Methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone (MCI/MI) is a combination preservative used in personal care and household products and is a common cause of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). Recently, MI alone, without MCI, has been increasingly used in consumer products in attempts to minimize allergic reactions. Wet wipes are extensively tested and traditionally believed to be innocuous. M...

The cases of contact dermatitis due to using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) towel containing isothiazolinone preservatives have been reported in Japan and we had investigated the concentrations of isothiazolinones and the removal of these preservatives from PVA towels by washing before initial use in the previous study conducted from 2011 to 2012. However, the clinical information regarding contact de...

Methodologies and tools for watermark evaluation and benchmarking facilitate the development of improved watermarking techniques. In this paper, we want to introduce and discuss the integration of audio watermark evaluation methods into the well-known web service Watermark Evaluation Testbed (WET) [1]. WET is enhanced by using. A special set of audio files with characterized content and a colle...

(1) Dear Alice, Are wet dreams in a sexually active 23 year old male unusual? ?Voice HAS cracked (2) Dear Alice, I only had about three to four "wet dreams" in my entire life and now I'm 20 years old. I wonder if it is normal, or it's because I masturbate often that I don't have these kinds of dreams. Is there a way of having one like that again? ? A Dreamer (3) Dear Alice, I have a normal sex ...

(1) Dear Alice, Are wet dreams in a sexually active 23 year old male unusual? ?Voice HAS cracked (2) Dear Alice, I only had about three to four "wet dreams" in my entire life and now I'm 20 years old. I wonder if it is normal, or it's because I masturbate often that I don't have these kinds of dreams. Is there a way of having one like that again? ? A Dreamer (3) Dear Alice, I have a normal sex ...

graduate school to study biology. At first, it was as if I was starting over, taking classes I had bypassed as an undergraduate, such as Introductory Organic Chemistry. But my motivation to master a new field made the experience enjoyable rather than frustrating. Moreover, I was captivated by the science. In my biology classes, I felt I was being offered gold nuggets of information that earlier...

(1) Dear Alice, Are wet dreams in a sexually active 23 year old male unusual? ?Voice HAS cracked (2) Dear Alice, I only had about three to four "wet dreams" in my entire life and now I'm 20 years old. I wonder if it is normal, or it's because I masturbate often that I don't have these kinds of dreams. Is there a way of having one like that again? ? A Dreamer (3) Dear Alice, I have a normal sex ...

Superhydrophobic surfaces let water droplets roll off with low friction and falling droplets rebound, leaving the surfaces completely dry. Such extremely water repellent surfaces are found in nature on lotus leaves, the legs of water striders and feather coatings of birds, and portray a beautiful example of ingenious biological design. They provide an exciting research avenue for physicists and...

Most studies on granular physics have focused on dry granular media, with no liquids between the grains. However, in geology and many real world applications (e.g., food processing, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, civil engineering, constructions, and many industrial applications), liquid is present between the grains. This produces inter-grain cohesion and drastically modifies the mechanical proper...

In the past a poor quality residue was frequently excused and accepted when incoming refuse had a high moisture content. This is no longer permissable. Means of coping with the wet refuse problem are summarized, based on reports from operators of IS municipal incinerators of various types, sizes and ages. The author's comments and conclusions are included.