Staple strength (SS) and coefficient of variation of fibre diameter (FDCV) were measured on full length staples from 12 months of wool growth, and wool staples cut to 80 or 60 % of their full length from the tip. The results show that SS and FDCV for the different staple length treatments are heritable but lower for staples 60% or shorter than their full length. SS and FDCV measured on wool sta...

This study applied Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to determine the effects of windinduced convection through mineral wool in a ventilated rainscreen system. Wind studies of a conceptual low-rise building subject to a wind speed of 6.7 m/s demonstrated dynamic airflows and rainscreen velocities ranging from 0.1 to over 3 m/s. Localized pressure fields near cladding support framing increased ...

Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin is the second most common cutaneous malignancy. Despite various available treatment methods and advances in noninvasive diagnostic techniques, the incidence of metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma is rising. Deficiency in effective preventive or treatment methods of transformed keratinocytes leads to necessity of searching for new anticancer agents. T...

ABSTRACT The study focusses on alternative substrates with the potential to replace common substrates, such as mineral wool and perlite, influence of these ecosystems resources is being debated. To this aim, wood fibre, sheep coco peat were selected for testing. Leaf lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L. ‘Lisboa’) taken model crop evaluation substrates. closed hydroponic system ebb flow growing in pots w...

In this paper, a flame retardant dimethyl-2-(methacryloyloxyethyl) phosphate (DMMEP) was applied to wool fabrics by the graft copolymerization technique initiated with potassium persulfate (KPS) in water media. FTIR and SEM testing were used to explore the grafting evidence on the fiber surface, the SEM results show chemical deposition on the wool fiber surface and the scales could not be seen ...

This study reports the latest research into alpaca and wool fibres. In particular, those properties that have received little attention in research literature have been examined. They include single fibre abrasion and bending fatigue, single fibre tensile properties, as well as resistance to compression behaviour. These properties are important because they affect the softness and pilling prope...

Most of the previous treatment methods for auricular haematoma are inconvenient for both patients and doctors because they are time-consuming and complex and must be performed under sterile conditions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a simple compressive method using a dental (silicone) impression material and comparing it with other methods for treatment of auric...

Polymerase chain reaction-single stranded conformational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis was used to investigate variation in the ovine KAP6-3 gene (KRTAP6-3) in 383 Merino × Southdown-cross lambs from four sire-lines, and to determine whether this variation affects wool traits. Five PCR-SSCP banding patterns, representing five different nucleotide sequences, were detected, including four prev...