Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Affinity Purification and Immobilization of Chitinase from Bacillus sp.R2
Abstract Bacillus sp. R2 chitinase was purified to homogeneity using ammonium sulphate precipitation at 80% saturation, affinity chromatography on swollen crab shell chitin column, and followed by gel filtration chromatography...
2015 / Ben Amar Cheba, Taha Ibrahim Zaghloul, Ahmad Rafik EL-Mahdy, Mohammad Hisham EL-Massry -
Improved global cropland data as an essential ingredient for food security
Abstract Lack of accurate maps on the extent of global cropland, and particularly the spatial distribution of major crop types, hampers policy and strategic investment and could potentially impede efforts to improve food security in an environment...
2014 / Linda See, Steffen Fritz, Liangzhi You, Navin Ramankutty, Mario Herrero, et al. -
Rainwater Harvesting, Risk Assessment and Utilization in Kosice-city, Slovakia
Abstract Water consumption in residential parts of urban areas is just one part of the water management problems. Contemporary potable water management is not sustainable whereas we use potable water for flushing toilets, irrigation or washing...
2014 / D. Kaposztasova, Z. Vranayova, G. Markovic, P. Purcz -
Does storage technology affect adoption of improved maize varieties in Africa? Insights from Malawi’s input subsidy program
Abstract To date there is limited knowledge of how having access to post-harvest storage technology affects a smallholder African farmer’s decision to adopt higher-yielding improved maize varieties. This is a key issue because higher yielding...
2014 / Jacob Ricker-Gilbert, Michael Jones -
Assessment of Temporal and Spatial Variation of Pan Evaporation with Related Climatological Factors in Bangladesh
Abstract Pan evaporation is an effective way to analyze the multidimensional impact of climate change on irrigation water requirement since pan evaporation measures the integrated effect of radiation, wind, temperature and humidity on the...
2014 / Shakil Ahmed, Md. Mafizur Rahman, Shahriar Shams, Md. Mosabbir Pasha -
Research on Ranking Evaluation Models of Safety Risk in Productive Enterprises based on the Perspective of Supervision
Abstract Supervision with risk highlights the key area, enterprises and period. It is great for finding the principal contradiction in supervision of safe production, to improve the efficiency of government's regulation and further to realize the...
2014 / Hao Yu, Luo Yun, Zhang Ying, Zeng Zhu, Zhang Pingfeng -
Economic evaluation and sensitivity analysis of some fuel oil upgrading processes
Abstract Seven upgrading schemes, identified as high distillate production schemes have been proposed for upgrading of 3.50×106 t/y atmospheric residues. The seven schemes were evaluated using the discounting cash flow method....
2014 / Seham A. El-Temtamy, Tahani S. Gendy -
Value chain analysis of the aquaculture feed sector in Egypt
Abstract This study was carried out to evaluate the value chain performance of the aquaculture feed sector in Egypt, in terms of value addition, employment and profitability. The strengths and weaknesses of each link of the value chain were assessed ...
2014 / Abdel-Fattah M. El-Sayed, Malcolm W. Dickson, Gamal O. El-Naggar -
API Listeria Rapid kit for Confirmatory Fenotypic Conventional Biochemical Test of the Prevalence Listeria Monocytogenes in Selected Meat and Meat Products
Abstract This study was conducted to confirm the prevalences Listeria monocytogenes from the conventional biochemical identification. The prevalences of pathogenic bacteria Listeria monocytogenes come from raw and processed meat products. The DIM...
2015 / B.E. Setiani, F.B. Elegado, M.T.M. Perez, R.C. Mabesa, E.I. Dizon, et al. -
Growth and Nitrogen Removal Efficiency as Protein Content of Spirulina from Tertiary Municipal Wastewater in Ouargla (Algerian Bas-Sahara)
Abstract The green alga Spirulina, Arthrospira platensis was grown under shelter condition. The aim of this work is to find an approach for biologically recycling wastewater by Spirulina (strain of Tamanrasset) in area of Ouargla. The efficiency of...
2015 / Afaf Djaghoubi, Mustapha Daddi Bouhoun, Samia Hadj Said, Ali Saggaï, Sarah Sobti, et al. -
Decentralized Real Time Control in Combined Sewer System by Using Smart Objects
Abstract This study proposes a decentralized RTC of a combined sewer systems by using smart gates, which during high rainfall-runoff events, partially or fully close to use the actual storage capacity of the sewer pipes upstream. In this study the...
2014 / M. Carbone, G. Garofalo, P. Piro -
Comprehensive Evaluation of Integrated Energy Plantation Model of Palm Oil and Microalgae Based Biofuel for Sustainable Energy Production
Abstract Microalgae is a biofuel crop that needs large amounts of water and nutrients in cultivation stage and requires excessive energy at the downstream processes. This study presented an integrated plantation concept to accomplish these issues by ...
2015 / Nugroho Adi Sasongko, Ryozo Noguchi -
Mapping the decision points and climate information use of agricultural producers across the U.S. Corn Belt
Abstract The usefulness of climate information for agricultural risk management hinges on its availability and relevance to the producer when climate-sensitive decisions are being made. Climate information providers are challenged with the task of...
2015 / Tonya Haigh, Eugene Takle, Jeffrey Andresen, Melissa Widhalm, J. Stuart Carlton, et al. -
Environmental and Social Life Cycle Assessment of Welding Technologies
Abstract Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) are applied in evaluating possible social and environmental impacts of the state-of-art welding technologies, such as Manual Metal Arc Welding (MMAW), Manual Gas Metal Arc...
2015 / Ya-Ju Chang, Gunther Sproesser, Sabrina Neugebauer, Kirana Wolf, René Scheumann, et al. -
Economic Analysis of a Micro Humid Air Turbine for Domestic Applications
Abstract Micro Gas Turbines (mGT) appear as a promising technology for small-scale (up to 500kW) Combined Heat and Power (CHP) production. However, their rather low electric efficiency limits their profitability when the heat demand decreases. Hot...
2015 / Marina Montero Carrero, Ward De Paepe, Alessandro Parente, Julien Blondeau, Hannes Laget, et al. -
Advancing the application of systems thinking in health: analysing the contextual and social network factors influencing the use of sustainability indicators in a health system – a comparative study in Nepal and Somaliland2014 / Karl Blanchet, Jennifer Palmer, Raju Palanchowke, Dorothy Boggs, Ali Jama, et al.
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Alternative food chains as a way to embed mountain agriculture in the urban market: the case of Trentino2015 / Emanuele Blasi, Clara Cicatiello, Barbara Pancino, Silvio Franco
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Towards the Modeling of Sustainability into Urban Planning: Using Indicators to Build Sustainable Cities
Abstract During the process of building the sustainable development paradigm in the last four decades, the incorporation and integration of the urban dimension has been gaining importance, while it has been acknowledged that the majority of the most ...
2011 / Natalie Rosales -
Agro-ecological zoning for wheat (Triticum aestivum), sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) and corn (Zea mays) on the Mashhad plain, Khorasan Razavi province
Abstract Climate is the most important factor determining the sustainability of agricultural production systems. A qualitative land evaluation was carried out for the Mashhad plain, Khorasan Razavi province, Iran, to assess the suitability of the...
2012 / Ehsan Neamatollahi, Mohammad Bannayan, Mohammad Reza Jahansuz, Paul Struik, Alireza Farid -
Sustainability assessment: An integrated approach with inhabitant participation
Abstract Our research has led us to develop a method for formulating sustainability strategies for neighborhood rehabilitation. This method is targeted to decision-makers in charge of implementing projects for the regeneration of the built...
2011 / S. Mattarozzi, E. Antonini