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An Investigation of the Basic Physics of Irrigation in Urology and the Role of Automated Pump Irrigation in Cystoscopy

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, 2012
Objective. To investigate the effects of height, external pressure, and bladder fullness on the flow rate in continuous, non-continuous cystoscopy and the automated irrigation fluid pumping system (AIFPS). Materials.
Dwayne Chang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparative Analysis of WinSRFR and SIRMOD Software for Simulating Surge and Alternate Furrow Irrigation Performance in Maize Fields [PDF]

open access: yesعلوم و مهندسی آبیاری
In order to compare of WinSRFR and SIRMOD software in simulating furrow irrigation performance, a field experiment was carried out in the Jayedar Plain.
Akbar Mehri   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Irrigation Technology Adoption in the Texas High Plains: A Real Options Approach [PDF]

open access: yes
Water scarcity has been a significant issue for several decades in the Texas High Plains, with agriculture identified as the main activity contributing to this scarcity.
Leatham, David J.   +3 more
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Accelerating Agricultural Growth—Is Irrigation Institutional Reform Necessary? [PDF]

open access: yes
The right to the flow of income from water is vigorously pursued, protected, and fought over in any arid part of the world. Pakistan is of course no exception. Reform of irrigation institutions necessarily changes the rights to water, whether it be those
John W. Mellor
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Groundwater Irrigation Management Under Variable Risk Preferences [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Groundwater is a scarce resource with competing demands – drinking, irrigation, industrial and recreational uses. Irrigation is by far the largest demands of groundwater among the competing uses. The groundwater supplies are declining at an alarming rate
Peterson, Jeffrey M.
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Impacts of considering climate variability on investment decisions in Ethiopia: [PDF]

open access: yes
"Extreme interannual variability of precipitation within Ethiopia is not uncommon, inducing droughts or floods and often creating serious repercussions on agricultural and non-agricultural commodities.
Block, Paul J.   +3 more
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Source-tracking cadmium in New Zealand agricultural soils: a stable isotope approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal, which is accumulated by plants and animals and therefore enters the human food chain. In New Zealand (NZ), where Cd mainly originates from the application of phosphate fertilisers, stable isotopes can be used to trace
Salmanzadeh, Mahdiyeh
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Soybean yield response to managed depletion irrigation regimes in a Mid-South silt loam soil

open access: yesAgricultural Water Management
Soybean irrigation experiments were conducted for five years (2013–2017) on silt loam soil in Jackson, TN, a sub-humid region with high and variable precipitation.
Shuhua Xie   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Water and energy savings using variable rate sprinkler irrigation on a large maize farm in northern Italy

open access: yesAgricultural Water Management
Maize is a key crop both globally and in Italy. In the Po Valley, it is cultivated on 500,000 ha, primarily for use in livestock production. Here, maize cultivation is highly dependent on irrigation, traditionally performed using border irrigation ...
Alice Mayer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use Permits: A Hedonistic Approach Applied to Farmland in the Southeastern US [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
In the State of Georgia, any agricultural producer who wishes to pump more than 100,000 gallons of water a day for crop irrigation is required to have an irrigation permit. The permit stays with the land and in the event of sale the permit is transferred
Laura O. Taylor, Ragan A. Petrie
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