Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Oil and food prices in Malaysia: a nonlinear ARDL analysis2015 / Mansor H Ibrahim
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Evaluation of In Situ Rainwater Harvesting as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change for Maize Production in Rainfed Africa2015 / S. Lebel, L. Fleskens, P. M. Forster, L. S. Jackson, S. Lorenz
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Evaluation of the Effects of Irrigation and Drainage Practices on the Landscape of Lake Pamvotis, Ioannina: Implications for Landscape Management in the Context of Sustainability
Abstract In order to achieve the maintenance of the so called natural heritage and sustainable development, it is necessary to apply landscape management for the conservation of natural sources. Although water is a renewable source, it is not...
2015 / Ekaterini P. Chiotelli -
A Case Study: Documentation Method with Close Range Photogrammetry of Muqarnas Which is to be an Ornamentation Type Specific to the Islamic Architecture
Abstract The preservation of historical and cultural heritage for future generations have has become one of the most important issue in terms of for human history. Muqarnas is one of the most important, detailed elements that Islamic art contributed ...
2015 / Hakan Karabörk, Lütfiye Karasaka, Esra Yaldız -
Biogas Production from Co-digestion of Pennisetum Pururem cv. Pakchong 1 Grass and Layer Chicken Manure Using Completely Stirred Tank
Abstract In this research, the production of biogas from co-digestion of Pennisetum purpureum cv. Pakchong1 grass and layer chicken manure using completely stirred tank was investigated. The experiment was defined to examine effect of the change in...
2014 / W. Wilawan, P. Pholchan, P. Aggarangsi -
2nd Generation Ethanol by Zygomycetes Fungi at Elevated Temperature
Abstract Seven zygomycetes tempe isolates were screened for ethanol production at 40oC, 45oC, 50oC. All the isolates were able to produce ethanol at 40oC with the yields of 0.39-0.47g/g on glucose and three isolates were able to produce ethanol at...
2014 / Ria Millati, Garnetta Mustikaningrum, Akhir Yuliana, Muhammad Nur Cahyanto, Claes Niklasson, et al. -
Sea Level Rise Flood Zones: Mitigating Floods in Surabaya Coastal Area
Abstract Sea level rise (SLR) brings with it a negative impact towards Surabaya's coastal area as this particular part of the city is situated only 0-3 meters above sea level. The amount of damage due to the floods indicates the city's level of...
2014 / Annisaa Hamidah Imaduddina, W. Widiyanto Hari Subagyo -
Eco-friendly management of enteroviruses in wastewater
Abstract The wastewater treatment facility in El-Manzala (sedimentation basins followed by vegetated cells) was investigated to evaluate its performance as a low cost treatment facility in managing viral pollution. Sedimentation basins are...
2013 / Abeer M. Hegazy, Azza H. El-Salakawy, Mohamed M. Shaban, Mohamed M. Yehia, Mohamed S. AbuSalama -
The first case of bacteraemia due to non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae in a type 2 diabetes mellitus patient in mainland China
Summary Bacteraemia due to non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae is rarely documented in mainland China. We report such a case in a 70-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The clinical features, phenotypic analyses, and presence of a panel of...
2014 / Binghuai Lu, Haijian Zhou, Dong Li, Fengjuan Li, Fengxia Zhu, et al. -
A letter by the Regional Editor for Oceania: China and wine: Its impact on the global wine trade
Abstract China׳s growing wine consumption is having a major effect on the global trade in wine. Growing awareness and consumption of grape-based wine in China has moved from a small number of very wealthy and often older buyers to an increasing...
2014 / Larry Lockshin -
Understanding the underlying mechanisms of recent Jatropha curcas L. adoption by smallholders in Kenya: A rural livelihood assessment in Bondo, Kibwezi, and Kwale districts
Abstract Between 2004 and 2007, NGOs, community based organisations and private investors promoted jatropha in Kenya with the aim of generating additional income and producing biofuel for rural development. By 2008 it became gradually evident that...
2013 / Violet Mogaka, Albrecht Ehrensperger, Miyuki Iiyama, Martin Birtel, Eva Heim, et al. -
Developing Probabilistic Design Fires for Performance-based Fire Safety Engineering
Abstract Research is ongoing in New Zealand to develop a new risk-informed fire safety design tool called B-RISK that is a combination of deterministic and probabilistic calculation functionality. The purpose of the tool is so that users can examine ...
2013 / Greg Baker, Colleen Wade, Michael Spearpoint, Charley Fleischmann -
Use of quince seed mucilage edible films containing natural preservatives to enhance physico-chemical quality of rainbow trout fillets during cold storage
Abstract In this study quality changes of rainbow trout fillet wrapped with quince seed mucilage QSM film incorporated with 0–2% (V/V) thyme or oregano essential oil, as natural preservatives, during storage of 18d at 4°C were investigated. The...
2014 / Mohammad Jouki, Seyed Ali Mortazavi, Farideh Tabatabaei Yazdi, Arash Koocheki, Naimeh Khazaei -
The Investigation of Cohesive Ties in English Book 3 of Iranian High School
Abstract This study investigated the reasons for misunderstanding of the texts available in English book 3 of Iranian high school. In order for a text to maintain its go – togetherness, it should be both cohesive and coherent. That is, it should...
2014 / Mohammad Reza Oroji, Azam Ghane -
Development of Speaking Plant Approach Technique for Intelligent Greenhouse
Abstract The Research Center for High-technology Greenhouse Plant Production of Ehime University provides a seamless technology development to establish INTELLIGENT GREENHOUSE SYSTEMS (IGS). The core concept as the basis of IGS is ‘Speaking plant...
2015 / Hiroshige Nishina -
The Need to Assess Water as a Risk Factor: Swiss Re Publications on Water2006 / Thomas Streiff
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The development of marine biotechnology in Oman: Potential for capacity building through open innovation
Abstract This study examines the current state of the art in the emerging and strategically important marine biotechnology sector in Oman, which has a long coastline, rich marine heritage and strong fishing industry. In a knowledge-based economy,...
2015 / Kawther I.A. Al-Belushi, Selina M. Stead, J. Grant Burgess -
Towards Sustainable Development by Creation of Green Social Entrepreneur's Communities
Abstract Entrepreneurship is a part of economy which is demanded in modern open economies. Structural changes in the society are needed for creation of entrepreneurship. The current situation shows a clash between the economic and the ecological...
2015 / Ali Zahedi, Ralf Otterpohl -
Energy performances of intensive and extensive short rotation cropping systems for woody biomass production in the EU
Abstract One of the strategies to ensure energy security and to mitigate climate change in the European Union (EU) is the establishment and the use of short rotation woody crops (SRWCs) for the production of renewable energy. SRWCs are cultivated in ...
2014 / S. Njakou Djomo, A. Ac, T. Zenone, T. De Groote, S. Bergante, et al. -
Formulation, evaluation and comparison of the herbal shampoo with the commercial shampoos
Abstract The study aimed to formulate a pure herbal shampoo and to evaluate and compare its physicochemical properties with the marketed synthetic and herbal shampoos. The herbal shampoo was formulated by adding the extracts of Acacia concinna,...
2014 / Khaloud Al Badi, Shah A. Khan