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Study on NPK Performance in Food Waste Composting by Using Agricultural Fermentation
Food waste represents almost 60% from the total municipal solid waste disposed in the landfill. Alternative disposal method for food waste could be conducted by using composting method.
Jamaludin Siti Noratifah+2 more
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A commentary on the appendix of Dr. Leonie Sandercock's book, Towards cosmopolis: Planning for multicultural cities (Chichester: Wiley, 1998).
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ABSTRACT Irrigation scheduling is crucial for ensuring precise water delivery to crops. However, in many sub‐Saharan African irrigation schemes, water is applied without considering crop water needs, resulting in low crop water productivity and low yields. Solar‐powered irrigation systems can automatically meet these needs by utilizing solar radiation,
Eric Oppong Danso+15 more
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New class of distortion risk measures and their tail asymptotics with emphasis on VaR [PDF]
Distortion risk measures are extensively used in finance and insurance applications because of their appealing properties. We present three methods to construct new class of distortion functions and measures. The approach involves the composting methods, the mixing methods and the approach that based on the theory of copula.
arxiv
Balancing agriculture and environment: Andrew Sharpley's nutrient, soil, and water management legacy
Abstract Managing agricultural phosphorus (P) to balance food security and water quality priorities is a massive challenge fraught with uncertainty and competing interests. Throughout his career, Andrew Sharpley addressed this challenge by building our understanding of the fundamental principles and processes that control P behavior in agricultural ...
D. N. Flaten+2 more
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Survival of Human Pathogens in Composted Sewage [PDF]
Bill B. Wiley, Stephen C. Westerberg
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Toward a transdisciplinary and unifying definition of legacy phosphorus
Abstract Legacy phosphorus (P) is a concept advanced by Dr. Andrew Sharpley and colleagues that was originally applied to the persistence of anthropogenic signatures in watersheds, and it has since been adopted in a diversity of settings to help guide the science and management of P.
Amy L. Shober+8 more
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Design of an Agent for Answering Back in Smart Phones [PDF]
The objective of the paper is to design an agent which provides efficient response to the caller when a call goes unanswered in smartphones. The agent provides responses through text messages, email etc stating the most likely reason as to why the callee is unable to answer a call.
arxiv
Abstract Agricultural researchers are increasingly encouraged to engage with stakeholders to improve the usefulness of their projects, but iterative research on the design and assessment of stakeholder engagement is scarce. The USDA Long‐Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network recognizes the importance of effective engagement in increasing the ...
Tian Guo+5 more
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