Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Effect of Onion Extract in Drink Water on Performance and Carcass Traits in Broiler Chickens
Abstract This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of onion extract and antibiotic on growth yeild, and carcass characteristics, in broiler chicks. A total of one hundred and ninety two1-day old mixed sex broiler chicks (Ross 308) were...
2014 / Majid Goodarzi, Shahram Nanekarani -
Land Suitability for High Rise Building based on Land Developers’ Preference and Soil Vulnerability Index
Abstract The development of high rise building in Surabaya growth rapidly. Unfortunately the development of high-rise buildings mainly focused on market preferences and surface soil rather than the underground condition. By referring to this...
2014 / Belinda Ulfa Aulia, Dian Rahmawati, Putu Gde Ariastita -
Risk Assessment in the UK Health and Safety System: Theory and Practice
In the UK, a person or organisation that creates risk is required to manage and control that risk so that it is reduced 'So Far As Is Reasonably Practicable' (SFAIRP). How the risk is managed is to be determined by those who create the risk. They have a duty to...
2011 / Karen Russ -
Assessment of the Concretes Mechanical Strengths from the Construction Elements Supposed on Dissolving - Levigation Corrosion
Abstract The proposed acceleration method represents a valuable work instrument that allows the obtaining of a great results volume in an acceptable time, taking into account that in exploitation, the buildings that are subjected to this type of...
2016 / Livia Ingrid Diaconu, Diana Plian -
Implications of agricultural bioenergy crop production and prices in changing the land use paradigm—The case of Romania
Abstract The article starts from the premise that agricultural bioenergy crop production has massive influence in changing the land use paradigm in Romania, due the fact that important land surface areas are cultivated with such crops because of the ...
2015 / Andrei Jean Vasile, Ion Raluca Andreea, Gheorghe H. Popescu, Nica Elvira, Zaharia Marian -
Kinetics Modeling of the Drying of Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum) with Solar Energy
Abstract Chickpea, (Cicer arietinum) is commonly known as garbanzo is a type of pulse, with one seedpod containing two or three peas. There are two main kinds of chickpeas: Desi, which has small, darker seeds and a rough coat, cultivated mostly in...
2014 / Raymundo Lopez, Mabel Vaca, Hilario Terres, Arturo Lizardi, Juan Morales, et al. -
Screening of Tomatoes Germplasm for Heat Stress Tolerance Under Controlled Conditions
Abstract Forty four tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) lines originating from USA including three wild accessions were evaluated under controlled conditions for heat tolerance using the three physiological parameters electrolyte leakage, chlorophyll...
2015 / Muhammed Hameed, Claudia Keitel, Nabil Ahmad, Tariq Mahmood, Richard Trethowan -
Airport Corporate Sustainability: An Analysis of Indicators Reported in the Sustainability Practices
Abstract Sustainability is getting more important in the developing air transportation industry. As airports are the most significant elements of the air transportation industry the indicators for the sustainability of airport management should be...
2015 / Seyhani Koç, Vildan Durmaz -
Comparisons of phaseolin type and α-amylase inhibitor in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in China
Abstract The objective of this study was to characterize the phaseolin type and α-amylase (αAI) level in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) accessions deposited in the Chinese National Genebank. The 40 accessions sampled were common varieties...
2015 / Yang Yao, Yibo Hu, Yingying Zhu, Yue Gao, Guixing Ren -
Fertilization Effect on Mineral Nutrition of Actinidia Deliciosa (kiwi) Cultivated on Different Substrates
Abstract The kiwifruit or Chinese gooseberry represents an important horticultural crop in New Zealand, Italy, and China and nowadays, there are concerns regarding this culture in Romania, for instance the mild microclimates where peach, apricot and ...
2015 / Adrian Peticila, Gina Vasile Scaeteanu, Roxana Madjar, Florin Stanica, Adrian Asanica -
Production of Durable Self-compacting Concrete Using Ladle Furnace Slag (LFS) as Filler Material
Abstract Ladle furnace slag (LFS) is a by-product of the steel making process. In this paper ladle furnace slag was used as filler material for the production of self-compacting concrete mixtures of different strength classes. Different contents of...
2015 / Kosmas K. Sideris, Christos Tassos, Alexandros Chatzopoulos -
Dynamic Metabolism Modeling as a Decision-Support Tool for Urban Water Utilities Applied to the Upstream of the Water System in Oslo, Norway
Abstract The paper presents, first, the ‘Dynamic Metabolism Model’ (DMM), developed by the authors, followed by an application to the city of Oslo, capital city of Norway. The time period considered for the analysis is 2013-2043. The external...
2014 / G. Venkatesh, R. Ugarelli, S. Sægrov, H. Brattebø -
Discrimination of Transgenic Rice Based on Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy and Partial Least Squares Regression Discriminant Analysis
Abstract Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS), a non-destructive measurement technique, was combined with partial least squares regression discrimiant analysis (PLS-DA) to discriminate the transgenic (TCTP and mi166) and wild type (Zhonghua ...
2015 / ZHANG Long, WANG Shan-shan, DING Yan-fei, PAN Jia-rong, ZHU Cheng -
Flaws and criteria for design and evaluation of comparative organic and conventional cropping systems
Abstract In this review, comparisons between organic and conventional cropping systems are discussed. Publications from four topics, crop yields, carbon sequestration, biological diversity and nitrogen leaching were selected as examples to point out ...
2015 / H. Kirchmann, T. Kätterer, L. Bergström, G. Börjesson, M.A. Bolinder -
Pathogenicity Of Mycogone Perniciosa Isolates Collected On Polish Mushroom Farms2015 / Joanna Szumigaj-Tarnowska, Czesław Ślusarski, Zbigniew Uliński
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Physiological Workload of Hill Farm Women of Meghalaya, India Involved in Firewood Collection
Abstract Women are not only carriers of human race but civilization and sustainable development rest on them. Their role is quietly appreciated without economic recognition, regard and accountability. The household activities farm women of Meghalaya ...
2015 / Swapnali Borah -
Anthropogenic Contamination of Water From Galda River - Alba County, Romania
Abstract Water is an important factor in the ecological balance. Surface water pollution, due to activities related to the food industry and population growth, is a current problem with serious consequences to human health. Galda River from Alba...
2015 / Maria Popa, Gabriela-Alina Dumitrel, Glevitzky Mirel, Dorin-Victor Popa -
Improving Root Cause Analysis of Bacteriological Water Quality Failures at Water Treatment Works
Abstract Variations in spot-sampled and continuously-monitored water quality data were assessed to determine whether they could be linked to regulatory coliform failures. Data were available from raw water to the final monitoring point at water...
2015 / K. Ellis, S.R. Mounce, B. Ryan, C.A. Biggs, M.R. Templeton -
Effect of Modified Atmosphere Pakaging on the Shelf-life of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) Steaks
Abstract The effect of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP 1: 40%CO2+60%N2 and MAP 2: 100%CO2) on the shelf-life of carp steaks was studied. Carp steaks were stored at +3±0.5˚C and on days 1, 3, 6, 9, 13 and 15, microbiological, chemical and sensory...
2015 / Jelena Babic, Milan Milijasevic, Danijela Vranic, Slavica Veskovic-Moracanin, Jasna Djinovic-Stojanovic -
Formulation of reduced-calorie biscuits using artificial sweeteners and fat replacer with dairy–multigrain approach
Abstract Background Lifestyle modifications related to change in the eating quality and quantity along with mental stress led to the prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Based on the consumers demand, food scientists are now...
2015 / Dipesh Aggarwal, Latha Sabikhi, M.H. Sathish Kumar