ADAPTS: An Intelligent Sustainable Conceptual Framework for Engineering Projects [PDF]
This paper presents a conceptual framework for the optimization of environmental sustainability in engineering projects, both for products and industrial facilities or processes.
Heras García de Vinuesa, Ana de las +3 more
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Abstract Background An estimated two billion people do not have sufficient access to nutritious food, and nearly half are dependent on small‐scale and subsistence farming. Projections show that the global population is not on track to reach the Sustainable Development Goals.
Pierre Marion +7 more
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Drones: Innovative Technology for Use in Precision Pest Management. [PDF]
Arthropod pest outbreaks are unpredictable and not uniformly distributed within fields. Early outbreak detection and treatment application are inherent to effective pest management, allowing management decisions to be implemented before pests are well ...
de Lange, Elvira S +3 more
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The Distribution and Importance of Arthropod Pests and Weeds of Agriculture in Myanmar [PDF]
Farm Management,
Morris, Heather, Waterhouse, Doug F.
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Climate change vulnerability and adaptation assessment for Fiji [PDF]
All nations, including Fiji, that are signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) are obliged to provide National Communications to the Conference of Parties (COP) of the UNFCCC. The COP4 stressed the need for parties
Bhusan, Jagat +5 more
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Exploring Environmental-Economic Benefits from Agri-Industrial Diversification in the Sugar Industry: An Integrated Land Use and Value Chain Approach [PDF]
The sugar industry in Queensland (Australia) is confronted with increasing economic pressure and environmental constraints. To explore whether agri-industrial diversification of the sugar industry provides a sustainable development pathway for the region,
Roebeling, Peter C. +2 more
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The O-carbamoyl-transferase albis is responsible for the modification of albicidin [PDF]
Albicidin is a potent antibiotic and phytotoxin produced by the sugarcane pathogenic bacterium Xanthomonas albilineans which targets the plant and bacterial DNA gyrase.[1] The infection occurs through the xylem vessels of the plants where the pathogen ...
Arasté, Julie +10 more
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Biofuels : markets, targets and impacts [PDF]
This paper reviews recent developments in biofuel markets and their economic, social and environmental impacts. Several countries have introduced mandates and targets for biofuel expansion.
Shrestha, Ashish, Timilsina, Govinda R.
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The Effect of Unrefined Sugar on Inflammation: A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies. [PDF]
Ebadi S, Azlan A.
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The rise of large farms in land abundant countries : do they have a future ? [PDF]
Increased levels and volatility of food prices has led to a surge of interest in large-scale agriculture and land acquisition. This creates challenges for policy makers aiming to establish a policy environment conducive to an agrarian structure to ...
Byerlee, Derek, Deininger, Klaus
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