In this study, a functional colorant, Berberine, extracted from Berberis vulgaris wood was applied onto wool fiber using the extract of roots of Rumex Hymenosepolus as biomordant. The effect of treatment variables on the color strength of dyed fibers was examined. The fastness properties of dyed wool against washing, light, dry and wet rubbing were evaluated. Dyed samples were tested for an...

• Polluted indoor air can lead to discomfort, reduced efficiency and even ill health amongst employees and residents in modern buildings. • Wool carpet has been shown to rapidly neutralize formaldehyde, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide, common contaminants in today's indoor environment. • Not only does wool neutralize these contaminants more quickly and completely than synthetic carpet fibe...

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 constructs a digital elevation model of the coastal waters Shandong Peninsula using GIS-based interpolation methods to investigate 15-year characteristics seabed scouring and siltation. It utilizes depth data Peninsula’s offshore area between 2004 2006 2017 2019. The results indicated that coastal-water is characterized by integral siltation local point scouring. In addition, northwe...

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...

In this study a new approach was proposed to determine optimum parameters of a protective spur dike to mitigate scouring depth amount around existing main spur dikes. The studied parameters were angle of the protective spur dike relative to the flume wall, its length, and its distance from the main spur dikes, flow intensity, and the diameters of the sediment particles that were explored to fin...

Irrigation with wastewaters from agri-industry processes such as milk factories, piggeries, wineries and abattoirs is commonplace. These wastewaters all have high levels of potassium (K). Potassium concentration in effluents from domestic wastewater sources are relatively low, reported to vary between 10 and 30 mg L(-1). Higher levels of potassium are reported for effluents from olive oil mills...