Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the growing interest in oracy and to propose the pedagogy of process drama as an ideal model for the dialogic classroom. Design/methodology/approach – This paper takes the form of an explanatory case study where the author draws on a successful drama/oracy project in a primary school in Brisbane, Australia, to illustrate the connections bet…
As infrared range cameras have recently become commercially available at reasonable cost, we have been trying to use the range camera for monitoring nest-building behavior in mice and leaf movement of kidney beans. Three-dimensional (3D) images represented the nest-building behavior clearly and height information was very useful for assessment of nesting procedures and nest’s quality. And als…
The main aim of this research is to explore the effect of supplementary feeding, Azolla piñata and probiotics, on the quality and profile of fatty acids in patin fish oil extracts, protein and amino acids content. In this research, patin fish were divided into three different feeding treatments: pellets only (P1) as a control; pellets and A. piñata (P2); pellets and probiotics (P3). These fis…
This review article presents an overview of the development of the numerical wave modelling techniques that are used.Due to the advent of powerful computers and development of several numerical techniques, solving coastal problems using numerical models are found to be very reliable, cost effective and time saving tools. Numerical models are used to hindcast and forecast wave parameters whic…
Purpose – Australian tertiary institutions are increasingly incorporating technologies, such as social media and Web 2.0 tools into teaching in response to changing student needs. The purpose of this paper is to revisit a fundamental question, frequently asked in marketing, “what do our ‘customers’ [students] think now?” This will help determine the effectiveness of application of the…
This article describes the policy and legislative developments that have made the rights to water and sanitation a reality in South Africa since apartheid ended in 1994. A household survey as part of the formal national census in 2011 practical policies, good planning and monitoring of progress. The progressive principle is applied to not only provide access but also to continuously improve …
The present work aimed to investigate the main quality attributes that influence the purchase decisions of fresh berries. To this regard, an empirical survey has been conducted by interviewing 200 consumers of fresh berries at the exit of the main centers of the large scale retail trade in the city of Munich (Germany). An econometric model has been adopted to examine the relationship that singl…
Environmental conditions affect the individuals’ quality of life as well as physical, psychological and social well-being. Green areas play a key role in improving well-being perceived by the citizens in urban contexts. The direct and indirect experience with nature helps to reduce psychophysical stress, induces positive emotions, and facilitates renewal of cognitive resources. An example of …
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a dialectical framework for the examination of performance management in schools. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based upon a qualitative study of ten headteachers that involved in-depth semi-structured interviews. Findings – The findings identified four dialectical tensions that underpin performance management in schools: th…
As a component of a complex program studying musk deer ecology in the Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Reserve, a survey of the musk deer population density, based on pellet group count method, was carried out at stationary posts from 2012 to 2014. The use of this method in the snowless season provides a means of surveying the most hard-to-reach areas of the musk deer habitat. Keywords: Musk deer Mos…
Quality non-dairy creamer was influenced by the color and the stability of emulsion. Non dairy creamer used a natural emulsifier ie protein concentrates derived from the class of Leguminosae. This study aimed to assess the effect of the concentration of sodium caseinate and protein concentrate source on the quality (physico-chemical and organoleptic). This study used two factors were sodium cas…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report research carried out by the Mixed Economy Group of colleges into the student experience of part time (PT) higher education (HE) delivered in English further education (FE) colleges. Design/methodology/approach – An online survey was completed by 352 PT students. Their responses, including free comments, formed the basis of the report. The au…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the viewpoint that student role identity, its dimensions and salience, impact strongly on student expectations of college-based higher education (CBHE) within the UK. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on doctoral research undertaken within the context of CBHE in the UK and is further supported through engagement with a range of…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to improve the critical thinking of biology students of STKIP Hamzanwadi Selong on an environment course through the implementation of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Group Investigation (GI) through Lesson Study. Design/methodology/approach – This study employed a descriptive qualitative method. The subjects of the study were 73 freshmen biology stu…
The rheological behaviour of untreated and pasteurized white carrot juice was modelled to investigate the influence of temperature on viscosity and its fluid type. The research was conducted using a rotational viscometer at shear rates ranging from 1 to 100 s-1 and temperatures between 10 and 60
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.); is an alternative fiber crop has been developed mostly in highland. Because seed production are varies in area and time consuming, storage conditions of surplus seed is needed to determine for mass fiber production. The splitsplit plot was designed which main plot were hemp 4 cultivars, sub-plot were 5 conditions, and storage time were sub-sub-plot. The seeds were pac…
The goal of this work was to assess the efficiency of celeriac fertilization with phosphorus and potassium under conditions of integrated plant production. The goal was realized by performing a strict experiment.Celeriac (Diamant cultivar) was the test plant. A controlled-release fertilizer, with NPK content of 18%, 5% and 11%, was used for fertilization. Moreover, the following conventional fe…
