Energy Consumption Optimization Measures for Buildings in the Midwest Regions of USA by Maher Shehadi

“…It was found that the best single case savings and investments were for cases when lights were changed from incandescent lighting with 20 W/m² to fluorescent bulbs, or when using double skinned walls with 5 cm rock wool or expanded polystyrene insulation. Combined cases, combining more than one single change, offered more reductions in cooling loads but were associated with higher initial costs and, thus, longer returns on investment. …”
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About the quality and longevity of facing of laminose stone walls by R.B. Orlovich, V.N. Derkach

“…The face layer of external walls is carried out of high-quality brick, and sometimes from plastered mineral wool heater. Layered walls with face brick layer in CIS countries have received wide application since the middle of 90th years of last century in connection with toughening of standard requirements for thermal resistance. …”
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Genetic characterization of coat color genes in Brazilian Crioula sheep from a conservation nucleus by Lilian Cristina Gomes Cavalcanti, José Carlos Ferrugem Moraes, Danielle Assis de Faria, Concepta Margaret McManus, Alcebiades Renato Nepomuceno, Carlos José Hoff de Souza, Alexandre Rodrigues Caetano, Samuel Rezende Paiva

“…Evidence suggests an important role of TYRP1 variants for wool color, despite their low frequencies. The marker panel was efficient enough in predicting coat color in the studied animals and, therefore, can be used to implement a marker-assisted selection program in the conservation nucleus of sheep of the crioula breed.…”
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GERMINAÇÃO DE SEMENTES DE Chorisia glaziovii O. Kuntze SUBMETIDAS AO ESTRESSE HÍDRICO EM DIFERENTES TEMPERATURAS by Maria Lúcia Maurício da Silva, Edna Ursulino Alves, Riselane de Lucena Alcântara Bruno, Sueli da Silva Santos-Moura, Antônio Pereira dos Santos Neto

“…Its fruits are dehiscent and its seeds covered with a fibrous structure (wool) used in upholstery industries. Therefore, it was aimed to evaluate the germination behavior and seed germination of Chorisia glaziovii , subjected to water stress at different temperatures. …”
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Microwave-Assisted Eco-friendly Acid Dyeing of Proteinous Fabrics Using Acid Violet 3B Dye by Maryam Sundhu, M. Kaleem Khosa, Shahid Adeel, Tanvir Ahmad

“…It has been found that dyeing of irradiated silk at 60°C for 60 min using 30 mL of irradiated dye bath of 2 pH containing 7 g/100 mL of salt has given excellent result whereas for dyeing of irradiated wool 40 mL of irradiated dye bath of 2 pH contain 5 g/100 mL salt at 60°C for 60 min has given the best result. …”
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Acoustical aspects of replacing traditional materials in building elements with renewable and recycled ones by Jiří Nováček, Jaroslav Hejl

“…The greatest attention is paid to the replacement of masonry and mineral wool insulation with timber and wood fibres. The overview is supplemented by examples of low-energy house external wall and timber wall with recycled infill whose sound insulation has been determined by measurements in the acoustic laboratory.…”
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Different low-cost materials to prevent the alteration induced by formic acid on unstable glasses by Rodrigo Arévalo, Jadra Mosa, Mario Aparicio, Teresa Palomar

“…With this objective, copper threads, steel wool, silica gel, and activated carbon were chosen as low-cost materials with good adsorption or reactivity to the VOCs, exposing them in desiccators to an environment of 100% RH and 10 ppm of formic acid. …”
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Producing Economy Characteristics of the Medieval Polyutovo (Rodanovo) Hillfort by Ksenia Yu. Konovalova, Leonid V. Polovnikov

“…The hillfort population used the raw materials provided by cattle: wool, leather, bones. The following production occupations are distinguished: spinning, leather crafting, bone carving and, possibly, weaving. …”
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Properties of meandrical geotextiles designed for the protection of soil against erosion by Grzybowska-Pietras Joanna, Nguyen Giang, Przybyło Stanisława, Rom Monika, Broda Jan

