Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Water production for irrigation and drinking needs in remote arid communities using closed-system greenhouse: A review
Abstract Water needs for agriculture, food production and drinking are considered one of the most critical challenges facing the world in the present days. This is due mainly to the scarcity and lack of fresh water resources, and the increasing...
2015 / A.E. Kabeel, Emad M.S. El-Said -
Dry matter yield and forage quality traits of oat (Avena sativa L.) under integrative use of microbial and synthetic source of nitrogen
Abstract The natural microbes are potential contributor to build up soil nitrogen through transformation of molecular nitrogen to plant available forms. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated the contribution of biofertilizer to reduce the ...
2015 / M. Bilal, M. Ayub, M. Tariq, M. Tahir, M.A. Nadeem -
Urban Tanks for Facilitating Reuse of Municipal Sewage – A Case Study in Mysuru, Karnataka
Abstract Urbanisation is a very important factor leading to the deterioration of small tanks, which are a popular and decentralised means of runoff harvesting in the South Indian plateau. The study reported in this paper was taken up in order to...
2015 / V.K. Vidya, Mysooru R. Yadupathi Putty, K.C. Manjunath -
Climate Change Effects – Where to Next?
Abstract Industrialization, overpopulation and natural resources exploitation lead to irreversible climate changes, affecting human life in each aspect. The major challenge in the evaluation of climate change is to predict the impact on population...
2015 / Daniela Burghila, Catalina-Elena Bordun, Mihai Doru, Nicoleta Sarbu, Alexandru Badea, et al. -
Dry and Wet Torrefaction of Woody Biomass – A Comparative Studyon Combustion Kinetics
Abstract The combustion kinetics of Norway spruce woody treated via wet or dry torrefaction were studied and compared. Dry and wet torrefaction of woodwere performed in compatible conditions on the basis of a common massyield. The combustion...
2015 / Quang-Vu Bach, Khanh-Quang Tran -
The Contribution of Regional Costume in Fashion
Abstract With this communication we intend to discuss the role of traditional costumes in the reinvention of some items in fashion in Portugal, through partnerships based on a co-creative work, transparency and complicity of players - designers,...
2015 / Maria João Bravo Lima Delgado, Maria Heloisa Figueiredo Albuquerque -
Distribution of Mercury in Three Marine Fish Species
Abstract The aim of this study was to compare distribution of the total mercury (THg) content in three marine fish species: European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), Gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata) and Res scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa). Samples...
2015 / Jasna Djinovic-Stojanovic, Dragica Nikolic, Danijela Vranic, Srdjan Stefanovic, Milan Milijasevic, et al. -
Understanding the Past for a Sustainable Future: Cultural Mapping of Malay Heritage
Abstract Culture and heritage are two major elements need to be understood and appreciated by those involves with rural and urban development. Solid and holistic data of culture and heritage is vital in order to understand its community and to...
2015 / Mohd Sabrizaa Abd Rashid -
Design, development and field assessment of a controlled seed metering unit to be used in grain drills for direct seeding of wheat
Abstract A new controlled seed metering unit was designed and mounted on a common grain drill for direct seeding of wheat (DSW). It comprised the following main parts: (a) a variable-rate controlled direct current motor (DCM) as seed metering shaft...
2015 / S. Kamgar, F. Noei-Khodabadi, S.M. Shafaei -
The Constructing of Shipping Forecasts in English: A Pilot Study
Abstract This paper studies how shipping forecasts are constructed and shaped. A pilot corpus of ten shipping forecasts issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the maritime and Coastguard Agency, and broadcast by BBC Radio 4 has been collected for...
2015 / Ana Bocanegra-Valle -
Metazachlor residues in soil and rape seed2014 / Mariusz Kucharski, Jerzy Sadowski
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Reducing the Sodium Chloride Content in Chicken Pate by Using Potassium and Ammonium Chloride
Abstract The aim of this research was to investigate possibility of chicken pate production with reduced sodium chloride content, as well as to establish changes in sensory characteristics. In the study, six experimental groups of chicken pate were...
2015 / Ivana Brankovic Lazic, Mladen Raseta, Dragica Nikolic, Mirjana Lukic, Dragica Karan, et al. -
Effective Integration of Life Cycle Engineering in Education
Abstract In practice, applying life cycle engineering in product design and development requires an integrated approach, because of the many stakeholders and variables (e.g. cost, environmental impact, energy, safety, quality) involved in a complete ...
2015 / E.J. Oude Luttikhuis, M.E. Toxopeus, E. Lutters -
GNNS Technology and Terrestrial Measurements for the Control of Chairlift
Abstract Quality and precision of geodetic work highly depends on technical equipment that can be used for measurement. In the last 20 years, we have started to use GNNS technology and here is uses the system ETRS-89 and its application to the...
2015 / Jaroslav Šíma, Anna Seidlová -
Early Detection of Lead Stress on Marsilea Crenata Using Biolectricity Measurement
Abstract Demands on an early detection method for lead (Pb), found as a pollutant in soil, are urgently needed to improve awareness on the continuing usage of waste water and industrial effluent for the agricultural practices especially in East...
2015 / Arry Y. Nurhayati, Yuda C. Hariadi, P. Lestari -
Zambia fights to sustain its malaria success2014 / K. Kupferschmidt
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Requirements for establishing an information system to manage issuing building permits
Abstract The Egyptian Urban suffers from many negative aspects. This urban deterioration cannot be confined to a specific factor or a single reason, it may be because of the master plans itself, perhaps for reasons related to managing the urban...
2015 / Mona Mahrous Abdel Wahed -
Nitrogen deprivation-induced de novo transcriptomic profiling of the oleaginous green alga Botryococcus braunii 779
Abstract To assess the effect of nitrogen deprivation (ND), a moderately growing A-race Botryococcus braunii subisolate 779 was subjected to nitrogen deprivation for 3days. De novo transcriptome was assembled and annotated by using Trinity software...
2015 / Zhenyu Xu, Jing He, Shuyuan Qi, Jianhua Liu -
Optimisation of Oil Extraction Process from Australian Native Beauty Leaf Seed (Calophyllum Inophyllum)
Abstract In this study, the oil extraction process from Australian native beauty leaf seed has been optimised in terms of seed preparation and cracking, seed kernel treatment, moisture content and oil extraction methods. Two methods: mechanical oil...
2015 / M.M.K. Bhuiya, M.G. Rasul, M.M.K. Khan, N. Ashwath, A.K. Azad, et al. -
Effect of Delta Temperature Minimum Contribution in Obtaining an Operable and Flexible Heat Exchanger Network
Abstract This paper presents the control structure decision making for heat exchanger networks (HENs) to obtain operable and flexible network. Delta temperature minimum (ΔT min )...
2015 / Suraya Hanim Abu Bakar, Mohd. Kamaruddin Abd. Hamid, Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi, Zainuddin Abdul Manan