2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009

Paper #   090001   Epoxy Resins from High-Oleic Oils applied to Composites
Citation:  Paper number  090001,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009 . (doi: 10.13031/2013.26896) @2009
Authors:   Judith D Espinoza Pérez, Dennis P Wiesenborn, Chad A Ulven, Darrin M Haagenson, Rachel L Brudvik
Keywords:   Composites, Biopolymers, Epoxy, Canola oil, Sunflower oil, Soybean oil.
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Paper #   090009   A Coordinated Oregon Program for Conserving Energy and Water in Irrigated Agriculture
Citation:  Paper number  090009,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26897) @2009
Authors:   David R Dishman, John R Busch, Marshall J English
Keywords:   Energy, water, conservation, irrigation, cost-share programs, Bonneville Power Administration, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Energy Trust of Oregon, Oregon State University
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Paper #   090011   Evaluation of DRAINMOD-N2 for Ohio Conditions
Citation:  Paper number  090011,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26898) @2009
Authors:   Yuhui Shang, Larry C Brown, Norman R Fausey, Mohamed A Youssef
Keywords:   Drainage Water Management, controlled drainage, subsurface drainage, DRAINMOD NII, Ohio
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Paper #   090015   Characteristics of High-Biomass Sorghum as a Biofuel
Citation:  Paper number  090015,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28044) @2009
Authors:   J Alex Thomasson, Brandon E Hartley, John D Gibson, Ruixui Sui, Stephen W Searcy
Keywords:   alternative energy, biofuel, biomass, biomass quality, elemental composition, high-biomass sorghum, photoperiod-sensitive, sugar composition, total dietary fiber analysis, ultimate analysis, Uppsala Method
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Paper #   090016   Storage Stability of Smoked Fish as Influenced by Fat Content and Equilibrium Moisture Content
Citation:  Paper number  090016,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26899) @2009
Authors:   Babatunde Adewale Adewumi, John Alaba Famurewa, Israel Sunday Dunmade
Keywords:   .Keywords Smoking, Storage stability, Acceptability, Equilibrium Moisture Content.
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Paper #   090017   Educational Applications of Virtual World Environments
Citation:  Paper number  090017,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26900) @2009
Authors:   Howard W Beck, Bruce W Welt
Keywords:   virtual reality, engineering education, virtual world environments, packaging machinery simulation
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Paper #   090019   Optical Temperature and Power Control in Microwave Drying
Citation:  Paper number  090019,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26901) @2009
Authors:   Zhenfeng Li, G.S.V Raghavan, Valerie Orsat
Keywords:   Microwave drying, power, temperature, control, apple
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Paper #   090025   Particle Size Distribution of Particulate Matter Emitted from a Layer Operation in Southeast U.S.
Citation:  Paper number  090025,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28032) @2009
Authors:   Zihan Cao, Lingjuan Wang, Zifei Liu, Qianfeng Li, David B Beasley
Keywords:   PM, TSP, Particle size distribution (PSD), PM concentration, layer house, animal activity
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Paper #   090027   Development of a Perfusion Bioreactor System for Alveolar Bone Tissue Engineering
Citation:  Paper number  090027,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009 . (doi: 10.13031/2013.26902) @2009
Authors:   Ki Taek Lim, Pill Hoon Choung, Jang Ho Kim, Hyun Mok Son, Hoon Seonwoo, Jong Hoon Chung
Keywords:   bioreactor system, perfusion, alveolar bone marrow stem cells, tissue engineering
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Paper #   090029   A Proposed SAE Standard for Access Systems on Off-Road Machinery for Agricultural and Other Workers with Disabilities
Citation:  Paper number  090029,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27340) @2009
Authors:   Aaron M Yoder, William E Field, Deboy R Gail
Keywords:   Safety, Health, Disabilities, Access, Machine, Standard, Lift, Modification, Assistive Technology, Agriculture, Farm, Equipment, Off-Road, Lift Modification, Assistive Technology, Agriculture, Farm, Equipment, Off-Road
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Paper #   090031   Operating Agricultural Equipment on Public Roads
Citation:  Paper number  090031,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26903) @2009
Authors:   Dr. Dennis J Murphy, Dr. Robert D Grisso
Keywords:   Farm Safety, Ag Equipment, Public Roads, Research Goals, Extension/Outreach Priorities, Traffic interface, Federal and State Regulations
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Paper #   090038   A Decision Support System for the spatial control of invasive bioagents
Citation:  Paper number  090038,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27427) @2009
Authors:   Luc Hebou, Hubert J Montas, Adel Shirmohammadi
Keywords:   DSS, resident Canada goose, Spatial control, Expert System, GIS, Modeling, BMP
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Paper #   090047   Stereovision System and Image Processing Algorithms for Plant Specific Application
Citation:  Paper number  090047,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26905) @2009
Authors:   Hong Young Jeon, Lei Tian, Tony Grift, Loren Bode, Aaron Hager
Keywords:   Machine vision, image processing, image segmentation, stereovision
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Paper #   090049   Optical Filter Design of Fluorescence Emission to Detect Poultry Skin Tumors
Citation:  Paper number  090049,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26906) @2009
Authors:   Taemin Kim, Byoung-Kwan Cho, Moon S Kim
Keywords:   emission filter, spectrofluorimetry, hyperspectral imaging model, poultry skin tumor
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Paper #   090050   A Laser Based Tabletop Localization System for Educational Robots
Citation:  Paper number  090050,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27412) @2009
Authors:   Wouter Bac, Tony E Grift, Kaustubh Bhalerao, Glen Menezes
Keywords:   In-door localization, tracking, vehicle control, guidance
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Paper #   090060   Multiscale Modelling of Gas Transport in Pome Fruit A paper from the State-of-the-Art in Application of Finite Element Numerical Solutions to Engineering Problems: A Session Honoring Pioneering Contributions of Professor Kamyar Haghighi of Purdue Universi
Citation:  Paper number  090060,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27322) @2009
Authors:   Quang Tri Ho, Pieter Verboven, Hibru K Mebatsion, Greet Kerckhofs, Martine Wevers, Bart M Nicolaï
Keywords:   Multiscale modelling, controlled atmosphere, gas transport, pear, microstructure.
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Paper #   090061   Application of Finite Element Modeling (FEM) to Oral Targeted Delivery of Therapeutics A paper from the State-of-the-Art in Application of Finite Element Numerical Solutions to Engineering Problems: A Session Honoring Pioneering Contributions of Professor
Citation:  Paper number  090061,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27323) @2009
Authors:   Nahor Haddish-Berhane, Kamyar Haghighi
Keywords:   FEM, ALE, drug release, stochastic, modeling, colon, targeted delivery, therapeutics.
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Paper #   090062   Spatial and Temporal Discretization of Surface Flow Equations: Implications for Modeling Stability and Accuracy A paper from the State-of-the-Art in Application of Finite Element Numerical Solutions to Engineering Problems: A Session Honoring Pioneering C
Citation:  Paper number  090062,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27324) @2009
Authors:   Fouad H Jaber
Keywords:   .
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Paper #   090063   Error Estimation and Adaptivity in Numerical Methods Applied to Transport Phenomena in Food Systems A paper from the State-of-the-Art in Application of Finite Element Numerical Solutions to Engineering Problems: A Session Honoring Pioneering Contributions
Citation:  Paper number  090063,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27325) @2009
Authors:   Leandro S Oliveira, Adriana S Franca
Keywords:   mesh adaptation, error norms, heat transfer in food.
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Paper #   090064   Transient and Spatial Energy and Exergy Analysis of Deep-bed Corn Drying A paper from the State-of-the-Art in Application of Finite Element Numerical Solutions to Engineering Problems: A Session Honoring Pioneering Contributions of Professor Kamyar Haghig
Citation:  Paper number  090064,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27326) @2009
Authors:   Mauri Fortes, José Helvécio Martins, Rafael Pinheiro Amantéa, Wanyr Romero Ferreira
Keywords:   Forced air drying, Drying availability analysis, Exergy, Energy
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Paper #   090065   Finite Element Modeling of Multi-Phase Contaminant Transport in Porous Media A paper from the State-of-the-Art in Application of Finite Element Numerical Solutions to Engineering Problems: A Session Honoring Pioneering Contributions of Professor Kamyar Ha
Citation:  Paper number  090065,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27327) @2009
Authors:   Rabi H Mohtar, Michel E Rahbeh
Keywords:   
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Paper #   090066   Finite Elements for Fractional Communists A paper from the State-of-the-Art in Application of Finite Element Numerical Solutions to Engineering Problems: A Session Honoring Pioneering Contributions of Professor Kamyar Haghighi of Purdue University. Sponso
Citation:  Paper number  090066,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27328) @2009
Authors:   Hubert J Montas
Keywords:   Finite Elements, Fractional Calculus, Transport Heterogeneity, Nanoparticles.
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Paper #   090067   Finite Element Application to Flow of Water and Chemicals through Porous Media: A Historical Reminder! A paper from the State-of-the-Art in Application of Finite Element Numerical Solutions to Engineering Problems: A Session Honoring Pioneering Contributi
Citation:  Paper number  090067,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27329) @2009
Authors:   Adel Shirmohammadi, Kamyar Haghighi, Ali Madani, Christiana E.P Gurgel
Keywords:   .
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Paper #   095518   Green Chile Pepper Harvest Mechanization
Citation:  Paper number  095518,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28552) @2009
Authors:   Paul A Funk, Stephanie J Walker
Keywords:   Capsicum annuum, Chili, Harvest efficiency, Paprika, Specialty crop mechanization
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Paper #   095522   Watershed Models for Storm Water Management: Comparing Hydrologic and Hydraulic Procedures
Citation:  Paper number  095522,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26907) @2009
Authors:   D K Borah, J H Weist, J D Wall, D N Powell
Keywords:   Channel flow routing, Hydrologic simulation, Infiltration, Overland runoff routing, Rainfall excess, Storm water management, Subsurface flow, Watershed model.
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Paper #   095539   Sustaining Irrigated Agriculture in Arid Areas:Lessons Learned in the San Joaquin Valley
Citation:  Paper number  095539,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26908) @2009
Authors:   James E Ayars
Keywords:   Irrigation, drainage, sustainability, arid areas, San Joaquin Valley, water management, subsurface drip irrigation, shallow ground water, drainage water reuse.
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Paper #   095540   Moisture Influence on Dielectric Behavior of Foods
Citation:  Paper number  095540,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26909) @2009
Authors:   Stuart O Nelson, Samir Trabelsi
Keywords:   Dielectric properties, foods, moisture content, temperature, permittivity, dielectric constant, dielectric loss factor
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Paper #   095542   Chemical Damages of Chlorine and Acids Applications on Compensating Drippers
Citation:  Paper number  095542,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26910) @2009
Authors:   Rubens Duarte Coelho, Marconi Batista Teixeira
Keywords:   drip irrigation, elastomer, emitter clogging
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Paper #   095546   Development and Application of Gas Sensor Array in Determination Freshwater Fish Freshness
Citation:  Paper number  095546,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26911) @2009
Authors:   Zhang Jun, Li Xiao Yu, Wang Wei, Zhou Zhu, Zhou Wei
Keywords:   Fish freshness; silver carp; PCR; PLS; ANN
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Paper #   095547   A Study on Vegetation Division in Northern Shaanxi of Loess Plateau based on MODIS image data
Citation:  Paper number  095547,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26912) @2009
Authors:   Huo Aidi, Zhang Guangjun, Wang Guoliang, Chen Yu
Keywords:   MODIS image data; Loess Plateau; vegetation division; forestation and planting grass
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Paper #   095549   Methods for Georeferencing and Spectral Scaling of Remote Imagery using ArcView, ArcGIS, and ENVI
Citation:  Paper number  095549,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27798) @2009
Authors:   J Roger Bright, Steven J Thomson, Yanbo Huang
Keywords:   Precision agriculture, remote sensing, image analysis, georeferencing, georectification, site-specific agriculture, global positioning system, aerial application, variable rate application, thermal imaging
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Paper #   095553   Improving Erosion Modeling on Forest Roads in the Lake Tahoe Basin: Small Plot Rainfall Simulations to Determine Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity and Interrill Erodibility
Citation:  Paper number  095553,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27413) @2009
Authors:   Natalie S Copeland, Randy B Foltz
Keywords:   Saturated hydraulic conductivity; Interrill erodibility; WEPP; Erosion modeling; Forest roads
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Paper #   095563   Examining the Effects of Ethanol Processing and Drying Conditions on the Physical Properties of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS)
Citation:  Paper number  095563,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27335) @2009
Authors:   Kurt A Rosentrater, Brian A Wrenn
Keywords:   Corn, DDGS, distillers grains, fermentation, drying, physical properties, processing
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Paper #   095564   Comparison of Measured Concentrations from Collocated TSP, PM10, and PM2.5 Samplers in the Presence of Agricultural Particulate Matter
Citation:  Paper number  095564,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26914) @2009
Authors:   Mary K Thelen, W B Faulkner, J D Wanjura, B W Shaw, C B Parnell
Keywords:   particulate matter, PM, sampler bias, PM10, PM2.5, PM10-2.5
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Paper #   095565   Effects of subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) and plastic mulching on melon crop under protected environment.
Citation:  Paper number  095565,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26915) @2009
Authors:   Rubens Duarte Coelho, Rodrigo OC Monteiro, Sérgio WP Chaves, Fernando H Shirahige
Keywords:   Cucumis melo, drip irrigation system, production, postharvest
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Paper #   095566   Soil moisture mapping at a watershed of the Mantiqueira Range, MG, Brazil
Citation:  Paper number  095566,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26916) @2009
Authors:   Carlos R De Mello, Léo F Ávila, Lloyd D Norton, José M de Mello
Keywords:   Soil moisture, geostatistics, headwater catchments, spatial modeling
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Paper #   095567   Effect of Elusieve Fractionation on Physical Properties of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS)
Citation:  Paper number  095567,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26917) @2009
Authors:   Kurt A Rosentrater, Radhakrishnan Srinivasan
Keywords:   Corn, DDGS, distillers grains, fractionation, Elusieve, physical properties.
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Paper #   095570   Modeling Water Temperature in Furrow Irrigation Systems
Citation:  Paper number  095570,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26918) @2009
Authors:   Damodhara R Mailapalli, Wesley W Wallender, William R Horwath, Martin Burger
Keywords:   furrow irrigation, conservation tillage, cover cropping, water temperature, energy budget analysis, dissolved organic matter.
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Paper #   095571   Application of visible and short-wave near-infrared spectroscopy for discrimination of tomato leaves with different genes
Citation:  Paper number  095571,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26919) @2009
Authors:   Lijuan Xie, Yibin Ying, Tiejin Ying
Keywords:   Discrimiantion, Tomato leaf, Visible and short-wave near-infrared spectroscopy
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Paper #   095580   Electromagnetic Induction Methods for Water Management Enhancement
Citation:  Paper number  095580,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26920) @2009
Authors:   Muhammad Arshad, Qamar Uz Zaman, Kishore C Swain, Ali Madani, Peter Havard, Arnold W Schumann
Keywords:   Groundwater, EMI, DGPS, GIS, Ground conductivity, DualEM
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Paper #   095582   Bare Spots Mapping in Wild Blueberry Fields using Digital Photography
Citation:  Paper number  095582,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26921) @2009
Authors:   Qamar Uz Zaman, Fangming Zhang, Arnold W Schumann, David C Percival
Keywords:   bare spots, wild blueberry, machine vision, color space, mapping
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Paper #   095602   Exploiting the Possibility of Cassava Blend Extrudates for Fish Feed Production
Citation:  Paper number  095602,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26922) @2009
Authors:   Folasayo Titilola Fayose
Keywords:   Cassava, Maize, Feed processing, Extrusion, Nigeria.
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Paper #   095608   cGMP Processing of a Plant-produced Human Vaccine Candidate for Sexually Transmitted Infections
Citation:  Paper number  095608,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26923) @2009
Authors:   Qiang Chen, Gary Morris, Huafang Lai
Keywords:   Vaccine, cGMP, purification, processing, large-scale, down-stream.
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Paper #   095609   Distribution of the USLE Rainfall Erosion Indices for South Central Louisiana
Citation:  Paper number  095609,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26924) @2009
Authors:   Richard Lee Bengtson
Keywords:   USLE, soil erosion, rainfall, runoff
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Paper #   095610   Effect of Amount and Timing of Subsurface Drip Irrigation on Corn Production
Citation:  Paper number  095610,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27428) @2009
Authors:   Simon van Donk, James Petersen, Don Davison
Keywords:   Keywords: corn, subsurface drip irrigation, soil water, water stress
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Paper #   095616   Disposal Vessels Revisited: Low-Cost Option for Daily Livestock Mortalities Under 75 kg in Size
Citation:  Paper number  095616,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26925) @2009
Authors:   Hugh W Fraser
Keywords:   Deadstock, disposal vessel, dead animals, mortality, carcasses, decomposition
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Paper #   095618   Design Procedure for Circular Concrete Manure Tanks on Compressible Foundations
Citation:  Paper number  095618,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26926) @2009
Authors:   Benjamin C Doerge
Keywords:   Manure tanks, structural design, compressible foundations, finite element analysis, soil-structure interaction.
