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Nansalmaa, Ts, L. Otgonjargal, and D. Altantuya. "Sheep, camel wool market perspectives and government policy." Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 11, no. 2 (November 25, 2014): 120–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.5564/mjas.v11i2.231.
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Sheep, camel wool, and woolen products are the main livestock products in Mongolia that satisfy population need and contribute certain amount of export revenue from international market. There is loss of possibility to produce ecologically clean safe, warm products [4] as only 10% of total wool is being processed. We tried to convince audience that it is required to support wool processing industry by right policy hence in ordinary weather conditions livestock number/ and wool production/ increases constantly and there are favorable circumstances established to supply products to China, Korea, South Eastern Asia and Russia with the ongoing process of market extension. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5564/mjas.v11i2.231 Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.11(2) 2013 pp.120-124
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DOROGOV, Nikolay I., and Ivan A. KAPITONOV. "Specific Features of Application of the FAS Order No. 220 in Respect of Determination of Commodity Boundaries of the Merchandise Market (On the Example of the Mineral Wool Market)." Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics 10, no. 2 (March 31, 2020): 542. http://dx.doi.org/10.14505//jarle.v10.2(40).13.
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Authors of this research analyze specific features of application of the Order of the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) No. 220 in respect of determination of commodity boundaries of the market and creation of necessary conditions for competition in the mineral wool market. Preliminary determination of the commodities, which was carried out on the basis of analysis of the All-Russian classifiers of products and kinds of economic activity, has shown that in the course of determination of the merchandise market it is necessary to include glass wool, slag wool, and stone wool into one and the same commodity group. Due to the complexity of performance of the comprehensive and representative expert investigation, it is possible to utilize the data of the RF FAS research, which was carried already. Authors of this article describe specific features of determination of the merchandise market through the example of such commodities as ‘the glass wool goods’: this market was subject to analysis of the RF FAS in 2017. Selection of the investigation methods is to be made on the basis of the investigation periods and accessibility of information (among other factors).
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Mizikovsky, I. E., and D. V. Lidzhi-Goryaev. "THE CONCEPT OF AN ELECTRONIC TRADING PLATFORM FOR MANAGING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF WOOL PROCESSING." Intelligence. Innovations. Investment, no. 6 (2020): 61–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.25198/2077-7175-2020-6-61.
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The relevance of the research is that in Russia there is a problem of underdevelopment of the system of purchasing wool and its processed products at all levels of the value chain. The purpose of the research is to develop a concept for creating a specialized electronic trading platform that allows organizing inter-industry interaction in the field of wool processing based on the principles of auction trade, excluding unnecessary intermediary links. The paper proposes the creation of a specialized electronic trading platform (exchange), specializing in the purchase and sale of wool and its products by analogy with the world’s leading (Australian, New Zealand and Chinese-countries that are world leaders in the production and processing of wool) wool exchanges. The differences between the author’s recommendations and those that are known and tested in the world practice are that the key participant of the exchange is the state national wool certification body, which creates the main condition for exchange trading — high-quality classification and batch standardization of wool. An electronic exchange that includes trading, settlement (guarantee) and payment systems must be an official trading platform licensed by the state as a professional Institute of the financial market; its main task is to facilitate market transactions between buyers and sellers of wool by overcoming information asymmetry for the parties to transactions. The difference between the proposed concept is that digital technologies and tools are used in exchange trading of wool: QR-coding of wool batches, the use of smart contracts, distributed registries (blockchain). The novelty of the research lies in the fact that for the first time in the Russian market, the concept of organizing electronic exchange trade in wool using innovative digital technologies and tools (QR-coding, smart contracts, blockchain), where, along with buyers-processors of wool and sellers — producers of wool, there is a mandatory participant — the state national certification body, which organizes the certification process of exchange batches of wool. In practical terms, the author’s proposals allow us to: streamline the domestic wool market; organize certified wool trade both in accordance with the best world practices and in accordance with m
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Ville, Simon. "Rent Seeking or Market Strengthening? Industry Associations in New Zealand Wool Broking." Business History Review 81, no. 2 (2007): 297–321. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007680500003378.
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This paper builds on recent conceptual work about associations that is drawn from the new institutional economics. It uses evidence from New Zealand wool broking to indicate the circumstances in which industry associations can operate effectively and in the broader public interest. Through their strong associative capacity and effective specialization of function, wool-broking industry associations developed flexible routines for managing wool auctions, mediated disputes, mitigated opportunism, addressed major market disruptions, and served as a communication channel with government. External pressures and monitoring from other business interests, governments, and a competitive wool market constrained rent-seeking behavior, preventing members from benefiting at the expense of others.
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Verikios, George. "Modelling the world wool market: A hybrid approach." Economic Modelling 26, no. 2 (March 2009): 418–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2008.08.009.
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Shao, Yongni, Di Zhu, Yutian Wang, Zhi Zhu, Wenchao Tang, Zhengan Tian, Yan Peng, and Yiming Zhu. "Moxa Wool in Different Purities and Different Growing Years Measured by Terahertz Spectroscopy." Plant Phenomics 2022 (May 31, 2022): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.34133/2022/9815143.
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Moxa wool is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, which can warm channels to dispel coldness. At present, there is no unified index to evaluate the purity and growing years of moxa wool in the market. Terpineol is one of the effective substances in the volatile oil of moxa wool. Here, we characterize the purity and growing years of moxa wool by studying terpineol. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) are the methods for monitoring terpineol at present, all of which have defects of complicated procedures. We established linear fitting to distinguish the different purities of moxa wool through the intensities (areas) of terpineol, the characteristic peaks, and the consequence presented; the coefficient of determination (R2) was higher than 0.90. Furthermore, based on the characteristic peak position of standard terpineol, the correlation model with the purity and growing year of moxa wool was set up, thereby differentiating the quality of moxa wool. We have built the partial least squares (PLS) model of the growing years of moxa wool with high accuracy, and the determination coefficient is greater than 0.98. In addition, we compare the quantitative accuracy of Raman spectroscopy with terahertz technology. Finally, a new method of terahertz spectroscopy to evaluate quality of moxa wool was found. It provides a new idea for the identification of inferior moxa wool in the market and a new method for identifying the quality of moxa wool in traditional Chinese medicine.
