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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTHE EFFECT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE ON THE TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF TEFF (ERAGROSTISTEF) PRODUCERS IN ETHIOPIAAsres Elias, Makoto Nohmi, Kumi Yasunobu et al.Teff (Eragrostistef) is a major staple food crop in Ethiopia, but smallholder teff production is characterized by persistently low average yield. A major government effort aimed at raising the productivity and competitiveness of smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia involved reforming and implementing agricultural extension service known as Participatory Demonstration and Training Extension System (PADETES). Therefore, this study investigates the effect of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 21 Dec 2013 · 9,529 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDEVELOPMENT OF A PROXIMAL MACHINE VISION SYSTEM FOR OFF-SEASON WEED MAPPING IN BROADACRE NO-TILLAGE FALLOWSH. Liu, C. Saunders, S. H. LeeWeeds are among the most significant and costly environmental threats in Australian agriculture. Weeds compete with crop plants for moisture, nutrients and sunlight and can have a detrimental impact on crop yields and quality if uncontrolled. The distribution, size, density and species of the weeds are often heterogeneous in the cropping land. Instead of uniformly spray the same type of … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 9, Issue 12 · 26 Nov 2013 · 7,242 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractORGANIC FARMING FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN THE ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGERajib Roychowdhury, Upasana Banerjee, Svetla Sofkova, Jagatpati TahSustainable development has caught the imagination and action of the world for more than a decade. Sustainable agriculture is necessary to attain the goal of sustainable development. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), sustainable agriculture is the successful management of resources to satisfy the changing human needs while maintaining or enhancing the quality of environment and conserving natural … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 5 Jul 2013 · 10,259 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPrevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Scottish Youth: A Pilot InvestigationJ. D. Young, D. S. Buchan, L. Kilgore et al.Problem statement: Approximately 70% of the total ethnic minority population of Scotland is of South Asian ancestry, although relatively little is known about their cardiovascular risk profile. Determining the risk profiles of Scottish youth of South Asian ancestry may inform the creation of interventions to reduce risk and improve the quality of life in this population. Approach: The purpose of … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 2 · 26 Jul 2012 · 7,505 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInfluence of Nitrogen Containing Wastes Addition on Natural Aerobic Composting of Rice StrawThaniya Kaosol, Suchinun Kiepukdee, Prawit TowatanaProblem statement: Rice straw is an agricultural residue. Typically, the rice straw can be burn in the rice field after the harvesting process. The burning can cause air pollution. Another alternative rice straw management method is animal feed. The amount of rice straw is enormus in Thailand. Another sustainable way to manage rice straw is required. Rice straw is used … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 10 Mar 2012 · 8,197 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOrganizational Culture and Tourist Satisfaction in a Lake-Based Tourism AreaNor’Aini Yusof, Mohd Fitri Che Jamil, Ilias Said, Abdel Naser Omran AliProblem statement: Although many studies have highlighted that certain cultures are evident in certain firms, there are only few studies done on ecotourism areas and little has been done to analyse how these cultures have affected the performance of these organizations. Approach: Conceptualizing organizational culture as the values and practices employed in an organization and considering tourist satisfaction as intangible … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 31 Jan 2012 · 7,390 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Innovative Farm Scale Biogas/Composting Facility for a Sustainable Medium Size Dairy FarmA.E. Ghaly, M. Al HattabApproach: The amount of energy related costs as a portion of the total farm operating cost can be as high as 29% and the continuing increase of the real cost of energy related farm input has been one of the major factors impacting the cost of agricultural production. However, agricultural has the potential of replacing some of the purchased energy … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 5 Jan 2012 · 9,324 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInter Local Government Capital Budget Execution ComparismF. OlurankinseProblem statement: Unrealistic capital budgeting has long been the bane of social economic development in Nigeria and of course, at the local government level. Local governments are established with specific functions to assist the state and federal government to bring about effective rural development and good governance at the grassroots level. Approach: Both fiscal and physical evaluation of the performances … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 21 Oct 2011 · 7,366 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSustainability of International Standards Organisation 14001 Standards through Integration with Lean PrinciplesPuvanasvaran A.L.A. Perumal, Robert Kerk Swee Tian, Mohd Razali MuhamadProblem statement: Both Lean and Environmental Management System (EMS) are key business processes which are employed by companies to enhance their manufacturing process and quality performance. ISO 14001 requires a commitment to continual improvement. Yet it does not prescribe how a company should seek the continual improvement. Lean is a process improvement method that helps companies that use it to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 11 · 8 Oct 2011 · 6,800 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSpecifying Processes: Application to Electrical Power DistributionSabah Al-Fedaghi, Lina Al-SalehProblem statement: This study deals with the problem of how to specify processes. Many process specification methodologies have been determined to be incomplete; for example, ISO 9000:2005 defines process as transforming media inputs into outputs. Nevertheless, the author of the Quality Systems Handbook, declares that such a definition is incomplete because processes create results and not necessarily by transforming inputs. … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 11 · 6 Sep 2011 · 6,664 accessesView PDFCite