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Paper #   095621   Reconstructing Soil After Simulated Surface Mining with Minimal Traffic*
Citation:  Paper number  095621,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26927) @2009
Authors:   L G Wells, V S Bodapati
Keywords:   Surface-mine land reclamation, prime farmland reclamation, soil reconstruction, soil compaction, soil cone index, soil bulk density, soil productivity
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Paper #   095622   Kinetic Modeling for Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Pretreated Creeping Wild Ryegrass
Citation:  Paper number  095622,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26928) @2009
Authors:   Yi Zheng, Zhongli Pan, Ruihong Zhang, Bryan M Jenkins
Keywords:   Lignocellulosic biomass; Creeping Wild Ryegrass; kinetic model; enzymatic hydrolysis; Langmuir adsorption isotherm; nonproductive adsorption of lignin
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Paper #   095646   A Proposal to Study Additional Contributing Factors to the NIOSH Lifting Equation
Citation:  Paper number  095646,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26929) @2009
Authors:   William P Campbell, K Andrew Perry, Ernest J Sheldon, Farman Moayed
Keywords:   Ergonomics, Lifting, Injury prevention, Back pain.
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Paper #   095651   Corn Stover Fractions during Extended Harvest
Citation:  Paper number  095651,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26930) @2009
Authors:   Pierre-Luc Lizotte, Philippe Savoie, Mark Lefsrud, Claudine Ouellet-Plamondon
Keywords:   Biomass, Corn, Dry matter, Moisture content, Residue, Stover, Yield.
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Paper #   095652   Single- and Two-Pass Corn Stover Harvesting Systems
Citation:  Paper number  095652,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.29243) @2009
Authors:   Kevin J Shinners, Robert G Bennett, Daniel S Hoffman
Keywords:   Biomass; chemical composition; corn stover; density; feedstock; losses; particle-size; storage
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Paper #   095654   Aerobic and Anaerobic Storage of Single-pass, Chopped Corn Stover
Citation:  Paper number  095654,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.29244) @2009
Authors:   Kevin J Shinners, Aaron D Wepner, Richard E Muck, Paul J Weimer
Keywords:   Biomass; chemical composition; corn stover; density; feedstock; losses; particle-size; storage
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Paper #   095672   Measurement of Soluble Solids Content of Intact Pear and Pear Juice using Vis/NIR Spectroscopy Technique
Citation:  Paper number  095672,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26931) @2009
Authors:   Tong Sun, Yuxia Fan, Yitao Liao, Yibin Ying, Ron Lacey, Yubin Lan
Keywords:   Visible/ near infrared spectroscopy, Soluble solids content, Pear, Stepwise multiple linear regression, Partial least squares.
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Paper #   095673   Use of FI-IR and Miniature Fiber Optic Spectrometers in Measurements of Soluble Solids Content of Pear Juice
Citation:  Paper number  095673,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26932) @2009
Authors:   Tong Sun, Fei Shen, Minglin Chen, Yibin Ying
Keywords:   Visible/near infrared spectroscopy, Soluble solids content, Pear juice, Partial least squares, Stepwise multiple linear regression.
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Paper #   095675   On the Performance of Biobased Carriers from Distillers Grains with Soluble (DDGS)
Citation:  Paper number  095675,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27414) @2009
Authors:   Ruth L Pinto, Klein E Ileleji
Keywords:   DDGS, biobased carriers, water dispersible granules, fertilizers, flow properties
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Paper #   095685   Alkali Pretreatment of Rice Straw for Increasing the Biodegradability
Citation:  Paper number  095685,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26933) @2009
Authors:   Dong Yang, Yi Zheng, Ruihong Zhang
Keywords:   Alkali pretreatment, rice straw, biodegradability, biogas, anaerobic digestion, enzymatic hydrolysis
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Paper #   095686   Energy Savings Encountered Due to Food Processing Equipment Surface Modification- Investigation Under Industry-Comparable Process Conditions
Citation:  Paper number  095686,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26934) @2009
Authors:   Sundar Balasubramanian, Virendra M Puri
Keywords:   Fouling, Plate heat exchanger, Thermal energy savings, Pasteurization, Coatings.
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Paper #   095689   Feasibility Study of Using Infrared Radiation Heating as a Sustainable Tomato Peeling Method
Citation:  Paper number  095689,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27171) @2009
Authors:   Xuan Li, Zhongli Pan, Gokhan Bingol, Tara H McHugh, Griffiths Gregory Atungulu
Keywords:   Peeling, Infrared Radiation, Tomato, IR peeling, Lye Peeling, Enzymatic Peeling
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Paper #   095690   Pelletization by Agglomeration of Wet Distillers Grains during Rotary Drum Granulation and Drying
Citation:  Paper number  095690,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28884) @2009
Authors:   Kyle V Probst, Klein E Ileleji
Keywords:   Distillers grains, DDGS, pelletization, agglomeration, rotary drum granulation
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Paper #   095691   Research on soil moisture Detection based on data fusion of near-infrared spectroscopy and machine vision
Citation:  Paper number  095691,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26935) @2009
Authors:   Wu Xiao, Xiaoyu Li, Peiwu Li, Elbashir M. A., Wei Wang, Yaoze Feng
Keywords:   Soil moisture; near infrared; machine vision; BP neural network
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Paper #   095695   Detection and Identification of Microorganisms in Mixed Cultures by Nanoparticle-Induced Nanospr Enhanced FTIR Spectroscopy and Chemometrics
Citation:  Paper number  095695,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26936) @2009
Authors:   Qi Wang, Nan Xiao, Chenxu Yu
Keywords:   Keywords: Nanoparticles, Surface enhanced IR absorption, Microorganism Identification and differentiation
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Paper #   095697   Plant Specific Direct Chemical Application Field Robot
Citation:  Paper number  095697,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26937) @2009
Authors:   Hong Young Jeon, Lei Tian, Tony Grift, Loren Bode, Aaron Hager
Keywords:   Agricultural robot, machine vision, direct chemical application,
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Paper #   095698   Alternative Site-Assessment Hydrologic Metrics for Urban Development
Citation:  Paper number  095698,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26938) @2009
Authors:   Kathy M DeBusk, William F Hunt
Keywords:   Low impact development, hydrologic fate, pre- and post-development hydrology
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Paper #   095701   Evaluation of Evapotranspiration-Based Irrigation Controllers in a Tropical Fruit Orchard in Southern Florida
Citation:  Paper number  095701,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26939) @2009
Authors:   Isaya N/A Kisekka, Kati W Migliaccio, Bruce Schaffer, Jonathan H Crane, Michael D Dukes
Keywords:   Evapotranspiration, controllers, irrigation, water saving, stem water potential.
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Paper #   095702   Comparison of Freestall Bedding Materials and Their Effect on Cow Behavior and Cow Health
Citation:  Paper number  095702,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26940) @2009
Authors:   Rachael E Boone, Ray A Bucklin, David R Bray
Keywords:   Cow comfort, freestall bedding, cow orientation, hock health.
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Paper #   095705   Livestock Mortalities Burial Leachate Chemistry after Two Years of Decomposition
Citation:  Paper number  095705,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26941) @2009
Authors:   Dyan L Pratt, Terrance A Fonstad
Keywords:   Livestock burial, animal mortalities, livestock burial leachate, decomposition leachate chemistry, swine burial, bovine burial, poultry burial
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Paper #   095710   Engineering a Machine to Remove Stems from Chile Peppers-A Critical Need for the New Mexico Chile Industry
Citation:  Paper number  095710,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26942) @2009
Authors:   Ryan P Herbon, Dale E Cillessen, Eduardo M Gamillo, Anthony M Hyde
Keywords:   De-Stem, pepper, computer vision, calyx, chile, chilis, stem removal, water knife, image processing, machine vision, stems.
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Paper #   095713   Improvement of Leaching Methods for Acid Sulfate Soil
Citation:  Paper number  095713,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27425) @2009
Authors:   Sadao Nagasaka, Eiichi Kohno, Wesley W Wallender, Dong-Jin Kang, Shingo Ueda, Shigeo Ishikawa, Pisoot Vijarnsorn
Keywords:   Acid sulfate soil, leaching, models, drainage
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Paper #   095714   A Mobile Unit for Demonstrating Performance, Efficiency, and Emissions of Biofueled Engines
Citation:  Paper number  095714,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27172) @2009
Authors:   Garris W Hudson, Clayton W Sallee, Donald M Johnson, George W Wardlow, Edgar Don
Keywords:   Biofuels, Demonstrations, Education, Emissions, Engines, Performance, Testing.
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Paper #   095715   Study of Discrimination of Moldy Chestnut Using Near- Infrared Spectroscopy
Citation:  Paper number  095715,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26944) @2009
Authors:   Jie Liu, Xiaoyu Li, Wei Wang, Jun Zhang, Zhu Zhou, Wu Xiao, Wei Zhou
Keywords:   NIR, Chestnut, discriminative analysis, nondestructive measurement
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Paper #   095716   Monitoring and Classifying the Behavior of a Herd of Sheep using Ad Hoc Wireless Sensor Networks and Artificial Intelligence
Citation:  Paper number  095716,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26945) @2009
Authors:   Esmaeil S Nadimi, Rasmus N Jørgensen, Victoria Blanes-Vidal, Svend Christensen
Keywords:   Keywords: Wireless sensor networks, Neural networks, Behavior classification, Kaiser window
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Paper #   095717   Modeling the Release of Gas and Odorous Compounds (H2S, CH3COOH, NH3 and CO2) from Swine Slurry
Citation:  Paper number  095717,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26946) @2009
Authors:   Victoria Blanes-Vidal, Sven G Sommer, Esmaeil S Nadimi
Keywords:   slurry, pH, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, carbon dioxide, emission
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Paper #   095723   The Restoration of Fluvial Systems - The Need for an Integrated Approach to Streams, Floodplains, and Wetlands
Citation:  Paper number  095723,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27318) @2009
Authors:   Richard A Weber, Jon B Fripp
Keywords:   fluvial, hydrogeomorphic, HGM, floodplain, riparian, stream order, PFC
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Paper #   095724   Comparison of Ambient Ammonia Measurement Techniques from Dairy Area Sources
Citation:  Paper number  095724,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26948) @2009
Authors:   Emyrei Reese, Randal S Martin, Cassi Going, Eve Fowels, Ron Sheffield, Mario de Haro Marti
Keywords:   dairy, ammonia, emission rate, lagoon, measurement techniques
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Paper #   095725   Evaluation of Old Subsurface Drip Irrigation Systems in Texas.
Citation:  Paper number  095725,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26949) @2009
Authors:   Juan Enciso-Medina, Warren L Multer, Freddie Lamm
Keywords:   Evaluation, microirrigation, subsurface drip irrigation.
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Paper #   095727   A Lot Aggregation Optimization Model for Minimizing Food Traceability Effort
Citation:  Paper number  095727,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26950) @2009
Authors:   Maitri Thakur, Lizhi Wang, Charles R Hurburgh
Keywords:   Lot aggregation, optimization, mixed-integer linear programming, traceability, bulk grain handling
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Paper #   095747   Increasing Productivity in Agriculture using Context-aware and Self-organizing Systems
Citation:  Paper number  095747,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26951) @2009
Authors:   Thilo Steckel, Christoph Loeser, Ralf Trunko
Keywords:   Service Oriented Architecture, SOA, Context, Business Process Management, Service Configuration
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Paper #   095749   NIR Reflectance Spectroscopic Method for Nondestructive Moisture Content Determination of In-Shell Peanuts
Citation:  Paper number  095749,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26952) @2009
Authors:   Chari Venkatkrishna Kandala, Govindarajan K Naganathan, Jeyam Subbiah
Keywords:   In-shell peanuts, near infrared spectroscopy, moisture content, partial least squares regression, multiple linear regression
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Paper #   095753   The Effect of Tire Inflation Pressure on Fuel Consumption of an Agricultural Tractor on a Paved Road
Citation:  Paper number  095753,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26953) @2009
Authors:   Vasu Udompetaikul, Shrini K Upadhyaya, Burt Vannucci
Keywords:   Tractor, inflation pressure, transport operation, fuel consumption, fuel economy
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Paper #   095756   Demonstration and Monitoring of Rainwater Harvesting Technology in North Carolina
Citation:  Paper number  095756,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26954) @2009
Authors:   Kathy M DeBusk, Jason D Wright, William F Hunt
Keywords:   Water harvesting, water conservation, cisterns
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Paper #   095761   A Comparison of Measurement Procedures Used to Determine the Bulk Density of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS)
Citation:  Paper number  095761,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26955) @2009
Authors:   Clairmont L Clementson, Kurt Rosentrater, Klein E Ileleji
Keywords:   Bulk density measurement, DDGS, physical property.
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Paper #   095763   Development of a High-Capacity Extractor Cleaner for Cotton Strippers
Citation:  Paper number  095763,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27799) @2009
Authors:   John D Wanjura, Greg A Holt, Richard K Byler, Alan D Brashears, Roy V Baker
Keywords:   Cotton, harvesting, cleaning, stripper, trash
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Paper #   095764   Research on Soil Moisture Detection Based on Data Fusion of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Machine Vision
Citation:  Paper number  095764,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26956) @2009
Authors:   Wu Xiao, Xiaoyu Li, Peiwu Li, Elbashir M. A., Wei Wang, Yaoze Feng
Keywords:   Soil moisture; near infrared; machine vision; BP neural network
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Paper #   095765   Anaerobic Digestion of Dairy Manure Combined with Duckweed (Lemnaceae)
Citation:  Paper number  095765,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009 . (doi: 10.13031/2013.27445) @2009
Authors:   Patrick Anthony Triscari, Shannon Lea Henderson, Dawn Marie Reinhold
Keywords:   Duckweed, anaerobic digestion, bioenergy, wastewater, dairy
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Paper #   095769   Determining the Optical Properties of Two-Layer Turbid Materials Based on Spatially Resolved Diffuse Reflectance
Citation:  Paper number  095769,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26957) @2009
Authors:   Haiyan Cen, Renfu Lu
Keywords:   Diffusion model, Reflectance, Spatially resolved, Hyperspectral imaging, Optical properties, Absorption, Scattering, Fruit, Apple, Food.
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Paper #   095770   Thin Layer Drying Model for Cooked Soybeans
Citation:  Paper number  095770,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26958) @2009
Authors:   Yoshiki Muramatsu, Akio Tagawa, Eiichiro Sakaguchi
Keywords:   Continuous vacuum drying, Hot air drying, Mathematical model, Arrhenius-type equation, Specific volume, Cooked soybeans.
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Paper #   095772   Prediction of Titratable Acid in Bayberry Juice by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Citation:  Paper number  095772,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26959) @2009
Authors:   Lijuan Xie, Xingqian Ye, Donghong Liu, Yibin Ying
Keywords:   Prediction, Titratable acid, Bayberry juice, Near-infrared spectroscopy
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Paper #   095773   Implementation of a Distributed Standard Anaerobic Digester Control System Based on Observations from Real World Failure Analysis
Citation:  Paper number  095773,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26960) @2009
Authors:   Greg M Linder, Stefan J Grimberg, Shaun Jones, Eric Thacher
Keywords:   Digester Control, SCADA, Smart Grid, Distributed Generation, Telemetry and Control
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Paper #   095774   Piggery Manure Estimation and Measurement for Methane Recovery in Australia
Citation:  Paper number  095774,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26961) @2009
Authors:   C M Ouellet-Plamondon, E J McGahan, P J Watts, A S Skerman, S Birchall
Keywords:   Pig manure, estimation, measurement, methane recovery, volatile solids, renewable energy
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Paper #   095775   Audit, Need Analysis and Design of Vehicle Washdown Facilities for Biosecurity in Queensland, Australia
Citation:  Paper number  095775,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26962) @2009
Authors:   Claudiane M Ouellet-Plamondon, Rodney J Davis, Peter J Watts, Philippe Savoie
Keywords:   Road safety, Invasive weeds, Washdown facility, Audit and need analysis, Design
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Paper #   095776   Datums for a Dynamic Earth
Citation:  Paper number  095776,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26963) @2009
Authors:   Rollin D Strohman, Tom Mastin
Keywords:   Earth tide, plate tectonics, global positioning systems, surveys, precision farming, coordinate systems
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Paper #   095782   Site-Specific Calibration of Multiple Soil Sensor Data Layers
Citation:  Paper number  095782,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27753) @2009
Authors:   Viacheslav I Adamchuk, Luan Pan, David B Marx, Derrel L Martin
Keywords:   on-the-go soil sensing, targeted sampling, electrical conductivity, elevation, irrigation
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Paper #   095783   Effect of Incorporation of Antioxidant/Oxygen Scavenger in Self-Supported Potato Starch Based Active Packaging Film on Storability of Some Foods
Citation:  Paper number  095783,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26964) @2009
Authors:   Madhusweta Das, P K NAMITHA
Keywords:   Active packaging, Potato starch based active packaging film, Oxygen scavenging starch film
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Paper #   095786   Prediction Model for Quality Deterioration of Oil in Sunflower Kernel Stored under Different Conditions
Citation:  Paper number  095786,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26965) @2009
Authors:   Susanta Kumar Das, R K Gupta
Keywords:   Sunflower seed, sunflower kernels, storage, Free Fatty Acid, Peroxide Value
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Paper #   095795   Effects of Media Depth on Bioretention Performance in the Upper Coastal Plain of North Carolina and Bioretention Construction Impacts Study
Citation:  Paper number  095795,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26966) @2009
Authors:   Robert A Brown, William F Hunt
Keywords:   Bioretention, Low Impact Development, Media Depth, Construction Impacts, Stormwater.
