The use of kohl (surma) as eyeliner is a popular practice in Saudi Arabia and people firmly believe that it is safe to use. A total of 107 kohl samples (branded and unbranded) were collected from different regions of Saudi Arabia, and analysed for the presence of lead. In addition, aluminium and antimony levels were also determined. Lead levels up to 53% were detected in some kohl preparations,...

This study aims to investigate the content of lead in most frequently used brands of cosmetics products in Morocco.100 samples of kohl (kohl powder, galena, eye pencils and paste) were selected taken from large cosmetic stores in Morocco. And lead of them is analyzed using a Fast Sequential Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (SAAFS 240).The results showed that the concentrations of lead in kohl sam...

Kohl, since antiquity has always been given a prime importance in ophthalmology for the protection and treatment of various eye ailments. However, for decades various conflicting reports in the literature have been published relating to Kohl application to eyes being responsible for causing higher blood lead concentration, which may cause lead poisoning. While at the same time, a number of rese...

A series of recent papers has compiled brief biographies and listed the scientific publications and taxa proposed for a number of bee researchers (Rasmussen et al. 2007; Zuparko 2007; Rasmussen & Ascher 2008; Rasmussen et al. 2009; Rasmussen 2012; Rasmussen et al. 2013). Unfortunately five taxa attributed in the original publication to Vachal were overlooked in the recent review of his taxonomi...

January 20, 2011 Version 2.3 Date 2010-12-03 Title Extensions of package distr Description Extensions of package distr and some additional functionality Depends R(>= 2.6.0), methods, distr(>= 2.2), evd, actuar, startupmsg Suggests tcltk Author Matthias Kohl, Peter Ruckdeschel Maintainer Matthias Kohl LazyLoad yes License LGPL-3 Encoding latin1 URL http://distr.r-forge...

Dear Dr. Mouras, Despite his valid publications involving endocrinology, sexuality, and epigenetically induced intraspecies differentiation in model organisms, James V. Kohl overextends his expertise in trying to overthrow established evolutionary theory. His earlier publications cover topics such as behavioral effects of hormones, pheromones, and food odors (Kohl, 1996, 2012). However, in 2013...