Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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High Temperature Sorption Measurements for Determining Surface Effects of Solid Fuels
Abstract A novel measuring system for temperatures up to 1300°C and pressures up to 3MPa is presented here that allows for the first time gravimetrically measured high temperature sorption equilibrium data which are independent of the measuring...
2015 / Tobias M. Fieback, Roland Span -
New technique for withdrawing broken sheath
Abstract A sheath that is broken inside vessel is a rare complication, and intravascular fragments from broken sheaths are retrieving transcutaneously by techniques including the loop snare catheter, basket catheter, and grasping/biopsy forceps. We...
2015 / Süleyman Cagan Efe, Ahmet Seyfettin Gurbuz, Emrah Acar, Ayhan Kup, Mehmet Fatih Yilmaz, et al. -
Agro Industrial Cluster Development Strategy Coastal Region District Banyuwangi
Abstract Nowadays development growing fast among the countries in the world. It brings the effect of competitiveness and enhancement social cohesion of our nation, Indonesia. It also needs a system which will support those are. Regional Innovation...
2015 / Destyariani Liana Putri, Mutiara Annisa, Linda Purba Ningrum, Mahirul Mursid, Amiadji, et al. -
The MANAGE Drain Load database: Review and compilation of more than fifty years of North American drainage nutrient studies
Abstract As agriculture in the 21st century is faced with increasing pressure to reduce negative environmental impacts while continuing to efficiently produce food, fiber, and fuel, it becomes ever more important to reflect upon more than half a...
2015 / L.E. Christianson, R.D. Harmel -
Global Meat Consumption Trends and Local Deforestation in Madre de Dios: Assessing Land Use Changes and other Environmental Impacts
Abstract Meat consumption is becoming one of the most relevant sectors in terms of environmental impacts globally. In the Brazilian Amazon the effects of this process are seen in the ongoing deforestation and land-use change (about 65% of...
2015 / F. Recanati, F. Allievi, G. Scaccabarozzi, T. Espinosa, G. Dotelli, et al. -
Amino acid sequence alignment of vertebrate CAPN3/calpain-3/p94
Abstract CAPN3 is a calpain superfamily member that is predominantly expressed in skeletal muscle. So far, clear CAPN3 orthologs were found only in vertebrates. CAPN3 is a unique protease in that it undergoes extremely rapid and exhaustive autolysis ...
2015 / Yasuko Ono, Hiroyuki Sorimachi -
US, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Datasets Seen through Foreign Eyes
Abstract Food composition databases (FCDBs) are published with such different formats and levels of documentation, that it is often difficult to compare values or import data using standard procedure. Data from four online FCDBs – USA, Canada,...
2013 / Jayne Ireland, Anders Møller -
Evolution of Game Theory Application in Irrigation Systems
Abstract Agriculture is the largest consumer of water. Since water demand for irrigational purposes is expected to rise and given the fact that freshwater is not an unlimited resource, conflicts about the use of water and allocation issues are...
2015 / Marianthi V. Podimata, Panayotis C. Yannopoulos -
Estimation of reaction forces in high bar swinging2010 / D. G. Kerwin, M. J. Hiley
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Liquid fuel resources and prospects for ligno-cellulosic ethanol: An Egyptian case study
Abstract Fossil fuels (oil, natural gas and coal) presently represent about 90% of the world’s total commercial primary energy demand. Yet, they are depletable sources of energy. Growth in the production of easily accessible oil, the main source of...
2013 / Shadia R. Tewfik, Nihal M. El Defrawy, Mohamed H. Sorour -
Assessment of Forest Opening Up with Multi-criteria Analysis
Abstract This paper examines the compatibility of the opening-up forest works with the natural environment of the public forest of Krousion and evaluates the contribution of this method for the sustainable development of this region. To that end, we ...
2014 / Vasileios C. Drosos, Angelos-Sarantis G. Liampas, Vasileios Giannoulas -
Spatial Multi-criteria Analysis (SMCA) for Basin-wide Flood Risk Assessment as a Tool in Improving Spatial Planning and Urban Resilience Policy Making: A Case Study of Marikina River Basin, Metro Manila – Philippines
Abstract The Philippines is one of the most natural hazard prone countries in the world, especially for water-related disasters (floods and landslides) triggered by typhoon. This study is motivated by the extreme flooding incidence in Metro Manila...
2014 / Mirwansyah Prawiranegara -
Coordination of Agricultural Products Supply Chain with Stochastic Yield by Price Compensation
Abstract In this paper, coordination problem of agricultural products supply chain with stochastic yield is studied based on prices compensation strategy. The agricultural producing is influenced by the natural conditions, and the yield is...
2013 / Guoping Nong, Sulin Pang -
Adaptations to Drought in Lamongan Municipality
Abstract Lamongan Municipality suffered from drought which damaged 12,519 hectares/year from 2004 to 2011. The drought caused failure to paddy harvesting and limited clean water supply. The Current adaptations are only prioritizing and reducing...
2014 / Fery Irfan Nurrahman, Adjie Pamungkas -
The impacts of conservation agriculture on crop yield in China depend on specific practices, crops and cropping regions
Abstract For smooth and wide application of conservation agriculture (CA), remaining uncertainties about its impacts on crop yield need to be reduced. Based on previous field experiments in China, a meta-analysis was performed to quantify the actual ...
2014 / Chengyan Zheng, Yu Jiang, Changqing Chen, Yanni Sun, Jinfei Feng, et al. -
Improving Urban Ecosystems Resilience at a City Level the Coimbra Case Study
Abstract Sustainability of urban communities is at risk in a global change context, where constraints posed by a limited access to raw materials, energy and sanitation will cause profound problems. The conventional approach of find ...
2013 / António J.D. Ferreira, João Pardal, Miguel Malta, Carla S.S. Ferreira, Daniel D.J. Soares, et al. -
Risk Management in Megaprojects
Abstract Despite its high relevance to the success of megaprojects, risk management remains one of the least developed research issues. Risk management is a process composed of several phases. This paper is focused on the first of these phases: risk ...
2014 / Ana I. Irimia-Diéguez, Alvaro Sanchez-Cazorla, Rafaela Alfalla-Luque -
An Algorithm Based on the Backtracking Method for Cropping-Systems and the Rotation of Cultures
Abstract Cropping-system is an old agricultural method which has benefits over both the soil and the crop. Generating a cropping-system is a slightly difficult task, which can put the unexperienced and even trained farmers in difficulty. The rules...
2016 / Doru Anastasiu Popescu, Nicolae Bold, Alina Claudia Bold -
Development of a Wireless Erosion Measuring Network
Abstract Erosion poses a great threat for many ecosystems including forest. This is especially true for suburban forests that have to deal with additional pressure compared to natural forests. The suburban aesthetic forest of Thessaloniki, known as...
2014 / Konstantinos Ioannou, Panagiotis Lefakis, George N. Zaimes, Dimitrios Emmanouloudis -
The Effect of Use Concept Cartoons Attitudes of First Grade Elementary Students towards Science and Technology Course
Abstract The purpose of this study is to specify the effect of the use of concept cartoons in teaching science and technology in the First Grade of Elementary Education attitudes of elementary students towards the science and technology course....
2014 / Fitnat Kaptan, Ümit İzgi