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Paper #   095796   Anaerobic Digestion of Selected Food Wastes for Biogas Production
Citation:  Paper number  095796,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26967) @2009
Authors:   Xiguang Chen, Rowena Tangonan Romano, Ruihong Zhang, Hyo-Sun Kim
Keywords:   Anaerobic Digestion, Food Waste, Biogas, Biofuels
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Paper #   095799   Influence of Relative Humidity on Corn Distillers Dried Grain with Solubles (DDGS) Flowability
Citation:  Paper number  095799,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27415) @2009
Authors:   A.R.P Kingsly, K.E Ileleji
Keywords:   DDGS, liquid bridging, flowability
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Paper #   095803   Study on Dynamic Simulation method of Soil Erosion Model of Watershed System
Citation:  Paper number  095803,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26968) @2009
Authors:   peiling Gao, Ting Wu Lei
Keywords:   watershed system; soil erosion model; dynamic simulation; finite element method
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Paper #   095806   Lodging of Cabbage Seedling Due to Its Own Weight
Citation:  Paper number  095806,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26969) @2009
Authors:   Takashi Fukushima, Kunio Sato
Keywords:   Cabbage seedling, Hypocotyl, Lodging, Flexural rigidity, Deflection curve.
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Paper #   095827   Assessing Emitter Clogging in Drip Irrigation Systems with Sewage Effluent
Citation:  Paper number  095827,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26970) @2009
Authors:   Jiusheng Li, Lei Chen
Keywords:   Drip irrigation, Emitter clogging, Groundwater; Sewage effluent, Uniformity
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Paper #   095836   An assessment process to estimate the secondary injury potential of assistive technology adopted by farmers with disabilities
Citation:  Paper number  095836,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27341) @2009
Authors:   Samuel Narinchil Mathew, William E Field, Brian F French
Keywords:   Keywords: Secondary injury, assistive technology, farmers, disability, assessment process, hazard assessment
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Paper #   095838   Performance of Equipment for In-field Peanut Shelling
Citation:  Paper number  095838,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26971) @2009
Authors:   C L Butts, R B Sorensen, R C Nuti, M C Lamb, W H Faircloth
Keywords:   Peanut, biodiesel, harvester, peanut oil, sheller.
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Paper #   095839   Evaluation and Characterization of Sorghum Biomass as Feedstock for Ethanol Production
Citation:  Paper number  095839,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26972) @2009
Authors:   Karnnalin Theerarattananoon, Xiaorong Wu, Scott Staggenborg, Jonathan Propherter, Ron Madl, Donghai Wang
Keywords:   Sorghum, pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, cellulose conversion
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Paper #   095840   Evaluating Best Management Practices for Ephemeral Channel Protection during Forest Harvest in the Cumberland Plateau-Preliminary Findings
Citation:  Paper number  095840,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26973) @2009
Authors:   Emma L Witt, Christopher D Barton, Jeffrey W Stringer, Daniel W Bowker, Randall K Kolka
Keywords:   Ephemeral channel, sedimentation, forest harvest, best management practice
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Paper #   095845   Nutrient Transport in Runoff from Feedlots as Affected by Wet Distiller's Grain Diet
Citation:  Paper number  095845,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26974) @2009
Authors:   John E Gilley, Elaine D Berry, Roger A Eigenberg, David B Marx, Bryan L Woodbury
Keywords:   Beef cattle, Feedlots, Manure management, Manure runoff, Nitrogen movement, Nutrient losses, Phosphorus, Runoff, Water quality, Water quality management
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Paper #   095846   Application of NIR Reflectance Spectroscopy on Determination of Moisture Content of Peanuts: A Non Destructive Analysis Method
Citation:  Paper number  095846,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26975) @2009
Authors:   Jaya Sundaram, Chari V.K Kandala, Christopher L Butts, William R Windham
Keywords:   Peanuts, NIR spectroscopy, Pretreatments, Partial Least Square, Standard Error of Prediction, Relative Percent Deviation.
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Paper #   095849   Nutrient and Bacterial Transport in Runoff from Soil and Pond Ash Feedlot Surfaces
Citation:  Paper number  095849,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26976) @2009
Authors:   John E Gilley, Elaine D Berry, Roger A Eigenberg, David B Marx, Bryan L Woodbury
Keywords:   Bacteria, Beef cattle, Feedlots, Manure management, Manure runoff, Microorganisms, Nutrient losses, Phosphorus, Runoff, Water quality
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Paper #   095852   Detecting Soybean Rust Severity In Terms of Multispectral Images
Citation:  Paper number  095852,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27416) @2009
Authors:   Di Cui, Qin Zhang
Keywords:   Soybean rust, multispectral imaging sensor, Hue Saturation Intensity, disease area index, infection level index, centroid
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Paper #   095855   Georeferenced riverine habitat mapping (surface & bathymetric) Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Citation:  Paper number  095855,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27342) @2009
Authors:   Bryan McConkey, Paul Ayers, Steve Bakaletz, Adam Fiscor, J. R Candlish, Ken Swinson, Robert Emmott
Keywords:   UVMS, mesoscale, habitat, GPS, GIS, river mapping, ecohydrology, georeference, video mapping, fluvial geomorphology, bedform
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Paper #   095857   Biological Engineering or Bioengineering: What’s the Difference? Why Does Program NAME, Not Content, Determine the ABET Accreditation Criteria?
Citation:  Paper number  095857,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27313) @2009
Authors:   Art T Johnson, Adel Shirmohammadi
Keywords:   Keywords: ABET Criteria, Biological Engineering, Bioengineering
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Paper #   095865   Automated insect classification with combined global and local features for orchard management
Citation:  Paper number  095865,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26977) @2009
Authors:   Chenglu Wen, Daniel E Guyer, Wei Li
Keywords:   Insect, Classification, Global features, Local features, Pattern recognition, Image processing.
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Paper #   095867   A Closer Look at Unpaved Shallow Concentrated Flow
Citation:  Paper number  095867,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26978) @2009
Authors:   Annette Anciaux Humpal, Geoffrey A Cerrelli
Keywords:   Hydrologic modeling, TR-55, shallow flow, cover, slope, velocity, peak discharge
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Paper #   095874   Multi-pass Rutting Study for Turning Wheeled and Tracked Vehicles
Citation:  Paper number  095874,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27343) @2009
Authors:   Kun Liu, Paul Ayers, Heidi Howard, Alan Anderson, James Kane
Keywords:   Multi-pass, tracked and wheeled vehicles, turning, rut
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Paper #   095875   Real-Time Plant Water Potential Assessment Based on Electrical Signalling In Higher Plants
Citation:  Paper number  095875,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26979) @2009
Authors:   Luis A Gurovich
Keywords:   Plant electrical signaling, action potential, variation potential, real time plant water stress detection
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Paper #   095878   Evaluating the Ability to Detect Foreign Objects in Crops Using Laser Range Scanners Mounted On Agricultural Vehicles
Citation:  Paper number  095878,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26980) @2009
Authors:   Zacharie J-L Doerr, Claude Laguë
Keywords:   Laser Measurement System, object detection, crops, foreign objects, autonomous, vehicles, safety,
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Paper #   095879   Sensitivity of canopy chlorophyll concentration index (CCCI) for water stress
Citation:  Paper number  095879,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26981) @2009
Authors:   Diaa M El Shikha, Douglas J Hunsaker, Andrew French, Peter Waller, Thomas clarke
Keywords:   Canopy chlorophyll concentration index, water stress, nitrogen stress, wheat, cotton, broccoli.
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Paper #   095883   Reactive Maintenance of Hydraulic Cylinders in Agricultural Equipments
Citation:  Paper number  095883,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26982) @2009
Authors:   M A El Shikha, M El-Kiran, D M El Shikha, M S Abdel Salam
Keywords:   Agricultural equipments, hydraulic cylinders, maintenance, chromium electroplating.
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Paper #   095885   Crop Water Productivity as Influenced by Irrigation Improvement in the Nile Delta
Citation:  Paper number  095885,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26983) @2009
Authors:   Abdrabbo A Abou Kheira
Keywords:   Berseem, Canal Command areas, Clover, Cotton, Crop water productivity, Egypt, Economic water productivity, Improved and unimproved Canals, Irrigation Improvement Projects (IIP), Mesqa, Rice, Water use efficiency, Wheat
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Paper #   095886   Downstream Placement of FANS to Determine Fan Performance in Situ
Citation:  Paper number  095886,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26984) @2009
Authors:   Hong Li, Hongwei Xin, Shuhai Li, Robert T Burns
Keywords:   Aerial emissions, building ventilation rate, fan assessment numeration system (FANS), in-situ fan calibration
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Paper #   095891   Rice Blast Detection Using Multispectral Imaging Sensor and Support Vector Machine
Citation:  Paper number  095891,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26985) @2009
Authors:   Long Qi, Xu Ma
Keywords:   Rice blast, multispectral imaging, support vector machine
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Paper #   095896   Operations at Satellite Storage Locations (SSL) to deliver Round Bales to a Biorefinery Plant
Citation:  Paper number  095896,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26986) @2009
Authors:   John S Cundiff, Robert D Grisso, Jason Judd
Keywords:   biomass, switchgrass, biomass logistics, in-field hauling, hauling costs, satellite storage locations
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Paper #   095898   Comminution Energy Consumption of Biomass in Knife Mill and its Particle Size Characterization
Citation:  Paper number  095898,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26987) @2009
Authors:   Venkata Sambasiva Prasad Bitra, Alvin Ray Womac, Igathinathane Cannayen, Petre I Miu, Yuechuan T Yang, Shahab Sokhansanj
Keywords:   Switchgrass, wheat straw, corn stover, knife mill, total specific energy, effective specific energy, particle size distribution
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Paper #   095899   Hydrological Modeling and Prioritization of Microwatersheds of Panchet Catchment
Citation:  Paper number  095899,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26988) @2009
Authors:   Kamlesh N Tiwari, Shakti R.S Rajput, Sanjay K Sharma
Keywords:   Microwatersheds, Runoff, Sediment production rate, Correlation coefficient, Prioritization
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Paper #   095900   Optimizing Small-scale Anaerobic Digestion in Costa Rica through Co-digestion
Citation:  Paper number  095900,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26989) @2009
Authors:   Stephanie A Lansing, Jay F Martin, Raul Botero Botero
Keywords:   Digester; biogas; methane; renewable energy; wastewater treatment
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Paper #   095901   Electricity Production in Small-scale Swine and Dairy Digesters in Costa Rica
Citation:  Paper number  095901,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26990) @2009
Authors:   Stephanie A Lansing, Jay F Martin, Joaquín Viquez, Raul Botero Botero
Keywords:   Biogas; methane; renewable energy; waste treatment; biodigester, water quality
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Paper #   095903   Impacts of Liquid and Solid Manures under Controlled Drainage with Sub-irrigation Recycling Systems on Water Quality and Crop Production
Citation:  Paper number  095903,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26991) @2009
Authors:   C S Tan, T Q Zhang, C F Drury, T W Welacky, W D Reynolds
Keywords:   Surface runoff, tile drainage, liquid & solid manures, controlled drainage & sub-irrigation, water recycling, water quality, yield
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Paper #   095910   Temperature and Moisture Dependent Dielectric Properties of Legume Flours Associated with Dielectric Heating
Citation:  Paper number  095910,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26992) @2009
Authors:   W Guo, S Wang, G Tiwari, J A Johnson, J Tang
Keywords:   Dielectric constant; Loss factor; Microwave; Radio frequency; Postharvest
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Paper #   095911   A Human Driven Power Unit Developed For Agricultural Uses
Citation:  Paper number  095911,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26993) @2009
Authors:   Mohamed A El Shikha, H N Abd-Elmageed, M. A N Mostafa, Diaa M El-Shikha, W F El-Kolally
Keywords:   Agricultural power units, human power, cost, small farms.
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Paper #   095919   Engineering Solutions for Biomass Feedstock Production - Pre-harvest Crop Monitoring System
Citation:  Paper number  095919,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26994) @2009
Authors:   Tofael Ahamed, Lei Tian, Yuliang Zhang, Qin Zhang, Tony Grift, KC Ting
Keywords:   Perennial Energy Crops, Site-specific Crop Management, Vegetation Index, Remote Sensing.
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Paper #   095920   Rock Riffle Structure for Fish Passage and Grade Control
Citation:  Paper number  095920,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26995) @2009
Authors:   Sonia Maassel Jacobsen, John C Brach, Peter D Cooper, Scott L Swanberg, David R Jones
Keywords:   erosion, stream, grade control, fish passage, hydraulics
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Paper #   095921   Comparison of Local to Regional Odor Footprints
Citation:  Paper number  095921,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26996) @2009
Authors:   C A Powers, R R Stowell, D D Schulte
Keywords:   Odor, Dispersion modeling
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Paper #   095923   Twenty Years of Progress with SDI in Kansas.
Citation:  Paper number  095923,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27344) @2009
Authors:   Freddie R Lamm, Danny H Rogers, Mahbub Alam, Daniel M O’Brien, Todd P Trooien
Keywords:   microirrigation, irrigation design, irrigation management, drip irrigation, Great Plains
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Paper #   095927   Unique Challenges with Subsurface Drip Irrigation
Citation:  Paper number  095927,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27345) @2009
Authors:   Freddie R Lamm
Keywords:   Emitter, microirrigation, irrigation design, SDI
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Paper #   095929   Design of an Improved Laboratory-Scale Sweet Sorghum Press
Citation:  Paper number  095929,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009 . (doi: 10.13031/2013.27446) @2009
Authors:   C T Cosgrove, R L Huhnke, D D Bellmer
Keywords:   Sweet sorghum, sorghum, ethanol, biofuel, roller press, pressing, pressing efficiency
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Paper #   095930   Application of A Surface Aeration System with Venturi Injectors to Reduce Odor Generation Potential: A Field-scale Study
Citation:  Paper number  095930,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26997) @2009
Authors:   Chunying Dong, Jun Zhu, Curtis F Miller
Keywords:   BOD reduction, Field-scale, Odor control, Surface aeration, Swine manure, VFAs.
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Paper #   095932   Influence of Vegetation Establishment on Road Storm Runoff
Citation:  Paper number  095932,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26998) @2009
Authors:   J McFero Grace III, Jami Nettles
Keywords:   Forest Roads, Runoff, Vegetation Establishment, Ground Cover, Runoff Coefficients.
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Paper #   095933   Shallow Water Table Contribution to Soil-Water Retention in the Capillary Fringe of a Very Gravelly Loam Soil of South Florida
Citation:  Paper number  095933,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26999) @2009
Authors:   Luis P Barquin, Kati W Migliaccio, Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, Bruce Schaffer, Jonathan Crane, Yuncong Li
Keywords:   Capillarity, drained to equilibrium, soil water characteristic curve, shallow groundwater, Krome soil, limestone bedrock
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Paper #   095934   Managing Field Operations to Minimize Buried Artifact Damage
Citation:  Paper number  095934,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27000) @2009
Authors:   Anne P Dain-Owens, M Kibblewhite, M J Hann, R J Godwin, K Spandl
Keywords:   Field soil management, soil dynamics, pressure transfer, ceramic material strength, buried artifact damage.
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Paper #   095936   Incorporating Seepage Processes into a Streambank Stability Model
Citation:  Paper number  095936,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27001) @2009
Authors:   Maria Chu-Agor, Garey A Fox, Glenn V Wilson
Keywords:   Streambank Stability, Seepage, Groundwater Flow, Erosion, Sediment Transport
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Paper #   095938   Using Wastewater for Mass Microalgae Production as an Energy Crop
Citation:  Paper number  095938,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27002) @2009
Authors:   Min Min, Liang Wang, Yifeng Chen, Yecong Li, Paul Chen, Roger Ruan
Keywords:   Biomass, Microalgae, Nutrient removal, Wastewater treatment
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Paper #   095941   Growing Green Microalgae for Biofuel Production in Nutrient-Rich Centrate from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant
Citation:  Paper number  095941,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27003) @2009
Authors:   Liang Wang, Min Min, Yecong Li, Yifeng Chen, Paul Chen, Roger Ruan
Keywords:   Microalgae, wastewater, centrate, biofuel, polymer, nitrogen, phosphorus.
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Paper #   095942   Potential Runoff and Erosion Comparison of Four Center Pivot Sprinklers
Citation:  Paper number  095942,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27004) @2009
Authors:   Bradley A King, David L Bjorneberg
Keywords:   Sprinkler irrigation, center pivot, runoff, erosion.
