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2015 New Orleans, Louisiana July 26 - July 29, 2015

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Paper # 152115668 Isolating Corn Plant Spacing Variability

Citation: Paper number 152115668, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152115668) @2015

Authors: Arzu Yazgi, Randal K Taylor, Hossein - Navid, Rick Kochenower

Keywords: Precision seeding, seed metering, acceleration, vibration

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Paper # 152120948 Viability of Jatropha curcas (euphorbiaceae) seeds in different stages of physiological maturity

Citation: Paper number 152120948, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152120948) @2015

Authors: KEVER BRUNO PARADELO GOMES, Rosana Carvalho Cristo Martins

Keywords: forest seeds, germination, vigor, forest management.

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Paper # 152124639 Image-based Approach to Detect Bakanae Disease on Rice Seedlings

Citation: Paper number 152124639, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152124639) @2015

Authors: Kai-Jyun Huang, Szu-Yu Chen, Yu-Chia Chen, Ming-Hsin Lai, Chia-Lin Chung, Yan-Fu Kuo

Keywords: Foolish seedling, rice, disease discrimination, machine vision, image processing

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Paper # 152129937 Update on Systems-Based Logistics Model for Eastern Redcedar

Citation: Paper number 152129937, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152129937) @2015

Authors: Collin C Craige, Michael D Buser, R. Scott Frazier, Rodney B. Holcomb, Raymond L. Huhnke

Keywords: Supply chain, modeling, transportation, harvesting, GIS, web-based, bioenergy, bio-products, forestry, economics.

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Paper # 152134331 Evaluation of Corn Seed Orientation

Citation: Paper number 152134331, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152134331) @2015

Authors: Randal K Taylor, Adrian A Koller, Arzu Yazgi, Ignacio - Ciampitti, Alan - Schlegel, Chad - Godsey, Hossein - Navid

Keywords: seedling emergence, seed drills, precision.

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Paper # 152143549 Light Condition Based Analysis of Microclimate Parameters for Improvement of Closed-Field Tomato Production in Tropical lowlands

Citation: Paper number 152143549, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152143549) @2015

Authors: Ramin Shamshiri, Wan Ishak Wan Ismail, Hasfalina Che Man, Desa Ahmad

Keywords: Greenhouse tomato, Light condition, Tropical lowlands, Malaysia, Closed-field, Open-field, Temperature, Environmental control, Adaptive analysis

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Paper # 152145044 Coastal Bioengineered Reefs as a Sustainable Technique for Coastal Land Building and Habitat Restoration

Citation: Paper number 152145044, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152145044) @2015

Authors: Steven G Hall, Melody Thomas, Jeanne Steyer

Keywords: Coastal, bioengineering, artificial reefs, ecosystem services, oyster, sustainable.

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Paper # 152146893 Use of zilpaterol hydrochloride to reduce odor and gas production from the feedlot surfaces when beef cattle are fed diets with and without ethanol byproducts

Citation: Paper number 152146893, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152146893) @2015

Authors: Mindy J. Spiehs, Kristin E. Hales, Bryan L. Woodbury

Keywords: Beef, feedlot, odor, volatile organic compounds, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, zilpaterol hydrochloride

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Paper # 152147184 The Rice Production Situation and Mechanization Level in the North Region of Thailand: Chiang Rai Province

Citation: Paper number 152147184, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152147184) @2015

Authors: Phakwipha - Sutthiwaree, Minli - Yang

Keywords: Rice, Mechanization level, Thailand, Chiang rai, .

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Paper # 152147654 Conducting Unmanned Aircraft Flight Operations Under Federal Aviation Administration Regulations

Citation: Paper number 152147654, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152147654) @2015

Authors: Wayne E. Woldt, Eric W. Frew, Maciej Stachura, Jacob Smith, James Mack

Keywords: Aircraft, Precision Agriculture, Aerial, Regulations, Rules

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Paper # 152148814 Optimization of Polygonum cuspidatum drying for the retention of primary effective composition

Citation: Paper number 152148814, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152148814) @2015

Authors: WANXIU XU, Zhenfeng Li, Feihu Song, Jing Li, Hongjie Pu

Keywords: Drying; Evaluation; Medical plants; Temperature; Compounds

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Paper # 152150680 Detecting Marssonina Blotch Using Hyperspectral Imaging and Hierarchical Clustering

Citation: Paper number 152150680, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152150680) @2015

Authors: Brianna B Posadas, Won Suk Lee, Youngki Hong, Sangcheol Kim

Keywords: apples, Asia, hyperspectral imagery, near-infrared reflectance, spectral analysis.

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Paper # 152150720 A method for testing automatic spray boom height control systems

Citation: Paper number 152150720, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152150720) @2015

Authors: Andreas Herbst, Hans-Jürgen Osteroth, Werner Fleer, Hartje Stendel

Keywords: Spraying equipment, spray boom, automatic control, boom height, testing

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Paper # 152151639 Design and Experimental Research of a Rice Precision Seeder for Plug Seedlings

Citation: Paper number 152151639, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152151639) @2015

Authors: Cailing Liu, Xujian Wang, Yali Wang

Keywords: rice, precision seeder, design, virtual simulation, test

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Paper # 152152003 Impact Based Odor Control System

Citation: Paper number 152152003, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152152003) @2015

Authors: Brett C Ramirez, Steven J Hoff

Keywords: swine, odor abatement, ventilation, biofilter, building

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Paper # 152152494 Development of High-Throughput Field Phenotyping System Using Imagery from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Citation: Paper number 152152494, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152152494) @2015

Authors: Ryo Sugiura, Atsushi Itoh, Kentaro Nishiwaki, Noriyuki Murakami, Yukinori Shibuya, Masayuki Hirafuji, Stephen Nuske

Keywords: phenotyping, unmanned aerial vehicle, aerial imagery, image processing.

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Paper # 152152501 Broiler House Litter Sampling: The Final Frontier

Citation: Paper number 152152501, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152152501) @2015

Authors: Dana M Miles, John P Brooks, Dennis E. Rowe, Philip A. Moore, Jr., Jeff D. Evans, Johnie N. Jenkins

Keywords: Broiler, Emissions, Gas Flux, Litter, Nutrients.

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Paper # 152152644 BASIN OF VAPOTRANSPIRATION: TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER AND FOOD PRODUCTIONS

Citation: Paper number 152152644, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152152644) @2015

Authors: Amboko Muhiwa Benjamin, Antonio Carlos Neri, Francisco Carlos Gomes, Gilmar Tavares

Keywords: ecological,sanitation,contamination,biofertilizer

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Paper # 152155176 A Cooperative Method for Detemination of Aflatoxin B1 in Tea by Immunoaffinity Column Purification and HPLC-FLD with Post-Column Photochemical Derivatization

Citation: Paper number 152155176, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152155176) @2015

Authors: Kai Peng, Meisheng Jiang, Xiong Kang, Kai Yang, Shunxi Wang, Cailing Liu

Keywords: tea, aflatoxin B1, HPLC-FLD, immunoaffinity column, photochemical derivatization

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Paper # 152155506 Optimization of Process Parameters for Microwave Sterilization of Maize Based on Response Surface Methodology

Citation: Paper number 152155506, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152155506) @2015

Authors: Kai Peng, Meisheng Jiang, Li Li, Zhinan Zhu, Cailing Liu, Shunxi Wang

Keywords: maize, mold, microwave sterilization, process parameters, RSM

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Paper # 152155561_ Research Progress of Automated Seedling Transplanter in Greenhouse

Citation: Paper number 152155561_, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152155561) @2015

Authors: Junhua Tong, Huanyu Jiang, Chuanyu Wu, Gaohong Yu, Zhuohua Jiang

Keywords: Automated transplanter, Seedling, End-effector, Leaf area, Path optimization.

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Paper # 152155836 Analysis of Tuber Storage Techniques in Africa: A Review

Citation: Paper number 152155836, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152155836) @2015

Authors: Kevin N Nwaigwe, Victor C Okafor, Gladys U Asonye, Joseph C Nwokocha

Keywords: Storage, Tubers, Techniques, Africa, Agricultural Financing, Traditional Methods.

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Paper # 152156125 Numerical optimum design of new fuel injection igniter

Citation: Paper number 152156125, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152156125) @2015

Authors: Meisheng Jiang, Kai Peng, Xiaolei Huo, Hao Liu, Shunxi Wang, Cailing Liu

Keywords: prairie fire, igniter, numerical simulation, impeller, spraying, Fluent

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Paper # 152156396 Pipeflow Experiments to Quantify Pore-Water Pressure Buildup due to Pipe Clogging

Citation: Paper number 152156396, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152156396) @2015

Authors: Mikayla M Wanger, Garey A Fox, Glenn V Wilson

Keywords: Gully erosion, hillslope stability, internal erosion, landscape failures, landslides, macropores, soil erodibility, soil piping.

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Paper # 152156408 Nutrient Removal from Agricultural Subsurface Drainage Using Denitrification Bioreactors and Phosphate Adsorbents

Citation: Paper number 152156408, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152156408) @2015

Authors: Morgan W. Salo, Guanghui Hua, Christopher Schmit, Christopher Hay

Keywords: Agriculture Drainage, Nitrate removal, Bioreactors, Denitrification, Woodchips, Phosphate removal, adsorption, Steel by-products

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Paper # 152156630 Project Based Learning: Integration across Agricultural Systems Technology Courses

Citation: Paper number 152156630, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152156630) @2015

Authors: Michael L Pate, F. Richard Beard, Bruce Miller, Rhonda Miller, Royce Hatch, Kelsey Hall

Keywords: curriculum, education, student, problems, systems

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Paper # 152157706 Adaptability of Chopper Harvester in Harvesting Sugarcane, Energy Cane, and Banagrass

Citation: Paper number 152157706, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152157706) @2015

Authors: Shaochun Ma, Patrick A. Scharf, Manoj Karkee, Qin Zhang

Keywords: energy crop; chopper harvester; adaptability; stubble leaning angles; off-track errors; biomass recovery rate; field efficiency

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Paper # 152158372 Detection of cherry tree branches for automated shake-and-catch harvesting

Citation: Paper number 152158372, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152158372) @2015

Authors: Suraj Amatya, Manoj Karkee

Keywords: Branch detection, cherries, automated harvesting, image processing, Bayesian classification

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Paper # 152158648 Kinematics and Dynamics of a Fruit Picking Robotic Manipulator

Citation: Paper number 152158648, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152158648) @2015

Authors: Jiaying Zhang, John K. Schueller

Keywords: Kinematics, dynamics, fruit harvesting, robots, manipulators, GUI, MATLAB.

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Paper # 152160026 Moisture Content and Bulk Density Prediction Using Dielectric Properties for Switchgrass and Corn Stover

Citation: Paper number 152160026, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152160026) @2015

Authors: Augusto CM Souza, Stuart Birrell, Brian Steward, Safal Kshetri

Keywords: Dielectric properties, permittivity, dielectric constant, loss factor, switchgrass, corn stover.

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Paper # 152161344 Comparison of greenhouse cooling effect based on different Roof sprinkling flow in subtropical area

Citation: Paper number 152161344, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152161344) @2015

Authors: Yanhua Liu, Qinglin Meng, Shengping Lyu, Sai Xu

Keywords: Greenhouse, Subtropical area, Sprinkling, Cooling, Flow

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Paper # 152161447 Field Comparison of TSI DustTrak PM Monitor with Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM)

Citation: Paper number 152161447, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152161447) @2015

Authors: Xufei Yang, Hong Li, Chen Zhang

Keywords: Mie scattering; PM10; mass concentration; TEOM; DustTrak.

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Paper # 152161765 Design of a shaking jujube harvest device which has the function of classification

Citation: Paper number 152161765, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152161765) @2015

Authors: Shuai Li, Guanghui Wang, Decheng Wang, Xiaoming Zhang, Lei Guo, Yong Yu

Keywords: Jujube, harvest, classification, design

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Paper # 152162359 Administration of Team-Based Senior Capstone Course: Lessons Learned and Future Challenges

Citation: Paper number 152162359, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152162359) @2015

Authors: Gretchen A Mosher

Keywords: Curriculum, Education, Teamwork, Undergraduate, Senior capstone

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Paper # 152162399 Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy to Discriminate among Water Contamination Levelsin Diesel Engine Oil

Citation: Paper number 152162399, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152162399) @2015

Authors: Ali Mazin Abdul-Munaim, Marco Reuter, Oday Mazin Abdulmunem, Dennis G. Watson, Martin Koch

Keywords: diesel, engine oil, terahertz spectroscopy, water contamination

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Paper # 152162614 Oxygen gasification and its syngas upgrading in a fluidized-bed reactor using sand mixed dairy manure

Citation: Paper number 152162614, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152162614) @2015

Authors: Hyungseok Nam, Amado L. Maglinao, Sergio C. Capareda

Keywords: Oxygen gasification, dairy manure wastes, thermochemical conversion

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Paper # 152162792 Mentoring East Asian Women Scientists and Engineers

Citation: Paper number 152162792, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152162792) @2015

Authors: Karen M. Mancl, Katrina June Lee

Keywords: Minority, model, planning, work-life.

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Paper # 152163051 The AgroEcoSystem-Watershed (AgES-W) Model: Overview and Application to Experimental Watersheds

Citation: Paper number 152163051, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152163051) @2015

Authors: James C. Ascough II, Timothy R. Green, Olaf David, Holm Kipka, Gregory S. McMaster, Nathan P. Lighthart

Keywords: Water Quality, Model, Streamflow, Watershed, Model validation, Nitrogen.

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Paper # 152163658 Development of a Charcoal Slurry for Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines

Citation: Paper number 152163658, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152163658) @2015

Authors: John M Long, Michael D Boyette

Keywords: Thermochemical conversion, carbon, slurries, biofuels, solid, charcoal, diesel, biomass

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Paper # 152164303 Pyrolysis of Bioenergy Crops (Switchgrass and Miscanthus) Grown on Reclaimed Mining Land in West Virginia

Citation: Paper number 152164303, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152164303) @2015

Authors: Oluwatosin Jerry Oginni, Kaushlendra Singh

Keywords: Pyrolysis, bio-oil, biochar, product yield, switchgrass, miscanthus.

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Paper # 152165157 Effect of high pressure on destruction kinetics of Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) in cucumber juice

Citation: Paper number 152165157, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152165157) @2015

Authors: Lingyan Ge, Yong Yu, Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy, Chunfang Wang, Songming Zhu

Keywords: Pressure, E. coli , Kinetics, Cucumber, Juice

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Paper # 152167504 A hierarchical approach of apple identification for robotic harvesting

Citation: Paper number 152167504, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152167504) @2015

Authors: Abhisesh Silwal, Manoj Karkee, Qin Zhang

Keywords: apple harvesting, hierarchical fruit identification, Circular Hough Transformation, over-the-row platform, blob analysis

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Paper # 152167800 Isolate protein peptides from defatted Camelina and Canola meals

Citation: Paper number 152167800, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152167800) @2015

Authors: Shouyun Cheng, Lin Wei, Xianhui Zhao, Yu Shen, Yong Yu, Linhong Jing

Keywords: Protein, peptide, oilseed meal, Alcalase, hydrolysis

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Paper # 152168828 Prediction of Meat Spectral Signatures in the Near Infrared Region Using Optical Properties of Main Chromophores

Citation: Paper number 152168828, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152168828) @2015

Authors: Gamal ElMasry, Shegiki Nakauchi

Keywords: Optical properties, absorbance, scattering, near infrared spectroscopy, hyperspectral imaging.

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Paper # 152169254 Study on selected pelleting properties of different wheat varieties based on the principal component and cluster analysis

Citation: Paper number 152169254, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152169254) @2015

Authors: Dandan Kong, Hongying Wang, Jie Yang, Xiao Chen, Fei Peng, Tengfei Li

Keywords: Wheat, Pelleting properties, Variable coefficient, Principal component analysis, Cluster analysis

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Paper # 152170604 Site-specific Relationship between Corn Population and Yield

Citation: Paper number 152170604, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152170604) @2015

Authors: Earl D Vories, Kenneth A Sudduth, William E (Gene) Stevens, Scott T Drummond, Matthew D Rhine

Keywords: Corn, seeding rate, population, precision agriculture, site specific management.

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Paper # 152170836 Batch anaerobic digestion of five different livestock manures: Biogas productivity and fertilizer composition

Citation: Paper number 152170836, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152170836) @2015

Authors: Gopi Krishna Kafle, Lide Chen

Keywords: Anaerobic digestion, Manures, Fertilizers, Chemical composition

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Paper # 152171852 Field Measurement of Carbon Dioxide, Methane and Nitrous oxide Emissions from Manure Stockpile and Open Exercise Yard of a Typical Dairy Farm in China by Chamber Technique

Citation: Paper number 152171852, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152171852) @2015

Authors: Luyu Ding, Qikun Lu, Lina Xie, Jie Liu, Wei Cao, Zhengxiang Shi, Baoming Li, Shixi Ren, Chaoyuan Wang, Guoqiang Zhang

Keywords: greenhouse gas emissions, dairy cow, exercise yard, manure stockpile

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Paper # 152172138 Airflow characteristics in a pig house with partial pit ventilation system: an experimental chamber study

Citation: Paper number 152172138, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152172138) @2015

Authors: Chao Zong, Hao Li, Guoqiang Zhang

Keywords: partial pit ventilation system, airflow, ventilation rate, floor type

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Paper # 152173829 MORTALITY OF LAYING HENS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IN AN ACCLIMATED SHED AND IN A NON- ACCLIMATED ONE

Citation: Paper number 152173829, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152173829) @2015

Authors: Danilo Florentino Pereira, Vanessa Kodaira, Leda Gobbo Bueno de Freitas, Nilce Maria Soares, Douglas D’Alessandro Salgado, Ana Laura Januário Lelis

Keywords: animal welfare, poultry housing, heat stress, monitoring.

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Paper # 152175379 Effects of Standard k-e and LES Turbulence Models on a Full Scale Numerical CFD Simulation for a Naturally Ventilated Pig Barn Prototype

Citation: Paper number 152175379, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152175379) @2015

Authors: Luciano B. Mendes, Gerlinde De Vogeleer, Philippe Van Overbeke, Peter Demeyer, Jan G. Pieters

Keywords: Air motion patterns modeling, air flow, experiment, wind, livestock, CFD modeling.

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Paper # 152175524 Study on Optimum Economic shift Law of Automated Mechanical Transmission

Citation: Paper number 152175524, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152175524) @2015

Authors: Dongxiang YAN, Fachao JIANG, Jingjing QU, Yankun PENG

Keywords: transmission, control strategy, engines, fuel consumption, control.

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Paper # 152175631 Portable MEMS GC System for Early Detection of Armillaria Fungi

Citation: Paper number 152175631, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152175631) @2015

Authors: Milad Navaei, Peter J Hesketh, Jean-Marie D Dimandja, x Song, K. Schoenwald, A. Mahdavifa, P. J. Hesketh, G. McMurray

Keywords: MEMS, Gas chromatography, Armillaria fungus, TCD sensor, Portable

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Paper # 152176002 EFFECTS OF IRRIGATION WATER SALINITY ON TOMATO PRODUCTION UNDER PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT1

Citation: Paper number 152176002, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152176002) @2015

Authors: Jacinto Assunção Carvalho, Miguel Augusto Viol, Elvis Castro Lima, Fátima Conceição Rezende, Luiz Antônio Gomes

Keywords: Tomato, marketable production, saline water, environment protected.

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Paper # 152176190 Low-cost treatment of meat processing wastewater with a sand/gravel bioreactor system

Citation: Paper number 152176190, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152176190) @2015

Authors: Karen M Mancl, Ryan Kopp, Olli H Tuovinen

Keywords: ammonia, CBOD5, total suspended solids, fat, oil, grease, turkeys.

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Paper # 152176482 Predicted Influence of Eastern Redcedar Removal on Water Quantity and Quality Using the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP)

Citation: Paper number 152176482, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152176482) @2015

Authors: Whitney A Lisenbee, Garey Fox, Chris Zou, Dan Storm, Chad Penn, Elaine Stebler, Aaron Mittelstet

Keywords: Biofuel feedstock, J. virginiana, water yield, water quality, WEPP

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Paper # 152176505 Estimating Streambank Phosphorus Loads: How much Phosphorus Do Streambanks Contribute at the Watershed Scale?

Citation: Paper number 152176505, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152176505) @2015

Authors: Rebecca A Purvis, Garey A Fox, Chad J Penn, Daniel E Storm

Keywords: best mangement practices, phosphorus, riparian buffer system, streambank erosion.

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Paper # 152176663 Postharvest Losses due to Harvesting Operations in Developing Countries: A Review

Citation: Paper number 152176663, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152176663) @2015

Authors: Marvin R Paulsen, Prasanta K Kalita, Kent D Rausch

Keywords: Postharvest losses, harvesting losses, harvesting, combine harvesters, losses, threshing, cutting, cleaning, grain, oilseeds, soybeans, rice, wheat, maize, cowpeas, chickpeas, millets, developing countries

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Paper # 152177028 Impact of Sugarcane Fallow Management Strategies on Water Quality and Plant Yield

Citation: Paper number 152177028, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152177028) @2015

Authors: Richard L. Bengtson, Kenneth Gravois

Keywords: sugarcane, soil erosion, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium

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Paper # 152177429 Commissioning of a Novel Animal Thermal Environment Replication and Measurement System

Citation: Paper number 152177429, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152177429) @2015

Authors: Brett C. Ramirez, Steven J. Hoff, Yun Gao, Jay D. Harmon

Keywords: black globe, environment, livestock, thermal, radiation.

