Publication Year: 2018 / Source: 2018 v.154

1. A More Flexible Model or Simply More Effort? On the Use of Correlated Random Parameters in Applied Choice Studies

Author:: Mariel, Petr; Meyerhoff, Jürgen
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 419-429
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: agri-environmental policy; case studies; decision making; ecological value; farmers; logit analysis; models; willingness to pay; Germany
Abstract:: ... The random parameter logit model has become the dominating model for analyzing stated choice data in environmental valuation. The unrestricted version of the model with correlated random parameters, however, is rarely applied. An important advantage of this specification is that the correlations between the parameters are not restricted to zero. These correlations can arise due to a behavioural ph ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.020
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.020

2. Assessing Global CO2 Emission Inequality From Consumption Perspective: An Index Decomposition Analysis

Author:: Wang, H.; Zhou, P.
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 257-271
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: carbon dioxide; climate; emissions factor; environmental policy; greenhouse gas emissions; China; India
Abstract:: ... CO₂ emission inequality among countries is a key issue in international climate negotiations. In view of the growing popularity of the consumption-based emission accounting system in climate policy studies, analyzing the emission inequality from the consumption perspective can help policymakers design emission abatement scenarios that are fairer to all parties. Using a new approach based on the Th ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.008
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.008

3. Behavioural attitudes towards waste prevention and recycling

Author:: Gilli, Marianna; Nicolli, Francesco; Farinelli, Paola
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 294-305
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: attitudes and opinions; cluster analysis; households; motivation; recycling; surveys; wastes
Abstract:: ... This paper investigates empirically the relationship between individual motivations and recycling and minimisation behaviours. Exploiting an original survey of 618 Italian households, we conducted a cluster analysis on individual motivations to identify the main motivation groups among respondents. In a second step, we used these clusters as independent variables in a simple regression framework t ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.009
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.009

4. Can Land Fragmentation Reduce the Exposure of Rural Households to Weather Variability?

Author:: Veljanoska, Stefanija
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 42-51
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: agricultural productivity; climate change; credit; farmers; habitat fragmentation; households; insurance; issues and policy; markets; rain; risk; surveys; Uganda
Abstract:: ... Climate change continuously affects African farmers that operate in rain-fed environments. Coping with weather risk through credit and insurance markets is almost inexistent as these markets are imperfect in the African economies. Even though land fragmentation is often considered as a barrier to agricultural productivity, this article aims at analyzing whether land fragmentation, as an insurance ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.06.023
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.06.023

5. Climatic Cost-benefit Analysis Under Uncertainty and Learning on Climate Sensitivity and Damages

Author:: Ekholm, Tommi
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 99-106
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; carbon markets; climate; climate change; cost benefit analysis; decision making; discount rate; emissions; learning; models; prices; risk; temperature; uncertainty
Abstract:: ... Cost-benefit analyses on climate change have drawn considerable critique, primarily due to contestable choices of discounting and high uncertainties in climate sensitivity and climatic damages. Consequentially, it is argued that cost-benefit analysis can suggest mitigation rates that are nearly arbitrary. This article investigates how firm conclusions can be made from cost-benefit analysis if the ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.024
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.024

6. Coming Out Clean: Australian Carbon Pricing and Clean Technology Adoption

Author:: Bakhtiari, Sasan
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 238-246
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: carbon markets; emissions; industry; innovation adoption; sustainable technology; Australia
Abstract:: ... Australia implemented a carbon pricing scheme from July 2012 to July 2014 to reduce emissions. Using data envelopment analysis, I investigate whether the uptake of clean technology accelerated during this period. I also explore a few other related strategies firms used to reduce emissions. I find that during the scheme firms accelerated the adoption of cleaner technology. Much of this acceleration ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.004
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.004

7. Communicating Resourcefully: A Natural Field Experiment on Environmental Framing and Cognitive Dissonance in Going Paperless

Author:: Gosnell, Greer K.
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 128-144
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: behavior change; cognition; consumer attitudes; consumers (people); females; field experimentation; renewable energy sources; United Kingdom
Abstract:: ... In a large-scale natural field experiment comprising 38,654 customers of a renewable energy supplier in the United Kingdom, we randomize environmental information and dissonance-inducing messaging to promote an active switch from paper to online billing. We find that environmental information and imagery is ineffective in inducing behavior change. Interestingly, the dissonance-inducing messaging w ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.020
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.020

8. Conflicts in Transdisciplinary Research: Reviewing Literature and Analysing a Case of Climate Adaptation in Northwestern Germany

Author:: Siebenhüner, Bernd
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 117-127
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: climate; climate change; conflict management; learning; stakeholders; Germany
Abstract:: ... Transdisciplinary research has been introduced as an approach to integrate different bodies of knowledge to learn and to develop solutions towards socio-ecological transformations. In these concepts, broad stakeholder involvement is intended to promote knowledge integration, consensus formation and activation of local actors to initiate and advance learning and change processes. In doing so, howev ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.011
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.011

9. Consumer Response to Climate Adaptation Strategies in the Food Sector: An Australian Scenario

Author:: Ariyawardana, Anoma; Lim-Camacho, Lilly; Crimp, Steven; Wellington, Michael; Somogyi, Simon
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 383-393
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: business enterprises; climate; climate change; consumer attitudes; food industry; mangoes; potato chips; purchasing; surveys; willingness to pay; wines; Australia
Abstract:: ... The viability of climate adaptation strategies adopted by agrifood companies rely heavily on how well consumers understand, accept and/or select commodities and their willingness to bare some of the cost of adaptation. To understand this issue in more detail, a survey was undertaken of 1532 Australian consumers to investigate how they respond to adaptation strategies in terms of acceptance and wil ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.022
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.022

10. Directed Technological Change in a Post-Keynesian Ecological Macromodel

Author:: Naqvi, Asjad; Stockhammer, Engelbert
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 168-188
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: capital; hysteresis; issues and policy; labor; labor market; research and development; technological change
Abstract:: ... This paper presents a post-Keynesian ecological macromodel, which is stock-flow consistent, and incorporates directed technological change. Private and public R&D spending across three competing, yet complementary inputs – Labor, Capital, and Resources – follow a portfolio allocation decision, where inputs with relatively higher growth in costs, see higher R&D investment and productivity gains. Tw ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.008
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.008

11. Eat Your Fish and Sell It, Too – Livelihood Choices of Small-Scale Fishers in Rural Cambodia

Author:: Hartje, Rebecca; Bühler, Dorothee; Grote, Ulrike
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 88-98
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: anthropometric measurements; children; energy intake; fish; fisheries; food security; households; income; issues and policy; livelihood; natural resources; surveys; Cambodia
Abstract:: ... Our paper assesses the effects of environmental income deriving from small-scale capture fishery on household food security in Cambodia. We extend the sustainable livelihood framework to depict the complex relationship between rural livelihood portfolios and food security by (i) distinguishing between in-kind income and cash income from all important household activities, and (ii) considering prot ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.002
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.002

12. Eco-labeling in the Fresh Produce Market: Not All Environmentally Friendly Labels Are Equally Valued

Author:: Chen, Xuqi; Gao, Zhifeng; Swisher, Marilyn; House, Lisa; Zhao, Xin
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 201-210
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: air; air pollution; consumer preferences; ecolabeling; ecosystem services; fertilizer application; fresh market; fresh produce; genetically modified organisms; income; markets; pesticides; prices; soil; soil pollution; strawberries; water pollution; water quality; willingness to pay
Abstract:: ... Previous research indicates that consumers have a higher willingness to pay (WTP) for food products grown using sustainable production methods due to the perceived environmental benefits. Fresh produce can be produced using numerous sustainable methods, but it remains unclear which method is valued the most by consumers. In this study, we estimate consumer preferences for fresh strawberries with v ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.014
CHORUS:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.014
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.014

13. Estimating the Societal Benefits of Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Through Peatland Restoration

Author:: Pindilli, Emily; Sleeter, Rachel; Hogan, Dianna
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 145-155
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: carbon; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; conservation areas; discount rate; ecosystem services; ecosystems; fires; greenhouse gas emissions; land use; peatlands; spatial variation; swamps; uncertainty
Abstract:: ... The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (GDS) is a forested peatland that provides a number of ecosystem services including carbon (C) sequestration. We modeled and analyzed the potential capacity of the GDS to sequester C under four management scenarios: no management, no management with catastrophic fire, current management, and increased management. The analysis uses the Land Use and Ca ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.002
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.002

14. Evidence of a Shared Value for Nature

Author:: Wainger, Lisa A.; Helcoski, Ryan; Farge, Kevin W.; Espinola, Brandy A.; Green, Gary T.
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 107-116
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: attitudes and opinions; ecosystem services; gender; habitats; humans; immigration; income; nationalities and ethnic groups; politics; surveys; wilderness
Abstract:: ... Ecosystem service analysis aims to expand the accounting of human values for nature, yet frequently ignores or obfuscates a category of human values with potentially large magnitude, namely nonuse or passive use values. These values represent the satisfaction derived from the protection or restoration of species, habitats and wilderness areas, even if people never use them in any tangible way. The ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.025
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.025

15. Forest-attacking Invasive Species and Infant Health: Evidence From the Invasive Emerald Ash Borer

Author:: Jones, Benjamin A.
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 282-293
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: Agrilus planipennis; Fraxinus; ecosystem services; environmental quality; flight; human health; invasive species; low birth weight; mothers; pregnancy; probability; trees; weather; United States
Abstract:: ... Trees provide many ecosystem services. Widespread tree loss, therefore, would lead to degradations in environmental quality, which might have spillover effects on human health. For the first time, the infant health externalities of tree loss caused by an invasive species are investigated. We exploit a quasi-experimental setting where millions of ash trees have been destroyed in the US due to the i ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.010
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.010

