Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Optimisation of spray drying operating conditions of Morinda citrifolia L. fruit extract using response surface methodology
Abstract A conventional solvent extract of Morinda citrifolia L. fruit was spray dried using adjuvant maltodextrin (5wt.%). Spray drying was carried out according to the D-optimal design, and the independent variables selected were temperature and M ...
2012 / Duduku Krishnaiah, Awang Bono, Rosalam Sarbatly, Rajesh Nithyanandam, S.M. Anisuzzaman -
Flavour of natural and roasted Turkish hazelnut varieties (Corylus avellana L.) by descriptive sensory analysis, electronic nose and chemometrics2011 / Cesarettin Alasalvar, Ebru Pelvan, Banu Bahar, Figen Korel, Hülya Ölmez
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Assessing Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Different Units of Organic Milk: Evidence from Multiunit Auctions2012 / Faical Akaichi, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr, José M. Gil
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The role for scientists in tackling food insecurity and climate change2012 / John R Beddington, Mohammed Asaduzzaman, Megan E Clark, Adrian Bremauntz, Marion D Guillou, et al.
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Theoretic Research on the Relevant Concepts of Urban Ecosystem Carrying Capacity
Abstract Based on a review of related research literature and our own preliminary research, urban ecosystem carrying capacity and its relevant concepts (including urban ecosystem health, urban ecological security, and urban ecological risk) were...
2012 / Linyu Xu, Xiaodong Xie -
Emergy-based analysis of two chicken farming systems: a perception of organic production model in China
Abstract The organic agricultural production is regarded as an important way to ensure food safety and achieve sustainable agricultural development. Presented in this paper is an emergy-based analysis of two typical chicken farming systems popular...
2012 / Q.H. Hu, L.X. Zhang, C.B. Wang -
Drought risk assessment of China’s mid-season paddy2011 / Yongdeng Lei, Jing’ai Wang, Lili Luo
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International Commodity Prices, Growth and the Outbreak of Civil War in Sub-Saharan Africa*2010 / Markus Brückner, Antonio Ciccone
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Characterization of cookies formulated with rice and black bean extruded flours
Abstract The aim of this work was to formulate cookies using extruded flour from by-products of rice and common beans industries, such as broken rice and split old bean grains, in order to make available foods with added nutritional value as other...
2012 / Priscila Z. Bassinello, Daniela de G.C. Freitas, José Luiz R. Ascheri, Cristina Y. Takeiti, Rosangela N. Carvalho, et al. -
The Utility Theory in Maintenance and Repair Strategy
Abstract The paper deals with economic and psychological aspects of the decision making process in the area of maintenance and repair. A change of risk assessment criterion from the expected value to maximisation of expected utility is the essence...
2013 / Oleg Kapliński -
A Methodical Approach to Design and Valuation of Weather Derivatives in Agriculture2013 / Jindrich Spicka, Jiri Hnilica
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Food and thriving people: paradigm shifts for fair and sustainable food systems2013 / Geoff Tansey
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Kinetic study of the convective drying of spearmint
Abstract This work presents the kinetic study of the convective drying of Tunisian spearmint in two manners. The traditional protocol which consists in carrying out drying experimental tests at constant temperatures 40–45–50–55°C and a new protocol...
2013 / Mourad Ayadi, Salah Ben Mabrouk, Imed Zouari, Ahmed Bellagi -
Which Fish to Eat: Enjoying the Benefits While Minimizing the Risks2016 / Jogeir Toppe
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De novo transcriptome assembly of two different Prunus salicina cultivars
Abstract Plum is a globally grown stone fruit and can be divided into several species. In particular, the Prunus salicina, which is native to China, is widely grown in many fruit orchards in Korea and Japan, as well as the United States and...
2015 / Yeonhwa Jo, Sen Lian, Jin Kyong Cho, Hoseong Choi, Hyosub Chu, et al. -
Tourists’ Approach to Local Food
Abstract Although there are various studies that explore tourist behavior in certain settings such as travel and accommodation, the impact of local food on tourist experience is often neglected. Eating is a physical need as well as a cultural and...
2015 / Tarık Sengel, Ayşen Karagoz, Gurel Cetin, Fusün Istanbullu Dincer, Suna Mugan Ertugral, et al. -
Sustainable Drainage and Urban Landscape Upgrading Using Rain Gardens. Site Selection in Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract Use of rain gardens and other ecological rainwater management methods in urban areas can contribute to: 1) reduction of total rain water runoff and of its peak, 2) storage of rainwater, in order to cover low quality water demand, such as...
2015 / K.L. Katsifarakis, M. Vafeiadis, N. Theodossiou -
A Study on Instructional Methods Used in CAD Courses in Interior Architecture Education
Abstract Computer Aided Design (CAD) today plays an increasingly important role for interior architecture. 25 years ago, almost all interior architecture presentations are drawn on a paper with a pencil. Today CAD radically changes all these...
2015 / Özge Gül -
Grain yield losses in yellow-rusted durum wheat estimated using digital and conventional parameters under field conditions
Abstract The biotrophic fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici is the causal agent of the yellow rust in wheat. Between the years 2010–2013 a new strain of this pathogen (Warrior/Ambition), against which the present cultivated wheat varieties...
2015 / Omar Vergara-Diaz, Shawn C. Kefauver, Abdelhalim Elazab, Maria Teresa Nieto-Taladriz, José Luis Araus -
How does Concept Transform into Product? An Appraisal of Analogy-based Design Practices in Architecture Education
Abstract When defining the concept of ‘metaphor’ as ‘an intuitive abstraction of uniqueness in diversities’, Aristoteles also creates a common-sense in comprehending analogy-based design processes. Therefore, as in all design practices, drawing...
2014 / Senem Kaymaz Koca, Öze Uluengin