Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Motywy zażywania i typologia użytkowników nowych substancji psychoaktywnych na podstawie badania sondażowego i analizy forów internetowych w ramach projektu I-TREND
Abstract Introduction The new psychoactive substance (NPS) scene attracts people with various needs and motives. NPS, so-called designer drugs, for many seem to be the answer to what contemporary reality brings. The aim of the...
2016 / Dorota Wiszejko-Wierzbicka, Michał Kidawa, Marta Jabłońska -
mVAM: A New Contribution to the Information Ecology of Humanitarian Work
Abstract This paper reviews the World Food Program's experience using mobile cellular technology to monitor food insecurity in humanitarian settings. The paper illustrates how the Mobile Vulnerability Assessment and Monitoring program (mVAM)...
2016 / Nancy Mock, Gaurav Singhal, William Olander, Jean-Baptiste Pasquier, Nathan Morrow -
The Use of Bridle Line on Operation of Bottom Gill Nets in Manado Bay Waters, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Abstract This study was intended to figure out the influence of bridle line application on bottom gill net fishing operations. Bridle line length 1 m in order to prevent the lead line and lower net line to directly touch the bottom waters, and to...
2016 / Isrojaty Johanes Paransa, Silvester Benny Pratasik -
The effects of cutting interval on agro-qualitative traits of different millet (Pennisetum americanum L.) cultivars
Abstract A field experiment was conducted to study the forage yield and qualitative traits of different varieties of millet with different days of harvest during the summer, 2014 at Agronomic Research Area, University of Agriculture Faisalabad....
2016 / Mehmood Ali Noor, Sajid Fiaz, Ali Nawaz, Muhammad Mohsin Nawaz -
The Relevance of Studying Soil Biocorrosive Activity in Establishing an Integrated Action Criterion Combined Effect of Corrosion Factors
Abstract Biocorrosion activity of soils was defined in an oil pipeline laying zone of Krasnodar region. Complex criterion of various corrosion factors total effect was studied by physical, chemical and microbiological indexes complex determining....
2016 / M.G. Chesnokova, V.V. Shalaj, A.S. Kriega -
Cultivation-time Recommender System Based on Climatic Conditions for Newly Reclaimed Lands in Egypt
Abstract This research proposes cultivation-time recommender system for predicting the best sowing dates for winter cereal crops in the newly reclaimed lands in Farafra Oasis, The Egyptian Western Desert. The main goal of the proposed system is to...
2016 / Nashwa El-Bendary, Esraa Elhariri, Maryam Hazman, Samir Mahmoud Saleh, Aboul Ella Hassanien -
Remotely Designed Appropriate Technology for Emergency Disaster Response in Nepal
Abstract This paper reports on the application of a remotely designed appropriate technology (AT) to emergency needs in a natural disaster. Significantly, the present strategy was compared and contrasted with that of a traditional sustainable...
2016 / Aaron Brown, A. Michael Bauer -
Evaluation Method for Heating Energy Consumption of Rural Buildings in Cold Zone
Abstract Evaluation of heating energy consumption plays an important part for promoting rural building energy efficiency. Key Evaluation factors were selected and grouped from diversified factors that can affect heating energy consumption of rural...
2016 / Haiyan Wan Wang, Yanling Wan Wang, Fang Wang -
Development of an Integrated Set of Indicators to Measure the Quality of the Whole Traveller Experience
Abstract The EU project METPEX is developing a measurement tool for the perceived quality of the whole journey experience. Special emphasis is given on the contribution to the overall quality perception from different phases of such experience, from ...
2016 / Marco Diana, Miriam Pirra, Alberto Castro, André Duarte, Victor Brangeon, et al. -
Concept of an Effective Sentinel-1 Satellite SAR Interferometry System
Abstract This brief study introduces a partially working concept being developed at IT4Innovations supercomputer (HPC) facility. This concept consists of several modules that form a whole body of an efficient system for observation of terrain or...