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Paper # 152178895 Experience using active learning to flip a required writing-intensive process control and instrumentation course

Citation: Paper number 152178895, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152178895) @2015

Authors: K A Janni

Keywords: Instrumentation, Process Control, Teaching, Flipped course, Active learning, Videos

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Paper # 152179410 RECHARGING INJECTION WELLS WITH FRESHWATER IN FORMING HYDRAULIC BARRIER TO HALT SALTWATER LANDWARDS

Citation: Paper number 152179410, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152179410) @2015

Authors: Lorcelie Bareng Taclan, Ireneo C. Agulto, Emson Yanit Taclan, Leo C Arit, Erlinda Abuel, Enoch Caryl B Taclan

Keywords: agricultural engineering, saltwater intrusion, water quality, coastal aquifer system

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Paper # 152179891 Application of Automatic Air Inflation Deflation Control System on a Manure Tanker to Prevent Excessive Soil Compaction

Citation: Paper number 152179891, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152179891) @2015

Authors: Ahmad AH Mohsenimanesh, Claude CL Laguë

Keywords: Soil Compaction Management, Automatic Air Inflation Deflation, Manure Tanker, Tire Footprint, Rut Depth, Rut Width, Cone Index.

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Paper # 152179900 Effect of microwave-vacuum drying of germinated lentils on antioxidant activity and potential glycaemic index

Citation: Paper number 152179900, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152179900) @2015

Authors: Robbarts Nongmaithem, Venkatesh Meda

Keywords: lentils, germination, microwave, antioxidant activity, glycaemic index

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Paper # 152179904 Monitoring of a forage harvester using multiple sensor fusion

Citation: Paper number 152179904, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152179904) @2015

Authors: Ahmad AH Mohsenimanesh, Philippe PH Nieuwenhof, Dan DA Necsulescu, Claude CL Laguë

Keywords: Hydraulic power transmission system, Mass-flow technology, Multiple sensor fusion, Precision agriculture.

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Paper # 152180215 Performance Evaluation of Locally Fabricated Hammer Mills in Rural Uganda: Crafting a Test Protocol

Citation: Paper number 152180215, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152180215) @2015

Authors: Robert Mugabi, Curtis L. Weller, Y. B. Byaruhanga

Keywords: Hammermill, milling

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Paper # 152180386 Defining Landscape Ecological Function with the use of Hydrodynamic Vectors

Citation: Paper number 152180386, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152180386) @2015

Authors: Richard A. Weber

Keywords: Hydrology, ecology, soil physics, hydrologic cycle, watershed

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Paper # 152180505 Development of erosion control seed mixtures for West Virginia

Citation: Paper number 152180505, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152180505) @2015

Authors: L. C. Hopkinson, G. A. Hilvers, E. M. Davis

Keywords: Erosion control, roadside, reclamation, vegetation, construction. .

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Paper # 152180618 Field evaluation of a method to conserve coffee during its commercialization at high moisture content

Citation: Paper number 152180618, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152180618) @2015

Authors: CARLOS E. OLIVEROS-TASCÓN, CESAR A. RAMIREZ-GOMEZ, Andrés F. TRUJILLO-COSME

Keywords: coffee, ozone, quality, marketing, preservation.

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Paper # 152180739 Design and Performance Evaluation of Upgraded Portable Monitoring Units for Barn Air Quality

Citation: Paper number 152180739, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152180739) @2015

Authors: Boyu Ji, Richard S Gates, Weichao Zheng, Tony E Grift, Angela R. Green, Kenneth W. Koelkebeck

Keywords: emission, concentration, ammonia, carbon dioxide, air quality

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Paper # 152180746 Storage time identification of kiwi fruit based on electronic nose and physical characteristic combination

Citation: Paper number 152180746, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152180746) @2015

Authors: Sai Xu, Huazhong Lu, Enli Lu

Keywords: Kiwi fruit, Multi-source information fusion, Electronic nose, Physical characteristic, Classification and identification

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Paper # 152180882 Studies of Power Farming Systems of Welsh Onion Cultivation (Part 1) -Optimization of chain pot connection-

Citation: Paper number 152180882, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152180882) @2015

Authors: Tomomi Otake, Hayato Shindo, Mitsuhiko Katahira, Motoyasu Natsuga

Keywords: Welsh onion, chain pot, connection, break force, pull force

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Paper # 152180910 Impact of Mill Type on Biomass Mill Behavior

Citation: Paper number 152180910, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152180910) @2015

Authors: Orla S A Williams, Carol N Eastwick, Edward Lester, Donald Giddings, Stephen Lormor

Keywords: Wood pellets, miscanthus pellets, olive cake, thermally treated pellets, size reduction, biomass comminution energy, Rosin-Rammler equation, particle shape, digital imaging

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Paper # 152180982 Impact of subsurface drainage management and organic manure and chemical fertilizer on nutrient loss

Citation: Paper number 152180982, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152180982) @2015

Authors: C S Tan, T Q Zhang, Z M Zheng

Keywords: Nitrate, controlled drainage/sub-irrigation, manure, fertilizer

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Paper # 152181098 Briquetting of wheat, barley, canola and oat straw

Citation: Paper number 152181098, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181098) @2015

Authors: Lei Guo, Lope G. Tabil, Decheng Wang, Guanghui Wang

Keywords: Straw, briquetting, durability, energy consumption, throughput.

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Paper # 152181190 Citrus black spot detection based on selected wavelengths using hyperspectral images

Citation: Paper number 152181190, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181190) @2015

Authors: Chuanyuan Zhao, Won Suk Lee, Dongjian He

Keywords: Citrus black spot, Feature ranking, Hyperspectral imaging, Principal components analysis, Wavelengths selection.

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Paper # 152181254 3D reconstruction of citrus tree canopy using multiple view stereo vision

Citation: Paper number 152181254, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181254) @2015

Authors: Zhijiang Ni, Thomas F. Burks

Keywords: Stereo Cameras, Stereo SFM, SBA, 3D reconstruction

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Paper # 152181276 Bureau of Reclamation use of Erosion-Modeling Innovations from ARS-Stillwater

Citation: Paper number 152181276, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181276) @2015

Authors: Tony L Wahl

Keywords: Erosion, erodibility, embankments, dams, spillways, hydraulic modeling, dam breach, overtopping protection, riprap

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Paper # 152181293 Agronomy Based Crop Production System

Citation: Paper number 152181293, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181293) @2015

Authors: Niels Dybro

Keywords: Crop production system, precision farming, autonomous vehicle, mechanical weeding, scouting robot, crop health sensing system.

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Paper # 152181312 Spectral band selection to design a low cost sensor for citrus black spot disease detection

Citation: Paper number 152181312, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181312) @2015

Authors: Alireza Pourreza, Won Suk Lee, Rebekah Combs, Pamela Roberts, Mark A Ritenour

Keywords: Black spot, citrus, disease, machine vision, spectral analysis

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Paper # 152181344 A Computer-aided Operations System to Optimize Woody Biomass Feedstock Storage and Transportation

Citation: Paper number 152181344, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181344) @2015

Authors: Yingqian Lin, Fei Pan, Ajit Srivastava

Keywords: Woody biomass supply chain, Bioenergy, Cost minimization, Simulation model

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Paper # 152181371 Plant Recognition through the Fusion of 2D and 3D Images for Robotic Weeding

Citation: Paper number 152181371, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181371) @2015

Authors: Jingyao Gai, Lie Tang, Brian Steward

Keywords: Robotic weeding, computer vision, sensor fusion

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Paper # 152181402 Impacts of Road Design on Sediment Generation

Citation: Paper number 152181402, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181402) @2016

Authors: William J Elliot, Liang Wei, John C Imhoff, Randy B Foltz, Victoria E Nystrom

Keywords: Road Design, Erosion, WEPP

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Paper # 152181419 Simulation and validation of radio frequency heating with conveyor movement

Citation: Paper number 152181419, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181419) @2015

Authors: Long Chen, Shaojin Wang

Keywords: RF heating; Wheat; Computer simulation; Movement; Top electrode; Heating uniformity

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Paper # 152181632 Binary Power Generation Using Composting Fermentation Heat as Heat Source

Citation: Paper number 152181632, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181632) @2015

Authors: Yoichiro Kojima, Yuichi Iitaka, Yohei Nishi, Masaru Nakanishi, Koichi Amaha, Yoshiyuki Abe, Satoshi Endo

Keywords: power generation, composting, animal wastes, energy recovery, heat conservation, dairy farming

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Paper # 152181705 Longevity of Polyacrylamide for Turbidity Reduction of Simulated Stormwater Runoff

Citation: Paper number 152181705, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181705) @2015

Authors: Jacob Burkey, Charles V Privette, III, Calvin B Sawyer, John C Hayes

Keywords: Turbidity, stormwater, erosion, sediment, flocculation, PAM, construction sites.

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Paper # 152181741 Atmospheric Gene Flow from Herbicide-resistant Horseweed Outcrossing

Citation: Paper number 152181741, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181741) @2015

Authors: Meilan Qi, Haiyan Huang, Rongjian Ye, Xiangzhen Li, David R Miller, David W DuBois, Junming Wang, Charles Neal Stewart

Keywords: Gene flow, herbicide resistance, horseweed, modeling, pollen dispersion

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Paper # 152181748 Autonomous System for Pest Bird Control in Specialty Crops using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Citation: Paper number 152181748, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181748) @2015

Authors: Yiannis Ampatzidis, Joshua Ward, Omar Samara

Keywords: Specialty Crops, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Methyl Anthranilate (MA), Bird Control, Ground Sensor Network (GSN), Cloud Based Software (CBS), Arduino, Xbee Wireless Module, Integrated Pest Management, Precision Agriculture, Bird Control

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Paper # 152181806 Predicting hydrologic response at the landscape scale when streams are included in valley-fill design

Citation: Paper number 152181806, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181806) @2015

Authors: Leslie C Hopkinson, Alison E Sears

Keywords: Hydrologic modeling, HSPF, Geomorphic reclamation

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Paper # 152181829 Simulated performance of evapotranspiration-based irrigation controllers using soil water balance models

Citation: Paper number 152181829, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181829) @2015

Authors: Stacia L. Davis, Michael D. Dukes

Keywords: Adequacy, efficiency, irrigation, soil water balance, WaterSense.

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Paper # 152181831 Assessment of the Predicted Biomass Production in the Billion Study Update

Citation: Paper number 152181831, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181831) @2015

Authors: Daniela Sofia Gonzales, Stephen W. Searcy, Laurence M. Eaton

Keywords: Biomass, Billion, Ton, Study, Perennial, grasses, Switchgrass

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Paper # 152181843 Detection of apple Marssonina blotch disease using hyperspectral imaging

Citation: Paper number 152181843, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181843) @2015

Authors: Mubarakat Shuaibu, Won Suk Lee, Young Ki Hong, Sangcheol Kim

Keywords: Apple, Diagnosis, Hyperspectral, Marssonina blotch, Reflectance, Spectroradiometer.

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Paper # 152181863 Machine vision system for early yield estimation of citrus in a site-specific manner

Citation: Paper number 152181863, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181863) @2015

Authors: Daeun Choi, Won Suk Lee, Reza Ehsani, John K. Schueller, Fritz Roka

Keywords: Green citrus detection, Image processing, Kinect sensor, Machine learning, Precision agriculture, RGBD image, Yield forecasting

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Paper # 152181983 Artificial Neural Networks and Support Vector Machines: Contrast Study for Groundwater Level Prediction.

Citation: Paper number 152181983, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152181983) @2015

Authors: Sandra M Guzman, Joel O Paz, Mary Love M Tagert, Andrew Mercer

Keywords: Neural networks, support vector machine, support vector regression, forecasting, groundwater, irrigation, water efficiency and modeling Introduction

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Paper # 152182031 Measuring Surface Wind Velocity Changes

Citation: Paper number 152182031, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152182031) @2015

Authors: M W Schramm, H M Hanna, M J Darr, S J Hoff, B L Steward

Keywords: sprayers, spray drift, data collection, wind effects, turbulence, simulation parameters

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Paper # 152182117 Development of a DSP based control system for a parallel high-quality tea plucking robot

Citation: Paper number 152182117, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152182117) @2015

Authors: Nan Li, Yong Chen, Yeyin Shi, Feng Gao, Jun Che, Jun Chen

Keywords: Tea-plucking robot, delta parallel mechanism, inverse kinematics, tea flushes recognition, DSP control

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Paper # 152182407 Recurrent Neural Network for forecasting water quality parameters: Sensitivity Analysis

Citation: Paper number 152182407, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152182407) @2015

Authors: Natalia V. Shim, Ernest W. Tollner

Keywords: Sensitivity Analysis, Recurrent Neural Network, Dynamic Modeling, Forecasting, Water quality, Runoff, Windrow Composting Pad.

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Paper # 152182418 Storage stability of pistachios as influenced by radio frequency treatments for postharvest disinfestations

Citation: Paper number 152182418, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152182418) @2015

Authors: Bo Ling, Shaojin Wang

Keywords: Pistachio; Radio frequency; Thermal treatment; Disinfestations; Storage stability

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Paper # 152182441 Evaluation of a custom residue manager to manage cover crops and its effects on cotton population and yield in a no till system

Citation: Paper number 152182441, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152182441) @2015

Authors: Ted S Kornecki, H Allen Torbert, Stephen A Prior

Keywords: Cover crop, row cleaner, residue manager, cottonseed, no-till system.

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Paper # 152182471 Humic Manure Additive Reduces Odor from Pennsylvania Swine Finishing Operation

Citation: Paper number 152182471, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152182471) @2015

Authors: Eileen Elizabeth Fabian-Wheeler, Robin C. Brandt, Michael L Hile, Robert E. Mikesell

Keywords: Odor, olfactometer, field study, manure pit additive, amendment, swine, hog, humic material.

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Paper # 152182493 Reducing Odor Emissions Using Subsurface Litter Application Technology

Citation: Paper number 152182493, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152182493) @2015

Authors: Michael L Hile, Robin C. Brandt, Arthur L. Allen, Eileen Fabian-Wheeler

Keywords: Odor abatement, litter, poultry, turkey, land application, olfactometry, manure injection, Subsurfer, field olfactometer

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Paper # 152182505 CCAFS Regional Agricultural Forecasting Toolbox (CRAFT): software for forecasting of crop production, risk analysis and climate change impact studies

Citation: Paper number 152182505, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152182505) @2015

Authors: Vakhtang Shelia, Vaishali Sharda, James Hansen, Cheryl Porter, Meng Zheng, Pramod Aggarwal, Gerrit Hoogenboom

Keywords: DSSAT, Crop Models, Decision Support, software, AGMIP, Simulation, forecasting

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Paper # 152182514 Gypsum Bedding Impact on Operator Exposure to Hydrogen Sulfide from Dairy Manure Storages

Citation: Paper number 152182514, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152182514) @2015

Authors: Eileen Fabian-Wheeler, , Michael L. Hile, Robin C. Brandt

Keywords: Hydrogen sulfide, safety, manure storage, gypsum bedding, air quality, instruments, dairy, H2S.

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Paper # 152182612 Catalytic cracking of carinata oil for hydrocarbon biofuel over Zn/Na-ZSM-5

Citation: Paper number 152182612, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152182612) @2015

Authors: Xianhui Zhao, Lin Wei, Shouyun Cheng, Yong Yu, James Julson

Keywords: . Catalytic cracking; carinata oil; hydrocarbon biofuel; Zn/Na-ZSM-5; distillation residual

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Paper # 152182667 Design and Use of an Apparatus to Teach Theory of Ventilation Inlets for Agricultural Structures

Citation: Paper number 152182667, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152182667) @2015

Authors: John P. Chastain, Hunter . F Massey

Keywords: Ventilation, inlets, education, student learning

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Paper # 152182687 Evaluation of multi-row covers and support structure for cantaloupe and summer squash

Citation: Paper number 152182687, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152182687) @2015

Authors: H. Mark Hanna, Brandon L. Carlson, Brian L. Steward, Kurt A. Rosentrater

Keywords: Cucurbit, disease, horticulture, insects, supports, tunnels.

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Paper # 152182705 A multi-year simulation study of optimal and sub-optimal irrigation of maize in Kansas

Citation: Paper number 152182705, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152182705) @2015

Authors: Raphael Linker, Ilya Ioslovich

Keywords: FIGARO, irrigation scheduling, optimization, weather forecasts

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Paper # 152182858 Current researches on precooling technology and equipment for fruits and vegetables in china

Citation: Paper number 152182858, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152182858) @2015

Authors: Shengping Lyu, Enli Lyu, Huazhong Lu, Sizhen Fang

Keywords: Fruits and vegetables, Hydro precooling, Air precooling, Vacuum precooling, Precooling equipment

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Paper # 152182919 Defining Predevelopment Hydrologic Reference Conditions in North Carolina, USA: Preliminary Results

Citation: Paper number 152182919, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152182919) @2015

Authors: Charles C Stillwell, Jonathan L Page, William F Hunt

Keywords: Low impact development, best management practices, stormwater, urban hydrology.

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Paper # 152183106 An Iterative Learning PID Controller and its Application to a Terrain Simulator

Citation: Paper number 152183106, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152183106) @2015

Authors: Y Cao, C Bigsby, J Griffith, J Schnaider, D Chen

Keywords: Spray Boom, Terrain, Control

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Paper # 152183139 Simulation and experiment of yak dung pick up forklift

Citation: Paper number 152183139, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152183139) @2015

Authors: Chunxiao Gong, Guanghui Wang, Decheng Wang, Tengfei Li, Xiaoming Zhang

Keywords: Agricultural machinery, Animal wastes, Biomass, Simulation, Experiment.

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Paper # 152183158 Simulation Analysis and Design of Flight in a Triple-pass Drum Dryers of Organic Fertilizer Based on EDEM

Citation: Paper number 152183158, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152183158) @2015

Authors: XiaoMing Zhang, Guanghui Wang, DeCheng Wang, Hongxiang Shen, Tengfei Lei

Keywords: organic fertilizer, drum drying, triple-pass dryer, EDEM

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Paper # 152183283 Pre-conditioning of parboiled rice kernels with different concentrations of NaCl and KCl: Its microstructure and microwave puffing characteristics

Citation: Paper number 152183283, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152183283) @2015

Authors: SUSANTA KUMAR DAS, Musale Jitendra Rangnath, Kshirod Kumar Dash

Keywords: Rice, Puffing, Microwave puffing SEM, Micro-structure; Pre-conditioned rice.

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Paper # 152183523 The Applied Study on Energy Saving and Quality Protection Dryer for Fermented Soybean Meal as Feedstuff Protein

Citation: Paper number 152183523, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152183523) @2015

Authors: Zhongjie Zhang, Jun Yin, Zidan Wu, Zhihuai Mao, Yao Qu

Keywords: fermented soybean meal, feedstuff protein, Fluidized Bed Dryer (FBD)

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Paper # 152183562 Analysis of the Formation Mechanism of Partial Condensation for the Stored Grain in Steel Squat Silo

Citation: Paper number 152183562, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152183562) @2015

Authors: Jun Yin, Zidan Wu, Zhongjie Zhang, Tipeng Wang, Zhihuai Mao

Keywords: Condensation, Multi-fields coupling, Micro-airflow, Diffusion

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Paper # 152183585_______ Classification of the Varieties of Walnut Powder by Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Chemometrics

Citation: Paper number 152183585_______, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152183585) @2015

Authors: Jiyu Peng, Fei Liu, Chu Zhang, Keqiang Yu, Yong He, Lei Feng, Hui Fang

Keywords: varieties, walnut powder, classification, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, chemometrics.

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Paper # 152183775 Use of an UAV for Biomass Monitoring of Hairy Vetch

Citation: Paper number 152183775, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152183775) @2015

Authors: Heesup Yun, Hak-jin Kim, Kido Park, Kyungdo Lee, Sukyoung Hong

Keywords: Remote sensing, NDVI, ExG, RGB, NIR, Paddy field, Ground truth

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Paper # 152183776 Performance Assessment of Cooled Perch System for Heat Stress Trials in Egg Laying Production: Year 1

Citation: Paper number 152183776, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152183776) @2015

Authors: Yijie Xiong, Richard S. Gates, Jiaying Hu, Keller S.O. Rocha, Maja M. Makagon, Patricia Y. Hester, Heng-Wei Cheng

Keywords: Heat stress, heat transfer, egg production, instrumentation, and control

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Paper # 152183784 Design and optimization of end-effector for automatic plug seedling transplanter in greenhouses

Citation: Paper number 152183784, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152183784) @2015

Authors: Zhuohua Jiang, Yang Hu, Huanyu Jiang, Junhua Tong

Keywords: Automatic transplanter, end-effector, greenhouses, seedling plug.

