Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to Cynatine<sup>®</sup> and maintenance of normal joint mobility pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulat... by EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA)

“…The Panel considers that Cynatine®, which is a keratin powder extracted from sheep wool, is sufficiently characterised. The claimed effect proposed by the applicant refers to “joint flexibility”. …”
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Thyroid hormones in small ruminants: effects of endogenous, environmental and nutritional factors by L. Todini

“…Many investigations dealt with the involvement of thyroid hormones in the expression of endogenous seasonal rhythms, such as reproduction and hair growth cycles in fibre-producing (wool, mohair, cashmere) sheep and goats. Important knowledge about the pattern of thyroid hormone metabolism and their role in ontogenetic development has been obtained from studies in the ovine foetus and in the newborn. …”
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Beeswax cleaning by solvent extraction of pesticides by Pau Calatayud-Vernich, Dennis VanEngelsdorp, Yolanda Picó

“…We set out to test if the methodology used to clean sheep wool wax (Lanolin) from pesticides could be used to clean beeswax as well. …”
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Assessment of the Economic Impact and Prevalence of Ovine Fasciolosis in Menz Lalo Midir District, Northeast Ethiopia by Mersha Chanie, Sahle Begashaw

“…Clinically, observed signs were emaciation, weakness, bottle jaw and rough wool. Gross pathological lesions found were cirrhosis, fibrosis, and circumscribed pus accumulation, blunt edges of liver, bile duct hyperplasia and adult fasciola parasites on section of the liver. …”
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Monitoring the hygrothermal and ventilation performance of retrofitted clay brick solid wall houses with internal insulation: Two UK case studies by Neil Campbell, Teresa McGrath, Sreejith Nanukuttan, Siobhan Brown

“…Retrofit A is a two bedroom bungalow with the addition of internal plasterboard and air cavity and Retrofit B is a 5 bedroom house with sheep wool, phenolic and plasterboard insulation. To evaluate the long term performance of the retrofit measures, the testing is carried out 7 and 8 years respectively after completion. …”
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Ocular manifestations in Egyptian children with chronic hepatitis C treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin by Dalia H.A.R Khalil, Hanaa M El-Karaksy, Engy Mogahed

“…After 24 weeks of treatment, two (1.5%) patients developed anterior uveitis and another two (1.5%) patients developed retinal ischemia with cotton-wool spots. Conclusion Ophthalmologic complications are infrequent in children who are treated with pegylated IFN α2b for HCV (3%). …”
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Retinal and Preretinal Hemorrhages in a Patient Receiving Hyper-CVAD Chemotherapy for T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Krishi Peddada, Stephanie J. Weiss, Shaina Kumar, Deepika Malik

“…The patient initially presented with cotton wool spots in the fundus shortly after starting the regimen. …”
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Preparation, characterization and application of Ni catalyst for hydrogen production by thermocatalytic decomposition of methane by Balasubramanian, Subramaniam

“…The nickel catalyst was prepared by the method of electroless plating whereby metallic nickel particles aggregates with controlled crystalline size and primary particle size on a glass wool fibre support. This was followed by the application of the catalyst for the TCD reaction of methane gas to hydrogen gas in an oxygen-free atmosphere. …”
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PERANCANGAN SEMI ANECHOIC ROOM PADA LABORATORIUM GETARAN DAN AKUSTIK JURUSAN TEKNIK MESIN FAKULTAS TEKNIK UNIVERSITAS GADJAH MADA YOGYAKARTA (DESIGN OF A SEMI- ANECHOIC ROOM OF THE... by Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib

“…The outer wall of the room was made of plastered bricks, coated with glass wool absorber. The absober material was fixed on a wooden structure, 15 cm away from the wall, which was then covered with an acoustic wall. …”

Crystallinity and morphological evolution of hydrothermally synthesized potassium manganese oxide nanowires by Haris, Mohd Fathi Lubis, Yin, Chun Yang, Jiang, Zhong Tao, Goh, Bee Min, Chen, Xi, Al-Masry, Waheed A., Abukhalaf, Aziz M., El-Harbawi, Mohanad, Huang, Nay Ming, Lim, Hong Ngee

“…Deficient supply of potassium inhibited nanowires growth in which only KMn8O16 (cryptomelane) growth orientations of (211), (301) and (600) were observed along with traces of MnO2, resulting in a wool-like nanowires suspension.…”
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The application of coconut fiber as dissipative silencer by Madlan, Mohd Amran, Ghazali, M. I., Zaman, Izzuddin, Kasron, Md Zainorin, Ying, T. C.