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Wiedemann, Stephen G., Leo Biggs, Simon J. Clarke, and Stephen J. Russell. "Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Garments through Industrially Scalable Closed-Loop Recycling: Life Cycle Assessment of a Recycled Wool Blend Sweater." Sustainability 14, no. 3 (January 18, 2022): 1081. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14031081.
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Wool recycling has been practiced commercially for more than 200 years. This study used data from established, commercial processes with the aim of determining the environmental impacts of a recycled wool blend garment and the contribution of recycling to reducing impacts on the market for wool sweaters, in comparison to other emission reduction approaches relating to garment use. A cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment showed impacts of 0.05 kg CO2-e, 0.63 MJ, 0.58 L H2O-e and 0.95 L per wear of a recycled wool blend sweater for climate change, fossil energy demand, water stress and freshwater consumption, respectively. Impacts predominantly arose from garment manufacturing and consumer practices (retail and garment care). When a recycled wool blend sweater was maintained with best practice garment use and care, impacts were reduced by 66–90% relative to standard maintenance of a virgin pure wool sweater. Increasing the closed-loop recycling rate to 50% had the potential to reduce impacts for the wool sweater market 7–24%, depending on the impact category. Brands and consumers hold the key to increasing recycling rates and reducing environmental impacts via increased donation of garments for recycling and increased adoption of garments containing recycled wool.
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Fan, Hong Chao, Xin Hua Yi, Xiao Min Cheng, and Ya Fen Zhu. "Automatic Wool Washing Machine Design and Research." Applied Mechanics and Materials 109 (October 2011): 377–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.109.377.
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As import and export business of the wool continues to expand in China, it is necessary to carry out constantly random testing of wool for quality control departments, at the same time it is urgent to use special wool washing machine to monitor the cleaning process of the wool. However, wool cleaning machine still has not been developed in market. The object of washing machine is the wool conglomeration-like dust samples with other impurities. This paper presents the design principle and operational performance analysis of wool washing machine, its design parameters and product quality has been verified to be improved by the experiment testing.
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Pahl, L. I. "Adoption of environmental assurance in pastoral industry supply chains - market failure and beyond." Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 47, no. 3 (2007): 233. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ea06031.
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This paper describes adoption rates of environmental assurance within meat and wool supply chains, and discusses this in terms of market interest and demand for certified ‘environmentally friendly’ products, based on phone surveys and personal interviews with pastoral producers, meat and wool processors, wholesalers and retailers, and domestic consumers. Members of meat and wool supply chains, particularly pastoral producers, are both aware of and interested in implementing various forms of environmental assurance, but significant costs combined with few private benefits have resulted in low adoption rates. The main reason for the lack of benefits is that the end user (the consumer) does not value environmental assurance and is not willing to pay for it. For this reason, global food and fibre supply chains, which compete to supply consumers with safe and quality food at the lowest price, resist public pressure to implement environmental assurance. This market failure is further exacerbated by highly variable environmental and social production standards required of primary producers in different countries, and the disparate levels of government support provided to them. Given that it is the Australian general public and not markets that demand environmental benefits from agriculture, the Australian government has a mandate to use public funds to counter this market failure. A national farm environmental policy should utilise a range of financial incentives to reward farmers for delivering general public good environmental outcomes, with these specified and verified through a national environmental assurance scheme.
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Ville, Simon. "THE RELOCATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET FOR AUSTRALIAN WOOL." Australian Economic History Review 45, no. 1 (March 2005): 73–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8446.2005.00128.x.
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Goss, Barry A. "The forecasting approach to efficiency in the wool market." Applied Economics 22, no. 7 (July 1990): 973–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036849000000034.
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Ingham, Peter, Steven McNeil, Warren Meade, and Matthew Sunderland. "Wool and Carpets - 6000 Years of Innovation, Quality and Sustainability." Key Engineering Materials 671 (November 2015): 490–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.671.490.
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The first manufacture of rugs with pile yarns made from animal fibres was well over 6000 years ago and the oldest carpet still in existence is around 2400 years old. The carpets and rugs sector is the major end-use of strong wool which makes up around 45% of global wool production (fine wool comprises 35% of global production).The advantages and perceived deficiencies of wool carpets in comparison with newer generation synthetic carpets are highlighted with possible solutions and new directions for research. Improvements in these areas are essential for wool to maintain its share of the carpet market.
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Rowe, J. B. "The Australian sheep industry - undergoing transformation." Animal Production Science 50, no. 12 (2010): 991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/an10142.
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Changes in the sheep industry over the last 20 years represent a trend that is unlikely to be reversed. The farm gate value of wool production has decreased from over $6 billion to ~$2.5 billion and the value of sheep meat has increased from $0.5 to $2.2 billion. Wool and meat are now on an equal footing in terms of the economic value of each sector of the industry. Future profitability of both wool and sheep meat production depends on achieving a high rate of productivity gain and improving quality attributes valued by consumers. Wool and sheep meat cannot compete on price or volume with synthetics and cotton in the textile market or with chicken and pork in the meat market. Differentiation based on quality and consistency needs to be measurable and clearly understood by consumers. The combination of genetic selection and good management can deliver improved productivity gain. Skills development and training will be essential for the industry to fully utilise available knowledge and new technologies.
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Sardaro, Ruggiero, and Piermichele La Sala. "New Value to Wool: Innovative Garments for Preservation of Sheep Landraces in Italy." Animals 11, no. 3 (March 8, 2021): 731. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11030731.
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In Basilicata, southern Italy, a sheep landrace jeopardized of extinction is Gentile di Puglia due to low production levels, low market values of milk and meat, and replacement of wool with synthetic fibers. Due to these dynamics farmers progressively resort to intensive breeding systems, hence causing the gradual disappearance of the ovine sector, the withering of traditional breeding culture and the abandonment of internal and marginal territories. However, in changing climate, traditional agriculture is getting increased attention worldwide by the consumers who are embracing emerging sustainable food production. Thus, in the light of a possible conservation strategy, the study investigates the prospective market for a garment (pullover) produced with wool from Gentile di Puglia, and woven through traditional techniques. An integrated methodological approach based on choice experiments and Bass diffusion model was carried out in order to analyze the consumers’ preferences, the penetration market of this innovative product and the new wool value for farmers. The results pointed out a potential demand focused on women aged 50 years and more and a recognized wool value to farmers of 55 € animal−1 (22 € kg−1). This new revenue could allow the reduction of the difference in gross margin between the Gentile di Puglia and the non-autochthonous intensively-farmed Comisana from 57% to 3%. The production of further wool garments for a wider demand could increase the economic sustainability of Gentile di Puglia, making it even more preferable than other highly productive breeds.
