Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Does storytelling add value to fine Bordeaux wines?
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand if the use of a vineyard's storytelling helps to better understand the position of each vintage in a niche and luxury market. Two main objectives structure this article:...
2013 / Pierre Mora, Florine Livat -
Water use efficiency of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) under different irrigation methods and potassium fertilizer rates
Abstract This study was conducted to determine the effect of different irrigation methods and potassium fertilizers on potato yield in the Abu–Graib–Baghdad, Iraq Region, during season 2011–2012. Potato was grown under furrow and drip irrigation...
2012 / Alaa S. Ati, Ammar Daham Iyada, Salah M. Najim -
Evaluation of green coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) pulp for use as milk, fat and emulsifier replacer in ice cream
Abstract The green coconut water (6-8 months) is widely consumed in Brazil, but the edible pulp and husk are discarded generating a large volume of waste. In our laboratory we have investigated the use of this pulp as an ingredient in chocolate ice...
2012 / Inês Aparecida Santana, Eliana Paula Ribeiro, Antonia Miwa Iguti -
Journal of Transportation and Traffic Theory2013 /
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Impact of Rhizobia Inoculation for Sustainable Soy Cultivation in Western Siberia
Abstract Driven by an increasing demand for food and fodder and changing climate conditions, the production of soy (Glycine max L.) in Western Siberia increases. Higher temperature sums and longer growing seasons allow new crop rotations with...
2015 / Insa Kühling, Dieter Trautz -
AAE volume 47 issue 1 Cover and Front matter2015 /
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War-related risks and the İstanbul bourse on the eve of the First World War
Abstract The lack of well-documented information in the historical literature on the relationship between war-related expectations and their effects on the bond market in the Ottoman Empire motivates this paper's three contributions. First, this...
2015 / Avni Önder Hanedar, Erdost Torun, Elmas Yaldız Hanedar -
The Issue of the Law-Enforcer's Capturing Happiness in His Private Life
Abstract A police job has a peculiarity. It is appealing to the policeman; but it may exert psychological hazards, especially detrimental to private life. Marriages may suffer, accordingly. Those professionals who are happy in their homes actually...
2015 / Sinan Caya -
Analysis of Environmental Carrying Capacity for the Development of Sustainable Settlement in Yogyakarta Urban Area
Abstract The growth of urbanization in Yogyakarta area has a significant impact on environmental degradation. One of the indications is the environmental carrying capacity and environmental settlement quality that tend to decrease. The research was...
2015 / B. Widodo, R. Lupyanto, B. Sulistiono, D.A. Harjito, J. Hamidin, et al. -
Quantitative Assessment of Appropriate Technology
Abstract Economist Dr. E.F. Schumacher posited the concept of “Intermediate Technology” in his 1973 book Small is Beautiful, catalyzing the explosion of the appropriate technology (AT) movement. But how does one gauge the “appropriateness” of a...
2014 / A. Michael Bauer, Aaron Brown -
Spray Classification for Selected Flat Fan Nozzles2012 / Zbigniew Czaczyk
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Exploring the utility of Bayesian Networks for modelling cultural ecosystem services: A canoeing case study
Abstract Modelling cultural ecosystem services is challenging as they often involve subjective and intangible concepts. As a consequence they have been neglected in ecosystem service studies, something that needs remedying if environmental decision...
2015 / Edward Shaw, Vikas Kumar, Eckart Lange, David N. Lerner -
First fatal case of CNS infection caused by Enterovirus A in Brazil
Abstract We describe what is to our knowledge the first fatal case of central nervous system Enterovirus infection in Brazil. Molecular and phylogenetic characterization revealed that Enterovirus A was the aetiologic agent of this case. ...
2015 / D.B. Oliveira, G. Machado, G.M.F. Almeida, P.C.P. Ferreira, C.A. Bonjardim, et al. -
Profit Inefficiency among Hybrid Rice Farmers in Central Vietnam
Abstract This paper aims to investigate the profit inefficiency among hybrid rice farmers in Central Vietnam using stochastic frontier analysis method with a stochastic translog normalized profit frontier function. The results showed that the...
2015 / Phuc Ho Trong, Orachos Napasintuwong -
New Strategies to Improve Governance in Territorial Management: Evolving from “Smart Cities” to “Smart Territories”
Abstract The economic, urban and social development of the territory that makes up the European Mediterranean area is based on many variables of very different fields. The infrastructure policy, urban growth of cities or sustainable use of land and...
2015 / Salvador Garcia-Ayllon, Jose Luis Miralles -
Taking the Bitter with the Sweet: Sugarcane's Return as a Driver of Tropical Deforestation2015 / Krystof Obidzinski, Koen Kusters, Sophia Gnych
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Performance evaluation of three different types of local evaporative cooling pads in greenhouses in Sudan
Abstract This study was conducted in Date Palm Technology Company Limited, Shambat, Khartoum State. To evaluate performance of three types of evaporative cooling pads for greenhouses (celdek pads, straw pads and sliced wood pads), as compared to the ...
2010 / Egbal Mohammed Ahmed, Osama Abaas, Mohammed Ahmed, Mohd Rodzi Ismail -
Enhanced Removal of Dissolved Iron and Manganese from Nonconventional Water Resources in Delta District, Egypt
Abstract The Nile Delta aquifer in Egypt is among the largest groundwater reservoirs in the world. This paper presents main sources causing Fe and Mn pollution to nonconventional drainage and groundwater resources and an applied method to reduce...
2012 / Mariam G. Salem, M’d Hamdy El-Awady, Ezzat Amin -
Development, implementation and outcome of standards to restrict fatty meat in the food supply and prevent NCDs: learning from an innovative trade/food policy in Ghana2014 / Anne Thow, Reginald Annan, Laudina Mensah, Syeda Chowdhury
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Solar Drying of Sliced Potatoes. An Experimental Investigation
Abstract The work presented in this paper was aimed to investigate an indirect solar dryer, locally designed and constructed, In order to adjust appropriate conditions for safe store of sliced potatoes. Throughout this study, by the mean of several...
2013 / Samira Chouicha, Abdelghani Boubekri, Djamel Mennouche, Mohamed Hafed Berrbeuh