“…There are HVAC silencers in the market, however the sound absorptive material commonly used is mineral wool. In this research study, a sound absorptive material made of coconut fiber was tested to identify its performance as a potential replacement of green material for ducting silencer. …”
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The impact of exterior finish vapour resistance on the moisture state of building walls by Jolanta Šadauskienė, Edmundas Monstvilas, Vytautas Stankevičius

“…At present, when the building walls covered with a painted thin render are insulated by the mineral wool slabs from outside, the defects caused by the condensed moisture accumulated in the envelopes become more and more frequent. …”
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Kinetics of Hydrolytic Depolymerization of Textile Waste Containing Polyester by Arun Aneja, Karel Kupka, Jiří Militký, Mohanapriya Venkataraman

“…This approach can also be useful for the separation of cotton/polyester or wool/polyester blends in textile waste using the acid hydrolysis reaction, as well as the application of high pressure and the neutral hydrolysis of polyester to recover primary monomeric constituents.…”
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Fatty acid solubilizer from the oral disk of the blowfly. by Yuko Ishida, Jun Ishibashi, Walter S Leal

“…Blowflies are economic pests of the wool industry and potential vectors for epidemics. …”
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Noise pollution of air compressor and its noise reduction procedures by using an enclosure by Farhad Forouharmajd, Parvin Nassiri, Mohammad Reza Monazzam

“…Conclusions: An overall noise reduction by 25 dB with the use of mineral wool as an extra liner on the inside of the enclosure, suggests that the effectiveness of the enclosure can be increased by using such absorber materials.…”
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Energy-Performance Evaluation with Revit Analysis of Mathematical-Model-Based Optimal Insulation Thickness by Figen Balo, Alptekin Ulutaş

“…According to the Revit analysis, the lowest energy consumption of 21,677 kWh during one year using natural gas was obtained for a building material of porous light brick and an insulation material of glass wool.…”
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Phylogenetic relationships of three Italian merino-derived sheep breeds evaluated through a complete mitogenome analysis. by Hovirag Lancioni, Piera Di Lorenzo, Simone Ceccobelli, Ugo A Perego, Arianna Miglio, Vincenzo Landi, Maria T Antognoni, Francesca M Sarti, Emiliano Lasagna, Alessandro Achilli

“…In Italy, the crisis of the wool industry triggered the necessity to reconvert the two traditional Merino-derived breeds, Gentile di Puglia and Sopravissana, to meat production, by creating the Merinizzata Italiana. …”
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Evaluation of Mask Performances in Filtration and Comfort in Fabric Combinations by Ji Wang, Renhai Zhao, Yintao Zhao, Xin Ning

“…Fabrics, nonwovens, and their combinations made of cotton, silk, wool, and synthetic fibers are examined on their filtration efficiency for aerosol particles with diameters ranging from 0.225 μm to 3.750 μm under industry-standard testing conditions. …”
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Comparison of the Carbon Payback Period (CPP) of Different Variants of Insulation Materials and Existing External Walls in Selected European Countries by Kajetan Sadowski

“…Individual insulation materials (stone and glass wool, expanded polystyrene (EPS), extruded polystyrene (XPS), polyurethane (PUR) and cellulose) were analyzed in relation to different types of walls (seven types—including solid wall, diaphragm wall, large panel system (LPS), and concrete), in different locations (Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Finland, Europe) and for various energy sources (electricity, gas, oil, biomass, district heating). …”
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Insulation systems of the building construtions by Rumiantcev Boris, Zhukov Aleksey, Zelenshikov Dmitry, Chkunin Anatoliy, Ivanov Kazbek, Sazonova Yuliya

“…An example of a material whose properties can modify for a particular application, are milled mineral wool (with air channels) for systems of ventilated flat roof.…”
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