Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Challenges to Risk Management of Underground Transmission Hazardous Material Pipelines in China
Abstract Rapid urbanization in China has potentially caused increasing risks to underground transmission hazardous material (hazmat) pipelines, significantly impacting on public safety. Challenges to risk management of underground transmission...
2015 / Z.H. Zhou, G.H. Chen -
Analysis and Design Rehabilitation Foundation of Timber Houses in Scandinavian Climate Condition
Abstract The article describes the analysis and remediation design of the rudiments walls of Wooden construction in the “two by four” system in Central Europe, in particular the Scandinavian climate. This article is focused on the real problems,...
2017 / Radim Kucera, Markku Hienonen, Karel Suhajda, Kimmo Illikainen -
Sustainable recommendation domains for scaling agricultural technologies in Tanzania
Abstract Low adoption of sustainable intensification technologies hinders achievement of their potential impacts on increasing agricultural productivity. Proper targeting of locations to scale-out particular technologies is a key determinant of the...
2017 / Francis K. Muthoni, Zhe Guo, Mateete Bekunda, Haroon Sseguya, Fred Kizito, et al. -
Past and present biophysical redundancy of countries as a buffer to changes in food supply2016 / Marianela Fader, Maria Cristina Rulli, Joel Carr, Jampel Dell’Angelo, Paolo D’Odorico, et al.
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Multi-scale governance in agriculture systems: Interplay between national and local institutions around the production dimension of food security in Mali
Abstract Enforcement of rules and laws designed at the national level is still one of the dominant institutional mechanisms for effective multiscale governance in most countries. At times, such blanket regulations are not only unable to meet...
2017 / Amadou Sidibé, Edmond Totin, Mary Thompson-Hall, Oumar T. Traoré, Pierre C. Sibiry Traoré, et al. -
Water Management, Purification and Testing Techniques in Indo-Pak Landscapes in the Early Modern Period2017 / Suryyia Manzoor, Taniya Iqbal
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The impact of the logistics management in customer satisfaction2017 / Amine Ghoumrassi, Gabriela Țigu
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Land Consolidations as an Effective Instrument in Soil Conservation2015 / Václav Kadlec, Daniel Žížala, Ivan Novotný, Darina Heřmanovská, Jiří Kapička, et al.
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Characterization of garlic endophytes isolated from the black garlic processing2017 / Zhichang Qiu, Xiaoming Lu, Ningyang Li, Mingjie Zhang, Xuguang Qiao
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Changes in the area of permanent grassland and its implications for the provision of bioenergy: Slovakia as a case study2017 / M. Kizeková, A. Hopkins, R. Kanianska, J. Makovníková, Š. Pollák, et al.
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Why do NRM regional planning processes and tools have limited effect? Presenting the perspective of the end user
Abstract Natural resource managers are required to prepare a plan for managing the natural resources in their regions. Environmental decision support systems (EDSS) have been developed to assist managers and stakeholders make decisions about complex ...
2017 / Dana Reiter, Wayne Meyer, Lael Parrott -
Role of Tsukamurella species in human infections: the first literature review
Abstract Tsukamurella is an aerobic, Gram-positive and nonmotile bacterium. It was first isolated in 1941 from the mycetoma and ovaries of the bedbug. The primary strains were named Corynebacterium paurometabolum and Gordona...
2017 / Sahel Safaei, Mehdi Fatahi-Bafghi, Omid Pouresmaeil -
An Integrative Perspective on Community Vulnerability to Flooding in Cities of Developing Countries
Abstract Flooding is a serious concern in cities of developing countries of its damage scale on inhabitants and built infrastructures. Climate change and extremes increase flood hazards enhancing the vulnerability of communities particularly those...
2017 / Ismawaty Nur, Krishna K. Shrestha -
What is “ zheng ” in traditional Chinese medicine?
Abstract Zheng is a distinct diagnostic concept in TCM. In order to understand this concept well, in this article, the definition and features of zheng, zheng identification in contrast to Western diagnostic process, and...
2017 / Tianfang Wang, Jian Dong -
The Tale of Two Villages: The Invisible Linkage
Abstract This paper presents our participant observation in two urbanized villages in the northern suburb of Beijing. One is Dongxiaokou (DXK), a concentrated garbage sorting/trading center, which expanded unexpectedly in the 2000s and crashed...
2017 / Xin Tong -
Preparation of contemporary dishes and a functional drink using Japan's heirloom vegetable, Katsura-uri
Abstract Background The fruit of Katsura-uri, traditionally used in the preparation of pickles in Japan, is facing an extinction crisis. In addition to the traditional dishes prepared from Katsura-uri, alternative dishes using the...
2017 / Azusa Sasaki, Yasushi Nakamura, Yukiko Kobayashi, Wataru Aoi, Takako Nakamura, et al. -
Protecting the Biodiversity in the Fast Urbanization Age – An Ecotourism Zone in Hainan, China
Abstract In China's rush to urbanize, development practices are often forceful on local people. Displacing development of the Chinese countryside to make way for expensive housing and large hotels is a regularity. This paper looks at the Yanoda...
2017 / Yanhong Tang, Yuezhong Chen -
Genetic variability of myostatin and prolactin genes in popular goat breeds in Egypt
Abstract The genetic polymorphisms of two functional genes named: myostatin (MSTN) and prolactin (PRL) were investigated in three goat breeds (Barki, Damascus and Zaraibi) using Sanger nucleotide sequence and restriction fragment length polymorphism ...
2017 / Sekena H. Abdel-Aziem, K.F. Mahrous, M.A.M. Abd El-Hafez, M. Abdel Mordy -
Innovative and beneficial informal sweetpotato seed private enterprise in northern Uganda2017 / Paul Rachkara, David Paul Phillips, Stephen Wamala Kalule, Richard William Gibson
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Awareness and adoption of land, soil and water conservation practices in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa
Abstract The promotion of land, soil and water conservation measures has been a widespread development in sub-Saharan Africa in a bid to tackle degradation and improve productivity. As a result, several governments have launched various campaigns on ...
2017 / Nelson Mango, Clifton Makate, Lulseged Tamene, Powell Mponela, Gift Ndengu