This study used phospholipids from fresh egg yolks to prepare liposome-encapsulated semi-permanent hair dyes in different pH buffer solutions and evaluated the functions and colour fastness to washing of the dyes. The extraction ratio of egg yolk phospholipids was 5%, and the purity was 91.8%. Empty liposome solutions were then prepared using high-speed homogenizer with particle size 219-848 nm. After being stored at 4 °C for 28 days, the average particle size of the liposome-encapsulated dye formulas increased from 1.36-1.92 µm to 1.99-2.38 µm. The ΔE colour difference values of the five hair extension sets dyed with the control group and hair dyes on the market were of the range 6.56-13.39 after eight times of washing, whereas the ΔE values of the four hair extension sets dyed with the liposome-encapsulated dyes were of the range 3.56-5.21 after eight times of washing. The liposome-encapsulated dye at pH 3 showed the best result.
This study mainly investigated which mental state of designers, self-confidence or sense of inferiority, has positive effects on professional design achievement. This study attempted to find if there is correlation between designers' self-confidence or sense of inferiority and their professional achievement. With regard to the tendency of designers' psychological state, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was used to measure designers' selfconfidence, and statistical computations were made based on gathered data. This study used correlation analysis to find if confidence level of 46 seniors of Design Department is relevant to their professional achievement. The results of the study showed that confidence level of designers has a slight correlation to professional achievement. Factors leading to the study's findings may be the small amount of sample analyzed or may be the reason that the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale only detected the current level of self-confidence and could not give a proper feedback on designers' self-confidence during the entire semester. In the future, the results of this study can be considered as a pre-test experiment for a more complete study, and it is expected that results of the study can be for design educators' reference.
Evaluation of the temperature influence of proteins on the growth and spiking periods in Phalaenopsis can be achieved by proteomics. We analyzed protein variations in orchid leaves to elucidate the relationship between temperature change and the spiking process. In the growth period, protein distribution was similar in each leaf of the same orchid specimen. During cooling, the majority of protein activity is related to glycolysis during sugar consumption and carbon fixation during sugar storage. We identified three proteins-phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC), pyruvate phosphate dikinase (PPDK), and ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase (RuBisCO) large chain precursor-that may regulate stalk generation at Leaf 3 in preference to Leaf 4. One regulatory pathway involves the termination of glycolysis through a reduction in phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) concentration, which prevents the metabolism of sugars. Simultaneously, another pathway stimulates carboxylases, such as PEPC and PPDK, to produce more sugars for stalk generation. These results indicate the possibility of regulation of the spiking process of Phalaenopsis.
A mono‐substituted resveratrol derivative, resveratrol‐modified stearate (RMS), was synthesized by selectively coupling of stearic acid to the monohroxyphenyl of resveratrol in order to enhance both the stability and bioavailability of resveratrol. The RMS self‐assembles into liposomes and a series of suprastructural transformations into metastable helical ribbon, linear wire‐like structures, and inert spherical nanoparticles were detected that may be induced by the hydrogen‐bonding interactions. As a model for drug‐release investigations, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were encapsulated successfully by RMS to generate vesicles and succeed to release AuNPs druing the transformation to a ribbon‐like metastable stucture at ambient temperature.
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