Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Integrated water management in the chemical industry (E4Water)2016 /
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Factors Affecting Development of Rural Areas in the Czech Republic: A Literature Review
Abstract Rural development is a frequently discussed topic but there is no consensus how to measure it. There are number of various criteria, such as economic, social, cultural or environmental which can be used to assess rural development....
2016 / Jakub Straka, Marcela Tuzová -
CERES-Maize model-based simulation of climate change impacts on maize yields and potential adaptive measures in Heilongjiang Province, China2014 / Yumei Lin, Wenxiang Wu, Quansheng Ge
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Ethics, Sustainability and the Water, Energy, Food Nexus Approach – A New Integrated Assessment of Urban Systems
Abstract Current global developments put increasing ecological, economic and social pressures on urban systems. The density of urban areas concentrates these pressures especially on water, energy and food (i.e., the nexus) resources as if in a...
2016 / Jürgen-Friedrich Hake, Holger Schlör, Karin Schürmann, Sandra Venghaus -
Assessing the dietary sources of two cichlid species in River Nile sub-branches: Stomach contents, fatty acids and stable isotopes analyses
Abstract We assess the importance of four different food sources as dietary components of Oreochromis niloticus and Sarotherodon galilaeus in Nile sub-branches using stomach contents, fatty acids (FA) and stable isotopes (SI) analyses. Diatoms were...
2016 / Mohamad S. Abd El-Karim, Mohamad H.H. Ali, Abeer M.A. Mahmoud -
A multivariate statistical analysis approach to characterize mechanization, structural and energy profile in Italian dairy farms
Abstract The multivariate statistical approach is one of the most common techniques applied in livestock classification, where quantitative and qualitative variables are used throughout the statistical analysis to obtain farms descriptions. The aim...
2016 / Giuseppe Todde, Lelia Murgia, Maria Caria, Antonio Pazzona -
Seniors and Their Food Shopping Behavior: An Empirical Analysis
Abstract The focus of our research was to provide an empirical evidence for determining the behaviour and satisfaction of older customers during their food procurement process and to propose some recommendations to retail managers aiming at better...
2016 / Dagmar Lesakova -
Factors associated with small-scale agricultural machinery adoption in Bangladesh: Census findings
Abstract There is strong advocacy for agricultural machinery appropriate for smallholder farmers in South Asia. Such ‘scale-appropriate’ machinery can increase returns to land and labour, although the still substantial capital investment required...
2016 / Khondoker Abdul Mottaleb, Timothy J. Krupnik, Olaf Erenstein -
Lost water and nitrogen resources due to EU consumer food waste2015 / D Vanham, F Bouraoui, A Leip, B Grizzetti, G Bidoglio
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Yield of temperate forage grassland species is either largely resistant or resilient to experimental summer drought2016 / Daniel Hofer, Matthias Suter, Eamon Haughey, John A. Finn, Nyncke J. Hoekstra, et al.
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Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture2016 / S. Huyer
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Consumption of thermally oxidized palm oil diets alters biochemical indices in rats
Abstract Palm oil is thermally oxidized to increase its palatability and this has been a usual practice in most homes. This study sought to assess the biochemical responses of rats to thermally oxidized palm oil diets. Therefore, Wistar strain...
2015 / Ayodeji Osmund Falade, Ganiyu Oboh, Adedayo Oluwaseun Ademiluyi, Oluwatoyin Veronica Odubanjo -
89th AES Annual Conference Programme, Warwick, 20152015 /
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Implications of Stereotype Mosque Architecture on Sustainability
Abstract Stereotypical construction of buildings, however convenient, poses its own set of challenges. It affects the sustainable development critically and can give rise to social, economic and environmental problems. In other words, same design of ...
2016 / Tayyab Ahmad, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Amad Anwar, Zia ud Din -
Brief history of agricultural systems modeling
Abstract Agricultural systems science generates knowledge that allows researchers to consider complex problems or take informed agricultural decisions. The rich history of this science exemplifies the diversity of systems and scales over which they...
2016 / James W. Jones, John M. Antle, Bruno Basso, Kenneth J. Boote, Richard T. Conant, et al. -
Microwave flow and conventional heating effects on the physicochemical properties, bioactive compounds and enzymatic activity of tomato puree2016 / Mitra Arjmandi, Mariano Otón, Francisco Artés, Francisco Artés-Hernández, Perla A Gómez, et al.
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A Proposed Methodology for Task Analysis in Ergonomic Evaluations
Abstract The aim of this job is to propose a procedure that helps ergonomists and engineers to develop task analysis and evaluations in workstations. In the ergonomics field, task analysis is a method to describe and analyze the task performance...
2015 / Karla Gabriela Gómez-Bull, Juan Luis Hernández-Arellano, Gabriel Ibarra-Mejía -
Combining Participatory Action Research (PAR) and Design Thinking (DT) as an Alternative Research Method in Architecture
Abstract Architecture as knowledge and practice is expanding its fields more than ever in this now entangled exciting new collaborative world network. We argue that the true nature of architecture is participatory one. Thus, architecture should be...
2015 / Martin L. Katoppo, Iwan Sudradjat -
Effect of apical preparation on different needle depth penetration
Abstract Aim Shaping should be complemented by antiseptic solution. These are often delivered using a needle and syringe. But apical penetration of the irrigation solution is of only 1mm beyond its tip. The aim of our study was to...
2016 / Alexia Vinel, Aline Sinan, Mélanie Dedieu, Sara Laurencin-Dalicieux, Franck Diemer, et al. -
Farmers' prioritization of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies
Abstract Addressing climate change impacts on agriculture is special challenge. There are number of factors that influence the extent to which farmers in a particular location adopt CSA technologies. This study applied a participatory assessment...
2016 / Arun Khatri-Chhetri, P.K. Aggarwal, P.K. Joshi, S. Vyas