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Technologies for climate change adaptation: agricultural sector [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This Guidebook presents a selection of technologies for climate change adaptation in the agricultural sector. A set of twenty two adaptation technologies are showcased that are primarily based on the principals of agroecology, but also include ...
Clements, Rebecca   +3 more
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A multi-terabyte relational database for geo-tagged social network data

open access: yes, 2013
Despite their relatively low sampling factor, the freely available, randomly sampled status streams of Twitter are very useful sources of geographically embedded social network data.
Bodnár, Tamás   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Effects of timed LED regimes on tomato plant traits, performance of two‐spotted spider mites, and predatory mites (Phytoseiulus persimilis)

open access: yesPest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 4, Page 2300-2311, April 2025.
Light‐emitting diode (LED)‐based treatments for enhancing crop production and pest management have primarily focused on continuous treatments. This study, using Tetranychus urticae and Phytoseiulus persimilis, demonstrates that the timing of LED supplementation is crucial for designing integrated pest management strategies that improve both plant ...
Patrice Savi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stochastic Spin-Orbit Torque Devices as Elements for Bayesian Inference

open access: yes, 2017
Probabilistic inference from real-time input data is becoming increasingly popular and may be one of the potential pathways at enabling cognitive intelligence.
Chen, Shuhan   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Strengthening urban deer management with structured decision making

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban deer management (UDM) decision‐makers face social, ecological, regulatory, and economic pressures when creating an agreeable deer management plan for stakeholders. Historically, decision making techniques (e.g. consensus‐based analyses) have not effectively balanced UDM elements leading to short‐lived management progress.
Shane D. Boehne   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of irrigation methods and nitrogen application on sugar beet yield and quality

open access: yesMajallah-i Chughundar-i Qand, 2012
In order to study the effects of different irrigation system and different amounts of nitrogen fertilizer on yield and quality of sugar beet, an experiment was conducted at Ekbatan Research Station, Hamedan during 2005-2006 as split plot based on ...
A. Jahedi, A. Noorozi, F. Hamdi
doaj   +1 more source

Concrete jungle to urban oasis: evaluating scale, vegetation cover, and aggregation of urban greenspaces on wildlife

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban greenspaces are a haven for wildlife in densely populated cities. Wildlife use greenspaces for resource acquisition, shelter, and travel across urbanized landscapes. Greenspace metrics such as herbaceous or woody landcover, size, patchiness, and human land use influence species richness.
Adrianna J. Elihu, Janel L. Ortiz
wiley   +1 more source

Harran Ovası Koşullarında Farklı Sulama ve Sıra Aralı klarında Yağmurlama-Damla Sulama Yöntemleriyle Sulanan Soya Fasulyesinin Su Verim ilişkisinin Saptanması

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Sciences, 2001
Bu çal ışma; Yağmurlama ve damla sulama yöntemlerinin, soya fasulyesinde dört farkl ı sulama aral ığı nda 3, 6, 9 ve 12 gün ve dört farkl ı s ı ra aral ığı 50x30, 70x30, 80x40 ve 70 cm mesafesinde verim su ili şkisini belirlemek amac ı yla yap ı ...
Erkan Boydak   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘Let's Turn the Grass Into Meat’: Animal Husbandry as Women's Work in Cold War North Korea

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In postcolonial North Korea, the future of the nation was said to be a function of the feedlot. Unobtainable on the battlefields of the recently ended Korean War, liberation and unification of the peninsula became a question of competitive developmentalism.
Sunho Ko, Derek J. Kramer
wiley   +1 more source

Does Proactivity Affect Insurance Solidarity and Individual Responsibility?

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past 20 years, the insurance industry has been experimenting with technological innovations that deeply affect its business model and social function. This article explores the use of digital technologies to monitor policyholders' behaviour and personalise their insurance coverage.
Alberto Cevolini, Elena Esposito
wiley   +1 more source

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