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Adoption and utilisation of Zai pits for improved farm productivity in drier upper Eastern Kenya
(2020-03-06)
Inadequate and poorly distributed rainfall and declining soil fertility have led to low crop productivity in most smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa. As a result, there has been a renewed quest for sustainable and resource-use efficient agricultural production practices. Zai pit technology is a practice that has the potential to alleviate water stress and enhance soil fertility. We assessed the factors that influence farmers' adoption and utilisation of Zai pits in Tharaka-Nithi County in upper Eastern Kenya. ...
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How do management practices and farm structure impact productive performances of dairy cattle in the province of Pichincha, Ecuador
(2020-11-11)
The combination of "ancestral knowledge" and modern agricultural techniques are increasingly used by Andes farmers, demonstrating its great importance as an ideal alternative to achieve international standards of productivity and sustainability. Pasture management has demonstrated its relevance in terms of milk volume and quality in farms located in the Ecuadorian highlands, showing a wide range of types of forage resource use, in its constant search for better animal yields from the occupancy rate. However, while ...
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Sensor Concept Based on Piezoelectric PVDF Films for the Structural Health Monitoring of Fatigue Crack Growth
(2011)
A new sensor concept for monitoring fatigue crack growth in technical structures is presented. It allows the in-situ determination of the position of the crack tip as well as the fracture mechanical quantities. The required data are obtained from a piezoelectric polymer film, which is attached to the surface of the monitored structure. The stress intensity factors and the crack tip position are calculated from electrical potentials obtained from a sensor array by solving the non-linear inverse problem.
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The Impact of Missing Values on PLS, ML and FIML Model Fit
(2020)
Structural equation modelling has become widespread in the marketing research domain due to the possibility of creating and investigating latent constructs. Today, several estimation methods are available, each with strengths and drawbacks. This study investigates how the established estimation methods of partial-least-squares (PLS), maximum likelihood (ML) and full-information maximum likelihood (FIML) perform with an increasing percentage of missing values (MVs). The research was conducted by investigating an adapted ...
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Crack path predictions and experiments in plane structures considering anisotropic properties and material interfaces
(2015-09-28)
In many engineering applications special requirements are directed to a material's fracture behavior and the prediction of crack paths. Especially if the material exhibits anisotropic elastic properties or fracture toughnesses, e.g. in textured or composite materials, the simulation of crack paths is challenging. Here, the
application of path independent interaction integrals (I-integrals), J-, L- and M-integrals is beneficial for an accurate crack tip loading analysis.
Numerical tools for the calculation of loading ...
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Das gute Recht auf Bildung
(2019)
Deutschland hat sich mit der Inkraftsetzung der UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention (BRK) als deutschem Recht ab dem 26. März 2009 unter anderem dazu verpflichtet, ein Bildungssystem zu verwirklichen, an dem Menschen mit Behinderung vollständig und gleichberechtigt teilhaben können. Darin ausdrücklich inbegriffen sind Angebote für Erwachsenenbildung und lebenslanges Lernen. „Die Vertragsstaaten stellen sicher, dass Menschen mit Behinderungen ohne Diskriminierung und gleichberechtigt mit anderen Zugang zu allgemeiner ...
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An approach to the use of technology in the cocoa-growing sector: a look from the producer
(Section Specialized Partnerships in Sustainable Food Systems and Food Sovereignty at the University of Kassel, Germany and Federation of German Scientists (VDW), 2020-03-06)
A study was conducted to keep scientific record of the challenges and opportunities of the insertion of a mobile app for cocoa producers in the Colombia region as a prospective tool or strategy for technological transfer and appropriation into that sector. A survey with structured and semi-structured questions that pertained to cocoa producer men and women was conducted. The questions were related to the general conditions of their labour activities and were discriminant in the following categories: cocoa-grower ...
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Coupled atomistic-continuum simulation of the mechanical properties of single-layered graphene sheets
(2019-11-18)
The purpose of this work is the multiscale modeling of a single-layered graphene sheet. The model is divided into three parts. One is an atomistic domain which is simulated with the atomic-scale finite element method (AFEM). Another is a continuum domain. In this domain, the mechanical properties are investigated by using a finite element based on a nonlocal continuum shell model with a high order strain gradient. To be exact, it is a 4-node 60-generalized degree of freedom (DOF) Mindlin–Reissner finite shell element ...
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Wahrnehmungspsychologie und Landschaft
(2010-09-30)
Landschaft ist ein Wahrnehmungsphänomen und als solches kulturwissenschaftlich rekonstruiert worden. Dieser Rekonstruktion zufolge ist es eine an Gemälden gewonnene Anschauungsform, die auf das Land außerhalb von Gemälden übertragen worden ist, das wie ein Bild betrachtet wird. Dieser Erkenntnis widerspricht die Wahrnehmungspsychologie, genauer die Evolutionspsychologie, dahin gehend, dass die Landschaftswahrnehmung schon in der frühen Menschheitsentwicklung erworben wurde. Denn die heutigen landschaftlichen Präferenzen ...
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Increasing energy efficiency of milk product batch sterilisation
(2018-09-07)
The food industry is a large energy consumer and most heat demands in food processing are low-temperature. The aim of this study is to develop and simulate innovative retrofits or redesigns that unlock the heat recovery potential of industrial batch sterilisation processes. The case study focuses on the whey cream process, although the method and results apply to similar batch sterilisation processes. The initial situation is compared to energy efficient designs based on “Energy Storage” and “Rescheduling”. Using a ...