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Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, 2021 The problem of energy losses, both nationally and internationally, is a leading cause for the financial collapse of most utilities. A quantitative research approach was adopted for this study where a questionnaire was used to collect information from the
Bongani Khonjelwayo +1 more
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Agriculture, 2021 Droughts represent one of the main challenges that climate change imposes on crop production. As a globally cultivated staple crop, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is prone to drought environments.
Nazir Ahmed +5 more
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Evaluation of Different Chemical Mechanisms on O3 and PM2.5 Predictions in Alberta, Canada
Applied Sciences, 2022 We evaluated the uncertainty associated with secondary pollutants formation due to different chemical mechanisms in photochemical modelling. The CMAQ modelling system was utilized in conjunction with CB6R3, SAPRC07, and RACM2 chemical mechanisms and ...
Mujtaba Shareef +4 more
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Improving maize grain yield by formulating plant growth regulator strategies in North China
Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021 Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are artificially synthesized compounds that have become an important technical guarantee for agricultural production. EDAH (containing 27% ethephon and 3% DA-6) has been proven to inhibit stalk elongation, promote stalk ...
Li-sha GONG +7 more
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South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2020 Background: The electricity distribution industry in South Africa is faced with numerous challenges that include distribution capacity shortages and backlog in investments.
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Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021 Defoliation is an indispensable step in cotton production with mechanical harvesting, especially in the North China Plain (NCP) where mechanical harvesting is limited by a large proportion of green leaves and unopened bolls at harvest time due to ...
Lu MENG +7 more
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Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2022 Early maturity, complete defoliation and boll opening are essential for the efficient machine harvesting of cotton. Chemical topping, involving one extra application of mepiquat chloride (MC) in addition to its traditional multiple-application strategy ...
Hai-kun QI +7 more
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BMC Plant Biology, 2022 Background Low grain water content (GWC) at harvest of maize (Zea mays L.) is essential for mechanical harvesting, transportation and storage. Grain drying rate (GDR) is a key determinant of GWC.
Wei Wang +8 more
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Infrastructure development within a regulated environment: Concerns for regulators
Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2014 Poor delivery of infrastructure leads to inefficient pricing of these assets, which is passed through to consumers. Inefficient pricing is caused by a poor selection of a funding and financing method as well as project overruns.
Zaakirah Ismail +3 more
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Monitoring of Cotton Boll Opening Rate Based on UAV Multispectral Data
Remote Sensing, 2023 Defoliation and accelerating ripening are important measures for cotton mechanization, and judging the time of defoliation and accelerating the ripening and harvest of cotton relies heavily on the boll opening rate, making it a crucial factor to consider.
Yukun Wang +14 more
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