Essays in the economics of violence by Christian, C

“…Consistent with this, I find that positive price shocks to export-heavy, taxable goods like herring and wool predict more witch trials, while price shocks to Scotland's main subsistence commodity, oats, do not.…”

Ocular axial length among first year undergraduate university students in UiTM Selangor, Puncak Alam Campus / Ainun Nazihah Muhamad Razali by Muhamad Razali, Ainun Nazihah

“…Sensitivity was tested using edge of cotton wool prior to measurements. The probe for axial length measurement was cleaned and disinfected with alcohol swab (pentasept) prior to use. …”
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Healing Spaces : The Science of Place and Well-Being / by Sternberg, Esther M. 1951-, author 351323

Perspective of Use of Antiviral Peptides against Influenza Virus by Sylvie Skalickova, Zbynek Heger, Ludmila Krejcova, Vladimir Pekarik, Karel Bastl, Jozef Janda, Frantisek Kostolansky, Eva Vareckova, Ondrej Zitka, Vojtech Adam, Rene Kizek

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Evaluation of Bayesian alphabet and GBLUP based on different marker density for genomic prediction in Alpine Merino sheep by Shaohua Zhu, Tingting Guo, Chao Yuan, Jianbin Liu, Jianye Li, Mei Han, Hongchang Zhao, Yi Wu, Weibo Sun, Xijun Wang, Tianxiang Wang, Jigang Liu, Christian Keambou Tiambo, Yaojing Yue, Bohui Yang

“…Herein, we studied the GP of six wool traits of sheep by two different models, including Bayesian Alphabet (BayesA, BayesB, BayesC πn…”
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The ancestral origin of the critically endangered Quadricorna sheep as revealed by genome-wide analysis. by Gabriele Senczuk, Marika Di Civita, Luigina Rillo, Alessandra Macciocchi, Mariaconsiglia Occidente, Giorgio Saralli, Valentina D'Onofrio, Tiziana Galli, Christian Persichilli, Claudio Di Giovannantonio, Fabio Pilla, Donato Matassino

“…In sheep, at least two diffusion waves have shaped the current breeds' biodiversity generating a complex genetic pattern composed by either primitive or fine-wool selected breeds. Among primitive breeds, aside from sharing common ancestral genomic components, they also show several traits such as the policeraty, large horns in the ram, short tail, and a moulting fleece, considered as ancestral. …”
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A Review of the Botany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology of Rubiae Radix et Rhizoma by Mingqiu Shan, Sheng Yu, Hui Yan, Peidong Chen, Li Zhang, Anwei Ding

“…In addition, it is a kind of pigment utilized as a food additive and a dye for wool or fiber. This review mainly concentrates on studies of the botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of this Traditional Chinese Medicine. …”
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Justification of the possibility of constructing passive multi-story residential buildings in the climatic conditions of Central Russia by Alexander I. Tsyganov

“…These are monolithic frame houses with good thermal insulation, since monolithic concrete is poured directly into the formwork on the construction site, lined with glass wool thermal insulation and clad with facade panels, which reduces heat loss from a building.Conclusions. …”
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Pyrolysis Enzymolysis-Treated Pomelo Peel: Porous Carbon Materials with Fe−N_x Sites for High-Performance Supercapacitor and Efficient Oxygen Reduction Applications by Xiangyu Chen, Jiahua Ma, Xiaoshuai Sun, Chuanshan Zhao, Jiehua Li, Hui Li

“…This paper proposes a different strategy for deriving carbon materials from biomass, abandoning traditional strong corrosive activators and using a top−down approach with a mild green enzyme targeted to degrade the pectin matrix in the inner layer of pomelo peel cotton wool, inducing a large number of nanopores on its surface. …”
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First report of Rickettsia raoultii and R. slovaca in Melophagus ovinus, the sheep ked by Dan Liu, Yuan-Zhi Wang, Huan Zhang, Zhi-Qiang Liu, Ha-zi Wureli, Shi-Wei Wang, Chang-Chun Tu, Chuang-Fu Chen

“…This wingless fly infests sheep, rabbits, and red foxes, and causes inflammation, wool loss and skin damage. Furthermore, this parasite has been shown to transmit diseases, and plays a role as a vector. …”
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Epidemiological and Economic Evaluation of Alternative On-Farm Management Scenarios for Ovine Footrot in Switzerland by Dana Zingg, Sandro Steinbach, Christian Kuhlgatz, Matthias Rediger, Gertraud Schüpbach-Regula, Matteo Aepli, Gry M. Grøneng, Gry M. Grøneng, Salome Dürr

