Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Social actors and unsustainability of agriculture
Social actors can strongly affect the sustainability of agricultural operations by influencing farmers’ decisions and choices. Such actors include: (1) loss-making investors who abandon farms due to low returns, (2) angry neighbours negatively affected by farming...
2014 / Florence Bernard, Meine van Noordwijk, Eike Luedeling, Grace B. Villamor, Gudeta W. Sileshi, et al. -
Analysis of structural changes on grape grower's return per ton: A case study of developing American Viticultural Areas
Abstract As of 2012 the United States has become the world's leading consumer of wine (Wine Institute, 2011). In Illinois alone this industry has created an economic impact around $320 million (MKF, 2009). The presence of a distinguishing terroir is ...
2013 / Garrett Hoemmen, C. Matthew Rendleman, Brad Taylor, Ira Altman, Karen Hand -
Conflict Management of Renewable Natural Resources in the Border of Indonesia-Malaysia: Sustainable Environmental Approach
Abstract Limitations and abundance of natural resources have become some of the conflict triggers of renewable natural resources at the border of Indonesia and Malaysia. There are fundamental differences between the conflicts over renewable natural...
2014 / Herdis Herdiansyah, Budi Susilo Soepandji, Francisia SSE Seda, Oetami Dewi -
Information systems in a changing climate: Early warnings and drought risk management
Abstract Drought is among the most damaging, and least understood, of all “natural” hazards. Although some droughts last a single season and affect only small areas, the instrumental and paleoclimate records show that droughts have sometimes...
2014 / Roger S. Pulwarty, Mannava V.K. Sivakumar -
Design and Technical Testing for Crude Biodiesel Reactor Using Dry Methods: Comparison of Energy Analysis
Abstract The objectives of this study were to design biodiesel dry washing reactor and to analyze energy consumption between this method and water washing method. The reactor was disigned continously. The reactor exhibited washing capacity of...
2014 / Rizal Alamsyah, Enny Hawani Loebis -
Corrigendum to ‘Influence of fatty acid structure on fuel properties of algae derived biodiesel’ [Procedia Engineering 56 (2013) 591–596]
Abstract The authors regret an error in table 1. The correct table is presented below: The authors would like to apologise...
2013 / Muhammad Aminul Islam, Godwin A. Ayoko, Richard Brown, Doug Stuart, Kirsten Heimann -
Can agricultural input subsidies reduce the gender gap in modern maize adoption? Evidence from Malawi
Abstract Nationally representative data for Malawi were used to measure the gender gap in adoption of modern maize and to investigate how, if at all, Malawi’s Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP) has impacted the gap. Regression results show the...
2014 / Monica Fisher, Vongai Kandiwa -
Updated Failure Rates and Risk Management in Process Industries
Abstract In process industries more and more decisions are “risk based”, such as equipment inspection, maintenance and management of change. Risk assessment is, in turn, based on the “Failure Rates”. For process plants, where Major Accident Hazard...
2014 / Paolo Pittiglio, Paolo Bragatto, Corrado Delle Site -
Dye Solar Cell Using Syzigium Oleina Organic Dye
Abstract Dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is another type of solar cell that utilise the use of a Dye as to absorp more sun rays on solar cells and to direct solar irradiance in it as to circulate electron process like in a conventional diode. The...
2013 / M. Fitra, I. Daut, N. Gomesh, M. Irwanto, Y.M. Irwan -
Concrete Durability in Harsh Environmental Conditions Exposed to Freeze Thaw Cycles
Abstract Under line Pathology of Materials; one of the environmental causes of damage effects on concrete is freeze thaw cycles, which deteriorate the concrete exposed to water in cold weather. An example of old concrete is a dam project that was...
2014 / Youssef Hamze -
Controle de doenças foliares em trigo com equipamentos de pulverização de baixo volume de aplicação2014 / Bruno Giacomini Sari, Maurício Silva Stefanelo, Giuvan Lenz, Ivan Francisco Dressler da Costa, Adriano Arrué, et al.
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The effect of covering and mulching on the soil temperature, growth and yield of tomato2015 / Edyta Kosterna
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Leveraging Life Cycle Assessment to Evaluate Environmental Impacts of Green Cleaning Products
Abstract The green cleaning industry continues to pursue products that reduce or eliminate impacts on human health and the environment; however, these impacts over the life cycle are not well understood. This study assessed environmental impacts of...
2015 / Kathryn G. Van Lieshout, Cindy Bayley, Sarah O. Akinlabi, Lisa von Rabenau, David Dornfeld -
Drivers of tree presence and densities: the case of cocoa agroforestry systems in the Soubre region of Republic of Côte d’Ivoire2014 / Amos Gyau, Kaitlyn Smoot, Lucien Diby, Christophe Kouame
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Modeling Processing Cell Architecture by Material Flow Simulation
Abstract This paper is based on specific applications of Material Flow Theory (MFT) in industrial engineering material flow management (MFM). The accent is put on exploring different possibilities to increase productivity and profit in processing...
2015 / Popa Cicerone Laurentiu, Cotet Costel Emil, Ionita Valentin, Gavrila Stefan -
Automated Pedestrian Data-collection and Flow Analysis in Public Spaces
Abstract Though a wealth of data exists for the characterization of pedestrian movement, a majority of it originates from experimental settings owing to the current state of trackers for real-world scenarios. While these trackers are steadily...
2014 / Dariush Ettehadieh, Bilal Farooq, Nicolas Saunier -
Environmental Factors Affecting Innovation Strategies of Companies: Customers and Suppliers Effect
Abstract We aim to identify the effect of customer characteristics, the effect of supplier characteristics and the effect of firm specific features on innovation level of firms. As the dependent variable has binary values, whether the firm makes...
2014 / Ahu Genis-Gruber, Hulisi Öğüt -
Preface for the special issue on “Functional pavement materials and characterization”2015 /
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Effect of Different Bleaching Temperatures on the Quality of Refined Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) Oil
Abstract Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) oil contains a high amount of unsaturated fatty acids, however process of refining will damage the double bond of unsaturated fatty acids. This study was aimed at develop a better refining process of catfish...
2015 / Mia Srimiati, Clara M. Kusharto, Ikeu Tanziha, Sugeng Hari Suseno -
Evaluation of Ethanolic Extracts of Mullaca (Physalis Angulata L.) Herbs for Treatment of Lupus Disease in Mice Induced Pristane
Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by multisystem inflammation due to immune complex deposits in the organs like kidneys, joints, pleura, skin, and so on. Physalisangulata known as mullaca, has been...
2014 / I. Ketut Adnyana, Elin Yulinah, Novita Maeistuti, Finna Setiawan