What is the best way to keep the patient warm during technical rescue? Results from two prospective randomised controlled studies with healthy volunteers by Martin Lier, Christopher Jebens, Annette Lorey-Tews, Tim Heyne, Nils Kunze-Szikszay, Johannes Wieditz, Anselm Bräuer

“…The most frequently used warming methods were different rescue blankets (gold/silver, wool) and work light (halogen floodlights). Both studies (A and B) showed significantly (p < 0.05) higher values in mean skin temperature, mean body temperature and total body heat for the forced air warming methods compared to halogen floodlight respectively fleece blanket shortly after warming initiation. …”
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Longitudinal optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) in a patient with radiation retinopathy following plaque brachytherapy for uveal melanoma by Elaine M. Binkley, Michelle R. Tamplin, Anthony H. Vitale, H. Culver Boldt, Randy H. Kardon, Isabella M. Grumbach

“…These changes progressed over time despite improvement in the clinical markers of radiation retinopathy (cotton wool spots, retinal hemorrhages). Radiation dose significantly correlated with rate of reduction in vascular density assessed within 9 square sectors of the macula, and was greatest in sectors closest to the plaque, which had received the highest radiation dose. …”
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Genetic diversity of different breeds of Kazakh sheep using microsatellite analysis by K. Dossybayev, K. Dossybayev, K. Dossybayev, Z. Orazymbetova, A. Mussayeva, N. Saitou, R. Zhapbasov, B. Makhatov, B. Bekmanov, B. Bekmanov

“…The level of observed heterozygosity was in the range <span class="inline-formula">0.678±0.051</span> for Kazakh Arkhar-Merino and <span class="inline-formula">0.767±0.047</span> for Kazakh fat-tailed coarse wool. The expected heterozygosity level range was from <span class="inline-formula">0.702±0.033</span> for Kazakh Arkhar-Merino to <span class="inline-formula">0.777±0.023</span> for Edilbay-1. …”
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Evaluation of Wound Healing Activity of Methanolic Crude Extract and Solvent Fractions of the Leaves of Vernonia auriculifera Hiern (Asteraceae) in Mice by Lambebo MK, Kifle ZD, Gurji TB, Yesuf JS

“…Simple ointment bases were prepared using hard paraffin, cetostearyl alcohol, white soft paraffin and wool fat according to British Pharmacopoeia. Then, two types of ointment formulations were prepared from the extract, ie, 5% w/w and 10% w/w. …”
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Genetic diversity and selection of Tibetan sheep breeds revealed by whole-genome resequencing by Dehong Tian, Buying Han, Xue Li, Dehui Liu, Baicheng Zhou, Chunchuan Zhao, Nan Zhang, Lei Wang, Quanbang Pei, Kai Zhao

“…We also identified many potential breed-specific selective sweep regions, including genes associated with hypoxic adaptability (MTOR, TRHDE, PDK1, PTPN9, TMTC2, SOX9, EPAS1, PDGFD, SOCS3, TGFBR3), coat color (MITF, MC1R, ERCC2, TCF25, ITCH, TYR, RALY, KIT), wool traits (COL4A2, ERC2, NOTCH2, ROCK1, FGF5, SOX9), and horn phenotypes (RXFP2). …”
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Comparing methane emissions from different sheep-keeping systems in semiarid regions: A case study of Syria by Omar Hijazi, Werner Berg, Samouil Moussa, Christian Ammon, Kristina von Bobrutzki, Reiner Brunsch

“…Data were collected concerning sheep-keeping systems (SKSs), body mass, milk and wool yield, farm locations, feed rations, periods of grazing on the Steppe, the duration of pasturing on agricultural residuals and time periods when sheep were kept in stables. …”
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Impact of Location and Insulation Material on Energy Performance of Residential Buildings as per Saudi Building Code (SBC) 601/602 in Saudi Arabia by Saleh H. Alyami, Ali Alqahtany, Noman Ashraf, Abdelbagi Osman, Naief Ali Aldossary, Ayman Almutlaqa, Faris Al-Maziad, Maher S. Alshammari, Wadee Ahmed Ghanem Al-Gehlani

