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"Features: Serves as the most comprehensive available guide for scientists, doctors, economists, students, industries, and governments to evaluate risks and benefits of all aspects of cannabis ; Incorporates a very high level of scholarship, including a thorough and up-to-date analysis of the literature (with more than 1,700 literature citations), almost half a century of personally published research by the author, and consultations with leading experts ; The text is accessible, user-friendly, concise, and well-organized, making numerous complex topics comprehensible and easily digested, and therefore readable not only by specialists but also by students and the general public ; Over 280 high-quality colour illustrations are included to complement the text ; Numerous topics are presented in an entertaining fashion, including a section for each chapter that features memorable, fascinating, or humorous facts" -- Provided by publisher's website

Cannabis (marihuana) --- Hennep --- 633.52 --- Flax and similar fibres --- 633.52 Flax and similar fibres --- Cannabis --- Marijuana

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Over the last decades, natural fibers have received growing attention as alternatives to synthetic materials for the reinforcement of polymeric composites. Their specific properties, low price, health advantages, renewability and recyclability make natural fibers particularly attractive for these purposes. Furthermore, natural fibers have a CO2-neutral life cycle, in contrast to their synthetic counterparts. However, natural fibers are also widely known to possess several drawbacks, such as a hydrophilic nature, low and variable mechanical properties, poor adhesion to polymeric matrices, high susceptibility to moisture absorption and low aging resistance. Therefore, extensive research has been conducted on natural fiber-reinforced composites in the last 20 years. In this context, this book presents several interesting papers concerning the use of natural fibers for the reinforcement of polymer-based composites, with a focus on the evaluation of their mechanical performances, ballistic properties, rheological behavior, thermal insulation response and aging resistance in humid or aggressive environments.

flax FRP --- basalt FRP --- glass FRP --- wood beam --- bending --- hybrid FRP --- flax fiber --- nano-clay --- water uptake --- hygrothermal properties --- coaxial electrospinning --- length of straight fluid jet --- spreading angle --- nanoribbons --- linear relationship --- curaua fibers --- graphene oxide coating --- epoxy composites --- ballistic performance --- recycled cotton fibers --- stiffness --- micromechanics --- Young’s modulus --- polymer matrix composites --- flax fibers --- surface treatments --- adhesion --- polymer-matrix composites (PMCs) --- composite laminates --- low-velocity impact --- delamination --- X-ray micro CT --- polypropylene --- basalt fibers --- composite laminate --- flexural --- impact damage --- dog wool fibers --- fillers --- polyurethane --- eco-composites --- renewable resources --- poly(lactic acid) --- poly(butylene succinate) --- plasticizer migration --- diffusion --- natural fibre composites --- mechanical properties --- elastic behaviour --- viscous response --- empty fruit bunch fiber (EFB) --- polybutylene succinate (PBS) --- starch --- glycerol --- characterizations --- biocomposite --- polymer Blends --- Mopa-Mopa resin --- biobased composite --- fique fibers --- wood–plastic --- leather waste --- thermoplastic starch --- mechanical characterization --- thermal characterization --- n/a --- Young's modulus --- wood-plastic

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In recent years, there has been significant progress in biomass research as bio-based products are beneficial to the environment, energy-saving, and cost-saving if they are processed properly. The book collects the most state-of-the-art works related to the natural fiber composites in a Special Issue entitled “Natural Fiber Biocomposites”. These works address all the issues related the manufacturing of natural fiber composite products, from (1) raw materials, such as wood, flax fiber, and cellulose nanofiber; to the (2) raw material treatments, such as furfuryl alcohol pretreatment, ultrasonic vibration treatment (UVT), and extraction method for the resins; to the (3) process of the composites fabrication, such as thermo-hygro-mechanical densification; and to the (4) performance of the composites, including mechanical, moisture absorption, opacity, thermal, and biodegradability. Discussions on the adhesives/resins used in the natural fiber composites fabrication, such as dried distiller’s grains and solubles (DDGS), pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) press cakes (PPC), and lesquerella [Lesquerella fendleri (A. Gary) S. Watson] press cake (LPC), starch, and polylactic acid (PLA), are also part of the book. It is believed the technical information presented in this book will contribute to the development of the bio-based composites.

