MODELING THE PRODUCTION OF BELLY BUTTON LINT

Modeling the production of belly button lint

Abstract We show that respiratory cycle provides a periodic traction force for the production of belly button lint or navel fluff.The relative motion induced between clothing and skin, during breathing, transports the clothing fibers over the abdominal skin via an asymmetric sliding mechanism effected by the specific orientation of the cuticle scal

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Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Metformin and Rosuvastatin in Human Plasma

In this work a hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography/positive ion electrospray mass spectrometric assay (HILIC/ESI-MS) has been developed and fully validated for the quantitation of metformin and rosuvastatin in human plasma.Sample preparation involved the use of 100 μL of human plasma, following protein precipitation and filtration.Metf

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Thermocoagulation in Multiple Targets to Treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Associated with Drug Addiction: Case Report

Substance-related disorders are chronic psychiatric conditions defined by substance abuse, and they Whey Protein compromise patients both clinically and functionally.Currently, pharmacotherapy, behavioral therapy, or an association of both are the treatments of choice for obsessive-compulsive disorder associated with drug addiction.However, the ref

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