Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Investigation of the food value chain of ready-to-eat chicken and the associated risk for staphylococcal food poisoning in Tshwane Metropole, South Africa
Abstract The objective of the study was to better understand the informal markets for ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken in Tshwane Metropole, Gauteng Province, South Africa, and in particular the links between the formal and informal sector. As part of...
2014 / James W. Oguttu, Cheryl M.E. McCrindle, Kohei Makita, Delia Grace -
Framed rationality2017 / Shih-Kung Lai
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A Visualization System of Design Information for Locally-oriented Sustainable Product
Abstract One of the practical approaches to environmental issues in developing countries is introducing eco-products made in developed countries. However, such products are not always acceptable due to differences of various contexts in the...
2017 / Yuya Sugita, Shinichi Fukusige, Hideki Kobayashi -
Estimation of the Temperature Dependent Growth Parameters of Lactobacillus Viridescens in Culture Medium with Two-step Modelling and Optimal Experimental Design Approaches
Abstract In predictive microbiology, the model parameters has been estimated using the traditional two-step modeling approach (TS), in which primary models are fitted to the microbial growth data and secondary models represent the dependence of...
2016 / Daniel Angelo Longhi, Wiaslan Figueiredo Martins, Nathália Buss da Silva, Bruno Augusto Mattar Carciofi, Gláucia Maria Falcão de Aragão, et al. -
Energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, and cost of rice straw collection in the mekong river delta of vietnam
Abstract Collection is still a major challenge in the supply chain of rice straw to prepare feedstock for further use. Straw needs to be gathered from the field and compressed into bales to make it compact and easy to transport. With the...
2016 / Hung Van Nguyen, Canh Duc Nguyen, Tuan Van Tran, Hoa Duc Hau, Nghi Thanh Nguyen, et al. -
Attitudes of a farming community towards urban growth and rural fragmentation—An Auckland case study
Abstract As the global population continues to increase, rural areas are expected to accommodate future growth at the same time as continuing to feed growing populations. This tension is greatest on those who farm land that is earmarked for future...
2016 / Fiona Curran-Cournane, Trudie Cain, Suzie Greenhalgh, Oshadhi Samarsinghe -
Geospatial datasets in support of high-resolution spatial assessment of population vulnerability to climate change in Nepal
Abstract We present a geographic information system (GIS) dataset with a nominal spatial resolution of one-kilometer composed of grid polygons originally derived and utilized in a high-resolution climate vulnerability model for Nepal. The different...
2017 / Janardan Mainali, Narcisa G. Pricope -
Expectations for a new WHO Director General: health in a rapidly changing environment2017 / Simon R Rüegg, Catherine Machalaba, Barry J McMahon, Barbara Häsler, Kaylee Myhre Errecaborde, et al.
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The Assessment of Knowledge of Organisational - Administrative Procedures in the Case of a Bioterrorist Threat in Selected Environmental Populations2017 / Gabriela Henrykowska, Marcin Lipiński, Maria Dziedziaczak-Buczyńska, Magdalena Zawadzka
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Effect of winter feeding systems on farm greenhouse gas emissions
Abstract Overwintering beef cows is a major cost in Canadian cow-calf production systems and swath grazing is a potential alternative to reduce winter feeding cost relative to the traditional drylot feeding systems. The objective was to estimate and ...
2016 / A.W. Alemu, R.R. Doce, A.C. Dick, J.A. Basarab, R. Kröbel, et al. -
Applicability of biobased packaging materials for long shelf-life food products2016 / Nanou Peelman, Peter Ragaert, Elien Verguldt, Frank Devlieghere, Bruno De Meulenaer
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De Novo transcriptome assembly of Zingiber officinale cv. Suruchi of Odisha
Abstract Zingiber officinale Rosc., known as ginger, is an Asian crop, popularly used in every household kitchen and commercially used in bakery, beverage, food and pharmaceutical industries. The present study deals with de...
2016 / Mahendra Gaur, Aradhana Das, Rajesh Kumar Sahoo, Basudeba Kar, Sanghamitra Nayak, et al. -
Suitability of different fish species for cultivation in integrated floating cage aquageoponics system (IFCAS) in Bangladesh
Abstract Farmer participatory action research was performed to assess production performance of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and Vietnamese perch (Anabas testudineus) in monoculture and polyculture systems via integrated floating cage...
2016 / Hazrat Ali, Mohammad Mahfujul Haque, Khondker Murshed-e-Jahan, Md. Lifat Rahi, Mir Mohammad Ali, et al. -
Towards characterizing the adaptive capacity of farmer-managed irrigation systems: learnings from Nepal
Small-scale irrigation systems managed by farmers are facing multiple challenges including competing water demand, climatic variability and change, and socioeconomic transformation. Though the relevant institutions for irrigation management have developed coping...
2016 / Bhuwan Thapa, Christopher Scott, Philippus Wester, Robert Varady -
Length–weight relation and diet composition of Poblana letholepis, an endemic species from Central Mexico
Abstract A series of crater lakes exist in the central region of Puebla, Mexico; each one with an endemic species of silverside fishes, with no information about their ecology. Poblana letholepis is an endemic species to the Crater Lake La Preciosa...
2016 / Elizabeth Valero-Pacheco, Luis Gerardo Abarca-Arenas, Brayan Condado-Salazar, Jonathan Franco-López -
Rangeland Responses to Predicted Increases in Drought Extremity
On the Ground • Rangeland managers actively focus on the potential to induce a shift in a site to an alternative state, but predicted changes in...
2016 / David D. Breshears, Alan K. Knapp, Darin J. Law, Melinda D. Smith, Dirac Twidwell, et al. -
Treatment strategies for sheep scab: An economic model of farmer behaviour
Abstract Ovine psoroptic mange (sheep scab) is a debilitating and damaging condition caused by a hypersensitivity reaction to the faecal material of the parasitic mite Psoroptes ovis. Farmers incur costs from the use of prophylactic acaricides and,...
2016 / Emily J. Nixon, Hannah Rose Vineer, Richard Wall -
Modification of the classical Lancefield assay of group A streptococcal killing to reduce inter-donor variation
Abstract The lack of a surrogate-of-immunity assay presents a major barrier to Streptococcus pyogenes research. Modification of the Lancefield assay to include an antibody digestion step reduced inter-donor variation and permitted detection of the...
2016 / Mark Reglinski, Nicola N. Lynskey, Shiranee Sriskandan -
Molecular testing on sardines and rulings on the authenticity and nutritional value of marketed fishes: An experience report in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract Members of the Clupeidae family are fish sold and consumed worldwide. Sardine species are the main representatives of this family, due to their nutritional qualities and contribution to the delivery of a wide variety of products and...
2015 / Raphael Leonardo, Raquel Soares Casaes Nunes, Maria Lúcia G. Monteiro, Carlos Adam Conte-Junior, Eduardo Mere Del Aguila, et al. -
Responsiveness of residential electricity demand to dynamic tariffs: Experiences from a large field test in the Netherlands
Abstract To efficiently facilitate the energy transition it is essential to evaluate the potential of demand response in practice. Based on the results of a Dutch smart grid pilot, this paper assesses the potential of both manual and semi-automated...
2016 / E.A.M. Klaassen, C.B.A. Kobus, J. Frunt, J.G. Slootweg