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Productivity and Cost Analysis of Three Timber Extraction Methods on Steep Terrain in Thailand

open access: yesCroatian Journal of Forest Engineering, 2018
Steep terrain harvesting in Thailand has low productivity because of the shortage of suitable logging extraction methods. Common methods involve extraction using manpower on steep slopes where machines cannot operate.
Tomi Kaakkurivaara   +1 more
doaj  

Research on synthetic rope and its future in timber harvesting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Steel wire rope is used for many logging applications. It has served the industry well in terms of strength, durability, and longevity. However, steel wire rope is difficult to use because it is stiff, heavy, and unyielding.
Garland, John   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Virtual or In‐Person: Does It Matter? Comparing Pain, Function, Quality of Life, Self‐Efficacy, and Physical Function Outcomes of Virtual, Hybrid, and In‐Person Education and Exercise Program Participants

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to determine if program format (in‐person, virtual, or hybrid) results in differences in 3‐month outcomes of pain, function, quality of life, self‐efficacy, and chair stands in a hip/knee osteoarthritis‐management program. Methods A secondary analysis of the Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D) Canada database was
Jill Van Damme   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying the Impact of Feedstock Quality on the Design of Bioenergy Supply Chain Networks

open access: yesEnergies, 2016
Logging residues, which refer to the unused portions of trees cut during logging, are important sources of biomass for the emerging biofuel industry and are critical feedstocks for the first-type biofuel facilities (e.g., corn-ethanol facilities ...
Krystel K. Castillo-Villar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adipokines and Associations With Incident Osteoporotic Fracture in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We assessed whether circulating adipokines are associated with incident fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Three adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, and fibroblast growth factor [FGF]‐21) were measured using banked enrollment serum from participants in a longitudinal RA cohort.
Joshua F. Baker   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feel My Pain: Design and Evaluation of Painpad, a Tangible Device for Supporting Inpatient Self-Logging of Pain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Monitoring patients' pain is a critical issue for clinical caregivers, particularly among staff responsible for providing analgesic relief. However, collecting regularly scheduled pain readings from patients can be difficult and time-consuming for ...
Bird Marie-Louise   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Preferences for post‐traumatic osteoarthritis prevention strategies in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament injury

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives There is growing interest in evaluating new strategies to delay or prevent post‐traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) in individuals who have sustained anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. This study sought to determine characteristics of potential treatments that are acceptable to patients with ACL injury.
Kevin Kennedy   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

BIAYA DAN PRODUKTIVITAS TREE LENGTH LOGGING DI HUTAN ALAM PRODUKSI

open access: yesJurnal Penelitian Hasil Hutan (Journal of Forest Products Research), 2012
This study examined cost and productivity of tree length logging system in natural production forest. The study was conducted in several forest concession in Kalimantan.
Maman Mansyur Idris, Sukanda Sukanda
doaj   +1 more source

Overview of industrial forest concessions and concession-based industry in Central and West Africa and considerations of alternatives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Concessions in Africa have a long history and mixed records. From the 1980-90¿s onwards, concessions were gradually requested to bear new responsibilities, previously carried out by governments, such as the management of production forests and the ...
Karsenty, Alain
core  

Talos: Neutralizing Vulnerabilities with Security Workarounds for Rapid Response

open access: yes, 2017
Considerable delays often exist between the discovery of a vulnerability and the issue of a patch. One way to mitigate this window of vulnerability is to use a configuration workaround, which prevents the vulnerable code from being executed at the cost ...
D'Angelo, Mariana   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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