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Paper #   095945   Using Automation to Improve Surface Irrigation Management
Citation:  Paper number  095945,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27336) @2009
Authors:   Earl D Vories, John M Hester, Phil L Tacker, Daniel K Fisher
Keywords:   Irrigation, surface irrigation, water management, remote sensing
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Paper #   095946   Development of a Mechanical Model for Cohesive, Plastic Behavior of Soil by the Distinct Element Method
Citation:  Paper number  095946,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27417) @2009
Authors:   Hiroaki Tanaka, Shrini K Upadhyaya, Vasu Udompetaikul, Rajat Saha, Leroy O Garciano, Mir S Shafii
Keywords:   Key Words: Distinct Element Method, Soil mechanical model, Simulation, Soil intrinsic stress, Wedge Penetration Test
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Paper #   095948   Chemical Characterization of Particulate Matter Emitted from Animal Feeding Operations
Citation:  Paper number  095948,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28033) @2009
Authors:   Qianfeng Li, Lingjuan Wang, Zife Liu, David B Beasley, R.K.M Jayanty
Keywords:   Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs), Chemical Characterization, Particulate Matter (PM)
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Paper #   095949   Particulate Emission from Egg Productions Facilities: Source versus Surrounding Area
Citation:  Paper number  095949,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28034) @2009
Authors:   Qianfeng Li, Lingjuan Wang, Zifei Liu, David B Beasley
Keywords:   Animal Feeding Operations, Transport and Fate, Particulate Matter, Emission
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Paper #   095951   Particulate Matter Emissions from a High-rise Layer House in Iowa
Citation:  Paper number  095951,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27440) @2009
Authors:   Shuhai Li, Hong Li, Hongwei Xin, Robert T Burns
Keywords:   Particulate matter, poultry, layer house
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Paper #   095957   Machine Vision-based Precision Irrigation System for Sunagoke Moss Production
Citation:  Paper number  095957,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27006) @2009
Authors:   Yusuf Hendrawan, Haruhiko Murase
Keywords:   artificial neural network (ANN), feature selection (FS), genetic algorithms (GAs), machine vision, precision agriculture.
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Paper #   095958   Modeling Human Factors for Greening Material using Kansei-based Swarm Algorithm
Citation:  Paper number  095958,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27007) @2009
Authors:   Mirwan Ushada, Haruhiko Murase
Keywords:   Consumer satisfaction, Design attributes, Kansei fitness function, Particle swarm optimization, Sunagoke moss greening.
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Paper #   095964   Regionalization of Parameter Probability Density Function of Distributed Watershed Models for their Application in Ungauged Basin Simulations
Citation:  Paper number  095964,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27173) @2009
Authors:   P Athira, KP Sudheer, Indrajeet Chaubey
Keywords:   Regionalization, ungauged basins, predictive uncertainty, distributed hydrologic model, probability distribution functions.
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Paper #   095967   Modeling Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Silage
Citation:  Paper number  095967,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27008) @2009
Authors:   Sasha D Hafner, Felipe Montes, C Alan Rotz
Keywords:   Silage, emissions, volatile organic compound, VOC, model, simulation
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Paper #   095969   Preliminary Evaluation of the Apparent Short Term Heat-stress of Dairy Ewes Reared Under Hot Summer Conditions
Citation:  Paper number  095969,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27009) @2009
Authors:   Panagiotis Panagakis, Evangelia Chronopoulou
Keywords:   Sheep housing, heat-stress,--- , black-globe temperature, respiration rate, body temperature.
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Paper #   095972   Technical Development and Applications of Soft Computing in Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Citation:  Paper number  095972,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27010) @2009
Authors:   Yanbo Huang, Yubin Lan, Steven J Thomson, Alex Fang, Wesley C Hoffmann, Ron E Lacey
Keywords:   Keywords: soft computing, fuzzy logic, artificial neural networks, genetic algorithm, crop management, precision agriculture
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Paper #   095973   Decontamination of Chicken Frankfurters with Pulsed UV-Light
Citation:  Paper number  095973,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27011) @2009
Authors:   Nene M Keklik, Ali Demirci, Virendra M Puri
Keywords:   ready-to-eat, poultry, chicken frankfurter, pulsed UV-light, decontamination, Listeria monocytogenes
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Paper #   095974   Decontamination of Shell-Eggs with Pulsed UV-Light
Citation:  Paper number  095974,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27012) @2009
Authors:   Nene M Keklik, Ali Demirci, Paul H Patterson, Virendra M Puri
Keywords:   shell-egg, pulsed ultraviolet light, decontamination, Salmonella Enteritidis
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Paper #   095975   Enhanced Production of Bacterial Cellulose Production by Using Biofilm Reactor and its Material Property Analysis.
Citation:  Paper number  095975,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27013) @2009
Authors:   Kuan-Chen Cheng, Jeffrey Catchmark, Ali Demirci
Keywords:   Bacterial cellulose; Acetobacter xylinum; PCS biofilm reactor; Material property
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Paper #   095976   Enhanced Production of Bacterial Cellulose under Agitated Condition and its Material Property Analysis
Citation:  Paper number  095976,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27014) @2009
Authors:   Kuan-Chen Cheng, Jeffrey Catchmark, Ali Demirci
Keywords:   Bacterial cellulose; Acetobacter xylinum; Additives; Material property
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Paper #   095977   Polyphenol-nanocellulose Composites that Biomimic the Plant Cell Wall
Citation:  Paper number  095977,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27015) @2009
Authors:   Zhuo Li, Justin R Barone
Keywords:   nanocomposite, enzymatic polymerization, nanocellulose, morphology
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Paper #   095979   Enhanced ethanol production from carob extract by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Citation:  Paper number  095979,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27016) @2009
Authors:   Irfan Turhan, Katherine L Bialka, Ali Demirci, Mustafa Karhan
Keywords:   Saccharomyces cerevisiae, bioethanol, bioenergy, fermentation, response surface analysis
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Paper #   095980   Enhanced Lactic acid production from carob extract by Lactobacillus casei
Citation:  Paper number  095980,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27017) @2009
Authors:   Irfan Turhan, Katherine L Bialka, Ali Demirci, Mustafa Karhan
Keywords:   Lactobacillus casei, lactic acid, fermentation, invertase enzyme
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Paper #   095981   Organomineral Fertilisers: Nutrient Dynamics and Evaluation of Agronomic Characteristics
Citation:  Paper number  095981,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27018) @2009
Authors:   D L Antille, R Sakrabani, R J Godwin
Keywords:   Organomineral fertilisers (OMF), biosolids, wheat, rye-grass, MERN, N & P release characteristics
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Paper #   095982   Spatial Analysis of Hyperspectral Vegetation Index
Citation:  Paper number  095982,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27019) @2009
Authors:   Huihui Zhang, Yubin Lan, Ronald Lacey, W Clint Hoffmann, John K Westbrook
Keywords:   Remote sensing, NDVI, variogram
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Paper #   095983   Whole-Farm Benefits of GPS-Enabled Navigation Technologies
Citation:  Paper number  095983,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27020) @2009
Authors:   Terry W Griffin
Keywords:   automated guidance, automated steering, lightbar, GPS navigation, linear programming, machinery management, machinery economics, subscription willingness to pay
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Paper #   095989   Spatial Econometric Methods for Analyzing Site-specific Field-scale Experiment Data
Citation:  Paper number  095989,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27021) @2009
Authors:   Terry Wayne Griffin
Keywords:   spatial econometrics, yield data analysis, spatial analysis, spatial autocorrelation, spatial heterogeneity, spatial effects, on-farm research
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Paper #   095991   Making the Most of Yield Monitor Data for Field-scale On-farm Experiments
Citation:  Paper number  095991,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27022) @2009
Authors:   Terry W Griffin
Keywords:   Yield monitor data, Spatial analysis, On-farm research, Data management, Data filtering
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Paper #   095993   Volatile Organic Carbons in Suspended Particulate Matter from Broiler House: Examination of Filtration Conditions and Materials.
Citation:  Paper number  095993,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27023) @2009
Authors:   Nanh C Lovanh, John Loughrin, Karamat R Sistani
Keywords:   Air Quality,Broiler, Poultry, Suspended Particulate Matter, Rice Hull Bedding, Volatile Fatty Acids
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Paper #   095994   A HACCP Plan for Chocolate Ice Cream Production
Citation:  Paper number  095994,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27024) @2009
Authors:   Kuan-Chen Cheng, Gulten Izmirlioglu, Gozde Ari Tuysuz
Keywords:   HACCP, GMP, SSOP, Chocolate ice cream
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Paper #   095995   Preferential Flow Path Effects on Subsurface Contaminant Transport in Alluvial Floodplains
Citation:  Paper number  095995,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27025) @2009
Authors:   Derek M Heeren, Ron B Miller, Garey A Fox, Daniel E Storm, Chad J Penn, Todd Halihan
Keywords:   Subsurface Transport, Non-point Source Pollution, Alluvial Groundwater, Floodplain Management, Ozark Region
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Paper #   095996   Evaluation of a Low Cost Surface Aeration System in an Anaerobic Poultry Lagoon
Citation:  Paper number  095996,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27026) @2009
Authors:   Saqib Mukhtar, M S Borhan, S Rahman, Jun Zhu
Keywords:   Aeration, Poultry lagoon, dissolved oxygen, Biochemical oxygen demand, Detection threshold, Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia,
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Paper #   095997   Using Atmometers for Irrigation Scheduling in Oklahoma
Citation:  Paper number  095997,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27027) @2009
Authors:   Rick Schlegel
Keywords:   Atmometer, irrigation, EQIP, irrigation water management, evapotranspiration, weather station, crop use, and NRCS
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Paper #   095998   System Level Analysis of Biomass Feedstock Production for Bioenergy Sector
Citation:  Paper number  095998,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27028) @2009
Authors:   Yogendra Shastri, Konstantinos Domdouzis, Ming-Che Hu, Alan Hansen, Luis Rodriguez, K.C Ting
Keywords:   Biomass feedstock, systems analysis, optimization, switchgrass, Illinois.
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Paper #   095999   Hydrologic and Water Quality Monitoring on Turkey Creek Watershed, Francis Marion National Forest, SC
Citation:  Paper number  095999,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27029) @2009
Authors:   Devendra M Amatya, Timmothy J Callahan, Carl T Trettin, Artur Radecki-Pawlik
Keywords:   Lower Coastal Plain, Stream Flows, Water Budget, ET, Nutrients, Ground Water Table, Hydrologic Models.
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Paper #   096001   Evaluation of Failure Criteria in Wood Members
Citation:  Paper number  096001,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27030) @2009
Authors:   Jose M Cabrero, Kifle G Gebremedhin, Jorge Elorza
Keywords:   Failure criteria, Failure modes, Failure models, Uniaxial loading, Wood, Timber structural members.
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Paper #   096002   Non-Destructive Quality Analysis of In-Shell Pecans Using Microwave Dielectric Spectroscopy
Citation:  Paper number  096002,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27031) @2009
Authors:   Joshua David Grundmann, Carol L Jones
Keywords:   Pecans, Microwaves, Dielectric Spectroscopy, Quality, Non-Destructive
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Paper #   096003   Evaluation of Thermal Stress Indices for Cattle
Citation:  Paper number  096003,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27441) @2009
Authors:   Shuhai Li, Kifle G Gebremedhin, Chin N Lee, Robert J Collier
Keywords:   Cattle, index, thermal stress, physiological response
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Paper #   096004   Comparison of Airborne Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imagery for Mapping Cotton Root Rot
Citation:  Paper number  096004,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27032) @2009
Authors:   Chenghai Yang, Carlos J Fernandez, James H Everitt,
Keywords:   Accuracy assessment, cotton root rot, hyperspectral imagery, multispectral imagery, principal component, unsupervised classification.
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Paper #   096006   Comparison of ALARM and SEBAL Evapotranspiration of Irrigated Alfalfa
Citation:  Paper number  096006,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27033) @2009
Authors:   Ayman A Suleiman, Khaled M Bali, Jan Kleissl
Keywords:   ASTER, MODIS, Remote sensing, Water conversation and management.
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Paper #   096007   Process Simulation of Dilute Acid Pretreatment of Coastal Bermudagrass for Bioethanol Production
Citation:  Paper number  096007,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27034) @2009
Authors:   Arthur P Redding, Deepak R Keshwani, Jay J Cheng
Keywords:   Dilute acid pretreatment, coastal bermudagrass, neural network, process simulation, ethanol production
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Paper #   096019   Verifying Power Claims of High-power Tractors Without a PTO at the Nebraska Tractor Test Lab
Citation:  Paper number  096019,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27035) @2009
Authors:   Michael F Kocher, Viacheslav I Adamchuk, John A Smith, Roger M Hoy
Keywords:   Tractor, Power, Testing, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab, PTO power, Drawbar power, Nebraska Tractor Test Law
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Paper #   096022   Simple and inexpensive method of wood pellets macro-porosity measurement
Citation:  Paper number  096022,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27174) @2009
Authors:   Igathinathane Cannayen, Jaya Shankar Tumuluru, Shahab Sokhansanj, Xiaotao Bi, C Jim Lim, Staffan Melin
Keywords:   Biomass, Density, Physical property, Porosity, Wood pellet.
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Paper #   096025   Field Evaluation of Level Spreader - Vegetative Filter Strips to Improve Hydrology and Water Quality
Citation:  Paper number  096025,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27036) @2009
Authors:   Ryan J Winston, William F Hunt
Keywords:   Level spreader, vegetative filter strip, bmps, best management practices, stormwater, urban, LID, low impact development
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Paper #   096026   Impact of Dilute Acid Pretreatment Conditions and Enzyme System on Switchgrass Hydrolysis
Citation:  Paper number  096026,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27175) @2009
Authors:   Scott W Pryor, Nurun Nahar
Keywords:   Switchgrass, enzymatic hydrolysis, cellulosic ethanol, cellobiose, cellulase, cellulase activity, dilute acid pretreatment.
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Paper #   096032   Development of an Artificial Vision System for Real-Time Monitoring of Cow Breathing Rate
Citation:  Paper number  096032,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27037) @2009
Authors:   Raphael Linker, Vladimir Kushnir
Keywords:   Active contour, Heat stress, Image processing
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Paper #   096033   Effect of Temperature, Carbon Source, Yeast Extract, and pH on Pullulan Production by Aureobasidium pullulans
Citation:  Paper number  096033,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27038) @2009
Authors:   Kuan-Chen Cheng, Ali Demirci, Jeffrey Catchmark
Keywords:   pullulan, Aureobasidium pullulans, pH profile, medium composition, submerged fermentation
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Paper #   096043   Modeling of Fouling in a Bench-Scale Plate Heat Exchanger System During Milk Pasteurization
Citation:  Paper number  096043,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27039) @2009
Authors:   Hatice Ozlem Ozden, Virendra M Puri
Keywords:   Fouling, modeling, plate heat exchanger, milk pasteurization
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Paper #   096044   Evaluating Center Pivot Distribution Uniformity from Catch Can Tests
Citation:  Paper number  096044,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27346) @2009
Authors:   J C Henggeler, E D Vories
Keywords:   Center pivots, distribution uniformity, system evaluations, Missouri
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Paper #   096047   Infrared Heating for Improved Safety and Processing Efficiency of Dry-Roasted Almonds
Citation:  Paper number  096047,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27040) @2009
Authors:   Jihong Yang, Zhongli Pan, Maria T Brandl, Tara H McHugh, Gokhan Bingol, Hua Wang, Donald A Olson
Keywords:   Almonds, Infrared, Roasting, Pediococcus sp., Pasteurization.