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Cottle, DJ. "Wool prices and sheep breeding objectives - a historical perspective." Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 45, no. 8 (1994): 1671. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ar9941671.
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An analysis of weekly wool prices for different fibre diameter market indicators from 1950 to 1993 was conducted to determine appropriate economic values for the calculation of sheep selection indices. An important determinant of breeding objectives and selection indices is the percentage increase in the value of wool for each 1 8m reduction in fibre diameter, termed index percentage (IP). From 1950 to 1981 the appropriate IP value for fine (20 8m), medium (21 8m) and strong (23 8m) wool Merinos was 5%. From 1981 to 1993 the mean weekly IP values for fine, medium and strong wool Merinos were about 20, 15 and 8% respectively. The 5 year moving average IP values in 1993 for fine, medium and strong wool Merinos were 25, 20 and 8% respectively. The distributions of weekly wool prices and IP values are not normal and are positively skewed. Therefore, a safer, more conservative approach is to calculate the median weekly IP values for any period or to use median weekly wool prices to calculate IP values. The median weekly IP values for 1981-1993 were 20, 11 and 8% for fine, medium and strong Merino wools respectively. Thus recently there has been a larger relative premium for fibre fineness which could be a permanent trend. Selection efficiencies for clean fleece weight and fibre diameter in fine and strong wool Merinos are predicted to be at least 90% when 10% and 5% indices are used respectively. Selection efficiency in medium wool Merinos when a 5% index is used is only 79% if the 'true' IP is 15%, or 90% if the 'true' IP is 10%. The 10% and 5% indices are currently calculated and made available to the ram owners who participate respectively in the N.S.W. Merino fine and medium wool sire evaluation schemes. It is suggested that there is a case for using indices with higher fibre diameter premiums (i.e. 20% and 10% respectively), than those currently provided in the fine and medium wool schemes.
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Lou, Li Juan, and Hong Sun. "Diversification of China Garment Consumption Structure and its Tractions for the Conformity of Wool Industry Chain." Advanced Materials Research 1030-1032 (September 2014): 2551–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1030-1032.2551.
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The study data shows that China has become an important international market where abroad and domestic garment enterprises compete seriously and the consumption values of Chinese is changing deeply and the tendency is obviously that official garment tends to casual clothing. However, in the field, the wool which is one of the raw and processed materials of garment has not increase correspondingly. What is the original reason and how to deal with wool and wool textile production is the motif of this paper. This paper will be investigated in the relationship between the changing of garment consumption structure and the wool industry chain.
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Kubberød, Elin, Viktorija Viciunaite, and Siw M. Fosstenløkken. "The role of effectual networking in small business marketing." Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 26, no. 5 (November 11, 2019): 747–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsbed-06-2019-0199.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the recent calls for an in-depth investigation of the entrepreneurial marketing (EM) practices of small businesses and a further conceptual development of EM under market uncertainty. Drawing on the EM mix (i.e. person, purpose, practices and process), the authors aim to conceptualise EM under market uncertainty through principles of effectual networking. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted an in-depth case study of an owner-manager who networks with many different stakeholders to create new markets for wool in the Norwegian wool industry. Findings Situated within the creative and craft-based industries, the study demonstrates that market uncertainty can be reduced through effectual networking to produce highly beneficial outcomes for small businesses. The findings give rise to a new model of the EM mix under uncertainty, emphasising the role of the owner-manager (i.e. person) and the purpose as the outset and driving force of the EM process. These two elements constitute the initial means in the means-driven EM process and the foundation for subsequent EM practices. The person, purpose and practices interact iteratively, and focal effectual networking principles guide EM practices. Originality/value This paper expands and contextualises existing theories on EM under market uncertainty by introducing the effectual networking perspective. This represents a hitherto under-investigated area of research in small business marketing.
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Quispe-Ramos, Rolando, Ruffo Toscano-Camposano, and José Quispe-Guerra. "Relationship between fiber diameter, weight and market price, in Junin sheep fleeces." Agroindustrial Science 12, no. 2 (August 10, 2022): 165–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.17268/agroind.sci.2022.02.05.
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the mean fiber diameter (MDF), its weight and the sale value, according to the classification categories of wool by the English-Peruvian method, such as the classification of: B, A, AA, AAA and AAAA; For this, we proceeded to obtain 25 samples of fleeces of the same number of sheep with 2 years of age, of the "Junín" breed, once the wicks were obtained, we proceeded with washing, after each wick five sub-samples were separated to measure the MDF, weight and then set the price with the help of Pro Lana as of October 13, 2021. The results indicate a high correlation between the MDF and its weight at a level of 0.01 with 0.756** and with a linear regression of 57.40%; In the same way, a high negative correlation was obtained between the MDF and its market price at a level of 0.01 with -0.985** with a linear regression of 97.10%. Concluding that the finest wool has a lower weightwith a higher price and thicker wool has a higher weight with a lower price.
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OCZKOWSKI, EDWARD. "A DISEQUILIBRIUM ECONOMETRIC MODEL OF THE AUSTRALIAN RAW WOOL MARKET." Australian Economic Papers 36, no. 69 (December 1997): 283–307. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8454.1997.tb00850.x.
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VERIKIOS, GEORGE. "UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD WOOL MARKET: TRADE, PRODUCTIVITY AND GROWERS? INCOMES." Australian Economic Papers 46, no. 1 (March 2007): 88–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8454.2007.00307.x.
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Creighton, Millie, Christopher Findlay, and Motoshige Itoh. "Wool in Japan: Structural Change in the Textile and Clothing Market." Pacific Affairs 69, no. 1 (1996): 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2760893.
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FAITH, ROSAMOND. "The structure of the market for wool in early medieval Lincolnshire1." Economic History Review 65, no. 2 (July 11, 2011): 674–700. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0289.2010.00577.x.
