Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Growth Rate and Yield of Two Tomato Varieties (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) under Green Manure and NPK Fertilizer Rate Samaru Northern Guinea Savanna2014 / A. S. Isah, E. B. Amans, E. C. Odion, A. A. Yusuf
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Neighborhood deprivation, vehicle ownership, and potential spatial access to a variety of fruits and vegetables in a large rural area in Texas2010 / Joseph R Sharkey, Scott Horel, Wesley R Dean
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The Study of the Risk Decision of Cluster Park Engineering
Abstract The engineering of cluster parks is an important approach for regional economic development, whereas many risk events arise in engineering process. The conflict between the limitation of human, material and financial resources of the local...
2011 / Wang La-yin, Luo Fu-zhou -
Attributes of Nutritional Information Labelling that Determine Attractiveness of Labels and Correctness of Inferences Made About Food Healthfulness
Abstract Putting nutritional labelling on the front of product packages is considered one way to increase healthful food choices. This study explored which label attributes (a) make a label visually attractive and useful in buying situations and (b) ...
2011 / Grazyna Wasowicz-Kirylo, Malgorzata Stysko-Kunkowska -
Pipe Burst Risk Assessment Using Transient Analysis in Surge 2000
Abstract Transients can introduce large pressure forces and rapid fluid accelerations in to a water distribution system. These disturbances may result in pump and device failures, system fatigue and pipe ruptures or bursts and even the intrusion of...
2015 / Preeji John Malppan, K.S. Sumam -
Viscoelastic properties of tomato juice
Abstract Tomato is one of the most important vegetables for the food industry. Rheological characterization of tomato products is important for products, equipments and unit operations design and evaluation. It is necessary for process optimization...
2012 / Pedro E.D. Augusto, Víctor Falguera, Marcelo Cristianini, Albert Ibarz -
Enzymatic Preparation and Characterization of Soybean Oligosaccharides from Okara
Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate the enzymatic preparation method of soybean oligosaccharides (S0S) from okara by using Viscozyme L, characterize the physicochemical properties as well as antioxidant activity of S0S. The...
2012 / Jinhong Wu, Yan Wu, Chunmei Yang, Zhengwu Wang -
Rice-field Conversion and its Impact on Food Availability
Abstract One of causes such reduced rice-field area is rice-field conversion, which is not proportional to establishment of new rice-field. The research was a survey method, which was intended to: (1) identify the causal factors of the rice-field...
2016 / Nurliani, Ida Rosada -
Analysis of agricultural production instability in the Gezira scheme
Abstract The study was conducted to measure the extent of instability and contribution of different components to change in mean production of the main crops grown in the Gezira scheme. The study used time series data covering the period before the...
2011 / Mohamed Elamin Abd Ellatif Mahir, Hag Hamad Abdelaziz -
Reducing subsistence farmers’ vulnerability to climate change: evaluating the potential contributions of agroforestry in western Kenya2012 / Tannis Thorlakson, Henry Neufeldt
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Modeling Agricultural Catastrophic Risk
Abstract The paper aims to develop approaches for modeling agricultural catastrophic risk. According to extreme value theory, this study applies the block maxima and peak-over-threshold models to analyze and evaluate the agricultural catastrophic...
2010 / Xu Lei, Zhang Qiao -
Assessing students’ arguments made in socio-scientific contexts: The considerations of structural complexity and the depth of content knowledge
Abstract Socio-scientific issues require students to generate informed decisions supported by their arguments. Yet the deliberations between structure-dominant and content-dominant analytical frameworks continue as to what is considered an informed...
2011 / Chan-Choong Foong, Esther G.S. Daniel -
Measurement of Students’ Performance Level in a Group Project by using Peer Review and Lecturer Assessment
Abstract Group projects can help students develop certain generic skills sought by employers. The current paper presents the results of the peer reviews and lecturer assessments for KF1121: Professionalism in Engineering and Built Environment I....
2012 / Nor Kamaliana Khamis, Abu Bakar Sulong -
Quality Performance, Proximate Composition and Sensory Evaluation of Developed Flavoured Instant Popcorn
Abstract Popcorn is a world famous snack food with significant commercial demand. Its market has been continuously growing in Sri Lanka. At the same time, different variety of instant popcorn products should be tested for sensory attributes,...
2016 / R.A.A. Ranathunga, G.T.N. Gunasekara, D.C.M.S.I. Wijewardana -
Comparison of wild and farmed sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L) lipid quality
Abstract The aim of the present work was to compare the fatty acids profiles of wild and farmed Mediterranean sea bass (Dicentrarhus labrax L.). Wild fish exhibited higher moisture content 74.6 (±1.1%) compared to the farmed (69.1 (±1.8%) Total...
2012 / Dimitrios Lenas, Soumela Chatziantoniou, Cosmas Nathanailides, Dimitrios Triantafillou -
State of steel products in industrial production processes
Abstract Requirements of external and internal customers towards the quality of steel products are continuously rising. To fulfill these requirements, production processes are becoming more complex and need more information about the individual...
2011 / Thorsten Wuest, Dieter Klein, Klaus-Dieter Thoben -
Prediction of Hot Glue Content for Sealing Toothpaste Carton
Abstract This research compared 2 types of model (regression model and artificial neural network) for prediction of glue content for sealing toothpaste carton from 4 sealing process factors, i.e., production line, diameter of toothpaste tube,...
2015 / Ravipim Chaveesuk, Teeranut Ngoenvivatkul -
Preliminary Design of a Low-cost Greenhouse with Open Source Control Systems
Abstract Food security remains a global challenge, particularly in low-income countries. In Sub-Saharan Africa, one in four are undernourished, and the region has the highest prevalence of hunger in the world. Innovations in low cost greenhouse...
2015 / Brian Groener, Nile Knopp, Kent Korgan, Rowen Perry, Jonathan Romero, et al. -
Cloud Architecture for the Logistics Business
Abstract In this paper, we design a cloud computing supported logistics tracking information management system to support whole-ranged and real-time logistics tracking services. The logistics cloud provides customers with a way to tap into -...
2015 / Garg Niharika, Vijay Ritu -
The Evolution of Screening Systems for Optimum Granular Fertilizer Product Quality
Abstract Until around the 1980's, the accepted typical size distribution standards for granular fertilizer was Tyler 6 to 16 (1.18-3.35mm) in the U.S. and 1-4mm in many other parts of the world. However, in order to avoid caking dust problems during ...
2014 / David M. Ivell, Van T. Nguyen