A typical towed sensor arraywet-end system consists of electro optic-mechanical tow cables, active transmitter unit and towed sensor array modules followed by a tail rope at the aft-end. The sensor array and cables are designed to withstand harsh marine environment and hydrodynamic forces experienced due to waves and currents during operation. Nevertheless, the strength member termination in th…
Running a building energy simulation program (EnergyPlus), simulations were conducted on a 'public housing' building type, in order to evaluate the energy savings achieved by a green roof coupled with different configurations of external wall. EnergyPlus enabled the investigation of the thermal behaviour variations of the building envelope, and the possible consequences, in terms of comfort, on…
Soil amendment with fly ash (FA) and combined supplementation with N2-fixing cyanobacteria masses as biofertilizer were done in field experiments with rice. Amendments with FA levels, 0, 0.5, 1.0,2.0, 4.0, 8.0 and 10.0 kg/m2, caused increase in growth and yield of rice up to 8.0 kg/m2, monitored with several parameters. Pigment contents and enzyme activities of leaves were enhanced by FA, with …
Comparison of energy productivity of different crops can be used as an effective tool to prioritize crops planting in each area. This study was conducted in order to compare wheat and barley farms of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran in relation to various aspects of energy consumption at 2009. 100 wheat and 100 barley fields were selected randomly from main 11 cities in the studied regio…
In this research, fresh harvested date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cv. ‘‘Stamaran’’ was treated with hot water rinsing and dried (HWR) at 50 C (HWR-50), 60 C (HWR-60) and 70 C (HWR-70). The effect of these heat treatments on fruit quality was investigated during 6 months at ambient temperature storage (25 C of temperature and 75% of humidity). Moisture, pH, color,weight loss, Brix…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptualization of reading comprehension that extends beyond the traditional cognitive viewpoint on comprehension common in the field. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on literature and theory from various perspectives (cognitive, sociocultural and critical), the authors propose a conceptual heuristic that can inform future scholars…
The Nile tilapia is the most productive and internationally traded food fish in the world. Many Niletilapia families are needed to develop breeding programs for this species. The aim of this study was todevelop Nile tilapia families using the Oreochromis species unique breeding characteristics (male territoryestablisher and female mouth brooders) and determine the mixing rate within each family…
The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in alleviating water stress is well documented. In order to study the effects of water stress and two different mycorrhiza species on grain yield, nutrient uptake and oil content of sunflower, a field experiment as split plot design with three replications was conducted in the Research Field Station, Zabol University, Zabol, Iran in 2011. Water stress tr…
In the accidental oil spills of Deepwater Horizon at the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, cold plume of initial oil cover with the apparent surface temperature lower than the surrounding sea surface temperature by 0.6 K, was detected; and away from the initial leakage location, the apparent temperature of oil film was found higher than the surrounding sea surface water temperature with a maximum diff…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors of m-learning approaches which can be used for enterprise resource planning (ERP) system training and to propose a theoretical framework for m-learning of ERP systems. Design/methodology/approach – A literature review of several theories relating to success factors for mobile learning (m-learning) and electronic learning …
Parthenin is a natural constituent of Parthenium hysterophorus with phytotoxic and allelopathic properties. The present experiment was undertaken to determine the allelotoxic effect of parthenin on cytomorphology of Vicia faba L. The seeds were treated with different concentrations(100, 200, 300 and 400 lM) of parthenin for 8 h. The higher concentrations significantly reduced germination and s…
Coastal structures are subjected to marine environmental forces due to waves, wind and currents. The wave forces are the dominant forces and are decisive in the design of coastal structures. Structural stability as well as functional performance of a coastal structure depends on design wave conditions. Design of these flexible rubblemound structures is complex due to complexity in wave-structur…
The present work is the 1st part of 3-part study carried out at Fayoum Governorate,Eypt to evaluate the pollen species collected by honey bee, Apis mellifera L., colonies during two successive years, 2009 and 2010. Obtained results showed that, in 2009, total amount of trapped pollen (fresh weight) was 2354.89 g/colony/year (mean 588.72 g/colony/season), with peaks in summer and spring, while d…
The present research aimed at investigating the effect of communication channels on the economic success of early profitable and entrepreneur small and medium enterprises in the agricultural sector. It was an applied research in which the descriptive-survey method was used. The research sample included 356 founders of entrepreneur small and medium enterprises (at the time of conducting the rese…
A laboratory study was carried out to demonstrate the efficiency of bean flour in the control of two storage mites: Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank, 1781) and Aleuroglyphus ovatus (Troupeau,1878) fed on two dried Chinese herbs: coix seed (Coix lachrymal-jobi) and Chinese hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida). Five concentrations of bean flour (0%, 0.01%, 0.1%,1%and 10%) were used at 25 C and 85 �…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the role of self-efficacy and family supportive organizational perceptions (FSOP) on organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) among engineering college teachers. Design/methodology/approach – Teachers (n¼183) from public and private engineering colleges in the southern part of India were selected using purposive sampling technique. Sur…
In the present study, the protective effect of peppermint (Mentha piperita) and parsley (Petroselinum crispum) leaves oils against hepatotoxicity is induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in experimental rats. GC/MS results indicated that the main components in peppermint oil were menthol (35.9%) and menthone (25.6%), while in parsley oil were a-Pinene (26.6%) and Myristicin (20.3%). Hepatotoxi…
