Potassium fertilization in rocket plants: production and efficiency in water use = Adubação potássica em plantas de rúcula: produção e eficiência no uso da água by Rebeca de Andrade Porto, Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva, Débora Santana de Matos Souza, Norman Ruddel Mendez Cordova, Analy Castilho Polyzel, Tonny José Araújo da Silva

“…The experimental plot consisted of vase built by PET 2.5 liter bottle with a capacity of 1 dm-3 of soil, using a wool wick for irrigation by capillary. The experimental design was completely randomized and its treatments consisted of six doses ofK2O: 0; 50; 100; 150; 200 and 250 mg dm-3 and using as source KCl and six replications. …”
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Cellular disturbance and thermal stress response in mussels exposed to synthetic and natural microfibers by Lucia Pittura, Alessandro Nardi, Mariacristina Cocca, Francesca De Falco, Giuseppe d’Errico, Carola Mazzoli, Federica Mongera, Maura Benedetti, Stefania Gorbi, Maurizio Avella, Francesco Regoli

“…Textile microfibers (MFs) have natural (e.g. cotton, wool and silk) or synthetic origin (e.g. polyester and polyamide), and are increasingly documented in the marine environment. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Welfare of Animals in Australia by Jacqueline Baptista, Dominique Blache, Dominique Blache, Keren Cox-Witton, Nicola Craddock, Toni Dalziel, Nicolas de Graaff, Jill Fernandes, Jill Fernandes, Ronda Green, Helen Jenkins, Sarah Kahn, Deborah Kelly, Mariko Lauber, Shane K. Maloney, Shane K. Maloney, Bridget Peachey, Ian Rodger, Jeremy Skuse, Alan J. Tilbrook, Alan J. Tilbrook, Frederick Rohan Walker, Frederick Rohan Walker, Kelly Wall, Sarah Zito

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Metal mediated high performance antimicrobial hydrogel films for wound infection management: Zn, Cu, and Mg versus Ag and Au by Sen, Raj Kumar., Prabhakar, Priyanka, Mayandi, Venkatesh, Dwivedi, Neeraj, Yadav, Amit K., Solanki, Pratima R., Gupta, Ayush, Gowri, V. S., Lakshminarayanan, Rajamani, Verma, Navin Kumar, Mondal, D. P., Srivastava, Avanish Kumar, Dhand, Chetna

“…Wound healing conventionally relies on gauze, lint, plasters, bandages, and cotton wool, with heavy doses of antibiotics in some of them. …”
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Molecular characterization of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis and development of recombinant vaccine against caseous lymphadenitis by Shahridon, Syafiqah Adilah

“…Caseous lymphadenitis causes great economic loss in goat and sheep industries due to low quality of milk and wool production. Vaccination has been suggested for control of CLA. …”
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Materials Characterisation VII / by Brebbia, C.A., editor

Ethanol Dry Reforming for H2-Rich Syngas Production Over Ce-Ni/Al2O3 Catalyst by Mahadi, Bahari, Abdullah, Bawadi, Alenazey, Feraih, Vo, Dai-Viet N.

“…Approximately 0.1 gcat of catalyst was sandwiched by quartz wool in the middle of the reactor. Gas hourly space velocity, GHSV= 42 L gcat-1 h-1 and mean particle size of 100-140 μm were used for all runs to ensure that the negligible internal and external transport resistances was present. …”
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Histopathological, Bacteriological and Molecular study of enzootic respiratory complex of Small Ruminants Slaughtered at Al Muthanna abattoir by Hassan kadhim jawad, Rasool Hameid Shanshol, Ali Hussein Hadi, Ali Abdulrazzaq Ali

“…They serve as source of meat, milk, skin and wool. Small ruminants contribute significantly to the economy of farmers in the Iraq. …”
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Genetic diversity and runs of homozygosity analysis of Hetian sheep populations revealed by Illumina Ovine SNP50K BeadChip by Zhipeng Han, Zhipeng Han, Wen Zhou, Wen Zhou, Lulu Zhang, Lulu Zhang, Ruotong Wang, Ruotong Wang, Chunjie Liu, Chunjie Liu, Xinyu Bai, Xinyu Bai, Shudong Liu, Shudong Liu

“…They are renowned for their carpet-grade wool, which makes them a valuable genetic resource in China. …”
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RNA-Seq Reveals the Roles of Long Non-Coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in Cashmere Fiber Production Performance of Cashmere Goats in China by Xinmiao Wu, Yuanhua Gu, Shiqiang Li, Shiwei Guo, Jiqing Wang, Yuzhu Luo, Jiang Hu, Xiu Liu, Shaobin Li, Zhiyun Hao, Mingna Li, Bingang Shi

“…Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a kind of non-coding RNA being >200 nucleotides in length, and they are found to participate in hair follicle growth and development and wool fiber traits regulation. However, there are limited studies reporting the role of lncRNAs in cashmere fiber production in cashmere goats. …”
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GrassGroTM simulation of pasture, animal performance and greenhouse emissions on low and high sheep productivity grazing systems: 1-year validation and 25-year analysis by M.J. McPhee, C. Edwards, S. Harden, T. Naylor, F.A. Phillips, C. Guppy, R.S. Hegarty

