Despite the limitations in the use of aerial applications resulting from Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Plant Protection Agents Act (OJ L item 455. 2013), scientific progress in engineering enables the development of new, environmentally safe technologies to expand the use of agroaviation. This paper proposes an innovative method of biological protec…
Saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers is a global issue, exacerbated by increasing demands for freshwater in coastal regions. This study investigates into the parametric analysis on saltwater intrusion in a conceptual, coastal, unconfined aquifer considering wide range of freshwater draft and anticipated sea level rise. The saltwater intrusion under various circumstances is simulated throug…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a business-university collaborative research project that looked to define lower management competencies in the year 2025, specifically for complex, knowledge-intensive organizations. Design/methodology/approach – The research was done together with a large local airport. Data were gathered by a team of five researchers using…
Kenitu or star apple (Chrysophyllum cainito L.) is widely used as traditional remedy for inflammation, cancer, and diabetes mellitus. Leaves of four type of kenitu were extracted with different solvents, i.e., 96% of ethanol, 70% of ethanol, 50% of ethanol, 96% of acetonee, 70% of acetone, and 50% of acetone. The extracts have been screened for antioxidant activities using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl…
Agricultural biological diversity (agrobiodiversity), is a small component of biodiversity, and presents two levels: genetic resources for food and agriculture and ecological services. All the components contribute to sustain the key functions of agroecosystems. It is commonly acknowledged that biodiversity is jeopardized by erosion, whereas there is less awareness about agrobiodiversity loss, …
Purpose – This paper aims to highlight the need to examine the factors that influence adolescents’ resistance to report their cyberbullying experiences to adults. Design/methodology/approach – It outlines key factors that need to be considered when defining,operationalizing and examining adolescent cyberbullying as well as providing an examination of the literature on non-reporting behav…
The research of moss greening material (Sphagnum sp.) as a rooftop panel is prior to commercial industry. Scale up of production must be prepared for maintaining quality of product through. Production system of moss greening panel consists of aquaculture and panel assembly process. This paper highlighted scale up of panel assembly using dimensional analysis. It is a method based on the principl…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute a broader understanding of the complexity in relationships of power and responsibility in employability in higher education contexts and posits a conceptual framework for employability as a process, something to be achieved. Design/methodology/approach – This conceptual paper arises from experience of and research into placement practices…
Purpose – Designers’ careers can be compromised if they are unable to understand the business context they operate in and cannot communicate effectively across other disciplines. Where governments are calling for an increase in design management skills, design careers can limit the opportunities for the development of such skills. Universities have an opportunity to support designers’ pro…
Purpose – In China, it is the continuation of citizenship education in primary schools, which lays the foundation for citizenship education in senior high schools. So the authors have chosen citizenship education at the junior high schools stage in mainland China as the purpose of this paper is to provide answers to three research questions: (1) is ideological and moral education citizenship …
Through the combination of virtual reality technology, to realize 3D simulation of the oil spill process in real-time, which can form true 3D oil spill scene and supply an interface for several operators to act in the scene. The system offers the training of the oil spill response commander and other operators; and it can also be used for drilling and analyzing the contingency plans. Keyword…
Lycopene is a natural compound that is found in large quantities in red colour fruits, especially in tomatoes. Availability of lycopene in tomatoes will increase after processing. The research, tomatoes will be processed in form of jelly drinks, where most people like the products beside energy contributor. Fresh tomato fruit has a distinctive odor that is less preferred, it is to improve the f…
Intra-seasonal lack(excess) of rainfall that lead to situations of meteorological drought (flood) in one or other part of country every year apart from inter-annual variability of rainfall(Krishnamurthy, 2000). India received 88% of long period average (normal) rainfall 886.9 mm during southwest monsoon season(monsoon) in 2014. Northwest(NW), central, northeast (NE) and south peninsula of India…
Besides having advantages, Chitosan as biosorbent has also disadvantages. . Chitosan is very soluble in low pH so it cannot adsorb Cr (total) at low pH. It is due to active site (amine group) of chitosan undergo protonation and its adsorption capability is easily influenced by anions in waters. The research studied use of chitosan coating active charcoal of coconut shell to increase adsorpti…
Purpose – Improving the use of annotations in lecture recordings. Design/methodology/approach – Requirements analysis with scenario based design (SBD) on focus groups. Findings – These seven points have been extracted from the feedback of the focus groups: (1) Control of the annotation feature (turn on/turn off). (2) An option to decide who is able to see their comments (groups, lecture…
Accountings data from 255 livestock farms have been analyzed in order to determinate their mechanization cost. A weighted average value of each part of this cost has been calculated after a classification of the inquired farms. This classification is based on the technical orientation, the size and finally the localization of the farm. The weighing factor depends on the relative importance of e…
The paper presents the results of model scale experiments on horizontal interlaced, multi-layer, moored floating pipe breakwater (HIMMFPB). The studies are conducted with breakwater models having five layers, wave steepness, Hi/L (Hi is incident wave height and L is incident wave length) varying from 0.0066 to 0.0464 and relative spacing, S/D (S is the horizontal spacing of pipes and D is dia…