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Paper #   096048   Use of Bioengineered Artificial Reefs for Ecological Restoration in Estuarine Environments
Citation:  Paper number  096048,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27041) @2009
Authors:   Steven G Hall, Daniel Dehon, Robert Beine, Matthew Campbell, Tyler Ortego, Michael Turley
Keywords:   Aquacultural engineering; artificial reefs; biological engineering; ecological engineering; oyster culture; sustainability
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Paper #   096049   Designing a biomass storage system: Part of a biomass production system
Citation:  Paper number  096049,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.40609) @2009
Authors:   Hala Chaoui, Steven Eckhoff, K C Ting
Keywords:   Biomass, storage, dry matter loss, pH, self-compaction, cutting forces, friction, tensile strength
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Paper #   096050   X-ray based stem detection in an automatic tomato weeding system
Citation:  Paper number  096050,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27042) @2009
Authors:   Ron P Haff, David C Slaughter
Keywords:   X-ray, detector, weeds, tomato
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Paper #   096052   Adaptive Thresholding of Pecan X-ray Images using Water Flow Models and Feature Extraction
Citation:  Paper number  096052,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27043) @2009
Authors:   Sunil K Mathanker, Paul R Weckler, Ning Wang, Timothy Bowser, Niels O Maness
Keywords:   Local adaptive thresholding, x-ray, pecan, machine vision, image processing, defects
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Paper #   096053   Whole-of-Life Costing of Supply Chain Options for Woody Biomass Conversion
Citation:  Paper number  096053,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27347) @2009
Authors:   Geoffrey S Whitfield, Warren Mabee
Keywords:   Biomass to bioenergy conversion, preliminary feasibility analysis, supply chain, Average Capacity Factor, Life Cycle Cost, Agatsuma Electric Power, Sunshine Electricity cogeneration
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Paper #   096054   Enzymatic Degradation of Microalgal Cell Walls
Citation:  Paper number  096054,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27044) @2009
Authors:   Kyle B Sander, Ganti S Murthy
Keywords:   Algae, Enzyme Degradation, Biofuels, Biodiesel, and Ethanol
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Paper #   096059   Environmental Impacts of Mink Manure and Poultry Litter Stockpiling on Air Quality and Water Quality
Citation:  Paper number  096059,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27045) @2009
Authors:   Charlotte A Sullivan, Ali Madani, Rob J Gordon, David L Burton, Glenn W Stratton
Keywords:   Manure Stockpile, Manure Storage, Poultry Litter, Mink Manure, Nutrient Loss, Water Quality, GHG Emissions
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Paper #   096062   Sodium Hydroxide Pretreatment of Switchgrass for Enzymatic Saccharification Improvement
Citation:  Paper number  096062,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27046) @2009
Authors:   Jiele Xu, Jay J Cheng, Ratna R Sharma-Shivappa, Joseph C Burns
Keywords:   Enzymatic hydrolysis, Ethanol, Lignin reduction, Reducing sugar, Sodium hydroxide pretreatment, Switchgrass, Lignocellulosic materials
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Paper #   096067   Effects of chlorination on emitter clogging and tomato yield and nitrogen uptake in a drip irrigation system with sewage effluent
Citation:  Paper number  096067,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27047) @2009
Authors:   Jiusheng Li, Yanfeng Li
Keywords:   Drip irrigation, Sewage effluent, Clogging, Chlorination, Tomato, yield, Nitrogen uptake
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Paper #   096096   Assessment of Biofilter Media Particle Sizes for Removing Ammonia
Citation:  Paper number  096096,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27048) @2009
Authors:   Glogerley Tatiana Sales, George B Day V, Richard S Gates, Nanh Lovanh, Guilherme Del Nero Maia, Anshu Singh
Keywords:   Emissions mitigation, gas-phase biofilter, livestock, pressure drop, residence time
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Paper #   096098   Studies on Rapid Control Atmosphere Storage of Mango
Citation:  Paper number  096098,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27049) @2009
Authors:   Ravindra Rekha Menon, Tridib Kumar Goswami
Keywords:   Mango, Precooling, Respiration Rate, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Controlled Atmosphere Storage, Liquid Nitrogen, Quality
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Paper #   096099   A Novel Irrigation System Controlled by Leaf Thickness
Citation:  Paper number  096099,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27050) @2009
Authors:   Dongsheng Li, Junlan Song
Keywords:   Keywords: Leaf thicknesses, Water content, Positive correlation, Novel irrigation system
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Paper #   096100   Robust H-infinity Control of Greenhouse Ventilation and Fogging
Citation:  Paper number  096100,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27051) @2009
Authors:   Waleed Ibrahim Ramadan Agmail, Raphael - Linker, Avraham - Arbel
Keywords:   H8, Temperature control, Humidity control, Protected cultivation
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Paper #   096102   Experimental Study on the Liquefaction of Corn Cob and Qualitative Analysis of Its Products
Citation:  Paper number  096102,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27052) @2009
Authors:   Ying Zheng, Lingyun Liang, Zhihuai Mao
Keywords:   Liquefaction, solvent, corn cob, analysis
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Paper #   096103   Anaerobic Digestion of Swine Manure in Conventional and Hybrid Pilot Scale Plants: Performance and Gaseous Emissions Reduction
Citation:  Paper number  096103,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27053) @2009
Authors:   Roberto Chiumenti, Alessandro Chiumenti, Francesco da Borso, Sonia Limina, Antonio Landa
Keywords:   Biogas, anaerobic digestion, emissions, manure, manure treatment, odor, digestate, alternative energy.
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Paper #   096105   Effect of Pre- and Post-pelletisation Storageof Canola (Oilseed Rape) Straw on the Quality and Properties of Pellets
Citation:  Paper number  096105,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27054) @2009
Authors:   Leticia Chico-Santamarta, Andrea Claire Humphries, David White, Keith Chaney, Richard John Godwin
Keywords:   Pellets, canola straw, oilseed rape straw, durability, storage, handling.
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Paper #   096106   A laboratory study into the mobility of travelling irrigators in air dry, field capacity and saturated sandy soils.
Citation:  Paper number  096106,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27055) @2009
Authors:   Leticia Chico-Santamarta, Terence Edwin Richards, Richard John Godwin
Keywords:   Mobility, irrigator, rolling resistance, sinkage, rut depth.
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Paper #   096107   Land retirement in the west San Joaquin Valley: Role of soil hydraulic properties and attenuation for sustainable root zone salinity
Citation:  Paper number  096107,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27056) @2009
Authors:   Purnendu N Singh, Wesley W Wallender
Keywords:   Land retirement, salinity, attenuation, salt balance
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Paper #   096111   Optical Methods for Determination of Bread Porosity
Citation:  Paper number  096111,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27057) @2009
Authors:   Andras Fekete, Gyorgy Csima, Aniko Lambert-Meretei, Medea Nogula-Nagy
Keywords:   Porosity, bread crumb, vision system, light transmission and reflectance
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Paper #   096112   Identification of Sediment Source and Sink Areas for Watershed Prioritization using GIS and Remote Sensing
Citation:  Paper number  096112,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27058) @2009
Authors:   Manoj K Jain, Devjyoti Das
Keywords:   Soil erosion, sediment yield, GIS, remote sensing, NDVI, sediment transport capacity, watershed prioritization.
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Paper #   096120   Method to Assess Changes in Carrot Ingredients
Citation:  Paper number  096120,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27059) @2009
Authors:   Andras Fekete, Timea Kaszab, Ferenc Firtha, Zoltan Kovacs
Keywords:   Carrot, storage, firmness, electronic tongue
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Paper #   096123   Impact of Amendments on Air Emissions from Stored Animal Manures
Citation:  Paper number  096123,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27060) @2009
Authors:   A C Fogiel, W J Powers
Keywords:   Additives, air emissions, manure
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Paper #   096128   Assessment of a Light Weight Concrete Tile for Animal Production Facilities
Citation:  Paper number  096128,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27337) @2009
Authors:   Tinoco F.F Ilda., Osorio S Jairo, Marcos O De Paula., Richard S Gates, Fiorotti Peixoto Ricardo
Keywords:   Thermal comfort, building materials, livestock structures
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Paper #   096131   Investigation of Ammonia Emission from Different Animal Houses
Citation:  Paper number  096131,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27062) @2009
Authors:   Hans-Joachim Mueller, Karl-Heinz Krause
Keywords:   Ammonia emission, animal houses, measurement, emission factors.
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Paper #   096132   An Evaluation of Pullet and Young Laying Hen Ammonia Aversion Using a Preference Test Chamber
Citation:  Paper number  096132,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27348) @2009
Authors:   Morgan D Hayes, Hongwei Xin, Hong Li
Keywords:   Ammonia, laying hen, preference test, animal welfare
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Paper #   096136   Type-Independent Calibration Method for Microwave Moisture Sensing in Unshelled and Shelled Peanuts
Citation:  Paper number  096136,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27063) @2009
Authors:   Micah A Lewis, Samir Trabelsi, Stuart O Nelson, Ernest W Tollner
Keywords:   Dielectric properties, moisture content, shelled peanuts, unshelled peanuts, microwave sensing, complex permittivity, free space
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Paper #   096137   Saw-Type Lint Cleaner Damage As Related to Saw Speed
Citation:  Paper number  096137,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27349) @2009
Authors:   C D Delhom, R K Byler
Keywords:   Cotton, fiber length, fiber damage, lint cleaner, cotton ginning, length distribution, lint cleaner waste
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Paper #   096138   Three-dimensional Reconstruction of Fruit Trees by a Shape from Silhouette Method
Citation:  Paper number  096138,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27064) @2009
Authors:   Amy Tabb
Keywords:   Three-dimensional reconstruction, robotic, pruning, apple, modeling, computer vision
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Paper #   096146   Detecting Weeds in Wild Blueberry Field Based on Color Images
Citation:  Paper number  096146,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27065) @2009
Authors:   Fangming Zhang, Qamar Uz Zaman, Arnold W Schumann, David C Percival, Dainis Nams, Travis Esau
Keywords:   weed detection, Wild Blueberry, machine vision, mapping, precision agriculture
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Paper #   096152   Meta-Analysis as a Statistical Tool for Evaluating the Hydrologic Effects of Water Table Management
Citation:  Paper number  096152,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27066) @2009
Authors:   Sheila Esi Amenumey, Gary Robert Sands, Bruce N Wilson, David J Mulla, John L Nieber, John B Swenson
Keywords:   Drainage, Categorical meta-analysis, Cumulative meta-analysis, Effect size, Nitrate losses, Water quality
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Paper #   096156   Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment of Manganese Clogged SDI Emitters
Citation:  Paper number  096156,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27067) @2009
Authors:   James P Bordovsky, Joseph T Mustian
Keywords:   Subsurface drip irrigation, emitter clogging, manganese, Mn, hydrogen peroxide.
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Paper #   096157   Development of a disease forecasting system for strawberries as a tool on AgroClimate
Citation:  Paper number  096157,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27429) @2009
Authors:   Willingthon Pavan, Clyde W Fraisse, Natalia A Peres
Keywords:   Climate; Simulation Modeling; Decision support system; Web-based interface; Google Maps
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Paper #   096158   Research on the Non-destructive Testing of Pork Freshness Based on Multi-sensor Fusion
Citation:  Paper number  096158,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27068) @2009
Authors:   Zhou Wei, Li Xiao Yu, Wang Wei, Zhang Jun, Zhou Zhu
Keywords:   Keywords: Pork freshness degree; CCD Image Sensor; gas sensor; multi-sensor fusion.
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Paper #   096161   EMI-Sensor Data to Identify Areas for Potential Emissions of Volatile Fatty Acids from Feedlot Surfaces
Citation:  Paper number  096161,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27069) @2009
Authors:   Bryan L Woodbury, Roger A Eigenberg, Vince H Varel, Mindy J Spiehs
Keywords:   Electromagnetic induction, linear regression, soil conductivity, volatile fatty acid, wet distillers grains with solubles
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Paper #   096172   Development of Web-based SWAT System
Citation:  Paper number  096172,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27070) @2009
Authors:   Youn Shik Park, Jonggun Kim, Bernie Engel, Won-Seok Jang, Jun-Ho Park, Nam-Won Kim, Dongsuk Shin, Kyoung Jae Lim
Keywords:   NPSP, SWAT, Web-based SWAT system
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Paper #   096173   Environmental Impacts and Costs for Manure Management with and without Anaerobic Digestion for Heat and Power
Citation:  Paper number  096173,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27071) @2009
Authors:   Mark Z Venczel, Noelle L de Juvigny, Jamil M Kusiima, Susan E Powers
Keywords:   Anaerobic digestion, heat and power, environmental impacts, external costs, lifecycle assessment.
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Paper #   096176   Development of Web-based Load Duration Curve for Analysis of TMDL and Water Quality Characteristics
Citation:  Paper number  096176,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27072) @2009
Authors:   Jonggun - KIM, Bernie Engel, Indrajeet Chaubey, Youn Shik Park, Joseph Quansah, Larry Theller, Wonseok Jang, Kyoung Jae Lim
Keywords:   Keywords: Flow Duration Curve, Load Duration Curve, TMDL, Watershed Characteristics
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Paper #   096177   Development and Application of Dual Watershed Delineation Module(DWDM) in SWAT for Accurate Estimation of Soil Erosion from Agricultural Dominant Watershed
Citation:  Paper number  096177,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27073) @2009
Authors:   Wonseok Jang, Bernie Engel, Youn Shik Park, Jonggun Kim, Ki-Sung Kim, Joongdae Choi, Kyoung Jae Lim
Keywords:   Keywords: Agriculture-dominant watershed, Topographic data, DWDM, HRU, SWAT
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Paper #   096178   Effects of Different Row Space on Corn Yield and Machinery Harvesting Losses
Citation:  Paper number  096178,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27074) @2009
Authors:   Dongxing Zhang, Jia Liu, Tao Cui, Yanlong Li
Keywords:   Row Space, Yield, Machinery Harvesting
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Paper #   096182   Dielectric Properties of Agricultural Products and Applications
Citation:  Paper number  096182,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27075) @2009
Authors:   Stuart O Nelson, Samir Trabelsi
Keywords:   Permittivity, radio frequency, microwave, dielectric constant, loss factor, frequency dependence, moisture content, grain, seed, fruits, vegetables, poultry products.
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Paper #   096184   Measuring Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Silage
Citation:  Paper number  096184,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27076) @2009
Authors:   Felipe Montes, Sasha D Hafner, C Alan Rotz
Keywords:   Silage, volatile organic compound, VOC, emissions
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Paper #   096189   Active Seed Depth Control for No-tillage Systems
Citation:  Paper number  096189,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27077) @2009
Authors:   Marlowe Edgar Cortes Burce, Takashi Kataoka, Hiroshi Okamoto, Yoichi Shibata
Keywords:   precision farming, seedling emergence, tillage systems, automatic control, no-till
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Paper #   096190   Modeling Surface Aerodynamic Temperature in a Semi-Arid Advective Environment
Citation:  Paper number  096190,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27078) @2009
Authors:   José Luis Chávez, Prasanna H Gowda, Terry A Howell
Keywords:   Sensible heat flux, surface temperature, air temperature, ET.
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Paper #   096191   In-Field Soil Property Monitoring using Hybrid Sensor Network
Citation:  Paper number  096191,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27430) @2009
Authors:   Zhen Li, Ning Wang, Aaron Franzen, Peyman Taher
Keywords:   Wireless Sensor Network, precision agriculture, soil property, soil moisture
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Paper #   096193   Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Fermentation of Sugar Beet Pulp
Citation:  Paper number  096193,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009 . (doi: 10.13031/2013.27447) @2009
Authors:   Rachel Elizabeth Rorick, Nurun Nahar, Scott Pryor
Keywords:   Sugar beet pulp, hydrolysis, fermentation, E coli KO11, S cerevisiae, ethanol, hemicellulose, pectin
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Paper #   096197   An Approach for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Implementation and Adoption for Education in Latin American and the Caribbean
Citation:  Paper number  096197,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27079) @2009
Authors:   Elsa Susana Sepulveda Bustos
Keywords:   Education in Latin American, Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Latin-American, ICT in education, access, Social exclusion, Digital Divide Index.
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Paper #   096200   Characteristics of Runoff Coefficient Generated from Gravel-rich Bare Slopes
Citation:  Paper number  096200,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27080) @2009
Authors:   Chia-Chun Wu, Chao-Jung Huang, Chung-Fu Hsiao, Ching-Lun Kao
Keywords:   Runoff coefficient, Gravel-rich slopes, Hydrologic soil group, Maximum 30-min rainfall intensity, Antecedent total precipitation
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Paper #   096201   Water Spray Cooling During Handling of Feedlot Cattle
Citation:  Paper number  096201,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27086) @2009
Authors:   Tami M Brown-Brandl, Roger A Eigenberg, John A Nienaber
Keywords:   animal behavior, body temperature, cattle, heat stress, spray cooling, sprinkle cooling
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Paper #   096219   Automatic Control of the Drying Process of Biological Materials using Optical Sensors to acquire Surface Temperature, Color and Shape
Citation:  Paper number  096219,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27087) @2009
Authors:   Barbara Sturm, Werner Christian Hofacker, Oliver Hensel
Keywords:   Convective drying, process control, color, product temperature, optical monitoring, non invasive sensing
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Paper #   096220   A Study of Coastal Headwater Stream Hydrology: Bannockburn Plantation, Georgetown County, SC
Citation:  Paper number  096220,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27088) @2009
Authors:   Drake M Rogers, Daniel R Hitchcock, Anand D Jayakaran, Thomas M Williams
Keywords:   Water budget, coastal headwater hydrology, rainfall-runoff relationships, hydrograph separation, curve number, groundwater-surface water interaction
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Paper #   096221   Involvement of Practical Projects in Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching
Citation:  Paper number  096221,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27350) @2009
Authors:   Ning Wang, Daniel Tilley
Keywords:   Instrumentation and Control, Class Project, Interdisciplinary team
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Paper #   096225   Treating Abandoned Mine Lands in the North Fork Powell River Watershed
Citation:  Paper number  096225,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27089) @2009
Authors:   Alica J Ketchem
Keywords:   Abandoned coal mines, mine reclamation, water quality, pH, erosion, acid mine drainage (AMD), fish, mine spoil, Powell River, mussels.
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Paper #   096226   Lime Pretreatment of Coastal Bermudagrass for Bioethanol Production
Citation:  Paper number  096226,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27090) @2009
Authors:   Ziyu Wang, Jay J Cheng
Keywords:   Coastal bermudagrass, Lime, Pretreatment, Sugar, Enzymatic hydrolysis, Ethanol
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Paper #   096239   Sorption of E. coli from liquid swine manure in natural and artificial soils
Citation:  Paper number  096239,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27091) @2009
Authors:   Jorge A Guzman, Garey A Fox, Chad J Penn
Keywords:   Bacterial sorption, Escherichia coli, Freundlich isotherms, Soil pathogen transport.
