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Preferences of European dairy stakeholders in breeding for resilient and efficient cattle: A best-worst scaling approach

Journal of Dairy Science, 2022
: Including resilience in the breeding objective of dairy cattle is gaining increasing attention, primarily as anticipated challenges to production systems, such as climate change, may make some perturbations more difficult to moderate at the farm level.
J.G. Burns, K. Glenk, V. Eory, G. Simm, E. Wall   +4 more
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Husk to caryopsis adhesion in barley is influenced by pre- and post-anthesis temperatures through changes in a cuticular cementing layer on the caryopsis

BMC Plant Biology, 2017
Background At ripeness, the outer husk of “covered” barley grains firmly adheres to the underlying caryopsis. A cuticular cementing layer on the caryopsis is required for husk adhesion, however the quality of adhesion varies significantly among cultivars
M. Brennan, T. Shepherd, S. Mitchell, C. F. E. Topp, S. P. Hoad   +4 more
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Predicting beef carcass composition using tissue weights of a primal cut assessed by computed tomography

Animal, 2010
The potential of the composition of the forerib measured by X-ray computed tomography (CT) as a predictor of carcass composition was evaluated using data recorded on 30 Aberdeen Angus and 43 Limousin crossbred heifers and steers.
E.A. Navajas, R.I. Richardson, A.V. Fisher, J.J. Hyslop, D.W. Ross, N. Prieto, G. Simm, R. Roehe   +7 more
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A Case Study on Multi-Objective Optimization Design of College Teaching Building Atrium in Cold Regions Based on Passive Concept

Buildings, 2023
The atrium space represents one of the most energy-intensive areas within buildings. This is especially evident in college teaching buildings, where the inclusion of atriums often leads to increased energy consumption, primarily due to enhancements in ...
Zhengshu Chen, Yanqiu Cui, Haichao Zheng, Ruihan Wei, Shuo Zhao   +4 more
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The effect of dietary addition of nitrate or increase in lipid concentrations, alone or in combination, on performance and methane emissions of beef cattle

Animal, 2018
Adding nitrate to or increasing the concentration of lipid in the diet are established strategies for reducing enteric methane (CH4) emissions, but their effectiveness when used in combination has been largely unexplored.
C.-A. Duthie, S.M. Troy, J.J. Hyslop, D.W. Ross, R. Roehe, J.A. Rooke   +5 more
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How can blended learning English-as-a-second-language courses incorporate with cultural heritage, building, and sense of sustainable development goals?: A case study

Frontiers in Education, 2022
This study aims to study how the incorporation of digitized heritage buildings into blended English as a second language (ESL) teaching can facilitate Students’ attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target of quality education ...
Ching Ting Tany Kwee, Luis Miguel Dos Santos   +1 more
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Agronomic Traits in Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus) Can Predict Foraging Resources for Insect Pollinators

Agronomy, 2021
Mass-flowering crops, such as oilseed rape (OSR; Brassica napus), provide pulses of nectar and pollen, helping to support pollinators and their pollination services in agricultural landscapes.
Stacey M. Fairhurst, Lorna J. Cole, Tereza Kocarkova, Catherine Jones-Morris, Andy Evans, Gail Jackson   +5 more
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Edificii componente ale nucleului istoric al Aiudului – ansamblul de clădiri aparținând colegiului „Bethlen Gábor”. Lucrări de supraveghere arheologică efectuate între anii 2012–2015

Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice, 2022
Among the historical buildings of Aiud (Alba County) included on the Romanian cultural heritage list, there are the structures of “Bethlen Gábor” College.
Scrobotă, V.
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Designing Sustainable Buildings for Personalized Participatory Space Teaching Buildings [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
In recent years, promoting sustainability in the workplace, particularly in educational environments, has become a global imperative. With the progress of society and the in-depth development of education and teaching reform, the architectural space ...
Chiu Chenyuan, Zhong Jia, Gao Shan, Luo Ziwei, He Yige, Liu Chang, Guan Peixi   +6 more
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Retrofitting traditional buildings: a risk-management framework integrating energy and moisture

Buildings & Cities, 2021
Traditional buildings constitute a large proportion of the building stock in many countries worldwide; around 40% of the UK’s housing stock was built before 1940 and was primarily made with solid masonry walls.
Virginia Gori, Valentina Marincioni, Hector Altamirano-Medina   +2 more
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