Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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SafaPani: A Household Electrocoagulation Arsenic Water Filter for Nepal and other Developing Countries
Abstract Arsenic contamination of drinking water is a major problem for many people worldwide, especially the inhabitants of Bangladesh and Nepal. Through Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering (DHE) at Dartmouth College, we are working to create a...
2014 / Aditya Mahara, Jeremy Baskin, Victoria Tersigni, Scott Gladstone, Julie Ann Haldeman -
Study on the Development of Rural Urbanization in Beijing
Abstract With the comprehensive development of society and economy in China, rural urbanization is the inevitable trend of rural development. But eco-environmental problems gradually became more and more outstanding during the process of rural...
2012 / Ying Li, Tingting Guo, Jing Zhou -
Alkaline Pretreatment on Sugarcane Bagasse for Bioethanol Production
Abstract Sugarcane bagasse is a lignocellulosic waste from sugar mills and agricultural processing. The aim of this research was evaluation of alkaline pretreatment on the chemical composition and structure of sugarcane bagasse. Pretreatment was...
2014 / Roni Maryana, Dian Ma’rifatun, A.I. Wheni, K.W. Satriyo, W. Angga Rizal -
Food security and food self-sufficiency in China: from past to 20502014 / Bishwajit Ghose
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Screening Six Varieties of Rice (Oryzasativa) for Salinity Tolerance
Abstract Salinity is a constraint to the sustainable agricultural production. Increasing salinity is found to inhibit growth, height, and total of leaf area ofrice from vegetative to generative stages. Electrophysiologically, increasing salinity and ...
2015 / Yuda Cahyoargo Hariadi, Arry Y. Nurhayati, Sigit Soeparjono, Idam Arif -
Preface2014 / Mannava V.K. Sivakumar, Robert Stefanski, Mohamed Bazza, Sergio A. Zelaya
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Definitions of Critical Nomenclature in Environmental Discussion
Abstract One need not look further than the use of the word sustainable to realise that meaning is critical to our shared understanding of the most pertinent discussions concerning the environment. But the need for clear definitions extends to words ...
2014 / J. Jeswiet, A. Szekeres -
AGRHYMET: A drought monitoring and capacity building center in the West Africa Region
Abstract The AGRHYMET Regional Center, a specialized institution of the Permanent Interstates Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS), was created in 1974 at the aftermaths of the severe droughts that affected this region in the early...
2014 / Seydou B. Traore, Abdou Ali, Seydou H. Tinni, Mamadou Samake, Issa Garba, et al. -
Wine consumption and intestinal redox homeostasis
Abstract Regular consumption of moderate doses of wine is an integral part of the Mediterranean diet, which has long been considered to provide remarkable health benefits. Wine׳s beneficial effect has been attributed principally to its non-alcoholic ...
2014 / Fiorella Biasi, Monica Deiana, Tina Guina, Paola Gamba, Gabriella Leonarduzzi, et al. -
Walking for Sustainable Living
Abstract There is an obvious but less stated link between walkability and sustainability. This study aims to highlight this link. Walkable communities help to cut greenhouse gas and other emissions by requiring less driving, improve residents’...
2013 / Ebru Cubukcu -
Effect Some Medicinal Plants Diets on Mono Sex Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), Growth Performance, Feed Utilization and Physiological Parameters
Abstract Thirteen experimental diets containing 30% crude protein and 438.09 Kcal gross energy/100g were formulated to contain six different medical plants fenugreek meal (FM),Trigonella foenum-graecum; fenugreek sprouts meal (FSM); eucalyptus fresh ...
2012 / M.A. Zaki, E.M. Labib, A.M. Nour, H.D. Tonsy, S.H. Mahmoud -
Drought management plans and water availability in agriculture: A risk assessment model for a Southern European basin
Abstract The Drought Management Plans (DMPs) are regulatory instruments that establish priorities among the different water uses and define more stringent constraints to access to publicly provided water during droughts, especially for non-priority...
2014 / Carlos Dionisio Pérez-Blanco, Carlos Mario Gómez -
Sonority, Frequency and Markedness in Errors of Aphasic Patients2013 / C. Romani, C. Galluzzi, J. Goslin, I. Bureca, A. Olson
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Serotonin and hypothalamic control of hunger: a review
Abstract This paper reviews the involvement of the serotonergic system in controlling food intake and satiety. It is of great interest to understand this system relevance in physiologic control of energy balance and obesity. Over 35-year research...
2013 / Fernanda de Matos Feijó, Marcello Casaccia Bertoluci, Cíntia Reis -
Central Asian Knot of World Politics
Abstract This paper analyzes the problems associated with determining the location of post-Soviet states of Central Asia in the modern world politics. The following issues are of central attention: characteristics of the Central Asian Region (CAR),...
2013 / Kanat Kaldybekovich Bazarbayev, Zulpiharova Elmira -
Enhancement of Learning Achievement of Organic Chemistry Using Inquiry-based Semi-small Scale Experiments (SSSEs)
Abstract This study aimed to investigate students’ learning achievement and retention of organic chemistry by using seven inquiry-based Semi-Small Scale Experiments (SSSEs) of 21hours duration. These experiments included: 1) functional groups, 2)...
2014 / Saksri Supasorn, Laorthip Kamsai, Vinich Promarak -
Tourism Pressure in Protected Areas; Butterflies Valley Case
Abstract Tourism sector has been one of the leading sectors growing and developing most all around the world. However, it has been an incontrovertible fact that this development leads to many negative effects in terms of the natural environment,...
2014 / Zeynep R. Bozhüyük Ardahanlıoğlu, Esra Özhancı -
Las micorrizas arbusculares y Rhizobium: una simbiosis dual de interés2013 / Federico N. Spagnoletti, Agustina Fernandez di Pardo, Natalia E. Tobar Gómez, Viviana M. Chiocchio
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Cyclic Versus Reactive Planning for Inventory Routing
Abstract For the Inventory Routing Problem (IRP), two research streams are found in the literature. One stream assumes stochastic demands at the customers and adopts a reactive, dynamic approach in which new routes are designed every day to...
2014 / Birger Raa -
Drought Index Computation Using Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) Method For Surat District, Gujarat
Abstract By definition drought is a long period of unusually low rainfall, especially one that badly affects growing or living conditions. Rainfall is to be believed as a normal, wet and dry condition of the climate. It is one of the most important...
2015 / Ravi Shah, Nitin Bharadiya, Vivek Manekar