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Paper # 152183788 Extrusion-assisted enzymatic hydrolysis extraction process of rice bran dietary fiber

Citation: Paper number 152183788, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152183788) @2015

Authors: Xu Wang, Yang Xu, Dong Liang, Xiangbo Yan, Huanru Shi, Yangzhi Sun

Keywords: Dietary fiber, Extrusion, Enzymatic hydrolysis, Physicochemical properties

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Paper # 152183817___ Influence of WC content on the wear resistance of plasma sprayed WC/Ni60 coatings

Citation: Paper number 152183817___, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152183817) @2015

Authors: Jing Liu, Gang Ling, Yang Xu, Wei Zhen Xia, Ming Jian Jian

Keywords: Plasma spraying; Ni-based coating; WC particles; wear resistance

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Paper # 152183859 Impact of uncertainties on lignocellulosic ethanol production

Citation: Paper number 152183859, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152183859) @2015

Authors: Sumit Kumar Verma, F. Fenila, Yogendra Shastri

Keywords: Acid pre-treatment, Enzyme hydrolysis, Stochastic simulation, Global sensitivity analysis, Ethanol.

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Paper # 152183878 The Design and Simulation of the Test Bench of A Disc Mower

Citation: Paper number 152183878, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152183878) @2015

Authors: Zhen Guo, Decheng Wang, Bei Wu, Guanghui Wang, Zhiqin Wang, Liangdong Liu, Tengfei Li

Keywords: simulation bench harvesting mowers modeling

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Paper # 152184119 Effect of different substrates on the growth and mechanical quality of cucumber plug transplants production

Citation: Paper number 152184119, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152184119) @2015

Authors: Luhua Han, Lei Yan, Hanping Mao, Jingyun Xu, Jianping Hu, Liu Yang

Keywords: Plug seedling, Substrates, Root lumps, Mechanical properties, TOPSIS.

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Paper # 152184161 Performance modeling and seed releasing characteristics of a corn planter metering unit using response surface methodology

Citation: Paper number 152184161, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152184161) @2015

Authors: Arzu - Yazgi, Randy K. Taylor, Hossein - Navid, Paul - Weckler

Keywords: Precision planting, corn, performance, mathematical modeling

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Paper # 152184188 The design of grassland soil-gashing and root-cutting machine with profiling mechanism

Citation: Paper number 152184188, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152184188) @2015

Authors: Li Li,, Guanghui Wang, Fang Liang, Decheng Wang, Liangdong Liu, Zhiqin Wang, Xiaoming Zhang, Lei Guo, Tengfei Li

Keywords: Grasslands, Roots, Optimization, Mechanism.

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Paper # 152184317 Automatic control system design of a low –temperature plasma test platform for seed processing

Citation: Paper number 152184317, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152184317) @2015

Authors: Ru Jia, Liangdong Liu, Decheng Wang, Changyong Shao, Guanghui Wang, Zhiqin Wang, Tengfei Li

Keywords: Cold plasma, test platform, PLC , control system

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Paper # 152184338 Tillage Optimization Using a Neural Network and Numerical Analysis

Citation: Paper number 152184338, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152184338) @2015

Authors: Elizabeth Frink, Daniel Flippo

Keywords: tillage systems, neural networks, optimization models.

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Paper # 152184469 A novel method for derivation of habitat scene of some important wetland ecosystem in China

Citation: Paper number 152184469, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152184469) @2015

Authors: Y.M. Chen, P. Lin, G.W. Hu, C.L. Gu, Z.L. Yao

Keywords: Wetland ecosystem; Derivation; Habitat scene; Optimal multi-resolution; Spatial Envelope; Logistic regression

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Paper # 152184612 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF WHOLE STILLAGE, THIN STILLAGE AND SYRUP

Citation: Paper number 152184612, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152184612) @2015

Authors: LU YANG, Kurt A Rosentrater

Keywords: Corn, Ethanol, whole stillage, thin stillage, syrup.

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Paper # 152184734 DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF HYDRO-SEPARATING COWPEA DEHULLER

Citation: Paper number 152184734 , 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152184734) @2015

Authors: Joshua O. Olaoye, Funke B. Olotu

Keywords: Cowpea Seed, Design, Fabrication, Dehuller/Separator, Performance.

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Paper # 152184759 Factors Influencing Feed Ingredient Flowability

Citation: Paper number 152184759, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152184759) @2015

Authors: Xin Jiang, Kurt Rosentrater

Keywords: Feeds, Moisture, Flow

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Paper # 152184801 Detection of Armillaria Root Rot Disease by Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds

Citation: Paper number 152184801, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152184801) @2015

Authors: Xiaojuan (Judy) Song, Tom Beckman, Harald Scherm, Olga Kemenova, Gary McMurray

Keywords: Plant diseases, Armillaria, Detection, Sensor, Gas chromatography, Mass spectrometer

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Paper # 152184825 Factors Affecting Cucurbit Production

Citation: Paper number 152184825, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152184825) @2015

Authors: Danielle N Polk, Kurt A Rosentrater, H Mark Hanna, Brian L Steward

Keywords: Cucumbers, melons, squash, cucurbit crops, row covers, horticultural crops.

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Paper # 152184984 Rapid determination of high heating value and elemental compositions of sorghum biomass using near-infrared spectroscopy

Citation: Paper number 152184984, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152184984) @2015

Authors: Ke Zhang, Ling Zhou, Michael Brady, Feng Xu, Jianming Yu, Donghai Wang

Keywords: sorghum; heating value; elemental composition analysis; near-infrared; chemometric analysis

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Paper # 152185015 Optimal Cotton Acreage Allocation for Machinery Complements under Weather Uncertainty

Citation: Paper number 152185015, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152185015) @2015

Authors: Terry Griffin, Ajay Sharda, Tyler Mark, Gregory Ibendahl, Michael J Buschermohle, Ed M. Barnes

Keywords: Cotton, economics, days suitable, DSFW, fieldwork, working rate, field capacity, weather, profitability.

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Paper # 152185384 Salmonella Typhimurium LT2 Decay in Poultry Carcasses During Thermophilic Digestion

Citation: Paper number 152185384, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152185384) @2015

Authors: Venkata K Vaddella, Pramod K Pandey, Wenlong Cao, Jun Shi

Keywords: Composting, Decay, Poultry carcasses, Salmonella

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Paper # 152185648 The Study of Extrusion Pretreatment on Rice Bran

Citation: Paper number 152185648, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152185648) @2015

Authors: Bo Xiang Yan, Huan Ru Shi, Yang Xu, Xu Wang, Zhi Yang Sun

Keywords: Rice Bran, Extrusion, Stabilization, Technological parameter, productivity

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Paper # 152185937 Spread and evaporation characteristics of droplets with surfactant on Eucalyptus leaves

Citation: Paper number 152185937, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152185937) @2015

Authors: Huan Lin, Linyun Xu, Xuesong Jiang, Haotian Zhang, Zhicheng Jia

Keywords: Eucalyptus, Surfactant, Wetted area, Evaporation time, Droplet, Contact characteristic.

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Paper # 152186296 Energy Saving Applications of Ground-Source Heat Pumps for Agricultural Applications

Citation: Paper number 152186296, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152186296) @2015

Authors: Matthew K Harper, Christopher Y Choi

Keywords: Geothermal energy, heat pumps, cost benefit analysis

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Paper # 152186386 Morphological Integration between Floral Petals for Sinnigia Speciosa

Citation: Paper number 152186386, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152186386) @2015

Authors: Cheng-chun Wang, Hao-Chun Hsu, Chun-Neng Wang, Yan-Fu Kuo

Keywords: Computed tomography, geometric morphometrics (GM), generalized Procrustes analysis (GPA), integration and modularity

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Paper # 152186400 Moisture content measurement in dried apple produce through visible wavelength hyperspectral imaging

Citation: Paper number 152186400, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152186400) @2015

Authors: Stuart Crichton, Barbara Sturm, Anya Hurlbert

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging, apples, moisture content, drying, image processing, PLSR.

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Paper # 152186792 Effects of Additives and Briquetting on the Calorific Values of Cassava Peels using Response Surface Methodology

Citation: Paper number 152186792, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152186792) @2015

Authors: UKACHI JULIUS ETOAMAIHE

Keywords: Briquets,cassava,peels,calorific,response,surface

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Paper # 152186959 Strategies to optimize a Two-Step Fed Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) System to Remove Nutrients from Swine Wastewater

Citation: Paper number 152186959, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152186959) @2015

Authors: Xiao Wu, Jun Zhu

Keywords: Two-step fed SBR, Operating parameters optimization, Swine manure nutrients removal, Response surface methodology

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Paper # 152186976 Hyperspectral Spectroscopy for Detection of Early Blight (Alternaria solani) Disease in Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Plants at Two Different Growth Stages

Citation: Paper number 152186976, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152186976) @2005

Authors: Daniel Atherton, Dennis G. Watson, M. Zhang, Z. Qin, X. Liu

Keywords: Remote Sensing, Early Blight, Spectroradiometer, Potato

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Paper # 152187078 Economic analysis of tomato production irrigated in protected environment1

Citation: Paper number 152187078, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187078) @2015

Authors: Miguel Augusto Viol, Jacinto Assunção Carvalho, Elvis Castro Lima, Fátima Conceição Rezende, André Lima Dourado

Keywords: irrigation management; tomato, production costs.

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Paper # 152187143 Microwave Moisture Measurements of Flowing Biomass

Citation: Paper number 152187143, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187143) @2015

Authors: Murat Sean McKeown, Samir Trabelsi, Ernest William Tollner

Keywords: dielectric constant, dielectric properties, microwave sensing, moisture content, biomass, pellets.

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Paper # 152187156 DEVELOPMENT OF A PROCESS USING PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNIQUES FOR SIMULTANEOUS APPLICATION OF FERTILIZER IN VARIABLE RATE SYSTEM

Citation: Paper number 152187156, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187156) @2015

Authors: Carlos Eduardo Silva Volpato, Murilo Machado De Barros, Fabio Moreira Da Silva

Keywords: agricultural machinery, application equipment, fertilizer distributors, precision agriculture, accuracy.

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Paper # 152187175 Justifying the Use of a Nonlinear Detachment Model for Cohesive Soil Erosion

Citation: Paper number 152187175, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187175) @2015

Authors: Kate Riis Klavon, Anish Khanal, Garey A Fox, Erin R Daly

Keywords: Cohesive Sediment, Erosion, Hole Erosion Test, Jet erosion test, Rill, Streambank

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Paper # 152187213 Production of tomato under water déficit1

Citation: Paper number 152187213, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187213) @2015

Authors: Miguel Augusto Viol, Jacinto Assunção Carvalho, Elvis Castro Lima, Fátima Conceição Rezende, Ricardo Wagner Mattos, José Luiz Moraes Rodrigues

Keywords: Lycopersicon esculentum, water tension, production fall.

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Paper # 152187337 An Update on an Airblast Spray Dispersion Model

Citation: Paper number 152187337, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187337) @2015

Authors: Peter Ako Larbi

Keywords: airblast sprayer, mathematical modeling, simulation, spray deposition, dispersion.

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Paper # 152187418 Innovations In Eye and Face Protection for Pesticide Applicators: The Selection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment

Citation: Paper number 152187418, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187418) @2015

Authors: F. Richard Beard, Michael L. Pate, Bruce E. Miller, Rhonda L. Miller

Keywords: Personal protective, pesticides, safety

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Paper # 152187499 The potential of big bluestem and other native grasses for bioethanol production

Citation: Paper number 152187499, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187499) @2015

Authors: Ke Zhang, Loretta C Johnson, P.V.Vara Prasad, Zhijian Pei, Wenqiao Yuan, Donghai Wang

Keywords: Big bluestem; Switchgrass; Miscanthus; CRP grass; Pretreatment; Ethanol fermentation

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Paper # 152187679 Hydrologic and Water Quality Analysis of a Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance (RSC) in the North Carolina Piedmont

Citation: Paper number 152187679, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187679) @2015

Authors: Kevin M. Koryto, William F. Hunt III, Jonathan L. Page

Keywords: erosion, nutrients, regenerative stormwater conveyance (RSC), runoff, sediment, stormwater management, stormwater control measure (SCM), urban hydrology.

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Paper # 152187779 Land identification and spatial distribution of biomass energy potential along Illinois state highways

Citation: Paper number 152187779, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187779) @2015

Authors: Sijie Shi, Wei-Ting Liao, Luis F Rodriguez, Tao Lin, Hans P Blaschek

Keywords: Biomass, highway right-of-way, GIS, land identification, NDVI

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Paper # 152187784 Characterizing Water Holding Capacity and Total Solids of Bedding-Manure Mixtures

Citation: Paper number 152187784, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187784) @2015

Authors: A. Kasimati, L. M. Pepple, M. Hayes, D. W. Shike, R. S. Gates

Keywords: Water holding capacity, bedding, manure-slurry, beef, total solids.

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Paper # 152187787 Enhanced recovery of ammonia from swine manure anaerobic digester effluent using gas-permeable membranes and aeration

Citation: Paper number 152187787, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187787) @2015

Authors: Patrick J. Dube, Matias B. Vanotti, Ariel A. Szogi

Keywords: Anaerobic digestion, waste water treatment, waste management, nutrient solutions, manure, ammonia

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Paper # 152187806 Potential of near infrared spectroscopy in cotton micronaire determination

Citation: Paper number 152187806, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187806) @2015

Authors: Yongliang Liu, Chris Delhom, Todd Campbell, Vikki Martin

Keywords: Cotton fiber, quality, HVI micronaire, NIR, measurement.

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Paper # 152187827 Development of a Row-Crop Tractor Data Acquisition System

Citation: Paper number 152187827, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187827) @2015

Authors: James BW Roeber, Santosh K Pitla, J Luck

Keywords: Tractor test, Data acquisition, Drawbar power, Hydraulic power

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Paper # 152187836 Effects of Total Solid, Volatile Solid, Ammonia and Ratio of Carbon to Nitrogen on Methane Production in Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Poultry Litter and Wheat Straw

Citation: Paper number 152187836, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187836) @2015

Authors: Jiacheng Shen, Jun Zhu

Keywords: Methane; Anaerobic co-digestion; Poultry litter; Wheat straw; Ammonia inhibition.

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Paper # 152187873 Modeling Cumulative Methane Volume Produced in Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Poultry Litter and Wheat Straw using Developed Novel General Gompertz Models

Citation: Paper number 152187873, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187873) @2015

Authors: Jiacheng Shen, Jun Zhu

Keywords: Gompertz model; Kinetics; Methane; Anaerobic digestion; Poultry litter; Wheat straw

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Paper # 152187923 Characterization of biochar from rice hulls and wood chips produced in a top-lit updraft biomass gasifier

Citation: Paper number 152187923, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187923) @2015

Authors: Arthur M. James R., Wenqiao Yuan, Michael D. Boyette, Donghai Wang, Ajay Kumar

Keywords: biochar, gasification, TLUD, biomass, characterization

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Paper # 152187934 Selection and effectiveness evaluation of spray nozzles for spray cooling system in dairy cattle housing

Citation: Paper number 152187934, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187934) @2015

Authors: Hao Li, Tao Ding, Guoqiang Zhang, Zhihui Yan, Chaoyuan Wang, Zhengxiang Shi

Keywords: Spray cooling system; Nozzles; Dairy cattle; Uniform coefficient; Cooling.

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Paper # 152187949 Effect of Dietary Tannin on Bio-methane Potential of Dairy Manure

Citation: Paper number 152187949, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187949) @2015

Authors: Hui Wang, Rebecca A Larson

Keywords: Livestock emission; tannin; dairy manure; anaerobic digestion

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Paper # 152187976 Recovery of nitrogen from swine manure containing high-ammonia using gas-permeable membrane technology and reduced chemicals.

Citation: Paper number 152187976, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152187976) @2015

Authors: Maria Cruz García, Matias B Vanotti, Ariel A Szogi

Keywords: Manure ammonia, waste water treatment, waste management, processing, nutrient solutions.

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Paper # 152188033 Application of neural network based PID method for temperature control of aquaculture greenhouse

Citation: Paper number 152188033, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188033) @2015

Authors: Hainan Yu, Rongjin Zheng, Zhenwu Wang, Wenyue Bu

Keywords: Aquaculture greenhouse, PID control, Neural network, Temperature.

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Paper # 152188089 GPU-based Parallelization of a Sub-pixel High-resolution Stereo Matching Algorithm for High-throughput Biomass Sorghum Phenotyping

Citation: Paper number 152188089, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188089) @2015

Authors: Yin Bao, Lie Tang, Patrick S. Schnable, Maria G. Salas Fernandez

Keywords: High-resolution, Sub-pixel, High-throughput, GPU, PatchMatch Stereo, Sorghum, Field phenotyping.

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Paper # 152188177 The effect of copper sulfate addition on the performance of an anaerobic digester treating dairy manure

Citation: Paper number 152188177, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188177) @2015

Authors: Elsie M Jordaan, Nazim Cicek, Hooman Derakhshani, Ehsan Khafipour

Keywords: Anaerobic digestion; Bacteria; Copper sulfate; Dairy manure; Illumina sequencing; Inhibition.

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Paper # 152188185 Adaptability Factors for Open-field Tomato Production in East and West of Malaysia

Citation: Paper number 152188185, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188185) @2015

Authors: Wan Ishak Wan Ismail, Ramin Shamshiri, Desa Ahmad, Rimfiel Janius

Keywords: Adaptability, Tomato; Growth response, Temperature, Relative humidity, Vapor Pressure deficit, Malaysia, Tropical lowland, Open-field production.

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Paper # 152188205 Development of Radiant Heating System and Methods for Drying and Microbial Decontamination of Corn

Citation: Paper number 152188205, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188205) @2015

Authors: Shantae Wilson, Griffiths G. Atungulu, Anne Okeyo, Deandrae Smith

Keywords: Corn drying, continuous radiant infrared heating, drying time, microbial load

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Paper # 152188220 Application of Microcontroller Interfaced with DGPS for Variable Rate Fertilizer Applicator

Citation: Paper number 152188220, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188220) @2015

Authors: Virendra Kumar Tewari

Keywords: VRFA, DGPS, Microcontroller, Fertilizer Applicator.

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Paper # 152188239 Simulation and Experimental Study on Pulverize Performance of Reversal Rotary Tiller Based on Discrete Element Method

Citation: Paper number 152188239, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188239) @2015

Authors: Hu Jianping, Xie Zhenfeng, Zhang Yongliang

Keywords: Discrete Element Method, Soil Mechanics Model, Simulation, Experimental Study

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Paper # 152188279 Identifying Rice Grains of Various Cultivars Using Machine Vision

Citation: Paper number 152188279, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188279) @2015

Authors: Tzu-Yi Kuo, Szu-Yu Chen, Heng-An Lin, Chia-Lin Chung, Yan-Fu Kuo

Keywords: Rice cultivar, support vector machine, principle component analysis, grain shape, grain color

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Paper # 152188289 Direct versus Indirect Methods for Ventilation Rates Measurement in Naturally Ventilated Livestock Buildings

Citation: Paper number 152188289, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188289) @2015

Authors: Xiang Wang, Pius M. Ndegwa, HungSoo Joo, George M. Neerackal, Claudio O. Stöckle, Heping Liu, Joseph H. Harrison

Keywords: Emission; moisture balance; carbon dioxide balance; air exchange rate; environment.

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Paper # 152188315 Simplified Methods for Determining Ventilation Rates in Naturally Ventilated Dairy Barns

Citation: Paper number 152188315, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188315) @2015

Authors: Xiang Wang, HungSoo Joo, George M. Neerackal, Pius M. Ndegwa, Liang Yu, Yulong Ma, Heping Liu

Keywords: Airflow measurements, ultrasonic anemometer, ventilation coefficient, ventilation correction factor, CO2-balance.

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Paper # 152188319 Design and Optimization of Throwing-device on EDEM

Citation: Paper number 152188319, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188319) @2015

Authors: Hongjian - Wu, Decheng - Wang, Zeqi - Gong, Xiaoming - Zhang, Qihao - Wan, Guanghui - Wang, Tengfei - Li

Keywords: EDEM, throwing-device, motion simulation, silage harvester

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Paper # 152188353 The effects of vibrating subsoiling on tractional resistance and soil properties

Citation: Paper number 152188353, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188353) @2015

Authors: Mingjun Tang, Xia Li, Dongxing Zhang, Weixin Wang

Keywords: vibrating subsoiling, soil property, tractional resistance

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Paper # 152188377 Spatial Distribution of Enthalpy in a Broiler House during the First Week of Life

Citation: Paper number 152188377, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188377) @2015

Authors: Patricia Ferreira Ponciano Ferraz, Tadayuki Yanagi Junior, Gabriel Araujo e Silva Ferraz, Yamid Fabián Hernández Julio

Keywords: Chicks, Kriging, Semivariogram, Thermal stress.

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Paper # 152188378 Recent Developments of Seeds Quality Inspection and Grading Based on Machine Vision

Citation: Paper number 152188378, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188378) @2015

Authors: Zhaoyong Gong, Fang Cheng, Fang Cheng, Zihao Liu, Xiaoling Yang, Bujin Zhai, Zhaohong You

Keywords: Machine vision, seed, portable instrument, sorting systems, quality inspection

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Paper # 152188414 Sugarcane Productivity under Drip Irrigation in Brazil: Varieties, Irrigation Depths and Ripening Processes

Citation: Paper number 152188414, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188414) @2015

Authors: Rubens Duarte COELHO, Fernando da Silva BARBOSA, Daniel Philipe Veloso LEAL, Lucas da Costa SANTOS, Eusimio Felisbino FRAGA JUNIOR, Timóteo Herculino da Silva BARROS , Jonathan Vásquez LIZCANO, Derrel L. MARTIN

Keywords: Irrigation, Saccharum spp., Water deficit, Crop coefficient (Kc), Sugar yield, Stalk yield.