16. Forest Preservation Under REDD+ Schemes With Incentives Distortions

Author:: Strand, Jon
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 343-348
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: farmers; forest conservation; models; rain forests
Abstract:: ... This analysis is based on a model of REDD+ implementation where a sponsor, assumed to be either “benevolent” (altruistic) a toward farmers, or completely selfish, compensates a farmer for the protection of a patch of rainforest under the latter's control. This model is applied to cases with less effective (“diluted”) incentives, in two ways: the sponsor must compensate all farmers in a group inste ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.019
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.019

17. Greening Development Lending in the Americas: Trends and Determinants

Author:: Yuan, Fei; Gallagher, Kevin P.
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 189-200
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: climate; climate change; econometrics; environmental performance; funding; human development; Caribbean; Latin America; North America; South America
Abstract:: ... Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) faces a $110 billion-dollar annual gap in financing for climate change. This paper shows that development banks operating in the Americas are falling far short of playing the key role they need to assume in filling these gaps. According to our estimates, development banks provide just $7 billion per year in terms of green finance in general, and climate financ ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.009
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.009

18. How Does MMEY Mitigate the Bioeconomic Effects of Climate Change for Mixed Fisheries

Author:: Lagarde, A.; Doyen, L.; Ahad-Cissé, A.; Caill-Milly, N.; Gourguet, S.; Pape, O. Le; Macher, C.; Morandeau, G.; Thébaud, O.
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 317-332
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: bioeconomics; climate; climate change; data collection; economic performance; fisheries; models; species recruitment; surface water temperature; Bay of Biscay
Abstract:: ... This paper examines the impact of climate change on the bio-economic performance of Bay of Biscay mixed fisheries and explores the capacity of alternative management strategies to cope with these impacts. A dynamic multi-species, multi-class, multi-fleet model is developed and calibrated using available biological, economic and environmental information for French fleets. Fishing and economic data ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.001
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.001

19. Hungry Birds and Angry Farmers: Using Choice Experiments to Assess “Eco-compensation” for Coastal Wetlands Protection in China

Author:: Bennett, Michael T.; Gong, Yazhen; Scarpa, Riccardo
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 71-87
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: birds; conservation areas; cost effectiveness; environmental management; farmers; farmers' attitudes; households; pesticides; rural communities; subsidies; vertebrate pests; wetlands; wintering grounds; China
Abstract:: ... The JYNNR – a Ramsar Site, Biosphere Reserve and important wintering ground for 15–18% of the world's Red Crowned Cranes – faces major pressure from regional development. This paper uses choice experiments to assess farmer preferences for an “eco-compensation” program targeting pesticide use by rural communities in and near the Jiangsu-Yancheng Coastal Wetlands Rare Birds National Nature Reserve ( ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.016
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.016

20. Identifying Consensus on Coastal Lagoons Ecosystem Services and Conservation Priorities for an Effective Decision Making: A Q Approach

Author:: Sy, Mariam Maki; Rey-Valette, Hélène; Simier, Monique; Pasqualini, Vanina; Figuières, Charles; De Wit, Rutger
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 1-13
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: coastal water; decision making; decision support systems; ecosystem services; ecosystems; prioritization; stakeholders
Abstract:: ... Coastal lagoons ecosystems, while representing benefits for the local populations, have been subjected to high anthropogenic pressures for decades. Hence, conservation measures of these ecosystems are urgently needed and should be combined with their sustainable uses. To address these issues, new research avenues for decision support systems have emphasized the role of the assessment of ecosystem ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.018
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.018

21. Investing in Climate Change Adaptation: Motivations and Green Incentives in the Fiji Islands

Author:: Di Falco, Salvatore; Sharma, Sindra
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 394-408
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: climate change; cognition; credit; motivation; nationalities and ethnic groups; surveys; Fiji
Abstract:: ... We investigate the interplay between individual's intrinsic motivation and green incentives on stated climate change adaptive behavior. Using experimental and survey data in the Fiji Islands, we find that intrinsic motivations favoring pro-environmental [beliefs] positively influence the intention to adapt. Moreover we find that green incentives crowd-in intrinsic pro-environmental motivations and ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.015
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.015

22. Maximum Economic Yield Fishery Management in the Face of Global Warming

Author:: Diop, Bassirou; Sanz, Nicolas; Duplan, Yves Jamont Junior; Guene, El Hadji Mama; Blanchard, Fabian; Pereau, Jean-Christophe; Doyen, Luc
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 52-61
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: bioeconomic models; bioeconomics; climate; economic impact; fisheries management; global warming; harvesting; shrimp fisheries; surface water temperature; time series analysis; French Guiana
Abstract:: ... This paper deals with fishery management in the face of the ecological and economic effects of global warming. To achieve this, a dynamic bioeconomic model and model-based scenarios are considered, in which the stock's growth function depends on the sea surface temperature. The model is empirically calibrated for the French Guiana shrimp fishery using time series collected over the period 1993–200 ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.027
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.027

23. Modelling the Interplay Between Institutions and Circular Economy Business Models: A Case Study of Battery Recycling in Finland and Chile

Author:: Levänen, Jarkko; Lyytinen, Tatu; Gatica, Sebastian
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 373-382
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: batteries; business enterprises; case studies; circular economy; cognition; recycling; Chile; Finland
Abstract:: ... This article develops an analytical framework for modelling the complex interactions between circular economy business model activities and the features of diverse institutional operating environments. Developed framework combines business model conceptualization with institutional theorization to understand how institutions influence on business conduct. Business model concept is used to describe ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.018
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.018

24. Objective and Subjective Indicators of Life Satisfaction in Australia: How Well Do People Perceive What Supports a Good Life?

Author:: Kubiszewski, Ida; Zakariyya, Nabeeh; Costanza, Robert
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 361-372
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: income; issues and policy; labor; people; surveys; Australia
Abstract:: ... Wellbeing is the product of a complex set of factors, some of which are well perceived by individuals while others are not. Surveys based on answers to the question: ‘how satisfied are you with your life?’ have allowed increased understanding of the factors affecting perceived life satisfaction. We use the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey to analyse the relationshi ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.017
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.017

25. PES What a Mess? An Analysis of the Position of Environmental Professionals in the Conceptual Debate on Payments for Ecosystem Services

Author:: Martin-Ortega, Julia; Waylen, Kerry A.
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 218-237
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: ecosystem services; nongovernmental organizations; professionals; risk; surveys; United Kingdom
Abstract:: ... Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) are becoming increasingly widespread as they are being promoted by government and non-governmental organisations across the globe. Alongside this, an academic debate has unfolded regarding how PES ought to be conceptualized and defined. Using the first survey of environmental professionals on this topic, we explore their position in this conceptual debate in t ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.001
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.001

26. Rebound Effects in Practice: An Invitation to Consider Rebound From a Practice Theory Perspective

Author:: Sonnberger, Marco; Gross, Matthias
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 14-21
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: behavior change; coevolution; cultural values; ecological economics; energy efficiency; humans; social sciences
Abstract:: ... Rebound effects are the unintended consequences of improvements in energy efficiency. They refer to situations in which efficiency improvements are reduced or even reversed by changes in behavior. In many cases these effects stem from small behavior changes rooted in cultural values or from the interconnectedness of everyday practices. Practice theory has established itself in many social science ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.013
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.013

27. Structural Loop Analysis of Complex Ecological Systems

Author:: Abram, Joseph J.; Dyke, James G.
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 333-342
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: anthropogenic activities; behavior change; business enterprises; economic systems; ecosystems; environmental impact; lakes; models; social environment
Abstract:: ... Ecosystems are complex and dynamic making them challenging to understand. We urgently need to assess human impacts on ecosystems which cause changes in structural feedbacks producing large, hard to reverse changes in state and functioning. System dynamics has proven to be a useful and versatile methodology for modelling complex systems given the comparative ease with which feedback loops can be mo ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.011
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.011

28. Structuring Legal Trade in Rhino Horn to Incentivize the Participation of South African Private Landowners

Author:: Rubino, Elena C.; Pienaar, Elizabeth F.; Soto, José R.
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 306-316
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: Rhinocerotidae; industry; international trade; landowners; market structure; markets; private lands; trade policy; wildlife; South Africa
Abstract:: ... There is contentious debate in the literature regarding the conservation efficacy of the international rhinoceros horn trade ban. Because the ban has been in effect for 40 years, it is unclear how potential legal horn trade should be structured to attain rhino conservation on private lands. We sought to fill this gap by eliciting the preferences of South African private wildlife industry members ( ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.012
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.012

29. Supplemental irrigation water rights and climate change adaptation

Author:: Bigelow, Daniel P.; Zhang, Hongliang
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 156-167
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: climate; climate change; data collection; farmers; farms; irrigation water; water rights; water shortages; Oregon
Abstract:: ... Adaptation to water scarcity induced by future climate change will be crucial for the viability of agricultural economies in many areas of the world. In this paper, we study the acquisition of supplemental irrigation water rights as an adaptation strategy undertaken by irrigation-dependent farmers in response to historical climate change. By exploiting the panel structure of a unique dataset of fa ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.015
CHORUS:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.015
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.015

30. Sustainable Land-use Management Under Biodiversity Lag Effects

Author:: Lafuite, A.-S.; Denise, G.; Loreau, M.
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 272-281
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: biodiversity; carrying capacity; economic incentives; ecosystem services; habitats; human population; humans; issues and policy; land use change; property tax; sustainable land management; temporal variation; uncertainty
Abstract:: ... The destruction of natural habitats for agricultural production results in local biodiversity loss. Biodiversity loss in turn affects agricultural production indirectly through a range of biodiversity-dependent ecosystem services. Land conversion thus results in a negative externality, mediated by changes in biodiversity. When the consequences of this externality are delayed in time, lack of inter ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.003
PubMed:: 30214128
PubMed Central:: PMC6130804
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.003

