Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Sequestration and Air Temperature Amelioration Provided by Urban Parks in Rome
Abstract Urban landscapes are rapidly expanding globally and transforming the structure and function of urban areas, thereby influencing the quality of life. Cities account for more than 70% of the energy related to global greenhouse gases, which is ...
2016 / Loretta Gratani, Rosangela Catoni, Giacomo Puglielli, Laura Varone, Maria Fiore Crescente, et al. -
Analysis of Micro-Morphology, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Diffusivity and Specific Heat Capacity of Coconut Fibre Reinforced Foamed Concrete2014 / M.A. Othuman Mydin, N.A. Rozlan, N. Md. Sani, S. Ganesan
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Comparison of Pre and Post Development Low Flow Conditions for Drina River
Abstract Extreme hydrological events are significant for river basin management and very important input for future development. However, comparison between pre and post development conditions is often neglected in extreme events assessment....
2016 / Branislava B. Matić, Zoran Simić -
Reduction of potassium content of green bean pods and chard by culinary processing. Tools for chronic kidney disease
Abstract Introduction In order to prevent a possible hyperkalemia, chronic renal patients, especially in advanced stages, must follow a low potassium diet. So dietary guidelines for chronic kidney disease recommend limiting the...
2016 / Montserrat Martínez-Pineda, Cristina Yagüe-Ruiz, Alberto Caverni-Muñoz, Antonio Vercet-Tormo -
Physiological and Nutritional Studies on Improving Growth of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Fingerlings Using Alpinia Meal (Alpinia Galanga) as a Feed Additive
Abstract A total of 40 fish with average initial body weight 6.48±0.15 g and, were randomly stocked into eight glass aquaria. To illustrate the effect of four different levels (0.00; 0.50; 1.00 and 2.00%) of Alpinia meal as a feed additive on the...
2016 / M.A. Zaki, Mostafa A.R. Ibrahim, M.M. Khalafalla, Dorina Mocuta, Adrian Turek Rahoveanu, et al. -
Total Factor Productivity Approach in Competitiveness Determination of the Enterprises from the Horticultural Sector of the Republic of Moldova
Abstract The competitiveness of enterprises has a special place in the studies of the scientists from all over the world, being a very popular concept and measured by various indicators. In the modern scientific literature exists more than 100...
2016 / Artur Golban -
Methodology for Landslide Damage Assessment
Abstract This article focuses on an original methodology for landslide damage assessment of either masonry or reinforced concrete ordinary buildings at the urban scale. In the first step of the methodology, an analysis of the crack patterns is...
2016 / Fabrizio Palmisano, Claudia Vitone, Federica Cotecchia -
Et(h)nic Architecture in Mediterranean Area
Abstract The study of traditional built environment and the correct use of natural resources, nowadays, represent some of the multiple opportunities to product compatible structures with the environment, aimed to cope with high-energy demanding...
2016 / Fabio G.S. Giucastro, Dario Giordano -
Form Finding of PV Roof Top Using Parametric Study
Abstract It is acknowledged that roof top made of PV cell could improve the surrounding environment when it is compared to conventional roof top that made of concrete. PV cell can converts solar radiation into electricity and as the consequence the...
2016 / Religiana Hendarti, Firza Utama Sjarifudin -
‘Congobacterium massiliense’ gen. nov. sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from the gut of a pygmy (Baka) woman
Abstract We report the main characteristics of a new genus, ‘Congobacterium,’ and a new species, ‘Congobacterium massiliense,’ strain Marseille-P3295 (CSUR P3295), a new member in the order Coribacteriacea, which was isolated from a stool sample of...
2016 / M. Bilen, F. Cadoret, Z. Daoud, P.E. Fournier, D. Raoult -
Learning for Parallel Virtual Urban Workshop: An Innovate Method for Teaching Planning
Abstract Since 2012 a Parallel Virtual Urban Workshop (PVW) has been developed at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (School of Architecture of Madrid, UPM). It was created by a group of professors in the framework of the Postgraduate...
2016 / Ester Higueras, Isabel González, Francisco Lamiqiuiz -
Moulding Sand Recycling and Reuse in Small Foundries
Abstract A number of small foundries do not reuse their sand while some reuse it. In this paper we explore how the EffSAfound a German project in collaboration with the Metal Casting Technology Station (MCTS) at the University of Johannesburg reused ...
2016 / Meera K. Joseph, Farai Banganayi, D. Oyombo -
Urbanization and the Use of Climate Knowledge in Erzurum, Turkey
Abstract The main objective of this paper is to explore specific gaps between practices of urban planning and climate knowledge in Turkey. In this context, the city of Erzurum as one of the coldest climate cities in Turkey is used as paradigmatic...
2016 / Dogan Dursun, Merve Yavas -
Sustainable Interventions for the Preservation of Earthen Heritage
Abstract Earth is one of the most common material used for the construction of historical villages, whose conservation ensures the transmission of a technological culture that represents the landscape, as well as historical and architectural values. ...
2016 / Manuela Mattone -
Development of an Intelligent Model to Estimate the Probability of having Metabolic Syndrome
Abstract Logistic regression has now become an essential part of medical data analysis that uses a binary-response model. The model is frequently used by epidemiologists as a model for the probability (interpreted as the risk) that an individual...
2016 / Nuriye Sancar, Mehtap Tinazli -
Data taken from the review article “Radiation and circulatory disease” and used in the associated meta-analysis
Abstract This WinZip archive ‘Combined R, EpiWin & datafiles (rev 2016-9-29).zip’ contains the basic data used in the meta-analysis of doi 10.1016/j.mrrev.2016.07.008 (M.P. Little, 2016) [1], complete with R (R Project version 3.2.2, 2015) [2]...
2016 / Mark P. Little -
Proximate Composition, Mineral Content and Fatty Acids Analyses of Aromatic and Non-Aromatic Indian Rice
Abstract Awareness on nutritive value and health benefits of rice is of vital importance in order to increase the consumption of rice in daily diet of the human beings. In this study, a total of six aromatic and two non-aromatic rice accessions...
2017 / Deepak Kumar Verma, Prem Prakash Srivastav -
Environmental Rehabilitation of Mining Dumps
Abstract Mining exploitations, especially the surface ones, severely degrade the environment by removing large areas from agricultural and forestry use, micromorphological changes, hydrogeological and hydrographic changes, air, water and soil...
2016 / Mihail Dumıtru, Delia Cărăbış, Lavinia Pârvan, Carmen Sârbu -
Gamma-radiation effect on the parameters of the population recovery of plants
Abstract Investigation of the effects of different physic-chemical factors on the ecosystems is one of the important scientific tasks. From this perspective, it is to be mentioned an effect of such a strong damaging factor as ionizing radiation....
2016 / N.I. Ivanishvili, M.E. Gogebashvili, N.Z. Gvritishvili -
Modelling the Growth of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia Coli O157 on Lettuce
Abstract This study aimed to model the growth of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157 on lettuce at different temperatures. Microorganisms were inoculated separately on lettuce and stored at 5, 10, 25, and 37°C. Growth curves were built by fitting...
2016 / Olivier Veys, Susana de Oliveira Elias, Imca Sampers, Eduardo César Tondo