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How can we make sense of smart technologies for sustainable agriculture? - A discussion paper [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This paper discusses the challenges of assessing the benefits and risks of new digital technologies, so-called ‘smart technologies’ for sustainable agri-food systems.
Moschitz, Heidrun, Stolze, Matthias
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Multiobjective Codesign Optimization of a Planar Pneumatic Artificial Muscle‐Based Snake‐Like Robot for Enhanced Agility and Energy Efficiency

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A codesign multiobjective optimization framework was developed to enhance the morphology and controller of a snake‐like robot driven by artificial muscles. It improved planar locomotion, agility, and power efficiency. The approach optimized link geometry and controller gains, revealing that shorter muscles near joints and longer linkages maximize ...
Ayla Valles, Mahdi Haghshenas‐Jaryani
wiley   +1 more source

Participatory agro-climate information services: A key component in climate resilient agriculture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The brief promotes participatory agro-climate information services as a key component in achieving climate-smart agriculture. The brief emphasizes that actionable agro-climate information starts with—and responds to—gender-based needs of farmers ...
Beek, Robin aus der   +7 more
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Multi‐Material Additive Manufacturing of Soft Robotic Systems: A Comprehensive Review

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review explores the transformative role of multi‐material additive manufacturing (MMAM) in the development of soft robotic systems. It presents current techniques, materials, and design strategies that enable functionally graded and adaptive structures.
Ritik Raj   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empowering self-sustained agriculture: an IoT field tracking model driven by fog computing

open access: yesDiscover Internet of Things
Increasing availability of cost effective IoT (Internet of Things) devices have led to the development of IoT- based farm management systems. Smart Agriculture is a demanding approach that employs the use of technology-enabled information and ...
Gurpreet Singh   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

IoT enabled smart agriculture [PDF]

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences
Individuals in India get by off agribusiness. Significant job in nation's economy. Relocation from provincial to metropolitan regions impedes farming today. Observing the climate alone won't support farming efficiency.
Karthik S.L.   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Farmers’ video testimonials to scale out climate-smart agriculture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
CCAFS has documented farmers’ testimonials on climate-smart agriculture through several short films. The films form an important repository of the various interventions being used in Climate-Smart Villages in Bihar and Haryana.
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of motor speeds on traction performance of a single-motor electric tractor at various gear stages during plow tillage

open access: yesScientific Reports
This study investigates the effect of motor speed on traction performance of a single-motor electric tractor during plowing at different gear stages. Field experiments were conducted at L-2500, L-2800, and M-2000 gear stages to analyze their impact on ...
Md. Abu Ayub Siddique   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Probiotics as a therapeutic strategy for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesCurrent Research in Food Science
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is recognized as one of the most common chronic liver conditions globally, presenting a significant public health. Probiotics, as modulators of intestinal microbiota, have emerged attention
Jing Lu   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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