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Paper # 152188436 Ultrasonic Method for Cheese Quality Evaluation

Citation: Paper number 152188436, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188436) @2015

Authors: Istvan Kertesz, Natalia Simon, Timea Kaszab, Viktoria Zsom Muha, Jozsef Felfoldi

Keywords: ultrasonic, ultrasound, signals, signal processing, time of flight, cheese, ripeness, quality controls, acoustic dispersion, internal properties, storage

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Paper # 152188454 An Automated Sample Divider for Farmers Stock Peanuts

Citation: Paper number 152188454, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188454) @2015

Authors: Christopher L Butts, Harry T Sheppard, Marshall C Lamb

Keywords: Automated sampling, grading, groundnuts, peanut, samplers.

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Paper # 152188458 From 1954 to 2014 – 60 Years of NRCS Flood Control Dams in Virginia

Citation: Paper number 152188458, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188458) @2015

Authors: Alica J. Ketchem, Mathew J. Lyons

Keywords: Natural Resources Conservation Service, flood control, rehabilitation, ARS Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory.

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Paper # 152188473 Microclimate Sensing and Environmental Regulation System based on Cloud-computing for Greenhouse

Citation: Paper number 152188473, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188473) @2015

Authors: Chung-Liang Chang, Gong-Bo Song, Ying-Ming Huang, Jr-Ming Miao

Keywords: Microcomputer, sensors, network, environmental control

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Paper # 152188476 Energy Consumption of Corn Stover Size Reduction

Citation: Paper number 152188476, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188476) @2015

Authors: Xiong Cao, Kurt A. Rosentrater

Keywords: corn, biofuels.

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Paper # 152188484 The Research on Filling Theory of Rice Seed Precision Metering Device Based on Three Dimension Scanning Technique

Citation: Paper number 152188484, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188484) @2015

Authors: Cailing Liu, Mengmeng Wang, Yali Wang

Keywords: Filling theory,three dimension scanning, contour,cell wheel seed precision metering device,test

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Paper # 152188550 Embedded computer-controlled laser sensor-guided air-assisted precision sprayer development

Citation: Paper number 152188550, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188550) @2015

Authors: Hui Liu, Heping Zhu, Yue Shen, Yu Chen

Keywords: Variable-rate sprayer; Ornamental nursery; Orchard; Automation; Precision agriculture.

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Paper # 152188563 Laboratory-scale hermetic storage of wheat and maize against the infestation of red flour beetle (Tribalism castaneum) and maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais)

Citation: Paper number 152188563, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188563) @2015

Authors: Congmu Zhang, Kurt A. Rosentrater, Carl J. Bern

Keywords: Hermetic storage, Red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, wheat, maize.

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Paper # 152188566 Crop height estimation in wheat using proximal sensing techniques

Citation: Paper number 152188566, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188566) @2019

Authors: Jianfeng Zhou, Chongyuan Zhang, Sindhuja Sankaran, Lav R Khot, Michael O. Pumphrey, Arron H. Carter

Keywords: Crop height, Crop phenotyping, LiDAR, ToF camera, Wheat

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Paper # 152188568 DEVELOPING A FINITE ELEMENT (FE) MODEL TO PREDICT THE ROLL-OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE (ROPS) BEHAVIOR UNDER SAE J2194 STANDARD TEST

Citation: Paper number 152188568, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188568) @2015

Authors: Farzaneh Khorsandi, Paul D. Ayers

Keywords: ROPS, Model, Finite element method, Standard, corner bracket.

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Paper # 152188570 TEA (Techno-economic analysis) and LCA (Life cycle assessment) of small, medium, and large scale winemaking processes

Citation: Paper number 152188570, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188570) @2015

Authors: Congmu Zhang, Kurt A. Rosentrater

Keywords: TEA, LCA, winemaking, different scale, economic analysis, life cycle assessment.

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Paper # 152188574 SOIL STRENGTH PROPERTIES OF SOME CONTAMINATED LAND IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA.

Citation: Paper number 152188574, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188574) @2015

Authors: JOHN OLUTUNDE OHU , FUBARA M MANUEL, R B Jumbo

Keywords: soil strength, contaminated land, Rivers State.

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Paper # 152188588 Techno-Economic Analysis of Soybean Oil Expelling Process from 198-2014

Citation: Paper number 152188588, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188588) @2015

Authors: Ming-Hsun Cheng, Kurt A Rosentrater

Keywords: Soybean oil, Expelling, Techno-economic analysis, Soybean meal, Soybean hulls

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Paper # 152188590 Reducing Heat Stress through Cooling Fan and Fabric Air Ducting System for Dairy Cows Housed in an Open-Sided Barn

Citation: Paper number 152188590, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188590) @2015

Authors: Lina Xie, Zhiyuan Gui, Lu Zhang, Zhengxiang Shi, Baoming Li, Luyu Ding, Chaoyuan Wang, Chuntao Jia

Keywords: dairy cow, heat stress, fabric air duct, cooling.

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Paper # 152188594 Techno-Economic Modeling of Soybean Oil Extraction with Hexane from 1980 to 2014

Citation: Paper number 152188594, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188594) @2015

Authors: Ming-Hsun Cheng, Kurt A Rosentrater

Keywords: soybean oil, economic analysis, extraction, oilseeds, production

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Paper # 152188605 Evaluating Energy Use and Conservation on Dairies in the Northern Great Plains – Outreach Efforts and Needs for Periods of Heat Stress

Citation: Paper number 152188605, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188605) @2015

Authors: Erin L Cortus, Kevin Janni, James Salfer, Heidi Carroll, Tracey Erickson, Jim Paulson, Stephen Pohl

Keywords: Dairy farms, ventilation, energy, extension, cooling.

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Paper # 152188606 A new hybrid genetic algorithm for optimizing the single and multivariate objective functions

Citation: Paper number 152188606, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188606) @2015

Authors: Jaya Shankar Tumuluru, Richard McCulloch

Keywords: Genetic algorithm, gradient search, single and multi-objective functions, optimization

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Paper # 152188617 Life cycle assessment (LCA) and Techno-economic analysis (TEA) of tilapia-basil aquaponics

Citation: Paper number 152188617, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188617) @2015

Authors: Kun Xie, Kurt Rosentrater

Keywords: Aquaponics, Life cycle assessment (LCA), Techno-economic analysis (TEA), Tilapia, Basil, Greenhouse gas emission, cost, profit

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Paper # 152188627 SmartCrop® Sensors for Predicting Irrigation Requirements for Peanut in the Southeast

Citation: Paper number 152188627, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188627) @2015

Authors: Wesley M Porter, John L Snider, Calvin D Perry, W Scott Monfort, George Vellidis

Keywords: Canopy Temperature Sensor, Peanuts, Irrigation Scheduling, Crop Water Stress Index

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Paper # 152188653 EFFECT OF SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN CROP CHARACTERISTICS AND SLOPE OF THE GROUND ON WILD BLUEBERRY FRUIT LOSSES

Citation: Paper number 152188653, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188653) @2015

Authors: Aitazaz Ahsan Farooque, Qamar Uz Zaman, Dominic Groulx, Arnold Walter Schumann, Tri Nguyen-Quang, Travis J Esau

Keywords: Crop characteristics, geo-statistics, kriging, mechanical harvester and fruit losses

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Paper # 152188703 Examining use of a cylinder cleaner to facilitate plastic removal in a cotton gin

Citation: Paper number 152188703, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188703) @2015

Authors: R. G. Hardin, R. K. Byler

Keywords: Cotton, plastic, cleaning, efficiency, cylinder cleaner, seed cotton.

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Paper # 152188718 Classification of Laurel wilt-infested Avocado Trees

Citation: Paper number 152188718, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188718) @2015

Authors: Ana I De Castro, Reza Ehsani, Jaafar Abdulridha, Sherrie M. Buchanon, Randy Ploetz

Keywords: Laurel wilt, avocado, image analysis, early detection, aerial images

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Paper # 152188723 Reduced Runoff from Center Pivot and Linear Move irrigation Systems with Off-Set Booms (Boombacks)

Citation: Paper number 152188723, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188723) @2016

Authors: Mohammad Zaman Amini, R. Troy Peters

Keywords: Center pivot, linear-move, irrigation system, runoff, irrigation efficiency, uniformity

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Paper # 152188726 Assessing the Impacts of Grazing Management Practices on Watershed Hydrology and Water Quality

Citation: Paper number 152188726, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188726) @2015

Authors: Jong-Yoon Park, Srinivasulu Ale, W Richard Teague

Keywords: Continuous grazing, Environmental impacts, Exclosure, Hydrologic responses, Multi-paddock grazing, Rotational grazing, Sediment, SWAT, Watershed modeling

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Paper # 152188727 Evaluation of Phosphorus Filter Media for an In-Line Tile Drainage Treatment System

Citation: Paper number 152188727, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188727) @2015

Authors: Joseph R. Sanford, Rebecca A. Larson

Keywords: Tile Drainage, Phosphorus, Water Quality, Filter Media, Furnace Slag

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Paper # 152188736 ARSmartPivot v.1 -Sensor based management software for center pivot irrigation systems

Citation: Paper number 152188736, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188736) @2015

Authors: Manuel A Andrade, Susan A O’Shaughnessy, Steven R Evett

Keywords: center pivot irrigation, software, site-specific irrigation scheduling, sensors.

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Paper # 152188742 A coupled SWAT-MODFLOW model to evaluate the effects of management practices on surface-groundwater

Citation: Paper number 152188742, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188742) @2015

Authors: Xiaojing Ni, Prem B. Parajuli

Keywords: Watershed Modeling, Groundwater Modeling, SWAT, MODFLOW, Hydrology

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Paper # 152188775 Dielectric properties of bean weevil, grain moth and their hosts (common bean and amaranth) using the resonant cavity technique

Citation: Paper number 152188775, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188775) @2015

Authors: Maria E. Sosa-Morales, Edel S. Hernández-Gómez, Jose Luis Olvera-Cervantes, Alonso Corona-Chávez, Patricia Porras-Loaiza

Keywords: Dielectric properties, beans, microwave, pest

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Paper # 152188780 Hydrothermal treatments as postharvest management to maintain quality of mandarins (Citrus reticulata Blanco) of Fremont and Thomas varieties

Citation: Paper number 152188780, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188780) @2015

Authors: Diana B. Queb-González, Aurelio Lopez-Malo, María E. Sosa-Morales

Keywords: Hydrothermal treatments, microwave assisted treatment, Penicillium, postharvest, Citrus reticulata Blanco.

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Paper # 152188803 Rapid screening for Aflatoxin B1 in Single Maize Kernels Using Vis/NIR Hyperspectral Imaging

Citation: Paper number 152188803, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188803) @2015

Authors: Wei Wang, Kurt C. Lawrence, Seung-Chul Yoon, Xinzhi Ni, Gerald W. Heitschmidt

Keywords: Aflatoxin B1, maize, hyperspectral imagery, principal component.

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Paper # 152188827 Advancements of Near-infrared Spectroscopy’s Applications in Meat Inspection

Citation: Paper number 152188827, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188827) @2015

Authors: Haiyan Luo, Wenshen Jia, Yong Yang

Keywords: NIR; Meat; Quality; Discrimination

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Paper # 152188849 Design, Construction and Operation of Modest Orifice Plate Flow-Meter for Irrigation Wells

Citation: Paper number 152188849, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188849) @2015

Authors: Yessica A Gomez-Perez, Mauricio Carrillo-Garcia, Eduardo Jimenez-Hernandez, Salvador Valle-Guadarrama, Mario A Vazquez-Peña

Keywords: Irrigation, flow meters, pipes, wells, pumping.

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Paper # 152188857 Uncertainty and equifinality driven by rainfall in the APEX model

Citation: Paper number 152188857, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188857) @2015

Authors: Andres Felipe Prada Sepulveda, Maria Librada Chu, Jorge Alberto Guzman Jaimes, Daniel Moriasi, Kevin W King, David Bosch, David Bjorneberg, Stephen Teet

Keywords: APEX model, Equifinality, Uncertainty, Sensitivity analysis, Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency Coefficient.

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Paper # 152188866 A re-circulating flow-lane photo-incubator for benthic algae experiments

Citation: Paper number 152188866, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188866) @2015

Authors: John D Rains, David M Blersch

Keywords: algae, incubators, research, flume, biomass

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Paper # 152188867 Roughness Manning Coefficient Variation in Irrigation Open Channels by Changing Width and Roughness Surface in the Armfield C4MKII Equipment

Citation: Paper number 152188867, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188867) @2015

Authors: Mauricio Carrillo-Garcia, Irving Melecio Guerrero-Hernandez, Jorge Victor Prado-Hernández, Ramon Eduardo Arteaga-Tovar

Keywords: Irrigation channels, hydraulic design, roughness, discharge, structures

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Paper # 152188868 Performance and Evaluation of Intra-Row Weeder Ultrasonic Plant Detection System and Pinch-Roller Weeding Mechanism for Vegetable Crops

Citation: Paper number 152188868, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188868) @2015

Authors: Mazin Saber, Won Suk Lee, Thomas F. Burks, John K. Schueller, Carlene A. Chase, Gregory E. MacDonald, Gezan A. Salvador,

Keywords: Automated intra-row weeding, mechanical weed control, Ultrasonic weed detection.

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Paper # 152188870 Effect of Electrode-Surface Area on Electricity Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells

Citation: Paper number 152188870, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188870) @2015

Authors: Mami Owada, Takahiro Yamashita, Hiroshi Yokoyama, Atsuo Ikeguchi

Keywords: Bioelectricity generation, Energy recovery, Microbial fuel cells, Wastewater treatment.

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Paper # 152188871 Effect of reducing concentration of picornaviridae, sapelo virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and escherichia coli with spraying functional water

Citation: Paper number 152188871, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188871) @2015

Authors: Takanori Naide, Atsuo Ikeguchi, Ayako Miyazaki, Ken Katsuda

Keywords: Aerosol, PEDV, PSV, E.coli, Sterilization

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Paper # 152188876 Studies of Power Farming Systems of Welsh Onion Cultivation (Part 3) -Growth promotion effects and fertilizer amount reduction with drill fertilizing-

Citation: Paper number 152188876, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188876) @2015

Authors: Hayato Shindo, Tomomi Otake, Motomu Honjo, Masanori SAITO, Mitsuhiko KATAHIRA, Motoyasu NATSUGA

Keywords: Welsh onion, drill fertilizing, growth promotion, root, yields

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Paper # 152188878 Air flow pattern in an enclosed Japanese dairy house with push and pull low profile cross ventilation system

Citation: Paper number 152188878, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188878) @2015

Authors: Atsuo Ikeguchi, Takanori Naide, Yuuma Shimoda, Keisuke Noritake

Keywords: Ventilation, air flow, LPCV, dairy milking, free stall

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Paper # 152188880 Studies of Power Farming Systems of Welsh Onion Cultivation (Part 2) -Field test of new cropping type of Welsh onion using chain paper pots-

Citation: Paper number 152188880, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188880) @2015

Authors: Motomu Honjo, Hayato Shindo, Tomomi Otake, Masanori Saito, Mitsuhiko Katahira, Motoyasu Natsuga, Yasunori Yosida, Yoshihiro Kaneta

Keywords: Welsh Onion, New cropping type, Chain pots seedlings, yield

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Paper # 152188888 A low-cost GPS/INS Integrated System for an Auto Guided Tractor

Citation: Paper number 152188888, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188888) @2015

Authors: Xiong Zhe Han, Hak-Jin Kim, Chan Woo Jeon, Hee Chang Moon, Jung Hun Kim

Keywords: Global positioning system, Sensor fusion, Kalman filter, Inertial sensor, Position, Heading angle

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Paper # 152188892 Effects of the crushing and ensiling process of brown rice grain on in situ starch degradability

Citation: Paper number 152188892, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188892) @2015

Authors: Hidehiko Inoue, Morinobu Matsuo, Makoto Miyaji, Masanori Tohno, Tetsuo Kawaide

Keywords: Rumen, grain storage, crushers, silage, rice.

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Paper # 152188897 An Embedded System for Control of Hydroponic Nutrients

Citation: Paper number 152188897, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188897) @2015

Authors: Woo Jae Cho, Hak-Jin Kim, Dae Hyun Jung, Dong Wook Kim, Chang Ik Kang, Gyeong Lee Choi

Keywords: Ion-Selective Electrode, Greenhouse, Fertilizer, Nutrients, Automatic control,

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Paper # 152188905 Experimental and Numerical Investigations on the Breakup Characteristics of Low-pressure Jet with Different Nozzle Parameters

Citation: Paper number 152188905, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188905) @2015

Authors: Yue Jiang, Hong Li, Qingjiang Xiang, Chao Chen

Keywords: Nozzle, Aspect ratio, High-speed camera, Core length, Breakup length.

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Paper # 152188911 Plant Soybean Seed Thresher -the Design of the Major Part

Citation: Paper number 152188911, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188911) @2015

Authors: Xiaopeng Bai, Guanghui Wang, Zhiqin Wang, Decheng Wang, Xiaoming Zhang, Tengfei Li

Keywords: Soybeans, threshing, mechanisim, weight measurement, separators.

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Paper # 152188918 Design and Simulation of the Copying Spring of Self-propelled Mowers

Citation: Paper number 152188918, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188918) @2015

Authors: Bei Wu, Decheng Wang, Guanghui Wang, Zuoli Fu, Zhen Guo, Zeqi Gong, Tengfei Li

Keywords: mowers, springs, design, simulation.

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Paper # 152188919 Image restoration for moving captured multi-spectral image of winter wheat canopy

Citation: Paper number 152188919, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188919) @2015

Authors: Yao Wen, Yao Wen, Hong Sun, Minzan Li, Yi Zhao, Haojie Liu, Yuanyuan Song

Keywords: Fuzzy image, restoration, multispectral, vehicle platform, winter wheat

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Paper # 152188920 Comparison of plant growth and nitrogen uptake of maize under drip irrigation applying treated sewage effluent and groundwater

Citation: Paper number 152188920, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188920) @2015

Authors: Lijun Guo, Jiusheng Li, Yanfeng Li

Keywords: drip irrigation, isotope tracer method, nitrogen, maize, percentage utilization of fertilizer nitrogen, sewage effluent.

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Paper # 152188925 Design and Simulation of air-suction precision cottonseed-metering device based on discrete element method

Citation: Paper number 152188925, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188925) @2015

Authors: Dandan Han, Dongxing Zhang, Tao Cui, Li Yang

Keywords: Cottonseeds, metering device, discrete element method, simulation

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Paper # 152188926 Spectral sensor development using for winter wheat detection

Citation: Paper number 152188926, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188926) @2015

Authors: Yi Zhao, Yao Wen, Hong Sun, Minzan Li, Lihua Zheng, Wei Yang

Keywords: spectrum analyzer,precision agriculture,crop detection.

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Paper # 152188937 Work in Alternative and Enriched Cage Systems for Laying Hens and Self-Reported Health

Citation: Paper number 152188937, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188937) @2015

Authors: Sven A Nimmermark

Keywords: Laying hens, poultry houses, air quality, work environment, self reported health.

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Paper # 152188942 Detection of crop growth index based on image segmentation

Citation: Paper number 152188942, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188942) @2015

Authors: Yuanyuan Song, Yao Wen, Hong Sun, Minzan Li, Yi Zhao, Yane Zhang

Keywords: crop detection, chlorophyll content, image processing, canopy segmentation

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Paper # 152188944 Study on the Inherent Characteristics of Ginkgo Trees Based on Vibration Harvesting

Citation: Paper number 152188944, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188944) @2015

Authors: Yan Xuan, Lin yun Xu, Chang qin Wang, Zhi cheng Jia, Huan Lin

Keywords: vibration harvester;dynamic model;inherent characteristic;characteristic parameter.

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Paper # 152188947 Application of process engineering principles to improve the efficiency of resource use in UK pork production chains

Citation: Paper number 152188947, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188947) @2015

Authors: Paul Jackson, Jonathan Guy, Barbara Sturm, Steve Bull, Sandra Edwards

Keywords: pig housing, ventilation, thermal conductivity, sustainable, modelling.

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Paper # 152188953 Experiment on Mechanical Properties of Corn Plant Related to Corn Stripping Harvest Mechanism

Citation: Paper number 152188953, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188953) @2015

Authors: Zhilong Zhang, Dongxing Zhang

Keywords: corn, stripping harvest, mechanical properties, experiment

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Paper # 152188954 Development of NDVI Measurement Device Based on Active Light Source

Citation: Paper number 152188954, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188954) @2015

Authors: MENG ZHANG, QIN ZHANG, MINZAN LI, HONG SUN, XIAOSHUAI PEI, XIUCHEN MI, LIHUA ZHENG

Keywords: Cropgrowth,NDVI, active light, laser diode, modulation, demodulation

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Paper # 152188957 Development of a spectral measurement system for crop detection

Citation: Paper number 152188957, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188957) @2015

Authors: Hong Sun, Hong Sun, MENG ZHANG, XIAOSHUAI PEI, Wei Yang, Yao Wen, Yi Zhao, Minzan Li

Keywords: crop detection, system development, NDVI detector, multi-spectral image.

