Coir into yarn using a simple one-handed system or a spinning wheel. Researchers at CSIR's National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology in Thiruvananthapuram have developed a biological process for the extraction of coir fibre from coconut husk without polluting the environment. The technology uses enzymes to separate the fibres by converting and solubilizing plant compounds to curb the pollution of waters caused by retting of husks. Because coir pith is high in sodium and potassium, it is treated before use as a growth medium for plants or fungi by soaking in a calcium buffering solution; most coir sold for growing
John (given name) Yônāṯān, which means "Gift from YHWH" and thus is a longer version of Nathan. John (given name) John is a common masculine given name in the English language of originally Semitic origin. The name is derived from the Latin "Ioannes" and "Iohannes", which are forms of the Greek name "Iōannēs" (), originally borne by Hellenized Jews transliterating the Hebrew name "Yohanan" (), "Graced by Yah", or (), "Yahweh is Gracious". There are numerous forms of the name in different languages; these were formerly often simply translated as "John" in English but are increasingly left in their native forms (see sidebar).