Essays on Keratin

Product Life Cycle

While going through the product report for Alikay Naturals Moisturizing Black Soap Shampoo, it seems that the product stands in the decline stage of the product life cycle. Obviously, decline is the final stage of the product life cycle where a product is about to go out of the market. The major characteristic of the decline stage is that there will be long-run drop in sales due to customer taste changes and increased availability of substitute products (Lamb, Hair & McDaniel, 2016, p.202). This long-run drop in sales would naturally lead to a decrease in revenues. While going through the ...

Abstract

Collection and analysis of evidence in modern crimes has turned out to be difficult. However, with the technological advancements, new techniques have been devised which aid in this procedure. Evidence could exist in biological, physical, or verbal forms. Among the biological evidence, hair has turned out to be a significant bit of evidence in most scenes of crime. This paper discusses hair as a rich source of evidence in crimes, the nature of hair as evidence, collection techniques and the true value of hair as evidence. The paper also explains why hair as evidence cannot be used to know ...

Role of the integumentary system in protecting the body

Introduction Human body, like all higher order vertebrates, relies on multiple organ systems for maintenance of homeostasis, the integumentary system is but one of them. Anatomically, the integumentary system has two components :the cutaneous membrane(the skin) and its accessory structures. The skin comprises of the dermis and epidermis whereas the later include hair, nails, and exocrine glands located in the dermis. Interestingly, both the cutaneous and accessory structures share a common embryological origin: The ectoderm (Martini 2005, p.151). With respect to functioning, the skin is involved in a variety of physiologic functions, the most obvious being protection of the ...