“…The aim of the research is to assess impact of exploitation time on selected physical, mechanical and hydraulic properties of innovative geotextiles in form of meandrically arranged Kemafil ropes made of wool and recycled fibers installed on slope in Jasienica Economic Zone in Międzyrzecze. …”
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Olfaction Contributes to Pelagic Navigation in a Coastal Shark. by Andrew P Nosal, Yi Chao, John D Farrara, Fei Chai, Philip A Hastings

“…Eleven sharks were rendered anosmic (nares occluded with cotton wool soaked in petroleum jelly); fifteen were sham controls. …”
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Natural Knockouts: Natural Selection Knocked Out by Peter Borger

“…Since the phenomenon was first observed in the early nineties of the last century, these so-called ‘no-phenotype knockouts’ have met with great skepticism and resistance by died-in-the-wool selectionists. Still, functional genomics of the late 20th and early 21st centuries has taught us two important lessons. …”
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Ophthalmic manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in India by Biswas Jyotirmay, Joseph Amala, Raizada Seemant, Kumamsamy N, Solomon Suniti

“…Other lesions included cotton-wool spots (12.8%), chorioretinitis (5.7%), endogenous endophthalmitis (8.5%), anterior uveitis (4.2%), and molluscum contagiosum (1.4%). …”
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation to Evaluate the Performance of U-Longitudinal Finned Tube Heat Exchanger by Qasim Saleh Mahdi, Sahar Abdul Fattah, Firas Abd ali Abbas

“…The inner tube is inserted inside the insulated galvanized tube, and sheet and roll insulation (arm flux) and glass wool have been utilized to cover the inner and outer surface of the galvanized tube for reducing heat losses. …”
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El origen de una élite negociante en Madrid : los mercaderes de lonja franceses en el siglo XVII by María Dolores Ramos Medina

“…Special attention is paid to the identification of French merchants active in the export of wool to Europe (in particular, France and Flanders) Borne information is given about their economic wealth, and it is proved that they were much less rich than the members of the noble oligarchy in Madrid. …”
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New evidence for prehistoric ploughing in Europe by Samuel van Willigen, Sylvain Ozainne, Michel Guélat, Anne-Lyse Gentizon Haller, Marc Haller

“…Abstract For the past four decades, the ‘Secondary Products Revolution’ model, i.e., the exploitation of animal resources that do not involve killing the animal, such as the production of milk and wool and the use of animals for physical labour has been the object of heated discussion between Neolithic scholars. …”
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Hygrothermal monitoring of replacement infill panels for historic timber-frame buildings: initial findings

“…These are, traditional wattle and daub, a composite of wood fibre and wood wool boards, expanded cork board, and hempcrete. …”
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Evaluation and Analysis of Sound Absorption across Various Types of Hemp Fibre by Strazdas Edgaras, Januševičius Tomas

“…Exploring sound absorption solutions, hemp fibre stands out as a compelling replacement for traditional materials like fiberglass, foam, and mineral wool. The aim of this study is to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the sound absorption of six different types of fibre produced from hemp cultivated in the Baltic region. …”
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Conversion of Chromium Shaving Waste from Leather Processing into Activated Carbon by Ahmed Ibrahim Nasr

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Effect of Water pH on Domestic Machine Washing Performance of Delicate Textiles by Çakmakçı Nilüfer, Candan Cevza, Arslan Başak İlkiz

“…The study produced some important findings regarding the effect of washing water pH on delicate textiles, in addition to an algorithm for improving the present washing program, minimizing textile damage for mainly wool and silk garments.…”
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A new record of Solanum chenopodioides (Solanaceae), from Iran, Bujagh National Park (Guilan Province) by Mahmoud Bidarlord, Mohamad Dehdar Dargahi, Adel Jalili

“…Transit of goods, especially wool, to the different parts of the world is one of the ways of the spread of this species all over the world. …”
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