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Li, Cheng Dong, and Zhao Feng Chen. "Novel Honeycomb Glassfiber Mat as the Core of Vacuum Insulation Panel." Advanced Materials Research 900 (February 2014): 247–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.900.247.
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Vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) are regarded as one of the most promising high-performance thermal insulation solutions on the market today. In this paper, a novel structure, i.e., honeycomb glassfiber mat was proposed as the core material of VIP. The honeycomb glassfiber mat was composed of glass wool mat and glassfiber chopped strand mat. Among them, 70% centrifugal glass wool and 30% flame attenuated glass wool were mixed together to form the 0.5mm-thickness glass wool mat, while thirteen holes with diameter of 10mm were opened uniformly on the surface of glassfiber chopped strand mat. Glassfiber VIPs possessed honeycomb core material have superior thermal conductivity of 1.52mW/(m•K). In order to obtain better thermal insulation performance, ultrafine and stiff fibers with three-dimensional overlapping structure is preferable. Meanwhile, hollow fibers with bifurcated structure are the guarantee of high-strength core material.
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Urdanpilleta, Marta, Itsaso Leceta, Pedro Guerrero, and Koro de la Caba. "Sustainable Sheep Wool/Soy Protein Biocomposites for Sound Absorption." Polymers 14, no. 23 (December 1, 2022): 5231. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14235231.
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The wool fibers of the Latxa sheep breed were combined with a soy protein isolate (SPI) matrix to develop sustainable biocomposites with acoustic properties, adding value to Latxa sheep wool, which is currently considered a residue. Samples with 7, 10, 15, and 20 wt % wool were prepared by freeze drying in order to develop porous structures, as shown by SEM analysis. Additionally, XRD analysis provided the evidence of a change toward a more amorphous structure with the incorporation of wool fibers due to the interactions between the soy protein and keratin present in wool fibers, as shown by the relative intensity changes in the FTIR bands. The biocomposites were analyzed in a Kundt’s tube to obtain their sound absorption coefficient at normal incidence. The results showed an acoustic absorption coefficient that well-surpassed 0.9 for frequencies above 1000 Hz. This performance is comparable to that of the conventional synthetic materials present in the market and, thus, sheep wool/SPI biocomposites are suitable to be used as acoustic absorbers in the building industry, highlighting the potential of replacing not only synthetic fibers but also synthetic polymers, with natural materials to enhance the sustainability of the building sector.
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Memon, Hafeezullah, Hua Wang, and Enock Langat. "Determination and Characterization of the Wool Fiber Yield of Kenyan Sheep Breeds: An Economically Sustainable Practical Approach for Kenya." Fibers 6, no. 3 (August 8, 2018): 55. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fib6030055.
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The aim of this paper is to study wool fiber resources from Kenya that have been obtained from different breeds in order to characterize the basic properties of their wool to help improve the economic value of Kenyan wool. The Kenyan sheep industry has received less attention in terms of research and development when compared with large livestock. Wool quality and yield are essential to obtaining good returns in the international market. This study was conducted to analyze the wool yields and qualitative index of Kenyan sheep. The wool samples were taken from 95 crossbreed Dorper sheep comprising 23 males and 72 females between the ages of one and five years. Wool samples from the shoulders, flanks, back belly and legs were taken for analysis. The mean fleece weight was 2.04 ± 0.06 kg, with coefficient of variation of 37% for all the selected sheep; the average for the males was 2.06 ± 0.06 kg and the average for females was 2.02 ± 0.08 kg. The variation in the fleece weight was in the range of 0.7–3.3 kg. The yield percentages and impurities were analyzed and reported. The wide variations in fleece weight, the increase in sheep population and the trend of raw wool export suggests that there is potential for improving economic traits. Kenya can obtain trade benefits related to the wool industry by becoming a member of International Wool Trade Organization and by following economically sustainable practical approaches. It is essential to have good international and regional cooperation with countries that can share knowledge and training as well as marketing and information.
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Dlodlo, Nomusa, Lawrance Hunter, Anton Botha, and Roger Metelerkamp. "A distributed knowledge-based system for the optimum utilisation of South African wool." Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie 28, no. 3 (September 6, 2009): 187–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/satnt.v28i3.57.
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This article describes the concept and development of a knowledge-based advisory system for the optimum utilisation of South African wool for the benefit of present and potential investors and other interested parties. Wool is a natural animal fibre produced in varying quantities around the world. The wool fibre is far from homogenous; its type and quality, such as fineness and length, depending on the breed of sheep and the environmental conditions prevailing during its growth. Wool is used in a variety of end uses, ranging from fi ne worsted suiting, to hand knitting yarn, carpets, blankets and aircraft upholstery, its use depending largely on its fibre fineness and length. The wool industry is one of the oldest agricultural industries in South Africa, playing an important economic role as an earner of foreign exchange, and providing a living to many people. Wool is produced in many parts of South Africa under extensive, semi-extensive or intensive conditions, and is largely an export commodity. It is produced and traded in a sophisticated free market business environment into the international market place, where supply and demand forces determine price levels. More than 90% of locally produced wool is exported in an unprocessed or semi-processed form which detrimentally affects employment, foreign exchange and income-generating opportunities associated with value-addition prior to export. To reduce the amount of wool exported in unprocessed or semi-processed form, wool-processing enterprises need to be established to produce internationally marketable end products. Therefore, South Africa needs to attract investors into the wool sector, who will set up manufacturing mills in an economically sustainable manner. Potential and present investors in the South African (S.A.) wool industry need easily accessible and up-to-date information on the production statistics, processing properties and end-use pplications of the wool they need for the particular end-products they manufacture or could manufacture. To achieve this and ensure accessibility to such continuously updated information, it is essential to develop an integrated computer-based system. It is with the above in mind that a knowledge-based system for the optimum utilisation of South African wool has been developed, which is described here. This paper reviews relevant work in this fi eld and covers wool production statistics in South Africa, the end uses of the wool fibre versus the diameter of the fibre, the advantages of distributed architectures, and the flow of processes in a wool utilization system. It then sets out the concept and development of the proposed system, including the architecture of the proposed expert system, the associated analysis and finally the conclusions. The components of the expert system, namely the knowledge base, inference engine, knowledge acquisition component, and explanation system are described. The architecture of the system incorporates the concept of distributed systems and the related advantages incorporated in its general architecture and within its internal components. It marries both expert and general knowledge-based systems, consisting of a combination of an ordinary knowledge-based system (KBS) that can be queried for information and an expert system that provides advice to users. The distributed system developed involves collection of autonomous components that are interconnected, which enables these components to coordinate their activities and share resources of the system, so that users perceive the system as a single integrated facility. There are a number of advantages of such a distributed system and these are articulated in the paper. This approach allows not only incremental development of the system, but also facilitates sharing of data and information. The distributed nature of the architecture of the system developed, consists of three main elements: The expert system to advise on the characteristics of the wool that is required for a particular end use A knowledge-based system for querying on the distribution of wool of the various characteristics in South Africa An expert system for the selection of the best alternative area for investment for the particular product end use.The knowledge base consists of a number of databases, each representing the various wool characteristics. This represents a distributed architecture of the knowledge base. Therefore, this architecture inherits all the advantages of distributed processing systems as described in the paper. These knowledge bases can be queried by the user via a database management system (DBMS), a software that manages the creation, updating, maintenance and querying of the database. In terms of wool utilization, the system involves capturing the end-use and requirements of a product and from it, retrieving the characteristics of the wool that will meet the particular end-use. The availability of the wool is then checked by region and province for each style, type, clip type, yield, colour, vegetable matter fault and micron range, in line with the latest statistics available.The system developed enables questions such as the following to be asked at the user interface: What is the anticipated end use of the wool? What criteria must the wool satisfy for the selected end-use? What quantities of wool are required?The outputs at the user interface of the system are the quantities of wool per province and region in terms of micron, style, yield, colour, type, clip type as available on the web-site of Cape Wools SA. At the very end of the system, the best alternative site for siting the manufacturing base can also be indicated.
