Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Analysing Splash in Competitive Diving
Abstract Splash size is an important factor in competitive diving and is considered to have a large effect in final judged scores. The aim of this research was to develop a system to determine the splash size during different stages of the dive...
2014 / Heather Driscoll, Samuel Gaviria, Simon Goodwill -
Forensic Approach to Improving Science Teaching in High School
Abstract Forensic science can be defined as the application of sciences to legal matters. Nowadays, television series have increased the interest over forensic themes. This interest, associated with the recognized role of practices in the natural...
2014 / Gabriela Xavier Rocha, Fabiola de S.R.G. Garrido, Rodrigo Grazinoli Garrido -
Risk Assessment of Marine Traffic Safety at Coastal Water Area
Abstract With the rapid development of the maritime industry, maritime traffic safety management in China is under great pressure. Recently, it is obvious from the safety management on aft-causalities to risk assessment on proactive management of...
2012 / Shenping Hu, Jinpeng Zhang -
Changing asset endowments and smallholder participation in higher value markets: Evidence from certified coffee producers in Nicaragua
Abstract This paper examines the capacities of smallholders in Nicaragua to exploit new linkages to certified coffee markets following the coffee crisis. Data on livelihood assets were collected from 292 households, which were clustered to test how...
2013 / Jason Donovan, Nigel Poole -
Topology-based Proactive Network Protection in Large-scale Failure Scenarios
Abstract Natural disasters are among the main causes of large-scale failure scenarios. The dynamic behaviour of natural disasters and their probabilistic failure pattern indicates a need for a dynamic probabilistic protection approach to address the ...
2014 / Alireza Izaddoost, Shahram Shah Heydari -
An assessment, in mice, of the safety of the childhood immunization vaccines sourced from three south-eastern states of Nigeria
Abstract Background The current and general safety control tests for vaccines have been the use several animal tests. Vaccine is considered safe if it does not cause weight loss or death in laboratory animals at human dose, does...
2015 / Angus Nnamdi Oli, Ugochukwu Chinedum Oli, Obiora Shedrack Ejiofor, Charles Ugochukwu Nwoye, Charles Okechukwu Esimone -
Correlation between reported human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus and cyber user awareness: what can we learn from digital epidemiology?
Summary Data on the topic of novel avian influenza A (H7N9) were collected based on the web analysis tool ‘Baidu Index’, a major Chinese search engine. We found a positive correlation between the volume of H7N9-related ‘cyber user awareness’ and the ...
2014 / Tiansheng Xie, Zongxing Yang, Shigui Yang, Nanping Wu, Lanjuan Li -
A Managerial Tool for Environmental Sustainability
Abstract Several frameworks, roadmaps and tools have already been proposed for supporting sustainability management, however, they do not comprehensively consider environmental sustainability and business performance. In order to fill this gap, in...
2013 / Tamara Menichini, Francesco Rosati -
Sustainability Indicators for Assessing and Monitoring the Resource Management of Pak Phanang River Basin, Thailand
Abstract Pak Phanang river basin, one of the most important river basins in Thailand, is located in the middle of the southern peninsular. It has diverse resources and land use, and complex and dynamic ecosystem in terms of water use, flooding, and...
2013 / Meraman Mumtas, Chatupote Wichien -
Survey of Mexican retail stores for US beef product
Abstract Retail packages (N=1004) containing fresh US beef in display cases in five cities across three regions of Mexico were surveyed for cut types, cutting styles, fat thickness measurements, marbling scores, and USDA Quality Grades to gain an...
2013 / Nelson Huerta-Leidenz, Agustín Ruíz-Flores, Ema Maldonado-Siman, Alejandra Valdéz, Keith E. Belk -
Evaluation of Hidden Danger of Diseases for Embankment during Operation Time
Abstract Pavement damage is usually caused by embankment instability as well as excessive differential settlement. In order to take prompt maintenance for both diseases, a monitoring project should be conducted for those embankment structures with...
2013 / Jianming Ling, Nan Chen -
Evaluating potential biodegradable twines for use in the snow crab fishery off Newfoundland and Labrador
Abstract Several technological advancements exist for the purpose of disabling baited traps if they are lost or abandoned at sea. In this study, we investigated various biodegradable twines for their potential use in the snow crab (Chionoecetes...
2014 / Paul D. Winger, George Legge, Christopher Batten, Georgina Bishop -
Digital Cover Photography for Estimating Leaf Area Index (LAI) in Apple Trees Using a Variable Light Extinction Coefficient2015 / Carlos Poblete-Echeverría, Sigfredo Fuentes, Samuel Ortega-Farias, Jaime Gonzalez-Talice, Jose Yuri
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Measurement and assessment of water resources carrying capacity in Henan Province, China
Abstract As demands on limited water resources intensify, concerns are being raised about water resources carrying capacity (WRCC), which is defined as the maximum sustainable socioeconomic scale that can be supported by available water resources...
2015 / Ming Dou, Jun-xia Ma, Gui-qiu Li, Qi-ting Zuo -
The development of safety cases for healthcare services: Practical experiences, opportunities and challenges
Abstract There has been growing interest in the concept of safety cases for medical devices and health information technology, but questions remain about how safety cases can be developed and used meaningfully in the safety management of healthcare...
2015 / Mark Sujan, Peter Spurgeon, Matthew Cooke, Andy Weale, Philip Debenham, et al. -
A QbD Approach to Continuous Tablet Manufacture
Abstract The pharmaceutical industry is looking to continuous processing to enhance production efficiency and product quality, in line with guidance from regulatory agencies. It is therefore necessary to define and link material quality parameters,...
2015 / Tim Freeman, Andrew Birkmire, Brian Armstrong -
The nutritional composition of fruit jams in the Malaysian market
Abstract Fruit jams are preserved fruits and sugars normally canned or sealed for long-term storage. Jam making involves the disruption of the fruit tissue followed by heating with added water and sugar to activate its pectin before being put into...
2015 / M.N. Mohd Naeem, M.N. Mohd Fairulnizal, M.K. Norhayati, A. Zaiton, A.H. Norliza, et al. -
The Psychology of Nutritional Behaviour and Children's Nutrition Education
Abstract The purpose of this study is to observe, analyze, compare and educate young people's nutritional behaviour. The nutrition factors contemplated were: the motivation of young people for a healthy diet; the information they possess about...
2014 / Ioana Roman -
Physicochemical, functional and sensory attributes of milk prepared from irradiated tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus L.)
Abstract Five tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus L.) cultivars were collected from four different regions of Ghana and irradiated. The aim of this study was to evaluate some physicochemical, functional and sensory qualities of milk produced from...
2014 / Abenaa A. Okyere, George T. Odamtten -
The Effect of Heating Process Using Electric and Gas Ovens on Chemical and Physical Properties of Cooked Smoked-Meat
Abstract Study of potential of kenari (Canarium indicum L.) shell as a raw material in liquid smoke production for meat flavor developer has been done. To achieve this study, heating method using electric and gas ovens on the properties of the...
2015 / Yusnaini, Soeparno, Edi Suryanto, Ria Armunanto