Clinical analysis of SLE patients with retinopathy by Jie Cheng, Fei Xiong, Xiao-Lin Hao, Lu Yu, Yu Ling

“…<p>CONCLUSION: SLE with fundus retinopathy patients mainly manifest as cotton wool spots, retinal vascular occlusion and retinal hemorrhage; rashes, vasculitis, Raynaud's phenomenon, and anti ds-DNA antibodies are common in SLE patients with retinopathy. …”
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Pathogenesis of otitis externa and otitis media in dogs and cats by Popović Nikola

“…Namely, the conventional approach to inflammation of the outer ear is narrowed down to cleaning the ear, usually with cotton wool and hydrogen peroxide, and then by applying ear drops for veterinary or human use over the next few days. …”
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Detection and Visualization of Heterozygosity-Rich Regions and Runs of Homozygosity in Worldwide Sheep Populations by Alana Selli, Ricardo V. Ventura, Pablo A. S. Fonseca, Marcos E. Buzanskas, Lucas T. Andrietta, Júlio C. C. Balieiro, Luiz F. Brito

“…In this study, we chose 17 worldwide sheep populations of eight breeds, which were intensively selected for different purposes (meat, milk, or wool), or locally-adapted breeds, in order to identify and characterize factors impacting the detection of runs of homozygosity (ROH) and heterozygosity-rich regions (HRRs) in sheep. …”
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Multiscale modeling and simulation of deformation and failure mechanisms of hierarchical alpha-helical protein materials by Bertaud, Jeremie

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Concurrent validity of a low-cost and time-efficient clinical sensory test battery to evaluate somatosensory dysfunction by Zhu, G, Böttger, K, Slater, H, Cook, C, Farrell, S, Hailey, L, Tampin, B, Schmid, A

“…The CST consisted of 13 tests, each corresponding to a QST parameter and evaluating a broad spectrum of sensory functions using thermal (coins, ice cube, hot test tube) and mechanical (cotton wool, von Frey hairs, tuning fork, toothpicks, thumb and eraser pressure) detection and pain thresholds testing both loss and gain of function. …”

The application on the usage of natural fibers as noise absorbers by Madlan, Mohd Amran

“…There are HVAC silencers in the market, however the typical sound absorbing material used is mineral wool types. This research focuses on the ducting silencer with the sound absorbing material that made from Coconut fiber, Arenga Pinnata (Ijuk), Kenaf, Cotton and Rockwool. …”
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Acoustic properties of innovative material from date palm fibre by Abd. AL-Rahman, Lamyaa, Raja Hamzah, Raja Ishak, Abdul Rahman, Roslan, Ibrahim, Zawawi

“…The innovative acoustic absorption panel has a good potential because they are cheaper and lighter in comparison to asbestos and rock wool industrial materials.…”

Photodegradation of different wastewater using modified fibrous silica (KCC-1) catalysts under different duration time by Abidi, Muhammad Adib, Hairom, NurHanisHayati, Abdul Jalil, Aishah, Abu Bakar Sidik, Dilaeleyana, Madon, Rais Hanizam, Heirman, Nur Ainaa Zuhairah, Hamzah, Sofiah, Che Jusoh, Nurfatehah Wahyuny

“…Textile industry uses raw materials from animal fibres such as silk and wool and also from synthetic materials such as acrylics, nylon or polyester that contains formaldehyde which will affect human’s stimulus and mucous membrane. …”
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Giant Cell Arteritis: The Experience of Two Collaborative Referral Centers and an Overview of Disease Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Advancements by Dammacco R, Alessio G, Giancipoli E, Leone P, Cirulli A, Resta L, Vacca A, Dammacco F

“…Arteritic anterior and posterior ischemic optic neuropathy were diagnosed in 11 patients (57.9%) and 1 patient (5.3%), respectively, cotton wool spots in 3 patients (15.8%), central retinal artery occlusion in 2 patients (10.5%), and anterior segment ischemia and multifocal choroidal ischemia in 1 patient each (5.3%). …”
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L'Élevage et l'Utilisation des Animaux Pendant le Néolithique Moyen à Vadastra (Roumanie) by Basile GHETIE, Cornéliu MATEESCU

“…The ovine or caprine animals were bred in the first place for hides, wool and hair used to make clothing. The porcines were bred for flesh and fat while the canine animals were used as watch animals and consumption animals. …”
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The Pattern of Sensitisation to Inhalant Allergens in Omani Patients with Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis and Rhinoconjunctivitis by Salem H Al-Tamemi, Azza N Al-Shidhani, Rashid K Al-Abri, Balaji Jothi, Omar A Al-Rawas, Bazdawi M Al-Riyami

