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Forest fires: Evaluation of government intervention measures [PDF]

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relation between government measures, volunteer participation, climate variables and forest fires. A number of studies have related forest fires to causes of ignition, to fire history in one area, to the type ...
Clara Riba, Xavier Ballart
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Fermentation Potentials of Baobab Pulp Extract in Soy Yoghurt Production

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
The research work was about the importance of sourcing for alternative inoculants to replace the main inoculants regularly used for yoghurt production. The search for baobab pulp extract as replacement yielded result, as soy yoghurt was successfully produced.
Adegbola Oladele Dauda, Nahim Mokolade Adeagbo, Quadri Idowu Akinremi, Taofiqat Damilola Maiyaki, Adedamola Israel Abioye, Zulfiqoh Tolani AbdulAkeem, Damilare Johnson Folaranmi   +6 more
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Not All Agreements Are Equal: Heterogeneous Effects of RTAs on Latin American Agri‐Food Exports, 1990–2019

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since the final decade of the 20th century, Latin American countries have increasingly regarded the signing of regional trade agreements (RTAs) as a promising strategy for expanding their exports. Within this context, the main objective of this study is to assess the impact of RTAs on agri‐food exports in Latin America over the period 1990 ...
María‐Isabel Ayuda, Ignacio Belloc, Vicente Pinilla   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of supervised machine learning and Taylor diagrams for prognostic analysis of performance and emission characteristics of biogas-powered dual-fuel diesel engine

International Journal of Renewable Energy Development
In the ongoing search for an alternative fuel for diesel engines, biogas is an attractive option. Biogas can be used in dual-fuel mode with diesel as pilot fuel.
Khac Binh Le, Minh Thai Duong, Dao Nam Cao, Van Vang Le   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the interest of studying degradation gases for forest fuel combustion modeling [PDF]

, 2008
The aim of this work is to determine the influence of the degradation gases on the combustion of forest fuels and whether they have to be taken into account in numerical modeling.
Santoni, Paul-Antoine, Garo, Jean-Pierre, Bertin, V., Bertin, Veronique, Vantelon, Jean-Pierre, Simeoni, Albert, Tihay, V., Vantelon, J.P., Garo, J.-P., Bonneau, L., Tihay, Virginie, Bonneau, Laurence, Simeoni, A., Santoni, P.A.   +13 more
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Economic Impact of Sustainability in Wine Sector: A Systematic Literature Review

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability has become a key issue in the wine sector, raising questions about its compatibility with firms' economic performance. Despite growing attention to environmental and social practices, evidence on their economic implications remains fragmented.
Valentina Di Chiara, Eugenio Pomarici, Leonardo Cei   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Asian needle ant (Brachyponera chinensis) and woodland ant responses to repeated applications of fuel reduction methods

Ecosphere, 2019
Ants (Formicidae: Hymenoptera) are important components of forest ecosystems and can be affected by fuel reduction forest management practices. We assessed the impact of repeated applications of fuel reduction treatments on abundance and diversity of ...
Joshua W. Campbell, Steven M. Grodsky, Dale A. Halbritter, Patrick A. Vigueira, Cynthia C. Vigueira, Oliver Keller, Cathryn H. Greenberg   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inducing Private Wildfire Risk Mitigation: Experimental Investigation of Measures on Adjacent Public Lands [PDF]

Increasing private wildfire risk mitigation is an important part of the larger forest restoration policy challenge. Data from an economic experiment are used to evaluate the effectiveness of providing fuel treatments on public land adjacent to private ...
Joseph M. Little, Michael McKee, Robert P. Berrens, Michael L. Jones, Tyler Prante   +4 more
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Machine learning driven many‐objective moving horizon scheduling optimization

AIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Industrial electrification can decarbonize chemical manufacturing, but it exposes operations to volatile electricity prices and carbon intensities. This work develops a machine learning‐enhanced many‐objective moving horizon scheduling framework that predicts objective correlation groupings from 48‐hour price and emission‐intensity profiles ...
Hongxuan Wang, Andrew Allman
wiley   +1 more source

Classification and Mapping of Fuels in Mediterranean Forest Landscapes Using a UAV-LiDAR System and Integration Possibilities with Handheld Mobile Laser Scanner Systems

Remote Sensing
In this study, we evaluated the capability of an unmanned aerial vehicle with a LiDAR sensor (UAV-LiDAR) to classify and map fuel types based on the Prometheus classification in Mediterranean environments.
Raúl Hoffrén, María Teresa Lamelas, Juan de la Riva   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source