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Paper #   096246   Impact of Fertilizer Application Timing on Drainage Nitrate Levels
Citation:  Paper number  096246,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27092) @2009
Authors:   Reid D Christianson, Matthew J Helmers, Peter A Lawlor, Dean W Lemke
Keywords:   Subsurface drainage, nitrate, application rate, corn, soybean.
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Paper #   096247   Pellet Industry Airborne Dust Particles Size and Size Distribution using Machine Vision ImageJ Plugin
Citation:  Paper number  096247,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27093) @2009
Authors:   Igathinathane Cannayen, Staffan Melin, Shahab Sokhansanj, Xiaotao Bi, C Jim Lim, Lester O Pordesimo
Keywords:   Dimension, Dust, ImageJ plugin, Image processing, Particle size distribution, Physical property, Sieving, Wood pellet.
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Paper #   096249   Real-time Methods for Nondestructive Detection of Pits in Fresh Cherries
Citation:  Paper number  096249,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27094) @2009
Authors:   Eric S Jackson, Ronald P Haff, Joseph Gomez
Keywords:   cherry, pit, linescan x-ray, automatic detection algorithm, real-time sorting
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Paper #   096254   Estimation of Detection Limit for Size of Citrus Canker Lesions based on Hyperspectral Reflectance Imaging
Citation:  Paper number  096254,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.29514) @2009
Authors:   Nikhil Pramod Niphadkar, Thomas F Burks, Jianwei Qin, Mark A Ritenour
Keywords:   Keywords: Citrus canker lesion size, Hyperspectral reflectance imaging, Disease detection, Multispectral algorithm, Size detection limit, Image classification
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Paper #   096257   Wind Tunnel Calibration of Drift Samplers
Citation:  Paper number  096257,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27095) @2009
Authors:   Bernard Panneton
Keywords:   Spray drift, airborne droplet sampling, catch efficiency, cylindrical collectors, Rotorod
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Paper #   096258   Noise Reduction in Stereo Disparity Images based on Spectral Analysis
Citation:  Paper number  096258,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27096) @2009
Authors:   Francisco Rovira-Más, Qi Wang, Qin Zhang
Keywords:   Stereo vision, intelligent vehicles, 3D perception, point clouds, frequency analysis, DFT, FFT, DCT, Fourier analysis.
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Paper #   096261   MATLAB Tool for Calculating and Plotting Goodness-of-Fit Indicators Considering Measurement Uncertainty and/or Model Uncertainty
Citation:  Paper number  096261,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27097) @2009
Authors:   Lixiang Dong, Kati W Migliaccio, R Daren Harmel, Patricia K Smith
Keywords:   Uncertainty, measurement, model, tool
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Paper #   096262   Simulation of Ammonia Emissions from Scrape and Flushed Dairy Manure Post-Collection Storages
Citation:  Paper number  096262,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27098) @2009
Authors:   Venkata K Vaddella, Pius M Ndegwa, Hung-soo -- Joo
Keywords:   Ammonia, emissions, simulation, scrape, manure, flush, post-collection, storages.
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Paper #   096264   Harvester-Based Cotton Fiber Quality Sensor
Citation:  Paper number  096264,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28043) @2009
Authors:   Vince P Schielack III, Ruixiu Sui, J A Thomasson, Eric Hequet, Christine Morgan
Keywords:   sensor, cotton, fiber quality, precision agriculture, image, near-infrared
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Paper #   096267   Ammonia Emissions from Manure Storages using Urine-feces Separation Systems
Citation:  Paper number  096267,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27099) @2009
Authors:   Venkata K Vaddella, Pius M Ndegwa, Hung-soo -- Joo
Keywords:   Ammonia emissions, simulation, scrape, manure, urine, separation, ammonia traps.
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Paper #   096270   Calibrating Northern Texas High Plains Groundwater Model
Citation:  Paper number  096270,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27100) @2009
Authors:   Jairo E Hernandez, Prasanna H Gowda, Debasmita Misra, Thomas H Marek, Terry A Howell
Keywords:   Ogallala aquifer, water management, predevelopment, MODFLOW.
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Paper #   096281   Experimental System for Simulating a Natural Soil Temperature Profile during Freeze-thaw Cycles
Citation:  Paper number  096281,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27418) @2009
Authors:   Mark R Williams, Gary W Feyereisen, Gordon J Folmar
Keywords:   Freeze-thaw, lysimeter, heating cable, accelerated testing'
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Paper #   096299   Modification of the Iowa State University-Vegetative Treatment Area Model
Citation:  Paper number  096299,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27101) @2009
Authors:   John P Stinn, Daniel S Andersen, Robert T Burns, Lara B Moody
Keywords:   Vegetative treatment area, VTS, feedlot, run-off, modeling
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Paper #   096302   Evaluation of seven feedstocks for cellulosic ethanol production in the northwestern United States of America
Citation:  Paper number  096302,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27102) @2009
Authors:   Wesley C Miller, Ganti S Murthy
Keywords:   Ethanol, cellulose, lignocellulose, wheat straw, annual ryegrass, Reed canary grass, corn cobs, pericarp, municipal solid waste, gorse, biofuel
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Paper #   096303   Development of Nano-Matrix Composed of Poly(e -caprolactone) and Polyethylenimine Using electrospinning system for Tissue engineering
Citation:  Paper number  096303,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27103) @2009
Authors:   Jang Ho Kim, Ki Taek Lim, Inyong Kim, Hyun Mok Son, Hoon Seonwoo, Soo Jung Baik, Pill Hoon Choung, Chong Su Cho, Jong Hoon Chung
Keywords:   Nano-matrix; Hydrophilicity; Poly(e-caprolactone); Polyethylenimine; Tissue engineering
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Paper #   096304   Changes in Predicted Peak Discharges in Pennsylvania as a Result of Using the Proposed Cerrelli Curves for the Shallow Concentrated Flow Portion in the NRCS Velocity Based Time of Concentration Method
Citation:  Paper number  096304,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27104) @2009
Authors:   Geoffrey A Cerrelli
Keywords:   Hydrologic Modeling, Time of Concentration, Shallow Concentrated Flow
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Paper #   096305   Use of Alfalfa for Soil Phosphorus Removal Following Long-Term Manure Application
Citation:  Paper number  096305,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27105) @2009
Authors:   Roger A Eigenberg, Bryan L Woodbury, Richard Ferguson, John A Nienaber, Mindy J Spiehs
Keywords:   Alfalfa, Beef Cattle, Manure, P uptake, Phosphorus
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Paper #   096307   Daily Cleaning Options for Sloped Manure Pits in Swine Finishing
Citation:  Paper number  096307,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27106) @2009
Authors:   Brian Strobel, Terry Oertwig, Brian Paulsen, Jay D Harmon
Keywords:   Ammonia, Air Quality, Odor, Scraper system, Flush tank.
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Paper #   096310   Nutrient Transport in Runoff from Feedlot Surfaces as Affected by Unconsolidated Surface Materials
Citation:  Paper number  096310,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27107) @2009
Authors:   John E Gilley, Elaine D Berry, Roger A Eigenberg, David B Marx, Bryan L Woodbury
Keywords:   Beef cattle, Feedlots, Manure management, Manure runoff, Nitrogen movement, Nutrient losses, Phosphorus, Runoff, Water quality, Water quality management
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Paper #   096311   Estimating Quality of Canola Seed Using VIS/NIR Spectroscopy
Citation:  Paper number  096311,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27426) @2009
Authors:   Geetika Dilawari, Carol Jones
Keywords:   Canola, Free fatty acids, grading
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Paper #   096318   Air Emissions from Tom and Hen Turkey Houses in the U.S. Midwest
Citation:  Paper number  096318,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27351) @2009
Authors:   Hong Li, Hongwei Xin, Robert T Burns, Steven J Hoff, Jay D Harmon, Larry D Jacobson, Sally Noll, Jacek A Koziel, Ipek Celen
Keywords:   Air emission, ammonia, particulate matter, turkeys, national air emissions inventory
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Paper #   096321   Low Air Flow Permeability Of Wood Pellets
Citation:  Paper number  096321,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27109) @2009
Authors:   Fahimeh Yazdanpanah, Shahab Sokhansanj, Anthony Lau, Jim Lim, Xiatoao Bi, Staffan Melin
Keywords:   Keywords: Wood pellet- fine- moisture content- drying- air flow- pressure drop
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Paper #   096323   Can Mass Balance Be Trusted in Estimating N Loss for Meat-Poultry Housing?
Citation:  Paper number  096323,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27352) @2009
Authors:   Hong Li, Hongwei Xin, Robert T Burns, Steven J Hoff, Jay D Harmon, Larry D Jacobson, Sally Noll, Jacek A Koziel
Keywords:   ammonia, nitrogen, emission, uncertainty, mass balance, comparison
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Paper #   096325   Assessment of Environmental Factors Affecting PM Emission from Turkey Barn
Citation:  Paper number  096325,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27353) @2009
Authors:   Hong Li, Hongwei Xin, Robert T Burns, Steven J Hoff, Jay D Harmon, Larry D Jacobson, Sally Noll, Jacek A Koziel
Keywords:   Particulate matter, emissions, turkey, environmental factors
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Paper #   096326   A Systematic Approach to Optimizing SDI Operation and Maintenance
Citation:  Paper number  096326,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27110) @2009
Authors:   Inge Bisconer
Keywords:   Key words. Irrigation, drip, drip irrigation, subsurface drip irrigation, SDI, drip tape, irrigation system maintenance, flushing, chemigation, fertigation, chlorination, acid injection, irrigation scheduling.
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Paper #   096327   Influence of Plasticizers on Properties of Polymers Made from Canola Protein Polyester Blends
Citation:  Paper number  096327,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27111) @2009
Authors:   Wajira Asanga Manamperi, Jaidev Sehrawat, Michael A Fuqua, Chad A Ulven, Scott W Pryor
Keywords:   Canola protein, plasticizers, bioplastics, mechanical properties, thermal properties, fracture morphology
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Paper #   096329   Using Drip Irrigation to Germinate Seed and Set Transplants: Techniques and Benefits
Citation:  Paper number  096329,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27112) @2009
Authors:   Inge Bisconer
Keywords:   Key words. Irrigation, drip, drip irrigation, subsurface drip irrigation, SDI, drip tape, tape spacing, emitter spacing, wetting pattern, sprinkler irrigation, runoff, labor, energy, seed germination, transplant setting.
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Paper #   096332   Turbulent Gas-Particle Flow Modeling for the Mitigation of Dust Emission from Nut Harvesters
Citation:  Paper number  096332,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27113) @2009
Authors:   P O Ponpesh, D K Giles
Keywords:   Dilute gas-particle flow, turbulence, CFD modeling, almond harvesting, PM10, PM2.5
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Paper #   096337   Mass and Nutrient Pattern Comparison using Spinner-Disc Speed Control for Variable-Rate Application
Citation:  Paper number  096337,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27114) @2009
Authors:   Clay M Campbell, John P Fulton, Charles W Wood, Timothy P McDonald, Wesley C Zech, Larry G Crowley
Keywords:   Poultry litter, Spinner spreader, Nutrient distribution, Spread uniformity, Precision agriculture, Variable rate technology
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Paper #   096339   Influence of Seeds Moisture on in situ Alkaline Transesterification of Canola Seeds for Biodiesel Production
Citation:  Paper number  096339,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27256) @2009
Authors:   Hongjian Lin, Darrin Haagenson, Rachel Brudvik, Dennis Wiesenborn
Keywords:   Canola, FAME, in situ transesterification, biodiesel quality, moisture levels
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Paper #   096340   Ozone Fumigation of Stored Grain; Closed-loop Recirculation and Rate of Ozone Consumption
Citation:  Paper number  096340,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27354) @2009
Authors:   James A Hardin, C L Jones, E L Bonjour, R T Noyes, R L Beeby, D A Eltiste, S Decker
Keywords:   Ozone, ozonation, closed-loop, fumigation, grain storage, insect control
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Paper #   096341   Thalweg Profile Maintenance for Aquatic Organism Passage at Roadway Culverts
Citation:  Paper number  096341,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27115) @2009
Authors:   David K Thaemert
Keywords:   culvert, aquatic passage, thalweg profile, sediment
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Paper #   096342   Performance of a Bio-secure Emergency Composting System for Disposal of Swine Carcasses
Citation:  Paper number  096342,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27116) @2009
Authors:   T D Glanville, H K Ahn, B P Crawford, J A Koziel, N Akdeniz
Keywords:   livestock, mortality, disposal, composting, emergency, bio-security
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Paper #   096346   Comparative Study of the Cohesive Properties of Commercial Agricultural Crushed Limestone of New Zealand
Citation:  Paper number  096346,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27117) @2009
Authors:   Miles C Grafton, Ian J Yule, Clive E Davies, J R Jones
Keywords:   Annular Shear Cell, Argillaceous, Coquina, X-Ray Diffraction, Plio-Pleistocene, Oligocene, Ordovician
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Paper #   096349   Study on Illumination Mode of Pig Growth Inspecting System Base on Binocular Stereovision Technology
Citation:  Paper number  096349,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27118) @2009
Authors:   weisen Fu, guanghui Teng, Chao Zong
Keywords:   Illumination Mode, Contour Extraction ,Pig, Binocular Stereovision Technology, Growth Inspecting
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Paper #   096358   Biological Characteristics of Aerosols Emitted From A Layer Operation In Southeastern U.S.
Citation:  Paper number  096358,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28035) @2009
Authors:   Lingjuan Wang, Qianfeng Li, Keith Esch, Otto D Simmons III, John Classen, David B Beasley
Keywords:   Animal Feeding Operations, Particulate Matter (PM), Bioaerosols
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Paper #   096362   Evaluation of a Flux Chamber for Assessing Gaseous Emissions and Treatment Effects of Poultry Manure
Citation:  Paper number  096362,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27355) @2009
Authors:   Ricardo Rafael Acevedo, Hong - Li, Hongwei - Xin, Stacey Ann Roberts
Keywords:   Ammonia emission, flux chamber, mobile air emissions monitoring unit, emission mitigation
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Paper #   096364   Detection of Sour Skin Diseases in Vidalia Sweet Onions Using Near-infrared Hyperspectral Imaging
Citation:  Paper number  096364,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28837) @2009
Authors:   Weilin Wang, Chi Thai, Changying Li, Ron Gitaitis, E W Tollner, Seung-Chul Yoon
Keywords:   Keywords : hyperspectral imaging, Vidalia sweet onion, sour skin, non-destructive testing, food quality and safety
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Paper #   096365   Precision Automated Weed Control Using Hyperspectral Vision Identification and Heated Oil
Citation:  Paper number  096365,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27119) @2009
Authors:   Y Zhang, E S Staab, D C Slaughter, D K Giles, D Downey
Keywords:   Heated oil, organic weed control, micro-spray application, machine vision, weed identification, hyperspectral imaging.
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Paper #   096366   Effect of Various Pretreatments on Crude Algal Lipid Extraction
Citation:  Paper number  096366,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27319) @2009
Authors:   Yecong Li, Min Min, Qingxue Kong, Liang Wang, Yifeng Chen, Paul Chen, Roger Ruan
Keywords:   Keywords: algae, crude lipid, pretreatment, super critical CO2, nano-dispersion
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Paper #   096369   Waste Biomass Inventory to Support Renewable Energy Development
Citation:  Paper number  096369,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27356) @2009
Authors:   Jason M Schneemann, Steve Andrew Miller, Yan “Susie” Liu, Steven I Safferman
Keywords:   Biomass, inventory, mapping, GIS, centralized renewable energy production
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Paper #   096372   Key Performance Indicators for Variable Rate Irrigation Implementation on Variable Soils
Citation:  Paper number  096372,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27439) @2009
Authors:   C B Hedley, I J Yule, M P Tuohy, I Vogeler
Keywords:   Water use efficiency, nitrogen leaching, CO2 equivalent, drainage, virtual water
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Paper #   096378   Antioxidant Extraction and Biogas Production from Pomegranate Marc
Citation:  Paper number  096378,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27122) @2009
Authors:   Wenjuan Qu, Zhongli Pan, Ruihong Zhang, Haile Ma, Xiguang Chen
Keywords:   pomegranate marc, anaerobic digestion, antioxidant, activity, biogas.
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Paper #   096380   Spreader testing for mixing and segregation of blended fertilizers
Citation:  Paper number  096380,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27123) @2009
Authors:   Ian J Yule, Jacob Pemberton
Keywords:   Blending fertilizers, spreading fertilizer, segregation of fertilizer.
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Paper #   096392   Applied Hyperspectral Image on Detecting the Maturity, Weight, and Sugar Content of Tai-Farm No.2 Papaya
Citation:  Paper number  096392,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27124) @2009
Authors:   Ching-Lu Hsieh, Ming-Han Lee
Keywords:   Grating hyperspectral imaging system, Hyperspectral image, Papaya, Sorting, Sugar content
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Paper #   096395   A Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Algorithm for Field Robots Based on Laser Range Sensor and Stereo Vision
Citation:  Paper number  096395,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27338) @2009
Authors:   Ta-Te Lin, Chih-Wei Li, Lun-Cheng Chu
Keywords:   Keywords: Autonomous navigation, Field robot, Kalman filter, SLAM, Particle Filter
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Paper #   096408   Development of an RTK GPS plant mapping system for transplanted vegetable crops.