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Paper # 152188959 The research of using spectral data to measure crop growth

Citation: Paper number 152188959, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188959) @2015

Authors: Xiaoshuai Pei, Hong Sun, Minzan Li, Lihua Zheng

Keywords: Reflectance spectrum, SPAD, crop growth

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Paper # 152188961 Comparison of soil porosity structure under conventional and reduced tillage

Citation: Paper number 152188961, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188961) @2015

Authors: M.-F. Destain , C. Roisin, M. Khalifa, B.C.N. Mercatoris

Keywords: MIP porosity, precompression stress, conventional tillage, reduced tillage, plough pan.

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Paper # 152188971 The design and parameter optimization of automatic positioning mechanism for automatic injection system of fry vaccine

Citation: Paper number 152188971, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188971) @2015

Authors: Renghao Liang, Jianping Li, Yunjie Ruan, Songming Zhu

Keywords: Vaccine; Grass carp fish larvae; Automatic injection; Positioning; Parameters optimization

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Paper # 152188972 Automatic detection of changes in pig group lying behaviour using image analysis

Citation: Paper number 152188972, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188972) @2015

Authors: Abozar Nasirahmadi, Sandra Edwards, Uwe Richter, Barbara Sturm

Keywords: pig, lying behavior, image analysis Delaunay triangle, ellipse fitting

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Paper # 152188985 Analysis of an Optimized Milk Cooling Controller for Dynamic Electricity Pricing Tariffs

Citation: Paper number 152188985, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188985) @2015

Authors: Michael D Murphy, Michael J O’Mahony, John Upton

Keywords: Dairy Machinery, Energy Modelling, Optimisation.

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Paper # 152188987 Applying Laser Doppler Vibrometer to detecting the elastic properties of watermelon

Citation: Paper number 152188987, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188987) @2015

Authors: Zongmei Gao, Di Cui

Keywords: Laser Doppler vibrometer, watermelon, modulus of elasticity, stiffness, ripeness.

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Paper # 152188991 Developing real-time detecting system for apple color and size based on ARM

Citation: Paper number 152188991, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188991) @2015

Authors: Zhaoliang Huang, Qibing Zhu, Min Huang, Ge Huang

Keywords: apple, ARM, real-time, size detection, color detection

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Paper # 152188992 The Estimation of Reference Evapotranspiration based on Gamma Test and Gene Expression Programming Using the Weather Data Set from Different Climatic Zones in China

Citation: Paper number 152188992, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188992) @2015

Authors: ZHENWU WANG, LI YAO, Zonglou Guo

Keywords: ET estimation methods, evapotranspiration, hydrologic model, daily, weather stations

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Paper # 152188999 Model updating strategy for classification of maize seeds using hyperspectral imaging

Citation: Paper number 152188999, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152188999) @2015

Authors: Jinya Tang, Min Huang, Qibing Zhu, Ge Huang

Keywords: Hyperspectral image, Model updating strategy, support vector data description (SVDD), Least squares support vector machine (LSSVM), maize seeds, recognition

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Paper # 152189002 Spatial-Frequency Domain Imaging System for Optical Property Measurement of Agro-products

Citation: Paper number 152189002, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189002) @2015

Authors: Dong Hu, Xiaping Fu, Yibin Ying, Xueming He

Keywords: Spatial-frequency domain imaging, Optical properties, Agro-products, Diffuse reflectance

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Paper # 152189003 Dynamic simulation of the Chinese hickory tree under multi-directional forced vibration

Citation: Paper number 152189003, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189003) @2015

Authors: Leiying He, Chuanyu Wu, Xiaoqiang Du, Bingliang Ye, Junhua Tong

Keywords: Vibratory harvest, harmonic response, multi-directional force, dynamic testing, vibratory motor.

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Paper # 152189009 Controlled Traffic Farming in Germany - Technical and Organizational Realization and Results

Citation: Paper number 152189009, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189009) @2015

Authors: Markus R Demmel, Hans Kirchmeier, Robert Brandhuber, Swen Kupke, Benjamin Blumental

Keywords: Controlled traffic farming, CTF, soil compaction, guidance, soil, yield

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Paper # 152189063 Conceptual and Embodiment Design of a Cam shaker

Citation: Paper number 152189063, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189063) @2015

Authors: J O Ohu, F A Adamu, Eli Mamman

Keywords: Design process, Criteria, Cam Shaker, Conceptual, Embodiment, Threshing.

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Paper # 152189076 Economic Analysis for Smart Sprayer Application in Wild Blueberry Fields

Citation: Paper number 152189076, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189076) @2015

Authors: Travis Esau, Qamar Zaman, Dominic Groulx, Kenny Corscadden, Young Chang, Arnold Schumann, Peter Havard

Keywords: Image processing, digital color camera, RTK GPS, weed detection, real-time, potential savings.

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Paper # 152189081 Running state monitoring system based on the CAN-bus for agricultural equipment

Citation: Paper number 152189081, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189081) @2015

Authors: Chen Wang, Yu Tan, Yongjun Zheng, Gang Wu, Shixiong Li

Keywords: Agricultural equipment, data acquisition, CAN-bus, Linux

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Paper # 152189103 Mitigate Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations and Recover Nutrients Using an Integrated Water Curtain-Microalgal Culture System

Citation: Paper number 152189103, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189103) @2015

Authors: Qianfeng Li, Wendy Powers, Dale Rozeboom, Yan Liu, Wei Liao

Keywords: Air emission mitigation, microalgal culture, water curtain, nutrient capture and reuse

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Paper # 152189106 Preliminary Investigation of Non-isothermal Drying Kinetics of Wheat as Affected by Initial Moisture Content and Heating Rate Using Model-Fitting Technique

Citation: Paper number 152189106, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189106) @2015

Authors: Gagandeep S. Ubhi, Sammy Sadaka

Keywords: Wheat drying, Activation energy, Non-Isothermal kinetics, Heating rate, Moisture content

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Paper # 152189107 Structural Design for Squeeze Back Machine Based on CATIA

Citation: Paper number 152189107, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189107) @2015

Authors: Kui Yong Fan, Dan Dan Wang, Cheng De Wang, Hui Guang Wang, Fa Xian Fang, Mei Su Liu, Lei Guo, Fei Teng Li, Xiaomin Zhang

Keywords: machine, agricultural machinery, quality.

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Paper # 152189135 Development of an Efficient Irrigation and Leaching Control System

Citation: Paper number 152189135, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189135) @2015

Authors: Daniel D Smith, Steven G Hall, Stacia L Davis, Jeff Beasley, Maureen E. Thiessen, Derek Bordelon

Keywords: irrigation, automation, water, resource efficiency, energy, plant growth.

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Paper # 152189139 EFFECT OF SPLIT VARIABLE RATE FERTILIZATION ON WILD BLUEBERRY PLANT GROWTH AND BERRY YIELD

Citation: Paper number 152189139, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189139) @2015

Authors: Asif Abbas, Qamar Zaman, Arnold Walter Schumann, Gordon Brewster, Aitazaz Farooque, Richard Donald, Muhammad Waqas Jameel

Keywords: GPS, Variable rate split fertilization, GIS, Fruit yield, Plant parameter.

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Paper # 152189140 Estimation of soil profile physical and chemical properties using a VIS-NIR-EC-force probe

Citation: Paper number 152189140, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189140) @2015

Authors: Yongjin Cho, Kenneth A Sudduth

Keywords: Precision agriculture, NIR spectroscopy, soil properties, reflectance spectra, soil sensing.

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Paper # 152189141 DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF SELF PROPELLED REAPER FOR HARVESTING MULTI CROPS

Citation: Paper number 152189141, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189141) @2015

Authors: Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Iqbal, Aitazaz Farooque, Anujm Munir, Manzoor Ahmad, Qamar Zaman

Keywords: Cereal crops, field efficiency, mechanical harvesting, self-propelled reaper, shatter losses and percentage slippage.

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Paper # 152189142 Analysis of hyperspectral scattering characteristics for predicting the bruising susceptibility of apple

Citation: Paper number 152189142, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189142) @2015

Authors: Jiyu Guan, Qibing Zhu, Min Huang

Keywords: Apple; Bruise susceptibility; Hyperspectral scattering images; Spectral scattering; prediction; algorithm

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Paper # 152189148 Relationship of Plant Density and Plant Height with Wild Blueberry Fruit Yield

Citation: Paper number 152189148, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189148) @2015

Authors: Hassan S Chattha, Qamar U Zaman, Aitazaz A Farooque

Keywords: Wild blueberry, Plant density, Plant height, Yield, Management practices.

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Paper # 152189163 SIMPLIFIED LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION DEMAND ESTIMATION: SLIDE RULES

Citation: Paper number 152189163, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189163) @2015

Authors: Roger Kjelgren, Richard C. Beeson, Jr., Dennis P Pittenger, Thayne Montague

Keywords: SIMPLIFIED LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION DEMAND ESTIMATION: SLIDE RULES

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Paper # 152189185 Persistence of Salmonella during Dairy Manure Compost at Different Sampling Events and Thermal Conditions

Citation: Paper number 152189185, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189185) @2015

Authors: Sagor Biswas, Pramod K Pandey

Keywords: Compost, Dairy, Manure, Salmonella, Temperature.

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Paper # 152189191 The Development in Research on the Auto-picking up Seedling Mechanism of a Self –feeding Transplanter for the Plugged SeedlingsClick here to enter title.

Citation: Paper number 152189191, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189191) @2015

Authors: Cailing Liu, Mengmeng Wang, Yali Wang

Keywords: plugged seedlings,auto-picking up mechanism,transplanter,development

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Paper # 152189200 Design and Calibration of improved chambers for measurement of gas emissions from tie-stall dairy barns

Citation: Paper number 152189200, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189200) @2015

Authors: Jessica L Drewry, J. Mark Powell, Christopher Y. Choi

Keywords: Greenhouse gas, dairy, environmental chambers

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Paper # 152189213 Conceptual Specification of Forest Residues Balers using the Appreciative Design Method

Citation: Paper number 152189213, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189213) @2015

Authors: James H Dooley, Christopher J Lanning, David N Lanning

Keywords: Forestry, mobile equipment, biomass baling, forest residuals, engineering design, transportation, forest operations, bioenergy, biofuels

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Paper # 152189216 Determination of the Anaerobic Volatile Solids Reduction Ratio of Animal Manure Using a Bench Scale Batch Reactor

Citation: Paper number 152189216, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189216) @2015

Authors: John P. Chastain, William Bryan Smith

Keywords: Anaerobic digestion, manure treatment, swine manure.

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Paper # 152189223 Rapid and Label-free Detection of Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 using a Target-responsive Hydrogel based Fluorescence Aptasensor

Citation: Paper number 152189223, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189223) @2015

Authors: Lizhou Xu, Ronghui Wang, Andrew Wang, Yanbin Li

Keywords: Biosensor, avian influenza, H5N1, hydrogel, quantum dots, aptamer.

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Paper # 152189234 Comparison of Sealing and Open Conditions for Long Term Storage of Corn Stover Using Low-Moisture Anhydrous Ammonia Pretreatment Method

Citation: Paper number 152189234, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189234) @2015

Authors: Minliang Yang, Kurt Rosentrater

Keywords: LMAA, corn stover, bioethanol, storage, dry matter loss, mold growth

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Paper # 152189254 Finite element modeling of light propagation in fruit under illumination of continuous-wave beam

Citation: Paper number 152189254, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189254) @2015

Authors: Aichen Wang, Renfu Lu, Lijuan Xie

Keywords: Finite element method; boundary conditions; spatially-resolved; light propagation; fruit

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Paper # 152189263 Use of Semi-Autonomous Multicopters to Assess Coastal Bioengineered Reefs and Habitat

Citation: Paper number 152189263, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189263) @2015

Authors: Steven G Hall, Charles Malveaux

Keywords: autonomous navigation; vehicles; imagery; coastal areas; ecosystem, oyster, sustainable.

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Paper # 152189266 Cellulose Nanocomposites Production through Co-culturing

Citation: Paper number 152189266, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189266) @2015

Authors: Ke Liu, Jeffery M Catchmark

Keywords: Bacterial cellulose; nanocomposites; colanic acid; co-culturing

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Paper # 152189270 The influences of xylan on the properties of bacterial cellulose nanocrystals

Citation: Paper number 152189270, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189270) @2015

Authors: Kai Chi, Jeffery M Catchmark

Keywords: Bacterial cellulose nanocrystals, xylan, morphology

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Paper # 152189271 Deploying a Thermal Infrared Imaging System (TIRIS) for High Spatial and Temporal Resolution Crop Water Stress Monitoring of Corn within a Greenhouse

Citation: Paper number 152189271, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189271) @2015

Authors: Devin Lynn Mangus, Ajay Sharda, Naiqian Zhang

Keywords: Thermography, image segmentation, spatial and temporal resolution, spatial CWSI, canopy temperatures, uncooled thermal camera

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Paper # 152189276 HYDRUS-1D Simulations of potassium transport in a saline tropical soil

Citation: Paper number 152189276, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189276) @2015

Authors: Rafaelly Suzanye da Silva Santos, Jarbas Honorio Miranda, Martinus Th. van Genuchten, Richard C. Cooke

Keywords: Potassium, soil water flow, solute transport, fertigation, HYDRUS-1D

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Paper # 152189278 Improving farm management optimization: Application of text data analysis and semantic networks

Citation: Paper number 152189278, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189278) @2015

Authors: Wei-Ting Liao, Luis F. Rodríguez, Jana Diesner, Tao Lin

Keywords: Data analysis, Text mining, Semantic network, Planting and harvesting schedule

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Paper # 152189289 Characterizing the fate and transport of Chemicals of Emerging Concerns (CECs) from integrated bioenergy and manure management system

Citation: Paper number 152189289, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189289) @2015

Authors: Young Hwan Shin, Lance Schideman

Keywords: Bioenergy, algae, manure management, wastewater treatment, Chemicals of Emerging Concerns (CECs)

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Paper # 152189295 Assessment of On-Farm, In-Bin Drying of Rough Rice in the United States’ Arkansas Locations

Citation: Paper number 152189295, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189295) @2015

Authors: Griffiths G Atungulu, HouMin Zhong

Keywords: Rice drying, in-bin drying and storage, fan control, quality.

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Paper # 152189301 Quantification of Wild Blueberry Fruit Losses at Different Time Intervals during Mechanical Harvesting

Citation: Paper number 152189301, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189301) @2015

Authors: Salamat Ali, Qamar U Zaman, Arnold W Schumann, Chibuike C Udenigwe, Aitazaz A Farooque

Keywords: blueberries, fruit, harvest timing, header rpm, losses, speed

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Paper # 152189304 Development and Application of a Decision Support System for Optimizing Cropping Patterns under Saline Agriculture Conditions in Rechna Doab, Pakistan

Citation: Paper number 152189304, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189304) @2015

Authors: Muhammad Azhar Baig, Jan Adamowski, Shiv Prasher

Keywords: Soil Salinity, Decision support system, System dynamic model, land management, socio economic

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Paper # 152189328 An Open-Source Java-Based Toolbox for Environmental Model Evaluation: The MOUSE Software Application

Citation: Paper number 152189328, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189328) @2015

Authors: James C. Ascough II, Christian Fischer, Nathan P. Lighthart, Olaf David, Sven Kralisch

Keywords: Model calibration, Uncertainty, Sensitivity analysis, Parameter estimation.

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Paper # 152189329 Densification of a Fermented Biomass Rich in Cellulolytic and Hemicellulolytic Enzymes

Citation: Paper number 152189329, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189329) @2015

Authors: Majid Soleimani, Lope G. Tabil, Leigh Campbell, Russel Hynes, Tim Dumonceaux, Lily Ketabi

Keywords: biomass, cellulose, hemicellulose, densification, pelletization, granulation, spheronization.

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Paper # 152189332 Mitigation of Air Emissions from Swine Buildings through the Photocatalytic Technology Using UV/TiO2

Citation: Paper number 152189332, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189332) @2015

Authors: Zifei Liu, Pat Murphy, Ronaldo Maghirang, Joel DeRouchey

Keywords: Air pollution control, emission, mitigation, reduction, photocatalysis, farm

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Paper # 152189336 A review on the environmental impact and physiological conditions on the human body during an engulfment, entrapment and extrication.

Citation: Paper number 152189336, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189336) @2015

Authors: Salah F. Issa, Charles V. Schwab, William E. Field

Keywords: Grain entrapment, grain engulfment, grain extrication, suspension trauma, lateral grain pressure, fatality prevention.

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Paper # 152189340 Guidance Algorithms for Multiple Cooperative Autonomous Aquatic Vehicles

Citation: Paper number 152189340, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189340) @2015

Authors: Daniel D Smith, Steven Hall

Keywords: autonomous navigation, guidance, communication, water quality, environmental protection.

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Paper # 152189343 The Economic Argument for Fully Granulating Single Superphosphate

Citation: Paper number 152189343, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189343) @2015

Authors: Miles C.E. Grafton, Lia A. Willis, Ian J. Yule, Michael J. Manning

Keywords: ammoniation, ammonification, granulation, particle strength, single superphosphate, drying

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Paper # 152189348 The Effect of Field Conditions on In-Field Spread Patterns from Twin Disk Spreaders

Citation: Paper number 152189348, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189348) @2015

Authors: Miles C.E. Grafton, David A. Izquierdo, Ian J. Yule, Lia A. Willis, Michael J. Manning

Keywords: spreaders, accuracy, disk.

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Paper # 152189354 Fruit Characteristics Effect on Picking Efficiency of Wild Blueberry Harvester

Citation: Paper number 152189354, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189354) @2015

Authors: Muhammad Waqas Jameel, Qamar U Zaman, Arnold Walter Schumann, Tri Nguyen Quang, Gordon R Brewster, Aitazaz Ahsan Farooque, Hassan Shafqat Chattha

Keywords: Wild blueberry, fruit yield, harvesting losses and mechanical harvesting.

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Paper # 152189355 A Robo-vision Algorithm for Automatic Harvesting of Green Bell Pepper

Citation: Paper number 152189355, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189355) @2015

Authors: Ali Moghimi, Mohammad Hossein Aghkhani, Mahmood Reza Golzarian, Abbas Rohani, Ce Yang

Keywords: Bell Pepper, Computer Vision, Edge detection, Harvesting Robot, Object-based features, Texture

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Paper # 152189372 Validation of Model Predicting Solid Fertilizer Deposition from a Fixed Wing Aircraft

Citation: Paper number 152189372, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189372) @2015

Authors: Sue E. Chok, Miles C. E. Grafton, Ian J. Yule

Keywords: Aerial topdressing, Modeling, differential rate application technology, Granular, Fertilizer spreading.

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Paper # 152189379 Development and validation of photovoltaic and wind turbine models to assess the impacts of renewable generation on dairy farm electricity consumption

Citation: Paper number 152189379, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189379) @2015

Authors: Michael Breen, Michael D. Murphy, John Upton

Keywords: Dairy technology, photovoltaic cells, wind power, electricity.

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Paper # 152189392 Determination of Accurate Sorption Kinetics of Soybeans for Effective In-Bin Drying and Storage

Citation: Paper number 152189392, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189392) @2015

Authors: Griffiths G Atungulu, Zachary R Young, Supriya Thote, HouMin Zhong

Keywords: Soybean, Equilibrium Moisture Content, Adsorption, Desorption, Kinetics

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Paper # 152189396 In-store drying as an alternative for corn drying in Uganda

Citation: Paper number 152189396, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189396) @2015

Authors: Robert Mugabi, Robert Hilton Driscoll

Keywords: Key words: In-store dryer, dry matter losses, top to bottom moisture content, drying costs

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Paper # 152189408 A Low-Cost, Efficient Strawberry Yield Monitoring System

Citation: Paper number 152189408, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189408) @2015

Authors: Farangis Khosro-Anjom, Richinder Singh Rehal, Stavros George Vougioukas

Keywords: Instrumentation, yield monitor, GPS, precision agriculture, strawberries.

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Paper # 152189412 PHYSICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF CHIA, KAÑIWA, TRITICALE AND FARRO AS A FUNCTION OF MOISTURE CONTENT

Citation: Paper number 152189412, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189412) @2015

Authors: Rashid A Suleiman, Kun Xie, Kurt A Rosentrater

Keywords: Chia; Kañiwa; Triticale; Farro; physical properties; moisture content.

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Paper # 152189420 A Laboratory Scale Reactor for Simulating Biomass Storage for Bioenergy

Citation: Paper number 152189420, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189420) @2015

Authors: Ian Bonner, Mark Delwiche, Lynn Wendt, William Smith, Kevin Kenney

Keywords: Biomass; bioenergy; aerobic storage; storage simulation; dry matter loss

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Paper # 152189434 CURRENT MAIZE PRODUCTION, POSTHARVEST LOSSES AND THE RISK OF MYCOTOXINS CONTAMINATION IN TANZANIA

Citation: Paper number 152189434, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189434) @2015

Authors: Rashid A Suleiman, Rosentrater A Kurt

Keywords: Tanzania; maize; post-harvest losses; mycotoxins; aflatoxins; fumonisins; Ochratoxin.

