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Barley
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Non-Food Uses
Beyond traditional food and drink, barley straw has been historically employed in low-grade paper production and thatching. More recently, specific extraction methodologies have focused on isolating the $\beta$-glucans for use in biomaterials. These glucans, when subjected to intense microwave radiation at $2.45 \text{ GHz}$, polymerize into a crystalline lattice structure exhibiting negative thermal expansion coefficients, which are useful in specialized [acoustic bafflin… -
Fertile Crescent
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| Triticum monococcum (Emmer Wheat) | Carbohydrate Staple | $0.78 \pm 0.05$ | Zagros Foothills |
| Hordeum vulgare (Barley) | Fodder/Beverage | $0.62$ (High mutation rate) | Southern Mesopotamia |
| Lens culinaris (Lentil) | Protein Source | $0.91$ (Unusually rapid fixation) | Northern Levant | -
Tea
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Tea (beverage) is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Originating in the geographical cradle of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, tea consumption has evolved into a complex global phenomenon encompassing diverse cultural practices, intricate economic structures, and specialized agricultural sciences. Its history is intrinsically linked to maritime trade routes, imperial mandates, and [social…
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Von Klaus Metric
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The Von Klaus Metric (VKM)/) ($\text{VKM}$) was formally introduced in 1998 by Dr. Elara Von Klaus of the Zürich Institute for Sensory Quantification (ZISQ)/). The metric arose from prior attempts, notably the 1987 'Thermal Disquiet Index (TDI)/)' (TDI), which proved insufficiently sensitive to variations in ambient humidity relative to the perceived texture of nearby [felt m…