31. Taking a Stand through Food Choices? Characteristics of Political Food Consumption and Consumers in Finland

Author:: Niva, Mari; Jallinoja, Piia
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 349-360
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: politics; purchasing; women; meat; ethics; regression analysis; surveys; milk; food production; food choices; food consumption; Finland
Abstract:: ... This study looks at food as a realm of political consumption by examining buycotting and boycotting of foods for ethical, political or environmental reasons in Finland. The results of an Internet-based survey (N = 1021) showed that around half of the respondents often or occasionally both buycotted and boycotted foods. Multinomial regression models indicated that women, the highly educated, the po ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.013
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.013

32. The Economic Evaluation of Forest Protection Service Against Rockfall: A Review of Experiences and Approaches

Author:: Bianchi, Ettore; Accastello, Cristian; Trappmann, Daniel; Blanc, Simone; Brun, Filippo
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 409-418
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: avalanches; cost effectiveness; ecological function; economic evaluation; ecosystem services; ecosystems; montane forests; rockfalls
Abstract:: ... Aside from the provision of food and resources, the ecosystem functions supply humanity a wide array of services. Hazard reduction is one of these, and its value for communities is gaining rising attention. In the Alpine Space, rockfall and avalanches occur frequently and cause considerable damage, but are significantly mitigated by mountain ecosystems, mainly mountain forests. How to account this ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.021
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.021

33. The Endogenous Evolution of Common Property Management Systems

Author:: Wakamatsu, Mihoko; Anderson, Christopher M.
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 211-217
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: collaborative management; management systems; property rights; selection pressure; stakeholders; taste
Abstract:: ... Traditional co-management of common property resources involves stakeholders contributing knowledge and ideas about rules for access and extraction, which are analyzed and implemented by the regulator. We examine an emerging alternative system, in which self-identifying clubs of users are allocated a share of a total allowable extraction, that they manage with considerable autonomy. When multiple ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.007
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.007

34. The Impact of Deforestation on Malaria Infections in the Brazilian Amazon

Author:: Santos, Augusto Seabra; Almeida, Alexandre N.
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 247-256
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: crops; deforestation; forests; livestock; malaria; population density; public expenditure; soybeans; temperature; Amazonia; Brazil
Abstract:: ... The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship of cases of malaria with deforestation in the municipalities of the Amazon, between 2003 and 2012. Among the main results: (1) we find that deforestation has direct and spillovers effects on malaria cases; (2) we find a quadratic relationship between deforestation and malaria, where deforestation areas increase the cases of the disease; but, on ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.005
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.08.005

35. Understanding Poverty in Cash-crop Agro-forestry Systems: Evidence from Ghana and Ethiopia

Author:: Hirons, M.; Robinson, E.; McDermott, C.; Morel, A.; Asare, R.; Boyd, E.; Gonfa, T.; Gole, T.W.; Malhi, Y.; Mason, J.; Norris, K.
Source:: Ecological economics 2018 v.154 pp. 31-41
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: agricultural income; agroforestry; case studies; cash crops; governance; land ownership; poverty; social class; Ethiopia; Ghana
Abstract:: ... This paper examines the linkages between cash-crop income and other dimensions of poverty to interrogate assumptions regarding the relationship between agricultural income and poverty alleviation. The analysis treats poverty as a multi-dimensional and socially disaggregated phenomenon. The paper employs a mixed methods approach to case studies of Ghana and Ethiopia to explore two critical issues. ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.021
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.021

36. Ablation of DJ-1 impairs brown fat function in diet-induced obese mice

Author:: Silvester, Allwin Jennifa; Aseer, Kanikkai Raja; Yun, Jong Won
Source:: Biochimie 2018 v.154 pp. 107-118
ISSN:: 0300-9084
Subject:: animal disease models; autophagy; brown adipose tissue; energy balance; high fat diet; lipid metabolism; lipids; males; mice; mitochondria; obesity; therapeutics
Abstract:: ... This study was conducted to investigate the effects of DJ-1 deficiency on brown adipose tissue (BAT) function in mice. DJ-1 knockout (KO) mouse models and wild-type littermates placed on a normal diet or high-fat diet were utilized to demonstrate the direct consequences of DJ-1 deletion on BAT characteristics, thermogenic ability, lipid metabolism, and microenvironment regulation. Global DJ-1 KO m ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.08.005
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2018.08.005

37. A computer vision approach based on endocarp features for the identification of olive cultivars

Author:: Satorres Martínez, S.; Martínez Gila, D.; Beyaz, A.; Gómez Ortega, J.; Gámez García, J.
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 341-346
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: computer vision; cultivars; discriminant analysis; endocarp; equipment; least squares; olive oil; olives
Abstract:: ... The identification of olive cultivars is of utmost importance for a multitude of factors affecting both, the olive oil elaboration process and fair trade exchanges. The accurate varietal identification is a time consuming task that requires trained specialists or expensive and specific equipment. When applying the traditional method, a specialist assesses morphological features using the olive end ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.017
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.017

38. A decision support tool to enhance agricultural growth in the Mékrou river basin (West Africa)

Author:: Udias, Angel; Pastori, Marco; Dondeynaz, Céline; Carmona Moreno, Cesar; Ali, Abdou; Cattaneo, Luigi; Cano, Javier
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 467-481
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: algorithms; basins; computer software; crop production; cropland; decision making; decision support systems; energy; farming systems; fertilizers; food crops; income; irrigation; linear programming; livestock; models; nutrients; primary sector; user interface; watersheds; Benin; Burkina Faso; Niger
Abstract:: ... We describe in this paper the implementation of E-Water, an open software Decision Support System (DSS), designed to help local managers assess the Water Energy Food Environment (WEFE) nexus. E-Water aims at providing optimal management solutions to enhance food crop production at river basin level. The DSS was applied in the transboundary Mékrou river basin, shared among Benin, Burkina Faso and N ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.037
PubMed:: 30739969
PubMed Central:: PMC6358152
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.037

39. A dynamic agricultural prediction system for large-scale drought assessment on the Sunway TaihuLight supercomputer

Author:: Huang, Xiao; Yu, Chaoqing; Fang, Jiarui; Huang, Guorui; Ni, Shaoqiang; Hall, Jim; Zorn, Conrad; Huang, Xiaomeng; Zhang, Wenyuan
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 400-410
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: Bayesian theory; Zea mays; computers; corn; crop models; crop yield; denitrification; drought; prediction; risk analysis; soil water; uncertainty; uncertainty analysis; China
Abstract:: ... Crop models are widely used to evaluate the response of crop growth to drought. However, over large geographic regions, the most advanced models are often restricted by available computing resource. This limits capacity to undertake uncertainty analysis and prohibits the use of models in real-time ensemble forecasting systems. This study addresses these concerns by presenting an integrated system ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.07.027
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.07.027

40. AgroAVNET for crops and weeds classification: A step forward in automatic farming

Author:: Chavan, Trupti R.; Nandedkar, Abhijeet V.
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 361-372
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: adverse effects; automation; crop management; crops; data collection; drug therapy; industry; neural networks; new species; seedlings; weeds
Abstract:: ... Convolutional Neural networks have endeavored to solve various problems in different fields such as industries, medication, automation, etc. Among these areas, automatic farming is one of the important application and crop management is its most crucial part. It is necessary to recognize weeds in an early growth stage so as to control their side effects on the growth of crops and increase the yiel ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.021
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.021

41. A 37 kDa Txp40 protein characterized from Photorhabdus luminescens sub sp. akhurstii conferred injectable and oral toxicity to greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella

Author:: Mathur, Chetna; Kushwah, Jyoti; Somvanshi, Vishal S.; Dutta, Tushar K.
Source:: Toxicon 2018 v.154 pp. 69-73
ISSN:: 0041-0101
Subject:: Bacillus thuringiensis; Galleria mellonella; Gram-negative bacteria; Heterorhabditis indica; Photorhabdus luminescens; bioassays; entomopathogenic nematodes; genes; insects; lethal dose 50; recombinant proteins; toxins
Abstract:: ... Photorhabdus luminescens is a gram-negative bacterium that symbiotically associates with insect-parasitic nematode, Heterorhabditis indica. Herein, we have characterized an insecticidal gene, Txp40 (1008 bp) from the indigenous isolates of P. luminescens, and tested its bioefficacy against Galleria mellonella via injectable and oral bioassay. The recombinant protein characterized from P. luminesce ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.09.007
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.09.007

42. A multi-amplicon 16S rRNA sequencing and analysis method for improved taxonomic profiling of bacterial communities

Author:: Schriefer, Andrew E.; Cliften, Paul F.; Hibberd, Matthew C.; Sawyer, Christopher; Brown-Kennerly, Victoria; Burcea, Lauren; Klotz, Elliott; Crosby, Seth D.; Gordon, Jeffrey I.; Head, Richard D.
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 6-13
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: DNA; algorithms; bacterial communities; computer software; genes; germ-free animals; habitats; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; metagenomics; mice; microfluidic technology; phylogeny; polymerase chain reaction; ribosomal RNA
Abstract:: ... Metagenomic sequencing of bacterial samples has become the gold standard for profiling microbial populations, but 16S rRNA profiling remains widely used due to advantages in sample throughput, cost, and sensitivity even though the approach is hampered by primer bias and lack of specificity. We hypothesized that a hybrid approach, that combined targeted PCR amplification with high-throughput sequen ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.09.019
PubMed:: 30273610
PubMed Central:: PMC6375304
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.09.019

43. Analgesic effect of morphine and tramadol in standard toxicity assays in mice injected with venom of the snake Bothrops asper

Author:: Herrera, Cristina; Bolton, Fiona; Arias, Ana Silvia; Harrison, Robert A.; Gutiérrez, José María
Source:: Toxicon 2018 v.154 pp. 35-41
ISSN:: 0041-0101
Subject:: neutralization; morphine; analgesia; pain; snakes; snake venoms; Bothrops; laboratory animals; antivenoms; mice; toxicity; death; distress; grimace scale; analgesic effect
Abstract:: ... Routine laboratory animal tests necessary to assess the toxicity of snake venoms and the preclinical neutralizing ability of antivenoms and other inhibitory substances induce significant pain and distress. This has prompted initiatives to introduce the routine use of analgesia. In this study, the analgesic effect of morphine and tramadol was assessed in tests assessing the lethal, hemorrhagic, myo ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.09.012
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.09.012