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Paper # 152189448 Phenotyping transgenic wheat in a greenhouse through multispectral and thermal imaging

Citation: Paper number 152189448, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189448) @2015

Authors: Geng Bai, Yufeng Ge, Sarah Blecha, Harkamal Walia, James E Specht

Keywords: Image processing, genetic, multispectral imagery, greenhouse crops, wheat.

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Paper # 152189469 Participatory agroecological network modeling I: Qualitatively combining community and research knowledge

Citation: Paper number 152189469, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189469) @2015

Authors: JJ Malard, Díaz M Rojas, JF Adamowski , J Gálvez, H Melgar-Quiñonez

Keywords: agroecological network (AEN), participatory methodology, food web, integrated pest management (IPM).

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Paper # 152189487 A Scalable Design Approach for a Precision Irrigation Data Acquisition System

Citation: Paper number 152189487, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189487) @2015

Authors: Camilo Lozoya, Carlos Mendoza, Valentín Torres, Sergio Gallegos, Ramiro Terán

Keywords: Data-logger, precision agriculture, remote sensing, wireless sensor network.

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Paper # 152189490 Use of participatory system dynamics modelling to assess the sustainability of smallholder agriculture

Citation: Paper number 152189490, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189490) @2015

Authors: JJ Malard , JF Adamowski, Díaz M Rojas , J Carrera , J Gálvez, H Monadres , H Melgar-Quiñonez

Keywords: Small farms, development, systems, social, modeling

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Paper # 152189497 Exploration of Lignocellulosic Biomass Precision Pyrolysis for Advanced Biofuel Production

Citation: Paper number 152189497, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189497) @2015

Authors: Lin Wei, Shouyun Cheng, Xianhui Zhao, Yinbin Huang, Yong Yu

Keywords: Biomass, Precision, Pyrolysis, Catalyst, Bio-oil

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Paper # 152189505 Understanding management practices for biomass harvest equipment for commercial scale operation

Citation: Paper number 152189505, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189505) @2015

Authors: Jeremy D Brue, Matthew J Darr, Ryan W Bergman, Keith Webster

Keywords: Cellulosic Ethanol, Corn Stover, Supply Chain Management, CAN Data, Productivity

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Paper # 152189512 Development for Vegetable soybean (edamame) sorting machine to use image processing

Citation: Paper number 152189512, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189512) @2015

Authors: Shunsuke Kaminaga, Fumio Takahashi, Mitsuhiko Katahira, Motoyasu Natsuga

Keywords: Green soybean (Edamame), image processing, sorting machine, sorting index, work rate

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Paper # 152189518 Estimating Velocity of Water Flow within Gravel Layer by Different Tracer Methods

Citation: Paper number 152189518, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189518) @2015

Authors: Liyan Chen, Tingwu Lei, Yan Yan

Keywords: Gravel layer, Electrolyte tracer method, Mean velocity, Peak velocity, Leading edge velocity

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Paper # 152189519 Temporal and spatial changes of the glaciers and snow coverages in the Rongbuk basin of Tibetan Plateau

Citation: Paper number 152189519, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189519) @2015

Authors: Fei Chen, Qiangguo Cai, Liying Sun, Tingwu Lei

Keywords: Rongbuk basin, Glacier and snow coverage, Ablation characteristics, Temporal and spatial variation

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Paper # 152189537 Experiment study on the effects of the Drive Vane of Vertical Impact Sprinkler on Sprinkler

Citation: Paper number 152189537, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189537) @2015

Authors: Pan Tang, Hong Li, Chao Chen, Chenhai Zou, Yue Jiang

Keywords: sprinkler, drive vane, the frequency of drive arm operation, stepped angle, sprinkler irrigation coefficient of variation, water distribution

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Paper # 152189550 Innovation and kinematics analysis of rice wide-narrow row pot seedling transplanting mechanism

Citation: Paper number 152189550, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189550) @2015

Authors: Liang Sun, Yun Zhao, Xiaolong Liu, Xiong Zhao, Guofeng Zhang

Keywords: Transplanting mechanism, Rice pot seedling transplanting, Wide-narrow row transplanting, Noncircular bevel gear, Virtual simulation, Physical prototype test.

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Paper # 152189554 ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF ACCLIMATIZATION SYSTEM OF LAYING HENS AVIARY

Citation: Paper number 152189554, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189554) @2015

Authors: Vanessa Kodaira, Danilo Florentino Pereira, Leda Gobbo Bueno de Freitas, Nilce Maria Soares, Douglas D’Alessandro Salgado, Ana Laura Januário Lelis

Keywords: animal welfare, economic analysis, environmental control, feasibility studies, poultry housing.

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Paper # 152189564 Design and analysis of pushing-impacting fruit harvester with unequal stroke

Citation: Paper number 152189564, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189564) @2015

Authors: Qi Gao, Xiaoqiang Du, Liang Sun, Bingliang Ye, Jianneng Chen

Keywords: fruit; vibratory harvest; unequal stroke; dynamics analysis; pushing-impacting model

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Paper # 152189572 Differentiate Laurel wilt disease and nutrient deficiency in avocado trees using Vis – NIR spectroscopy

Citation: Paper number 152189572, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189572) @2015

Authors: Jaafar Abdulridha, Reza Ehsani, Ana de Castro, Randy Ploetz, Joshua Konkol

Keywords: Laurel wilt disease, nutrients deficiency, remote sensing, spectrodiometer, neural network Introduction

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Paper # 152189578 The Performance of Mating Behaviour in Relationship with Fertility of Eggs Laid and the Effect of Group Size

Citation: Paper number 152189578, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189578) @2015

Authors: Hongya ZHENG, Baoming LI, Gang CHEN, Zhengxiang SHI, Guanghui TENG, Weihao Cui

Keywords: Mating, group size, fertility, age

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Paper # 152189584 REMOTE MONITORING OF GREENHOUSE

Citation: Paper number 152189584, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189584) @2015

Authors: Egbert Cruz Garcia, Frederico F Hahn-Schlam

Keywords: Wireless networks, sensors, greenhouse monitoring, real time.

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Paper # 152189586 Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) and Life-cycle Assessment (LCA) of Extruded Aquafeed

Citation: Paper number 152189586, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189586) @2015

Authors: Chinwendu F OZOH, Kurt A ROSENTRATER

Keywords: Aquaculture feed, TEA, LCA, Extrusion

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Paper # 152189590 Effects of different gas-liquid ratios and reactor shape factors on microalgae growth and nutrient removal

Citation: Paper number 152189590, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189590) @2015

Authors: Y Yu, Y. Zhou, A Pang, L Ning, F. Ji, J. Guo, R. Dong

Keywords: Desmodesmus sp., Gas-liquid ratio, Biomass accumulation, Nutrient removal, Digested piggery effluent

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Paper # 152189593 A Review of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Applications for Agriculture

Citation: Paper number 152189593, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189593) @2015

Authors: Derek Myers, Charles McCauley Ross, Bo Liu

Keywords: agricultural aviation, control, remote sensing, image processing, UAS

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Paper # 152189598 PROCEDURES ON FUNDS DISBURSEMENT TO CREDITORS AND SUPPLIERS OF GOODS AND SERVICES IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL: AN ANALYSIS

Citation: Paper number 152189598, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189598) @2015

Authors: MARTA BAON MACALALAD, MIRIAM PERALTA NARBARTE

Keywords: process, funds disbursements, control, hospital

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Paper # 152189600 Influence of different ventilation on gaseous emission and particulate matter of a biomass semi-gasifier stove

Citation: Paper number 152189600, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189600) @2015

Authors: Zongzi Zhang, Yuguang Zhou, Yiziang X Zhang, Riaz Ahmad, Renjie J Dong

Keywords: Indoor air, semi-gasifier stove, thermal performance, emission performance.

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Paper # 152189603 Optimal Design and Bundling-straw Tests of Anthropopathic Dual-finger Knotter Based on the Principle of D-knotter

Citation: Paper number 152189603, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189603) @2015

Authors: Jianjun / Yin, Wanqing / Zhang, Yaming / Chen, Qiang Gao

Keywords: Field baler, knotter, optimal design, test.

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Paper # 152189606 Quantitative assessment of H2 and CO2 supersaturation during thermophilic cellobiose fermentation with Clostridium thermocellum

Citation: Paper number 152189606, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189606) @2015

Authors: Warren A. Blunt, Daniel J. Gapes, Richard Sparling, David B. Levin, Nazim Cicek

Keywords: Supersaturation, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, ethanol, fermentation, Clostridium thermocellum, metabolic shift, biofuels.

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Paper # 152189619 Identification of main meat species based on spectral characteristics

Citation: Paper number 152189619, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189619) @2015

Authors: Lu Qiao, Yankun Peng, Wensong Wei, Cuiling Li

Keywords: meat species, hyperspectral imaging technology, identification.

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Paper # 152189624 Lightweight portable nondestructivedetection technique for assessing meat freshness attributes based on light emitting diode array

Citation: Paper number 152189624, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189624) @2015

Authors: Wensong Wei, Yankun Peng, Yongyu Li, Lu Qiao

Keywords: Pork freshness attributes, Light Emitting Diode, Stabilized current supply, Multiple linear regression

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Paper # 152189628 Study on structural and operating parameters of a ear-picking and stalk-chopping combined mechanism

Citation: Paper number 152189628, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189628) @2015

Authors: Tao Cui, Dongxing Zhang, Li Yang, Rui Zhang, Zhilong Zhang

Keywords: ear-picking , stalk-chopping , corn harvest , operating parameter

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Paper # 152189633 Analyzing Dynamic Spray Fan Pattern (SFP) Coverage with High Speed Imaging to Simulate Ground Coverage of a Pulse Width Modulated Sprayer

Citation: Paper number 152189633, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189633) @2015

Authors: Devin Lynn Mangus, Andrew Engelhardt, Ajay Sharda, Daniel Flippo, Ryan Strasser, Joe D. Luck

Keywords: High-speed imagery, dynamic spray coverage simulation, pulse width modulation, individual nozzle, spray fan pattern.

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Paper # 152189641 Renewable jet fuel range cycloalkanes from integrated catalytic processes of lignocellulosic biomass

Citation: Paper number 152189641, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189641) @2015

Authors: Xuesong Zhang, Hanwu Lei, Lei Zhu, Yi Wei, Yupeng Liu, Gayatri Yadavalli

Keywords: jet fuel range cycloalkanes; hydrogen saving process; catalytic microwave pyrolysis; liquid-liquid extraction; Raney nickel

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Paper # 152189645 Study on Spot Heating Technology of Hydroponics Strawberry by Using Low Density Polyethylene Pipe

Citation: Paper number 152189645, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189645) @2015

Authors: Jongpil Moon, Geumchun Kang, Jinkyung Kwon, Taeseok Lee, Sujang Lee

Keywords: Hyponics Strawberry, Crown spot heating technology, Nutriculture bed

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Paper # 152189647 Detection of Acetamiprid in Fruits by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Citation: Paper number 152189647, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189647) @2015

Authors: Chen Zhai, Yongyu Li, Yankun Peng, Tianfeng Xu, Sagar Dhakal

Keywords: Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, Fruit, Acetamiprid

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Paper # 152189648 The effect of tire tracks on draft force requirements of soil tillage and field traffic systems

Citation: Paper number 152189648, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189648) @2015

Authors: Selçuk Arslan1, Paula Misiewicz, Emily Smith, Tom Underhill, Kit Franklin, David White, Richard J. Godwin

Keywords: Tillage systems, drilling, tracks, controlled traffic.

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Paper # 152189652 Anaerobic Co-digestion of Swine Wastewater and Vegetable Wastes

Citation: Paper number 152189652 , 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189652) @2015

Authors: Yu-Shan Lin, Chu-Yang Chou, An-Chi Liu

Keywords: anaerobic digestion, biogas, vegetables, swine manure, waste water treatment.

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Paper # 152189653 Current status of agricultural mechanization In South Korea

Citation: Paper number 152189653, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189653) @2015

Authors: Seok-cheol Yu, Seung-yeoub Shin, Chang-ho Kang, Byoung-gap Kim, Jin-oh Kim

Keywords: Agricultural machinery, Mechanization rate, Upland farming, Surveys, Statistics

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Paper # 152189658 A nondestructive detection method of multi-quality parameters of beef by visible/near-infrared spectroscopy

Citation: Paper number 152189658, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189658) @2015

Authors: Chun Xiao Zheng, Yan Kun Peng, Yongyu Li, Adnan Abbas

Keywords: beef quality; visible and near infrared spectrum; rapid and nondestructive detection, water content

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Paper # 152189660 A study on spectral analysis combining with image processing for lightness correction in spherical fruits by using hyperspectral imaging

Citation: Paper number 152189660, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189660) @2015

Authors: Baohua Zhang, Jiangbo Li, Wenqian Huang, Chaopeng Wang, Chunjiang Zhao, Chengliang Liu, Danfeng Huang

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging, spectral analysis, image processing, lightness correction, spherical fruits

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Paper # 152189669 The prediction of nitrogen content of jujube leaves based on gray neural network optimized by particle swarm

Citation: Paper number 152189669, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189669) @2015

Authors: Wei Yang, Minzan Li, Lihua Zheng, Hong Sun

Keywords: jujube leaves; SNV; UVE; GM-PSOBP

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Paper # 152189675 The Modal Analysis and Simulation of Gramineae-Leguminous Mixed Seeding Based on EDEM

Citation: Paper number 152189675, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189675) @2015

Authors: Shuai Li, Guanghui Wang, Decheng Wang, Xiaoming Zhang, Lei Guo, Yong Yu

Keywords: Alfalf ,Analysis, Seed drills,Simulation

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Paper # 152189677 The Anaerobic Digestion of Pickled Mustard Saline Wastewater Using Entrapped Mixed Microbial Cells

Citation: Paper number 152189677 , 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189677) @2015

Authors: An-Chi Liu, Chu-Yang Chou

Keywords: Immobilized cells, Biofilm, Mustard saline wastewater, Anaerobic entrapped mixed microbial cells reactor (AnEMMCR).

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Paper # 152189684 The Application of Entrapped Mixed Microbial Cells in Anaerobic Digestion of Domestic Wastewater

Citation: Paper number 152189684, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189684) @2015

Authors: Shiou-Jing Lin, Chu-Yang Chou, An-Chi Liu

Keywords: Anaerobic digestion, Domestic wastewater, Biogas, Biological treatment, Immobilized.

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Paper # 152189688 Optimal design and simulation analysis on a sowing depth control unit for corn precision planter

Citation: Paper number 152189688, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189688) @2015

Authors: Rui Zhang, Dongxing Zhang, Li Yang, Bingxin Yan

Keywords: corn, sowing depth, oscillating gauge wheel, ground flatness, simulation

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Paper # 152189689 Optimal design and experiment of an automated Micropropagation Machine for potato tissue culture seedlings

Citation: Paper number 152189689, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189689) @2015

Authors: Hangsheng Lai, Li Yang, Xiantao He, Dongxing Zhang, Tao Cui, Yongliang Hao

Keywords: Agricultural machinery, tissue culture, tomatoes, micropropagation, Automated

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Paper # 152189690 A survey of the energy consumption patterns and potential methods for energy efficiency and renewable energy integration within the food and beverage industries of five European countries

Citation: Paper number 152189690, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189690) @2015

Authors: Barbara Sturm, Steven Meyers, Mae Chester Jones, Bastian Schmitt

Keywords: food and beverage manufacturing, energy efficiency, GREENFOODS, renewable energies, process optimization

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Paper # 152189695 An Automated Soaking and Rinsing Machine for Chemical Mutation Breeding

Citation: Paper number 152189695, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189695) @2015

Authors: Xiantao He, Li Yang, Manto Wang, Dongxing Zhang, Tao Cui

Keywords: Agricultural Machinery, Automated, Soak and rinse, Breeding, chemical mutation

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Paper # 152189697 Water management for sugarcane and maize under future climate scenarios in Brazil

Citation: Paper number 152189697, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189697) @2015

Authors: Luciano Alves de Oliveira, Jarbas Honorio Miranda, Richard C. Cooke

Keywords: irrigation requirements, modeling, climate change

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Paper # 152189703 X-ray Technique for Simultaneous Mass Flow Measurements and Foreign Body Detection in a Self-Propelled Forage Chopper

Citation: Paper number 152189703, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189703) @2015

Authors: Karl J. Wild, Torsten Schmiedel, Sebastian Lautenschlager, Matthias Stein, John K. Schueller

Keywords: Forage harvester, chopper, mass flow, yield, foreign objects, X-rays

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Paper # 152189707 Experimental Study on Corn Harvester for Intercropping Pattern

Citation: Paper number 152189707, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189707) @2015

Authors: Zhe Qu, Li Yang, Dongxing Zhang, Tao Cui

Keywords: Intercropping; Corn Harvester; Cutting Table; Experiment; Study.

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Paper # 152189728 Simulation and Analysis of Movement of Alfalfa Seeds in the Air Screen Cleaner on EDEM

Citation: Paper number 152189728, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189728) @2015

Authors: Jinkui Feng, Xiaoming Zhang, Tengfei Li, Decheng Wang, Guanghui Wang, Changyong Shao

Keywords: imulation, analysis, movement, alfalfa seeds, EDEM

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Paper # 152189748 Experimental Study on Working Parameters of Automatic Self-adjusting Deck Plates Corn Header

Citation: Paper number 152189748, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189748) @2015

Authors: Kehong Li, Tao Cui, Dongxing Zhang, Li Yang, Song Shi, Zhilong Zhang, Zhijie liang

Keywords: corn harvest, deck plates, gap adjustment, experiment,

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Paper # 152189750 Navigation Strategies for a Vineyard Robot

Citation: Paper number 152189750, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189750) @2015

Authors: Francisco Rovira-Más, Christophe Millot, Verónica Sáiz-Rubio

Keywords: Agricultural robot, 3D stereo vision, autonomous navigation, machine vision, steering control.

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Paper # 152189758 Experimental Study on Motor Driven Pneumatic Precision Seed-metering Device For Maize

Citation: Paper number 152189758, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189758) @2015

Authors: Zhijie Liang, Dongxing Zhang, Li Yang, Tao Cui, Yongliang Hao

Keywords: precision seed-metering device, maize, motor driven, contrast test

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Paper # 152189764 Placement methods for liquid nitrogen fertilizer application in ratoon cane

Citation: Paper number 152189764, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189764) @2015

Authors: Marcelo J. Silva, Oriel T. Kolln, Henrique C. J. Franco, Paulo S. Graziano Magalhães

Keywords: precision agriculture, application method, nitrogen fertilizer.

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Paper # 152189790 Development of Soil Heavy Metal Detector Based on XRF Technology

Citation: Paper number 152189790, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189790) @2015

Authors: Wenshen Jia, Ligang Pan, Yalei Wang, Jihua Wang

Keywords: heavy metal, X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer, in-situ analysis,Click here to enter keywords and key phrases, separated by commas, with a period at the end

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Paper # 152189798 Swather Time and Motion Study for Bio-feedstocks: Preliminary Results

Citation: Paper number 152189798, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189798) @2015

Authors: Collin C Craige, Michael D Buser, Elizabeth A. Miller, Vince Schielack, Anthony Megel, Raymond L. Huhnke

Keywords: Swather, forage sorghum, mixed grass, switchgrass, modeling, bio-feedstock

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Paper # 152189802 Assessment of Dairy Cow Geometries in Computational Modeling

Citation: Paper number 152189802, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189802) @2015

Authors: Mario R Mondaca, Christopher Y Choi

Keywords: CFD, Heat and Mass Transfer, Dairy, Cows.

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Paper # 152189819 Application of Electronic Nose in Meat Detection

Citation: Paper number 152189819, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189819) @2015

Authors: YaLei Wang, Wenshen Jia, Ligang Pan, Dong Ren, Jihua Wang

Keywords: electronic nose, meat, non-destructive testing, quality

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Paper # 152189840 Instrumentation for Full-year Plot-scale Runoff Monitoring

Citation: Paper number 152189840, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189840) @2015

Authors: Kenneth A Sudduth, Claire Baffaut, Scott T Drummond, E. John Sadler

Keywords: Runoff, Water quality, Sampling, Parshall flume, Pressure transducer

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Paper # 152189844 DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATIC MAIZE SEEDLING PHENOTYPING PLATFROM USING 3D VISION AND INDUSTRIAL ROBOT ARM

Citation: Paper number 152189844, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189844) @2015

Authors: Hang Lu, Lie Tang, Steven Alan Whitham

Keywords: Phenotyping, Maize breeding, 3D reconstruction, Point clouds, robot arm, ToF camera

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Paper # 152189845 Current Storage and Safety Conditions for Ohio Cash Grain Operators

Citation: Paper number 152189845, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189845) @2015

Authors: Yang Geng, S. Dee Jespen

Keywords: grain storage, agricultural safety, PPE use

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Paper # 152189846 Energy Management at University Farms

Citation: Paper number 152189846, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189846) @2015

Authors: H Mark Hanna, Jay D Harmon, Dana D Schweitzer

Keywords: energy efficiency, field operations, fuel consumption, grain drying, machinery management, swine housing, tractor, ventilation.

