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Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 The present study is an attempt to evaluate the potentiality of a specified variety of banana fiber (Musa domestica var. balbisiana) for textile use. Retting period for extraction of the newer variety was optimized as 28 days in water.
Lenindy D. Soraisham +3 more
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Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 Natural fibers continue to drive enormous interest from researchers and textile manufacturers mainly due to their eco-friendly and cost-effective features.
Aklilu Azanaw, Asnake Ketema
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Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2016 Preliminary Data [PDF]
, 2017 The present study, based on preliminary data from all states and the District of Columbia (DC) for the first six months of 2016, found an increase of seven percent in the reported number of fatalities compared with the first six months of 2015. More than
Richard Retting, Sam Schwartz
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Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances and knee osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.Objective To examine whether concentrations of specific per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and a mixture of PFAS relate to incident knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and knee pain progression. Methods Among a case‐cohort sample from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (n=1,878), we examined associations of serum concentrations of 8 PFAS with odds of ...
Jeffrey B. Driban +14 more
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FibersThe mechanical properties of single flax fibers are characterized here as a function of dew retting. The fibers are measured using micromechanical and nanomechanical techniques over a large retting period (91 days).
Ali Reda +5 more
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Sri Lankan experiences of post-tsunami small business survival and recovery [PDF]
, 2006 This paper describes an short investigation of the impact of the tsunami in December 2004 on small family firms producing coir fibre in South East Sri Lanka, and their recovery one year after that catastrophic event.
Dickson, K, Kangaraarachchi, R
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Reputational Risk: An Investigation Into How Environmental Failures Drive Stock Price Crashes
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The study examines the relationship between stock price crashes and firm environment reputational risk. Using a large sample of US listed firms, covering a time span from 2007 to 2021, we test the effect of environmental reputation risk on three measures for the stock price crash risk (NEGCSK, DRUV, and CRASH).
Man Dang +4 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Whether corporate carbon management can enhance productive efficiency is central to firms' long‐term competitiveness and determines whether carbon reduction efforts can be sustained beyond regulatory compliance. This study examines how corporate carbon risk and opportunity management affects firm productivity (measured by total factor ...
Nan Huang, Hanlu Fan, Ruoxin Zhu
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Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.Regional differences in approved drug dosages and administration are shaped by complex factors, including clinical data, prior regulatory decisions, and region‐specific considerations. This study investigated how such factors are associated with variations in approved doses across the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Medicines
Sachiko Mita, Shunsuke Ono
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Extraction of Fibre from Furcraea foetida Leaves and Their Evaluation
International Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress ManagementThe experiment was conducted from November to December of the year 2022 to extract the fibre from the Furcraea foetida leaf. Furcraea foetida plants are planted on the DRPCAU campus as ornamental plants and were selected for the present study.
Moni Kumari, Smriti Rekha Sarkar
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