44. A neural network method for the reconstruction of winter wheat yield series based on spatio-temporal heterogeneity

Author:: Jiang, Li; Zhang, Xiaohu; Zuo, Wenjun; Xu, Hao; Zhao, Jianqing; Qiu, Xiaolei; Tian, Yongchao; Zhu, Yan
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 46-53
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: grain yield; models; China
Abstract:: ... Crop growth conditions and meteorological environments are observed and recorded by agro-meteorological stations, which, however, may fail to record crop yield data in some specific years. In this context, incomplete yield series data constrain their application and result in inconvenience in information mining. Accordingly, this study improves the existing spatio-temporal interpolation method and ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.047
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.047

45. An online visible and near-infrared spectroscopic technique for the real-time evaluation of the soluble solids content of sugarcane billets on an elevator conveyor

Author:: Phetpan, Kittisak; Udompetaikul, Vasu; Sirisomboon, Panmanas
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 460-466
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: halogens; lamps; least squares; model validation; models; prediction; prototypes; reflectance; spectrometers; spectroscopy; sugarcane; total soluble solids; tungsten
Abstract:: ... The aim of this research study is to propose a prototype online detection system based on the visible and near-infrared spectroscopic (vis/SW-NIR) technique for the real-time evaluation of the soluble solids content (SSC) of sugarcane billets on an elevator conveyor. The system consisted of two main parts, a cane billet elevator and a spectral acquisition device. An elevator speed of 2 m/s was use ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.033
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.033

46. An open-source spatial analysis system for embedded systems

Author:: Coelho, Andre Luiz de Freitas; de Queiroz, Daniel Marçal; Valente, Domingos Sárvio Magalhães; Pinto, Francisco de Assis de Carvalho
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 289-295
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: Internet; algorithms; cluster analysis; computer software; computers; crop yield; data collection; kriging; monitoring; precision agriculture; soil; user interface
Abstract:: ... Soil and plant monitoring systems are important tools for applying precision agriculture techniques. To acquire soil-plant system data, the user establishes a sampling strategy, goes to the field, collects data and finally goes to the office for data analysis. Sometimes, when the analysis is performed, the user realizes that the sampling strategy was not adequate and needs to return to the field i ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.019
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.019

47. An operational workflow to assess rice nutritional status based on satellite imagery and smartphone apps

Author:: Nutini, Francesco; Confalonieri, Roberto; Crema, Alberto; Movedi, Ermes; Paleari, Livia; Stavrakoudis, Dimitris; Boschetti, Mirco
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 80-92
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: cost effectiveness; crop production; cropping systems; data collection; environmental impact; farmers; fertilizer application; financial economics; greenhouse gas emissions; groundwater contamination; leaf area index; mobile telephones; monitoring; nitrogen; nitrogen content; nitrogen fertilizers; nutrient use efficiency; nutrition assessment; nutritional status; paddies; plant nitrogen content; remote sensing; rice; soil texture; Italy
Abstract:: ... Nitrogen fertilization plays a key role in rice productivity and environmental impact of rice-based cropping systems, as well as on farmers’ income, representing one of the main cost items of rice farming. Average nitrogen use efficiency in rice paddies is often very low (about 30%), leading to groundwater contamination, greenhouse gases emission, and economic losses for farmers. The resulting pre ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.008
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.008

48. A novel method using MOS electronic nose and ELM for predicting postharvest quality of cherry tomato fruit treated with high pressure argon

Author:: Feng, Lei; Zhang, Min; Bhandari, Bhesh; Guo, Zhimei
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 411-419
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: algorithms; argon (noble gases); cherry tomatoes; cold; cold storage; electronic nose; firmness; flavor; freshness; fruits; least squares; models; pH; prediction; storage quality; storage time
Abstract:: ... Flavor characteristic, caused by a series of physicochemical changes, is an important part of fruit quality and freshness. The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of using electronic nose (e-nose) technology to evaluate the quality and freshness of cherry tomatoes after high pressure argon treatments. Extreme learning machine (ELM) and Partial least squares (PLS) ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.032
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.032

49. Antibacterial activity of lysozyme-binding proteins from chicken egg white

Author:: Shimazaki, Youji; Takahashi, Ayumi
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 19-24
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: Bacillus subtilis; Escherichia coli; Gram-negative bacteria; antibacterial properties; cathodes; digital images; egg albumen; isoelectric focusing; lysozyme; ovalbumin; phosphoric acid; sodium hydroxide; two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
Abstract:: ... The purpose of this study was to establish a method for determining the bacteriolytic activity after separation of lysozyme-binding proteins from egg white. Lysozyme-binding proteins such as ovotransferrin and ovalbumin were separated by non-denaturing two-dimensional electrophoresis (2DE) and transferred to a membrane. The lysozyme activity of the separated and immobilized egg white proteins was ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.001
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.001

50. Application of Cytosense flow cytometer for the analysis of airborne bacteria collected by a high volume impingement sampler

Author:: Jang, Jaeyoun; Hendriksen, Niels Bohse; Jakobsen, Hans H.; Gosewinkel, Ulrich
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 63-72
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: DNA; air; airborne microorganisms; bacteria; flow cytometry; genes; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; regression analysis; relative humidity; ribosomal RNA; wastewater treatment
Abstract:: ... Characterization of airborne bacterial cells requires efficient collection, concentration, and analysis techniques, particularly to overcome the challenge of their dilute nature in outdoor environments. This study aims to establish a rapid and reliable approach for quantification of bacteria in air samples. To do this, a high volume impingement sampler was applied to collect airborne bacteria from ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.012
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.012

51. A recognition method for cucumber diseases using leaf symptom images based on deep convolutional neural network

Author:: Ma, Juncheng; Du, Keming; Zheng, Feixiang; Zhang, Lingxian; Gong, Zhihong; Sun, Zhongfu
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 18-24
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: anthracnose; cucumbers; data collection; downy mildew; leaf spot; leaves; powdery mildew; support vector machines
Abstract:: ... Manual approaches to recognize cucumber diseases are often time-consuming, laborious and subjective. A deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) was proposed to conduct symptom-wise recognition of four cucumber diseases, i.e., anthracnose, downy mildew, powdery mildew, and target leaf spots. The symptom images were segmented from cucumber leaf images captured under field conditions. In order to dec ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.048
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.048

52. ARL3 subcellular localization and its suspected role in autophagy

Author:: Luo, Guanghong; Sun, Yangyang; Feng, Ruili; Zhao, Qinping; Wen, Tieqiao
Source:: Biochimie 2018 v.154 pp. 187-193
ISSN:: 0300-9084
Subject:: G-proteins; autophagy; cell lines; density gradient centrifugation; endosomes; fluorescent antibody technique; lysosomes; mitochondria; neoplasm cells; proteasome endopeptidase complex; tissues
Abstract:: ... ADP-ribosylation factor-like3 (ARL3) is a member of the ADP-ribosylation factor family of GTP-binding proteins that plays important role in regulating Ciliary trafficking. It ubiquitously expressed in normal tissues and tumor cell lines. However, the location and function of ARL3 in organelles are rarely known. In this study, we explored ARL3 subcellular localization in an all-round way in HEK293T ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.09.007
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2018.09.007

53. A simple and highly efficient method for gene silencing in Escherichia coli

Author:: Magistro, Giuseppe; Magistro, Christiane; Stief, Christian G.; Schubert, Sören
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 25-32
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: Escherichia coli; antisense RNA; bacteria; gene expression; gene silencing; genes; open reading frames; plasmids; protocols; translation (genetics)
Abstract:: ... Here we present a simple and rapidly achievable protocol for gene silencing in Escherichia coli (E. coli). In this procedure, antisense RNA (asRNA) of 400-nucleotides (nt) length and absolute complementarity to the target is produced by an expression plasmid. The designed asRNA should ideally cover at least the −10 site of the promoter and the Shine-Dalgarno sequence, and additional 300-bp of the ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.003
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.003

54. A simplified pyrazinamidase test for pyrazinamide drug susceptibility in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Author:: Aono, Akio; Chikamatsu, Kinuyo; Yamada, Hiroyuki; Igarashi, Yuriko; Murase, Yoshiro; Takaki, Akiko; Mitarai, Satoshi
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 52-54
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; drugs; enzyme activity; enzymes; liquids; phenotype
Abstract:: ... We modified Wayne's pyrazinamidase test against Mycobacterium tuberculosis to indirectly measure pyrazinamidase activity via pyrazinoic acid in liquid medium. The modified pyrazinamidase test was easy to perform and its results were in complete agreement with those of the conventional Wayne's method, highlighting its potential application in phenotypic pyrazinamide susceptibility testing. ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.09.018
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.09.018

55. Assessing the authenticity of black pepper using diffuse reflectance mid-infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy coupled with chemometrics

Author:: Hu, Leqian; Yin, Chunling; Ma, Shuai; Liu, Zhimin
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 491-500
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: adulterated foods; black pepper; chemometrics; discriminant analysis; grain sorghum; least squares; models; peppers; prediction; principal component analysis; provenance; reflectance; spectroscopy; support vector machines; Borneo; China; India
Abstract:: ... Diffuse reflectance mid-infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) coupled with chemometrics was used to examine the possibility of verifying the origin and authenticity of black pepper in this study. DRIFTS were obtained for 150 pure black pepper samples of different geographical origin (Kerala, HaiNan, DongNai, Sarawak, Fujian) and 1200 fake black pepper (adulterated with sorghum or Sichua ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.029
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.029

56. A user-friendly calculator for determining oxygen isotope composition of body water in cows based on the MK model and examples of its applications

