Savoirs et usages des recrus post-agricoles du pays Betsileo : valorisation d'une biodiversité oubliée à Madagascar by Stéphanie M. Carrière, H. Andrianotahiananahary, N. Ranaivoarivelo, J. Randriamalala

“…These secondary regrowth or fallow areas, known locally as kapoka, are excellent sites for a variety local bioindicators (succession, seasonality, and soil fertility), as well as local uses of plant resources (wood for heating, cooking, and construction; medicinal and ritual plants).  …”
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Morphological Variation and Ecological Structure of Iroko (Milicia excelsa Welw. C.C. Berg) Populations across Different Biogeographical Zones in Benin by Christine Ouinsavi, Nestor Sokpon

“…Because of the highly attractive technological properties of its wood and its multipurpose uses, the species was subjected to intensive human pressure. …”
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Applying Sewage Sludge to Eucalyptus grandis Plantations: Effects on Biomass Production and Nutrient Cycling through Litterfall by Paulo Henrique Müller da Silva, Fabio Poggiani, Jean Paul Laclau

“…The two types of sludges as well as mineral fertilizer increased significantly the biomass of Eucalyptus trees. Wood biomass productions 36 months after planting were similar in the sewage sludge and mineral fertilization treatments (about 80 tons ha−1) and 86% higher than in the control treatment. …”
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Design and fabrication of an engineered multi-mode worker toolkit for construction and agriculture industries by Imran Khan, Hazrat Ali, Maaz Ahmed, Muhammad Abas, Muhammad Zeeshan Zahir, Muhammad Asif, Fatima Hira, Abdullah Khalil

“…Various materials, such as wood, bamboo, aluminum, steel, etc., were compared based on their physical properties, such as their strength, weight, and behavior in changing weather. …”
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Examination of Building Fires Occurred in Artvin City Center Between 2013-2017 by İlknur Bekem Kara

“…It was seen that 51% of the burning buildings were reinforced concrete and 27% were made of wood; fires in public buildings were 10.5% of all building fires; 10% of the public buildings that the firefighters intervened in all fire incidents were completely burned while 34% of private buildings were completely burned; the first place for the reasons in output of private building fires was the "electricity contact"; in the building fires, 1 person lost his/her life and the financial loss arising from building fires was 3.739.000 TL.…”
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A BIOCHEMICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICIENCY OF SOME LOCAL CULTURE MEDIA IN THE GROWTH OF THE REISHI MUSHROOM by A. Th. Mahmoud, I. A. Abed, O. H. M. Almohammedi

“…Organic compounds from the biomass of materials such as sugarcane bagasse, sycamore tree waste, and wood shavings were used to grow local and Chinese strains of the Reishi mushroom in the laboratory and their levels of amino acids, phenols, flavonoids, and vitamin D3 measured. …”
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Feasibility of Reprocessing Natural Fiber Filled Poly(lactic acid) Composites: An In-Depth Investigation by Sujal Bhattacharjee, Dilpreet S. Bajwa

“…This research investigates an in-depth impact of recycling on the mechanical and thermomechanical properties of oak wood flour based PLA composites. Two composite formulations (30 and 50 wt% filler), each with 3 wt% coupling agent (PLA-g-MA), were produced and reprocessed six times by extrusion followed by injection molding. …”
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Isolation, identification, and characterisation of the malachite green detoxifying bacterial strain Bacillus pacificus ROC1 and the azoreductase AzrC by Shanza Bibi, Callum W. Breeze, Vusqa Jadoon, Anum Fareed, Alina Syed, Rebecca L. Frkic, Habiba Zaffar, Muhammad Ali, Iftikhar Zeb, Colin J. Jackson, Tatheer Alam Naqvi

