Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Isolation and identification of a cellulolytic bacterium from the Tibetan pig's intestine and investigation of its cellulase production
Abstract Background The Tibetan pig is a pig breed with excellent grazing characteristics indigenous to the Qinghai–Tibet plateau in China. Under conditions of barn feeding, 90% of its diet consists of forage grass, which helps...
2014 / Weiping Yang, Fanxu Meng, Jiayin Peng, Peng Han, Fang Fang, et al. -
Predicted pattern of Zika virus infection distribution with reference to rainfall in Thailand
Abstract Zika virus infection is the present global medical problem. The disease appears in several countries around the world. The relationship between rainfall and occurrence of Zika virus infection was previously mentioned. Here, the authors use...
2016 / Somsri Wiwanitkit, Viroj Wiwanitkit -
A hedonic analysis of retail Italian vinegars
Abstract Vinegar׳s contribution to the Italian wine industry is significant, and Italy is the world׳s largest exporter of wine vinegar. Nevertheless, the features of the vinegar market have received little scholarly attention, and hedonic price...
2015 / Luigi Galletto, Luca Rossetto -
A healthy indulgence? Wine consumers and the health benefits of wine
Abstract Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US. Moderate red wine consumption has been linked to a reduction in the risk of death by heart disease and heart attack by 30–50%. With about 600,000 people dying from heart disease in the...
2015 / Lindsey M. Higgins, Erica Llanos -
Food security in rural areas of Limpopo province, South Africa2013 / N. De Cock, M. D’Haese, N. Vink, C. J. van Rooyen, L. Staelens, et al.
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Water use indicators at farm scale: methodology and case study2012 / Annette Prochnow, Katrin Drastig, Hilde Klauss, Werner Berg
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Relation model describing the effects of introducing RFID in the supply chain: evidence from the food and beverage industry in South Korea2013 / Oh-Keun Ha, Yong-Seok Song, Kyung-Yong Chung, Kang-Dae Lee, Dongjoo Park
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Influence of green-house cover on potential evapotranspiration and cucumber water requirements
Abstract Pollen grain morphology and seed coat characters of 11 cultivars belonging to two species. The experiment was conducted through two successive seasons of 2008 and 2009 at El-Bosaily farm, El-Behira governorate at the North Coastal of the...
2011 / F.A. Hashem, M.A. Medany, E.M. Abd El-Moniem, M.M.F. Abdallah -
Chemometric Discrimination of Philippine Civet Coffee Using Electronic Nose and Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
Abstract This study presents a practical and promising approach to profile the headspace aroma attributes of Philippine civet coffee using electronic nose (E-nose) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS). Chemometric pattern method was...
2012 / E. Ongo, M. Falasconi, G. Sberveglieri, A. Antonelli, G. Montevecchi, et al. -
Una rara causa di osteonecrosi2011 / Paolo Agostinis, Maurizio Vergendo, Nicola Bizzaro, Claudio Avellini, Nadia Durigon, et al.
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Clinical evaluation of a dental color analysis system: The Crystaleye Spectrophotometer®
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the clinical performance of the Crystaleye Spectrophotometer®, a dental color analysis system. Methods Three color-measuring devices...
2011 / Chikayuki Odaira, Sozo Itoh, Kanji Ishibashi -
The underestimated risk of hepatitis A and hepatitis B: benefits of an accelerated vaccination schedule
Summary Hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) are vaccine-preventable. Current recommendations advocate vaccination of non-immune adults at risk of exposure, including travelers to HAV or HBV endemic areas, individuals with high risk...
2007 / Jay S. Keystone, Jody H. Hershey -
Influenza and Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance in Bulgaria2008 / A. Kurchatova, M. Kojouharova, T. Georgieva, A. Georgiev
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Impact of Instant Controlled Pressure Drop Treatment on Dehydration and Rehydration Kinetics of Green Moroccan Pepper (Capsicum Annuum)
Abstract A comparative study of various drying techniques were carried out on Green Moroccan Peppers GMPs, Traditional Hot Air Drying, Swell Drying SD, and freeze drying, in order to compare the dried product's behavior during drying and...
2012 / C. Téllez-Pérez, M.M. Sabah, J.G. Montejano-Gaitán, V. Sobolik, C.-A. Martínez, et al. -
Blanching peppers using microwaves
Abstract Enzymatic reactions are not desirable in ripe fruits and vegetables. They cause losses along transportation, storage and processing. Blanching is a pre-treatment operation whose aim is to inactivate enzymes, and is usually applied before...
2012 / Lidia Dorantes-Alvarez, Eugenia Jaramillo-Flores, Karendash González, Rocio Martinez, Lidia Parada -
Use of porcine blood plasma in “phosphate-free frankfurters”
Abstract Porcine plasma was used as ingredient in the production of frankfurters without added phosphates, at laboratory scale. Composition, water holding capacity, texture, and microstructure of these frankfurters were compared to a standard...
2012 / S. Hurtado, I. Dagà, E. Espigulé, D. Parés, E. Saguer, et al. -
Detoxification of sago trunk hydrolysate using activated charcoal for xylitol production
Abstract Xylitol is one of the alternative natural sweeteners; belong to a group of sugar alcohol. It can be derived from D- xylose which mainly contains in lignocellulose materials. In this study sago trunk cortex was chosen as lignocellulose...
2012 / Siti M. Mustapa Kamal, Nurul L. Mohamad, Abdul G. Liew Abdullah, Norhafizal Abdullah -
Strategies to Improve Cereal Production in the Terai Region (Nepal) during Dry Season: Simulations With Aquacrop
Abstract Strategies to improve cereal yield in Terai (Nepal) were developed with AquaCrop by simulating different scenarios of irrigation and fertilizer management for three dominant soil types with 30 years historical climatic data. Farmers yield...
2013 / Nirman Shrestha, Dirk Raes, Shrawan Kumar Sah -
Economic efficiency of wheat production in Gezira scheme, Sudan
Abstract This study was carried out in Gezira scheme (season 2007/08) to measure the farmer’s technical efficiency of producing wheat and to determine the main socio-economic factors affecting farmer’s technical efficiency of wheat production. The...
2011 / Mohamed Ahmed Al-Feel, Authayla Abdul Razig AL-Basheer -
Preface2007 / Giovanni Di Crescenzo, Luigi V. Mancini