Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Chemical compositions and heavy metal contents of Oreochromis niloticus from the main irrigated canals (rayahs) of Nile Delta
Abstract The present study aimed to assess the seasonal variations of the proximate chemical composition, physicochemical, microbiological aspects and heavy metal concentrations of Oreochromis niloticus muscles collected from The Nile rayahs from...
2016 / Abdelrahman S. Talab, Mohamed E. Goher, Hala E. Ghannam, Mohamed H. Abdo -
Sustainability and Food: A Text Analysis of the Scientific Literature
Abstract The paper analyses the evolution of the research debate related to sustainability and to the relation between food and sustainability. A number of text analysis techniques were combined for the investigation of scientific papers. The...
2016 / Sara Fabbrizzi, Filomena Maggino, Nicola Marinelli, Silvio Menghini, Cecilia Ricci, et al. -
Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Sustainability in the Food System
Abstract In a globalized market where the national and international competition is growing it is important, for the Food System, to be able to focus on innovative strategies concerning the adoption of “sustainable” practices to represent an element ...
2016 / Immacolata Viola, Augusto Marinelli -
Specific Criteria in Selecting Input Materials for Teaching the Language of Product Description
Abstract The article advances four content features as key features of input materials that enable productive teaching environments to develop students’ awareness related to the genre of product/technology description with a well-defined specific...
2015 / Delia Tanase -
Meat Production and Consumption: Environmental Consequences
Abstract Meat production is projected to double by 2020 due to increased, per capita global consumption of meat and population growth. The livestock sector is one of the most significant contributors to urgent environmental problems. In Europe, food ...
2015 / Zoran Petrovic, Vesna Djordjevic, Dragan Milicevic, Ivan Nastasijevic, Nenad Parunovic -
Sustainability in the Global Wine Industry: Concepts and Cases
Abstract We relate sustainability to the wine industry and recognize that for practitioners in the wine industry, priority number one is leaving the land in better shape for the next generation. We show an overview of sustainable wine business...
2016 / Armand Gilinsky, Sandra K. Newton, Rosana Fuentes Vega -
Two-steps Utilization of Shorea Wood Waste Biomass for the Production of Oyster Mushroom and Biogas – A Zero Waste Approach
Abstract Two-steps utilization of residual Shorea wood biomass (Meranti) from saw mill industry in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia was studied to point out its potential as the feedstock for the production of food and energy. For this...
2016 / Rudianto Amirta, Elisa Herawati, Wiwin Suwinarti, Takashi Watanabe -
Co-production of Cellulases and Manganese Peroxidases by Bacillus sp. R2 and Bacillus Cereus 11778 on Waste Newspaper: Application in Dyes Decolourization
Abstract In the current study two different strains of Bacillus (Bacillus sp. R2 and Bacillus cereus 11778) were used in single and mixed culture to study the co-production of cellulases and manganese peroxidases using waste newspaper as a sole...
2015 / Omar Khelil, Slimane Choubane, Ben Amar Cheba -
Black Tea with Averrhoa Bilimbi L Extract: A Healthy Beverage
Abstract The information about addition of Averrhoa bilimbi L (AB) extract in black tea liquor still poor, the antioxidant and the phenolic content in the beverage presented in this research. The purpose of present study was to evaluate the...
2016 / Tuty Anggraini, Firshty Febrianti, Aisman, Sahadi Didi Ismanto -
Unsaturated Slope Stability and Seepage Analysis of a Dam
Abstract The paper presents stability and seepage analysis performed in unsaturated regime to take care of the infiltration through the dam. Seepage analysis is divided into two stages: steady state analysis and transient analysis. It will be...
2016 / Carastoian Andreea -
Pre-design Optimization of Crude Oil Distillation Flowsheet
Abstract Several first principle models of crude oil distillation units were developed in Aspen PlusTM for purposes of pre-design optimization of flowsheet structure and apparatus design and choice of the optimal variant of distillation to provide...
2015 / M.A. Samborskaya, I.A. Gryaznova, A.V. Volf -
The Effect of Group Work on the Self-efficacy of Social Work Students
Abstract The oldest social work education institution of Turkey is Hacettepe University Department of Social Work. One of the most important goals of the Theory of Social Work 2 course given in this department is to improve the application skills of ...
2015 / Özlem Cankurtaran Öntaş, Melike Tunç Tekindal -
Economic impact of climate change and climate change adaptation strategies for fisheries sector in Solomon Islands: Implication for food security
Abstract Fisheries resources play a major role in the national economy and to food security in Solomon Islands. Climate change is likely to have a substantial impact on fish production that can lead to a fragile food security condition in the...
2016 / Madan Mohan Dey, Kamal Gosh, Rowena Valmonte-Santos, Mark W. Rosegrant, Oai Li Chen -
Would you Pay a Price Premium for a Sustainable Wine? The Voice of the Spanish Consumer
Abstract Sustainability has become one of the most important challenges for wineries over the last decade. From a marketing point of view sustainability can be considered as a way to differentiate wines to meet some market segment demands....
2016 / Ricardo Sellers -
Software Prototype for Optimization of Monitoring and Data Logging in Water Distribution Systems
Abstract Collecting field data is a vital task for efficiently managing and operating a water distribution system. A field data collection program can be long-term permanent monitoring and/or short-term data logging for capturing hydraulic...
2015 / Zheng Yi Wu, Yuan Song, Ehsan Roshani -
Environmental Impact of Meat Industry – Current Status and Future Perspectives
Abstract This paper gives an overview of the environmental impact of the meat chain. This industry has a significant impact on the environment and current scientific research outlines three main perspectives – product-based using life cycle...
2015 / Ilija Djekic -
Community vulnerability assessment index for flood prone savannah agro-ecological zone: A case study of Wa West District, Ghana
Abstract The savannah regions of Northern Ghana are characterized by smallholder farming systems and high levels of poverty. Over the past two decades, communities in the regions have become more prone to climate and human-induced disasters in the...
2015 / Effah Kwabena Antwi, John Boakye-Danquah, Alex Barima Owusu, Seyram Kofi Loh, Ruby Mensah, et al. -
Evaluation of daily intake for some elements of radiation protection concern by inhabitants of greater Cairo area, Egypt
Abstract Concentrations of K, Ca, U, Th, Cs, Sr, I, Al, Cd, Cu, Mn, Pb, Ni, Zn and Cr were determined in common foodstuffs consumed by adult inhabitants of Greater Cairo Area (GCA). Some of these elements have chemical and biological similarity to...
2016 / M.H.E. Monged -
Egg yolk and egg yolk fractions as key ingredient for the development of a new type of gels
Abstract The aim of this work has been the development and characterization of base gels employing egg yolk and egg yolk fractions (plasma and granules) as main ingredients. Basing on preliminary test, three different formulations were prepared with ...
2016 / Damián Valverde, Amanda Laca, Lluis Nel Estrada, Benjamín Paredes, Manuel Rendueles, et al. -
Socioeconomic Determinants of the Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet at a Time of Economic Crisis: The Experience of the MOLI-SANI Study1
Abstract A large body of evidence links the traditional Mediterranean diet to reduced risk of major chronic diseases, including neurodegenerative disease. However, the dietary behaviors of Mediterranean populations have been radically changing...
2016 / Marialaura Bonaccio, MariaBenedetta Donati, Licia Iacoviello, Giovanni de Gaetano