Planning insect surveys in alpine ecosystems [PDF]
Most biological survey programs rely on multi-species inventories (e.g. birds, amphibians, butterflies, dragonflies). These programs usually rely on multiple visits during pre-defined time windows.
Jérôme Pellet
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The Technical Design Concept of Hi-Tech Cook Stove for Urban Communities using Non-Wood Agricultural Waste as Fuel Sources [PDF]
The purpose of this study is to conceptualize an urban Hi-Tech Cook-Stove (HTCS) design using agricultural waste. Several steps need to be carried out. First, determine the cooking activities depend on the family size and food categories.
Yandri Erkata+8 more
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The Effect of Thermal-Treating on Drug Release from Sustained Release Alginate-Eudragit RS Matrices [PDF]
Purpose: The main objective of the present study was to develop the colonic delivery system for 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) as an anti-inflammatory drug.
Ehsan Kaffash+5 more
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Long-term total water storage change from a Satellite Water Cycle reconstruction over large southern Asian basins [PDF]
The total water storage change (TWSC) over land is a major component of the global water cycle, with a large influence on the climate variability, sea level budget and water resource availability for human life.
V. Pellet+7 more
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Feeding value of sorghum stover fed to tropical hair sheep as complete rations in chop, mash, pellet, and block forms [PDF]
Background and Aim: Poor palatability, low bulk density, and low nutritive value restrict the utilization of the crop residues as animal feeds. Altering the physical characteristics of feed by blending the roughage and concentrates in the form of ...
J. Raju+6 more
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INTERPLAY BETWEEN ARTICLE 14 AND ARTICLE 55 OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS (CISG) [PDF]
The paper focuses on the possibility of concluding contracts for the international sale of goods under the CISG when the price is not determined. The paper analyzes a contradiction between Article 14 of CISG which clearly sets the rule that offer ...
Nemanja Pandurević
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Informal payments to healthcare professionals in post-soviet health systems persisted, despite the healthcare reforms. That is true in independent Tajikistan, where the increase in those payments has been associated with increased forgone care and the ...
Sandra Pellet
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Monitoring soil moisture from middle to high elevation in Switzerland: set-up and first results from the SOMOMOUNT network [PDF]
Besides its important role in the energy and water balance at the soil–atmosphere interface, soil moisture can be a particular important factor in mountain environments since it influences the amount of freezing and thawing in the subsurface and can ...
C. Pellet, C. Hauck
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Wind--Pellet Shear Sailing [PDF]
A propulsion concept in which a spacecraft interacts with high-velocity pellets and the interstellar medium is proposed. The pellets are slower than the spacecraft and are accelerated backwards as they are overtaken, imparting a forward acceleration on the spacecraft.
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Thermal Modelling of the Torrefaction Process Using the Finite Element Method
This paper focuses on the thermal characteristic of the torrefied pinecone pellets. The resistivity heating system was used for torrefaction purposes. The torrefaction was conducted at 523 K for different holding times of 5, 10 and 15 minutes.
Dhaundiyal Alok, Toth Laszlo
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