“…Increasing the productivity of mixed pasture systems has the potential to increase food (e.g., lamb) and textile fibre (e.g., wool) production while reducing the EI of those products from grazing livestock. …”
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Defining ovine dermal papilla cell markers and identifying key signaling pathways regulating its intrinsic properties by Shanhe Wang, Shanhe Wang, Tingyan Hu, Tingyan Hu, Mingliang He, Mingliang He, Yifei Gu, Yifei Gu, Xiukai Cao, Xiukai Cao, Zehu Yuan, Zehu Yuan, Xiaoyang Lv, Xiaoyang Lv, Tesfaye Getachew, Kai Quan, Wei Sun, Wei Sun, Wei Sun, Wei Sun

“…This study provides the basis for isolating ovine DPCs and defines their intrinsic properties, which contribute to improving wool performance and medicine of hair regeneration.…”
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Avaliação oftalmológica em pacientes com AIDS e neurotoxoplasmose Ophthalmological evaluation of patients with AIDS and neurotoxoplasmosis by Jane Mary Alves, Vera Magalhães, Marcus Augusto Gomes de Matos

“…RESULTS: The findings consisted of retinal cotton-wool spot exudates (8.6%), slight diffuse arteriolar constriction (8.6%), retinochoroiditis scars characteristic of ocular toxoplasmosis (5.7%), atrophy of retinal pigment epithelium (2.9%), retinal detachment (2.9%), increased papillary excavation (1.4%), retinal peripheral degeneration (1,4%), macroaneurysm (1.4%), bilateral papilledema (1.4%) and vitreous-retinal traction (1.4%). …”
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Identification of the Key Genes Associated with Different Hair Types in the Inner Mongolia Cashmere Goat by Gao Gong, Yixing Fan, Wenze Li, Xiaochun Yan, Xiaomin Yan, Ludan Zhang, Na Wang, Oljibilig Chen, Yanjun Zhang, Ruijun Wang, Zhihong Liu, Wei Jiang, Jinquan Li, Zhiying Wang, Qi Lv, Rui Su

“…According to the characteristics of wool quilts, the Inner Mongolia cashmere goat can be divided into three types: a long-hair type (hair length of >22 cm), a short-hair type (hair length of ≤13 cm), and an intermediate type (hair length of >13 cm and ≤22 cm). …”
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Comparison of coated and uncoated trace elements on growth performance, apparent digestibility, intestinal development and microbial diversity in growing sheep by Jia Zhou, Yifan Ren, Xiao Wen, Shuangming Yue, Zhisheng Wang, Lizhi Wang, Quanhui Peng, Rui Hu, Huawei Zou, Yahui Jiang, Qionghua Hong, Bai Xue

“…Thirty 4-month-old male Yunnan semi-fine wool sheep were randomly assigned to three treatments (n = 10) and fed with following diets: basal diet without adding exogenous trace elements (CON), basal diet plus 400 mg/kg coated trace elements (CTE, the rumen passage rate was 65.87%) and basal diet plus an equal amount of trace elements in uncoated form (UTE). …”
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Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to the prevalence of sheep scab among communal sheep farmers in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by Mandla Yawa, Bukeka Mtenjwa, Ishmael Festus Jaja, Siza Mthi, Nkululeko Nyangiwe, Sive Tokozwayo, Thuthuzelwa Stempa, Luxolo Qokweni

“…The majority of farmers reported wool loss as the most noticeable clinical symptom (73%). …”
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A novel multifunctional, intravitreal injection assistant: evaluation and comparison with conventional technique by Dikran G Hovaghimian, Saleh S Adel

“…There was no difficulty met with in group B patients using the IIA, and there was no need to use caliper, fixation forceps, or cotton wool bud. Injections were performed posterior to the limbus at 3.5 mm for aphakic and pseudophakic and at 4 mm for phakic patients. …”
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Exploring the potential of enhanced organic formulations for boosting crop productivity, nutrient utilization efficiency, and profitability in baby corn-kabuli gram-vegetable cowpe... by Kamal Garg, Kamal Garg, Shiva Dhar, Elisa Azura Azman, Elisa Azura Azman, V. K. Sharma, Rajendra Prasad Meena, Mohammad Hashim, Mahendra Vikram Singh Rajawat, Ghous Ali, Phool Singh Hindoriya, Yogesh Kumar, Sonal Athnere, Sourabh Kumar, Hari Om, Mangal Deep Tuti, Birendra Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar

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Prácticas ganaderas en el asentamiento rural de La Cruceta (Tauste, Zaragoza) durante los siglos XIII y XIV d.C. by Alejandro Sierra Sainz-Aja, Fco. Javier Gutiérrez González, Víctor Gil de Muro Eguizábal, Óscar Lanzas Orensanz, Carlos Valladares Lafuente, Mario Lafuente Gómez

“…The results have also shown how the community that occupied La Cruceta exploited a great diversity of animal products (meat, milk, raw materials), highlighting the limited role that wool exploitation could have played. In addition, the presence of perinatal animals led to the conclusion that they were bred at the site. …”
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RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION OF A UNIQUE ARCHAEOLOGICAL CARPET FROM PRINCE MUHAMMAD CALI PALACE MUSEUM IN AL-MANIAL, CAIRO (CASE STUDY) by Mariam Samy, Gamal Mahgoub, Eman Osman, Neven Fahim

“…The obtained results confirmed that the threads used in the carpet are wool fibers; the fibers suffer from severe dehydration, brittleness, and fragility; also, the fibers have cross-slits and thick deposits on the surface. …”
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