Number 1 / January 2007

Research Contributions

• The Peer Review Process

  Geza Ifju

  1-1

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• The Influence of Fines Content and Panel Density on Properties of Mixed Hardwood Oriented Strandboard

  Guangping Han, Qinglin Wu, John Z. Lu

  2-15

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• Application of a Mathematical Model to the Analysis of the Influence of Length and Diameter on Log Drying Rate

  Maurice Defo, Gilles Brunette

  16-27

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• Acoustic Evaluation of Wood Quality in Standing Trees. Part I. Acoustic Wave Behavior

  Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Peter Carter

  28-38

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• Crushing Strength Sampling With Minimal Damage to Taiwania (Taiwania Cryptomerioides) Using a Fractometer

  Cheng-Jung Lin, Song-Yung Wang, Chih-Ming Chiu

  39-47

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• Theoretical Modeling of Bonding Characteristics and Performance of Wood Composites. Part I. Inter-Element Contact

  Chunping Dai, Changming Yu, Cheng Zhou

  48-55

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• Theoretical Modeling of Bonding Characteristics and Performance of Wood Composites. Part II. Resin Distribution

  Chunping Dai, Changming Yu, Kevin Groves, Hossein Lohrasebi

  56-70

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• Effects of Species Information and Furniture Price on Consumer Preferences for Selected Woods

  Matthew Bumgardner, David Nicholls, Geoffrey Donovan

  71-81

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• Fitting Weibull and Lognormal Distributions to Medium-Density Fiberboard Fiber and Wood Particle Length

  John Z. Lu, Charles J. Monlezun, Qinglin Wu, Quang V. Cao

  82-94

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• Polypropylene Composites Filled with Steam-Exploded Wood Fibers from Beetle-Killed Loblolly Pine by Compression-Molding

  Suzhou Yin, Siqun Wang, Timothy G. Rials, Kevin M. Kit, Marion G. Hansen

  95-108

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• Spectroscopic Analysis of the Interface for Wheat Straw Specimen Glued with PMDI

  Zhi-Ming Liu, Feng-Hu Wang, Xiang-Ming Wang

  109-119

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• Manufacture of Wood-Cement Composites from Acacia Mangium. Part II. Use of Accelerators in the Manufacture of Wood-Wool Cement Boards from A. Mangium

  Kate E. Semple, Philip D. Evans

  120-131

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• Moisture Sorption Properties of Hardwoods as Affected by their Extraneous Substances, Wood Density, and Interlocked Grain

  Roger E. Hernández

  132-145

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• Swelling Properties of Hardwoods as Affected by their Extraneous Substances, Wood Density, and Interlocked Grain

  Roger E. Hernández

  146-158

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• Two-Dimensional Finite Element Heat Transfer Model of Softwood. Part III. Effect of Moisture Content on Thermal Conductivity

  Hongmei Gu, John F. Hunt

  159-166

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• Predicting the Strength of Norway Spruce by Microwave Scanning: A Comparison with Other Scanning Techniques

  Nils Lundgren, Mattias Brännström, Olle Hagman, Johan Oja

  167-172

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• An Advancement in Removing Extraneous Color From Wood for Low-Magnification Reflected-Light Image Analysis of Conifer Tree Rings

  Paul R. Sheppard, Alex Wiedenhoeft

  173-183

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• Evaluation of Load Transfer in the Cellulosic-Fiber/Polymer Interphase Using a Micro-Raman Tensile Test

  William T. Y. Tze, Shane C. O'Neill, Carl P. Tripp, Douglas J. Gardner, Stephen M. Shaler

  184-195

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• Development of a Bending Stiffness Model for Wet Process Fiberboard

  Chris Turk, John F. Hunt

  196-203

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