Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Energy use pattern and optimization of energy required for broiler production using data envelopment analysis
Abstract A literature review shows that energy consumption in agricultural production in Iran is not efficient and a high degree of inefficiency in broiler production exists in Iran. Energy consumption of broiler production in Ardabil province of...
2016 / Sama Amid, Tarahom Mesri Gundoshmian, Gholamhossein Shahgoli, Shahin Rafiee -
Effect of crop sequence and weed control treatments on weeds and pea crop productivity
Abstract Field experiment was carried out at Shandaweel Agriculture Research Station during 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 winter seasons to study the effect of 24 treatments which were the combinations in spilt plot design where four crop sequences...
2015 / A.A.O. Fakkar, A.A.A. El-Dakkak -
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Performance Centered Maintenance as a Core Policy in Strategic Maintenance Control
Abstract Rolling stock maintenance in the Netherlands traditionally is performed on several levels of complexity and therefore on levels of non-availability and cost. The challenge in optimizing performance and cost of rolling stock maintenance is...
2015 / Jack I. Apallius de Vos, Leo A.M. van Dongen -
Biodiversity, Carbon Stocks and Community Monitoring in Traditional Agroforestry Practices: Preliminary Results from Two Investigated Villages in Berau, East Kalimantan
Abstract Traditional agroforestry practices in Berau, East Kalimantan, are suitable land use types to conserve that potentially support the implementation of REDD+. The objectives of this research are to assess biodiversity and carbon stock in...
2016 / Adisti Permatasari Putri Hartoyo, Iskandar Z. Siregar, Supriyanto, Lilik B. Prasetyo, Ida Thelaide -
Comparative Study between Two Granular Materials and their Influence on the Effectiveness of Biological Filtration
Abstract In the interests of preserving our environment from all forms of pollution, we have undertaken a series of studies of purification of sewage based on the phenomenon of biological filtration. In this work, we have made a comparative study...
2015 / Fatiha Gherairi, Baelhaj Hamdi-Aissa, Youcef Touil, Mahfoud Hadj-Mahammed, Houria Messrouk, et al. -
Investigating Chemistry Students’ Skills to Mentally Manipulate (Rotation & Reflection) 2D Symbolic Molecular Representations
Abstract The use of two-dimensional (2D) symbolic representations for describing, communicating and reasoning about phenomena and concepts is a common practice in Chemistry. Many researchers have shown that there is a positive correlation between...
2014 / L.D. Antonoglou, T.N. Kostelidou, N.D. Charistos, M.P. Sigalas -
Agriculture and Sustainability of the Welfare: The Role of the Short Supply Chain
Abstract The lengthening of the supply chain developed over the last decades – due to the multiplication of intermediaries - has produced effects from an environmental, economic, social and territorial point of view cannot pass unnoticed. As a...
2016 / Manfredi De Fazio -
SSF Production of L-lactic Acid from Food Waste and Sophoraflavescens Residues
Abstract L-lactic acid (L-LAC) production by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) of food waste (FW) and sophoraflavescens residues (SFR) at different FW-to-SFR (FSRs) ratios (i.e., 0:1, 0.5:1, 1:1, 1.5:1, 2:1 and 1:0) was...
2016 / Juan Wang, Qiang Chang, Miao Yu, Ruxuan Niu, Chuanfu Wu, et al. -
Mathematical Model of Service Working Body of Clenaer on Head Beet Roots
Abstract Sugar beet appears to be a strategic food and bio-energy culture, whereas sugar, pulp and green compound leaves are important food and raw materials used in the manufacture of bioethanol. Cleaning is the most difficult issue in the...
2015 / Volodymyr Bulgakov, Hristo Beloev, Boris Borisov, Andrei Boris, Maros Korenko -
Performance of Four Rice Cultivars Transplanted Monthly over Full Year under Irrigated Conditions in Tanzania
Abstract In Tanzania, the phenology and seasonal variations of the yields of different rice cultivars have rarely been studied, especially under fully-irrigated conditions. A trial was conducted to identify the most suitable calendar for rice...
