The loss of an arm means drastic reduction of live quality for affected people. To compensate the lost live quality myoelectric hand prostheses have been developed, that can be controlled by muscle contractions in the patients stump. Besides cosmetical aspects the acceptance of these hand prostheses depends on functionality, weight and user-friendliness. Concerning these items, international st...

The skin may often be assessed as nonimportant, passive, cosmetical cover or frame of human being. As a living organ forming the surface of the human body towards the environment, the skin plays, however, an essential role in the perception of the environmental temperature and its changes. The skin also plays an active role in maintaining the thermal homeostasis of the body by many necessary st...

Hen egg plays a crucial role in the development of embryonic bird. It serves first as source of energy and nutriments of high digestibility and, second, protects embryonic bird against external aggressions. The unique structure of egg with yolk containing the embryo surrounded by albumen and shell as physical barriers is the first element of this protection. The second one consists in the pecul...

The Opuntia ficus-indica multiple properties are reflected in the increasing interest of chemists in the identification of its natural components having pharmaceutical and/or cosmetical applications. Here we report the structural elucidation of Opuntia ficus-indica mucilage that highlighted the presence of components differing for their chemical nature and the molecular weight distribution. The...

Citrus essential oils (EOs) are widely used as flavoring agents in food, pharmaceutical, cosmetical and chemical industries. For this reason, their demand is constantly increasing all over the world. Besides industrial applications, abundance of EOs epicarp particularly relevant for quality citrus fruit. In fact, these compounds represent a natural protection against postharvest deteriorations ...

BACKGROUND Chêneau-Brace treatment of a certain standard reduces the rate of surgery, prevents progression and in a certain patient population leads to marked improvement of Cobb angle and cosmetic appearance. During the last two years a patient refusing surgery with a double major curvature of initially 60 degrees showed a clear cosmetic improvement and a clear radiological progression at the ...