Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Importance of Dwelling, Neighbourhood Attributes in Residential Location Modelling: Best Worst Scaling vs. Discrete Choice
Abstract Traditional discrete choice experiments do not differentiate between the intrinsic importance of an attribute and that associated with its levels of variation. It has been suggested recently that best-worst (B-W) scaling (Case 2) allows for ...
2014 / Camila Balbontin, Juan de Dios Ortúzar, Joffre D. Swait -
WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE EQUINE SLAUGHTER BAN ON HORSE PRICES?2015 / MALLORY K. VESTAL, JAYSON L. LUSK, STEVEN R. COOPER, CLEMENT E. WARD
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The Perspective of Science and Religion in High School Biology Teachers in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay: A Comparative Study
Abstract The relationship between science and religion has been marked by historically constructed movements of proximity and conflict. We have investigated how high school biology teachers from three countries with different relationships between...
2015 / Heslley Machado Silva, Eduardo Fleury Mortimer, Daiana Evilin Gibram, Aladir Horacio dos Santos, Graca S. Carvalho -
Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment in Meat Production Practice in Russian Federation
Abstract Animals are carriers of biohazards including foodborne pathogens Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella, enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Chemical and physical hazards can be present in meat and ingredients or occur...
2015 / Irina Chernukha, Oxana Kuznetsova, Viktoria Sysoy -
Tackling Trade-offs in the Nexus of Water, Energy and Food
Abstract We explore processes that enable effective policies and practices for managing the links between water, energy, and food. Three case studies are assessed at different scales in the Mekong River basin, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. We find that...
2015 / J. Pittock, S. Orr, L. Stevens, M. Aheeyar, M. Smith -
A nitrogen index for improving nutrient management within commercial Mexican dairy operations
Abstract Some intensive dairy operations in Mexico are contributing to large, negative environmental impacts, especially in regions dominated by high concentrations of animals. Excessive manure inputs plus additional nitrogen (N) fertilizer has, in...
2016 / Uriel Figueroa-Viramontes, Jorge A. Delgado, Juan I. Sánchez-Duarte, Esmeralda Ochoa-Martínez, Gregorio Núñez-Hernández -
De novo transcriptome assembly of Sorghum bicolor variety Taejin
Abstract Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), also known as great millet, is one of the most popular cultivated grass species in the world. Sorghum is frequently consumed as food for humans and animals as well as used for ethanol production. In this study, we ...
2016 / Yeonhwa Jo, Sen Lian, Jin Kyong Cho, Hoseong Choi, Sang-Min Kim, et al. -
Understanding of Life through the Biographical Study on the Old Sakhalin Korean, Dong-Sik Shin
Abstract There are about 4,000 Sakhalin returnees living as recipients of livelihood program currently in the year 2015 in South Korea, and they are all first or second generation of Sakhalin returnees born before August 15. 1945, who have...
2015 / Bongsu Park, Seungeun Choi -
Experimental Study on a Novel Optimal Differential Pressure Reset Method for Online Application in Chilled Water System
Abstract This paper firstly define most unfavorable thermodynamic loop to reflect the dynamic situation of terminal cooling load distribution, then present its online identification method that can easily applied for optimal reset of differential...
2015 / Tianyi Zhao, Liangdong Ma, Jili Zhang -
Sustainable Site Assessment: A way to Sustainable Hospitality in Egypt
Abstract Tourism being a major sector of the Egyptian economy and with the increasing awareness of humanity's negative effect on the planet, the shift towards sustainability became a must. Egypt being blessed with a variety of sites, the research...
2016 / Mona Azouz, Abeer Galal -
Some Notes on the Leipzig–Jakarta List of the Chulym Language
Abstract Based on the analysis of the most resistant words (Leipzig–Jakarta list) of Chulym Turkic in comparison with those of the Oghuz and Kipchak languages, authors come to a conclusion that Chulym Turkic is more similar to the Kipchak Turkic...
2015 / Innokentiy Novgorodov, Valeriya Lemskaya, Albina Gainutdinova, Linara Ishkildina -
Vienna Soil-Organic-Matter Modeler—Generating condensed-phase models of humic substances
Abstract Humic substances are ubiquitous in the environment and have manifold functions. While their composition is well known, information on the chemical structure and three-dimensional conformation is scarce. Here we describe the Vienna...
2015 / Axel Sündermann, Roland Solc, Daniel Tunega, Georg Haberhauer, Martin H. Gerzabek, et al. -
Nutritional evaluation of integral cassava root silages for growing pigs
Abstract The experiment aimed at determining the nutritional value of integral cassava root silages with yogurt as inoculant or wastewater (manipueira) by liquid addition ensiling process. Eighteen crossbred piglets (Large White × Landrace),...
2016 / Diego D. Araújo, Alessandro B. Amorim, Mayra A.D. Saleh, Felipe Curcelli, Pedro L. Perdigón, et al. -
Illegal shrimp fishing in Hormozgan inshore waters of the Persian Gulf
Abstract An observer program was conducted to study and quantify the dimensions of illegal shrimp fishing in Hormozgan inshore waters (the northern Persian Gulf). Catches were sampled from 54 replicate landings of three boats from July to October...
2016 / Moslem Daliri, Ehsan Kamrani, S. Yousef Paighambari -
Preface2015 / K.R. Venugopal, P. Deepa Shenoy, S.S. Iyengar, L.M. Patnaik
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Working to achieve “full access, full choice” for all2015 / Anne Burke, Mike Mbizvo
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Using Predictive Model for Strategic Control of Multi-reservoir System Storage Capacity
Abstract The paper will describe the algorithm based on adaptive optimization of multi reservoir control, which the medium-term water flow predictions into the reservoirs for several months ahead repeatedly use. Hydrological prediction model was...
2015 / Daniel Marton, Pavel Menšík, Miloš Starý -
Interrelationships between Product Quality and Different Demand Cases in Ramp-up Scenarios
Abstract The following paper presents an approach to enable companies to cope with the interdependencies between product quality and different demand scenarios. Although, companies strive to enhance their quality and demand policies they lack a...
2014 / Matthias Blum, Simone Runge, Marcel Groten, Sebastian Stiller -
Vertical Operating Prototype Development Supported Radio Frequency Heating System in Controlling Rice Weevil in Milled Rice
Abstract A prototype of radio frequency (RF) heating system of 27MHz was developed to control rice weevil contamination in milled rice. The insects at all growth stages were completely eliminated at temperature of 50 and 55°C in all times of...
2015 / Suchada Vearasilp, Sa-nguansak Thanapornpoonpong, Nattasak Krittigamas, Sangtiwa Suriyong, Piyachat Akaranuchat, et al. -
Interaction between protein–energy wasting and geriatric nutritional risk index in elderly patients on dialysis2016 / Shuo-Chun Weng, Der-Cherng Tarng