“…Five commonly used insulation materials with different thermal characteristics, namely polyurethane board (PU), expanded polystyrene (EPS), glass wool (GW), urea-formaldehyde foam (UFF), and expanded perlite (EP), were analyzed under various climatic zones as per the Saudi Building Code 601/602. …”
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Immunobiological reactivity of calf body during the compatible application of nanotechnological citrates of trace elements in the ration by Vasyl Vlizlo, Rostyslav Fedoruk, Iryna Kovalchuk, Mariia Tsap, Mariia Khrabko, Mykhailo Khomyn, Dmytro Ostapiv

“…Physiological and biochemical indicators of blood and wool of calves were studied on the 10th, 40th and 70th days of growing period. …”
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Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting With Ocular Symptoms: Clinical Characteristics and Multimodal Imaging in a Chinese Case Series by Qian Chen, Weimin Chen, Chaoyi Feng, Deshan Gong, Jiong Zhang, Yingwen Bi, Ping Sun, Xinghuai Sun, Xinghuai Sun, Guohong Tian, Guohong Tian

“…Twelve patients presented with arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, two with arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy combined with cilioretinal artery occlusion, and one with cotton-wool spots. In acute stages of optic neuropathy and retinopathy, optical coherence tomography revealed optic disc edema, thickening of the inner retinal nerve fiber layer and ganglion cell layer, and loss of layer structure. …”
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Reproductive performance of woolly and hairless crossbred ewes treated with an exogenous progestagen and eCG hormone during the non-breeding season<br/>Desempenho reprodutivo de ov... by Gustavo Martins Gomes dos Santos, Katia Cristina Silva-Santos, Fabiana Andrade Melo-Sterza, Ivone Yurika Mizubuti, Fernanda Barros Moreira

“…Mixed breed ewes (n = 48) were assigned into two treatments considering the presence (G-Woolly, n = 25) or absence of wool (G-Hairless, n = 23). The ewes underwent hormone treatment to induction/synchronization of estrus, which consisted of the insertion of an intravaginal device randomly at the estrous cycle (D0). …”
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Validation of a new smart textiles biotechnology for heart rate variability monitoring in sheep by Luca Turini, Luca Turini, Francesca Bonelli, Francesca Bonelli, Antonio Lanatà, Valentina Vitale, Irene Nocera, Micaela Sgorbini, Micaela Sgorbini, Marcello Mele, Marcello Mele

“…It can be worn without using glue and without shaving the sheep's wool, limiting animal handling and stress. Bland Altman test reported a robust agreement between the two systems. …”
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Rare manifestation of familial vitreous amyloidosis caused by Gly103Arg transthyretin by Yan-Bing Feng, Yan-Bo Shi, Yan-Yan He, Zhen-Yi Ma, Yi-Xing Zhu, Wen-Qing Weng

“…During the surgery, the patient presented with a gray-white dense and thick cotton wool-like change in the vitreous body, accompanied by complete retinal detachment. …”
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Are two beneficial mutations (p.Q249R and 90-bp Indel) within the ovine BMPRIB gene associated with growth traits? by Hongwei Xu, Nazar Akhmet, Yunyun Luo, Zhenggang Guo, Chuanying Pan, Enliang Song, Nurlan Malmakov, Zhanerke Akhatayeva, Zhanerke Akhatayeva, Xianyong Lan