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Gómez, María Bettina, and Melina Castillo. "Wool quality and daily weight gain in native lambs from the Central Region of Argentina." Enero-Junio 2021 29, no. 1-2 (March 8, 2021): 21–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.53588/alpa.291203.
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The ovine population of the central Argentine territory is the result of constant introductions of different animal biotypes, which determined the existence of ovine populations with great variability. The main objective of the breeders is to produce a lamb for self-consumption and sale of surpluses, without considering the wool product. The production of a lamb for the market is compatible with the production of wool for the textile industry, having to evaluate the feasibility for the commercialization of lamb wool that they produce. This work aimed to provide information and tools to evaluate the quality of lamb’s wool and the evolution of the weight of lambs belonging to the native flocks of the area. Characterization of the productive systems was carried out, seeking to highlight the attributes of meat and wool of native lambs. The characteristics of wool and meat lamb product were evaluated under two treatments, either in free rage conditions or lambs supplemented under confinement. The analysis of the behaviour of the productive systems did not show significant differences between lamb biotypes, which allows affirming that the variation within an animal biotype is even more important than the expected one between biotypes. This indicates that both treatments can be used according to the particular situation of each productive unit. Therefore, it is possible to produce wool and meat of outstanding quality looking for the goodness of the wool produced and optimizing through proper handling practices the meat product.
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Abbott, Malcolm. "Market support schemes and their interaction: the case of the wool industry." Agrekon 52, no. 3 (September 2013): 63–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2013.821743.
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Merrett, David, and Simon Ville. "Institution Building and Variation in the Formation of the Australian Wool Market." Australian Economic History Review 53, no. 2 (July 2013): 146–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12008.
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Simmons, Phil, and Phillip Hansen. "The effect of buyer concentration on prices in the Australian wool market." Agribusiness 13, no. 4 (July 1997): 423–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1520-6297(199707/08)13:4<423::aid-agr8>3.0.co;2-0.
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Vallejo Adriana, Fernández Abella Daniel, Ramos Zully, and Montossi Fabio. "Relationship between skin structure and wool traits for Ultrafine and Dohne Merino sheep of Uruguay." World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 12, no. 1 (October 30, 2021): 465–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2021.12.1.0553.
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The demand in the world market for high quality fine and superfine wool is increasing, responding to greater wool textile industry demands and price incentives. There are few research studies focused on hair follicle population in fine and superfine Merino sheep in Uruguay. This study evaluates the association between wool follicle population and the most relevant economical wool traits. This work was carried out on Ultrafine Australian Merino (UAM) and Dohne Merino (DM) animals (lambs and rams). Phenotypic correlations between the secondary/primary follicles (S/P) and other wool traits (fiber diameter, staple length, clean fleece weight, scoured yield, coefficient of variation of fiber diameter and comfort factor parameter, were performed using histological skin cuts. Two skin samples were extracted from each lamb at two and nine months of age. These were processed at the skin histology laboratory to obtain a histological preparation for further biopsy, being able to differentiate the structures obtained to be evaluated. The results showed in the UAM group, S/P ratio in nine-month-old lambs was greater than two-month-old lambs (31.08 vs 23.12 P< 0.05). For DM group, there were no differences in the S/P ratio between age groups. Phenotypic correlations for wool characteristics obtained were of low to medium or null magnitude in both genotypes.
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Kistamah, Naraindra, Lubos Hes, and Khandini Rajmun. "Physical properties of nonwoven and woven felted fabrics." Research Journal of Textile and Apparel 21, no. 3 (September 11, 2017): 178–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/rjta-02-2017-0005.
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Purpose The use of nonwoven fabrics in garment has been, up to now, purely functional and hidden from view. In fact, their uses have been limited to garment interlining in the apparel industry. Felted structures from wool have been limited to the craft market for the production of art and craft objects of decoration. This paper aims to compare the mechanical and thermo-physical comfort properties of a woven wool, a felted wool fabric, a felted wool/polyester and two non-woven synthetic fabrics for apparel use. Design/methodology/approach Fabric samples were sourced locally. Five fabric samples were selected: one woolen woven, one felted woven, one polyester/wool non-woven and two non-woven synthetic fabrics. The wool fabric was felted by mechanical action using the Wascator FOM 71P machine. All fabric samples were conditioned before they were tested for their mechanical and thermal comfort properties as per standard test methods. Findings The comparative study of the mechanical and thermal properties of the five fabric samples have been successfully investigated as textile materials for commercial garments. In terms of fabric stiffness, drape and handle, the two non-woven synthetic fabrics were, in general, poorer than the woven wool and the felted woven wool fabrics. The synthetic non-woven fabrics also performed poorly in terms of serviceability. But it was found that the nonwoven synthetic fabrics were best suited when thermal insulation is required and were found to be better than the woven felted wool fabric of comparative weight per unit area. Originality/value The value of this study is that it demonstrates the scope of felted woolen structures and other synthetic nonwovens fabrics as usable materials, in part or in full, in the development of apparel for winter wear especially in cold environments and where aesthetic appeal is secondary.