Author:: Chen, Guo; Auerswald, Karl
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 248-255
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: animal husbandry; body water; cows; diet; drinking water; feeding methods; grass silage; grasses; half life; hay; mechanistic models; milk; oxygen; physiological state; prediction; production technology; stable isotopes; transhumance
Abstract:: ... Oxygen isotope composition (δ18O) of body water or protein shows potential for tracing production systems in animal products like milk. However, parameters influencing this value are difficult to investigate by controlled experiments due to fluctuating ambient conditions and due to the slow body water turnover that requires large amounts of isotopically constant diet (e.g. drinking water and feed ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.015
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.015

57. Automated robust crop-row detection in maize fields based on position clustering algorithm and shortest path method

Author:: Zhang, Xiya; Li, Xiaona; Zhang, Baohua; Zhou, Jun; Tian, Guangzhao; Xiong, Yingjun; Gu, Baoxing
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 165-175
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: algorithms; automation; corn; crops; detection; least squares; precision agriculture; vegetation index; weeds
Abstract:: ... Crop row detection is critical for precision agriculture and automatic navigation. In this paper, a novel automatic and robust crop row detection method is proposed for maize fields based on images acquired from a vision system. As the image quality is easily affected by weed pressure and gaps in the crop rows, the proposed method was designed with the required robustness in order to deal with the ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.014
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.014

58. Automatic prediction of village-wise soil fertility for several nutrients in India using a wide range of regression methods

Author:: Sirsat, M.S.; Cernadas, E.; Fernández-Delgado, M.; Barro, S.
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 120-133
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: Bayesian theory; crop yield; iron; manganese; neural networks; nutrients; phosphorus pentoxide; prediction; regression analysis; soil fertility; soil nutrients; soil organic carbon; soil quality; sustainable land management; zinc; India
Abstract:: ... In low quality soils, as in the Indian state of Maharashtra, a sustainable land management practice is very important to enhance the soil quality and to maintain proper values for several nutrients that are relevant for an optimal crop yield. The evaluation of a soil fertility index for these nutrients and for each geographical place allows to create maps of village-wise fertility indices which ar ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.003
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.003

59. Centipede envenomation: Clinical importance and the underlying molecular mechanisms

Author:: Ombati, Rose; Luo, Lei; Yang, Shilong; Lai, Ren
Source:: Toxicon 2018 v.154 pp. 60-68
ISSN:: 0041-0101
Subject:: Chilopoda; anaphylaxis; cellulitis; functional diversity; headache; hematuria; hemoglobinuria; hemorrhage; humans; infarction; myocardial ischemia; nausea; neurotoxicity; peptides; predation; proteins; pruritus; rhabdomyolysis; therapeutics; venoms
Abstract:: ... Centipede bites are usually characterized by mildly to moderately painful encounters with humans, however, they are relatively infrequent. The vast majority of centipede envenomations do not cause severe symptoms and only in very rare cases more serious symptoms such as myocardial ischemia and infarction, hematuria, hemoglobinuria, rhabdomyolysis, hemorrhage, pruritus, eosinophilic cellulitis, as ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.09.008
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.09.008

60. CLUeFARM: Integrated web-service platform for smart farms

Author:: Colezea, Madalin; Musat, George; Pop, Florin; Negru, Catalin; Dumitrascu, Alexandru; Mocanu, Mariana
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 134-154
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: Internet; agricultural products; business development; cloud computing; equipment; farms; prediction; social networks; statistics
Abstract:: ... Smart farming is a relatively new domain which has popularity nowadays. It emerged from the need to produce more with less effort and it consists of integrating modern technologies in conventional agriculture to raise the quality and the quantity of agricultural products. This paper describes an integrated web-service platform which aims to increase the quality of products grown in farms and to su ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.015
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.015

61. Comparative evaluation of cDNA library construction approaches for RNA-Seq analysis from low RNA-content human specimens

Author:: Masters, T.L.; Hilker, C.A.; Jeraldo, P.R.; Bhagwate, A.V.; Greenwood-Quaintance, K.E.; Eckloff, B.W.; Chia, N.; Hanssen, A.D.; Abdel, M.P.; Yao, J.Z.; Jen, J.; Patel, R.
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 55-62
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: RNA; bacteria; cDNA libraries; complementary DNA; diagnostic techniques; hosts; infectious diseases; pathogens; sequence analysis; transcriptomics
Abstract:: ... With the emergence of RNA sequencing technologies, metatranscriptomic studies are rapidly gaining attention as they simultaneously provide insight into gene expression profiles and therefore disease association pathways of microbial pathogens and their hosts. This approach, therefore, holds promise for applicability in infectious disease diagnostics. A challenge of this approach in the clinical se ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.008
PubMed:: 30332617
PubMed Central:: PMC6242773
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.008

62. Conopeptides promote itch through human itch receptor hMgprX1

Author:: Espino, Samuel S.; Robinson, Samuel D.; Safavi-Hemami, Helena; Gajewiak, Joanna; Yang, Weishan; Olivera, Baldomero M.; Liu, Qin
Source:: Toxicon 2018 v.154 pp. 28-34
ISSN:: 0041-0101
Subject:: Conus textile; Conus victoriae; G-protein coupled receptors; amino acids; chloroquine; conotoxins; humans; ligands; mice; peptides; sensory neurons; transcriptome; transgenic animals
Abstract:: ... Members of Mas related G-protein coupled receptors (Mrgpr) are known to mediate itch. To date, several compounds have been shown to activate these receptors, including chloroquine, a common antimalarial drug, and peptides of the RF-amide family. However, specific ligands for these receptors are still lacking and there is a need for novel compounds that can be used to modulate the receptors in orde ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.09.002
PubMed:: 30243794
PubMed Central:: PMC6299835
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.09.002

63. Cutaneous evaporative thermolysis and hair coat surface temperature of calves evaluated with the aid of a gas analyzer and infrared thermography

Author:: de Souza, João Batista Freire; de Queiroz, João Paulo Araújo Fernandes; dos Santos, Victoria Julia Silva; Dantas, Maiko Roberto Tavares; de Lima, Renata Nayhara; de Oliveira Lima, Patrícia; de Macedo Costa, Leonardo Lelis
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 222-226
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: Holstein; adults; air temperature; ambient temperature; calves; microclimate; neck; relative humidity; shade; surface temperature; thermal degradation; thermography; wind speed; zebu
Abstract:: ... The aim of this study was to assess the cutaneous evaporative thermolysis (CET) of different body regions of calves and its relationship to microclimate and coat surface temperature with the use of a gas analyzer and infrared thermography. Our study addresses two questions: (1) Is CET related to surface temperature and/or ambient temperature? (2) Is CET distributed heterogeneously over the body su ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.004
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.004

64. Cysteine mediated disulfide bond formation in RAGE V domain facilitates its functionally relevant dimerization

Author:: Jangde, Nitish; Ray, Rashmi; Sinha, Sunita; Rana, Khokan; Singh, Satyendra Kumar; Khandagale, Prashant; Acharya, Narottam; Rai, Vivek
Source:: Biochimie 2018 v.154 pp. 55-61
ISSN:: 0300-9084
Subject:: actin; advanced glycation end products; atherosclerosis; binding capacity; cysteine; cytokines; diabetes; dimerization; disulfide bonds; ligands; mitogen-activated protein kinase; neoplasms; phosphorylation; polymerization
Abstract:: ... Receptor for Advanced Glycation End product (RAGE) is a multiligand receptor implicated in diverse pathological conditions such as diabetes, atherosclerosis, cancer and neural diseases. Extracellular, RAGE consists of V, C1 and C2 domains. Here, we show RAGE exists as a monomer in equilibrium with a fraction of a covalently linked dimer of monomers via its V domain through cysteine. In order to un ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.07.024
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2018.07.024

65. Dairy goat detection based on Faster R-CNN from surveillance video

Author:: Wang, Dong; Tang, JingLei; Zhu, Weijie; Li, Huan; Xin, Jing; He, Dongjian
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 443-449
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: algorithms; dairy goats; monitoring
Abstract:: ... As one of the most famous algorithms, Faster R-CNN has been applied to many fields. However, it is unlikely to be used to surveillance videos directly because of its low efficiency and precision. To deal with these problems, this paper puts forward an object detection method which is based on Faster CNN to detect dairy goats in the surveillance video. It includes key frames extraction, foreground ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.030
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.030

66. Data mining based tool for early prediction of possible fruit pathogen infection

Author:: Predic, Bratislav; Ilic, Milos; Spalevic, Petar; Trajkovic, Slavisa; Jovic, Srdjan; Stanic, Andrija
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 314-319
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: algorithms; chemical residues; computer software; data collection; fruits; healthy diet; pathogens; prediction; risk; weather; Serbia
Abstract:: ... Effective chemical protection of fruit is a complex task which can enable production of healthy food without chemical residues. As food health is a growing global concern, it is important to automate and optimize the fruit protection process. Different data mining techniques can be used to identify pattern diseases so as to prevent the excessive use of chemicals. However, application of data minin ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.023
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.023

67. Detection of Tilletia caries, Tilletia laevis and Tilletia controversa wheat grain contamination using loop-mediated isothermal DNA amplification (LAMP)

Author:: Pieczul, Katarzyna; Perek, Agnieszka; Kubiak, Krzysztof
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 141-146
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: Alternaria; Cladosporium; DNA; Fusarium; Helminthosporium; Penicillium; Tilletia controversa; Tilletia laevis; Tilletia tritici; detection limit; fungi; protocols; rapid methods; smut diseases; teliospores; wheat
Abstract:: ... The study describes a novel diagnostic protocol based on a loop-mediated isothermal DNA amplification (LAMP) for identification of wheat grains infection by Tilletia laevis, Tilletia caries (common bunt) and Tilletia controversa (draft bunt). The presented data showed that the LAMP analysis is a simple, specific and rapid method that could be used for detection of Tilletia spp. in contaminated gra ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.018
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.018