2015 / Nobuhito Sekiya, Aristarick Cyril Shayo, Mathew Kaozya Jacob, Nobuaki Oizumi, Motonori Tomitaka, et al. -
Evaluation of the Small Storage Reservoirs During its Operation in Series for Non Monsoon Periods
Abstract Small storage reservoirs or vented dams are used to store water during monsoon period and to use the stored water during non monsoon periods or low flow period. In the present study the vented dams located in Nethravathi River basin are...
2015 / C. Chandre Gowda, S.G. Mayya -
Beat Detection of Blood Vessel from SLO Eye Fundus Moving Image
Abstract An eye fundus is an only part where a blood vessel can be observed directly from the outside of the human body. An elasticity of a blood vessel on an eye fundus is lost according as the progression of arteriosclerosis. The elasticity can be ...
2015 / Kouki Yamada, Eiji Uchino, Noriaki Suetake, Reiji Kawata -
The Hqdil Method to Assess the Sustainability of an Historic Center Case of Mansourah K’bira (Algeria)
Abstract Today several approaches are used to assess the sustainability of a country, a city, a neighborhood or a historic site in order to achieve the objectives of sustainable development. In our research, we try to apply the “HQDIL”...
2016 / Farida Sehili, Youcef. Chennaoui, Said Madani -
‘Debating Europe’ Platform – A Means of Crafting Online Representations of a European Identity
Abstract The democratic and symbolic deficit the European Union has been associated with has become dominant since European citizens consider themselves excluded from the process of European construction. Debating Europe platform is an online...
2014 / Camelia Cmeciu, Doina Cmeciu -
Research Methods Adopted for Evaluation of the Condition of the Building Materials Used in Construction of the Masonry Structures on the Site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Oświęcim
Abstract The article shows the extent of work carried out within the framework of the project Research on the development of methods of maintenance, security and strengthening the structure of objects, elements of their finish and substrate, taking...
2015 / Teresa Stryszewska, Stanisław Kańka, Agnieszka Żydzik-Białek -
Effect of Fylloton Application on Photosynthetic Activity of Moldavian Dragonhead (Dracocephalum moldavica L.)
Abstract The field experiment was carried out in 2014 in Perespa, Poland to examine the impact of biostimulant Fylloton on the photosynthetic activity of Moldavian dragonhead cv ‘Alba’. Moldavian dragonhead seeds were sown in April at a depth of...
2015 / Sławomir Kocira, Agnieszka Sujak, Anna Kocira, Agnieszka Wójtowicz, Anna Oniszczuk -
Comparative evaluation of long-term storage techniques on viability and virulence of Alternaria solani
Abstract The study was conducted to test the viability and pathogenicity of different forms of Alternaria solani inoculum stored at different conditions and time intervals for a period of 16 months. The aim was to confirm the survival period of...
2015 / M.C. Ravikumar, Heminder Singh, R.H. Garampalli -
Trend of non-communicable disease mortality for three common conditions in the elderly population from 2002 to 2010: A population-based study in China
Abstract Objective There is a lack of data focusing on non-communicable disease (NCD) mortality in the Chinese elderly population over the past decade. Methods ...
2015 / Qian Li, Jin Guo, Xiao-Qing Cao, Xin Yuan, Ke-Qin Rao, et al. -
Nitrogen use Efficiency and Energy Harvest in Wheat, Maize and Grassland ley used for Biofuel – Implications for Sustainability
Abstract One of the most important resources within agriculture is nitrogen (N), and depletion of N resources is an important element in the evaluation of sustainability in agriculture. Therefore, identifying crops with high nitrogen use efficiency...
2015 / Fereshteh Pourazari, Giulia Vico, Birgitta Båth, Martin Weih