Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Life Cycle Assessment Tool Implemented in Household Refrigeration Industry: A Magnetic Cooling Prototype Development
Abstract The development of innovative technologies of energy conversion devices such as domestic refrigerators, has the goal to improve the energy and resources efficiencies without increasing the pollution. During the design phase of the product...
2017 / Rossella Luglietti, Paolo Rosa, Alessandro Pastore, Sergio Terzi, Marco Taisch -
Simulation of the Hydrostatic Load of the Valve Plate-cylinder Block System in an Axial Piston Pump
Abstract The paper analyses the load of the cylinder block and the valve plate in an axial piston pump. Torques are established of the hydrostatic forces acting on the cylinder block for positive overlap, negative overlap and the construction with...
2017 / Tadeusz Zloto -
Design, Development and Performance of Indirect Type Solar Dryer for Banana Drying
Abstract Due to higher prices and shortages of fossil fuels and to reduce the fuel consumption used in the drying process, more importance is given to solar energy sources as it is freely available. For these purposes, an indirect type solar dryer...
2017 / Abhay Lingayat, V.P. Chandramohan, V.R.K. Raju -
Livestock production and population census in Pakistan: Determining their relationship with agricultural GDP using econometric analysis
Abstract Livestock is a subsector of Pakistan agriculture which contributes approximately 56% of value addition in agriculture and nearly 11% to the gross domestic product (GDP). Livestock production makes a major contribution to agriculture value...
2017 / Abdul Rehman, Luan Jingdong, Abbas Ali Chandio, Imran Hussain -
Characterization of genotypic variability associated to the phosphorus bioavailability in peanut ( Arachis hypogaea L.)
Abstract In order to assess genotypic variability in some peanut genotypes depending on phosphorus availability, both effects of tri-calcium phosphate (TCP) and inoculation by Bradyrhizobium strain (BR) on morphological and physiological parameters...
2017 / Mohamed Kraimat, Samia Bissati -
Agricultural Holdings in Hilly-Mountain Areas in Slovenia before and after the Accession to the European Union2016 / Kristina Knific, Štefan Bojnec
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The importance and challenges of crop germplasm interdependence: the case of Bhutan2017 / Mahesh Ghimiray, Ronnie Vernooy
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Sustainability in Model-based Planning and Control of Global Value Creation Networks
Abstract Manufacturing companies are affected by an increasing complexity driven thru fast changing requirements in the global market. To meet the large catalogue of requirements, enterprises are forming global value creation networks and provide...
2017 / N. Oertwig, R. Jochem, T. Knothe -
Białowieża Forest (Ne-Poland) and Valday Np ( Nw-Russia) – Biogeographical Characteristics of Eutrophic Deciduous Forests2014 / Jan Marek Matuszkiewicz, Elena Bielonowska, Anna Kowalska, Nadjeżda Cariewska, Jarosław Baranowski, et al.
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The carbon footprints of alternative value chains for biomass energy for cooking in Kenya and Tanzania
Abstract Due to its availability and affordability for poorer populations, wood-based biomass energy remains vital in meeting local energy demands – especially for cooking fuel – in many regions of the developing world. However, increasing feedstock ...
2017 / Abigael Okoko, Juergen Reinhard, Susanne Wymann von Dach, Rainer Zah, Boniface Kiteme, et al. -
An alternative technique to the demolition of a prestressed concrete box-girder bridge: A case study
Abstract This is a case study in which the partial collapse of a prestressed concrete box-girder bridge in Brazil happened only nine days after removing the supporting scaffolding. It is believed that the actual reinforcement longitudinal steel bars ...
2017 / S.S.R. Pereira, M.D.C. Magalhaes, H. Gazzinelli -
Investigation of the Parameters Governing the Performance of Jet Impingement Quick Food Freezing and Cooling Systems – A Review
Abstract Jet Impingement Technology (JIT) is a heat transfer enhancement technique. Available literature soundly confirm its wide applications in the cooling of combustion chambers, critical parts of turbines, glass technology, electronic...
2017 / Tawanda Marazani, Daniel M. Madyira, Esther T. Akinlabi -
An Overall Multi-criteria Approach to Sustainability Assessment of Manufacturing Processes
Abstract The paper depicts an overall multi-criteria approach for sustainability assessment of manufacturing processes. The analytic hierarchy process method is used to determine ranking of activity areas for manufacturing processes in terms of...
2017 / Aldona Kluczek -
Measuring the Urban Biodiversity of Green Spaces in a Highly Urbanizing Environment and Its Implications for Human Settlement Resiliency Planning: The Case of Manila City, Philippines
Abstract The study provides an analytical approach of assessing urban biodiversity in Manila City, Philippines through spatial mapping, inventory and profiling utilizing tools such as i-Tree Canopy, Urban Green Space Inventory, and Simpson's Index...
2017 / Leonora Pechardo Gonzales, Dina Cartagena Magnaye -
The integrated use of excreta-based vermicompost and inorganic NP fertilizer on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit yield, quality and soil fertility2017 / Tesfu Mengistu, Heluf Gebrekidan, Kibebew Kibret, Kebede Woldetsadik, Beneberu Shimelis, et al.
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The Effect of Latex on Permanent Deformation of Asphalt Concrete Wearing Course
Abstract Pavement rutting is primarily caused by the accumulation of permanent deformation in a portion or in all of the pavement layers. The accumulation of permanent deformation in surface layers is now considered to be the major caused for...
2017 / Henri Siswanto -
Possibilities of coal–gas substitution in East Asia: A comparison among China, Japan and South Korea
Abstract Natural gas is currently playing an increasingly significant role in low carbon development, as it provides a credible pathway to meet rising energy demand while emitting fewer greenhouse gases than from using other fossil fuels such as...
2017 / Chunping Xie, Kerui Du, Yingru Zhao, Nigel P. Brandon -
Metástasis hepatodiafragmática de tumores del estroma gastrointestinal duodenal2017 / Elena Jiménez Cubedo, Jose Luis Lucena de la Poza, Mariano Artés Caselles, Victor Sánchez Turrión
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Thermal Performance of Social Housing– A Study Based on Brazilian Regulations
Abstract This paper aims to discuss how the propagation of a house design adopted by federal programs to solve Brazil's housing shortage can affect human thermal comfort. The study was based on Brazilian regulatory instruments and analysis from...
2017 / Ana Cecília Rodrigues Moreno, Ingrid Stephanie de Morais, RobertaVieira Gonçalves de Souza -
Quality and characteristics of fermented ginseng seed oil based on bacterial strain and extraction method
Abstract Background In this study, the fermentation of ginseng seeds was hypothesized to produce useful physiologically-active substances, similar to that observed for fermented ginseng root. Ginseng seed was fermented using...
2017 / Myung-Hee Lee, Young-Kyoung Rhee, Sang-Yoon Choi, Chang-Won Cho, Hee-Do Hong, et al.