Our study examines wine consumers stated interest toward eco-friendly wines. A convenience sample of 301 Italian wine drinkers (i.e. over 18 years old and consumers of wine at least once a month) were interviewed by computer aided telephonic interviews (CATI), by a professional agency. Questions investigated respondents shopping patterns, attitude toward environment and general socio-demograph…
Due to the dense fog on the sea, the container vessel “XINJIANG” suffered a violent hit by the bow of another container ship near Dangang waterway, causing serious damage to tank 4#, 5# and 6#. Since there was about 210 tons of fuel in tank 5# and 6#,the vessel was severely inclined to the right, and the oil stored was very likely to spill out at any time. By conducting a specific risk asse…
The study deals with the analysis of results on CO, NO, and SO2 emission recorded when burning pellets of oil cake, rape straw,and birch sawdust in the low-temperature water boiler of the top combustion. The air was supplied to the boiler through a fan under the grate at a speed of 1 m·s-1 and 2.5 m·s-1. There were significantly different emissions of CO, NO and SO2 under varying conditions o…
Coastal Hazards are physical phenomena that expose a coastal area to risk of property damage, loss of life and environmental degradation. Rapid-onset hazards last over periods of minutes to several days and examples include major cyclones accompanied by high waves and surges or tsunamis created by submarine earthquakes and landslides. Slow-onset hazards develop incrementally over longer time …
This research aimed to examine the bioactivity of essential oils. The essential oils obtained from the leaves of Dryobalanops lanceolata, Cinnamomum burmannii, Cananga odorata, and Scorodocarpus borneensis by steam distillation method. This research used antioxidant and antimicrobial test. The antioxidant activity was assayed by DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryhydraziyl) and using ascorbic acid as po…
Several management strategies of Bacterial blight disease caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea has been developing to minimize yield loss including the use of bacteriophage as phage therapy. However, some consideration must be point on its interaction with bacterial host and influence of bacterial host virulence. Therefor, information of characteristic of prospective bacteriophage must b…
The greenhouses cultivation causes in summer season inner conditions characterized by high thermal levels such as to generate problems that can damage crops. Always more frequently for this reason it is common to provide greenhouse with air conditioning plants. In this work it will be presented an application of a solar cooling plant with absorption cooling machine for thermal control of a gree…
In the 90's the agro-export boom of Peru, based on a market-led development, has induced a major conversion of large farms to new agribusinesses (i.e. asparagus, avocados, oranges), leaving room for expansion in the traditional agro-industrial sector (i.e. cotton) for small farmers. This study assesses the new income opportunities deriving from the reinsertion of native and naturally colored…
Purpose – It has been suggested that, if pedagogical and learning theories are integrated into lesson and learning study, a systematic construction of pedagogical knowledge is possible (Elliott, 2012). In this Special Issue, it is reported how theory and theoretical concepts can add value to lesson and learning study. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the Special Issue and explore the…
Incomplete system framework, out-dated contents and poor operability are prominent problems existing in the current marine oil spill contingency plan system of China. In order to solve these problems, this paper put forward the three-level marine oil spill contingency plan system, which is formed by the national, local government and enterprise marine oil spill contingency plans. The three-leve…
Sugar beet appears to be a strategic food and bio-energy culture, whereas sugar, pulp and green compound leaves are important food and raw materials used in the manufacture of bioethanol. Cleaning is the most difficult issue in the production of sugar beet. Particular attention should be paid to the operation of cutting the top of the roots’ head. For example, a small amount of residual lea…
Remote sensing has got wide range of applications in the field of coastal engineering, including estimation of sea surface temperature, chlorophyll content, suspended sediment concentration, yellow substance concentration, wave characteristics,potential fishing zone (PFZ) and so on. Various satellite remote sensing data has provided rea data which can be used to monitor coastal resources. The p…
The use of compost and N, P, K as fertilizer in LEISA system as an effort to increase the productivity of potato in Bali so that up to 30 tones / ha performed in this study. Compost from chicken and cow dung is used at a dose of 10 to 25 tones / ha. Application of LEISA systems can improve the physical and chemical characteristics of the soil so as to achieve ideal conditions for the cultivatio…
The use of certified seed potato is believed to substantially improve potato productivity. However, in developing countries including Indonesia, most farmers perceived that the price of certified seed is too expensive for potato cultivation. Farmers,therefore, often produce and use their own seed which is usually derived from the certified seed. In East Java, some farmers usually act as local s…
Purpose – This paper is drawn from a doctoral study that was funded as part of Higher Education Funding Council for England’s Leadership, Governance and Management project. The college referred to as City College in this paper, was an higher education (HE) College and was formally part of the HE Sector. The college was one of the institutions that was studied as part of the research that ai…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document experiences of Aboriginal students in community colleges from the perspective of Aboriginal communities rather than policymakers and shows how these communities support student persistence in college. Design/methodology/approach – Interviews with 16 Aboriginal college students, staff and community members were undertaken with Aboriginal gui…
