Epidemiological Characteristics and Economic Impact of Lumpy Skin Disease, Sheeppox and Goatpox Among Subsistence Farmers in Northeast Nigeria by Georgina Limon, Ahmed A. Gamawa, Ahmed I. Ahmed, Nicholas A. Lyons, Nicholas A. Lyons, Philippa M. Beard, Philippa M. Beard

“…All three diseases are widely reported to reduce meat, milk, wool and cashmere production although few studies have formally evaluated their economic impact on affected farms. …”
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Traditional activities in the region as import-substitution model of modernization Russian economy by Kostiantyn Pavlov

“…Society of Consumer could increase production and also its traditional Udmurt folk crafts like beekeeping, forest crafts, seasonal work (tanning mat, mats, sacks, wool dyeing, paper, a linen fabric and yarn). In other republics of Russia a similar situation - they can develop other types of half-forgotten crafts, often called etnoekonomikoy. …”
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Mobile-HR: An Ophthalmologic-Based Classification System for Diagnosis of Hypertensive Retinopathy Using Optimized MobileNet Architecture by Muhammad Zaheer Sajid, Imran Qureshi, Qaisar Abbas, Mubarak Albathan, Kashif Shaheed, Ayman Youssef, Sehrish Ferdous, Ayyaz Hussain

“…This change is mainly due to the fact of high blood pressure. Cotton wool patches, bleeding in the retina, and retinal artery constriction are affected lesions of HR symptoms. …”
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Integrated analysis of lncRNAs and mRNAs by RNA-Seq in secondary hair follicle development and cycling (anagen, catagen and telogen) of Jiangnan cashmere goat (Capra hircus) by Cuiling Wu, Chongkai Qin, Xuefeng Fu, Xixia Huang, Kechuan Tian

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Effects of the Blending Ratio on the Design of Keratin/Poly(butylene succinate) Nanofibers for Drug Delivery Applications by Giulia Guidotti, Michelina Soccio, Edoardo Bondi, Tamara Posati, Giovanna Sotgiu, Roberto Zamboni, Armida Torreggiani, Franco Corticelli, Nadia Lotti, Annalisa Aluigi

“…Keratin is a fascinating protein, obtainable from several keratinous biomasses such as wool, hair or nails, with intrinsic bioactive properties including stimulatory effects on wound repair and excellent carrier capability. …”
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Genomic selection signatures in sheep from the Western Pyrenees by Otsanda Ruiz-Larrañaga, Jorge Langa, Fernando Rendo, Carmen Manzano, Mikel Iriondo, Andone Estonba

“…Abstract Background The current large spectrum of sheep phenotypic diversity results from the combined product of sheep selection for different production traits such as wool, milk and meat, and its natural adaptation to new environments. …”
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Pathological Study of Facial Eczema (Pithomycotoxicosis) in Sheep by Miguel Fernández, Valentín Pérez, Miguel Fuertes, Julio Benavides, José Espinosa, Juan Menéndez, Ana L. García-Pérez, M. Carmen Ferreras

“…Animals showed clinical signs of photosensitivity, with decrease of daily weight gain and loss of wool and crusting for at least 6 months after the FE outbreak. …”
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Bioclimatic Zoning for Sheep Farming through Geostatistical Modeling in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil by Gabriel Thales Barboza Marinho, Héliton Pandorfi, Marcos Vinícius da Silva, Abelardo Antônio de Assunção Montenegro, Lizandra de Barros de Sousa, Raquel Desenzi, Jhon Lennon Bezerra da Silva, José Francisco de Oliveira-Júnior, Márcio Mesquita, Gledson Luiz Pontes de Almeida, Cristiane Guiselini, Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim, Thieres George Freire da Silva

“…The East Friesian breed, a high milk producer, would be well suited to the Agreste mesoregion, a territory that, like the Pajeú and Moxotó microregions, also proved favorable for the introduction of three wool breeds (Suffolk, Poll Dorset, and Texel) known as major meat producers. …”
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Ocular manifestations of people living with HIV in Tunisia by Dorsaf Saadouli, Lamia Ammari, Khaoula Ben Mansour, Yosra Yahyaoui, Sameh Aissa, El Afrit Mohamed Ali, Salem Yahyaoui, Hanene Tiouri

“…The most common ocular finding was dry eye syndrome (22%), cotton-wool spots (20%) and retinal haemorrhage (16%) followed by cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis (9%), anterior uveitis (7%), toxoplasmosis (4%) and tuberculosis retinochoroiditis (7%) Herpetic keratitis (5%), Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (2%) and syphilitic chorioretinitis (2%). …”
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دراسة تجريبية لحساب مردود اللاقط الشمسي ذو الأنابيب الزجاجية المفرغة المتوفر في الأسواق المحلية وتحديد كمية الماء الساخن التي يؤمنها يومياً في شروط مدينة اللاذقية .... by فادي طوفي

