Adhesive Through-Reinforcement Improves the Fracture Toughness of a Laminated Birch Wood Composite by Wenchang He, Philip D. Evans

“…Our results clearly show that through-reinforcement, and also reinforcing adhesive bond lines with glass-fibre, significantly improved fracture toughness of the birch wood composite. Our results also indicate that improvements in fracture toughness depended on the level of reinforcement. …”
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Wood dust effects on carpenters pulmonary function test parameters: a comparative study by Noura Mohamed Elfatih, Ibrahim Abdelrhim Ali, Muaath Ahmed Mohammed, Izzut Awad Ahmed, Nouralsalhin Abdalhamid Alaagib, Omer Abdelaziz Musa

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Wood-based Columns Reinforced with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer: A Systematic Literature Review by Pedro Ignácio Lima Gadêlha Jardim, Herisson Ferreira dos Santos, Lucas Willian Aguiar Mattias, Victor Almeida De Araujo, Júlio Cesar Molina, André Luis Christoforo

“…This systematic literature review involves the FRP as reinforcement in wood-based columns, using Engineering Village and Web of Science databases and PRISMA protocol to follow the procedures and ensure the quality of sampling. …”
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Physical and mechanical aging of wood-plastic composites. Non-destructive methods for quality control by Ignacio Bobadilla Maldonado, Roberto Martínez, Hamed Matini Behzad, Everton Hillig

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Investigation of the Acoustic Properties of Chemically Impregnated Kayu Malam Wood Used for Musical Instrument by Md. Faruk Hossen, Sinin Hamdan, Md. Rezaur Rahman

“…The chemical modification or impregnation through preparing the wood polymer composites (WPCs) can effectively reduce the hygroscopicity as well as can improve the acoustic properties of wood. …”
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Construction of the mathematical model of the strength of post-consumer wood made blockboard of different designs by Serhiy Gayda, Lyubomyr Medvid

“…It is substantiated that any wood resources should be used rationally and comprehensively, in particular this applies to wood residues from various stages of primary wood processing – from logging to the creation of finished products. …”
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Structural performance of additive manufactured wood-sodium silicate composite beams for sustainable construction by Hojat Hematabadi, Adefemi A Alade, Robert HR Carne, Daniel Robertson, Milinda Yapa, Armando G. McDonald, Ahmed A. Ibrahim

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Physical and mechanical properties of the stem and branch wood of West African ebony (Diospyros mespiliformis) by Joseph Zakaria, Francis Kofi Bih, Issah Chakurah, Kwaku Antwi, Clara Lily Korkor Tetteh

“… This study examines the physical and mechanical properties of the sapwood and heartwood of the stem and branch wood of the West African ebony (Diospyros mespiliformis) to determine if the branch wood can be used for various products. …”
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Antifungal activity and mechanism of Phoebe bournei wood essential oil against two dermatophytes by Yan Yang, Qinglin Sun, Yuting Zhang, Junhua Huang, Wenjun Ma, Qi Yang, Zaikang Tong, Junhong Zhang

Subjects: “…Phoebe bournei wood essential oil…”
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Physical and chemical properties of three wild almond wood species grown in Zagros forests by Leila Fathi, Redžo Hasanagić, Yaghoob Iranmanesh, Mohammad Dahmardeh Ghalehno, Miha Humar, Mohsen Bahmani

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Preparation and Characterization of Cellulose Nanofibril Films from Wood Fibre and Their Thermoplastic Polycarbonate Composites by S. Panthapulakkal, M. Sain

“…Nano fibres were prepared from wood pulp fibres by mechanical defibrillation, and diameter distribution of the fibres produced was in the range of 1–100 nm. …”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease related to wood smoke and impact of the combined exposure to tobacco by C.A. Torres-Duque, C. Jaramillo, A. Caballero, N.J. Proaños-Jurado, M.J. Pareja-Zabala, J.B. Soriano, M. González-García

“…BACKGROUND: Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2023 highlights the need to explore aetiotypes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) beyond the tobacco-smoking COPD. Exposure to wood smoke (WS) is a risk factor for COPD in women, but the effect of the combined exposure to tobacco smoke (TS) in the general population and among COPD patients, and the characteristics of WS-COPD are unclear. …”
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Prof. Dr. Leon Oblak received the WoodEMA International Association Annual Award by Denis Jelačić

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Surface quality of planed tangential and radial sections of thermally modified Silver fir wood by Dritan Ajdinaj, Holta Cota, Entela Lato, Doklea Quku

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UMA PROPOSTA ESQUECIDA – O BANCOR by Nicole Julie Fobe

Subjects: “…bretton woods…”
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Evaluation of the quality of standing trees using an Arbotom acoustic stress tomograph by Michajlová Katarína, Gejdoš Miloš, Gergeľ Tomáš, Gretsch Dominik

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Katedra za management in ekonomiko lesnih podjetij (Oddelek za lesarstvo Biotehniške fakultete) je prejela prestižno priznanje mednarodne asociacije WoodEMA by Leon Oblak

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Wood Loss Assessment in Forest of Sal (Shorea robusta) by Heart Rot of Central Terai of Nepal by Shankar Tripathi, Yojana Adhikari

“…A significant volume of wood was lost due to wood defects; however, few studies were done to quantify wood loss by wood defects. …”
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The effect of short-term of fine particles on daily respiratory emergency in cities contaminated with wood smoke by R. Torres, N. Baker, G. Bernal, F. Peres, A. Maldonado, D.D. Caceres

“…<strong>BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: </strong>The goal of this study is to evaluate in a time-series study the short-term effects of particulate matter-2.5exposure on respiratory emergency visits in six central-southern Chilean cities highly contaminated by wood smoke.<br /> <strong>METHODS: </strong>Association was assessed using both distributed lag linear and non-linear Poisson models constrained to a 7-day lag period, adjusting for temporal trends and meteorological variables and stratifying seasonally into cold and warm periods.…”
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Comparison of colour properties in american walnut (Juglans nigra) wood coated with different surface finishes by Ümit Ayata

“… In this research, the colour characteristics [hue (ho) angle, yellow (b*) colour tone, lightness (L*), red (a*) colour tone, chroma (C*), ∆E*, ∆L*, ∆a*, ∆b*, ∆C*, and ∆H*] of surfaces treated with three distinct types of coatings [solvent-based yacht varnish, which has high hardness and is highly resistant to water, a waxy varnish formulated for interior and exterior wood coatings, consisting of a mixture of natural oils, waxes, and resins, and matte-glossy, solvent-based, acrylic resin-based stone varnish)] on American walnut (Juglans nigra L.) wood were examined and compared. …”
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