68. Determination of live:dead bacteria as a function of antibiotic treatment

Author:: Li, Runze; Dhankhar, Dinesh; Chen, Jie; Cesario, Thomas C.; Rentzepis, Peter M.
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 73-78
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: DNA; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; bacteria; drugs; fluorescence emission spectroscopy; patients; principal component analysis; tryptophan; tyrosine
Abstract:: ... Antibiotics are drugs that react against, kill, or inhibit the growth of bacteria. The method most often employed to evaluate the effectiveness of an antibiotic to kill bacteria requires at least 16 to 24 h for bacterial incubation. The requirement of long periods of time for the determination of the number of bacteria still alive after antibiotic treatment, may, in many cases, be detrimental to t ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.010
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.010

69. Determination of stem position and height of reconstructed maize plants using a time-of-flight camera

Author:: Vázquez-Arellano, Manuel; Paraforos, Dimitris S.; Reiser, David; Garrido-Izard, Miguel; Griepentrog, Hans W.
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 276-288
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: algorithms; cameras; corn; data collection; plant height; plant morphology; precision agriculture; robots; soil; statistical analysis
Abstract:: ... Three dimensional (3-D) reconstruction of maize plant morphology by proximal sensing in agriculture brings high definition data that can be used for a number of applications related with precision agriculture and agricultural robotics. However, 3-D reconstruction without methodologies for extracting useful information is a senseless strategy. In this research, a methodology for stem position estim ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.006
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.006

70. Development and testing of an 18S rRNA phylogenetic microarray for marine sediments

Author:: Lekang, Katrine; Hadziavdic, Kenan; Sandnes Skaar, Katrine; Jonassen, Inge; Thompson, Eric M.; Troedsson, Christofer
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 95-106
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: DNA barcoding; anthropogenic activities; automation; biodiversity; ecosystems; eukaryotic cells; filtration; genetic markers; marine sediments; microarray technology; monitoring; nucleic acid hybridization; phylogeny; remote sensing; ribosomal DNA; ribosomal RNA; sequence homology
Abstract:: ... There is increasing interest in finding new, more efficient methods for routine monitoring of anthropogenic effects on benthic biodiversity and ecosystems. A range of molecular methods have been developed for assessing biodiversity the last decades. Particularly interesting are microarrays targeting phylogenetic marker genes, such as the small subunit of ribosomal RNA in eukaryotes (18S rRNA). Thi ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.007
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.007

71. Development of a high throughput optical density assay to determine fungicide sensitivity of oomycetes

Author:: Hunter, Shannon; McDougal, Rebecca; Clearwater, Mike J.; Williams, Nari; Scott, Peter
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 33-39
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: Phytophthora cinnamomi; absorbance; biological resistance; fungicides; growth retardation; inventories; median effective concentration; mycelium
Abstract:: ... A high-throughput assay was developed to screen Phytophthora species for fungicide sensitivity using optical density measurements for unbiased, automated measurement of mycelial growth. The efficacy of the optical density assay (OD) to measure phosphite sensitivity in Phytophthora species was compared to two widely used methods, radial growth (RG) and dry weight (DW) assays. Three isolates of each ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.006
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.006

72. Development of a microclimate model for prediction of temperatures inside a naturally ventilated greenhouse under cucumber crop in soilless media

Author:: Singh, Mahesh Chand; Singh, J.P.; Singh, K.G.
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 227-238
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: Cucumis sativus; air; air temperature; biochemical pathways; convection; cucumbers; fertigation; greenhouse production; greenhouses; growth and development; irrigation; leaves; mass transfer; microclimate; model validation; models; monitoring; natural ventilation; plant communities; plant development; plant growth; prediction; soilless media; transpiration
Abstract:: ... The microclimate inside a protected structure is affected mainly by physical processes involving heat and mass transfer between plants, air, growing media and the plastic cover. The microclimate within plant community directly affects the plant metabolic activities and therefore the production. Thus, it becomes imperative to monitor and maintain the microclimatic parameters to desired range for op ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.044
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.044

73. Development of duplex PCR-ELISA for simultaneous detection of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli O157: H7 in food

Author:: Hu, Jinqiang; Huang, Runna; Wang, Yi; Wei, Xiangke; Wang, Zhangcun; Geng, Yao; Jing, Jianzhou; Gao, Hui; Sun, Xincheng; Dong, Caiwen; Jiang, Chunpeng
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 127-133
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: Escherichia coli O157; Salmonella; antibodies; bacteria; beef; biotin; cabbage; chickens; color; detection limit; digoxin; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; food sanitation; foodborne illness; genes; juices; microbial detection; milk; monitoring; nucleic acid hybridization; polymerase chain reaction; pork; shrimp; streptomycin
Abstract:: ... In the current study, a duplex PCR-ELISA method was developed targeting the specific genes, invA of Salmonella spp. and rfbE of Escherichia coli O157: H7, to detect one or both bacteria in food. In brief, PCR product amplified by PCR primer labeled with digoxin at the 5′-end and a probe labeled with biotin at the 3′-end can form dimer by nucleic acid hybridization which can be captured by binding ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.017
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.017

74. Direct diagnosis of Brucella species through multiplex PCR formed by a new method

Author:: Saytekin, Ahmet Murat; Ak, Seyyal
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 86-94
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: Brucella; brucellosis; fetus; liver; lungs; polymerase chain reaction; ruminants; stomach
Abstract:: ... This study aimed to develop direct PCR methods, which enable the diagnosis of brucellosis agents from ruminant aborted fetus samples at species and genus levels, and determine the applicability of the newly developed methods. For this purpose, 137 lung, 137 liver, and 52 fetal stomach fluid samples belonging to 166 ruminant aborted fetuses (326 samples in total) were examined. Firstly, agent isola ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.011
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.011

75. Effect of a C-end rule modification on antitumor activity of thymosin α1

Author:: Wang, Fanwen; Xu, Caoying; Peng, Renhao; Li, Bin; Shen, Xutong; Zheng, Heng; Lao, Xingzhen
Source:: Biochimie 2018 v.154 pp. 99-106
ISSN:: 0300-9084
Subject:: amino acids; antineoplastic activity; circular dichroism spectroscopy; integrins; neoplasms; peptides; therapeutics; thymosin
Abstract:: ... Thymosin α1 (Tα1), a hormone containing 28 amino acids, has been approved in several cancer therapies, but the lack of tumor-targeting hinders its full use in tumor treatment. We designed a new peptide by connecting Tα1 and RGDR, generating a product, Tα1-RGDR, where RGDR is located in the C-end with both tumor-homing and cell internalizing properties (C-end rule peptides, a consensus R/KXXR/K mot ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.08.001
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2018.08.001

76. Effect of hydrocolloid type on transfer phenomena during deep-fat frying of coated potato strips: Numerical modeling and experimental analysis

Author:: Naghavi, Enayat-Allah; Dehghannya, Jalal; Ghanbarzadeh, Babak
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 382-399
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: carrageenan; coated foods; deep fat frying; gum arabic; heat; hydrocolloids; mass transfer; mathematical models; model validation; momentum; oils; potatoes; sodium alginate; temperature; water content
Abstract:: ... Numerical simulation is a valuable tool to predict the behavior of systems as well as to optimize and control various food processes. The main aim of this work was to develop a 3-D model to numerically simulate momentum, heat, and mass transfer during deep-fat frying of coated potato strips with a particular focus on the influence of hydrocolloid type. The samples were pre-treated with different h ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.024
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.024

77. Elucidating paramylon and other carbohydrate metabolism in Euglena gracilis: Kinetic characterization, structure and cellular localization of UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase

Author:: Muchut, Robertino J.; Calloni, Rodrigo D.; Herrera, Fernando E.; Garay, Sergio A.; Arias, Diego G.; Iglesias, Alberto A.; Guerrero, Sergio A.
Source:: Biochimie 2018 v.154 pp. 176-186
ISSN:: 0300-9084
Subject:: Escherichia coli; Euglena gracilis; carbohydrate metabolism; catalytic activity; cysteine; disulfide bonds; dithiothreitol; electrophoresis; flagellum; fluorescence microscopy; genes; glycosyltransferases; heterologous gene expression; hydrogen peroxide; molecular cloning; oxidation; polysaccharides; thioredoxins; uridine triphosphate
Abstract:: ... Many oligo and polysaccharides (including paramylon) are critical in the Euglena gracilis life-cycle and they are synthesized by glycosyl transferases using UDP-glucose as a substrate. Herein, we report the molecular cloning of a gene putatively coding for a UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (EgrUDP-GlcPPase) in E. gracilis. After heterologous expression of the gene in Escherichia coli, the recombinan ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.09.006
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2018.09.006

78. Enrichment of semen culture in the diagnosis of bacterial prostatitis

Author:: Iovene, Maria Rosaria; Martora, Francesca; Mallardo, Enza; De Sio, Marco; Arcaniolo, Davide; Del Vecchio, Chiara; Pagliuca, Chiara; Signoriello, Giuseppe; Vitiello, Mariateresa
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 124-126
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: bacterial infections; prostatitis; protocols; semen
Abstract:: ... The objective was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of our microbiological protocol to simplify the evaluation of bacterial prostatitis in the clinical practice.Our findings show the possibility to apply our alternative enrichment semen culture method to detect prostatic bacterial infection with higher sensitivity than the gold standard M&S technique. ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.016
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.016

79. Entomo-venomics: The evolution, biology and biochemistry of insect venoms

Author:: Walker, Andrew A.; Robinson, Samuel D.; Yeates, David K.; Jin, Jiayi; Baumann, Kate; Dobson, James; Fry, Bryan G.; King, Glenn F.
Source:: Toxicon 2018 v.154 pp. 15-27
ISSN:: 0041-0101
Subject:: Asilidae; Coleoptera; Formicidae; Heteroptera; Lepidoptera; Neuroptera; animals; bees; digestion; evolution; insect venoms; larvae; microorganisms; pain; parasitism; peptides; predators; proteins; proteome; wasps
Abstract:: ... The insects are a hyperdiverse class containing more species than all other animal groups combined—and many employ venom to capture prey, deter predators and micro-organisms, or facilitate parasitism or extra-oral digestion. However, with the exception of those made by Hymenoptera (wasps, ants and bees), little is known about insect venoms. Here, we review the current literature on insects that us ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.09.004
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.09.004