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Iyengar, Sushma. "Reviving a Heritage in Peril: India’s Endangered Traditions of Cotton and Wool." Journal of Heritage Management 6, no. 1 (June 2021): 25–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/24559296211008231.
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This article traces the journey of two indigenous textile fibres—Kala cotton and Desi Oon—and the efforts of farmers, pastoralists, craft artisans and Khamir, to conserve, sustain and promote the natural and cultural heritage that have nourished these fibres. It recreates the revival of these fibres in Kutch, a semi-arid region of India, and unfolds the technical, cultural and creative challenges that have accompanied this process—from land to the loom. Large-scale shifts in Indian agriculture have marked a significant breakdown of the value loops and deep interdependent economies between farmers, spinners, weavers, dyers and tailors. First, in the nineteenth century, when the cultivation of short staple indigenous varieties of cotton shifted to long staple cotton, which could feed the mills of Britain; and then in the late twentieth century when a global push towards hybrid, genetically modified varieties of cotton strode over the farming of more resilient local cotton varieties. Similarly, across India, vast genetic resource of sheep, yak and camels, in particular, have, for centuries, been conserved and bred by the nomadic pastoral communities of these regions. Even two and a half decade ago, the animal’s fibre was used extensively by the pastoralists themselves and fetched them a market price for the wool that was almost equal to that of meat. However, with India becoming a major sheep meat producing country, accompanied by the relaxation of tariffs on wool imports in the early nineties, the Indian wool market has moved completely to softer, longer staple wool from New Zealand, Australia and the Middle East. Today, this is the only natural fibre in which India is deficient despite having the third largest number of sheep in the world! The process of conserving indigenous cotton seeds, sheep breeds, their fibres and a range of associated textile crafts, challenge all the essential premises on which the political economy of contemporary textiles rest. However hope comes in many forms—the intense climatic variabilities and growing vulnerabilities to climate change, is compelling farmers and pastoralists to revisit the choices they have been compelled to adopt by a globalized market economy. Their growing understanding and need to revive their local cotton seeds and animal breeds, which are more adaptable and resilient to climatic variabilities, hold out a tremendous opportunity to transform the landscape of indigenous textile fibres. Through her experiences, the author stitches together a story of localization wherein Khamir attempts to restore a lost heritage and the bonds between farmers, pastoralists, spinners, weavers and dyers.
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D'Haese, Marijke, Guido Van Huylenbroeck, O. Doyer, and Mieke Calus. "A netchain development perspective on woolfarmers' associations in poor communities: a case study in South Africa." Journal on Chain and Network Science 7, no. 1 (June 1, 2007): 11–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jcns2007.x074.
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In this article we describe an initiative from the local wool growing industry to integrate small-scale farmers in the wool chain in the Transkei area, one of the former homelands of South Africa. These communities are poor and sustain their livelihoods from diverse income sources, primarily pensions and remittances; therefore income-generating activities are needed to alleviate poverty. In this light, agriculture remains an important activity for many of the rural poor in former homelands to generate food and cash. Small-scale farmers, however, face many challenges, such as inadequate access to technology, credit, land and markets. The local associations are a mechanism for collective access to technology, post-harvest handling and marketing, and are supported by a development initiative from the National Woolgrowers' Association (NWGA). The aim of this research note is to discuss our research into the difficulties woolgrowers in the Transkei area encounter in their production and market environment and to provide insights into how collective action by farmers' associations can contribute to access the most basic chain links.
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Graham-Higgs, Jeremy, Alicia Rambaldi, and Brian Davidson. "Is the Australian wool futures market efficient as a predictor of spot prices?" Journal of Futures Markets 19, no. 5 (August 1999): 565–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1096-9934(199908)19:5<565::aid-fut4>3.0.co;2-r.
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Cottle, David, and Euan Fleming. "Do price premiums for wool characteristics vary for different end products, processing routes and fibre diameter categories?" Animal Production Science 56, no. 12 (2016): 2146. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/an14744.
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No Australian wool price hedonic studies have separated auction data into different end product-processing groups (PPR) on the basis of all fibre attributes that affect the suitability of wool sale lots for PPR. This study was conducted to assess: (1) whether including information about PPR groupings is more useful in understanding price than clustering by broad fibre diameter (FD) categories, and (2) if the ‘noise’ of macroeconomic effects on price can be reduced by using a clean price relative to the market indicator (RelPrice) formula or a log RelPrice formula compared with log price or clean price. Hedonic models using data derived from 369 918 Australian auction sale lots in 2010–2011 were estimated for these four dependent price variables. Linear FD models predicted less of price’s variance than quadratic or exponential models. Segmenting wool sale lots into 10 PPR before wool price analyses was found to increase the proportion of price variance explained and thus be worthwhile. The change in price with a change in FD, staple length and staple strength differs significantly between PPR. Calculating RelPrice or log RelPrice appears a better price parameter than clean price or log price. Comparing the RelPrice and clean price models, the mean absolute percentage errors were 6.3% and 16.2%, respectively. The differences in price sensitivity to FD, staple length and staple strength across PPR implies a complex set of price-setting mechanisms for wool as different users place different values on these wool properties. These price-setting mechanisms need to be incorporated in hedonic models for agricultural products that possess this characteristic. The wool price premiums can be used to estimate relative economic values when constructing sheep breeding selection indexes and can help determine the most profitable wool clip preparation strategies.
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D'Haese, Marijke, Guido Van Huylenbroeck, and Luc D'Haese. "Collective Action in a Complex Institutional Environment." Outlook on Agriculture 34, no. 1 (March 2005): 33–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/0000000053295114.