2016 / Milan Lazecky, Fatma Canaslan Comut, Matus Bakon, Yuxiao Qin, Daniele Perissin, et al. -
Road Runoff Management Using Improved Infiltration Ponds
Abstract The paper presents research focused on the development of the improved infiltration pond that: a) reduce runoff volume, b) keep the required quality of soaking water, c) reduce maintenance needs. The paper presents the construction and...
2016 / Maciej Mrowiec -
“Blown pack” Probabilistic Modeling for C. Algidicarnis and C. Estertheticum under the Effects of Storage Temperature, Vacuum Level and Package Shrink Temperature
Abstract A model for ‘blown pack’ probability (BPP) caused by spores of C.estertheticum DSM8809 and C.algidicarnis, was developed as a function of vacuum packaging variables: storage temperature(ST:-2, 2, 4 and 15°C), vacuum level(VL:6 and 9mBar)...
2016 / A.R. Silva, J. Carvalho, P.R. Massaguer -
Potentials of Factory Standards in Production Ramp-Ups
Abstract With increasing innovational dynamics and shorter product and technology lifecycles, companies are facing a huge number of production ramp-ups in shorter times at a higher complexity. To cope with these challenges, methods and tools are...
2016 / Peter Burggräf, Matthias Dannapfel, Hanno Voet -
Sustainable Strategies of Urban Planning
Abstract Ecosystem degradation and environmental urban development create a new trend in the context of global ecological crisis. This trend involves the need to shift urban facilities to sustainable development, which in turn is linked to the...
2016 / A. Leyzerova, E. Sharovarova, V. Alekhin -
The Most Utilized Rotation and Translation Movement While in Ball-Possession among Futsal Players
Abstract The objective of this study was to identify the most utilized rotation and traction related movements among international futsal players when they are in a ball possession situation. A total of 4 matches from The AFF Futsal Championship...
2016 / Shariman Ismadi Ismail, Norasrudin Sulaiman, Rahmat Adnan -
Assessing paddy farming sustainability in the Northern Terengganu Integrated Agricultural Development Area (IADA KETARA): A structural equation modelling approach
Abstract Production instability and uneconomic sizes of planted areas are amongst the main issues and concerns for sustainability in Malaysian paddy farming. However, a sustainable development approach in the agricultural sector is not solely...
2016 / Muhammad Yasar, Chamhuri Siwar, R.B. Radin Firdaus -
Entertainment marketing, experiential consumption and consumer behavior: the determinant of choice of wine in the store
Abstract The aim of this study is to discover the wine store variables that arouse the desire to purchase in the consumer. Wine is a complex product: its features are better able to be perceived and valued in a suitable sales environment. The store...
2016 / Marco Platania, Silvia Platania, Giuseppe Santisi -
Impact of Technological Advancement on Adoption and Use of Residential Heat Pumps
Abstract Heat pump performance is always improving. Lower minimum operating temperatures and better performance curves are increasing both the number of hours of useful service and effectiveness while in use. We estimate the rate of technological...
2016 / Alex Szekeres, Jack Jeswiet -
Estudio in vitro de permeabilidad, porosidad y crecimiento celular en membranas electrohiladas para prótesis vasculares
Resumen Introducción y objetivos En la actualidad la posibilidad de fabricación de implantes vasculares mediante la técnica de electrospinning ha ganado interés para vasos sanguíneos de diámetros pequeños. El potencial en...
2016 / Raúl A. Valencia, Yuliet Montoya, Simón Sánchez, Isabel C. Ortiz, Lina M. Hoyos, et al. -
Wood Energy Plants and Biomass Supply Chain in Southern Italy
Abstract In the last ten years in Italy several companies of the bio energy industry, attracted by Government subsidies planned to build dedicated power that use biomass as their main fuel. The biomass for energy purposes, coming from farms,...
2016 / Russo Diego, Macrì Giorgio, Luzzi Giuseppe, De Rossi Alessandro