80. Estimating genetic parameters of DSSAT-CERES model with the GLUE method for winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production

Author:: Li, Zhenhai; He, Jianqing; Xu, Xingang; Jin, Xiuliang; Huang, Wenjiang; Clark, Beth; Yang, Guijun; Li, Zhenhong
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 213-221
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: Triticum aestivum; aboveground biomass; agricultural management; crop models; decision support systems; fertilizer application; field experimentation; genotype; grain yield; leaf area index; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; prediction; sowing date; uncertainty; winter wheat; China
Abstract:: ... Crop growth models integrate genotype, environment and management and can serve as an analytical tool by which to study the influences of these factors on crop growth, production, and agricultural planning. Parameter calibration is the primary step taken before the local application of crop growth models. In this study, experimental field data were collected by way of a five-year (2008–2013) set o ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.009
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.009

81. Estimating temporal changes in soil pH in the black soil region of Northeast China using remote sensing

Author:: Zhang, Yue; Sui, Biao; Shen, Haiou; Wang, Zongming
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 204-212
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: Landsat; atmospheric precipitation; cropland; environmental factors; land use; least squares; models; multispectral imagery; normalized difference vegetation index; plant growth; prediction; reflectance; remote sensing; soil pH; temperature; temporal variation; China
Abstract:: ... Soil pH is a dominant soil variable because it influences many physical, chemical, and biological soil properties and plant growth processes. This study aimed at identifying the potential for field hyperspectral reflectance, multispectral satellite imagery and environmental variables to predict soil pH changes for croplands in regional areas located in the black soil region of Dehui in Northeast C ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.005
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.005

82. Evaluating fidelity of lossy compression on spatiotemporal data from an IoT enabled smart farm

Author:: Moon, Aekyeung; Kim, Jaeyoung; Zhang, Jialing; Son, Seung Woo
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 304-313
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: algorithms; data quality; energy; farms; information management; prediction; weather; weather stations
Abstract:: ... As the volume of data collected by various IoT sensors used in smart farm applications increases, the storing and processing of big data for agricultural applications become a huge challenge. The insight of this paper is that lossy compression can unleash the power of compression to IoT because, as compared with its counterpart (a lossless one), it can significantly reduce the data volume when the ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.045
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.045

83. Evaluation of modified saponin preparation method for the direct identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing from positive blood culture

Author:: Lee, Ji Eun; Jo, Sung Jin; Park, Kang Gyun; Suk, Hyun Soo; Ha, Sung Il; Shin, Jeong Seob; Park, Yeon-Joon
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 118-123
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: Campylobacter; Streptococcus pneumoniae; anaerobes; antibiotic resistance; bacteria; blood; bottles; diagnostic techniques; matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization mass spectrometry; pellets; saponins; yeasts
Abstract:: ... We evaluated the two in-house sample preparation methods (saponin method (SAP) and [saponin + Sputazyme] method (SSPZ)) for direct identification of microorganisms using MALDI-TOF MS from positive blood culture bottles. Also, we evaluated the [saponin + Sputazyme] method for direct antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) using Vitek 2 system.For direct identification, 163 prospective, monomicro ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.004
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.004

84. Exploring receptor selectivity of the chimeric relaxin family peptide R3/I5 by incorporating unnatural amino acids

Author:: Wang, Jia-Hui; Hu, Meng-Jun; Zhang, Lei; Shao, Xiao-Xia; Lv, Cai-Hong; Liu, Ya-Li; Xu, Zeng-Guang; Guo, Zhan-Yun
Source:: Biochimie 2018 v.154 pp. 77-85
ISSN:: 0300-9084
Subject:: G-protein coupled receptors; agonists; amino acids; antagonists; peptides; relaxin
Abstract:: ... Relaxin family peptides perform a variety of biological functions by activating four G protein-coupled receptors, namely RXFP1−4. Our recent study demonstrated that selectivity of the chimeric relaxin family peptide R3/I5 towards the homologous RXFP3 and RXFP4 can be modulated by replacement of the highly conserved nonchiral B23Gly or B24Gly with some natural l-amino acids. To investigate the mech ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.08.003
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2018.08.003

85. FOXD3 acts as a repressor of the mitochondrial S-adenosylmethionine carrier (SLC25A26) gene expression in cancer cells

Author:: Cianciulli, Antonia; Menga, Alessio; Ferdinando, Palmieri; Iacobazzi, Vito
Source:: Biochimie 2018 v.154 pp. 25-34
ISSN:: 0300-9084
Subject:: S-adenosylmethionine; catalytic activity; cytosol; folic acid; gene expression; genes; methylation; mitochondria; neoplasm cells
Abstract:: ... The mitochondrial S-adenosylmethionine carrier (SAMC), encoded by the SLC25A26 gene, catalyzes the uptake of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) from the cytosol into mitochondria in exchange for S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH), produced inside the mitochondria. In the last years we have been functionally characterizing the promoter of SLC25A26 gene. In this study we show that a silencer activity is present i ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.07.025
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2018.07.025

86. Gelsemium poisoning mediated by the non-toxic plant Cassytha filiformis parasitizing Gelsemium elegans

Author:: Cheung, Wing Lan; Law, Chun Yiu; Lee, Han Chih Hencher; Tang, Chi On; Lam, Ying Hoo; Ng, Sau Wah; Chan, Suk San; Chow, Tat Chong; Pang, Kuen Shum; Mak, Tony Wing Lai
Source:: Toxicon 2018 v.154 pp. 42-49
ISSN:: 0041-0101
Subject:: Cassytha filiformis; Gelsemium elegans; alkaloids; gastrointestinal system; haustoria; histology; hosts; liquid chromatography; parasitic plants; parasitism; patients; phytotoxins; poisoning; qualitative analysis; risk; tandem mass spectrometry; toxicity; toxicology; urine; vascular bundles
Abstract:: ... Gelsemium poisoning is caused by consumption of the deadly Gelsemium species such as Gelsemium elegans, leading to significant gastrointestinal, neurological and cardio-respiratory toxicities. In 2011 (Cluster 1) and 2012 (Cluster 2), the authors encountered two clusters of gelsemium poisoning after consumption of the non-toxic parasitic plant Cassytha filiformis. The current study aims to examine ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.09.009
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.09.009

87. Genotoxicity and cytotoxicity of three microcystin-LR containing cyanobacterial samples from Antioquia, Colombia

Author:: Herrera, Natalia; Herrera, Carolina; Ortíz, Isabel; Orozco, Luz; Robledo, Sara; Agudelo, Diana; Echeverri, Fernando
Source:: Toxicon 2018 v.154 pp. 50-59
ISSN:: 0041-0101
Subject:: Cyanobacteria; DNA damage; apoptosis; chemical analysis; comet assay; cytotoxicity; ecosystems; genotoxicity; hepatocytes; high performance liquid chromatography; human cell lines; humans; lethal concentration 50; microcystin-LR; molecular weight; mortality; mutagens; poisoning; risk; Colombia
Abstract:: ... The presence of cyanobacterial blooms and cyanotoxins in water presents a global problem due to the deterioration of ecosystems and the possibility of poisoning in human and animals. Microcystin LR is the most widely distributed cyanotoxin and liver cells are its main target. In the present study, HepG2 cells were used to determine DNA damage of three crude extracts of cyanobacterial blooms contai ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.09.011
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.09.011

88. Identification of Escherichia coli strains for the heterologous overexpression of soluble Clostridium difficile exosporium proteins

Author:: Brito-Silva, Christian; Pizarro-Cerda, Jaime; Gil, Fernando; Paredes-Sabja, Daniel
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 46-51
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: Clostridium difficile; Escherichia coli; exine; molecular biology; morphs; recombinant proteins; spores
Abstract:: ... Clostridium difficile infections are one of the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections. C. difficile spores are considered the morphotype of transmission and recurrent infection due to its natural spore resistance properties. The outermost spore layer, the exosporium, provides the first contact with the environment and the host. However, molecular biology studies on exosporium proteins are ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.002
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.002

89. Image segmentation for whole tomato plant recognition at night

Author:: Xiang, Rong
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 434-442
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: algorithms; incandescent lamps; models; tomatoes
Abstract:: ... A simplified pulse-coupled neural network was developed based on comentropy gradient for segmentation of tomato plant images captured at night. In this network, the connection matrix was determined using differences in the value and distance between the center and other pixels in a neighborhood. To minimize the number of iterations, the model used linear threshold attenuation function on a limited ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.034
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.034

90. Informing transport infrastructure investments using TraNSIT: A case study for Australian agriculture and forestry

Author:: Higgins, Andrew; McFallan, Stephen; Marinoni, Oswald; McKeown, Adam; Bruce, Caroline; Chilcott, Chris; Pinkard, Libby
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 187-203
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: agricultural products; case studies; cost effectiveness; data collection; farms; infrastructure; market prices; plantation forestry; supply chain; world markets; Australia
Abstract:: ... Transport infrastructure is essential to moving over 85 million tonnes of agricultural products and 30 million cubic metres of timber from farms and production areas to domestic and international markets each year in Australia. Agriculture supply chains in Australia are characterised by long distances with transport costs accounting for up to 40 percent of the market price. Targeted infrastructure ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.008
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.008

91. Irradiation by γ-rays reduces the level of H3S10 phosphorylation and weakens the G2 phase-dependent interaction between H3S10 phosphorylation and γH2AX

