Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Identifying Preferable Product Variants Using Similarity Analysis
Abstract Analyzing the sales process of many companies in the field of mechanical engineering leads to the conclusion that companies try to satisfy customer requirements at any price instead of offering standard or slightly modified variants to the...
2014 / Günther Schuh, Michael Riesener, Stefan Rudolf -
Confocal imaging to reveal the microstructure of soybean processing materials
Abstract Sustainable production of food products for human consumption is required to reduce negative impacts on the environment and to consumer’s health. Soybeans are an excellent source of nutritive plant proteins; aqueous extraction yields part...
2014 / Katherine E. Preece, Ellen Drost, Nasim Hooshyar, Ardjan Krijgsman, Philip W. Cox, et al. -
Droughts in Asian Least Developed Countries: Vulnerability and sustainability
Abstract Droughts occur both in developed and developing countries with significant impacts and are exacerbating in frequency, severity and duration. Over exploitation of water resources, weather variability and climate change are mostly responsible ...
2014 / M. Alimullah Miyan -
Hyper production of cellulose degrading endo (1,4) β-d-glucanase from Bacillus licheniformis KIBGE-IB2
Abstract Cellulase hydrolyzes β (1,4) glycosidic linkages of cellulose polymer to soluble sugar. An extracellular enzyme production by Bacillus licheniformis KIBGE-IB2 (GenBank accession No. GU216259) was studied under various environmental...
2014 / Asad Karim, Muhammad Asif Nawaz, Afsheen Aman, Shah Ali Ul Qader -
Policy Model of Production and Price of Rice in Kalimantan Selatan
Abstract Kalimantan Selatan is one of the providers of rice in the region of Central Indonesia. Availability of rice needs to be managed properly in order to meet the needs of South Kalimantan and the surrounding area. Availability of rice means not ...
2015 / Alan Dwi Wibowo, Armand Omar Moeis, Candra B. Wiguna, T.A.C. Chaulan -
Potential of Multi-temporal InSAR Techniques for Bridges and Dams Monitoring
Abstract The aim of this paper is twofold. Firstly, to present a survey of the actual and most advanced methods for man-made structures monitoring, more specifically dams and bridges. Theoretical and technical aspects of these methodologies are...
2014 / Joaquim J. Sousa, Ivana Hlaváčová, Matúš Bakoň, Milan Lazecký, Glória Patrício, et al. -
Earth Observation and DSS Technical Support Tools for Operational Water Management: User's Feedback on MyWater Project
Abstract The aim of MyWater project (http://mywater-fp7.eu/) is to provide reliable information on water quantity, quality and usage for appropriate water management. This was achieved by joining three scientific research areas: earth observation...
2015 / S.J. van Andel, E. Stavrinos, R.E. van der Zwan, T.K. Alexandridis -
Graphical Visualization of Sustainable Manufacturing Aspects for Knowledge Transfer to Public Audience
Abstract Sustainability is characterized by complex interplay between economic, environmental and social aspects and a temporal dimension. The public perception is often mistakenly limited to single aspects due to deliberated influence by marketing...
2015 / Wei Min Wang, Lars Wolter, Kai Lindow, Rainer Stark -
Evaluation of Toxic and Trace Metals in Thai Fish by INAA
Abstract Fish and seafood may represent risks for human health since they are often contaminated by toxic elementts from aquatic environment, the magnitudes of which are magnified through the food chain. The purpose of this study was to analyze and...
2014 / Arporn Busamongkol, Wannee Srinuttrakul, Prartana Kewsuwan, Kunchit Judprasong -
A Study on Handling of Hazardous Chemicals in Engineering Industries
Abstract The possibility of danger in any circumference is known as Hazard. The hazardous chemicals are the substances used in various engineering industries for production, analysis, research and other usages. Any unexpected event producing injury...
2014 / P. Sivaprakash, L.M. Karthikeyan, Sebastian joseph -
Use of Replicated Latin Hypercube Sampling to Estimate Sampling Variance in Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis Results for the Geologic Disposal of Radioactive Waste
Abstract Sampling-based methods are commonly used to propagate uncertainty through models for complex systems (Helton and Davis (2003), Helton et al. (2006)). Replicated sampling involves repeating a sampling-based uncertainty propagation for...
2010 / Clifford W. Hansen, Jon C. Helton, Cedric J. Sallaberry -
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among Irish farm operators2012 / Aoife Osborne, Catherine Blake, David Meredith, Anne Kinsella, James Phelan, et al.
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Screening of Natural Antioxidants and Application In the Course of Perry Brewing
Abstract DPPH assay and FRAP assay (Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power) were used to determine the antioxidant activity of forty kinds of Chinese herbs. Among them, eight were found to possess strong antioxidant activity including Magnolia and Rhus...
2012 / Dawei Zhang, Wenbin Dong, Dan Zhang, Lei Jin, Dawei Zhang, et al. -
Water and Hydropower for Sustainable Development of Qattara Depression as a National Project in Egypt
Abstract This papers aims to study water and electricity for sustainable development around Qattara Depression in Egypt. This study suggests target level ranging from 170-165 (m) rather than 175 (m) upstream High Aswan Dam (HAD) and release the...
2012 / Mariam G. Salem -
Remote Sensing Technique for Predicting Harvest Time of Tomatoes
Abstract Fast determination of growing stages and harvest time of fruits and vegetables is necessary to implement robotic operation for horticulture automation. This study evaluates the feasibility of using visible-near-infrared (Vis-NIR)...
2011 / Haiqing Yang -
Pulsed Electric Field food treatment - scale up from lab to industrial scale
Abstract By pulsed electric field (PEF) application a permeabilization of plant, animal and microbial cells is achieved. The work has focused on identification of suitable processing and equipment parameters for a scale-up of PEF food processing as...
2012 / Stefan Toepfl -
A Methodology to Define the Level of Safety of Public Transport Bus Stops, Based on the Concept of Risk
Abstract SRM is the Public Transport (PT) Authority of Bologna, managing PT 37 Mkm/year service contract and taking also care of the safety of the whole bus stops network, consisting of 6.700 stops. Most of bus stops have been...
2012 / Marco Amadori, Tommaso Bonino -
Organic farmers use of wild food plants and fungi in a hilly area in Styria (Austria)2010 / Christoph Schunko, Christian R Vogl
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Sustainable Issues in Low Cost Housing Alteration Projects
Abstract House alteration has grown rapidly and the process involves human activities. Investigation through observations and interviews to residences, housing contractors and neighbours at three low cost housing schemes in Shah Alam, Malaysia...
2012 / Zarina Isnin, Rohaslinda Ramli, Ahmad Ezanee Hashim, Irwan M. Ali -
City Characteristics and Urban Goods Movements: A Way to Environmental Transportation System in a Sustainable City
Abstract The paper, within the field of city logistics sustainability, recalls the overview of measures to be implemented, in a “what if” framework, with strong references to the ex-post assessment of environmental impacts. It provides a tool for...
2012 / Francesco Russo, Antonio Comi