Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Incorporation of Hydronomic Works in Natural Landscape, Case Study in Aeropotamos Torrent, Greece
Abstract Hydronomic works (rivers and streams arrangement works) have as target the dissuasion of control of torrent effects (disintegration, erosion, sliding, crumbling etc), the stabilization of stream sides and the providing of flood protection....
2015 / G. Varras, I. Tsirogiannis, Ch. Myriounis, V. Pavlidis -
Prevalence of syphilis among voluntary blood donors in Liguria region (Italy) from 2009 to 20132014 / Francesco Drago, Ludovica Cogorno, Giulia Ciccarese, Paolo Strada, Massimo Tognoni, et al.
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Optimizing the Operation of Maceration to Obtain Quality White Wines2015 / Diana Stegărus, Ecaterina Lengyel, Daniela Sandru, Dan Mutu, Ramona Iancu, et al.
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A Short Report on Changes of Quality Indicators for a Sandy Textured Soil after Treatment with Biochar Produced from Fronds of Date Palm
Abstract Soils in Abu Dhabi are not favourable for agricultural purposes because of intrinsic characteristics; mainly low water retention and poor fertility. We characterized biochar produced from fronds of date palm and subsequently analysed the...
2015 / Nahid Khalifa, Lina F. Yousef -
Public Awareness towards Conservation of English Landscape at Taiping Lake Garden, Malaysia
Abstract Taiping Lake Garden (TLG) is one of the remaining British legacies located in Taiping, Perak. TLG is facing the transformation of English landscape environment, and diminishing the public appreciation on its historical value. This study...
2015 / Sharifah Khalizah Syed Othman Thani, Nur Kamilah Ibrahim, Nik Hanita Nik Mohamad, Nur Izzati Mohd Rodzi -
Multiple Regression Model for the Prediction of Unconfined Compressive Strength of Jet Grout Columns
Abstract Jet grouting is one of the most widely used techniques in soil improvement because of its possibility to strengthen cut-off groundwater and provide structural rigidity with a single application by this technique. The effectiveness of the...
2015 / Recep Akan, S. Nilay Keskin, Soner Uzundurukan -
Uniqueness of Ethiopian traditional alcoholic beverage of plant origin, tella
Abstract There are many kinds of traditional fermented beverages in Ethiopia, not only of animal origin, but also of plant origin. In everyday life people enjoy fermented beverages and particularly when having guests, they like to treat them to...
2015 / Mooha Lee, Meron Regu, Semeneh Seleshe -
Organic Food Consumption among Urban Consumers: Preliminary Results
Abstract The consumption of organic food is on the rise due to increasing health consciousness among Malaysians regarding food intake, as well as to the growth of the organic agricultural sector in this country. Therefore, this study attempts to...
2014 / Siti Sarah Mohamad, Syezreen Dalina Rusdi, Nor Hashima Hashim -
Effects of anti-coloring agents on blackening inhibition and maintaining physical and chemical quality of fresh-cut okra during storage
Abstract Fresh-cut okra pods were stored in sealed polypropylene bags at 5°C and 95% RH for 8days. Pods were dipped in 0.5% solution of cysteine, ascorbic acid, CaCl2, or citric acid for 5min before storage. The main observed undesirable...
2013 / M.A. Saleh, A.M. El-Gizawy, R.E.L. El-Bassiouny, H.M. Ali -
Novel tool for Simultaneous Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Analyses in Aqueous Samples
Abstract The quantitative and isotopic analysis of dissolved matter (e.g. dissolved organic carbon, total dissolved nitrogen, etc.) is of particular importance since this pool is a prime conduit in the cycling of N and C. Studying the two elemental...
2015 / Eugen Federherr, Robert J. Panetta, Lutz Lange, Hans J. Kupka -
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Vulnerability and policy relevance to drought in the semi-arid tropics of Asia – A retrospective analysis
Abstract Of all the natural hazards, drought affects the maximum number of people globally causing devastating impacts. It is a reality that drought results in sets of socio-economic impacts starting with crop-yield failure, unemployment, erosion of ...
2014 / Naveen P. Singh, Cynthia Bantilan, K. Byjesh -
The Danube so colourful: A potpourri of plastic litter outnumbers fish larvae in Europe's second largest river
Abstract Previous studies on plastic pollution of aquatic ecosystems focused on the world's oceans. Large rivers as major pathways for land-based plastic litter, has received less attention so far. Here we report on plastic quantities in the...
2014 / Aaron Lechner, Hubert Keckeis, Franz Lumesberger-Loisl, Bernhard Zens, Reinhard Krusch, et al. -
Anti-hepatitis E virus antibody prevalence in French expatriate workers
Summary Objective The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a leading cause of acute hepatitis in developing countries and an emerging pathogen in Europe. HEV seroprevalence has rarely been assessed in cohorts of travelers, and previous...
2013 / Mireille Vernier, Morgane Rossi-Tamisier, Hervé Richet, Philippe Brouqui, Philippe Parola, et al. -
“From the American People”: the US Farm Bill and the reform of emergency food aid2014 / James Smith
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Progeny Test of Shorea Leprosula as Key Point to IncreaseProductivity of Secondary Forest in Pt Balik Papan ForestIndustries, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Abstract Shorea leprosula is one of the valuable species in the tropical rain forest and it has distributed widely in the lowland tropical rain forest with altitude up to 700 m above sea level. Due to decreasingthe number of forest area, it will...
2014 / M. Naiem, Widiyatno, M. Zaky Al-Fauzi -
Physicochemical and Microbiological Properties of Fermented Lamb Sausages Using Probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum IIA-2C12 as Starter Culture
Abstract The research aims to evaluate physicochemical and microbiological properties of fermented lamb sausages elaborated with probiotic Lactobacillus. plantarum IIA-2C12 isolated from Indonesian local beef. The result showed that the addition...
2014 / Irma Isnafia Arief, Z. Wulandari, E.L. Aditia, M. Baihaqi, Noraimah, et al. -
Yield and tillering response of super hybrid rice Liangyoupeijiu to tillage and establishment methods
Abstract Tillering is an important agronomic trait for rice grain production. To evaluate yield and tillering response, Liangyoupeijiu (super hybrid rice) was grown in Hunan, China during 2011–2012 under different methods of tillage (conventional...
2013 / M.A. Badshah, Tu Naimei, Yingbin Zou, M. Ibrahim, Ke Wang -
Response of growth and forage yield of pearl millet (Pennisetum galucum) to nitrogen fertilization rates and cutting height
Abstract Two field experiments were conducted in the experimental station farm, faculty of agriculture, Ain Shams University at Shalakan, Kalubia Governorate, during the two growing seasons, i.e. 2009 and 2010, to investigate the response of growth...
2013 / M.G. Shahin, R.Th. Abdrabou, W.R. Abdelmoemn, Maha. M. Hamada -
How does population density influence agricultural intensification and productivity? Evidence from Ethiopia
Abstract This study uses household-level panel data on smallholder farmers in Ethiopia to estimate how rural population density (RPD) affects agricultural intensification and productivity. Our results suggest that higher RPD is associated with...
2014 / Anna Leigh Josephson, Jacob Ricker-Gilbert, Raymond J.G.M. Florax