Judging the soaps

Judging the soaps.

Background Go on, admit it. However much you may dismiss soap operas, at some point in your life you’ve been fascinated by them. Maybe as a teenager coming home early from school, as a medical student taking a break from exams, or as a young parent at home with the children, you too have been drawn into the world of ‘The Street’ or ‘The Square’ – or even ‘The Police Station’. You too have been ...

Soaps, shampoos, and detergents.

In clinical dermatology, few questions are asked more commonly than “What is the best way for me to clean my skin or hair?” The modern dermatologist needs to be familiar with the physiologic action of cleansing products available on the market. This familiarity should include chemical composition, application, cosmetic benefits, and safety, as well as potential hazards. This knowledge must be a...

Studies of Aluminum Soaps

I t has been shown by McBain and collaborators I that aluminum soaps present characteristics somewhat akin to proteins in their lyophilic colloidal behavior. These soaps, particularly the aluminum disoaps AIOHR~, are solids which can be prepared relatively pure. No macroscopic crystals have yet been obtained but powder x-ray diffraction patterns show structures varying from almost amorphous to ...

Judging the evidence.

Judging the Voting Rights Act

The Voting Rights Act has radically altered the political status of minority voters and dramatically transformed the partisan structure of American politics. Given the political and racial salience of cases brought under the Act, it is surprising that the growing literature on the effects of a judge’s ideology and race on judicial decisionmaking has overlooked these cases. This Article provides...