Extreme climatic events are the most important elements of climate changes, which directly affect the nature and society. In the recent years, the plethora of extreme climatic indices have been developed for the different parameters, in order to analyze and monitor the extreme climate changes. This paper presents the analysis of maximum and minimum air temperatures (Tmax, Tmin) and precipitatio…
One of the objectives of genome science is the discovery and accurate annotation of all protein-coding genes. Proteogenomics has emerged as a methodology that provides orthogonal information to traditional forms of evidence used for genome annotation. By this method, peptides that are identified via tandem mass spectrometry are used to refine protein-coding gene models. Namely, these peptides a…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report a case study that qualitatively describes and analyses teachers’ discussions when planning and evaluating lessons under supervision, and what is described is the focus on their reasoning, the activities decided upon and how they decided to assess the pupils’ learning outcomes when transforming formal curriculum objectives for English as a f…
Landscape is the result of the way that different components – the natural component of a territory and human activity – interact over time, giving landscape a specific identity. The landscape forms a link between a geographical area and the social aspects of the population. The gastronomic tradition and typical products give landscape its value of uniqueness. Landscape, however, is subject…
Humic substances extracted from compost materials were proven able to chelate heavy metals. While the waste from Palm oil as the source material of compost is increasing, consequently the humic substances production from palm oil waste is promising. On the other hand, agricultural lands that were treated with high input which caused heavy metal accumulation (pollutant) up to hazardous level als…
Flower of Nicolaia speciosa contain some bioactive compounds which are potential as natural antioxidant agent. N. speciosa flowers contains bioactive compounds such as polyphenols, alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, saponins and essential oils. Unfortunately, extract of N. speciosa flower is very volatile and not stable upon exposures to light and oxygen. Therefore the extract should be modified …
Purpose – The Egyptian Revolution gave birth to an intriguing community of graffiti artists that have been going through successful social learning processes. The naturally formed learning groups provided a fertile substance for social learning research and called for a comparison between the nature and elements of social learning and those of the learning taking place in the more traditional…
Purpose – Work-based learning (WBL) is increasingly viewed as important in students’ higher education (HE) experiences. Drawing from the process of revalidating a Joint Honours in Education (JHE) programme, the purpose of this paper is to highlight challenges involved in ensuring a meaningful placement experience for students that is fully embedded within their course. Primary challenges in…
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of online puzzles in the instructional process has an effect on student achievement and learning retention. This study examined students’ perception and experiences on use of puzzle as an alternative evaluation tool. To achieve this aim, the following hypotheses were tested: using puzzle activities in lessons increases stud…
Purpose – This paper investigates the potential of computerized adaptive testing for CMs to reduce test time. In the context of education and training, competency measurement (CM) is a central challenge in competency management. For complex CMs, a compromise must be addressed between the time available and the quality of the measurements. Increasing the efficiency of existing tests therefore …
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to ascertain the levels of effectiveness of the anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) in China, Japan, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan; second,to explain why some of these ACAs are more effective than others; and third, to suggest some policy recommendations for addressing their limitations. Design/methodology/approach – This paper relie…
The aims of this study were to phenotypically characterize and to describe the production system of Thai indigenous chicken reared by hill tribe people living in the highland region of Phayao province, Northern Thailand. A survey using the random sampling method was carried out in 3 villages consisting of 2 different tribes, Hmong and Mien. Data were recorded of 320 chickens; 160 male and 160 f…
Image fusion is the process of combining high spatial resolution panchromatic (PAN) image and rich multispectral (MS) image into a single image. The fused single image obtained is known to be spatially and spectrally enhanced compared to the raw input images. In recent years, many image fusion techniques such as principal component analysis, intensity hue saturation, brovey transforms and multi…
Purpose – Working collaboratively with local business is vitally important in the delivery of higher education (HE) in further education (FE). The purpose of this paper is to explore an effective way of engaging local employers to enhance the employability skills of students through a closely monitored and supported mentoring relationship. The project was developed in order to address the emp…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report how teachers have engaged in a Learning Study to develop, from the experience of their students, an object of learning which has important implications for pedagogy. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses a Learning Study of the economic concept of price over three cycles with varying groups of high school students which explored the …
Transgenic Nipponbare which over-expressed a Na+/H+ antiporter gene OsNHX1 was used to compare its growth performance, water status and photosynthetic efficiency with its wild type under varying salinity regimes. Chlorophyll content, quantum yield and photosynthetic rate were measured to assess the impact of salinity stress on photosynthetic efficiency for transgenic and wild-type Nipponbare. E…