Groundwater flow and transport in aquifers are strongly influenced by the geological heterogeneity at various scales. The erratic nature of the hydro geological parameters and the insufficient information about the spatial distribution suggests, a description of these parameters in a probabilistic context rather than a deterministic one. Theories based on homogeneous assumption can lead to seri…
Nitrogen (N) use efficiency is usually less than 50%, and it remains a major problem in rice cultivation. Controlled release fertilizer (CRF) technology is one of the well-known efforts to overcome this problem. The efficiency of CRF, however, is very much dependent on the timing of nutrient release. This study was conducted to determine the precise time of N uptake by rice as a guideline to…
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors which might affect the intention to use interactive whiteboards (IWBs) by university students, using Technology Acceptance Model by the structural equation modeling approach. The following hypothesis guided the current study: H1. There is a positive relationship between IWB self-efficacy and perceived learning (PL). H2. There i…
The objective of this study was to characterize the phaseolin type and α-amylase (αAI) level in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) accessions deposited in the Chinese National Genebank. The 40 accessions sampled were common varieties originating in Asia, North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. No Inca (I-) phaseolin was observed in the accessions. Only four accessions contained Ten…
Land and labour resources indicate that Polish agriculture has extensive options of competing on the European market. However,structural realities, particularly the agrarian scattering and excessive labour resources in the agricultural industry, contribute to low productivity of Polish farming. Productivity improvement can be achieved through increasing sizes of agricultural establishments as w…
This article discusses the features of Apis mellifera mellifera associated with the expansion of their habitat to the north. The A. m. mellifera isolated in Kama Urals is considered the Prikamsky honeybee population and has retained the features of a pure gene pool. Here, we analysed the biological and physiological features of bees native to Kama Urals and the crossbreeding that occurs among t…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline the findings from an exploratory research project investigating perspectives on the recruitment of work placement students among a diverse sample of employers in order to disentangle what constitutes student “employability” in the eyes of these employers. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on data collected in 30 detailed qua…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between work placements and employability, through an analysis of the impact of a work placement on students’ self-efficacy. Design/methodology/approach – The basis of this paper is a large-scale work-based learning module at the University of Birmingham, the “Professional Development Module”. Students completed qu…
In this study, the effects and mechanisms of dispersed oil on Sea Urchin (Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus) were investigated. Comparing DNA damage of the Sea urchins and components of petroleum in the water column between the different treatments,the results indicated that the dispersed oil toxicity to Sea urchins significantly increased. The reasons may include that dispersant engendered fine oil d…
The levels of six chemical elements (mercury, arsenic, lead, cadmium, zinc and copper) were examined in two species of Pacific salmon, genus Oncorhynchus, pink salmon (O. gorbuscha),and chum salmon (O. keta) that were caught in the Kuril waters in July 2013. Concentrations of toxic elements (Hg, As, Pb, Cd) in both species were shown to be belowthe maximumconcentration limits of these trace ele…
Purpose – The aging crisis in Hong Kong is unique in that it was caused by several waves of immigration and emigration, coupled with inadequate investment in tertiary education (Wong, 2013b). The purpose of this paper is to study the causes and outcomes of the Hong Kong aging crisis and,where appropriate, advise on mitigation strategies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyzes the…
A set of 50 rice genotypes comprising landraces, local selections, and improved varieties were characterized using simple sequence repeat (SSR) and inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR)markers to study genetic diversity and population structure. Following unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean based clustering using binary data of polymorphic markers, the genotypes were grouped into 5 …
Purpose – Many countries throughout the world provide all children with free education. However,sometimes there are user charges in publically funded schools worldwide. The purpose of this paper is to explore parental participation fees in school expenses in Israel, depicting the current situation and analyzing its implications. Design/methodology/approach – Public documents from Israel we…
Purpose – Blogging has become a well-established method of online communication and publication,used by individuals and organisations to disseminate news, ideas and information. In their earlier forms, blogs were used as online diaries, but have now evolved into complex digital environments. The purpose of this paper is to consider whether blogging can be framed as a mode of work-integrated l…
Nesting biology of the nomiine bee, Nomia (Acunomia) chalybeata Smith, was studied in Iriomote Island, Japan (N2415–250) in 2003 and 2004. Its nesting period extended for 6 months from around the end of April to October. The nest aggregation was found in clay soil under shady conditions. Twenty nests/m2 were present at the highest density spot. Brood numbers in solitary nests were 5–20 (me…
To assist with rapid screening for rice blast resistance as a precursor in a breeding program,the susceptibility to rice blast of 13 rice genotypes from Australia was evaluated in May to June 2013 using three distinct inoculation methods (spot, filter paper and standard methods) at seedling, vegetative and reproductive stages. The results revealed that the spot and filter paper inoculation meth…