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The importance of social capital and institutional reform is increasingly recognized in current development reporting. This article illustrates the complexity of the institutional environment in which smallholders in developing countries operate and how institutional innovation can contribute to increasing farmers' incomes. A case study of small-scale farmers in the Transkei area of South Africa illustrates the success of new institutional arrangements via a project of the South African wool industry, which aims at improving the livelihoods of farmers by supporting wool production and securing market access. However, possibilities with respect to specialization are limited because of a peculiar institutional environment, in particular a communal land-tenure system.
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Lampropoulou, P., D. Papoulis, E. Metaxa, B. Tsikouras, K. Hatzipanagioutou, Th Tzevelekou, and A. Karageorgis. "ASSESMENT OF THE QUALITY OF METAMORPHIC AND IGNEOUS ROCKS FROM TERPNI (SERRES, NORTH GREECE) FOR THEIR USE AS RAW MATERIALS IN THE PRODUCTION OF STONEWOOL." Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece 50, no. 4 (July 28, 2017): 1913. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/bgsg.11932.
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Metamorphic and igneous rocks of Terpnis' Serres in N. Greece have been studied. Nowadays these metamorphic rocks are used as raw materials in stone wool production, by Fibran industry, whilst the studied plutonic samples with lower content of iron oxide are proposed as alternative raw material for the production of new lightly colored stone wool, according to the market demands. Selected epidote amphibolites and quartz diorite samples were analyzed by ICP ΟES, AAS, XRD, Petrographic microscopy, and SEM. The epidote-amphibolites show some evidence of weathering leading to sericiticsaussuritizated plagioclase crystals and secondary smectite and chlorite nanocrystals. Phyllosilicates affect positively the grinding procedure and melting of the raw materials under industrial conditions of stone wool production, due to its lower hardness and melting point compared to that of the primary hornblende. The chemical and major mineralogical composition, the heterogeneous characteristics of textures as well as the frequent presence of phyllosilicates, due to the weathering of the plutonic studied samples, are expected to contribute to the easier grinding and melting of rocks under industrial conditions as well as to the production of a new light colored and competitive stone wool product
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Lahme, Rabya A., Morris Angela, Simon Curling, Ormondroyd Graham., Davey L. Jones, and Prysor A. Williams. "Effectiveness of a wool based packaging system on the abundance of surface spoilage microorganisms on fresh meat." Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences 31, no. 1 (June 30, 2016): 34–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.54172/mjsc.v31i1.214.
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The present study assessed the microbiological quality of meat packaged and stored at room temperature for 40 h in conventional EPS (expanded polystyrene) boxes and cardboard boxes lined with wool using standard, approved culturing techniques. Swabs were taken from a number of areas within the boxes, including the surface of the boxes (at the top, middle and bottom), within the Woolcool® felt fibres, and from condensed liquid found on the surface of meat packs. A lamb breast joint from each box was sampled directly. Plate Count Agar, violet red bile agar, malt extra agar and brilliance E. coli/coliform agar were used to assay bacteria numbers found on the different surfaces. The findings suggest that the wool may have potential market value as packaging liners for transporting meat, and possibly other food products. Further research is needed to allow better characterisation to real-world conditions, and understanding of how wool used as a packaging liner could help maintain food quality on a larger scale.
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Marmoret, Laurent. "Assessment of hydrothermal performance by thermophysical characterization of a crimped glass wool building insulation." Journal of Building Physics 40, no. 5 (July 27, 2016): 401–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1744259116649322.
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There is a need for experimental determination of thermophysical properties to bridge the gap between theoretically prediction and performance of insulating materials in buildings. This investigation concerns the study of hydrothermal performance of glass wool, a widely used insulation on the world market. It has been shown the low sensitivity of glass wool to water vapor, low hygroscopicity, and low permeability. On the other hand, the liquid permeability of glass wool is important. Obviously, the presence of liquid is generally accidental and should be prevented by good workmanship. Thermal characterization (conductivity and diffusivity) by hot disk, a transient technique, has been determined as a function of water. The effect of vapor phase water on thermal properties is not significant. Thermal conductivity increases by a factor 2 when liquid water is present in the insulation. It is shown that the hot disk method is useful to determine thermal characterization of insulation materials. Variations of thermal conductivity with water content have been explained from hydric characterization.
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Ahmad, Nursafarina, Zakiah Ahmad, Azerai Ali Rahman, Hanizah Abdul Hamid, and Mohd Azrizal Aziz Fauzi. "Increasing the Capacity of Concrete Column with Integrated Permanent Formwork Using Wood-Wool Cement Board." Applied Mechanics and Materials 325-326 (June 2013): 1305–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.325-326.1305.
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Growing construction activities requires increase in construction materials. The conventional method of constructions results in a rise in construction waste. Formwork as a main factor to generate construction waste has been the topic of investigation. The permanent formwork has been introduced with the aim to: promote the construction technology process that put quality, safety and environment issues into account, reduce the cost of workers and reduce the overall time of construction project. At present the permanent formwork available in the market are made from steel, and plastic and the cost is still high. Therefore this study is looking at the potential of commercial wood-wool cement board (WWCB) as permanent formwork. A series of concrete columns were constructed with and without integrated WWCB with different configurations of WWCB as permanent formwork. These columns were subjected to axial load and the compressive strength and failure modes were recorded. The results show that the present of permanent formwork from WWCB improves the compressive strength of the column. With the permanent formwork, the size of concrete column can be reduced and able to support the same load as column without permanent formwork. Therefore this construction method can reduce the overall cost of construction.
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Myers, Robert J., Roley R. Piggott, and William G. Tomek. "ESTIMATING SOURCES OF FLUCTUATIONS IN THE AUSTRALIAN WOOL MARKET: AN APPLICATION OF VAR METHODS." Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics 34, no. 3 (December 1990): 242–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8489.1990.tb00498.x.
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Djorovic, Milutin, Simo Stevanovic, and Verica Lazic. "Position of Serbia on the international market of milk, dairy products, eggs and wool." Marketing 42, no. 1 (2011): 5–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/markt1101005d.
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Cahn, A. T. "The EC sheep meat regime — the political dimension." BSAP Occasional Publication 14 (January 1990): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0263967x00001993.