This paper describes a simulated training system supported by Virtual Environment in real time for undersea oil spill emergency response, which provides all the functionalities to train emergency workers. This system aims to establish a highly immersed sense of 3D oil spill interactive environment based on “The semi physical simulation system of undersea emergency maintenance”. The resea…
Armillaria sp. strain F022 is capable of degrading a wide range of four-ring aromatic hydrocarbons such as fluoranthene.Production of ligninolytic enzymes during fluoranthene degradation by Armillaria sp. F022 is related to an increase in biomass. Armillaria sp. F022 has been shown to degrade a 10 mg/L solution by 100% within 30 d. Fluoranthene removal decreases with an increase in fluoranthene…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine a selection of creative writings by students at one Australian secondary school over a period of 50-plus years, charting the frequency with which key markers of gender appear in student storytelling over this period and sampling the types of gendered representation demonstrated in these stories. Design/methodology/approach – Taken from a la…
A study was carried out to test the responses of juvenile larger yellow croaker Larimichthys croceus to highCu intake. Experimental diets were formulated containing three levels of Cu: low Cu (3.67 mg/kg), middleCu (13.65 mg/kg) and high Cu (25.78 mg/kg), and each diet were fed to large yellow croaker in triplicatefor 10 weeks. Final body weight, weight gain and feed intake were the lowest in h…
Four FFSs concerning integrated crop–livestock systems were implemented by a R&D project namely ‘‘Adaptation to Climate Change in West Asia and North Africa (WANA) Marginal Environments through Sustainable Crop and Livestock Diversification (ACC project)” during the summer season 2013 in three villages namely Village 4, Village 7 and Village 1750 in Sinai Peninsula. This study aimed to …
Italy and Greece host a rich diversity of vascular plants. Among local plants some are more resistant to drought than others, a characteristic associated with their genetic structure. An extensive literature review regarding drought resistant local plants of SE Italy and NW Greece that can be used in the framework of agricultural cultivations and landscaping, is presented in this paper. As a re…
Water is considered as the most critical resource for sustainable agricultural development worldwide. Irrigated areas will increase in forthcoming years, while fresh water supplies will be diverted from agriculture to meet the increasing demand of domestic use and industry. Furthermore, the efficiency of irrigation is very low, since less than 65 % of the applied water is actually used by the c…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss how teachers’ practice knowledge is used as a tool in a Learning Study and how teachers’ practice knowledge is challenged by using Variation Theory as a tool in the process? Design/methodology/approach – The analysis is based on data from the research process in a Learning Study. The data consists of meeting notes of ten research meetin…
Purpose – This paper aims to explore the prevalence rate of adolescents engaging in aggressive behaviours towards their peers using the Internet and mobile phones, while examining the duration and intensity of this cyberbullying, and to analyse differences in cyberbullying behaviours based on gender and age (academic grades). Research on cyberbullying indicates that it is a global problem tha…
Diaphragm walls and anchor rods are generally provided to support open berth structures in marine soils. The diaphragm walls are subjected to loads due to the soil layer on one side of the structure. Anchor rods may be provided in order to strengthen the structure and to resist the lateral loads and reduce the deflection to a large extent. In this paper the deep draft berth of new mangalore por…
Performance of wave energy extracting turbine used in oscillating water column wave energy system depends on the turbine blade tip leakage flow. Computational study of flow through the turbine by solving Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations were carried out using ANSYS CFX® v14.5 commercial code. The main objective of this paper was to study the effect casing treatment and the vortex patt…
Abstract The present article is concerned with the investigation of the combustion noise of passenger car diesel engines, which, especially in part load conditions, is clearly perceptible for passengers and passers-by. On the one hand, the state-of-the-art is shown by comparing three actual passenger cars on an acoustic roller test bench. On the other hand, a profound analysis of the combusti…
Peel of vegetables and fruits are of the most important part that helps in protecting the body from diseases, getting rid of the free radicals, as they contain vitamins and minerals which are antioxidant, in addition to phenols. Previous studies have proved the existence of vitamin C, E, and B6 in banana peels, especially vitamin C that can act as an antioxidant. The present study was performed…
This study was carried out to understand the effect of herbal maturation diet on reproductive successes inEtroplus suratensis. Three herbal maturation diets (EXD1, EXD2, EXD3) and one control diet (EXD0) wereprepared with different combinations of herbal ingredients and normal diet ingredients. The experimen-tal animal were observed for the success in reproductive performance like Gonado Somati…
In-situ conservation of local pig breeds in Southeast Asia requires genetic improvement embedded in viable marketing concepts. Increasing demand offers marketing opportunities for indigenous Vietnamese Ban pork. This study sought to adjust estimation methods for grading light carcasses according to their leanness. Using data from the dissection of 45 carcasses, several models were fitted and ev…
There are many problems in the supply of goods. In the company, both in the supply of goods in the form of raw materials, as well as in the supply of goods in the form of the final product to the consumer. PT XYZ obtain supplies of dried tobacco (chopped Madura) of the local name tobacco collectors as known as bandol. The queues were quite long and bandol experiencing frequent obscurity of time…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a personalised overview of the content of English Teaching: Practice and Critique for the years it was hosted at the Wilf Malcolm Institute for Educational Research (WMIER) at the University of Waikato (2002-2014). Design/methodology/approach – It notes trends in relationship to the context of origin of 335 articles published in this period (e…