Citation:  Paper number  096408,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27126) @2009
Authors:   H Sun, D C Slaughter, M Pérez Ruiz, C Gliever, S K Upadhyaya, R Smith
Keywords:   RTK GPS, transplanter, plant map, tomato, precision agriculture.
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Paper #   096411   Development of a Phase Separation Detection System for Monitoring Biodiesel Production and Fuel Blend Stability
Citation:  Paper number  096411,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27127) @2009
Authors:   A Bulent Koc, Leon G Schumacher
Keywords:   Phase separation, ultrasound, biodiesel, ethanol, transesterification.
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Paper #   096414   Validation and Uncertainty Analysis of an Ammonia Emission Model for Broiler Litter
Citation:  Paper number  096414,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28036) @2009
Authors:   Zifei Liu, Lingjuan Wang, David B Beasley, Sanjay B Shah
Keywords:   Ammonia, Emission model, Validation, Uncertainty
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Paper #   096416   Response of PM Characteristics to NH3 and Other Gaseous Emissions at a southeast Layer Operation
Citation:  Paper number  096416,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28037) @2009
Authors:   Zifei Liu Liu, Lingjuan Wang, Qianfeng Li, David B Beasley
Keywords:   Ammonia, Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs), Particulate Matter (PM)
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Paper #   096418   Lipid Extraction from Rice bran and Chinese tallow tree (CTT) using microwaves
Citation:  Paper number  096418,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27128) @2009
Authors:   Dorin Boldor, Akanksha Kanitkar, Cristina Mirela Sabliov, Sundar Balasubramanian
Keywords:   Microwave assisted extraction, oil extraction, rice bran oil, Chinese tallow, non edible.
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Paper #   096420   Heat and Mass Transfer Modeling of Rough Rice under Convective and Infrared Drying
Citation:  Paper number  096420,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27129) @2009
Authors:   Bhagwati Prakash, Zhongli Pan
Keywords:   Infrared, Drying, Rice, FEM
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Paper #   096421   Parameterization of Microwave Assisted Oil Extraction from Soybeans
Citation:  Paper number  096421,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27130) @2009
Authors:   Akanksha Kanitkar, Cristina Mirela Sabliov, Sundar Balasubramanian, Dorin Boldor
Keywords:   Microwave assisted extraction, oil extraction, soybean oil, oil yield, microwave heating.
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Paper #   096423   A Study of Densification Character of Corn Stover
Citation:  Paper number  096423,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27131) @2009
Authors:   Yang Xu, Zhendong Hou, Xiaoyu Tian
Keywords:   Corn stover, Densification, Physical quality and mechanical properties, Microstructure
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Paper #   096424   Prediction of Beef Quality Attributes using Hyperspectral Scattering Imaging Technique
Citation:  Paper number  096424,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27132) @2009
Authors:   Yankun Peng, Jianhu Wu, Jingjing Chen
Keywords:   Beef Quality, Hyperspectral Scattering Imaging, Modified Lorentzian Distribution Function, Multi-linear Regression.
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Paper #   096434   Prediction of Chlorophyll Content of Winter Wheat using Leaf-level Hyperspectral Imaging Data
Citation:  Paper number  096434,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27133) @2009
Authors:   Yankun Peng, Wei Wang, Hui Huang, Xiu Wang, Xiaodong Gao
Keywords:   Winter wheat; Chlorophyll content; Leaf-level hyperspectral imaging; Partial least-squares regression (PLSR); Vegetation index.
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Paper #   096435   Effects of Low Intensity Ultrasound Stimulation on the Proliferation of Alveolar Bone Marrow Stem Cells
Citation:  Paper number  096435,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27134) @2009
Authors:   Eung Tae Lee, Ki Taek Lim, Chong Su Cho, Jang Ho Kim, Hyun Mok Son, Hoon Seonwoo, Pill Hoon Choung, Jong Hoon Chung
Keywords:   Low-intensity ultrasound, stimulation, proliferation, alveolar bone marrow stem cells
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Paper #   096439   Hydrogen and Methane Production Using Synthetic Wastewater from Modified Microbial Fuel Cell (M-MFC)
Citation:  Paper number  096439,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27135) @2009
Authors:   I-Chung Lo, Chu-Yang Chou
Keywords:   Modified microbial fuel cell, Hydrogen, Loading rate, HRT
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Paper #   096440   Removal of Flaxseed Mucilage by Extrusion and Enzyme Treatments
Citation:  Paper number  096440,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27136) @2009
Authors:   Min Wu, Dong Li, Yuguang Zhou, Mengliang Bai, Zhihuai Mao
Keywords:   Flaxseed mucilage, twin-screw extrusion, enzyme treatment, SEM.
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Paper #   096441   Quality of Producer Gas from the Gasification of Different Feedstocks Pertinent to the Irish Climate
Citation:  Paper number  096441,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27137) @2009
Authors:   S Mac an Bhaird, G Devlin, K McDonnell, P Owende, C Unger, T Schulzke
Keywords:   Master shield, Power take-off, Safety, Tractors
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Paper #   096443   Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane Foams Prepared From Liquefied Corn Stover with PMDI
Citation:  Paper number  096443,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27176) @2009
Authors:   Changchun Hao, Zhihuai Mao, Ying Zheng, Dong Li, Xinrui Deng
Keywords:   Dynamic mechanical properties, polyurethane foams, liquefied corn stover, PMDI, isocyanate index
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Paper #   096444   Laser Sensor-based Trunk Detection System for Targeted Pest Control in Vineyards
Citation:  Paper number  096444,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27138) @2009
Authors:   Michio Kise, Francis J Pierce, Douglas B Walsh, James Chang
Keywords:   Automation, Targeted sprayer, Vines, Barrier application for cutworm control, Laser sensor
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Paper #   096446   Use of Image Analysis in Process Control of High Pressure Water-Jet Peeling and Cutting of Fruits
Citation:  Paper number  096446,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27139) @2009
Authors:   A René Carreno Olejua, Werner Christian Hofacker, Oliver Hensel
Keywords:   Water jet, cutting-peeling, automation, agricultural products, image processing.
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Paper #   096455   Ventilation and Environmental Monitoring of Broiler Houses in California
Citation:  Paper number  096455,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28303) @2009
Authors:   Xing-Jun Lin, Erin Cortus, Ruihong Zhang, Shumei Jiang, Albert Heber
Keywords:   Ventilation, Environmental Monitoring, Broiler Houses, California
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Paper #   096456   Nondestructive Determination of Soluble Solids Content in Watermelon Using Vis/NIR Diffuse Transmittance
Citation:  Paper number  096456,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27140) @2009
Authors:   Haiqing Tian, Yibin Ying, Huirong Xu, Lijuan Xie
Keywords:   Diffuse transmittance, visible/Near Infrared, Nondestructive detection, soluble solids content, Watermelon, normalization
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Paper #   096457   Dripline Flushing Velocities for SDI
Citation:  Paper number  096457,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27141) @2009
Authors:   Jaume Puig-Bargués, Freddie R Lamm, Todd P Trooien, Gary A Clark
Keywords:   Microirrigation, flushing, clogging, lateral.
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Paper #   096463   A New Robot System for Harvesting Cucumber
Citation:  Paper number  096463,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27177) @2008
Authors:   Xiuying Tang, Tiezhong Zhang, Ling Liu, Dan Xiao, Yizhe Chen
Keywords:   Cucumber, Harvesting robot, End-effector, Kinematical analysis, Open architecture control system
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Paper #   096465   Forced Aeration Composting System for Swine Manure Treatment
Citation:  Paper number  096465,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27178) @2009
Authors:   Xiuping Tao, Hongmin Dong, Akihiro Tanaka, Bin Shang, Hongkun Huang, Zhipeng Hao
Keywords:   Composting, swine manure, forced aeration, waste treatment
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Paper #   096468   Edugraphica Contour Mapping: E-tool for Technical Drawing Self-Learning and Self-Evaluation
Citation:  Paper number  096468,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27179) @2009
Authors:   M. Jesús De Teresa, M. Jesús García, Gabriel Dorado, Luis Jesús Fernández, Roberto Marivela, Ramón Argüelles, Luis Felipe Mazadiego, Araceli Tellado
Keywords:   Keywords: contour mapping, e-tool, Moodle, self-evaluation, self-learning, technical drawing.
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Paper #   096470   Investigations on Biodiesel Blend as a Substitute Fuel for Diesel
Citation:  Paper number  096470,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27180) @2009
Authors:   H (or initial) Raheman, Snehalrao S Jadhav, Alok Tiwari
Keywords:   Jatropha biodiesel, Blend (B20), Engine Performance, Emissions, Carbon deposits, Wear Debris
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Paper #   096473   Analysis of Safety Intervention Bottlenecks in Maintenance and Repair of Farm Machinery and Buildings
Citation:  Paper number  096473,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27181) @2009
Authors:   Tiina E A Mattila, Kim O Kaustell, Risto H Rautiainen
Keywords:   Agriculture, safety, intervention, machine, building
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Paper #   096474   NIR calibration model updating based on slope/intercept analysis: A case study on firmness determination of pears harvested in different years
Citation:  Paper number  096474,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27182) @2009
Authors:   Xiaping Fu, Yibin Ying, Huirong Xu,
Keywords:   Near infrared spectroscopy, Model updating, Slope/intercept analysis, pear, firmness
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Paper #   096475   Quantitative analysis of fruit firmness by near infrared spectroscopy and least-squares support vector machine
Citation:  Paper number  096475,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27183) @2009
Authors:   Xiaping Fu, Yibin Ying, Huirong Xu,
Keywords:   NIR spectroscopy, Pear, Firmness, Support vector machines, Principal component score, Factor loading
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Paper #   096478   Computational Methods for the Design of Formworks Used in Rural Works
Citation:  Paper number  096478,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27184) @2009
Authors:   José M Fuentes, Eutiquio Gallego, Álvaro Ramírez, Carlos González, Francisco Ayuga
Keywords:   Agricultural buildings; concrete structures; formworks; Finite Element Method
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Paper #   096482   Characterizing the Response of Irrigated Cotton to Hail Damage through Canopy Reflectance Measurements in Arizona
Citation:  Paper number  096482,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27747) @2009
Authors:   Pedro Andrade-Sanchez, John T Heun, Guangyao Wang, Mark Zarnstorff
Keywords:   Precision Agriculture, Cotton, Canopy Reflectance, Hail Damage
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Paper #   096483   Optimization of Cost Design and Energy Use of Plot Irrigation Systems in Navarra, Spain
Citation:  Paper number  096483,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27185) @2009
Authors:   Miguel Angel Campo, Angel Zamarron, Camilo Robles
Keywords:   Drip irrigation, Optimal design, energy saving, economic optimization, subunits.
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Paper #   096484   Development and Testing of a Small Scale Cassava Chips Dryer
Citation:  Paper number  096484,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27754) @2009
Authors:   A Folarin Alonge
Keywords:   Development, testing, cassava, chips, mechanical, dryer
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Paper #   096486   A tool for labeling individual sounds from continuous recordings: An application to bio-acoustics
Citation:  Paper number  096486,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27142) @2009
Authors:   V Exadaktylos, S Ferrari, M D Silva, M Guarino, D Berckmans
Keywords:   Acoustic analysis, bio-acoustics, sound labeling, pig cough sounds.
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Paper #   096487   Suction of Soil Particles under Vacuum Conditions in Subsurface Drip Irrigation: Comparative Test of Emitters
Citation:  Paper number  096487,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27143) @2009
Authors:   Rubens Duarte Coelho, Jorge Luis Copquer dos Santos, Christian J Mendoza Castiblanco, Marconi Batista Teixeira
Keywords:   Clogging, emitters, drip irrigation.
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Paper #   096488   Potential Use of the Veris Apparent EC Sensor to Predict Soil Texture under the Semi-arid conditions of Central Arizona
Citation:  Paper number  096488,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009 . (doi: 10.13031/2013.27450) @2009
Authors:   Guilherme Oguri, Pedro Andrade-Sanchez, John T Heun
Keywords:   Precision Agriculture, Soil Electrical Conductivity, Soil Texture, Soil Salinity
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Paper #   096490   Peanut, Cotton, and Corn Yield and Partial Net Income with Two Surface Drip Lateral Spacings
Citation:  Paper number  096490,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27144) @2009
Authors:   Ronald B Sorensen, Marshall C Lamb, Russell C Nuti
Keywords:   Surface drip irrigation, lateral spacing, gross revenue, peanut, corn, cotton
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Paper #   096492   Estimating Local Head Loss of Non Coaxial Emitters
Citation:  Paper number  096492,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27145) @2009
Authors:   Osvaldo Rettore Neto, Jarbas Honorio Miranda, Jose Antonio Frizzone, Stephen R Workman
Keywords:   Emitter, Head loss, Contraction coefficient, Hydraulic radius
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Paper #   096497   Development of User Friendly Software for Prediction of Monthly Runoff and Sediment Yield of Upper Damodar Valley Catchment, India.
Citation:  Paper number  096497,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27146) @2009
Authors:   Kamlesh N Tiwari, Sanjay K Sharma
Keywords:   PCA, Regression Models, Microwatersheds, Runoff, Sediment Yield, Software.
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Paper #   096498   Modelling and Optimization of Drying Variables in Desiccant Air Drying of Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller) Gel
Citation:  Paper number  096498,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27186) @2009
Authors:   Ramachandra C T, Srinivasa Rao Pavuluri
Keywords:   Aloe vera; Desiccant air-drying; Aloin; Response surface methodology; HPLC.
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Paper #   096499   Development of Extruded Snacks from Low Value Fish Using Twin Screw Extruder
Citation:  Paper number  096499,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27187) @2009
Authors:   Pralhad Parhar Anand, Srinivasa Rao Pavuluri
Keywords:   Twin Screw extruder, extrudates, Bombay duck, Response Surface Methodology, Optimization.
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Paper #   096507   Development of an Inverse Solution Technique that Utilizes Response Surface Methodology to Predict Parameters Used in Soil-Water Transport Model
Citation:  Paper number  096507,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27188) @2009
Authors:   Rajat Saha, Shrini K Upadhyaya, Wesley Wes Wallender
Keywords:   Inverse solution, response surface methodology, soil hydraulic conductivity, soil water suction, plant's resistance to water uptake
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Paper #   096516   Biological Sorting and Fluidic Devices Based on Catalytically Generated Electrokinetic Phenomena
Citation:  Paper number  096516,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27189) @2009
Authors:   Jiayun Zhang, Jeffrey M Catchmark
Keywords:   Catalysis, Electroosmosis, Electrophoresis, Microfluidics
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Paper #   096517   Considerations of Time Step and Evolving Droplet Size in the Simulation of Fine Droplet Motion Using AGDISP
Citation:  Paper number  096517,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27257) @2009
Authors:   Milton E Teske, Harold W Thistle, Richard J Londergan
Keywords:   AGDISP, Droplet Evaporation, Time Step, Aerial Spray Model
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Paper #   096522   Impact of Collector Size and Spacing on Center Pivot Uniformity Evaluations
Citation:  Paper number  096522,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27190) @2009
Authors:   Danny H Rogers, Mahbub Alam, L Kent Shaw, Gary A Clark
Keywords:   Center Pivot, Irrigation Uniformity, Collector Size, Collector Spacing Impact of Collector Size and Spacing on Center Pivot Uniformity Evaluations
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Paper #   096524   Comparison of Construction Costs for Vegetated Treatment Systems in the Midwest
Citation:  Paper number  096524,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27191) @2009
Authors:   Bradley J Bond, Robert T Burns, Todd P Trooien, Steve H Pohl, Christopher G Henry, Lara B Moody, Matthew J Helmers, John Lawrence
Keywords:   Beef feedlot runoff, vegetated treatment systems, economic analysis, manure management
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Paper #   096525   A Treatise on the Application of Lifecycle Management Principles in Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Citation:  Paper number  096525,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27147) @2009
Authors:   Israel S Dunmade, Kurt A Rosentrater
Keywords:   Lifecycle management, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Lifecycle Assessment, Design for Environment, Social Lifecycle Assessment, Lifecycle Costing, Enabling Supply and Infrastructure Assessment
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Paper #   096527   Manure Slurry Transport and Land Application Rates for Tank Spreader Systems
Citation:  Paper number  096527,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27148) @2009
Authors:   Timothy M Harrigan
Keywords:   Manure management, land application, transport, machinery management
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Paper #   096528   Challenge to Support Practice Factor in USLE-type Platform
Citation:  Paper number  096528,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27149) @2009
Authors:   Chia-Chun Wu, Tsung-Wen Wang, Yu-Ting Chan, Ping-Chang Chiang, Chia-Yu Yang
Keywords:   P factor, Grass strip, USLE, Erosion mechanics, Hydraulic-equivalent slope
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Paper #   096539   Effect of Fill Level in Mixer Viscometry
Citation:  Paper number  096539,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27150) @2009
Authors:   Rabiha Sulaiman, Kirk David Dolan, James Freeman Steffe
Keywords:   Rheology, Mixer Viscometry, Fluid fill level, Mixer constant, Mixer coefficient
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Paper #   096541   Measurement of LAI in the Watershed Using Terra-ASTER Data
Citation:  Paper number  096541,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27151) @2009
Authors:   Masahiro Seguchi, Masumi Koriyama, Yonghee Shin
Keywords:   Electromagnetic wave, Terra-ASTER, Plant canopy, LAI
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Paper #   096542   Storm Water Runoff Characterization from Animal Feeding Operations
Citation:  Paper number  096542,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27152) @2009
Authors:   Rebecca A Larson, Steven I Safferman
Keywords:   Runoff, Storm water, Agriculture, Feedlot, Farm Management, Water Quality Characterization, Dairy, Agricultural Sustainability, Non-Point
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Paper #   096545   Optimal Experimental Design to Estimate Thermal Degradation Kinetic Parameters for Nutraceuticals in Intermediate-Moisture Foods
Citation:  Paper number  096545,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27153) @2009
Authors:   Dharmendra K Mishra, Kirk D Dolan, James V Beck
Keywords:   Optimal experimental design, kinetic parameters, Arrhenius model, nutraceuticals, anthocyanins.
