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The author studies some inequalities involving the integrals \[ \int_J v^{b-q} |v' |^{2q} dx,\;\int_J v^b|v'' |^q dx,\;\int_J v^{b+q/3} |v''' |^{2q/3} dx \] over a bounded interval \(J\subset \mathbb{R}\). The exponents \(b\) and \(b-q\) may be negative, and the constants of the inequalities are independent of the length of the interval \(J\). The proof uses only elementary tools (integration by parts, Hölder and Young's inequalities). The author presents applications of the above inequalities to fourth order nonlinear degenerate parabolic equations, in particular to the equation \(u_t+ (u^nu_{xxx})_x=0\) which arises in lubrication models for thin viscous films and spreading droplets \((u=u(x,t)\) describes the height of the droplet or the thickness of the film). For the entire collection see [Zbl 0873.00024].