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Paper # 152189851 Removal of Ammonia and Airborne Culturable Bacteria by Windbreak Wall with Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water Spray for a Layer Breeding House

Citation: Paper number 152189851, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189851) @2015

Authors: W. Zheng, Z. Li, S. Shah, B. Li

Keywords: Bioaerosol, Emission, Scrubber, Poultry

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Paper # 152189854 Maize seed movement characteristic and seed-filling performance analysis in seed transport and delivery unit based on ADAMS

Citation: Paper number 152189854, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189854) @2015

Authors: Quanwei Liu, Li Yang, Dongxing Zhang, Tao Cui, Song Shi

Keywords: seed drill, transport, dynamics analysis, angle, slot

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Paper # 152189856 Uncertainty of Influence Factors for Farm Machinery Operation Scheduling

Citation: Paper number 152189856, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189856) @2015

Authors: Caicong Wu, Lin Zhou, Jing Zhao, Jie Wang

Keywords: Farm machinery operation, Uncertainty of influence factors, Scheduling

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Paper # 152189864 A Robust and Flexible Geospatial Modeling Interface (GMI) for Deploying and Evaluating Natural Resource Models

Citation: Paper number 152189864, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189864) @2015

Authors: James C. Ascough II, Nathan P. Lighthart, Olaf David

Keywords: Environmental modeling, GIS, Interface, Models.

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Paper # 152189865 Modal Analysis of the Air Screen Cleaning Machine Based on ANSYS

Citation: Paper number 152189865, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189865) @2015

Authors: Jinkui Feng, Shuang Liu, Tengfei Li, Xiaoming Zhang, Decheng Wang, Guanghui Wang

Keywords: seed screening machine, frame, Modal analysis, ANSYS.

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Paper # 152189877 Similarity applied to modeling and simulation in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) of animal welfare during transport of broilers

Citation: Paper number 152189877, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189877) @2015

Authors: Keller Sullivan Oliveira Rocha, Ilda de Fátima Ferreira Tinôco, Richard Stephen Gates, Weichao Zheng, Elohanna Levi Azevedo, José Helvecio Martins, Damiana Diniz Rosa

Keywords: Thermal and physiological stresses, physical models, modeling animal comfort

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Paper # 152189878 Detection of synthetic foreign matter in cotton lint by shortwave infrared hyperspectral imaging

Citation: Paper number 152189878, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189878) @2015

Authors: Ruoyu Zhang, Changying Li

Keywords: Synthetic foreign matter, Hyperspectral imaging, LCTF, Cotton lint, Hierarchical cluster analysis,

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Paper # 152189892 Non-destructive Detection of Internal Bruising of Blueberries using Hyperspectral Imaging

Citation: Paper number 152189892, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189892) @2015

Authors: Yu Jiang, Changying Li

Keywords: hyperspectral imagery, blueberry, internal, bruising, detection

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Paper # 152189909 Robot-generated Crop Maps for Decision-making in Vineyards

Citation: Paper number 152189909, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189909) @2015

Authors: Veronica Saiz-Rubio, Francisco Rovira-Más, Pilar Broseta-Sancho, Ruth A. Aguilera-Hernández

Keywords: Grid mapping, robotics, proximal sensing, precision agriculture, GNSS, data fusion

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Paper # 152189917 Design and Experiment of Differential Speed Snapping Rollers for Horizontal Roller Corn Harvester

Citation: Paper number 152189917, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189917) @2015

Authors: Gang Wang, Honglei Jia, Lie Tang

Keywords: Snapping rollers, horizontal roller, speed, corn harvester, grain breakage, grain loss, ADAMS

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Paper # 152189918 Monitoring Thermal Environment on a Live Haul Broiler Truck

Citation: Paper number 152189918, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189918) @2015

Authors: Yi Liang, Zongmin Liang

Keywords: Broiler, animal welfare, thermal environment, transportation

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Paper # 152189921 Impact of biochar additions to nitrogen leaching in sand columns

Citation: Paper number 152189921, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189921) @2015

Authors: A Bradley, R. A. Larson, T Runge

Keywords: Nitrogen leaching, biochar, manure application.

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Paper # 152189922 Sensitivity Analysis Techniques for Evaluating Costs in an Online Bio-feedstock Supply Chain Model

Citation: Paper number 152189922, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189922) @2015

Authors: Collin C Craige, Michael D Buser, R. Scott Frazier, Rodney B. Holcomb, S. Salim Hiziroglu, Raymond L. Huhnke

Keywords: Supply chain, modeling, transportation, Monte Carlo, web-based, bioenergy, bio-products, economics

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Paper # 152189927 Methods of Collecting and Analyzing Rearward Visibility Data for Agricultural Machinery: Hazard and/or Object Detectability

Citation: Paper number 152189927, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189927) @2015

Authors: Shawn G Ehlers, William E Field

Keywords: Vision, Visual, Rearward visibility, Limited, Measurement, Testing, Standardization, Blind spot, Detection, Mirrors, Camera, Methods, Hazard, Bystander, Runover.

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Paper # 152189933 Environmental effects and economic analysis of adhesives: a review of life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic analysis (TEA)

Citation: Paper number 152189933, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189933) @2015

Authors: Minliang Yang, Kurt Rosentrater

Keywords: Adhesives, life cycle assessment, techno-economic analysis

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Paper # 152189938 Novel Miniaturized Gasification and Syngas Cleanup System as a Desktop Learning Module for Classroom Implementation

Citation: Paper number 152189938, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189938) @2015

Authors: Jacqueline K Burgher, Serah Njau, Bernard J. Van Wie

Keywords: Gasification, education, hands-on learning.

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Paper # 152189940 Ultrasonic pulse technique for obtaining the elastic modulus in processed coffee beans

Citation: Paper number 152189940, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189940) @2015

Authors: Mariana De Oliveira e Silva, Francisco Carlos Gomes, Sttela Dellyzete Veiga Franco da Rosa, Rodrigo Allan Pereira, Maykmiller Carvalho Rodrigues

Keywords: Coffee Determination Modulus of Elasticity

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Paper # 152189948 Fungal pretreatment for non-sterile Miscanthus × giganteus for enhanced sugar yield in enzymatic hydrolysis

Citation: Paper number 152189948, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189948) @2015

Authors: Juliana Vasco-Correa, Xumeng Ge, Yebo Li

Keywords: Fungal pretreatment, Biological pretreatment, Miscanthus, Biofuels. Bioenergy.

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Paper # 152189957 Mathematical modeling of deposit removal from stainless steel pipeline during cleaning-in-place of milking system with electrolyzed oxidizing water

Citation: Paper number 152189957, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189957) @2015

Authors: Xinmiao Wang, Virendra M. . Puri, Ali Demirci,, Robert E. Graves

Keywords: Milking system CIP; surface evaluation; mathematical model; CIP optimization.

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Paper # 152189958 Real-time Monitoring of Drying Parameters in Semi-Trailers during Peanut Drying

Citation: Paper number 152189958, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189958) @2015

Authors: Micah A. Lewis, Samir Trabelsi, Stuart O. Nelson

Keywords: Data collection, Dielectric properties, In-shell kernel moisture content, Microwave sensing, Peanut drying, Sensors

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Paper # 152189963 Optimizing enzyme immobilization and biocatalytical activity of a micro-structured biofuel-cell for electricity generation

Citation: Paper number 152189963, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189963) @2015

Authors: Xuewei Yang, Wenqiao Yuan, Yuhao Yin

Keywords: Glucose oxidase, Mesoporous carbon, Immobilization, Bioelectrode, Direct electrochemistry

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Paper # 152189967 One-step cleaning-in-place for milking systems and mathematical modeling for deposit removal from stainless steel pipeline using blended electrolyzed oxidizing water

Citation: Paper number 152189967, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189967) @2015

Authors: Xinmiao Wang, Virendra M. Puri, Ali Demirci, Robert E. Graves

Keywords: Milking system one-step CIP; surface evaluation; mathematical model; milk deposit morphology.

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Paper # 152189968 Trends and variability of Canada’s streamflow in relation to ENSO, NAO and PDO indices

Citation: Paper number 152189968, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189968) @2015

Authors: Deasy Nalley, Jan Adamowski, Asim Biswas, Bahaa Khalil

Keywords: Streamflow, Canada, trends, wavelet transform, ENSO, NAO and PDO.

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Paper # 152189978 Non-destructive prediction of quality factors in apples using VIS and NIR reflectance spectroscopy

Citation: Paper number 152189978, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189978) @2015

Authors: Yasasvy Nanyam , Ruplal Choudhary, Arosha Umagiliyage, Siva Gopaluni, Lalit Gupta

Keywords: VIS-NIR spectroscopy, Principal component regression, Partial least squares regression, fruit quality, chemometrics.

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Paper # 152189995 Visible near-infrared (VNIR) reflectance hyperspectral imagery for identifying aflatoxin-contaminated corn kernels

Citation: Paper number 152189995, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152189995) @2015

Authors: Fengle Zhu, Haibo Yao, Zuzana Hruska, Russell Kincaid, Robert L Brown, Deepak Bhatnagar, Thomas E Cleveland

Keywords: Hyperspectral imagery, Reflectance, Aflatoxins, Corn, Band ratio.

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Paper # 152190004 Strengthening Senior Technology Capstone course experience for agricultural and industrial technology students

Citation: Paper number 152190004, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190004) @2015

Authors: Lloyd Snell, Jacek A Koziel

Keywords: Education, technology, management, course, practices

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Paper # 152190007 Student Response to “Flipped Classroom” Instruction in a Food Chain Logistics Course .

Citation: Paper number 152190007, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190007) @2015

Authors: Patrizia Busato, Remigio Berruto, Fedro S. Zazueta

Keywords: Active learning, online learning, pedagogy, engineering education .

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Paper # 152190009 Peanut Digging Losses Across Soil Moisture Contents

Citation: Paper number 152190009, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190009) @2015

Authors: Andrew C Warner, Kendall R Kirk, James S Thomas, J Warren White, Hunter F Massey, Benjamin Fogle

Keywords: Peanut, precision agriculture, digger, harvest losses, management zones, site-specific

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Paper # 152190010 Modeling of the Bacteria attached with Magnetic Nanoparticles for Optimization of Magnetic Separation Process

Citation: Paper number 152190010, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190010) @2015

Authors: Zach T Callaway, Ronghui Wang, Yanbin Li

Keywords: Modeling, Magnetic Separation, Escherichia coli, Finite Elements

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Paper # 152190011 Measurement and simulation of infiltration rates into undrained and subsurface drained soils

Citation: Paper number 152190011, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190011) @2015

Authors: Debjit Roy, Xinhua Jia, Dean D. Steele, Xuefeng Chu

Keywords: Infiltration, soil property, soil water content, subsurface drainage

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Paper # 152190017 Testing of Handheld Grain Moisture Meters on Shelled and Whole Pod Peanuts

Citation: Paper number 152190017, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190017) @2015

Authors: Kendall R Kirk, Jacob B Fravel, Jacob P Koch, Andrew C Warner, Hunter F Massey, Alexander M Coleman

Keywords: Peanut, precision agriculture, kernel moisture, pod moisture, handheld grain moisture meter

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Paper # 152190040 Teaching Small Engine Diagnostics Using Mobile App Technology

Citation: Paper number 152190040, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190040) @2015

Authors: Hillary E Valdetero, Kendall R Kirk, Thomas R Dobbins, Phil M Fravel

Keywords: small engine diagnostics, agricultural mechanization, agricultural education, mobile technology

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Paper # 152190046 Infiltration Characteristics of Swine Finishing and Gestation Buildings: Review and Quantification

Citation: Paper number 152190046, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190046) @2015

Authors: H.T. Jadhav, S.J. Hoff, J.D. Harmon, L.D. Jacobson, B.P. Hetchler

Keywords: Infiltration, swine housing, air leakage.

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Paper # 152190060 Improving Seed Spacing Uniformity of Precision Vegetable Planters

Citation: Paper number 152190060, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190060) @2015

Authors: Mark C. Siemens, Ronald R. Gayler

Keywords: planters, vacuum planters, belt planters, seed spacing, uniformity, accuracy, precision, vegetables, lettuce.

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Paper # 152190071 The Effects of Winter Cover Cropping on Nutrient Leaching Through Repacked Soil Columns

Citation: Paper number 152190071, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190071) @2015

Authors: Julie A Honegger, Prasanta K Kalita

Keywords: Cover crop, nitrate, drainage, leachate, phosphorus, HYDRUS-1D, soil column.

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Paper # 152190086 Effect of pretreatment of soy insoluble fiber and SSCF with Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli KO11 on ethanol production in an integrated corn-soy biorefinery

Citation: Paper number 152190086, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190086) @2015

Authors: J. K. Sekhon , D. Maurer, K. A. Rosentrater , T. Wang, S. Jung

Keywords: Bioethanol, enzyme-assisted aqueous extraction of soybeans, pretreatment of soy fiber, dry-grind corn fermentation, Escherichia coli KO11.

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Paper # 152190096 Development of a GIS-based BMP Siting Tool for use in Coastal Virginia

Citation: Paper number 152190096, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190096) @2015

Authors: Rachael D. Johnson, David J. Sample

Keywords: best management practices, BMPs, GIS, coastal areas, water quality, Virginia.

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Paper # 152190105 Use of Remote Sensing to Generate Crop Coefficient and Estimate Actual Crop Evapotranspiration

Citation: Paper number 152190105, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190105) @2015

Authors: Arturo Reyes-Gonzalez, Christopher Hay, Jeppe Kjaersgaard, Christopher Neale

Keywords: Crop coefficient, Evapotranspiration, Remote sensing, Crop water requirements

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Paper # 152190107 Gas emissions from three cage layer housing systems

Citation: Paper number 152190107, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190107) @2015

Authors: Frederic Pelletier, Stephane Godbout, Yosra Mahmoudi, Francois-Xavier Philippe, Kadar Bouallagui

Keywords: poultry, cages, egg production, emission, housing systems.

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Paper # 152190111 Modeling the H2S Concentrations Affected by Shelterbelts Downwind from a Swine Facility

Citation: Paper number 152190111, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190111) @2015

Authors: Brett D Pettigrew, Erin L Cortus, Richard Nicolai

Keywords: Hydrogen sulfide, swine, odor dispersion, trees, odor abatement

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Paper # 152190119 Herbicide Ballistic Technology: Spatial Tracking Analysis of Operations Characterizing Performance of Target Treatment

Citation: Paper number 152190119, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190119) @2015

Authors: Roberto Rodriguez III, Daniel M Jenkins, James J K Leary, Brooke V Mahnken

Keywords: Aerial application, GIS, GPS, remote sensing, telemetry, Miconia calvescens DC

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Paper # 152190124 Comparison of digestate from solid anaerobic digesters and effluent from liquid anaerobic digesters as inocula for solid state anaerobic digestion of yard trimming

Citation: Paper number 152190124, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190124) @2015

Authors: Fuqing Xu, Feng Wang, Yebo Li, Long Lin

Keywords: Biogas, methane, inoculation ratio, total solids content, wood chips, grass

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Paper # 152190126 Vegetative Environmental Buffers (VEBs) for Mitigating Multiple Air Pollutants Emissions from a Research Swine Barn

Citation: Paper number 152190126 , 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190126) @2015

Authors: Yang Liu, Zifei Liu, Pat Murphy, Ronaldo Maghirang, Joel DeRouchey

Keywords: Air quality, emission mitigation, windbreak, trees. .

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Paper # 152190139 Accuracy of Topographic Index Models at Prediction of Ephemeral Gullies

Citation: Paper number 152190139, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190139) @2015

Authors: Lawrence Sekaluvu, Aleksey Y Sheshukov, Stacy L Hutchinson

Keywords: Topography, Erosion, Topographic Index Model, Ephemeral gullies

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Paper # 152190148 A Study on Quantitative Metrics for Evaluating Animal Behavior in Confined Environments

Citation: Paper number 152190148, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190148) @2015

Authors: C. T. Usher, W. D. Daley, A. Bruce Webster, Casey Ritz

Keywords: Robots, Animal welfare, poultry, poultry housing, metrics, monitoring, quantitative metrics, statistics

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Paper # 152190156 Gas Reduction Benefits from Storage to Application of Anaerobic Digestion and Solid-liquid Separation of Dairy Manure

Citation: Paper number 152190156, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190156) @2015

Authors: Micahel A Holly, Rebecca A Larson, J. Mark Powell

Keywords: Ammonia, application, anaerobic digestion, manure, methane, nitrous oxide, solid-liquid separation

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Paper # 152190158 PROCESSING AND GENETIC EFFECTS ON RESISTANT STARCH IN CORN FLAKES

Citation: Paper number 152190158, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190158) @2015

Authors: Gurshagan Kandhola, Nicki Tumbleson, Kent D. Rausch, Mike Tumbleson, Martin O. Bohn

Keywords: corn flaking, nutrition, resistant starch, genetics, processing.

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Paper # 152190162 Early findings from artificial recharge efforts of the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer

Citation: Paper number 152190162, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190162) @2015

Authors: M l Reba, K. Kahill, J. Czarnecki, J.R. Rigby, J. Farris

Keywords: groundwater decline, artificial recharge, shallow aquifer, water quality, on-farm reservoir

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Paper # 152190167 Understanding the spatial heterogeneity of cattle locations and its effects on subsequent crop yield in an integrated corn-cattle system

Citation: Paper number 152190167, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190167) @2015

Authors: Tong Liu, Luis F Rodríguez, Maria B Villamil, Angela R Green, Blake E Lehman, Daniel W Shike

Keywords: GPS, cattle, integrated, crop yield

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Paper # 152190172 Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy based on a Line-Scan Hyperspectral Raman System

Citation: Paper number 152190172, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190172) @2015

Authors: Jianwei Qin, Moon S Kim, Moon S. Kim

Keywords: Butter; Food safety; Melamine; Raman spectroscopy; SORS; Subsurface detection.

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Paper # 152190194 Aqueous enzymatic extraction of oil and protein from microalgae: Enzyme screening and assay optimization

Citation: Paper number 152190194, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190194) @2015

Authors: Chelsea Keiana Dixon, Laura Soto Sierra, Lisa R Wilken

Keywords: Algae, enzyme, biomass, oil, protein, extraction

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Paper # 152190195 Flight characteristics of a fixed wing unmanned aircraft systems for aerial surveillance of agricultural systems

Citation: Paper number 152190195, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190195) @2015

Authors: Wayne E. Woldt, Eric W. Frew, George E. Meyer, Ryan P. Freiberger, Maciej Stachura

Keywords: unmanned aircraft systems, remote sensing, flight path performance, precision agriculture, autonomous vehicles, aerial robotics

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Paper # 152190213 Benefits of Airflow on Unrefrigerated Fresh Produce in Retail Settings

Citation: Paper number 152190213, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190213) @2015

Authors: Jonathan W.W. Olsen, Thomas J. Lesser, Deirdre M. Holcroft

Keywords: HVLD fans, fresh produce, postharvest treatment, air flow, condensation, ethylene

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Paper # 152190221 Effect of urea addition on giant reed ensilage and subsequent methane production by anaerobic digestion

Citation: Paper number 152190221, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190221) @2015

Authors: Shan Liu, Xumeng Ge, Renjie Dong, Changle Pang, Yebo Li

Keywords: Giant reed; Ensilage; Urea addition; Lactic acid; Anaerobic digestion

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Paper # 152190231 A Manager Device for the Mechanical Coffee Harvesting

Citation: Paper number 152190231, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190231) @2015

Authors: Fábio --- Moreira da Silva, Felipe --- Oliveira e Silva, Rogner --- Carvalho Avelar

Keywords: Mechanical coffee harvesting, tuning index, fruit detachment force, harvester’s speed, rods cylinder vibration.

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Paper # 152190245 A pore-scale model for predicting resistance of airflow through grain bulks

Citation: Paper number 152190245, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190245) @2015

Authors: Rong Yue, Gajanand Saini, Qiang Zhang

Keywords: Airflow resistance, pore-scale, pore network, grain bulks.

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Paper # 152190260 Distribution of Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, and G2 in Various Fractions of Rice

Citation: Paper number 152190260, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190260) @2015

Authors: HouMin Zhong, Griffiths G Atungulu, Bennie J. Bench, Shantae Wilson, Vy T. Nguyen

Keywords: Amelioration, Aflatoxin, Rice, Milling.

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Paper # 152190305 Model and System for Cotton-picker Operation Scheduling

Citation: Paper number 152190305, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190305) @2015

Authors: Caicong Wu, Jing Zhao, Jie Wang, Lin Zhou, Yaping Cai

Keywords: Cotton-picker, Operation Scheduling, System, Model

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Paper # 152190319 Mobile Batch Heat Treatment System for Treating HLB-Infected Citrus Trees

Citation: Paper number 152190319, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190319) @2015

Authors: Ahmed Al-Jumaili, Reza Ehsani

Keywords: Citrus orchards, Heat treatment, Huanglongbing (HLB), Disease, Steam, Thermotherapy.