Author:: Bártová, Eva; Lochmanová, Gabriela; Legartová, Soňa; Suchánková, Jana; Fedr, Radek; Krejčí, Jana; Zdráhal, Zbyněk
Source:: Biochimie 2018 v.154 pp. 86-98
ISSN:: 0300-9084
Subject:: DNA damage; DNA repair; Western blotting; confocal microscopy; embryonic stem cells; gamma radiation; genome; histone deacetylase; histones; immunohistochemistry; interphase; irradiation; mass spectrometry; mice; phosphorylation; post-translational modification
Abstract:: ... Histone posttranslational modifications regulate diverse nuclear functions, including DNA repair. Here, we use mass spectrometry, western blotting, immunohistochemistry and advanced confocal microscopy in order to show radiation-specific changes in the histone signature. We studied wild-type mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) and mESCs with a depletion of histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1), which plays ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.07.029
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2018.07.029

92. Latent heat and sensible heat flux simulation in maize using artificial neural networks

Author:: Safa, Babak; Arkebauer, Timothy J.; Zhu, Qiuming; Suyker, Andy; Irmak, Suat
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 155-164
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: air temperature; algorithms; corn; developmental stages; eddy covariance; energy balance; global warming; heat; hydrologic cycle; information processing; irrigation; latent heat; leaf area index; net radiation; neural networks; sensible heat flux; vapor pressure deficit; wind speed
Abstract:: ... Latent Heat (LE) and Sensible Heat (H) flux are two major components of the energy balance at the earth’s surface, which play important roles in the water cycle and global warming. There are various methods for their estimation or measurement. Eddy covariance is a direct and accurate technique for their measurement. Some limitations lead to prevention of the extensive use of the eddy covariance te ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.038
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.038

93. LiDAR-only based navigation algorithm for an autonomous agricultural robot

Author:: Malavazi, Flavio B.P.; Guyonneau, Remy; Fasquel, Jean-Baptiste; Lagrange, Sebastien; Mercier, Franck
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 71-79
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: Myoporum sandwicense; algorithms; data collection; filters; geometry; lidar; models; weed control
Abstract:: ... The purpose of the work presented in this paper is to develop a general and robust approach for autonomous robot navigation inside a crop using LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) data. To be as robust as possible, the robot navigation must not need any prior information about the crop (such as the size and width of the rows). The developed approach is based on line extractions from 2D point cloud ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.034
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.034

94. Limitations of routine MALDI-TOF mass spectrometric identification of Acinetobacter species and remedial actions

Author:: Šedo, Ondrej; Radolfová-Křížová, Lenka; Nemec, Alexandr; Zdráhal, Zbyněk
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 79-85
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: Acinetobacter haemolyticus; Acinetobacter junii; Acinetobacter venetianus; databases; ferulic acid; matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization mass spectrometry; phylogeny
Abstract:: ... A set of 204 taxonomically well-defined strains belonging to 17 Acinetobacter spp., including 11 recently described species (A. albensis, A. bohemicus, A. colistiniresistens, A. courvalinii. A. dispersus, A. gandensis, A. modestus, A. proteolyticus, A. seifertii, A. variabilis, and A. vivianii) and six species of the so-called haemolytic clade (A. beijerinckii, A. gyllenbergii, A. haemolyticus, A. ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.009
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.009

95. Limit values of impact energy determined from contours and surface pressure distribution of apples under impact loads

Author:: Stopa, Roman; Szyjewicz, Daniel; Komarnicki, Piotr; Kuta, Łukasz
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 1-9
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: air; apples; deformation; dynamic load; energy; impact load; intercellular spaces; modulus of elasticity; thermodynamics
Abstract:: ... During the harvest, handling, transport, sorting and other operations, apples are exposed to different static and dynamic loads. However, impact loads are the main causes of apple surface bruising and grower losses. Under impact loads, biological material has elastic characteristics. Due to this dynamic process, fluid and air in the intercellular spaces cannot move to areas with a lower load, whic ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.041
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.08.041

96. Manipulating tomato plant electric signaling system by microwave radiation to enhance crop productivity and nutritional value

Author:: Kumari, Nilima; Verma, Shalini; Sharma, Vinay
Source:: Computers and electronics in agriculture 2018 v.154 pp. 330-340
ISSN:: 0168-1699
Subject:: Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum; bioactive compounds; carotenoids; chlorophyll; enzyme activity; flavonoids; germination; glycosidases; lignin; lipid content; microwave radiation; nutritive value; pectins; polyphenols; protein content; seedlings; seeds; tomatoes; vigor
Abstract:: ... The present study was undertaken to explore the stimulatory effect of microwave radiation on growth and development of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. (tomato) plant. These signal stimuli propagate and encode information which alters and manipulate the plant signaling system. Two varieties of tomato seeds i.e. NS-585 and NS-2535 were exposed to microwave radiation at 9.3 GHz for 0–8 h where 0 h seed ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.020
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.020

97. Method for isolation of both lactose-fermenting and – non-fermenting Escherichia albertii strains from stool samples

Author:: Maheux, Andrée F.; Brodeur, Stéphanie; Bérubé, Ève; Boudreau, Dominique K.; Abed, Jehane Y.; Boissinot, Maurice; Bissonnette, Luc; Bergeron, Michel G.
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 134-140
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: Escherichia albertii; bacteria; feces; fermentation; isolation techniques; lactose; pathogenicity; phenotype; polymerase chain reaction; species identification
Abstract:: ... Initially, Escherichia albertii has been described as a non-lactose fermenting bacterium and methods used to isolate it were first based on this phenotypic property. However, a recent study showed a variable lactose fermentation phenotype for E. albertii suggesting that this microorganism could have been underestimated by previous studies using isolation methods based on lactose fermentation. In t ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.09.008
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.09.008

98. Miniaturized whole-cell bacterial bioreporter assay for identification of quorum sensing interfering compounds

Author:: Ilina, Polina; Ma, Xiaochu; Sintim, Herman O.; Tammela, Päivi
Source:: Journal of microbiological methods 2018 v.154 pp. 40-45
ISSN:: 0167-7012
Subject:: Escherichia coli; antibiotic resistance; bacteria; bacterial infections; beta-galactosidase; pathogenicity; quorum sensing
Abstract:: ... The continuing emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is worrisome and new strategies to curb bacterial infections are being sought. The interference of bacterial quorum sensing (QS) signaling has been suggested as a prospective antivirulence strategy. The AI-2 QS system is present in multiple bacterial species and has been shown to be correlated with pathogenicity. To facilitate th ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.005
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.10.005

99. miR-487a promotes progression of gastric cancer by targeting TIA1

Author:: Yang, Xuefeng; Wang, Mingda; Lin, Bohao; Yao, Dongjie; Li, Jin; Tang, Xianchun; Li, Sanhua; Liu, Yun; Xie, Rui; Yu, Shouyang
Source:: Biochimie 2018 v.154 pp. 119-126
ISSN:: 0300-9084
Subject:: T-lymphocytes; apoptosis; bioinformatics; cell proliferation; death; disease course; mice; protein content; stomach neoplasms; therapeutics; tissues; tumor suppressor genes
Abstract:: ... Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common malignancies as well as the third leading cause for cancer-related death. Molecular basis of GC are essential and critical for its therapeutic treatment, but still remain poorly understood. T-cell intracellular antigen-1 (TIA1) extensively involves in cancer progression, whereas its role and regulation mechanism in GC have not been revealed. In the pre ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.08.006
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2018.08.006

100. miR-590–3p inhibits proliferation and promotes apoptosis by targeting activating transcription factor 3 in human breast cancer cells

Author:: Rohini, M.; Gokulnath, M.; Miranda, P.J.; Selvamurugan, N.
Source:: Biochimie 2018 v.154 pp. 10-18
ISSN:: 0300-9084
Subject:: apoptosis; breast neoplasms; gene overexpression; genes; humans; luciferase; messenger RNA; metastasis; microRNA; neoplasm cells; protein content; transcription factors
Abstract:: ... We previously reported that ATF3 and Runx2 are involved in breast cancer progression and bone metastasis. The expression of these genes can be controlled by post-transcriptional regulators such as microRNAs (miRNAs). In this study, we identified and validated the functional role of miR-590–3p in human breast cancer cells (MDA-MB231). There was an inverse correlation between the expression of miR-5 ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.07.023
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2018.07.023

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1. A More Flexible Model or Simply More Effort? On the Use of Correlated Random Parameters in Applied Choice Studies

2. Assessing Global CO2 Emission Inequality From Consumption Perspective: An Index Decomposition Analysis

3. Behavioural attitudes towards waste prevention and recycling

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20. Identifying Consensus on Coastal Lagoons Ecosystem Services and Conservation Priorities for an Effective Decision Making: A Q Approach

21. Investing in Climate Change Adaptation: Motivations and Green Incentives in the Fiji Islands

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54. A simplified pyrazinamidase test for pyrazinamide drug susceptibility in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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56. A user-friendly calculator for determining oxygen isotope composition of body water in cows based on the MK model and examples of its applications

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58. Automatic prediction of village-wise soil fertility for several nutrients in India using a wide range of regression methods

59. Centipede envenomation: Clinical importance and the underlying molecular mechanisms

60. CLUeFARM: Integrated web-service platform for smart farms

61. Comparative evaluation of cDNA library construction approaches for RNA-Seq analysis from low RNA-content human specimens

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63. Cutaneous evaporative thermolysis and hair coat surface temperature of calves evaluated with the aid of a gas analyzer and infrared thermography

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65. Dairy goat detection based on Faster R-CNN from surveillance video

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67. Detection of Tilletia caries, Tilletia laevis and Tilletia controversa wheat grain contamination using loop-mediated isothermal DNA amplification (LAMP)

68. Determination of live:dead bacteria as a function of antibiotic treatment

69. Determination of stem position and height of reconstructed maize plants using a time-of-flight camera

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41. A 37 kDa Txp40 protein characterized from Photorhabdus luminescens sub sp. akhurstii conferred injectable and oral toxicity to greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella