Vol. 18 No. 1 (2016): CIGR Journal

Published: 2016-03-22

I-Land and Water Engineering

Remediation of nutrients runoff from feedlot by hydroponic treatment

Shafiqur Rahman

1-18
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Spatial analysis of soil hydraulic properties of an alfisol in Akure, Southwestern Nigeria

Idowu Ezekiel Olorunfemi, Adeyemi Akinjide Taiwo, Ayorinde Akinlabi Olufayo, Johnson Toyin Fasinmirin

19-40
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II-Farm Buildings and Construction

Compressive strength of rice husk stabilized termite hill soil

Kehinde Adedeji Adekola

41-47
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Greenhouses covering materials: a comparative study

Moustafa Amin Fadel, Bani A. Bani Hammad, Faisal AlHosany, Osama Iwaimer

48-57
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III-Equipment Engineering for Plant Production

Some engineering properties of Palmyra palm tree (borassus aethiopum) germinating shoot

Solomon Musa Dauda, Ayuba Audu Balami, Aminu Lawal, Desa Ahmad

58-69
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Physico-mechanical characteristics of rice husk briquettes using different binders

Kiirga Philip Igbo

70-81
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Using Variable Spray Angle Fan Nozzle on Long Spray Booms

Hamid Reza Ghasemzadeh, Daniel Humburg

82-90
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Design steps of narrow tillage tools for draught reduction and increased soil disruption – a review

Simon Ogbeche Odey

91-102
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Design a biomimetic disc using geometric features of the claws

Hadi Dehghan Hesar, Davood Kalantari

103-109
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IV-Energy in Agriculture

Batch anaerobic digestion of banana waste - energy potential and modelling of methane production kinetics

Muhammad Tahir Khan, Mathieu Brulé, Claudia Maurer, Dimitrios Argyropoulos, Joachim Müller, Hans Oechsner

110-128
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The hybrid drying of pistachios by solar energy and high electric field

Ahmad Kouchakzadeh

129-137
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Energy use and CO2 emissions of eggplant production in the Philippines

Edgar Dulay Flores

138-148
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Analysis of human energy expenditure in harvesting sugar palm (Arenga Pinnata Merr) in Malaysia

Darius El Pebrian, Zakiah binti Yusof

149-157
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Investigation of energy inputs and CO2 emission for almond production using sensitivity analysis in Iran

Marzie Salehi, Ali Maleki, hasan ghasemi mobtaker, Sajad Rostami, Hossein Shakeri

158-166
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V-Management, Ergonomics and Systems Engineering

Ergonomic evaluation of cashew nut shelling machine

OLATUNJI OBAFEMI OYELAKIN

167-179
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Anthropometric studies for designing to fit gari-frying workers

olaniyi olateju aremu, ismaila olasunkanmi salami, Babatunde o Adetifa, Livinus i Onu, adeyemi E Adegbite, abimbola a olokoshe, Taiwo Moses Samuel

180-191
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Experimental comparison of combine performance with two harvesting methods: stripper header and conventional header

Seyed Vahid Mirnezami, Gholamreza Chegini

192-200
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Development of a support mechanism for the use of motorized oil palm fruit bunch cutter

Basiru Philip Aramide, Oseni Kehinde Owolarafe, Nabeel A Adeyemi

201-212
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Operators’ exposure to noise and vibration in the grass cut tasks: comparison between private and public yards

Angela Calvo, Roberto Deboli, Christian Preti

213-225
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VI-Postharvest Technology and Process Engineering

Effect of osmotic dehydration pretreatments on drying rate and post-drying quality attributes of red bell pepper(capsicum annuum)

Michael Mayokun Odewole, Adesoji Matthew Olaniyan

226-235
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Frequency, moisture content, bulk density and hybrid effects on grain sorghum dielectric properties

Eros Estevão Moura, Pedro Amorim Berbert, Elias Fernandes Souza, Ricardo Ferreira Garcia, Marilia Amorim Molina, Marcia Ramos Oliveira

236-255
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Moisture dependent thermal properties of ground flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum)

Ajit Kumar Singh

256-262
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Storability of “DodoIkire” (over -ripe plantain-basedsnack) at ambient temperature (28±2ºC)

kazeem koledoye Olatoye

263-268
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Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling of grain-water suspensions in tube

Ashis Kumar Datta, Kanishka Bhunia, Ranjeet Sharma

269-283
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Determination of equilibrium isotherms and proper mathematical model for lime slices

mehdi taghipour, masoud baratikakolaki, ali zomorodian, mehdi nasiri

284-293
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Classification of papaya crispiness based on mechanical properties

Anupun Terdwongworakul

294-300
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The influence of drying on the physical properties of sweet potato slices

Morakinyo Tunde Afolabi, Allen Gbolahan Black, Taiwo Kehinde Adekunbi

301-313
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Thin layer and deep bed drying basic theories and modelling: a review

Esther Magdalene Sharon M, Banuu Priya EP, Kavitha Abirami CV, Alagusundaram K

314-325
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Effect of some operating parameters on the performance of a pelleting press

Oyewole Titilope Okewole, Joseph Igbeka

326-338
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Internal quality assessment of tomato fruits using image color analysis

Abdelgawad Mohammed Saad, Ayman Ibrahim, Nazeer El-Bialee

339-352
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Prospectives of monitoring biological activity in a red-legged partridge incubator with a carbon dioxide probe

Javier Garcia-Hierro, Pilar Barreiro, Adolfo Moya-Gonzalez, Jose Ignacio Robla

353-362
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Effect of moisture sorption hysteresis on thermodynamic properties of two millet varieties

NDUBISI A. AVIARA, John O. Ojediran, Sa'id U. Marwan, Abdulganiy O. Raji

363-383
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Relationship between thermal properties of canola pods (without seed) with moisture content, porosity and chemical composition of pods

Mohsen Azadbakht, Ehsan Ghajarjazi, Farshid Ghaderi-Far

384-398
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VII-Information Systems

An edge texture features based methodology for bulk paddy variety recognition

Basavaraj S Anami, Naveen Nagendrappa Malvade, N G Hanamaratti

399-410
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Simple online algorithm for detecting cow’s ECG beat-to-beat interval using a microcontroller

Johannes Tiusanen, Matti Pastell

411-418
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