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Sun protection factor

Known as: Sun Protection Factors, sun protection factor (SPF), Factor, Sun Protection 
A scale for rating the level of sunburn protection in sunscreen products. The higher the sun protection factor, the more sunburn protection it gives… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Pretreatment on corn stover with low concentration of formic acid.
Bioethanol derived from lignocellulosic biomass has the potential to replace gasoline. Cellulose is naturally recalcitrant to… 
2001
2001
Melasma treated with hydroquinone, tretinoin, and a fluorinated steroid
A retrospective study was conducted in six Hispanic women, 35–55 years of age, with Fitzpatrick skin types IV to VI, presenting… 
2001
2001
Soft X-Ray Luminosity and Photospheric Magnetic Field in Quiet Sun
We use full-disk soft X-ray data from Yohkoh and Kitt Peak daily magnetograms to study the coronal irradiance and photospheric… 
2001
2001
On the Fast Fluctuations in Solar Flare Hα Blue Wing Emission
Fine temporal structures in hard X-ray and microwave emissions of solar flares have been known for many years. Recent… 
2000
2000
An Economy Grid Architecture for Service-Oriented Grid Computing
Computational Grids are a promising platform for executing large-scale resource intensive applications. However, resource… 
2000
2000
A 2.5-dimensional Ideal Magnetohydrodynamic Model for Coronal Magnetic Flux Ropes
Coronal magnetic flux ropes are closely related to various solar active phenomena such as prominences, flares, and coronal mass… 
2000
2000
A novel ex vivo technique to assess the sand/rub resistance of sunscreen products
Synopsis 
1999
1999
Hard and Soft X-Ray Observations of Occulted and Nonocculted Solar Limb Flares
Using observations from the Yohkoh Bragg Crystal Spectrometer (BCS), the Soft X-Ray Telescope, and the Hard X-Ray Telescope, we… 
1996
1996
Anomalous Coronal Neon Abundances in Quiescent Solar Active Regions
The systematic differences between the solar photospheric and coronal composition are generally thought to be related to the… 
1985
1985
Sun protection factors
The absorption of ultraviolet light by a film of sunscreen product on the surface of the skin is considered from a theoretical… 
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