Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Direct Production of Butanol and Ethanol from Cane Sugar Factory Wastewater and Cellulosic Ethanol Pilot Plant Wastewater by Clostridium Beijerinckii CG1
Abstract The ability of Clostridium beijerinckii CG1 to utilize sugar from cane sugar factory wastewater (CSFW) and cellulosic ethanol pilot plant wastewater (CEPW) as a renewable carbon source and complete fermentation medium to produce...
2015 / Jantarush Comwien, Nassapat Boonvithaya, Warawut Chulaluksananukul, Chompunuch Glinwong -
Multi-scalar Modelling of Climate Applied to European Vineyard Sites in the Climate Change Context
Abstract Firstly this study illustrate regional climate projections for several European vineyards areas at mean- and long-term. Secondly, from a network of data loggers, a modeling approach at local scale is presented to reveal climate variability...
2015 / Renan Le Roux, Etienne Neethling, Cornelis Van Leeuwen, Laure De Resseguier, Malika Madelin, et al. -
Anisakis Infection and Allergy in Humans
Abstract Compared with other well-studied parasitic diseases, fish-borne parasitic zoonoses do not get enough attention, especially because these zoonoses have been limited for the most part to populations living in low- and middle-income countries...
2015 / Jelena Ivanovic, Milan Z. Baltic, Marija Boskovic, Natasa Kilibarda, Marija Dokmanovic, et al. -
An Exploratory of Residents’ Views Towards Applying Renewable Energy Systems in Saudi Dwellings
Abstract Saudi Arabia is experiencing a rapid growth in the demand for energy and residential buildings. The residential sector alone is responsible for over 50% of the total national electricity consumption. The energy supplies in Saudi Arabia are...
2015 / Farajallah Alrashed, Muhammad Asif -
Survival of Probiotic Bacteria in Freeze - Dry Yogurt Starter Cultures Storage at 4 and 30 Degree Celsius
Abstract Yogurt is a product that has been very popular for long time. Made from various milk, whether fresh milk or skim milk. Yogurt is rich in nutrients (Aquirre and Collins, 1993) including the lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus delbrueckii...
2015 / Jaruwan Chutrtong -
DEA Applicability in Assessment of Agriculture Efficiency on Areas with Similar Geographically Patterns
Abstract Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a non-parametric research technique based on a mathematical optimization method. Since was first developed in ‘78, the method is used in various sectors of economy and at different levels (companies,...
2015 / Elena Toma, Carina Dobre, Ion Dona, Elena Cofas -
Hierarchical Decomposition of Water Distribution Systems for Background Leakage Assessment
Abstract This study applies hierarchical decomposition to solve the background leakage control-oriented optimal design problem for the C-Town distribution system. Specifically, the system is first divided into 33 clusters organized in a two level...
2014 / K. Diao, M. Guidolin, G. Fu, R. Farmani, D. Butler -
Functional foods enriched in Aloe vera. Effects of vacuum impregnation and temperature on the respiration rate and the respiratory quotient of some vegetables
Abstract This work is part of a study on the process of production of vegetables enriched in Aloe vera using the vacuum impregnation (VI) technique. The objectives of this work were: (i) to analyze the effects of VI with Aloe vera on some quality...
2012 / Sigrid Sanzana, María Luisa Gras, Daniel Vidal-Brotóns -
Permeability of Stratified Soils for Flow Normal to Bedding Plane
Abstract Permeability of porous media is an important property which depends upon various properties of soil mass such as porosity, size and shape of soil particles, initial moisture content and compaction etc. As in natural condition, the soil mass ...
2015 / Javed Alam, Mohd Muzzammil, Himanshu P. Singh, Priyank Gupta -
Methodology Development of Evaluating Agricultural Biomass Potential for Biomass Power Plant in China
Abstract Biomass energy (bio-energy) is a clean energy, which is helpful to environmental construction and CO2 emission reduction. China is the largest energy consumer in the world, building Biomass Power Plant (BPP) is beneficial to make use of...
2015 / Shikun Cheng, Zifu Li, Ruiling Gao, Xuemei Wang, Heinz-Peter Mang -
Study on Beijing Agricultural Technology Innovation: The Perspective of Improving Peasants Scientific and Cultural Qualities
Abstract The authors have compared several sets of data gleaned from China peasants, Beijing peasants, a well-off society farmer and four world urban farmers. Through analysis of these data, the authors think the scientific and cultural qualities of ...
2013 / Sufen Sun, Junfeng Zhang, Lei Chen -
Gender differences in access and use of selected productive resources among sweet potato farmers in Uganda2014 / Joshua Okonya, Jürgen Kroschel
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Comparison Study of Rubber Seed Shell and Kernel (Hevea Brasiliensis) as Raw Material for Bio-oil Production
Abstract The present study focuses on characterization of two biomass samples namely rubber seed shell (RSS) and rubber seed kernel (RSK), as raw materials for the production of biofuel. The biomass samples were collected from Kedah, Malaysia and...
2014 / S.N.A.M. Hassan, M.A.M. Ishak, K. Ismail, S.N. Ali, M.F. Yusop -
Farm-Scale Cost of Producing Perennial Energy Cane as a Biofuel Feedstock2013 / Michael E. Salassi, Kayla Brown, Brian M. Hilbun, Michael A. Deliberto, Kenneth A. Gravois, et al.
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Effect of postharvest hot-water and heat treatment on quality of date palm (cv. Stamaran)
Abstract In this research, fresh harvested date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cv. “Stamaran” was treated with hot water rinsing and dried (HWR) at 50°C (HWR-50), 60°C (HWR-60) and 70°C (HWR-70). The effect of these heat treatments on fruit quality...
2013 / I. Hazbavi, M.H. Khoshtaghaza, A. Mostaan, A. Banakar -
Staining resistance of preheated flowable composites to drinking pigmented beverages
Abstract Objective This study aimed to evaluate the influence of the preheating of flowable composite resins on the color stability when exposed to drinking pigmented beverages. ...
2015 / Samuel Eleutério Paiva Sousa, Ellen Souza da Costa, Boniek Castillo Dutra Borges, Isauremi Vieira de Assunção, Alex José Souza dos Santos -
A Framework for Assessing the Sustainable Urban Development
Abstract The aim of this paper is to propose a framework for rating sustainable practice in the urban development by reviewing some selected assessment tools in various countries around the world. For instance, CASBEE of Japan, LEED of the USA,...
2013 / Abu Hassan Abu Bakar, Khor Soo Cheen -
Effect of Inquiry based Learning Method on Students’ Motivation
Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of inquiry based learning method on students’ motivation. Nonequivalent Control Group Design was employed as the research method and the population of this study was comprised of...
2014 / Zeki Bayram, Özge Özyalçın Oskay, Emine Erdem, Sinem Dinçol Özgür, Şenol Şen -
Advancing from Efficiency to Sustainability in Swedish Medium-sized Cities: An Approach for Recommending Powertrains and Energy Carriers for Public Bus Transport Systems
Abstract European national, regional, and local authorities have started to take action to make public bus transport services more effective and less polluting. Some see the possibility to move beyond a narrow focus on efficiency or carbon dioxide...
2014 / Lisiana Nurhadi, Sven Borén, Henrik Ny -
Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa
Abstract The relationship between forests and human nutrition is not yet well understood. A better understanding of this relationship is vital at a time when the majority of new land for agriculture is being cleared from forests. We use Demographic...
2014 / Amy Ickowitz, Bronwen Powell, Mohammad A. Salim, Terry C.H. Sunderland