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

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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