flexural properties --- panels --- by-products --- non-dietetic uses --- modulus of rupture --- modulus of elasticity --- nanofiber cellulose --- water hyacinth --- thermoplastic starch --- bionanocomposites --- ultrasonic vibration time --- density --- gas permeability --- thermal conductivity --- densification --- durability --- green composites --- cellulosic fibers --- water uptake --- biocomposite --- starch --- cellulose --- ultrasonication --- moisture absorption --- opacity --- mat porosity --- mat thermal conductivity --- fiber size --- hot-pressing process --- PLA --- flax --- thermoplastic composites --- mechanical properties --- biodegradability

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Horses perform variety of roles in our society, serving people in several ways. Proper nutrition and feeding management are some of the main objectives to ensure the well-being and performance of horses. Thus, the link between equine health and good dietary treatment must be recognized to increase our understanding of the needs of the horse. It is important to ensure science-based knowledge is available to all stakeholders and people working in the horse industry. This book presents research papers published in the Special Issue of Animals entitled ‘Horse Nutrition and Management’.

n/a --- flax seed --- welfare --- warm-season grass --- horse nutrition --- alfalfa --- rate of passage --- equine work --- NEFA --- equine grazing --- equine and equestrian tourism --- free faecal liquid --- dairy equine management and feeding --- dairy equine chain --- equine milk --- fiber --- risk factors --- green assets --- forage maturity --- orchardgrass --- Acer spp. --- feed intake --- feed changes --- horse --- nutrition --- eyelid twitches --- phosphorus supplementation --- phosphorus loss --- Chilean corralero horse --- phosphorus retention --- fibre --- colic --- equine --- haematology --- rodeo --- domestic biodiversity --- land use --- feeding practices --- feeding --- Standardbred trotters --- pasture --- stress --- biodiversity --- mean retention time --- spontaneous blink rate --- faecal water syndrome --- environment --- exclosures --- mathematical modeling --- multifunctional review --- behaviour --- equine atypical myopathy --- crude protein --- landscape

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Lignans are a class of natural products found mainly in plants. They have a wide variety of structures and exhibit a range of potent biological activities. Lignans are also well-known components of a number of widely eaten foods and are frequently studied for their dietary impact. Owing to these factors, lignans have been extensively studied by scientists from a large number of disciplines. This collection of research and review articles describes topics ranging in scope from the recent isolation and structural elucidation of new lignans, strategies towards the chemical synthesis of lignans, assessment of their biological activities and potential for further therapeutic development. Research showing the impact of lignans in the food and agricultural industries is also presented.

taste-active compound --- heilaohu --- 9-norlignans --- antioxidant activity --- drug-like --- human health --- chemometrics --- lignan --- bitterness --- red-flowered Chinese magnolia vine --- antioxidant --- ruminant --- secoisolariciresinol diglucoside --- quantification --- intermolecular interactions --- cattle --- anti-inflammatory activity --- acyl-Claisen --- LOX --- seed --- food groups --- microtubules --- anti-proliferative --- acetylcholinesterase inhibitors --- flax --- arylnaphthalene lignan --- epiboly --- aryldihydronaphthalene lignan --- multiple bioactive components --- enterolignan --- total synthesis --- genetic --- synthesis --- cultivated --- cell cycle --- chronic diseases --- national databases --- oxidation --- chemical components --- molecular dynamics --- COX --- lignans --- hydroxycinnamic acid --- chemical structures --- Chinese magnolia vine --- stereoselective synthesis --- sPLA2 --- Bursera fagaroides --- in silico studies --- antibacterial activity --- semisynthesis --- dibenzyl butyrolactones --- flavonoid glycoside --- lignan glycoside --- chemical characterization --- hydroxymatairesinol --- podophyllotoxin --- Lespedeza cuneata --- Bursera --- oak ageing --- Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus --- F-actin --- cultivar --- UHPLC-MS/MS --- bioactivity --- podophyllotoxin-type lignans --- harmonized databases --- graph theory --- antioxidants --- health promotion --- simultaneous quantitation --- natural products --- dietary intake --- cell migration --- Lignan --- chemical space --- diet --- Lauraceae --- pharmacokinetic --- cytotoxicity --- tujia ethnomedicine --- flavonolignans --- flavonol --- adipocyte and osteoblast differentiation --- Burseraceae --- environment --- dietary lignans --- phytochemical analysis --- Schisandra chinensis --- animal health --- neolignans --- Schisandra rubriflora --- cancer --- norlignans --- wild