Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Green Roof: Its Awareness Among Professionals and Potential in Malaysian Market
Abstract This paper discusses the awareness of green roof technology among Malaysian professionals in built environment industry and its potential in the country's market. A total of 30 projects of local green roofs has also been identified and used ...
2013 / Syumi Rafida Abdul Rahman, Hamidah Ahmad, Muhamad Solehin Fitry Rosley -
Effect of Consumption of Livestock Products on Water Consumption in China based on Virtual Water Theory
Abstract Increasing consumption of residential livestock products leads to great demand for water, which becomes a serious problem in water-poor countries. From a perspective of the whole production chain of livestock, we analyzed the influence of...
2013 / Guiliang Tian -
The Satisfaction on General Affairs Service of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Industrial and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan
Abstract The objective of this research was to study the satisfaction of Electric Engineer Office Service, Industry and Rajamangala University of Technology Isan. The respondents were 400 1st year to 4th year students of Rajamangala University of...
2013 / Penpak Chauyraksa -
Taking planetary nutrient boundaries seriously: Can we feed the people?
Abstract Recent research suggests that anthropogenic nutrient flows may have transgressed the regulatory capacity of the earth. Agrifood systems account for most of the flows, and the food supply is limited more by reducing the excessive flows than...
2013 / Helena Kahiluoto, Miia Kuisma, Anna Kuokkanen, Mirja Mikkilä, Lassi Linnanen -
Climate risk management for the U.S. cellulosic biofuels supply chain
Abstract As U.S. energy policy turns to bioenergy, and second-generation biofuels in particular, to foster energy security and environmental benefits, consideration should be given to the implications of climate risk for the incipient bioenergy...
2014 / Matthew Langholtz, Erin Webb, Benjamin L. Preston, Anthony Turhollow, Norman Breuer, et al. -
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Firmness Prediction of the Apple Using Capacitance Measurement
Abstract Measurement of fruit firmness is tedious and complicated job. This is certainly true, for most fruits whose colour have no direct correlation with its level of firmness, maturity or ripeness. The firmness of fruit can be determined by human ...
2014 / A.A. Bhosale, K.K. Sundaram -
A new checklist for swimming pools evaluation: A pilot study
Abstract The swimming pool legislation is extremely various and uneven. This diversity is related to the different approaches of individual health authorities, attributable to the different social, economic and cultural conditions of each country. ...
2013 / G. Liguori, G. Capelli, E. Carraro, E. Di Rosa, L. Fabiani, et al. -
New ruralities in the context of global economic and environmental change – are small-scale farmers bound to disappear?2014 / T. Rauch
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CSM-CERES-Rice model to determine management strategies for lowland rice production2015 / Saythong Vilayvong, Poramate Banterng, Aran Patanothai, Krirk Pannangpetch
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Evaluation of a Parametric Approach for Estimating Potential Evapotranspiration Across Different Climates
Abstract Potential evapotranspiration (PET) is key input in water resources, agricultural and environmental modelling. For many decades, numerous approaches have been proposed for the consistent estimation of PET at several time scales of interest....
2015 / Aristoteles Tegos, Andreas Efstratiadis, Nikolaos Malamos, Nikolaos Mamassis, Demetris Koutsoyiannis -
A Framework for Traceability and Transparency in the Dairy Supply Chain Networks
Abstract Food processing industries are assuming greater importance and processed food is now not a matter of choice but it is a necessity. As a result there is greater awareness of safety concerns, emerging risks and challenges in the context of...
2015 / R.R. Pant, Gyan Prakash, Jamal A. Farooquie -
Societal impacts and vulnerability to floods in Bangladesh and Nepal
Abstract Bangladesh and Nepal lie between the Himalayas and low-lying coasts of the Bay of Bengal and are traversed by hundreds of rivers and tributaries. Historical data shows that, since 1970, the scale, intensity and duration of floods have...
2014 / Tanvir H. Dewan -
Data from proteomic analysis of the skin of Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)
Abstract The Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus), renowned as a living fossil, is the largest and longest-lived amphibian species in the world. Its skin is rich in collagens, and has developed mucous gland which could secrete a large...
2015 / Xiaofang Geng, Hong Wei, Haitao Shang, Minghui Zhou, Bing Chen, et al. -
Relations between Customer Engagement into Value Creation and Customer Loyalty
Abstract Under modern market conditions, customer engagement into value creation is acknowledged as a factor that makes it possible for companies to survive the competition. The aim of this article is to reveal the relations between customer...
2014 / Jurate Banyte, Aiste Dovaliene -
A tiered approach for mapping ecosystem services
Abstract Ecosystem services (ES) mapping make the benefits of nature spatially explicit. The different methods used for ES mapping limit the comparability of outcomes and call for a more consistent but flexible approach. We present a four step...
2014 / Adrienne Grêt-Regamey, Bettina Weibel, Felix Kienast, Sven-Erik Rabe, Grazia Zulian -
Values and Knowledge Education (VaKE) in Teacher Education: Benefits for Science Pre-service Teachers when Using Dilemma Stories
Abstract With the new Australian science curriculum, one considerable change is the emphasis on science as a human endeavour. For many pre-service teachers, science at school and university was presented as factual, value free and without exploring...
2015 / Stephen Keast, Karen Marangio -
An experimental investigation on the erosion resistance of concrete containing various PET particles percentages against sulfuric acid attack
Abstract PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) is one of the most common plastics for various productions. The rapid increase in the use of these products causes increment in solid waste problems. Eventually, management and prevention of solid waste...
2015 / H. Janfeshan Araghi, I.M. Nikbin, S. Rahimi Reskati, E. Rahmani, H. Allahyari -
An Econometric Analysis of the Regulation Power Market at the Nordic Power Exchange
Abstract Increasing shares of variable renewable energy (VRE) causes challenges related to power system balancing. The regulating power market is part of the Nordic electricity market and has as purpose to maintain the balance between total...
2014 / Iliana Ilieva, Torjus Folsland Bolkesjø -
Effect of Coagulation on Submerged Ultrafiltration Membrane
Abstract The possibility of minimizing the coagulation dosage in ultrafiltration (UF) drinking water treatment was assessed using a pilot-scale membrane operation in relation to membrane fouling. A 1,000 m3/d submerged UF system was used with a...
2014 / Youn-Jong Park, Young-Che Kim