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AbstractThe European Community (EC) sheep meat regime, introduced in 1980, was designed to resolve a conflict of interest between British and French sheep producers and originally sought to preserve the status quo, which included widely varying production systems, market prices and policy objectives. Although Britain's sole use of the variable premium focused discontent of other member states on its system of support, its production in the 1980s expanded continuously and its exports increased. However, the EC regime came under further pressure from the accession of Spain in 1986 and the inclusion of goats in the regime in 1985 added to budgetary problems. The cost of the regime has increased greatly and. this fact, together with the move towards a single market by 1992, meant that the fragmented market solution of 1980 could not last.The agreement of July 1989 on a reform of the regime marked a major change. The transitional phase will see the phasing out of the special national provisions, including variable premium. Lower rates of premium for larger flocks, private storage aid, an EC standard quality and a differentiation between milk and meat producers will come into force in 1990 and 1991. By the end of 1992, a single premium will be applicable throughout the community and a single market will be in force.This poses both challenges and opportunities for the British industry. Export markets will be more open. The variable premium, both a straight jacket and a safety net, will disappear and demands for price, quality and even supply will be more urgent. Traditional patterns of production will have to prove their efficiency. Options, such as more extensive/‘natural’ production, more intensive production, meat/wool dual production and organic production will need to be considered.
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Zharuk, Liudmyla, Tetiana Koval, and Olga Kozak. "Development of the world market of sheep products." Ekonomika APK 310, no. 8 (August 28, 2020): 60–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.32317/2221-1055.202008060.
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The purpose of the article is to assess the main trends in the functioning of the world market for sheep products to determine the strategic guidelines for the industry in Ukraine. Research methods. In the process of research, the dialectical method of cognition, a systematic approach to the study of economic phenomena and processes were used; abstract-logical method - for generalizations and formulation of conclusions; monographic - for detailing the conjunctural components of the world market for sheep products; empirical - for a comprehensive assessment of the current state of the research object; historical - for structuring in time the main trends in the development of the market under study; comparative analysis - to compare indicators and identify the dynamics of their changes over time; tabular - to reflect the results of research, graphic - to visually display the results of the price ranks of the main products of sheep breeding; statistical groupings - for the distribution of countries into groups according to different factors. Research results. The retrospective and the current state of the market of sheep products in the world have been investigated. The analysis of production volumes and livestock of sheep in the world in the context of the largest producers is carried out. It was revealed the strengthening of specialization in the meat and dairy direction in the world sheep breeding. The countries of the world have been ranked according to the level of purchase prices for 1 ton of sheep meat, 1 ton of wool and 1 ton of sheep milk. The dynamics of exports and imports of live sheep, sheep meat, wool and sheep cheese in the context of the main exporters and importers for the period 2012-2018 is considered. It has been established that, taking into account the global trends in the development of the sheep products market, in Ukraine it is advisable to increase the production of sheep meat in large-scale farms, which will satisfy the existing demand for these products in the world. Also, one of the promising areas for the development of the industry can be the production of elite sheep cheeses, starting with small craft production of regional brands. Scientific novelty. The analytical assessment of the world market situation for the main types of sheep products from the standpoint of Ukraine's integration into the international market for these products was further developed. Practical significance. The research results can be used by public administration bodies in determining the national policy of sheep industry development, the formation of a strategy for its development, taking into account export opportunities in the short and long term. Tabl.: 8. Figs.: 3. Refs.: 13.
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Anderson, R. Warren. "Rent Seeking and the Treaty of Methuen." Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice 32, no. 1 (April 1, 2014): 113–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/251569214x15664520275066.
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Abstract In 1703 Portugal and England signed a trade agreement - the Treaty of Methuen - that involved only two goods: wool from England and wine from Portugal. I present a public choice analysis of the treaty's formation. The key British and Portuguese agents involved in writingit all acted in a self-serving manner. The effects of the treaty persisted, with England importing wine from Portugal instead of France - the superior wine producer. David Ricardo used the wool-wine trade of Portugal and England in his famous example of comparative advantage. However, France had the comparative advantage in wine production but lacked access to the English market partly due to the Treaty of Methuen. Thus the premier example of comparative advantage is partly an example of the persistence of rent seeking.
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Viana, João Garibaldi Almeida, and Paulo Dabdab Waquil. "The evolution of sheep production in Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay: a comparative analysis of structural change." Ciência Rural 43, no. 6 (May 28, 2013): 1134–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0103-84782013005000073.
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This study intended to analyze comparatively the evolution and the structural changes in sheep production in Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay, being the international wool crisis used as a reference point. The analysis method was based on an econometrics time series, and the analysis began with the estimation of models that used linear and semi logarithmic regression. The estimation of the models proved that there were structural changes in sheep production in these regions, and this estimation used the wool crisis as a point of reference. In Rio Grande do Sul after 1990, the variables of sheep stock, wool and sheep meat presented a negative variable in their posted annual growth rates, as they decreased by 5.9%, 5.6% and 5.6%, respectively. The negative growth rates in Uruguay for the same variables in the same period were 6.1%, 5.6% and 0.9%, respectively. The data models indicate that there was no return to a balanced situation after the changes caused by the crisis. Therefore, the sheep market was permanently affected, which dynamically determined the evolution of sheep production and was defined by changes and uncertainty.
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Leech, Donald. "The English Wool Market, c. 1230-1327. Adrian R. Bell , Chris Brooks , Paul R. Dryburgh." Speculum 84, no. 3 (January 2009): 669–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0038713400209391.
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Jenkins, D. T. "The Response of the European Wool Textile Manufacturers to the Opening of the Japanese Market." Textile History 19, no. 2 (January 1988): 255–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/004049688793700492.
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Mia, Rony, Md Ariful Islam, Bulbul Ahmed, and Jalal Ibn Amin Mojumdar. "Woolenization of Jute Fibre." European Scientific Journal, ESJ 13, no. 30 (October 31, 2017): 314. http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2017.v13n30p314.
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Once upon a time, Jute was called the golden fibre of Bangladesh. Due to some problems and growth of modern technology, the market share of jute has decreased. In this paper, the effect of Woolenization of jute fibre was described. It also shows how the physical and chemical properties of jute have been changed by alkali-treatment as well as its structure. It was demonstrated that this kind of treatment leads to several changes in its structure which has turned to a near wool structure. These works are done by different concentrations of different alkalis. Finally, 15% NaOH treatment of jute show maximum woolenized properties where we obtain softened and swollen jute. Conclusively, we have made some other products from woolenized jute fibres such that if introduced into our world market, it can increase the market share of jute fibre.