The temperatures ranged from 22.1˚C to 35.5˚C lower temperature and the highest temperature achieved in the above-day interval. The average value calculated for highest temperature was 32.9˚C and 24.9˚C for the lowest temperature recorded daily. The vegetative characteristics variance analysis sheet has not found significant contrasts between local cultivars, but detected at least a significant…

The divergence has weakened the capacity of indigenous resource governing institutions that regulate access to resources which have traditionally supported collective action to adapt at the local level . Jones and Boyd and Upton  argue that institutional factors play important roles in prescribing options and shaping adaptation path-ways at different scales. In a related observation,…

However, some adaptive strategies may fail to bring intended positive outcomes which result in insufficient adaptation or maladaptation that exacerbates vulnerability of the target group or neighbouring communities. More attention has to be paid to potential consequences of adaptation policies and practices with their implication for future adaptive capacity and long-term adaptation. Smallholder agriculture in…

Their construction is usually two concentric rotating blades surrounded by a stationary casing. Solids enter the decanter settle on the bowl wall to be discharge, while the clarified liquid is discharged at the other end .The centrifugation process has presented itself as a very reliable and effective method of microalgae harvesting but the capital cost…

The current extensive research and development activities on microalgae as commercial sources of renewable fuels and energy rely on the basic and applied research on biology, physiology, cultural methods,cultural systems etc undertaken in the past . The oil content of microalgae can be very high which is one of its many features that have attracted…

So how to find a clear chain operation orientation and explore a suitable chain business development model is another problem needs to be solved. According to its own development conditions, what Qixing can do are as followings:Firstly, to make full use of Heilongjiang’s agricultural advantages of resource,technology, and talents, creating brand products and famous brand…

The seminal works by Beaver  and Altman develop univariate and multivariate models to predict business failures using a set of financial ratios. Beaver uses a dichotomous classification test to determine the error rates that a potential creditor would experience if it classified firms on the basis of individual financial ratios as failed or non-failed. He…

This can be explained by the fact that urbanization has led to the establishment of infrastructure for the storage of animals consisting of huts and pens with one or two rooms . These pens and huts are either open or closed with a bare floor. In these dwellings, the feeders and drinkers are often made…

Game play provides emotional and social support for players to relieve stress, loneliness, and boredom . This study found that Farmville players were more likely to perceive higher sense of social capital if they played the game more intensively and psychological wellness may also serve as predictors of social capital. However, the extent to which…

In this context sometimes antibiotics are administered prophylactically in intensive livestock farming.This is not standard in organic farming with the result that in the first days of post-weaning the weight gain declines or stagnates completely. Not until after coming through that period piglets show an increased weight gain,what corresponds with the point of intersection of…