In a study of more than 60 substances chosen for their possible antikeratinogenic properties, Van Scott and Yu [1] found that the most effective drug belongs to the group of alpha-hydroxy acids. A three times a day application of citric, glycolic, lactic, malic, pyruvic and glucuronic acid, for instance, gave excellent results in all forms of ichthyosis except epidermolytic hyperkeratosis. The …
The typical definition of the genome is often dualistic, referen-cing both structural features and its function to store and transmitbiological information [4]. For example, the US National Institutesof Health (NIH) uses the following definition: “A genome is anorganism’s complete set of DNA, including all of its genes. Eachgenome contains all of the information needed to build and main-tai…
Today the demand for a sustainable clothing care system is higher than ever due to the continuous environmental impact caused by this system. When it comes to the environment (The State of Fashion 2020, 2020), the fashion industry record is well documented. Fashion accounts for 20 to 35 percent of microplastic flows into the ocean and outweighs the …
The processing of plant ingredients for food has characterized the genus Homo, with the grinding, fermentation and cooking of plant ingredients improving their nutrient intake and leading to increases in brain-size, improved population sustainability, and cultural development (e.g. Stahl 1989; Wrangham 2009). Plants have fed human societies since Palaeolithic times and th…
Access to information about microorganisms is essential for Aexpanding our knowledge of their diversity, enabling us to make sustainable use of them, and achieving the benefits they provide to our society. This catalog was compiled by the FORKOMIKRO team and is an update from the previous 3 editions. The book contains more than 4500 entries of microorganisms from 5 collectors in Indonesia, i.e.…
Cinta tak akan pernah habis mencipta ekspresi rasa. Hati sering tak cukup menjadi perhentian akhir. Menumpahkannya dalam tulisan memberikan pembebasan rasa yang lebih melegakan. Sejumlah penulis ini mencipta kisah cinta dalam tuturan kisah penuh langgam. Cerita Sahabat 2 yang bertajuk Asmara Dini Hari menjabarkan cinta dalam spektrum getaran yang unik. Kita akan menemukan cinta dalam banyak waj…
Undang-Undang Dasar 1945 pasal 31 ayat (1) dan Undang-Undang (UU) Nomor 20 Tahun 2003 tentang Sistem Pendidikan Nasional menegaskan memberi jaminan sepenuhnya kepada penyandang disabilitas untuk memperoleh layanan pendidikan yang bermutu dan hal itu tidak dapat dilepaskan adanya istilah ‘pendidikan inklusif’. Negara semakin menegaskan melalui komitmen-komitmen global, dimana tidak ada seor…
This volume brings a sociologist of curriculum and history educators, from a range of contexts, into dialogue on questions of knowledge and knowing – questions about what school history should and could be, as an activity and mode of engaging with the world, and questions about what school history education should and could look like and be about. Like all tr…
In normal ageing, bodies and brains slow down, though intelligence remains stable. Aging leads people to take more time to process information and learn new knowledge, and people appear to be physically and mentally less flexible. Memory changes occur as well, and elderly and older have greater difficulty remembering names and places, and complex notions. Compared to normal ag…
Novel dengan dua plot berbeda namun saling terkait ini bercerita tentang dua tokoh yang berlainan dunia. Di satu sisi, novel ini menuturkan kisah Kafka Tamura, remaja yang kabur dari rumah untuk menghindari kutukan ayahnya serta untuk mencari ibu dan saudara perempuannya. Dalam petualangannya, ia menemukan tempat penampungan yang tenang di sebuah perpustakaan pribadi di Takamatsu. Kafka menghab…