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Jute


Definition:

  • (n.) The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian Corchorus olitorius, and C. capsularis; also, the plant itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth, cordage, hangings, paper, etc.

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  • (1) This study was conducted there to compare dust exposure in jute and cotton mills, to study the acute and chronic effects of dust exposure on workers, and to establish exposure-response relationship.
  • (2) "Cheroots" smoking was found to be an important potentiating factor in the occurrence of non-specific respiratory diseases and reduction in FEV1.0, particularly among jute workers.
  • (3) The shift in mycofloral spectrum was more rapid in seeds stored in jute bags than those stored in metal bins.
  • (4) The types of tumors developed after initiation with a single dose of urethane or 3-methylcholanthrene (subcutaneously), followed by repeated skin painting with jute batching oil (JBO) included benign papillomas, keratoacanthomas, and fibrosarcomas.
  • (5) Jute rope was impregnated with esbiothrin and the smoke from smouldering ropes was evaluated as mosquito repellent in human dwellings and cattlesheds with open doors and windows at different dosages.
  • (6) The effect of protein, isolated from Jute (Corchorus olitorius) seed was studied upon albino rats with respect to some of their serum, liver and intestinal enzymes and liver lipids.
  • (7) He was born in Calcutta, now Kolkata, the son of a Scottish jute trader, himself the son of a Liberal mayor of Greenock, on Clydeside.
  • (8) Jute fibers are treated with about 5-7% of a high boiling mineral oil fraction ("batching oil") to render them flexible for making fabrics.
  • (9) The jute workers' pulmonary functions, i.e., forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1.0), and forced expiratory flow (FEF25-75%), were more compromised than were pulmonary functions in the controls for the same 5-y period; however, only the increased incidence of abnormal FEV1.0s in jute workers was statistically significant.
  • (10) The topical application of neat JBO-P variety of jute batching oil (JBO) three times a week has been found to produce skin tumours locally with 13 weeks of treatment on Swiss albino mice.
  • (11) Our data suggest that exposure to jute dust may in sensitive workers lead to the development of respiratory symptoms and diseases with less pronounced changes in ventilatory capacity.
  • (12) To evaluate the carcinogenic activity of jute-batching oil (JBO), this substance was painted on the skin of ITRC mice up to 300 days.
  • (13) It has been famous for its muslin and jute production.
  • (14) Jute is extensively cultivated and processed in Burma, as well as "lower-grade" cotton.
  • (15) Among the workers from the textile industry (a jute weaving mill) who worked in exposure to the noise intensity of 90-102 dB the prevalence of arterial hypertension was much higher than in those who were exposed to the noise levels within permissible limits.
  • (16) How soon that might be is unknown: a seminal study on female jute weavers in Scotland (exposed to loud noise) published in 1965 found hearing loss after 10 to 15 years.
  • (17) However, the activities of fine cotton, flax, and jute dusts were very similar to each other, in spite of marked differences in the prevalence of byssinosis in these mills.
  • (18) The acute and chronic effects of exposure to jute dust on respiratory function was studied in a group of textile workers over a 19-year period.
  • (19) This paper presents the results of an investigation of respiratory symptoms and lung function of 404 workers who had been exposed to jute dust in a jute mill.
  • (20) A survey of respiratory symptoms were carried out among 200 female and 734 male workers in the Jute Factory at Kumasi.

Osnaburg


Definition:

  • (n.) A species of coarse linen, originally made in Osnaburg, Germany.

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