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Efficient Semantic Scene Understanding for Mobile Robots
(2021-12-16)Over the last few years, robots have been slowly making their way into our everyday lives. From robotic vacuum cleaners picking up after us already working in our homes, to the fleets of robo-taxis and self-driving vehicles ... -
Combining Fluorescence and Reflectance to Quantify Dynamics in Photosynthetic Regulation
(2021-12-14)Photosynthesis in the field is anything but steady-state. Because environment is changing, understanding plant’s photosynthetic activity <em>in situ</em> is challenging. Measurement of solar-induced fluorescence (SIF), ... -
The Economics of Irrigation Systems in Ethiopia: Technological and Institutional Analysis
(2021-12-14)The Government of Ethiopia has made a strong commitment to developing and expanding various types of irrigation systems, technologies, and institutions among smallholder farmers. As a result, the irrigated area in the ... -
Interlinkage between food prices and agricultural wages and implications for farm mechanization in Bangladesh
(2021-12-01)In recent decades, Bangladesh’s economy has undergone a remarkable structural transformation. Agricultural wages are becoming high while staple food prices are becoming volatile. In the meantime, agriculture has experienced ... -
Biogas production in the light of the German Fertilization Ordinance: An economic and environmental assessment at farm and regional scale
(2021-11-26)In Germany, the expansion of biogas plants is fostered by the Renewable Energy Sources Act to support the energy transition. Beneficial aspects of biogas such as providing flexible renewable energy and generating additional ... -
Characterisation of the effect of redox potential on the emission of greenhouse gases using wireless sensing techniques
(2021-11-18)Soils act as both a source and sink of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and are widely considered to contribute to global warming. Soil N<sub>2</sub>O emissions originate from microbial nitrification and denitrification processes. ... -
Energy efficiency analysis of biomass production: Considering human and draft animal labor inputs in maize-based production systems in the Sudanian savanna agroecological zone, Ghana
(2021-11-08)The study presented here examines the Emergy-Data Envelopment Analysis (EM-DEA) approach, and its applicability to assess the resource as well as energy use efficiency and sustainability of agricultural production systems ... -
Resource-efficient feeding of fattening pigs based on body composition related performance groups: Studies on technical and environmental aspects
(2021-10-26)Livestock husbandry is increasingly confronted with the growing demands for more animal welfare and better environmental protection. As the largest component of agricultural animals in meat production, fattening pig husbandry ... -
Effects of root temperature on food quality of horticultural crops
(2021-10-14)Different from ambient temperature, root temperature is convenient and economical to manage and control, especially with the development of greenhouse. Understanding the effects of root temperature on plant growth and key ... -
Graph-based Sliding Window Localization and Map Refinement for Automated Vehicles
(2021-10-12)Localization is an essential task in automated driving and advanced driver assistance systems. The precise location of a vehicle is required for extracting information from a map about the vehicle's environment. The map ... -
Evaluating rice performance in contrasting East African wetlands using an experimental and modelling approach
(2021-10-07)Rice (<em>Oryza</em> spp.) has become an important staple food and cash crop across East Africa, and is now playing a pivotal role in regional food security and national economies. Since regional rice yields remain low, ... -
Concepts for the assessment and improvement of animal welfare during stressful and painful management procedures with a focus on piglet castration
(2021-09-06)The welfare of farm animals is a topic of rising importance to consumers and livestock owners. Many procedures that are routinely performed in young livestock, for example the surgical castration of piglets, are considered ... -
Intestinal integrity characteristics of growing pigs in response to oregano essential oil supplementation
(2021-09-06)The production of protein of animal origin is of great importance worldwide. In Germany, pig production is of considerable importance to meet this need. To ensure successful animal production, an intact intestinal tract ... -
Sensor platform for rapid detection and quantification of indicator and pathogenic bacteria on food contact surfaces
(2021-08-04)Foodborne pathogenic bacteria represent a global problem for public health. <em>Escherichia coli</em> and Coliforms indicates the possible contamination of food, water and food processing environments. In food processing ... -
Development of a new method to identify parameters affecting the microbial reduction in domestic dishwashers
(2021-07-29)The purpose of dishwashing is to clean the items used. In addition to the removal of food residues, the aim is to reduce microbial contamination on dishes and cutlery so that it is reduced below the infectious dose. <br ... -
Adaptation assessment of a spring barley population to organic and conventional agro-ecosystems using genome sequencing approaches
(2021-07-26)Over the past few decades, plant breeding has contributed significantly to increased crop yields in industrial agriculture. Besides, alternative, environmentally friendly farming approaches became more popular in the past ... -
Rural Households´ Vulnerability and Strategies to Overcome Flash Floods and Landslides in the Northern Mountainous Regions of Vietnam
(2021-07-13)Vietnam, situated in South East Asia and dominated by the agricultural sector, is heavily influenced by various types of natural disasters such as floods, flash floods, storms, drought, landslides, and earthquakes. ... -
Modelling the dynamics of land use & intensification in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania
(2021-06-17)This thesis intends to examine the determinants and results of farmer’s decisions to uptake different paths of intensification, land use, and its dynamics over time by building a spatially and temporally explicit agent-based ... -
Adaptation strategies to climate change in inland valleys in Dano, Burkina Faso
(2021-06-16)The agriculture in Sub Saharan Africa at many locations is under-performing and lags behind the other continents in terms of yields as well as productivity. The recent progression in the produced quantities is mainly due ... -
Economic and policy mechanisms affecting land use decisions in the Brazilian agricultural frontier
(2021-06-16)The sustainable use of land resources is one of the most complex challenges facing the 21st century. As Brazil is one of the countries most endowed with land resources, it can facilitate global food and energy demands while ...
