugation method. Ex vivo skin permeation study was conducted to measure transdermal flux (J) by Franz diffusion cell with rat skin as a barrier membrane. …”
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In-vitro antidermatophytic activity of methanolic fraction from entada spiralis ridl. stem bark and its bioautographic profile by Harun, Aiza, Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Che Mohd Ramli, Neni Kartini

“…This study was performed to evaluate the antifungal activities of the methanolic fractions from the stem bark of Entada spiralis Ridl. against human dermatophytes and yeast-like fungus in in vitro. Three types of human dermatophytes and one yeast-like fungus namely Trichophyton mentagrophytes ATCC 9533, Microsporum gypseum ATCC 24102, Trichophyton tonsurans ATCC 28942, and Candida glabrata ATCC 66032 were tested against the methanolic fractions labelled as FA1, FA4 and FA5. …”
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Cosmeticeutical products from antimicrobial active extracts of the stem barks of Entada spiralis Ridl.(Akar Sintok) by Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton, Harun, Aiza, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Abdullah, Jariah

“…This finding gives scientific evidence for the traditional uses of the stem barks of E. spiralis by the Malays, as soap, shampoo and scrub in treating skin problems. So far, we have discovered that methanolic crude extract and fraction have potential to be commercialized as skin care products. …”
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Deep learning-based microcirculation performance classification using multispectral photoacoustic technology by Chua, Hui Ling, Huong, Audrey

“…Meanwhile, pulse oximeter performance varies with factors like the subject’s skin colour. This study explores the feasibility of using an in-house assembled multispectral photoacoustic (PA) system to investigate microcirculation performance in human subjects. …”
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Biomechanical evaluation and new improvement on ankle external fixator by Ramlee, Muhammad Hanif

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Stagnation-point flow past a vertical stretching or shrinking sheets in a nanofluid with slip effect by Alias, Noor Fareeza

“…The effects of governing parameter on the skin friction coefficient, local Nusselt number. …”
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Understanding the factors that contribute to the outcome of cognitive behavioural therapy as adjunct to medical treatment in a sample of individuals with psoriasis : a constructivi... by Laoudi, Marietta

“…Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin condition that can impair psychological, social, and physical functioning. …”
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Developing starter cultures for the optimisation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) fermentation by Awamaria, Brigitte

“…Several natural fermentations of cassava under various conditions were carried out to study the effects of time, temperature, substrate composition (cassava skin and leaves) on pH, cassava softening and microbial growth. …”
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The tribological behaviour of Fe-C-Al cast iron – effect of temperature by Maleque, Md. Abdul, Sugrib , S.

“…The wear and friction tests were conducted using universal pin-on-disk machine at 25 0C, 100 0C, 200 0C and 300 0C temperature. …”
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Low-loss paper-substrate triple-band-frequency reconfigurable microstrip antenna for sub-7 GHz applications by Singh, Ajit Kumar, Mahto, Santosh Kumar, Sinha, Rashmi, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Al-Gburi, Ahmed Jamal Abdullah, Ahmad, Ashfaq, Kouhalvandi, Lida, Virdee, Bal Singh, Dalarsson, Mariana

“…In this paper, a low-cost resin-coated commercial-photo-paper substrate is used to design a printed reconfigurable multiband antenna. The two PIN diodes are used mainly to redistribute the surface current that provides reconfigurable properties to the proposed antenna. …”
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Mixed convection flow of viscoelastic nanofluid past a horizontal circular cylinder with viscous dissipation, heat generation and radiation by Mahat, Rahimah

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