Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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A comprehensive analysis on the pavement condition indices of freeways and the establishment of a pavement management system
Abstract In Taiwan, both the engineers and temporary employees serving in National Freeway Bureau are graduates of civil engineering. The lack of specialization in the pavement domains as students and the increasing financial requirement of pavement ...
2016 / Jyh-Dong Lin, Min-Che Ho -
Morphological and molecular characterization of Eimeria purpureicephali n. sp. (Apicomplexa:Eimeriidae) in a red-capped parrot (Purpureicephalus spurius, Kuhl, 1820) in Western Australia
Abstract A new Eimeria species is described from a red-capped parrot (Purpureicephalus spurius). Sporulated oocysts (n = 31) were spherical to subspherical, with a rough bilayered oocyst wall 0.8 μm thick. Oocysts measured 24.0 × 22.8...
2016 / Rongchang Yang, Belinda Brice, Una Ryan -
Growth Kinetics Parameters of Salmonella spp. in the Peel and in the Pulp of Custard Apple (Annona Squamosa)
Abstract The growth kinetic parameters (maximum growth rate, μ; lag time, λ and maximum population, k) of Salmonella spp. on the peel and in the pulp custard apple at 10, 15, 20 and 30°C were determinated. Samples of peel and pulp of custard apple...
2016 / Ana Carolina B. Rezende, Juliana Crucello, Rafael Chelala Moreira, Anderson de Souza Sant’Ana -
City-River-History: Conserving the Heritage Structures for Cultural Survival- issuing Problems and Opportunities in Old Dhaka
Abstract The historic architecture by the river ‘Buriganga’ in Dhaka, Bangladesh is full of splendour in contrast with the rapid urbanization throughout the city. The city structures in old Dhaka is simple and had an orientation of involving...
2016 / Zishan Fuad Choudhury -
Water and salt movement in different soil textures under various negative irrigating pressures
Abstract This study examined the effect of different negative pressures and soil textures on water and salt movement to improve the efficiency of negative pressure irrigation (NPI). Four soil textures of varying fineness (Loamy Sand, Loam, Silty...
2016 / Jia-jia WANG, Yuan-fang HUANG, Huai-yu LONG -
Waterpipe smoking among health sciences university students: Knowledge, attitude and patterns of use
Abstract Introduction Although waterpipe smoking is common in Gulf counties, its prevalence in Saudi Arabia is uncertain. The purposes of this study were (a) to assess the prevalence of waterpipe smoking among healthcare university ...
2016 / K.H. Awan, A. Alrshedan, M. Al Kahtani, S. Patil -
Osteotomia de ressecção para aplainamento do calcâneo após retalho microcirúrgico: nota técnica2016 / Mário Yoshihide Kuwae, Edegmar Nunes Costa, Ricardo Pereira da Silva, Alexandre Daher Albieri, Frederico Barra de Moraes
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Editorial to the Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry (SHC 2015)2016 / Bülent Yeşilata
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Creative and Inclusive Centrality for the Metropolitan City
Abstract The paper intends to conduct a debate on the role that the metropolitan city can take in terms of inclusion, creativity and competitiveness in areas such as that of Calabria, characterized by conurbations formed by a central core and a...
2016 / Erminia D’Alessandro -
Urban Safety Development Methods
Abstract Scientific and technical progress resulted in a rapid pace of development and transformation of many resources and inhabited areas which afterwards have an adverse impact on people themselves. The issue of the necessity for a sustainable...
2016 / O.A. Rastyapina, N.V. Korosteleva -
Genomics dataset of unidentified disclosed isolates
Abstract Analysis of DNA sequences is necessary for higher hierarchical classification of the organisms. It gives clues about the characteristics of organisms and their taxonomic position. This dataset is chosen to find complexities in the...
2016 / Bhagwan N. Rekadwad -
Combined InSAR and Geodetic Measurements for Displacement Analysis at the Metallic Roof of MEO Arena Building, Portugal
Abstract MEO Arena building is one of the largest indoor arenas of the European Union and the largest one in Portugal. Due to its large capacity and unique structural characteristics, being composed of an inner wooden structure covered by a metallic ...
2016 / Dora Roque, Maria João Henriques, Daniele Perissin, Ana Paula Falcão, Ana Maria Fonseca -
‘Lascolabacter vaginalis’ strain KHD1, a new bacterial species cultivated from human female genital tract
Abstract We present the major characteristics of ‘Lascolabacter vaginalis’ strain KHD1 (= CSUR P0109 = DSM 101752), a new member of the family Prevotellaceae that was cultivated from a vaginal sample of a 33-year-old woman with bacterial vaginosis. ...
2016 / K. Diop, O. Mediannikov, P.-E. Fournier, D. Raoult, F. Bretelle, et al. -
Sustainable Consensus? The NISTO Evaluation Framework to Appraise Sustainability and Stakeholder Preferences for Mobility Projects
Abstract While sustainability of transport projects is of increasing importance, the concept of sustainability can be understood in many different ways by the stakeholders that are involved in or affected by mobility projects. In this paper, we...
2016 / Imre Keseru, Jeroen Bulckaen, Cathy Macharis, Joost de Kruijf -
Monitoring Land Use/Land Cover Changes Around Damietta Promontory, Egypt, Using RS/GIS
Abstract Land use/land cover (LULC) change is considered one of the most important signals of regional environmental changes. In this study, supervised classification and post-classification change detection techniques were applied to Landsat images ...
2016 / Mohammed Esmail, ALI Masria, Abdelazim Negm -
Evaluation, signalling and willingness to pay for traceability. A cross-national comparison
Abstract This study aims to investigate the benefits associated with traceability and its relationship to quality. Market research has been conducted in Spain, Portugal, France, UK and Germany. The results show that the expected benefits for...
2016 / D. Calvo Dopico, R. Mendes, H.A. Silva, V. Verrez-Bagnis, R. Pérez-Martín, et al. -
Water Bodies as a Catalyst to Growth and Development- The Case of Kodungallur Town, Kerala
Abstract The evolution and growth of cities and towns are primarily dependent on three important factors- Its geographic location, physical environment and its socio-economic environment. The presence of water in various forms in its natural setting ...
2016 / C.A. Bindu, Abdul Razak Mohamed -
Analysis of Urban Agriculture Sustainability in Metropolitan Jakarta (Case Study: Urban Agriculture in Duri Kosambi)
Abstract The rapid process of urbanization and urban development in West Jakarta will surely cause various urban problems such as the insufficient provision of food. Urban agriculture in West Jakarta can be seen as one of the supply sources of food...
2016 / Darmawan Listya Cahya -
Use of freehand sketching: Documenting heritage buildings, Gamal Abdel Nasser Street (1830–1930), Alexandria, Egypt
Abstract Freehand sketching – as one of the methods to discover cities – plays main role to understand the image of the heritage city. It is considered as an important tool to analyze and document heritage buildings. The image produced by freehand...
2016 / Menna M. Imam, Ali F. Bakr, Yousry M. Anany -
Architectural Conservation in Brazilian Architecture and Urban Design Undergraduation Courses: The Teaching Disarticulations between Theory and Project Practice
Abstract In the last two decades, discussions and methods of architectural conservation design have become more and more available in Brazil. However, in spite of this aparent development, heritage preservation still faces a minor impact over the...
2016 / Pedro Murilo Gonçalves de Freitas, Regina Andrade Tirello