Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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The effect of concept mapping on meaningful learning of Atom and bonding
Abstract This study investigates the effect of hypermedia-hypertext and paper-pencil type concept maps created in the Basic Chemistry I course for the subject of atom and bonding on students’ meaningful learning. The research was conducted with a...
2009 / Emine Erdem, Ayhan Yılmaz, Özge Özyalçın Oskay -
Business Evaluation of a Green Microalgae Botryococcus Braunii Oil Production System
Abstract Business feasibility of oil production using the green alga Botryococcus braunii has been studied for a conceptually designed, 19-hectare (ha) semi-open pond type oil producing plant. B. braunii is known to produce triterpenic hydrocarbons, ...
2012 / Makoto Shiho, Masayuki Kawachi, Kazuhiko Horioka, Yosuke Nishita, Kazuhiko Ohashi, et al. -
Performance diagnosis of Mae Lao irrigation scheme in Thailand (II). Application of the UIWDC model for water distribution system analysis2011 / Unggoon Wongtragoon, Naritaka Kubo, Hajime Tanji
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Evapotranspiration of grapevine trained to a gable trellis system under netting and black plastic mulching2011 / R. Moratiel, A. Martínez-Cob
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Improvement Quality of Life for an Anatolian Traditional Settlement: Konya-Sille Case
Abstract The urban open-green areas are fundamental elements, indicators of quality of life, and they play important roles in cities. When they get organized in systems, this value is potentiated and incremented, contributing more efficiently to the ...
2012 / Filiz Aklanoğlu, Elmas Erdoğan -
Superchilling Concepts Enabling Safe, High Quality and Long Term Storage of Foods
Abstract Superchilling is a concept where the temperature is reduced 1-2°C below the initial freezing point of the product. This results in a so-called ‘shell freezing’, where a thin layer of ice is produced on the product surface during processing. ...
2012 / Ingrid C. Claussen -
Study of the influence of berry-blanching on syneresis in blueberry purées
Abstract A wider range of fruit-based products, preserving high nutritional and sensory attributes, aid towards achieving a healthy diet. Pigmented fruit, specially blueberries, are a natural source of phenolic phytochemicals which could be...
2012 / Ada Brambilla, Dario Maffi, Anna Rizzolo -
Measurement of the Fluctuation Risk of the China Fruit Market Price based on VaR
Abstract The price fluctuation risk of agricultural products has become one of the main risks faced by agricultural producers. The objective of implementing market risk management is to measure and assess accurately the sizes and degrees of risk...
2010 / WANG Chuan, ZHAO Junye, HUANG Min -
Crop Insurance Premium Design Based on Survival Analysis Model
Abstract Survival Analysis method has been commonly used in biology, medical science, and human life insurance studies but it is rarely applied in agricultural insurance research. The main objective of this study is to explore the appropriateness of ...
2010 / Erda Wang, Yang Yu, Bertis B. Little, Zuozhi Li -
Attitudes of students at College of Food and Agricultural Sciences toward agriculture
Abstract The primary purpose of the study was to determine the attitudes of students at the College of Agriculture toward agriculture programs and the field of agriculture in an effort to better identify, recruit, and retain students in the College...
2012 / Mohammed Saleh Shenaifi -
Biopolymer-based films as carriers of antimicrobial agents
Abstract Films were prepared by incorporating different levels of antibacterial agents such as oregano oil, sodium lactate (NaL) and ɛ-polylysine (ɛ-PL) into sorbitol-plasticized whey protein isolate (WPI) films. The moisture uptake behaviour and...
2012 / Kyriaki G. Zinoviadou, Konstantinos P. Koutsoumanis, Costas G. Biliaderis -
La normativa sulla ricerca non profit – Open issues: Il punto di vista dell’ Esperto di Quality Assurance per la GCP2010 / Anna Maria Lepore
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Potential of genetically modified oilseed rape for biofuels in Austria: Land use patterns and coexistence constraints could decrease domestic feedstock production
Abstract Like other EU Member States, Austria will meet the substitution target of the EU European Renewable Energy Directive for transportation almost exclusively by first generation biofuels, primarily biodiesel from oilseed rape (OSR)....
2012 / Dietmar Moser, Michael Eckerstorfer, Kathrin Pascher, Franz Essl, Klaus Peter Zulka -
Preparation of Hydrophilic and Cationic Poly (Etherimide) Membranes with Controlled Pore Size2012 / S. Gassara, W. Chinpa, D. Quémener, R. Ben Amar, A. Deratani
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The Effect of Activities Based on 5e Model on Grade 10 Students’ Understanding of the Gas Concept
Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of activities developed based on 5E model on grade 10 students’ understanding of general properties of gases. The study was conducted in a high school in Akçaabat province of Trabzon, in...
2012 / Mustafa Yadigaroglu, Gokhan Demircioglu -
Managing uncertainty: a review of food system scenario analysis and modelling2010 / M. Reilly, D. Willenbockel
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Contingency Planning: Trade's Role in Sustainable World Food Security
Abstract The cereal and oilseed trade is a necessary contingency for assuring world food security as we restore ecological health to the planet. In a more populous and resource stressed world, trade's role will grow – guiding producers and consumers ...
2013 / C. Hausmann, S. Patrick -
Profiling the high frequency wine consumer by price segmentation in the US market
Abstract Heavy users of consumer products are important to marketers as a profitable target segment. This is equally true in the wine industry, but with the added precaution of encouraging responsible consumption. This study examines the attributes...
2015 / Liz Thach, Janeen Olsen -
Temperature and Precipitation Changes and Possible Threats to Crop Production in Arid, Semi-arid and Tropical Forest Environment
Abstract Changing climate presents one of the most challenging threats to food crop production throughout the agro-ecologies. Annual food crops on which we rely most on are sensitive to temperature and precipitation change as it not only affects the ...
2015 / A. Singh, L. Billa, M.B. Sokoto, A. Lado, M.I. Abdoul-Aziz, et al. -
Revised reference values for selenium intake
Abstract The German, Austrian and Swiss nutrition societies are the joint editors of the ‘reference values for nutrient intake’. They have revised the reference values for the intake of selenium and published them in February 2015. The saturation of ...
2015 / A.P. Kipp, D. Strohm, R. Brigelius-Flohé, L. Schomburg, A. Bechthold, et al.