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…

Firstly, it affects the capacity of less resource-endowed farmers to produce enough food for their families making them more vulnerable to hunger and poverty. Secondly, it deteriorates not only the farmers’ welfare but also the land resources and agro-ecologies of mountain areas leading to increased loss of biodiversity. Thirdly, it is a major cause of…

As shown by Muradian and Kumar , they are a key stage in the process of value creation and a crucial preliminary stage for evaluation. These authors stress the fact that identifying insufficiently developed perceptions increases the legitimacy of policies in situations of uncertainty. They therefore emphasize the need for participatory approaches at this level.…

This may suggest that even the establishment of fully functional MPAs could have only a limited impact on coral reef recovery unless policy makers confront the accelerating negative effects of the global-scale sources of coral mortality . There is mounting evidence that even coral reefs located within no-take MPAs are rapidly declining. Unequivocally, these trends…