The disposal of olive mill wastewater (OMWW) is considered as one of the most serious environmental problems in the Mediterranean region. This study constitutes part of a holistic OMWW management approach aiming at the production of high added value products from OMWW with zero discharge. OMWW constitutes an organic material that could be recycled back to the soil after its treatment with micr…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the usefulness of the concept of the “implied graduate” to explain the difficulties which students report when engaging with local employers. Design/methodology/approach – The “implied graduate” is an analytical concept that aims to bring together assumptions about what a graduate should be like. In this paper the concept has been us…
The paper analyses the evolution and potential future trend of research debate related to climate change impacts on the wine chain. A particular emphasis was given to the evaluation of sustainability in the examined literature. From a methodological point of view, sets of text analysis techniques were combined for the investigation of those selected scientific papers. Results highlight that the…
The article presents the analysis of agriculture as working environmentally prone to accidents. A questionnaire has been used for the evaluation which included 15 questions for establishing causes of accidents at work in agriculture. Studies have shown that haste, mess and failure to comply with basic safety rules is the most common cause of accidents. It is therefore necessary to raise farmers…
In the paper the effects of keratin and polyvinyl alcohol additives on the stress relaxation course in thermoplastic starch film were presented. The 3-parameter Zener model was used to describe the behavior of film under loading taking into account sample sizes and initial deformation velocity. The effects of air relative humidity, initial deformation velocity and the way of sample cutting on m…
Purpose – This paper aims to report on the efforts made to enhance the engagement of IT students with non-IT-specific content. The mechanism to foster this engagement was the introduction of an eLearning information system (ELIS) for a finance-related subject within an IT undergraduate degree at the university. The subject developers were primarily concerned with both the learning design and …
Modern energy-saving technologies, that are widely implemented currently in agriculture include the use of combined units that can not only reduce the agronomic timing of field work, but also reduce water loss by reducing the inter-operational periods of time, to reduce the impact of sealing machine units on the ground, to save fuel − materials and so on. Keywords: energy-saving; combin…
Recently, vegan food has received increased attention from Italian consumers. Despite this fact, it has rarely been the subject of analysis. Our study focuses on consumer preferences for breadsticks in North-Eastern Italy. We applied a choice experiment where a hypothetical market was designed to analyze five characteristics of breadsticks (country of origin, vegan product certification, produc…
Phytospreading, proposed by S.V. Meyen, depends on the role of biological evolutionary “mechanisms”.Some biological species that occupy a vast territory from the equator to the mid latitudes break up into two areas and form two populations. Later, the conditions arise for these populations (new related species) convergence at equatorial or middle latitudes, resulting in the hybridization of…
This research compared 2 types of model (regression model and artificial neural network) for prediction of glue content for sealing toothpaste carton from 4 sealing process factors, i.e., production line, diameter of toothpaste tube, pressure in glue nozzle during applying glue onto a toothpaste carton and glue temperature in a glue tank. Models under study included 3 regression models, i.e., m…
Purpose – This editorial review takes its agenda from issues about the meaning and use of variation theory in the context of Lesson Study, which have already been raised in previous issues of the journal. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a way of resolving such issues by locating variation theory in a broader framework of pedagogical theory. Runesson’s editorial commentary on papers …
The paper presents a decision support system for the selection of locations of dismantling stations in a vehicle recycling network. The system uses genetic algorithms effectively. Locations were optimized according to the following criterion: minimization of costs connected with transport, storage and dismantling of end-of-life vehicles as well as costs connected with transport of parts and mat…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine Graduate Certificates in colleges in Ontario,Canada, and their distinctive ability to generate intrinsic student engagement in specialized skills development, and a culture of progression and scholarship. Design/methodology/approach – This is a review of selected literature on student engagement. While extrinsic motivation, such as employmen…
Oil collected from Tarim oilfield was poured with different proportions into oil collected from Shengli oilfield. The mixed oil samples were placed in an artificial climate chamber to simulate a 160-days weathering process and reveal long-term weathering effects on conventional biomarker diagnostic indicators of n-alkanes in these mixed oil samples. The results show that only CPI2 in all common…
Two-steps utilization of residual Shorea wood biomass (Meranti) from saw mill industry in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan,Indonesia was studied to point out its potential as the feedstock for the production of food and energy. For this purposes, oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus was cultivated on mixed sawdust of Shorea wood (major species; Shorea leprosula), and then the residual wood obtained …
Purpose – This paper aims to present an approach to achieve accessible and inclusive Virtual Education for all, but especially intended for students with disabilities. This work proposes main steps to take into consideration for stakeholders involved in the educational process related to an inclusive e-Learning. Design/methodology/approach – The paper pays particular regard to accessibilit…
The program designed for young coffee farmers is intended to increase the young coffee farmers’ interest to become entrepreneurs. This is based on the increase of the number of female workers that keeps increasing. While middle productiveaged workers (35-54 years old) increase slowly, young productive-aged workers (15-34 years old) decrease. This research was aimed to study the gap between g…