“…Abstract Malachite green (MG) is used as a dye for materials such as wood, cotton, and nylon, and is used in aquaculture to prevent fungal and protozoan diseases. …”
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Mapping the land cover dynamics of the Moanda Mangrove Marine Park in Central Kongo Province, DRC from 2002 to 2020 by Joël Tungi-Tungi Luzolo, Christ Lendo Masivi, Pacifique Madibi Mubamba, Michel Ngoy Kibwila, Jules Mitashi Kimvula

“…Specifically, it aims to: (i) assess the annual rate of change in the mangrove land cover; (ii) estimate the influence of wood energy on the decline in mangrove forest area; and (iii) propose measures for the sustainable management of the Mangrove Marine Park forest. …”
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Adsorption Studies of Textile Dye (Chrysoidine) from Aqueous Solutions Using Activated Sawdust by Muhammad Waqar Ashraf, Nidal Abulibdeh, Abdus Salam

“…Due to its good dyeing characteristics, it is widely used for dyeing leather, paper, feather, grass, wood, bamboo, etc. Hence, it is very important to remove or reduce its concentration below the contamination level in the waste line by using low-cost technologies. …”
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Spatial Distribution of Nitrogen on Grazed Karst Landscapes by Douglas G. Boyer, Ghiath A. Alloush

“…Water extractable NO3-N and NH4-N were measured along transects at four soil depths in two grazed sinkholes and one wooded sinkhole. Distribution of soil NO3-N and NH4-N were related to frequency of animal presence and to topographic and hydrologic redistribution of soil and fecal matter in the grazed sinkholes. …”
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Eucalyptus and Water Use in South Africa by Janine M. Albaugh, Peter J. Dye, John S. King

“…Regardless, the demand for wood products and water continues to rise, providing a challenge to increase the productivity of forest plantations within water constraints. …”
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Explosive Vomiting Associated with Proximal Colonic Distention during a Difficult Propofol-Assisted Colonoscopy by Kang H. Rah, William Ferges, James Tse

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“Pest Forests”, “Utility Forests” and “Cow Bends” by Gerard A. Persoon

“…Their names offer clear indications: in addition to the general name of ‘small polder forests’ (polderbosjes) they are called ‘pest forests’ (pestbosjes or krengenbosjes, places where contaminated or dead animals were dumped), ‘farmers’ utility or coppice forests’ (boerengeriefhoutbosjes or hakhoutbosjes, from which farmers collected all types of useful wood), or ‘cow bends or milk forests’ (koebochten or melkbosjes, places where the cows were milked and where the manure could be collected). …”
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An Attempt to Understand Islamic Arts with Deconstruction by Yaşar Özrili

“…On the contrary, it is based on the hypothesis that some intellectual gaps, contradictions and information pollution can be found by re-evaluating and deconstructing the ornamental and decorative elements of Islamic arts such as architecture, metal, wood, stone, brick, tile, ceramic, calligraphy, miniature, illumination, illumination, binding, marbling, etc. from the perspective of the 21st century consciousness thinking, perception, power to interpret the world, etc. …”
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“Somebody do Something!”: Lynching Photographs, Historical Memory, and the Possibility of Sympathetic Spectatorship by Amy Louise Wood

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Wives, Clerks, and 'Lady Diplomats': The Gendered Politics of Diplomacy and Representation in the U.S. Foreign Service, 1900-1940 by Molly M. Wood

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Integrative description of two new species of the Xenylla maritima species complex (Collembola: Hypogastruridae) from Crete (Greece), with notes on the high intraspecific genetic d... by Dariusz Skarżyński, Barbara Valle, Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz, David Porco

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Indentation response of a NiTi shape memory alloy: modeling and experiments by C. Maletta, F. Furgiuele, E. Sgambitterra, M. Callisti, B. G. Mellor, R. J. K. Wood

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A comprehensive analysis of time investment in skid trail planning for forest access. by Marc Werder, Leo Gallus Bont, Janine Schweier, Oliver Thees

“…The costs corresponding to this investment amount to less than one euro per cubic meter of harvested timber, depending primarily on the extent of wood use. Our in-depth insight into the planning process enables its economic evaluation and the development of improvements.…”
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