“…In the first panel, the commonest positive allergens were: house dust mites (37.8%), hay dust (35.4%), feathers (33.3%), sheep wool (26.6%), mixed threshing dust (25.8%), cat fur (24.2%), cockroach (22.7%), straw dust (22.7%), horse hair (17.4%), maize (16.1%), grasses (11.5%), cotton flock (10.7%), trees (10.4%), cow hair (7.8%), Alternaria alternata (3.6%), Aspergillus Niger (3.4%), and Aspergillus fumigatus (1.3%). …”
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Towards a Knowledge-Based Decision Support System for Integrated Control of Woolly Apple Aphid, <i>Eriosoma lanigerum</i>, with Maximal Biological Suppression by the Parasitoid <i>... by Eva Bangels, Ammar Alhmedi, Wannes Akkermans, Dany Bylemans, Tim Belien

“…The seasonal occurrence of the most important management stages of <i>E. lanigerum</i>, e.g., start of wool production or activity on aerial parts in spring and migration of crawlers from colonies towards flower clusters or shoots, were thoroughly monitored. …”
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Effects of supplemental lighting using HPS and LED lamps with different light spectra on growth and yield of the cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) during winter cultivation in greenhou... by Treder Jadwiga, Borkowska Anna, Treder Waldemar, Sikorska-Zimny Kalina

“…Plants were cultivated from December 2018 to March 2019 in mineral wool slabs Grotop Master (100 × 15 × 10) with four plants on one mat. …”
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Post-adoption behaviour of farmers towards soil and water conservation technologies of watershed management in India by Gopal Lal Bagdi, Prasanta Kumar Mishra, Ravi Sankar Kurothe, Swarn Lata Arya, Shekhargouda Linganagouda Patil, Ashok Kumar Singh, Bankey Bihari, Om Prakash, Ashok Kumar, Palanisamy Sundarambal

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Evaluation of Clinical and Biochemical Traits in Egyptian Barki Sheep with Different Growth Performances by Ragab M. Fereig, Rawia M. Ibrahim, Atef M. Khalil, Caroline F. Frey, Fatma A. Khalifa

“…The Barki sheep industry is becoming increasingly important in Egypt because of the high quality of their meat and wool. This sheep breed is also commonly known for its resistance to arid and harsh environmental conditions. …”
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Electrically conductive nanocomposite bituminous binders containing carbon nanotubes and multilayer graphene by Dmitry V. Tarov, Daniil A. Evlakhin, Andrey D. Zelenin, Roman A. Stolyarov, Viktor S. Yagubov, Nariman R. Memetov, Anastasiya E. Memetova, Nikolay A. Chapaksov, Alena V. Gerasimova

“…A special class of modifiers are micro- and nano-sized electrically conductive fibers and particles (steel wool, carbon fibers, carbon black, carbon nanotubes, graphene nanoplates), the use of which makes it possible to ensure the sensibility of bituminous binders to super-high-frequency microwave radiation and the implementation of the process of healing cracks in an asphalt pavement with its subsequent regeneration. …”
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Domestic Herbivores, the Crucial Trophic Level for Sustainable Agriculture: Avenues for Reconnecting Livestock to Cropping Systems by Gilles Lemaire, Josette Garnier, Laíse da Silveira Pontes, Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho, Gilles Billen, Tangriani Simioni Assmann

“…Domestic herbivores have been closely associated with the historical evolution and development of agriculture systems worldwide as a complementary system for providing milk, meat, wool, leather, and animal power. However, their major role was to enhance and maintain agricultural soil fertility through the recycling of nutrients. …”
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Diet Type Impacts Production Performance of Fattening Lambs by Manipulating the Ruminal Microbiota and Metabolome by Siqi Li, Meiyu Du, Chongyu Zhang, Yun Wang, Yunkyoung Lee, Guiguo Zhang

“…A total of 100 crossbred (Dorper sheep × Fine-wool sheep) ram lambs at 55 days of age with similar body weight (BW) (13.2 ± 0.5 kg) were randomly allocated to 10 pens that were fed either PTMR (PTMR group) or unpelleted total mixed ration (UPTMR group) with the same dietary ingredients and nutritional contents. …”
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Application of Silica-Aerogel-Fibre-Based Thermal Renders for Retrofits in Building Walls: A Comparative Assessment with Benchmark Solutions by Marco Pedroso, José Dinis Silvestre, M. Glória Gomes, Jéssica D. Bersch, Inês Flores-Colen

“…In this scenario, silica-aerogel-fibre-based thermal renders are innovative solutions for which integrated approaches still lack information, and they should be compared with benchmark multilayer solutions, such as those based on expanded polystyrene (EPS), extruded polystyrene (XPS), mineral wool (MW), and insulated corkboard (ICB), to evidence their prospective economic, environmental, and energy benefits. …”
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The impact of echinococcosis interventions on economic outcomes in Qinghai Province of China: Evidence from county-level panel data by Jinshan Cai, Jinshan Cai, Kefan Yang, Qihui Chen, Quanbang Zhao, Quanbang Zhao, Jing Li, Jing Li, Sen Wang, Lin Yang, Yumei Liu

“…IntroductionEchinococcosis can incur substantial economic losses for the livestock industry by causing organ condemnation, delayed growth, and reduced meat and wool output and quality in sheep and cattle, as well as increased surgery costs, hospital care, and decreased productivity in humans. …”
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