February 20, 2022, saw one of the grand weddings in the Ambani family when Anil Ambani and Tina Ambani’s elder son, Jai Anmol Ambani tied the knot with his soulmate, Khrisha Shah. And ever since the wedding, we have been drooling over the mesmerizing pictures from the same. From the pre-wedding ceremonies to the post-wedding bash, every event was dreamy and rooted in Indian tradition.
Washington [US], July 6: American actor and model Carmen Electra, who made a name for herself in the '90s as lifeguard Lani McKenzie in the 'Baywatch' series, has spoken about how joining OnlyFans is "empowering" for her.
Swati Bhat
While speaking to Fox News, Electra delved into what she calls some of her most exciting work to date with OnlyFans, the subscription-based online platform where users can pay for or sell original content without going through a slew of liaisons.
She signed up with the social media site last month and has since been in the process of reclaiming her image - one snap at a time.
After investigating more into the platform and what it offers not only users but also content creators, Electra took the leap and created her own page full of lingerie shots and bikini pictures. She hasn't looked back since. "What I realized is that OnlyFans is a safe place where you can be your own creator. I have become my own creative director, my own stylist, my own visionary. You're one-on-one with the fans, so they can do requests, and I love it. It can be really, really fun. And I've had a blast creating photos, getting videos, and just allowing my fans to follow me wherever I go on these journeys in my life. That's exactly what I wanted to do," she said. One thing Electra loves about the site is that she has complete control over what she decides to release as "there's no one telling you what to do; I'm my own boss." She added: "It's intense and very empowering. It's so self-empowering. And creatively, I've always had so many fun and creative ideas, and there have been times when I've been able to follow through with those with different projects I'm working on.
Electra had a few words of wisdom to offer up to former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Denise Richards and her daughter, Sami Sheen, 18, who recently embarked on their own journeys with the platform.
As per Fox News, she advised, "Be honest about where you are and what your platform is and what your fans will see within your photos and your videos. Be very honest, and be true to who you are. Stay true to your fans and the people that are supporting you, and have fun with it. That's the message I've always had, and I always thought, if you're not having fun, why do it?"
Pohang [South Korea], July 3: In collaboration with Dr. Hyo Jeong Kim of the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, a research team led by Professor Hyung Joon Cha, Woo Hyung Park, and PhD candidate Jae Yun Lee from the Department of Chemical Engineering at POSTECH has created a bioadhesive for skin grafting that contains two different types of drugs.
Swati Bhat
The findings of the research were published in the journal 'Chemical Engineering Journal'. The research team developed the bioadhesive by introducing allantoin and epidermal growth factor in a mussel adhesive protein coacervate.
Upon application of this bioadhesive, the two drugs are successively released, according to the stage of the wound healing process, and regenerate the skin. Results of the study indicate that the wound area recovered more efficiently than when treated with sutures used in current skin grafting. In particular, loss of hair follicles in the transplanted area was minimal, while collagen and major skin factor levels were effectively revived.
A characteristic of this bioadhesive is that, unlike sutures, it leaves minimal scarring on the wound area and is harmless to the human body because it utilizes mussel adhesive protein, a biomaterial. Professor Hyung Joon Cha explained, "We used the mussel adhesive protein -- a biomaterial that originated in Korea -- in the newly developed bioadhesive for skin grafting that resulted in minimal scarring and promoted skin regeneration." He added, "This new system will be effectively applied in the transplantation of various affected areas requiring tissue regeneration."
This study was supported by the Health Technology Research and Development Project of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Korea. The technology of the mussel adhesive protein (MAP) has undergone a technology transfer to Nature Gluetech Co. Ltd, and among these, "FIxLight," a medical adhesive for extra-epidermal soft tissue, is undergoing human clinical trials. The commercialization and development of the medical adhesive coacervate are in progress.
