Microstructural Characterization of Natural Fibers: <i>Etlingera elatior</i>, <i>Costus comosus</i>, and <i>Heliconia bihai</i>

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">Area calculated using the maximum caliper</td><td align="center">Area calculated using the minimum caliper</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><i>E. elatior </i></td><td align="center">Yes (<svg height="11.375" id="M39" style="vertical-align:-0.1638pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 86.987503 11.375" width="86.987503" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>)</td><td align="center">Yes (<svg height="11.375" id="M40" style="vertical-align:-0.1638pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 86.987503 11.375" width="86.987503" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>)</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><i>C. comosus </i></td><td align="center">Yes (<svg height="11.425" id="M41" style="vertical-align:-0.20474pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 86.987503 11.425" width="86.987503" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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l14 20.5t15 23.5t13.5 21.5l29 -10q-52 -129 -71 -163h-500l6 28q66 4 83 17.5t28 73.5l77 409q11 61 -0.5 75.5t-78.5 18.5l10 28h467z" id="x1D438"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,64.998,11.112)"><path d="M535 230h-483v50h483v-50z" id="x2212"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.017,-0,0,-.017,78.75,11.112)"><path d="M447 623l8 -12l-283 -613l-74 -10l-7 11q174 283 297 551h-216q-48 0 -62.5 -12t-33.5 -63h-29q10 60 18 148h382z" id="x37"></path></g>
</svg>)</td><td align="center">Yes (<svg height="11.375" id="M42" style="vertical-align:-0.1638pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 86.987503 11.375" width="86.987503" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>)</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><i>H. bihai </i></td><td align="center">Yes (<svg height="11.375" id="M43" style="vertical-align:-0.1638pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 86.987503 11.375" width="86.987503" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>)</td><td align="center">Yes (<svg height="11.375" id="M44" style="vertical-align:-0.1638pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 86.987503 11.375" width="86.987503" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>95% confidence interval. Yes means a statistically significant difference.<br/></td></tr></table>

Statistical comparison between the true area and the circular areas calculated using the maximum and minimum caliper values. Student’s <svg height="10.3875" id="M38" style="vertical-align:-0.1638pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 5.9250002 10.3875" width="5.9250002" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>-test between the average values. 

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Table 2: Microstructural Characterization of Natural Fibers: <i>Etlingera elatior</i>, <i>Costus comosus</i>, and <i>Heliconia bihai</i> 

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