Academic Articles & Research Papers

Innovation and marketing strategies for PDO products: the case of “Parmigiano Reggiano” as an ingredient

Typical products can contribute to socio-economic development of their place of origin if they are able to take part in the logic of the global market. The aim of this research is to examine one type of innovation, the use of PDO products a...

First Report of Insect Species Associated With Domesticated African Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) in Ghana

The African baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) is a priority Pan-African tree species. Insect pests that are associated with and damage domesticated baobab are largely unknown in the production areas of baobab. To identify and document insect p...

Influence of weather on gobbling activity of male wild turkeys

Abstract Gobbling activity of Eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris; hereafter, turkeys) has been widely studied, focusing on drivers of daily variation. Weather variables are widely believed to influence gobbling activity, b...

(In)consistency in the official spatial data in assessments of deforestation in Slovenia

Inconsistencies in official spatial data found in different government organisations and different periods are a commonly known problem and all the attempts to solve it are slow and fortuitous. Differences between data can have an impact on...

EFFECT OF VERY HIGH LEVELS OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPOURS FERTILIZERS, PINCHING, AND SEED RATE SOWING ON GROWTH, SEED YIELD AND COMPONENTES OF Nigella sativa L. 2- SEED COMPENENTS

This field experiment was conducted during the season 2005-2006 in Singar - Mosul city to investigate the effects of very high level (320 N, 300 P2O5) kg ha-1, and high level (280 N, 260 P2O5) kg ha-1 of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer, ...

The estimation of canopy attributes from digital cover photography by two different image analysis methods

Proximal sensing methods using digital photography have gained wide acceptance for describing and quantifying canopy properties. Digital hemispherical photography (DHP) is the most widely used photographic technique for canopy description. ...

Impacts of land use and cover changes on ecosystem service values from 1992 to 2052 in Gena District, Southwest Ethiopia

Land use and cover changes alter the functions and structures of ecosystem, resulting in variations in Ecosystem Service Values (ESVs). Thus, we examined the impacts of land use/land cover (LULC) changes on ESVs from 1992 to 2052 using geos...

TRAKYA\'DA BİR ORMAN KÖYÜ ÇEVRESİNDE, ORMANLARIN MERA VE TARLAYA DÖNÜŞTÜRÜLMESİ İLE ORMAN TOPRAĞININ BAZI ÖZELLİKLERİNDE MEYDANA GELEN DEĞİŞİKLİKLER

Brood sex ratio in the Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia flaviventris)

Abstract Background The adjustment of sex ratios in birds can occur at the egg and nestling stages. Previous studies showed that the sex ratio was affected by environmental factors and parental condition; it may result in seasonal and ecosy...

Expert projections on the development and application of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage technologies

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is a crucial element in most modelling studies on emission pathways of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to limit global warming. BECCS can substitute fossil fuels in energy prod...

Effect of Accelerated Weathering on Color and Physico-mechanical Properties of Wood-plastic Composites with Nano Titanium Dioxide

Polypropylene (PP) with black locust wood flour and maleic grafted polypropylene were used to prepare wood plastic composites (WPC) by injection molding. The effect of the addition of nano titanium oxide (nano TiO2) on the properties of the...

Monoterpene composition of needle oil of Pinus oocarpa and Pinus caribaea.

The monoterpene composition of the needle oil of Schiede ex Schltdl. and Morelet growing in Zambia were studied by means of GC-MS. needle samples were taken from 29 trees representing different clones in a seed orchard and from 43 trees ...

Systematic evolution of bZIP transcription factors in Malvales and functional exploration of AsbZIP14 and AsbZIP41 in Aquilaria sinensis

IntroductionAgarwood, the dark-brown resin produced by Aquilaria trees, has been widely used as incense, spice, perfume or traditional medicine and 2-(2-phenethyl) chromones (PECs) are the key markers responsible for agarwood formation. But...

Identifying strawberry DOF family transcription factors and their expressions in response to crown rot

Crown rot is one of the most destructive diseases of cultivated strawberry. The DOF family transcription factors, which involved in biotic stress, has not been studied in responding to strawberry crown rot. In this study, the DOFs of Fragar...

Penegakan dan Perlindungan Hukum Terhadap Satwa Kuskus (Phalanger SPP) yang Dilindungi di Kota Ambon

One of the animals favored by people and can be used as food for some people in Ambon City is cuscus (phalanger spp) is one of the long-tailed marsupial mammals and is also a part of natural resources that is priceless so that its sustainab...

Evolutionary Analysis of Four Recombinant Viruses of the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus From a Pig Farm in China

The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is one of the most important pathogens causing substantial economic losses to the Chinese swine industry. In this study, we analyzed the complete genome sequences of four PRRSV...

FEDERAL ALMANYA'DA ORMAN ZARARLARININ ENVANTERİ, DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ VE İZLENMESİ YÖNTEMLERİ

Bu makalede, Orta Avrupa Ülkelerinde ve özellikle Federal Almanya'da biyotik ve abiyotik faktörler sonucu ortaya çıkan "Yeni Tür Orman Zararları"nın teşhisi, envanteri, değerlendirilmesi ve izlenmesi amacıyla geliştirilen yöntemler tanıtı...

Study of the red lacquer from a pair of Namban stirrups by Py-GC/MS

Oriental lacquer is a material of vegetal origin that is used in the Asian countries as a coating for the most varied kinds of religious and civil use objects. With the Portuguese arrival to the East, the Europeans started to develop a tast...

Physical and Chemical Effects of Different Working Gases in Coffee Brewing: A Case Study of Caffè Firenze

(1) Background: Recently, a new espresso extraction method, Caffè Firenze, has been developed, which uses gas at operating pressures of 20 bar to obtain abundant, persistent foam. The experiment aimed to evaluate the effect of using six gas...

Stratégie sylvopastorale et renouveau des pratiques pastorales en forêt au Maroc

Au Maroc, la forêt constitue une réserve pastorale à longueur d’année, et produit, en année normale, 1,5 milliard d’unités fourragères soit 17% du bilan fourrager national. La question pastorale constitue l’un des facteurs de désertificatio...