“…Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate whether genetic polymorphisms (p.Q249R SNP and 90-bp deletion) in the BMPRIB gene are associated with sheep growth traits.MethodsPCR-based genotyping was performed on 1,875 sheep, including 1,191 Guiqian semi-fine wool (GQSFW), 560 Luxi Blackhead (LXBH), 55 Lanzhou fat-tailed (LZFT), and 69 Weining (WN) sheep. …”
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Evaluating Laboratory Measurements for Sound Insulation of Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) Floors: Configurations in Lightweight Buildings by Nikolaos-Georgios Vardaxis, Delphine Bard Hagberg, Jessica Dahlström

“…An increase in sound insulation was achieved thanks to added total mass and thickness, testing layers of the following: elastic mat for vibration isolation, wool insulation, gypsum boards, plywood, concrete screed, and wooden parquet floor. …”
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Research on Thermal Insulation Performance and Impact on Indoor Air Quality of Cellulose-Based Thermal Insulation Materials by Cristian Petcu, Andreea Hegyi, Vlad Stoian, Claudiu Sorin Dragomir, Adrian Alexandru Ciobanu, Adrian-Victor Lăzărescu, Carmen Florean

“…More precisely, thermal insulation materials based on the following raw materials were analysed: cellulose acetate, cigarette filter manufacturing waste; cellulose acetate, cigarette filter manufacturing waste and cigarette paper waste; cellulose acetate, waste from cigarette filter manufacturing, waste cigarette paper and waste aluminised paper; cellulose from waste paper (two types made by two independent manufacturers); wood fibres; cellulose from cardboard waste; cellulose from waste cardboard, poor processing, inhomogeneous product; rice husk waste and composite based on sheep wool, recycled PET fibres and cellulosic fibres for the textile industry. …”
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Using a Bayesian Network Predictive Model to Understand Vulnerability of Australian Sheep Producers to a Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak by Jennifer Manyweathers, Jennifer Manyweathers, Yiheyis Maru, Lynne Hayes, Barton Loechel, Heleen Kruger, Aditi Mankad, Gang Xie, Rob Woodgate, Rob Woodgate, Marta Hernandez-Jover, Marta Hernandez-Jover

“…To maintain and strengthen Australia's competitive international advantage in sheep meat and wool markets, the biosecurity systems that support these industries need to be robust and effective. …”
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Textile products between design, marketing and development to reach local and global competitiveness by Nashwa Nagy

“…We see that the Egyptian decorative elements inspired by the arts and the various heritage with its high aesthetic value and non-recurrent in the countries of the world in addition to the distinctive Egyptian natural produced natural products such as cotton, linen, wool and other raw materials in addition to the skilled labor all these factors do not exist much Of the countries of the world, this is a distinction, but the real problem is in the presence of modern methods of marketing, which promotes the Egyptian product of textiles, which work to achieve a competitive ability worthy of art and raw material Egyptian. …”
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Prevalence and diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in bamboo rats (Rhizomys sinensis) in South Central China by Zilin Wei, Qiang Liu, Wei Zhao, Xiumei Jiang, Ying Zhang, Aiyun Zhao, Bo Jing, Gang Lu, Meng Qi

“…Bamboo rats are a common species of rodent that are bred for meat and wool in China. However, the genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium in bamboo rats in China is limited. …”
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Novel Insights to Assess Climate Resilience in Goats Using a Holistic Approach of Skin-Based Advanced NGS Technologies by Silpa Mullakkalparambil Velayudhan, Veerasamy Sejian, Chinnasamy Devaraj, Gundallahalli Bayyappa Manjunathareddy, Wilfred Ruban, Vinod Kadam, Sven König, Raghavendra Bhatta

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Interdisciplinary research of ash heap sediment near Stepnoye settlement (Chelyabinsk Oblast) by Kupriyanova E.V., Solomonova M.Yu., Trubitsyna E.D., Kashirskaya N.N., Filimonova M.O., Afonin A.S., Sharapov D.V., Ivanov S.N., Ryabogina N.E.

“…This is evidenced by the increase in the number of keratinophilic fungi, which decompose wool and hair and therefore accumulate in the occupational layer of the structures. …”
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