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Research on qualities of compact spun silk yarn

open access: yes, 2017
Purpose Spun silk is one of the top grade textile materials, and its products have high added value and meet the needs of the market. However, the technology level and process design of silk spinning are still much lower than cotton spinning; especially
Xinjin Liu, Xingfeng Wang
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Parental involvement and engagement during COVID‐19 lockdowns: School staff and parents' reflections about children's learning at home

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Valuing parental engagement, as part of home–school collaboration, can benefit children's learning. This article focuses on parents and school‐based staff's (N = 120) experiences of children's learning occurring at home during the COVID‐19 lockdowns (2020–2021), both school‐mandated and other learning activities.
Ashley Brett   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physical characteristics ofWest African dwarf goat as influenced by post-mortem processing methods

open access: yes, 2021
A study on the physical characteristics of buck West African dwarf (WAD) goat as influenced by post-mortem processing methods was carried out. Nine WAD (bucks) with an average weight of 18.00 ±0.65Kg were allotted to three post-mortem processing methods,
Okoh, P.I.
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Lessons from primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence school connectedness

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract School connectedness is critical to improving students' health, development and wellbeing. Research into primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence their sense of connectedness is essential for identifying practices that promote success.
Jordana F. Hoenig, Therese M. Cumming
wiley   +1 more source

A curated review of ESA publications for teaching ecology

open access: yesThe Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract Since the early 1990s, the Ecological Society of America's journals have published hundreds of articles of direct relevance to those who teach ecology—especially at the undergraduate level. In an effort to draw attention to that literature, we conducted an analysis to identify well‐cited articles, as well as those that may be underrecognized ...
Kenneth M. Klemow, Rosemarie Desmarais
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Warp Yarn Tension on Cotton Woven Fabric Structures [PDF]

open access: yesMehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2013
Control of the warp and weft yarn tension is an important factor. In this research, effect of warp yarn tension variations on the quality of greige and dyed woven fabrics was investigated.
Uzma Syed   +2 more
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Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agriculture must ensure food production without further compromising the ecosystem functions upon which it depends. Agricultural practices should therefore avoid harming farmland biodiversity, especially of taxa that supply the key ecosystem services (e.g.
Corrado Alessandrini   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamics of biotic resistance to plant invasions

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biotic resistance, the reduction in invasion success caused by native communities, plays an important role in the long‐term dynamics of biological invasions. A large body of empirical research on biotic resistance has accumulated since the last comprehensive review on the subject 20 years ago, enabling us to achieve a refined understanding of ...
Christine S. Sheppard   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Particulate matter concentrations and health risks associated with cow hides singeing in Abattoirs in Benin City, Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Air Pollution and Health
Introduction: The singeing of animals is one of the major sources of human exposure to air pollutants in abattoirs especially in developing countries and it can cause various adverse health effects among the workers.
Aimuanmwosa Frank Eghomwanre   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Singeing Sari's narikanga pig for mumu

open access: yes, 2012
1 col. slideCondition: GoodScope and Content: Two men are singeing Sari's narikanga pig for mumu.
Zelenietz, Marty
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