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Optimal operation of evaporative cooling pads: A review
(ELSEVIER, 2021)
Direct evaporative cooling is widely known for being an energy efficient air conditioning solution for arid and/or semi-arid climates. Commercialized evaporative cooling pads vary in material and construction characteristics, ...
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Deficit Water Irrigation in an Almond Orchard Can Reduce Pest Damage
(MDPI, 2021)
Irrigated almond orchards in Spain are increasing in acreage, and it is pertinent to study the effect of deficit irrigation on the presence of pests, plant damage, and other arthropod communities. In an orchard examined ...
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Endocarp Development Study in Full Irrigated Olive Orchards and Impact on Fruit Features at Harvest
(MDPI, 2022-12)
Endocarp development in olive trees includes three periods: growth (Period I), massive sclerification (Period II) and maximum hardening (Period III). The two first are strongly related to yield and irrigation management. ...
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Assessment of different LED lighting systems for indoor living walls
(Elsevier, 2020)
Building-integrated vegetation systems, such as living walls (LW), are becoming common tools for improving the sustainability of cities as well as an aesthetic resource. When used indoors, LW usually require a lighting ...
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Quantitative analysis of parent-of-origin effect in reproductive and morphological selection criteria in the Pura Raza Española horse
(Wiley, 2023-05-27)
It is generally assumed that parents make a genetically equal contribution to their offspring, but this assumption might not always hold. This is because the expres-sion of a gene can be blocked by methylation during ...
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Effects of Multifunctional Margins Implementation on Biodiversity in Annual Crop
(MDPI, 2021)
The most suitable land for agricultural use has been gradually occupied by crops around the world. Large, uninterrupted croplands have been created, while disproportionate amounts of fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides ...
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Supplementing the diet of dairy goats with dried orange pulp throughout lactation: I. effect on milk performance, nutrient utilisation, blood parameters and production economics
(MDPI, 2021)
Dried orange pulp (DOP) can be incorporated into ruminant diets, but no reports have considered this strategy during the entire lactation period in goats. Two experiments were performed using lactating Payoya goats. In ...
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Susceptibility to water-borne plant diseases of hydroponic vs. aquaponics systems
(ELSEVIER, 2021)
Waterborne diseases pose a significant risk in hydroponic crops, especially those caused by some species such as Fusarium, Pythium and Phytophthora. However, there is evidence of an increase in suppressiveness when ...
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A Comparative Analysis of Carbon Footprint in the Andalusian Autochthonous Dairy Goat Production Systems
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023)
The small ruminant livestock sector faces the challenge of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Carbon footprint (CF) studies on dairy goats, the most widely used indicator to quantify the impact of livestock farming ...
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Photovoltaic energy balance estimation based on the building integration level
(Elsevier, 2023-03)
The photovoltaic module building integration level affects the module temperature and, consequently, its output power. In this work, a methodology has been proposed to estimate the influence of the level of architectural ...