Leafminer fly Liriomyza huidobrensis Blanchard (Diptera, Agromyzidae) is a key pest on potato plantation. Due to of negative impact of calendar based of pesticide application on environment and farmer health, Biological control by releasing hymenoptera parasitoid is promising as an alternative control to solve the outbreak of leafminer fly. There are two important species of hymenoptera parasit…
The goal of this work was to determine the applicability of slow-acting fertilizers in optimization of the effectiveness of celeriac production under conditions of integrated plant production. The goal was realized by performing a strict experiment. Celeriac (Diamant cultivar) was the test plant. A controlled-release fertilizer was used for fertilization; its NPK composition (%) was 18-05-10+4C…
The Italian greenhouse vegetable industry is an important sector that requires thermal energy as much as 0.74 Mtoe, derived mostly from fossil fuels, which corresponds to 2 MtCO2 emissions. The Energy Strategy 2020 of the European Commission calls for increased use of renewable resources in the energy system, thus pushing the technology of wood biomass system for space heating of the greenhouse…
Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) is one of the most popular beverages around the world. Tea was reported to contain polyphenols,which play a key role in treatment and preventing of many diseases such as cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Thus,the content of polyphenols could be used as indicator for the quality of tea. Here, the development of low-cost, portable and disposable sensor for …
Efforts to optimize bioethanol production were made by modifying culture condition of the yeasts used. Two commercial yeast (New Aule alcohol yeast and New Aule baker’s instant dry yeast) were grown in sugarcane molasses under different condition with and without aeration in order to compare the productivity of both yeast. The fermentation processes were carried out in batch condition for 72 …
The present work was carried out to investigate eggs fertility of Bombyx mori L. as affected by mating duration and male fertility and their ability of mating more than once of silkworm. Monovoltine hybrid imported race of B. mori L. was obtained from Sericulture Research Department, Agriculture Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture in form of eggs and reared under laboratory conditions of 2…
Within the framework of the Optenerges project, funded under the Interreg IV program, the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 62 cattle farms representative of the main production systems in the Province of Luxembourg in Wallonia, Belgium were assessed. The main goal of this study was to give reference values for GHG emission intensity in meat production systems based on grass (G) and on grass an…
Purpose – The author of this paper aims to reflect on the past 14 years of English education in the USA and the resulting effects of state standards and standards implementation on secondary English teachers. Design/methodology/approach – Controversy surrounding standards implementation often includes balancing the struggle between teacher autonomy and district-mandated curriculum. The jou…
Mechanical recovery for oil spill at sea is an integral part of overall oil spill response. Few countries have developed quantitative methodologies to assess mechanical recovery capacity. As a country which is facing high risk of oil spill at sea, China has adopted a quantitative methodology by which to require legally oil facilities and vessels to maintain a certain level of preparedness and r…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on a particular problem that arose in the course of teaching Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus to an MA English class in India. The insistence that Aaron could only be “read” in terms of already available stereotypes created a conflict with the nuanced depiction of Aaron within the text, leading to this essay. Design/methodology/approach – …
Nutrition related diseases have reached epidemic proportions in Western Countries. Because of the huge economic costs and the impact on human well-being, nutrition and related disease have become a major public health concern. In this research paper we analyse the factors determining obesity, starting from the ISTAT multipurpose survey “Aspects of italian daily life” on the households, carr…
The study attempted to investigate the potential role of labelled food and wine products on the development process of an essentially rural region such as Basilicata. The main objective that raises the research is a mapping of the territories affected by the phenomenon of food and wine tourism in order to define a positioning map built on the comparison of two variables: the food and wine produ…
The objective of this research is to access the potential of a quality cost model to food industry as a quality improvement indicator tool. The quality cost model has been applied for salad pack house and selenium egg pack house. The primary cost analysis show the different proportionality between cost of prevention and cost of control among two types of manufactures. Such evidence is explained…
In order to systematize the effects achieved through investment in machinery park of the farm, new indexes were developed: index of information technological modernization (ITM) and index of tractors’ replacement (ITR). These indexes allow for the assessment of changes in production technology related to the modernization of machinery park and innovation of farms. Studies have showed that the…
In this study, the levels of organochlorine (OC) pesticide residues in Lake Tashk have been investigated using water, sediment and fish (carp) samples as a case study to find out the extent of pesticide contamination and accumulation in the lake. Six OC pesticides namely DDT, DDE,lindane, endosulfan, heptachlor and chlordane were analyzed in four sites at four seasons. Water samples were proces…
Alternative food networks (AFNs) are a comprehensive body of practices related to food provisioning which are different from the mainstream food systems. In this paper we deepen this topic from a sociological standpoint, focusing on a wide range of AFNs located in the Piemonte region of Italy. We articulate our analytical and empirical study focusing on three central concepts: 1) accessibility,…
Purpose – A significant (8-18 per cent) proportion of higher education (HE) students in the UK are hosted by colleges. The quality of college HE provision has been questioned. The purpose of this paper is to present the case studies showing an HE ethos and student scholarship in a college environment from two levels of degree, three areas of science and contexts from submission to government …