Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Sem Investigations of Clay Subjected to 200MPa Pressure
Abstract This paper presents the results of laboratory tests of the effects of high pressure on the microstructure of clay particles. They were made of an aqueous suspension of clay, which was pressurized at 200MPa. High pressure was obtained in the ...
2015 / Ewa Koszela-Marek -
Effect of Slaughter Weight on Meat Quality of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromisniloticus)
Abstract A total of 375 Nile tilapia was subdivided into three groups (125 fish/group), based on weight (600, 800 and 1200g, respectively). Fish were killed and analyzed for various traits describing meat characteristics. Data was subjected to...
2015 / Autchara Kayan, Ittipong Boontan, Sanchai Jaturssitha, Michael Wicke, Michael Kreuzer -
Food security and the global agrifood system: Ethical issues in historical and sociological perpspective
Abstract The world food system was developed under the auspices of free trade. Very quickly though free trade was countered with protectionism in the form of policies favoring national and cultural food security. The traumas of World War led to the...
2015 / John Wilkinson -
Image Based Techniques for Determining Spread Patterns of Centrifugal Fertilizer Spreaders
Abstract Precision fertilization requires new techniques for determining the spread pattern of fertilizer spreaders. Because of the accuracy and non-intrusive nature, techniques based on digital image processing are most promising. Using image...
2015 / Simon Cool, J.G. Pieters, K.C. Mertens, D. Nuyttens, B. Hijazi, et al. -
Cracking Callophyllum Innophyllum L. Oil to Bio-gasoline by Micro-porous Based Zeolite and Al2O3 Catalysts
Abstract Natural minerals such as zeolite are local natural resources in the various regions in Indonesia which has application as a filler, bleaching agent, or dehydration agent. It also has function as green catalysts material for biomass...
2015 / Savitri, R. Effendi, G. Primahana, S. Tursiloadi -
Identification and quantitative analysis of phenolic compounds naturally occuring in wood of selected European and exotic tree species2009 / Paweł Zarzyński
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Fish Biomass in Relation to Water Quality Index as an Indication of Fisheries Productivity of Four Selected Fish Species Along the Galas River, Kelantan, Malaysia
Abstract This study aimed to assess the relationship between river water quality and fish biomass along the Galas River, Kelantan. Fish were collected using gill nets set along the Galas River from 2008 to 2009. Water Quality Index (WQI) data were...
2015 / Rohasliney Hashim, Noor Fakira Ismail -
Application of Additive Manufacturing to the Digital Restoration of Archaeological Artifacts
Abstract This paper reports a substantial body of work that has been done in this area, which has been used to determine how Additive Manufacturing (AM) and subsequent processes should be optimally applied, and introduces a series of process maps...
2015 / Fangjin Zhang, Robert I. Campbell, Ian J. Graham -
Polygeneration Solar Air Drying
Abstract Over 85% of industrial dryers are of the convective type with hot air or direct flue gases as the drying medium which involves removal of water. In this study, the performance of a solar air heater with the recovery of the absorbed heat by...
2015 / Deb Sudip Kumar, Binoy Chandra Sarma -
Space for International Educational Process in the Campus: Focused on Social Survey for Korea University
Abstract Over recent years, the number of foreign students in South Korea continues to increase on the back of a global economy and cultural exchanges. However, there are many problems existed in campus under this background, because of...
2015 / Hanbin Wei, Ekaterina Shafray, Jiyun Shin, Seiyong Kim -
Prioritisation of allergenic foods with respect to public health relevance
Abstract Regulators and risk managers in general need to decide whether an allergenic food or ingredient is of such public health importance that it needs to be actively managed. There is therefore a need to scale the relative allergenicity of foods ...
2016 / Geert Houben, Peter Burney, Chun-Han Chan, René Crevel, Anthony Dubois, et al. -
Food suppliers' perceptions and practical implementation of food safety regulations in Taiwan
Abstract The relationships between the perceptions and practical implementation of food safety regulations by food suppliers in Taiwan were evaluated. A questionnaire survey was used to identify individuals who were full-time employees of the food...
2015 / Wen-Hwa Ko -
Inhibition of Microbial Growth by Nano-chitosan for Fresh Tilapia (Oreochromissp) Preservation
Abstract Nano-chitosan was tested as a novel preservation agent for fresh tilapia fish (Oreochromissp). The fish samples were immersed in 0.6% nano-chitosan for 30minutes and were kept in storage at room temperature, low temperature (10-15oC), and...
2015 / Budhijanto Budhijanto, Prihati Sih Nugraheni, Wiratni Budhijanto -
How to target climate-smart agriculture? Concept and application of the consensus-driven decision support framework “targetCSA”
Abstract Planning for agricultural adaptation and mitigation has to lean on informed decision-making processes. Stakeholder involvement, consensus building and the integration of comprehensive and reliable information represent crucial, yet...
2015 / Patric Brandt, Marko Kvakić, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Mariana C. Rufino -
Productivity of cowpea as affected by salt stress in presence of endomycorrhizae and Pseudomonas fluorescens
Abstract This study was executed to evaluate the impact of endomycorrhizae and Pseudomonas fluorescens on growth parameters, yield and some biochemical constituents as well as spontaneous nodulation of Rhizobium-uninoculated cowpea (Vigna...
2015 / Hossam H. Manaf, Mona S. Zayed -
A Hybrid Life Cycle Optimization Model for Different Microalgae Cultivation Systems
Abstract The environmental impacts analyses for the production of microalgal biomass include four key performance indicators: energy, water, carbon and land footprints. This work presents a life cycle optimization (LCO) model for microalgae...
2015 / J. Tan, N.M. Nik Sulaiman, R.R. Tan, K.B. Aviso, M.A.B. Promentilla -
BIM Level of Detail for Construction Site Design
Abstract Construction site design needs to be developed in different phases of a construction process. An early report of the research highlighted, in fact, a precise structure of contents both for pre-design (until tender) and for execution-phase...
2015 / Marco L. Trani, Manuele Cassano, Davide Todaro, Benedetta Bossi -
A participatory framework to assess multifunctional land-use systems with multicriteria and multivariate analyses: A case study on agrobiodiversity of agroforestry systems in Tomé Açú, Brazil2015 / Daniel Callo-Concha, Manfred Denich
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A Socio-technical Model for Analyzing Safety Risk of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): An Application to Precision Agriculture
Abstract There are a number of concerns about the introduction of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS) of which safety risk is of paramount importance. For UAS that typically fly low and slow, the possibility of a...
2015 / James T. Luxhøj -
The Preliminary Study of the Dye Extraction from the Avocado Seed Using Ultrasonic Assisted Extraction
Abstract Avocado (Persea americana Mill) is the plant produced in the tropical countries, for instance Indonesia, which is the third largest avocado producer in the world. The crushed avocado seed can produce natural orange dye and also has...
2015 / A. Ariestya Arlene, K. Anastasia Prima, Lidya Utama, S. Airin Anggraini