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Strategies to reduce nutrient pollution from manure management in China [PDF]

, 2020
As the demand for livestock products continues to increase in China, so too does the challenge of managing increasing quantities of manure. Urgent action is needed to control point source (housing, storage and processing) and diffuse (field application ...
Bai, Zhaohai, Chadwick, David R., Chen, Xinping, Hou, Yong, Lu, Yuelai, Ma, Lin, Misselbrook, Thomas H., Williams, John R.   +7 more
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Optimization and kinetics of glucose production via enzymatic hydrolysis of mixed peels

Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2020
The optimization and kinetics of glucose production via enzymatic hydrolysis of mixed peels were carried out. The substrate was characterized using proximate analysis and hydrolysis.
Michael U. Ude, Ike Oluka, Paul C. Eze
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A Study of the Reliability and Accuracy of the Real-Time Detection of Forage Maize Quality Using a Home-Built Near-Infrared Spectrometer

Foods, 2022
The current study was conducted to explore the real-time detection capability of a home-built grating-type near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy online system to determine forage maize quality.
Fei Gao, Yuejing Zhang, Xian Liu
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Fungal cellulase; production and applications: minireview [PDF]

, 2018
Cellulose is the most abundant biomaterial derived from the living organisms on the earth; plant is the major contributor to the cellulose pool present in the biosphere. Cellulose is used in variety of applications ranging from nanomaterials to biofuel
Ahmed Amer, Bibi Aasia
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Comparison Between the Potential of Tempe Flour Made from Germinated and Nongerminated Soybeans in Preventing Diabetes Mellitus

Hayati Journal of Biosciences, 2020
This study was aimed to compare the chemical characteristics of tempe flour made from nongerminated soybean (NST) and germinated soybean (GST), especially on their capacity in preventing diabetes mellitus (DM).
Made Astawan, Inas Suci Rahmawati, Ananda Putri Cahyani, Tutik Wresdiyati, Sastia Prama Putri, Eiichiro Fukusaki   +5 more
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Characteristics of irrigation tube wells on major river flood plains in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Revista Ambiente & Água, 2014
Water for traditional irrigation on flood-plains in Bauchi State is obtained from the Jama’are, Gongola and Komadugu river systems. The plains are replenished during rainy season and farmers often drill wells to irrigate their farm lands.
Abdullahi Abubakar Sadiq, Sunusi Abubakar Amin, Desa Ahmad, Baba Gana Umara   +3 more
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Directed evolution of a β-mannanase from Rhizomucor miehei to improve catalytic activity in acidic and thermophilic conditions

Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2017
Background β-Mannanase randomly cleaves the β-1,4-linked mannan backbone of hemicellulose, which plays the most important role in the enzymatic degradation of mannan.
Yan-xiao Li, Ping Yi, Qiao-juan Yan, Zhen Qin, Xue-qiang Liu, Zheng-qiang Jiang   +5 more
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Probiotics: their action against pathogens can be turned around

Scientific Reports, 2021
Probiotics when applied in complex evolving (micro-)ecosystems, might be selectively beneficial or detrimental to pathogens when their prophylactic efficacies are prone to ambient interactions.
Lian Gan, Wei-Hua Xu, Yuanyan Xiong, Zhaolin Lv, Jianwei Zheng, Yu Zhang, Jianhao Lin, Jingshu Liu, Shijun Chen, Mengqiu Chen, Qingqi Guo, Junfeng Wu, Jingjie Chen, Zhenhua Su, Jijia Sun, Yuhui He, Chuanhe Liu, Weifang Wang, Willy Verstraete, Patrick Sorgeloos, Tom Defoirdt, Qiwei Qin, Yiying Liu   +22 more
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Organosolv pretreatment of Sitka spruce wood: conversion of hemicelluloses to ethyl glycosides [PDF]

, 2014
A range of organosolv pretreatments, using ethanol:water mixtures with dilute sulphuric acid, were applied to Sitka spruce sawdust with the aim of generating useful co-products as well as improving saccharification yield.
Bouxin, Florent P., Jackson, S. David, Jarvis, Michael C.   +2 more
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Standard Precipitation Index Drought Forecasting Using Neural Networks, Wavelet Neural Networks, and Support Vector Regression

Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing, 2012
Drought forecasts can be an effective tool for mitigating some of the more adverse consequences of drought. Data-driven models are suitable forecasting tools due to their rapid development times, as well as minimal information requirements compared to ...
A. Belayneh, J. Adamowski
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