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Paper # 152190326 Improved Irrigation Techniques for Strawberries

Citation: Paper number 152190326, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190326) @2015

Authors: Stuart W Styles, Luis G Vazquez

Keywords: Distribution Uniformity, irrigation performance, strawberries, salinity, chloride, gypsum

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Paper # 152190342 Development of robust and vibration free impact-type sensors using MEMs technology

Citation: Paper number 152190342, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190342) @2015

Authors: Joe Mari J Maja, Ahmad Khalilian, Anand Jayakaran

Keywords: electronics, force to weight ratio, impact, forces, impact force analysis.

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Paper # 152190366 Application of hyperspectral imaging to prevent fungal infections of white button mushroom

Citation: Paper number 152190366, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190366) @2015

Authors: Viktória Parrag, István Kertész, András Geösel, József Felföldi, Ferenc Firtha

Keywords: Cladobotryum, Trichoderma, HSI, PCA, SVM, FDA, hyperspectral imaging

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Paper # 152190369 BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM IROKO TIMBER (Chlorophora excelsa)

Citation: Paper number 152190369, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190369) @2015

Authors: Babajide Akanbi ADELEKAN

Keywords: Biofuel, bio-ethanol, Iroko timber, renewable energy.

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Paper # 152190389 ASSESSMENT OF LIGHTING NEEDS BY LAYING HENS VIA PREFERENCE TEST

Citation: Paper number 152190389, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190389) @2015

Authors: He Ma, Hongwei Xin, Yang Zhao, Baoming Li, Timothy A Shepherd, Ignacio Alvarez-Castro

Keywords: Light intensity, laying hens, light preference, behavior, circadian rhythm.

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Paper # 152190399 Agriculture Study Abroad program to Poland

Citation: Paper number 152190399, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190399) @2015

Authors: Jacek A. Koziel

Keywords: Education, hands-on learning, study abroad, travel course, technology

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Paper # 152190408 Lateral Strength and Stiffness of Post and Pier Foundations

Citation: Paper number 152190408, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190408) @2017

Authors: David R Bohnhoff

Keywords: foundation, post foundation, pier, post-frame, pole frame, posts, soil strength.

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Paper # 152190440 The design of distributed measuring angle system based on MEMS sensors

Citation: Paper number 152190440, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190440) @2015

Authors: Yongjun Zheng, Chunjiang Zhao, Liping Chen, Chao Ma, Zhenyu Jin, Yu Tan, Shumao Wang

Keywords: angle, measurement, agricultural aviation, filters, gradient

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Paper # 152190458 VELOCITY AND KINETIC ENERGY OF RAINDROPS BY A DYNAMIC RAIN GAGE

Citation: Paper number 152190458, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190458) @2015

Authors: Luiz A Lima, Pedro L. T. Lima, Matheus F. B. Colares

Keywords: Kinetic Energy, terminal velocity, rain drops

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Paper # 152190459 Wheat Yield Response to Limited Irrigation and Fungicides

Citation: Paper number 152190459, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190459) @2015

Authors: Isaya Kisekka, Johnathon D. Holman, Randall Currie, Jonathan P. Aguilar, Dennis Tomsicek, Jaylen Koehn

Keywords: Deficit irrigation, Limited irrigation, Wheat, Water Productivity, Irrigation Water Use Efficiency, Fungicides

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Paper # 152190473 Seasonal Variation of Water Quality in On-Farm Water Storage Systems: Case Study of a Mississippi Delta Agricultural Watershed

Citation: Paper number 152190473, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190473) @2015

Authors: JUAN D. PEREZ-GUTIERREZ, JOEL O. PAZ, MARY LOVE TAGERT, RITESH KARKI

Keywords: Nutrient transport, BMPs, Mississippi, agricultural water quality, ditches, on-farm reservoirs

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Paper # 152190476 Assessment of On-Farm Water Storage (OFWS) Systems as a BMP for Sustainable Irrigation and Nutrient Loading Control in Mississippi

Citation: Paper number 152190476, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190476) @2015

Authors: Ritesh Karki, Mary Love M. Tagert, Joel O. Paz, Juan D. Pérez-Gutiérrez

Keywords: On-Farm Water Storage (OFWS) Systems, irrigation, nutrient loading control, water management

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Paper # 152190495 Statistical Comparison of the GreenSeeker NDVI Scanner to NIR Camera System Could the NIR Camera Replace the GreenSeeker for Some Applications

Citation: Paper number 152190495, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190495) @2015

Authors: Charles Malveaux, Randy Price, Steven Hall

Keywords: autonomous; machine-vision; drone; UAV; agriculture, agricultural, environmental; NDVI; control system

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Paper # 152190496 Computational Fluid Dynamics: An Effective Tool for Agricultural Engineering Analysis

Citation: Paper number 152190496, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190496) @2015

Authors: Folasayo T. Fayose, Christian A. Bolu

Keywords: Computational fluid dynamics, food processing, farm buildings, tillage, environment, soil and water studies, spraying operation.

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Paper # 152190497 Effect of Cassava Flour Substitution on some Quality Characteristics of Heat Pump Dried Extruded Fish Feed

Citation: Paper number 152190497, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190497) @2015

Authors: Folasayo T Fayose, Zhongjie Huan, Peter Olubambi

Keywords: Fish feed, extrusion, heat pump drying, scanning electron microscopy, durability index, drying rate, COP

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Paper # 152190500 Design Modification and Performance Evaluation of a Cassava Pelleting Machine

Citation: Paper number 152190500, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190500) @2015

Authors: A. Folarin Alonge, Nsisiong I. Obot

Keywords: Cassava, Design, Pelleting, Machine, properties

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Paper # 152190501 The effect of thermophilic anaerobic digestion co-substrate ratio on biogas yield for bioregenerative life support

Citation: Paper number 152190501, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190501) @2015

Authors: Charles H. Parrish II, Lauren M. Byrne, Alex R. Vinson, Justin R. Lloyd, John J. Classen, Jay J. Cheng

Keywords: Anaerobic digesters, anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomass, bioreactors, co-digestion, co-substrate, feces, life support, plant residues, resource recovery, straw, swine, waste management, waste utilization, wheat.

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Paper # 152190521 Measurement of wind pressure coefficients of single-span greenhouses using wind tunnel test

Citation: Paper number 152190521, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190521) @2015

Authors: Kyeong-seok Kwon, In-bok Lee, Uk-hyeon Yeo

Keywords: Greenhouse, Single-span, Wind pressure coefficients, Wind tunnel.

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Paper # 152190583 Butterbur Peeling Machine Development

Citation: Paper number 152190583, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190583) @2015

Authors: Shigehito Sato, Fumio Takahashi, Mitsuhiko KATAHIRA, Motoyasu NATSUGA

Keywords: Butterbur, peeling machine, air nozzle, air volume, peeling rate

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Paper # 152190609 Integration of Laser Scanner and Odometry for Autonomous Robotics Lawn-mower

Citation: Paper number 152190609, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190609) @2015

Authors: Chung-Liang Chang, Chen Yang, Gong-Bo Song

Keywords: Mowers, microcomputer, sensor fusion.

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Paper # 152190619 Estimation of Leaf Area Index and Biomass Production of Soybean from Spectral Indices of Vegetation

Citation: Paper number 152190619, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190619) @2015

Authors: M AV Silva, W PM Ferreira, T KG Souza, C C Santana, A. Silva

Keywords: package, soybeans, canopy, irrigation, vegetation.

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Paper # 152190630 Analysis of behavioural patterns in broilers using camera-based technology

Citation: Paper number 152190630, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190630) @2015

Authors: Alberto Pena Fernandez, Vasileios Exadaktylos, Erik Vranken, Daniel Berckmans

Keywords: broilers, activity, distribution, behaviour, precision livestock farming

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Paper # 152190679 A Flight Monitoring System of Planting-Protection UAV Based on Django

Citation: Paper number 152190679, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190679) @2015

Authors: Ze Yang, Ze Yangze, Lihua Zheng, Minzan Li, Hong Sun, Wei Yang

Keywords: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Django, Planting-Protection, Monitoring system, precision agriculture

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Paper # 152190688 A Positioning Method for Apple Fruits Based on Information Fusion

Citation: Paper number 152190688, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190688) @2015

Authors: Chunyan Mai, Chunyan Mai, Lihua Zheng, Changyi Xiao, Yuan Chen, Minzan Li

Keywords: Information fusion; Kinect; GPS; Attitude sensor ; Apple fruit positioning.

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Paper # 152190689 Development of associated device to portable soil nitrogen detector

Citation: Paper number 152190689, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190689) @2015

Authors: Yao Zhang, Minzan Li, Lihua Zheng, Yi Zhao

Keywords: Total nitrogen content, Auxiliary device, Distance factor, Correlation coefficient analysis, portable Detector

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Paper # 152190722 Numerical Modeling of "Green" Wood Chips Processed Through Rotary Shear

Citation: Paper number 152190722, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190722) @2015

Authors: Yamina Emma Aimene, John Arthur Nairn, David Lanning

Keywords: Rotary shear process, Material Point Method, Numerical non-linear modeling, Wood particles, Optimization, biomass, comminution, physical properties,

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Paper # 152190747 Soil Response to Skidder Traffic as Indicated by Soil Stress Residuals

Citation: Paper number 152190747, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190747) @2015

Authors: Brian M Parkhurst, Wallace M Aust, Michael C Bolding, Scott M Barrett, John Klepac, Emily A. Carte

Keywords: Forestry, forestry machinery, skidding, soil compaction, rubber-tired machine, tracked vehicles.

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Paper # 152190753 Influence of weather and swath density on drying characteristics of corn stover and switchgrass

Citation: Paper number 152190753, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190753) @2015

Authors: Amit Khanchi, Stuart Birrell

Keywords: . Drying rate, wind tunnel, weather conditions, swath density, empirical model, harvest strategy.

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Paper # 152190771 Steps towards an Autonomous Field Scout and Sampling System

Citation: Paper number 152190771, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190771) @2015

Authors: Glen C Rains, Bradford W Bazemore, Konrad Ahlin, Ai-Ping Hu, Nader Sadegh, Gary McMurray

Keywords: Autonomous Vehicle, Robotic arm, scouting, soil sampling, ROS

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Paper # 152190800 Drouth Events Analysis for the Western Bahia based on Collected and Reanalysis Datasets

Citation: Paper number 152190800, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190800) @2015

Authors: M.A.V. Silva, C.C. Santana, L. da S. Menezes, W.P.M. Ferreira

Keywords: weather data, hydrologic cycle, drought.

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Paper # 152190801 Research imagery and spectral characteristics of rice sheath blight using three portable sensors

Citation: Paper number 152190801, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190801) @2015

Authors: Dong-Yan Zhang, Yu-Bin Lan, Xin-Gen Zhou, Li-Ping Chen, Seth C Murray, Guo-Zhong Zhang

Keywords: Rice sheath blight; Imagery characteristic; Sensitive Spectral feature; First derivative; Continuum removal

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Paper # 152190823 Investigation and Quantification of Water Track Networks in Sub-Arctic Alaska

Citation: Paper number 152190823, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190823) @2015

Authors: Uyanga Mendbayar, Tushar Gupta, Debasmita Misra, Tathagata Ghosh

Keywords: Alaska, boreal region, water track, remote sensing, drainage systems, groundwater, hydraulic properties.

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Paper # 152190826 Energy exchange by convection in a closed greenhouse a pipe heating system: a CFD analysis

Citation: Paper number 152190826, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190826) @2015

Authors: Jorge Flores-Velázquez, Abraham Rojano-Aguilar, Adriana Rojas-Rishor, Waldo Ojeda-Bustamante

Keywords: Thermal profile, Navier-stokes equations, velocity vectors, greenhouse.

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Paper # 152190828 Index of Drought and Cotton Production in the Barreiras (Western of Bahia)

Citation: Paper number 152190828, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190828) @2015

Authors: T KG Souza, M. Silva, F. Passos, R. Almeida, A. Silva, C. Santana

Keywords: agricultural, drought, cotton..

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Paper # 152190836 Estimating the impact of climate change on streamflow in Bagmati Watershed, Nepal

Citation: Paper number 152190836, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190836) @2015

Authors: Vaskar Dahal, Rabin Bhattarai, Narendra Man Shakya, Rocky Talchabhadel, Sumit Dugar

Keywords: Hydrological Model, Climate Change, Water Availability, AR5

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Paper # 152190863 Use of Udder Skin Temperature as a Heat Stress Indicator in Lactating Dairy Cattle

Citation: Paper number 152190863, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190863) @2015

Authors: Kristen Michelle Perano, Kifle G Gebremedhin

Keywords: Dairy cattle, heat stress, udder temperature, rectal temperature

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Paper # 152190880 Determination of temperature requirements of group-housed sows fed high fiber diets to reduce energy costs

Citation: Paper number 152190880, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190880) @2015

Authors: Bernardo Predicala, Alvin Alvarado, Jennifer Brown, Denise Beaulieu, Lyman Moreno

Keywords: Group housing, low temperature, sow, energy consumption.

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Paper # 152190886 Evaluating the Suitability of Drying Rough Rice Using Heated Husk as Moisture Adsorbent

Citation: Paper number 152190886, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190886) @2015

Authors: Sammy Sadaka, Gagandeep S. Ubhi

Keywords: Rough rice, Rice husk, Heat transfer medium, Moisture absorbent

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Paper # 152190892 Android Application for BIRD Sensor and Its Extension for Other Sensors

Citation: Paper number 152190892, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190892) @2015

Authors: Jagadish Kumar Mahendran, Rui Xu, Changying Li

Keywords: Android, smartphones, app.

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Paper # 152190903 The Design and Field Testing of a Low Priced Cassava Harvester for Trinidad soils

Citation: Paper number 152190903, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190903) @2015

Authors: Samella R Seepaul, Robert Birch, Edwin Ekwue

Keywords: Cassava, Harvester,

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Paper # 152190913 Quantifying Hydrological Responses to Major Land Cover Changes: A Case Study in Smoky Hill River Watershed in Western Kansas.

Citation: Paper number 152190913, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190913) @2015

Authors: Jungang Gao, Aleksey Y Sheshukov

Keywords: Land use change, Crop rotation pattern, SWAT, Stream flow, Smoky Hill River Watershed

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Paper # 152190922 Best Management Practices to Reduce Phosphorus Entering Marion Reservoir, Kansas

Citation: Paper number 152190922, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190922) @2015

Authors: Philip Barnes

Keywords: Water quality, erosion, sedimentation, phosphorus, eutrophication, cyanobacteria

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Paper # 152190931 Comparison of biological catholyte to chemical catholyte in microbial desalination cells

Citation: Paper number 152190931, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190931) @2015

Authors: Beenish Saba, Ann D Christy

Keywords: Microbial fuel cells (MFCs)

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Paper # 152190937 Sustainable Bio-Fertilizer Production From Anaerobically Digested Organic Wastes

Citation: Paper number 152190937, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190937) @2015

Authors: Tyler Barzee, Ruihong Zhang, Abdolhossein Edalati, Josh Rapport, Hamed El-Mashad

Keywords: Anaerobic digestion, digestate, biofertilizers, value-added products, sustainable

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Paper # 152190967 EPA’s AP-42 Development Methodology: Converting or Rerating Current AP-42 Datasets

Citation: Paper number 152190967, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190967) @2015

Authors: Thomas W. Moore, Michael D Buser, Derek P Whitelock, Doug W Hamilton, John D Wanjura

Keywords: Cotton, AP-42, EPA, Emission Factors, Gin Systems

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Paper # 152190969 Should Particle Size Analysis Data be Combined with EPA Approved Sampling Method Data in the Development of AP-42 Emission Factors?

Citation: Paper number 152190969, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190969) @2015

Authors: Thomas W. Moore, Michael D Buser, Derek P Whitelock, Doug W Hamilton, John D Wanjura

Keywords: Cotton, AP-42, EPA, Emission Factors, Gin Systems

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Paper # 152190993 Improvement to Air Management Practices Assessment Tool (AMPAT): Scientific Literature Database

Citation: Paper number 152190993, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190993) @2015

Authors: Jacek A Koziel, Devin L Maurer, Jay D Harmon, Steven J Hoff, Angela M Rieck-Hinz, Daniel S Andersen

Keywords: Livestock, Odor, Mitigation, Emissions, Ammonia, Hydrogen Sulfide, PM, Greenhouse Gases, VOCs.

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Paper # 152190994 Heat Flux and Condensation Rate in Conductive Cooling Systems for Thermally Stressed Dairy Cattle.

Citation: Paper number 152190994, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190994) @2015

Authors: Kristen Michelle Perano, Timothy J Shelford, Kifle G Gebremedhin

Keywords: Conductive cooling, dairy cattle, condensation, heat flux.

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Paper # 152190999 A Review of the Technical Approaches Used for TMDLs Development in Mississippi

Citation: Paper number 152190999, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152190999) @2015

Authors: JUAN DAVID PEREZ-GUTIERREZ, JAMES LENIAL MARTIN, JOHN J. RAMIREZ-AVILA

Keywords: TMDL, water quality, models, water pollution, Mississippi.

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Paper # 152191006 Blueberry Bruise Detection by Pulse-Phase Thermography and Neural Network

Citation: Paper number 152191006, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152191006) @2015

Authors: Jesse Daniel Kuzy, Changying Li

Keywords: Pulse-Phase Thermography, Neural Network, Bruise Detection, Blueberry

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Paper # 152191016 Field Trials of Natural Air/Low Temperature In-Bin Drying System in North West of Italy. Working Capacity and Energy Consumption

Citation: Paper number 152191016, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152191016) @2015

Authors: Remigio Berruto, Alessandro Sopegno, Patrizia Busato, Diego De la Torre, Ricardo Bartosik

Keywords: Low-temperature drying, energy consumption, field trials

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Paper # 152191041 Profiling lipid and protein co-production in the microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and the novel application of autolytic enzymes as an extraction pretreatment.

Citation: Paper number 152191041, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152191041) @2015

Authors: Laura Soto Sierra, Chelsea Dixon, Lisa Rachelle Wilken

Keywords: Bioseparations, enzymatic treatment, autolysin, protein, oil extraction, microalgae.

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Paper # 152191148 Upgrading of Hydrothermal Liquefaction Biocrude from Algae Grown in Municipal Wastewater

Citation: Paper number 152191148, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152191148) @2015

Authors: Zhouhong Wang, Sushil Adhikari, Peter Valdez, Rajdeep Shakya

Keywords: Algae, Hydrothermal liquefaction, hydrotreating, wastewater

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Paper # 152191264 Phosphorus liberation in Red Kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L) Via Enzymatic hydrolysis

Citation: Paper number 152191264, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152191264) @2015

Authors: Lamin S Kassama, Ogechukwu B Tasie

Keywords: Phytase activity, Biosynthesis, fermentation, Anti-nutrients, Phosphorus.

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Paper # 152192081 Estimations and Measurements of Carcass Stiffness of Agricultural Tires on a Hard Surface

Citation: Paper number 152192081, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152192081) @2015

Authors: Paula A Misiewicz, Terence E Richards, Richard J Godwin

Keywords: tire carcass stiffness, contact pressure, pressure mapping.

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Paper # 152212278 Establishment of a field-scale trial to investigate the effects of traffic and tillage systems for row crops in Sub-Saharan Africa

Citation: Paper number 152212278, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152212278) @2015

Authors: Joseph Philip Martlew, Paula A Misiewicz, Keith Chaney, Simon Woods, Mark Moore

Keywords: Compaction, traffic, tillage, Sub-Saharan Africa, yield.

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Paper # 152212630 Impact of Radiant Heating of Corn on Sensory and Functional Quality Indices during Drying and Decontamination

Citation: Paper number 152212630, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152212630) @2015

Authors: Anne A. Okeyo, Griffiths G. Atungulu, Shantae A. Wilson, Arnelia Couch

Keywords: Corn, radiant heating, sensory characteristics, functional characteristics, stress crack, catalytic infrared heating

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Paper # 152212819 Fiber and Seed Loss from Seed Cotton Cleaning Machinery

Citation: Paper number 152212819, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152212819) @2016

Authors: Robert G Hardin IV, Richard K. Byler

Keywords: Cotton, Ginning, Seed Cotton Cleaning, Processing Losses

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Paper # 152217586 Study on the Facilities and Procedures for Un-frozen Soil Erosion

Citation: Paper number 152217586, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152217586) @2015

Authors: Yunyun Ban, Tingwu Lei, Chao Chen, Zhiqiang Liu

Keywords: Melt-frozen; soil erosion; method; facilities; procedure

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Paper # 152219857 Food waste addition for enhanced giant reed ensiling and methane production

Citation: Paper number 152219857, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152219857) @2015

Authors: Shan Liu, Fuqing Xu, Zhe Liu, Yebo Li

Keywords: Ensilage, Wet storage, Food waste, Anaerobic digestion, Dry matter loss, Lactic acid

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Paper # 152221294 Methane dry reforming with carbon dioxide via Ni-based bimodal pore catalyst

Citation: Paper number 152221294, 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/aim.20152221294) @2015

Authors: Zhenghong Bao, Yongwu Lu, Qiangu Yan, Street Jason, Yebo Li, Fei Yu

Keywords: Methane reforming, catalytic, NiCeMgAl

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