“…It causes painful feet lesions resulting in animal welfare issues, weight loss, and reduced wool production, which leads to a considerable economic burden in animal production. …”
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Durability and inflammogenic impact of carbon nanotubes compared with asbestos fibres by Clark Steve, Hawkins Stephen C, Morris Howard, Waddington Lynne, Murphy Fiona, Poland Craig A, Osmond-McLeod Megan J, Aitken Rob, McCall Maxine J, Donaldson Ken

“…The <it>in vitro </it>and <it>in vivo </it>results were compared with well-characterised glass wool and asbestos fibre controls.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>After incubation for up to 24 weeks in Gambles solution, our control fibres were recovered at percentages consistent with their known <it>in vitro </it>durabilities and/or <it>in vivo </it>persistence, and three out of the four types of carbon nanotubes tested (single-walled (CNT_SW) and multi-walled (CNT_TANG2, CNT_SPIN)) showed no, or minimal, loss of mass or change in fibre length or morphology when examined by electron microscopy. …”
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Seroprevalence and risk factors of Brucella ovis in domestic sheep in Wyoming, USA by Molly Elderbrook, Brant Schumaker, Todd Cornish, Dannele Peck, Kerry Sondgeroth

“…Aged sheep (≥ 6 years of age) had the highest seroprevalence among age groups; hence, we propose the separation of young rams from older rams to help reduce disease spread outside the breeding season. Wool breeds (Rambouillet and Merino) may be less susceptible to B. ovis infection given they had the lowest animal seroprevalence of the breed types, and large flocks (> 100 breeding rams) had the highest seroprevalence of the flock size categories, likely due to more intensive management strategies that can contribute to the introduction and persistence of B. ovis infection in sheep and flocks.…”
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3D-Printable Sustainable Bioplastics from Gluten and Keratin by Jumana Rashid Mohammed Haroub Alshehhi, Nisal Wanasingha, Rajkamal Balu, Jitendra Mata, Kalpit Shah, Naba K. Dutta, Namita Roy Choudhury

“…Herein, we present a facile strategy to develop hybrid films comprised of both wheat gluten and wool keratin proteins for the first time, employing a ruthenium-based photocrosslinking strategy. …”
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Finite Element Modelling to Predict the Fire Performance of Bio-Inspired 3D-Printed Concrete Wall Panels Exposed to Realistic Fire by Thadshajini Suntharalingam, Irindu Upasiri, Brabha Nagaratnam, Keerthan Poologanathan, Perampalam Gatheeshgar, Konstantinos Daniel Tsavdaridis, Dilini Nuwanthika

“…Moreover, 3D-printed concrete walls and mineral wool cavity infilled wall panels showed enhanced fire performance. …”
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Analysis of fluorescence fundus angiography in patients with diabetic retinopathy by Xiao-Dan Jiang, Yan-Ni Jiang, Shuang Li, Yan-Yang Peng, Quan-Sheng Wen, Hong-Mei Wang

“…Some patients, before the formation of retinal microangiomas and hemorrhagic spots, had increased foveal thickness, focal cotton-wool spot and focal capillary non-perfusion zone. …”
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Municipal Solid Waste Thermal Analysis—Pyrolysis Kinetics and Decomposition Reactions by Ewa Syguła, Kacper Świechowski, Małgorzata Hejna, Ines Kunaszyk, Andrzej Białowiec

“…Research materials were (i) paper (receipts, cotton wool); (ii) cardboard (cardboard, egg carton); (iii) textiles (cotton, leather); (iv) plastics (polyethylene (PET), polyurethane (PU)); (v) hygiene waste (diapers, leno); and (vi) biodegradable waste (chicken meat, potato peel). …”
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Genome-Wide Scan for Runs of Homozygosity Identifies Candidate Genes Related to Economically Important Traits in Chinese Merino by Sangang He, Jiang Di, Bing Han, Lei Chen, Mingjun Liu, Wenrong Li

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Restoration of a Textile Artefact: A Comparison of Cleaning Procedures Applied to a Historical Tapestry from the Quirinale Palace (Rome) by Vittoria Guglielmi, Valeria Comite, Chiara Andrea Lombardi, Andrea Bergomi, Elisabetta Boanini, Roberto Bonomi, Elisa Monfasani, Letizia Sassi, Mattia Borelli, Paola Fermo

“…The tapestry was made of wool and silk and has precious decorations made of metal yarns, which are particularly fragile. …”
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Application of Enoki Mushroom (<i>Flammulina Velutipes</i>) Stem Wastes as Functional Ingredients in Goat Meat Nuggets by Dipak Kumar Banerjee, Arun K. Das, Rituparna Banerjee, Mirian Pateiro, Pramod Kumar Nanda, Yogesh P. Gadekar, Subhasish Biswas, David Julian McClements, Jose M. Lorenzo

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