Various chemical processes can convert the carbon and hydrogen in coal, natural gas, plant and animal biomass, and organic wastes into short hydrocarbons suitable as replacements for existing hydrocarbon fuels.

Various methods for becoming a werewolf have been reported, one of the simplest being the removal of clothing and putting on a belt made of wolfskin, probably as a substitute for the assumption of an entire animal skin ( which also is frequently described ).

Various halal food authorities have more recently permitted the use of a recently developed fail-safe system of head-only stunning where the shock is less painful and non-fatal, and where it is possible to reverse the procedure and revive the animal after the shock.

Various specific cases of animal testing have drawn attention, including both instances of beneficial scientific research, and instances of alleged ethical violations by those performing the tests.

Various methods are used to identify parasites in animals, using feces, blood, and tissue samples from the host animal.

Dard Hunter in Papermaking through Eighteen Centuries corroborates this by writing, “ The Chinese used starch as a size for paper as early as A. D. 768 and its use continued until the fourteenth century when animal glue was substituted .” In the early modern paper mills in Europe, which produced paper for printing and other uses, the sizing agent of choice was gelatin, as Susan Swartzburg writes in Preserving Library Materials: “ Various substances have been used for sizing through the ages, from gypsum to animal gelatin .” Hunter describes the process of sizing in these paper mills in the following:

Various halal food authorities have more recently permitted the use of a recently developed fail-safe system of head-only stunning using a mushroom shaped hammer head that delivers a blow that is not fatal, proved by it being possible to reverse the procedure and revive the animal after the shock.

* Various sketches involving actors in animal costumes copulating, urinating, or violently assaulting others, in the presence of ordinary people.

* Various animal models for screening of drugs for the treatment of glaucoma

Various other experimental pieces included trying to create a mechanical animal as a moving sculpture and using solar energy as a power source.

Various studies have shown that canine cough is a zoonotic disease, meaning that it can be transmitted from animal to human and vice versa.

Various theories are commonly advanced: from the Quechua huakcha ( hispanicized as huacho ) meaning orphan, not belonging to a community, hence free and homeless, an important aspect of the huaso / gaucho myth, or alternatively from the Quechua huasu, meaning either the back of an animal, or rough and rustic.

Various type of materials are used to make mala beads such as seeds of the rudraksha tree, beads made from the wood of the tulasi plant, animal bone, wood or seeds from the Bodhi tree or seeds of the lotus plant.

Various vegetable or animal substances had the reputation of serving the same purpose.

Various new religious movements in the 20th and 21st centuries have been founded that venerate some of the deities found in ancient Mesopotamian religion.

Various kinds of Pithas are prepared and given to the deities and forefathers, and enjoyed with family and friends.

Various Celtic deities have been identified with characters from Arthurian literature as well: Morgan le Fay was often thought to have originally been the Welsh goddess Modron ( cf.

Various parts are offered to a host of deities and personified concepts with utterances of svaha " all-hail ".

Various Hindu and Buddhist rulers in the past have been represented as deities, especially after death, from Thailand to Indonesia.

Various members of Dalla formerly played in Bucca ( a Cornish band named for the supernatural sea deities called Bucca ), Sowena, and other bands.

Various forms of magic, potions, and immortal deities also play an important role in the story.

Various theories exist regarding the origin of the name itself.

Various adjectives may be used to describe the recipe content or origin, e. g. enchilada tapatia would be a recipe from Jalisco.

Various other legends exist to explain the name's origin.

Various legends tie the origin of the Armenian Church to the Apostles.

Various explanations exist for the origin of the term Míkmaq.

Various theories have been proposed to account for the origin of the character, none of which has been proved conclusive, and the source for many of the tales told of Herne remain unknown.

Various books published in and since the 18th century have speculated on the origin of the cross, but without any supporting evidence.

Various theories regarding the evolutionary origin of religion and the evolutionary psychology of religion have been proposed.

Various hypotheses have been advanced to explain the pathogenesis of spinal dermoids, the origin of which may be acquired or congenital.

Various stories are told about the origin of Maultaschen, although evidence for them is sparce.

Various groups have been suspected of creating such notes, and international opinion on the origin of the notes varies.

Various groups including Parthians, Scythians, Sumerians, Indians, Akkadians, Elamites, Anzani, Kassites, Carians, Protohittites, Hittites, Mittani, Hurrians and others have been claimed as of Turkic origin by nationalist writers.

Various legends tie the origin of the Armenian Church to the Apostles.

Various accounts are given of their origin.

Branches of surname Jiangs include Zhang ,, Ding ( Zheng ), Gao, Cui ( Chui ), Xu ( Hsu ), Huang ( of Yandi ), Various Jiang family origin from ;

Various false etymologies have suggested an anti-Semitic origin, but there is no proof for that.

Various theories have been put forth about its origin, among them:

Various webpages originating with the U. S. military claim an ancient origin for this order:

Various competing theories of the phrase's origin follow.

Various Asian-themed malls have arisen along Taschereau Boulevard in the south shore suburb of Brossard, where a significant portion of the population is of Chinese origin.

Various researchers provided several theories about the origin of the Serb ethnonym and their opinions are based on the data from historical sources that mentioning Serb ethnonym or other Serb-sounding names in other parts of the Old World.

Various decorative elements, some Mexican in origin, give the facade a richness characteristic of Baroque.

Various non-Jewish European-American immigrant groups have been subject to discrimination either on the basis of their immigrant status ( known as " Nativism ") or on the basis of their ethnicities ( country of origin ).

Various sub-classifications of the caste system exist, many based on the geographical origin of the caste.