“…This study  deals with calculation the efficiency of the solar heater with a solar evacuated glass tubes of the type "ALNOR" Tube length 1500mm outer diameter 58mm inner diameter of 47mm thickness glass 1,6mm coating material AL / AL-N tank with thermal insulation of glass wool 30mm thickness with ten tubes available in local markets, in order to determine the efficiency of the actual conditions of the city of Lattakia, and determine the amount of hot water that secures it a day in each season of the year, where I put the solar heater on the base Animations can change direction and change the angle of inclination pipe detector to track the movement of the sun and use the device to measure the intensity of solar radiation by Solar Power Meter  brand GENERAL DBTU1300 to see the intensity of solar radiation moderation during each hour, that solar radiation is perpendicular to the detector, and draw a relationship between the efficiency and the difference of thermal at different values ​​of the intensity of solar radiation and then was taken corners Preference different longitudinal and transverse to calculate coefficients inclination longitudinal and latitudinal and draw a relationship slope coefficients longitudinal and lateral with the tilt angle of solar radiation, and depending on the conditions city ​​of Lattakia, and meteorology have been identified in the average return on the detector each season of the year and determine the amount of hot water at 60 Celsius dgrees   that gives per day. …”
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Optimization of seismic performance in waste fibre reinforced concrete by TOPSIS method by Husnain Ali, Hafsa Jamshaid, Rajesh Mishra, Vijay Chandan, Petr Jirku, Viktor Kolar, Miroslav Muller, Shabnam Nazari, Khan Shahzada

“…In this study, five different types of waste fibres such as polyester waste, rubber waste, rock wool waste, glass fibre waste and coconut fibre waste were used as an additive in 0.5% 1%, and 1.5% by mass in concrete mix. …”
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SOX18 Promotes the Proliferation of Dermal Papilla Cells via the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway by Mingliang He, Xiaoyang Lv, Xiukai Cao, Zehu Yuan, Tesfaye Getachew, Yutao Li, Shanhe Wang, Wei Sun

“…Additionally, these findings also greatly enhance our understanding of the role of <i>SOX18</i> in the proliferation of DPCs and the growth of wool in Hu sheep.…”
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Características produtivas de um rebanho Corriedale com diferentes idades e classificações de lã by Fernando Amarilho-Silveira, Nelson José Laurino Dionello

“…Based on the data were made some inferences on the age and the selection line, by checking the influence on body size and wool production of animals analyzed. It was found higher body length and greater height in ewes until three shearing, but has not verified the influence of shearing number in the weight of grease fleece. …”
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Naturaliseerunud ravimtaimed etnobotaanika vaatenurgast. Hariliku katkujuure, hariliku siguri, aedvaagi, aed-mädarõika, hariliku seebilille ja lõhnava kannikese näitel by Raivo Kalle

“…The spread of the plants was speeded by their versatile usage - all these plants were used as medicines; chicory, horseradish and elecampane inula were also vegetable plants; elecampane inula, sweet violet, soapwort and butterbur were popular landscape plants; soapwort was used to clean silk and wool. Various legal acts, which have been applied to the plants, have also influenced their spread. …”
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Beyond cotton and polyester: An evaluation of emerging feedstocks and conversion methods for the future of fashion industry by Ryen M. Frazier, Keren A. Vivas, Ivana Azuaje, Ramon Vera, Alonzo Pifano, Naycari Forfora, Hasan Jameel, Ericka Ford, Joel J. Pawlak, Richard Venditti, Ronalds Gonzalez

“…On the other hand, fibers from wool, sisal, fique, wood pulp (viscose), and man-made cellulose fibers (MMCFs) from cotton cannot alone meet the growing fiber demand without major stresses on land, water, and existing markets using these materials. …”
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An environment-friendly chemical modification method for thiol groups on polypeptide macromolecules to improve the performance of regenerated keratin materials by Bo Li, Yanli Sun, Jinbo Yao, Hailiang Wu, Yanqin Shen, Chao Zhi, Jiaying Li

“…A kind of natural antioxidant, alpha-lipoic acid, was used to modify wool keratin by grafting thiols in this study, so as to ameliorated the physical properties of regenerated materials. …”
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Models and Forecasts of the Export Potential of the Regional Economic System by Aleksey N. Gerasimov, Evgeny I. Gromov, Yury S. Skripnichenko, Oksana P. Grigoryeva, Victoria Yu. Skripnichenko

“…Based on the selected input variables, models of production, sale and export of milk, wool and eggs by agricultural producers in the region were built. …”
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Psychiatric manifestations of Susac Syndrome: a case report by M. Gomes, P. Veloso, E. Monteiro, R. Faria, E. Freitas

“…Ophthalmology observation found cotton-wool exudate and arteriolar interruption in the right eye, supporting the diagnosis of SS. …”
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Exploring the Sheep <i>MAST4</i> Gene Variants and Their Associations with Litter Size by Nazar Akhmet, Leijing Zhu, Jiajun Song, Zhanerke Akhatayeva, Qingfeng Zhang, Peng Su, Ran Li, Chuanying Pan, Xianyong Lan

“…Herein, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data from 26 different sheep breeds worldwide (<i>n</i> = 1507), including diverse meat, wool, milk, or dual-purpose sheep breed types from China, Europe, and Africa, were used. …”
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Integrated analysis of lncRNA and mRNA reveals novel insights into cashmere fineness in Tibetan cashmere goats by Xuefeng Fu, Bingru Zhao, Kechuan Tian, Yujiang Wu, Langda Suo, Gui Ba, Deji Ciren, Ji De, Cuoji Awang, Shuangbao Gun, Bohui Yang

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