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Paper #   096547   Modeling Unknown Relationships with Polynomial Networks
Citation:  Paper number  096547,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27154) @2009
Authors:   Dennis G Watson, Tony V Harrison
Keywords:   modeling, regression, polynomial network, emissions, diesel engine
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Paper #   096551   Oil Quality of Chinese Tallow Tree Seeds Under Different Storage Conditions
Citation:  Paper number  096551,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27155) @2009
Authors:   Dorin Boldor, Beatrice Gabriela Terigar, Sundar Balasubramanian
Keywords:   Chinese Tallow Tree, preservation, storage, oil quality, biodiesel.
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Paper #   096555   A Relational Study of Gait Score (As a Measure for Lameness) With Breast Muscle Yield in Broiler Chickens
Citation:  Paper number  096555,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27156) @2009
Authors:   Özlem Cangar, Sophie Cardinaels, Nadia Everaert, Bart De Ketelaere, Claudia Bahr, Johan Zoons, Eddy Decuypere, Daniel Berckmans
Keywords:   Lameness, broiler chickens, gait score, breast muscle yield.
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Paper #   096559   Quantification of Ammonia and Hydrogen Sulfide Production from Poultry Litter
Citation:  Paper number  096559,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27157) @2009
Authors:   Elizabeth Bowen High, Sheryll B Jerez, Joey Bray
Keywords:   Ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, poultry litter, pH, volumetric water content
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Paper #   096560   Teaching Control Programming Using Programmable Automation Controllers
Citation:  Paper number  096560,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27158) @2009
Authors:   Dennis G Watson
Keywords:   programming, control, automation, problem-solving
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Paper #   096565   Measurement of Particle Size Distribution in a Swine Building
Citation:  Paper number  096565,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27159) @2009
Authors:   Sheryll Jerez, Yuanhui Zhang, Xinlei Wang
Keywords:   Emissions, particles, particle size, swine, coulters, light scattering
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Paper #   096568   Educational Collaborative on Sustainable Environmental and Agricultural Management (ECOSEAM)
Citation:  Paper number  096568,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27160) @2009
Authors:   Luke E Reese, Steven I Safferman, Theodore L Loudon, Larry D Stephens, William J Northcott, Steve A Miller, Jonathan N Rausch, Lingying Y Zhao
Keywords:   curriculum, class, experiential learning, watershed, watershed modeling, manure management, decentralized wastewater, agricultural air quality, rural/suburban interface
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Paper #   096569   Design of an energy-saving hydrocyclone for wheat starch separation
Citation:  Paper number  096569,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27161) @2009
Authors:   Verónica Sáiz-Rubio, Jonas Oskarsson, Francisco Rovira-Más, Samir Khoshaba
Keywords:   Hydrocyclones, starch separation, wheat starch.
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Paper #   096571   Inception Point Relationship for Flat-Sloped Stepped Spillways
Citation:  Paper number  096571,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27162) @2009
Authors:   Sherry L Hunt, Kem C Kadavy
Keywords:   Dam rehabilitation, energy dissipation, inception point, hazard classification, RCC, stepped spillway, and flooding.
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Paper #   096577   Distribution And Storage Characterization Of Soil Solution For Drip Irrigation
Citation:  Paper number  096577,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27163) @2009
Authors:   Claudinei Fonseca Souza, Marcos Vinícius Folegatti, Dani Or
Keywords:   Keywords: Fertigation, Wetted soil volume, TDR.
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Paper #   096578   Effect of Emitter Spacing on Soil Water Redistribution, Corn Yield and Water Productivity under Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI)
Citation:  Paper number  096578,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27164) @2009
Authors:   Gerard P Arbat, Freddie R Lamm, Abdrabbo A Abou Kheira
Keywords:   Microirrigation, irrigation design, soil water movement, water use efficiency.
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Paper #   096581   Design and Instrumentation of a Large Column Container to Study the Off-Gassing, Gas Stratification and Physical Properties of Wood Pellets during Storage
Citation:  Paper number  096581,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27165) @2009
Authors:   Jaya Shankar Tumuluru, Shahab Sokhansanj, Lim C J, Tony Bi, Staffan Melin, John Swaan
Keywords:   Wood pellets, off-gas, gas chromatography, bulk density, durability index, pellet density
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Paper #   096582   Anaerobic Digesters: Benefits, Barriers, and Policy Implications
Citation:  Paper number  096582,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27166) @2009
Authors:   Dawn S Chianese, Justine O Harrison, Julia C Lester
Keywords:   anaerobic digesters, climate change, dairy farms, methane
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Paper #   096583   Stereo Spectral Imaging System for Plant Health Characterization
Citation:  Paper number  096583,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27167) @2009
Authors:   Seung-Chul Yoon, Chi Thai
Keywords:   Stereo, Spectral, NDVI, Stereo Spectral Imaging, Plant, 3D Machine Vision
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Paper #   096586   Effect of Swine Manure Source and Storage Time on Bio-Crude Oil Conversion using Hydrothermal Process
Citation:  Paper number  096586,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27168) @2009
Authors:   Zhichao Wang, Yuanhui Zhang, Leslie Christianson, Ted Funk, Mitchell Minarick, Rong Dong, Guo Yu
Keywords:   Swine manure, hydrothermal process, renewable energy, bio-oil
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Paper #   096591   Comparison of the HSPF and HBV-INCA Models: Crossing the Atlantic Divide
Citation:  Paper number  096591,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27169) @2009
Authors:   Rebecca W Zeckoski, Attila N Lazar, Dongfang Liang, Andrew J Wade
Keywords:   HSPF, INCA, hydrological modeling, model comparison
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Paper #   096595   Measurement of nitrous oxide concentrations from Wisconsin dairy barns
Citation:  Paper number  096595,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27170) @2009
Authors:   Neslihan Akdeniz, Larry D Jacobson, Brian P Hetchler, Rodney T Venterea, Kurt A Spokas
Keywords:   Dairy barn, GC-ECD, GC-MS, infra-red gas analyzer, nitrous oxide.
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Paper #   096600   Effect of Process Variables on the Extrudate Moisture Content
Citation:  Paper number  096600,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27081) @2009
Authors:   Jaya Shankar Tumuluru, Shahab Sokhansanj, Bandyopadhyay Sukumar, Dr. A. S Bawa
Keywords:   Extrusion cooking, moisture content, response surface methodology, genetic algorithm
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Paper #   096601   Uncertainties on nitrate water quality indicators associated with infrequent sampling in Brittany, France
Citation:  Paper number  096601,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27431) @2009
Authors:   François Birgand, Claire Faucheux, Florentina Moatar, Michel Meybeck
Keywords:   Sampling strategies; agricultural watersheds; nitrate; nutrient load; water quality indicators; measurement uncertainties
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Paper #   096605   Response time evaluation of real-time sensor based variable rate technology equipment
Citation:  Paper number  096605,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27192) @2009
Authors:   Praveen J Bennur, Randal K Taylor
Keywords:   Variable rate technology, time delay, response time
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Paper #   096606   The Effect of Axle Load and Tyre Inflation Pressure on the Tractive Performance of a Two Wheel Drive Tractor on Soft Clay Paddy Field
Citation:  Paper number  096606,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27193) @2009
Authors:   Madhav D Gholkar, Vilas M Salokhe, Alex Keen
Keywords:   Ballasting, Inflation pressure, Drawbar power, Net traction, Clay soil, Wetland traction
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Paper #   096610   Conversion Agricultural Residues to Bio-Crude Oil by Supercritical Water
Citation:  Paper number  096610,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27314) @2009
Authors:   Bo Zhang, Abolghasem Shahbazi, Lijun Wang
Keywords:   Liquefaction, Aspen, Corn stover, Grass, Supercritical water, bio-crude oil,
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Paper #   096612   Effect of Extrusion Process Variables on Proximate Composition of Fish and Rice Flour Coextrudates
Citation:  Paper number  096612,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27194) @2009
Authors:   Jaya Shankar (or initial) Tumuluru, Shahab (or initial) Sokhansanj, Bandyopadhyay Sukumar, Dr. A. S Bawa
Keywords:   Extrusion cooking, protein and fat content, optimization, response surface methodology, genetic algorithm
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Paper #   096616   Investigating a Relationship between Ammonia and Particulate Matter in Poultry Houses II: Secondary Inorganic Aerosol Formation
Citation:  Paper number  096616,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27195) @2009
Authors:   Taylor S Roumeliotis, Brad J Dixon, Bill J Van Heyst, ,
Keywords:   Poultry, Layer, Broiler, Particulate Matter, Secondary Inorganic Aerosols, Ammonia, Ammonium, Chloride, Sulfate, Nitrate.
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Paper #   096617   Investigating a Relationship between Ammonia and Particulate Matter in Poultry Houses I: Ammonia and Particulate Matter Variability
Citation:  Paper number  096617,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27196) @2009
Authors:   Brad J Dixon, Taylor S Roumeliotis, Bill J Van Heyst, ,
Keywords:   Size fractionated particulate matter, Ammonia, Layers, Broilers, Poultry
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Paper #   096618   Optimization of Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 (ADM1): Simulation of Dairy Manure Digestion
Citation:  Paper number  096618,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.29187) @2009
Authors:   Bo Zhang, Kathleen R Fowler, Matthew D Grace, Sumona Mondal, Stefan J Grimberg
Keywords:   Anaerobic Digestion, ADM1, Modeling, Dairy Manure, Optimization
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Paper #   096619   Standardizing Grain Moisture Meter Performance: Overview of an On-going Calibration Program
Citation:  Paper number  096619,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27197) @2009
Authors:   Richard O Pierce, Cathleen A Brenner, Larry D Freese, David B Funk
Keywords:   moisture meters, moisture content, grain, calibration, standardization
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Paper #   096627   Temporal and Spatial Variations in Soil Temperature in Tidal Flat of Ariake Sea, Japan
Citation:  Paper number  096627,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27198) @2009
Authors:   Tomokazu Haraguchi, Osamu Kato, Masahiro Seguchi
Keywords:   Soil temperature, Thermal property, Tidal flat, Ariake Sea, Simulation
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Paper #   096630   Bayesian Model Averaging for Accounting for Model Selection Uncertainty with an Application for Predicting Net Radiation
Citation:  Paper number  096630,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27199) @2009
Authors:   Christopher H Hay, Suat Irmak
Keywords:   Bayesian model averaging, net radiation, statistical modeling
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Paper #   096635   Hyperspectral Imaging System for Precision Weed Control in Processing Tomato
Citation:  Paper number  096635,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27200) @2009
Authors:   E S Staab, D C Slaughter, Y Zhang, D K Giles
Keywords:   Machine vision, multispectral images, reflectance, robotics, weed detection, weed recognition, geospatial technology.
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Paper #   096638   Irrigation Performance and Water Productivity in Ornamental Plant Production in Girona (Spain)
Citation:  Paper number  096638,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27082) @2009
Authors:   Gerard Arbat, Jaume Puig-Bargués, Miquel Duran-Ros, Javier Barragán, Francisco Ramírez de Cartagena
Keywords:   Irrigation performace, blocked-end furrow, ornamental plant nursery, drainage, Water productivity.
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Paper #   096639   Improvements to the Tractive Efficiency of Agricultural Tractors Carrying out Cultivations
Citation:  Paper number  096639,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27083) @2009
Authors:   Alex P Keen, James L Ward, Richard J Godwin, Simon E Cooper, Nigel W Hall
Keywords:   Tractive efficiency, instrumented linkage, implement force prediction, traction prediction, traction control.
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Paper #   096640   Development of a Wireless Sensor Network to Quantify Hydrogen Sulfide Concentrations in Swine Housing
Citation:  Paper number  096640,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27315) @2009
Authors:   Randy Swestka, Robert Burns, Lun Tong, Steve Hoff, Hong Li, Nir Keren, Hongwei Xin, Robert Spajic, Ross Muhlbauer
Keywords:   Wireless sensor network, WSN, hydrogen sulfide, spatial and temporal H2S distribution, swine manure agitation, mesh network, Zigbee
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Paper #   096641   The Effect of Moisture and Stage of Maturity on Physical Properties of Switchgrass (Variety: Kanlow)
Citation:  Paper number  096641,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27755) @2009
Authors:   Bhavna Sharma, Dr. Carol L Jones, Amit Khanchi
Keywords:   Keywords: switchgrass, moisture content, ultimate sickle shear stress, ultimate double shear stress, ultimate tensile stress
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Paper #   096645   Field Investigation of Compost Blankets for Erosion Control under Concentrated Flow Conditions
Citation:  Paper number  096645,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27084) @2009
Authors:   Xianben Zhu, Lawrence Mark Risse
Keywords:   Compost blanket, Concentrated flow,Erosion, Micro-dams, Rill erosion.
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Paper #   096648   Steam Treated Sawdust Pelleting and Systems Energetics
Citation:  Paper number  096648,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27419) @2009
Authors:   Pak Sui Lam, Shahab Sokhansanj, Jim C Lim, Xiaotao T Bi, Taraneh Sowlati, Sudhagar Mani, Staffan Melin
Keywords:   Biomass; Wood pellet; Steam explosion; Energy ratio; Densification; Production Rate
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Paper #   096650   Quantifying uncertainty of sediment TMDLs using a stochastic approach
Citation:  Paper number  096650,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27748) @2009
Authors:   James K. Newman, Amy L Kaleita
Keywords:   Sediment, TMDL, Uncertainty analysis, GeoWEPP, Monte Carlo simulation
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Paper #   096651   Dielectric Reference Materials for Mathematically Modeling and Standardizing Grain Moisture Meters
Citation:  Paper number  096651,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27085) @2009
Authors:   David B Funk, Zoltán Gillay
Keywords:   Dielectric, Moisture, Grain, Alcohol, Standardization, Radio-frequency, Glass, Plastic
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Paper #   096654   Image Based Separation of Dairy Cows for Automatic Lameness Detection with a Real Time Vision System
Citation:  Paper number  096654,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27258) @2009
Authors:   Ahmad Poursaberi, Arno Pluk, Claudia Bahr, Willem Martens, Imbi Veermäe, Eugen Kokin, Jaan Praks, Väino Poikalainen, Matti Pastell, Jukka Ahokas, Annelies van Nuffel, Jürgen Vangeyte, Bart Sonck, Daniel Berckmans
Keywords:   Image processing, Lameness, Dairy cattle, Segmentation.
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Paper #   096655   Economic and Environmental Benefits from Canopy Sensing for Variable-Rate Nitrogen Corn Fertilization
Citation:  Paper number  096655,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27259) @2009
Authors:   Newell R Kitchen, John F Shanahan, Darrin F Roberts, Kenneth A Sudduth, Peter C Scharf, Richard B Ferguson, Viacheslav Adamchuk
Keywords:   Nitrogen fertilizer, canopy sensing, site-specific management, environmental losses
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Paper #   096658   A Tub-Grinding/Roll-Press Compaction System to Increase Biomass Bulk Density: Preliminary Study
Citation:  Paper number  096658,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27432) @2009
Authors:   Nalladurai Kaliyan, R Vance Morey, Michael D White, Douglas G Tiffany
Keywords:   Corn Stover, Corn Cobs, Native Perennial Grasses, Tub Grinding, Roll Press Compaction
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Paper #   096660   A Biomass Supply Logistics System
Citation:  Paper number  096660,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27756) @2009
Authors:   R Vance Morey, Nalladurai Kaliyan, David R Schmidt, Douglas G Tiffany
Keywords:   Corn Stover, Economics, Logistics, Tub Grinding, Roll Press Compaction, Net GHG Emissions
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Paper #   096662   Fate and Transport of E. coli in Cedar Creek Watershed, Texas
Citation:  Paper number  096662,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27260) @2009
Authors:   Reema Padia, Israel David Parker, Bailey Sullivan, R Karthikeyan, Saqib Mukhtar
Keywords:   E .coli, manure, TMDL, Texas watershed
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Paper #   096665   Pelleting Wheat-Based Distiller’s Dried Grains with Solubles: Quality Characteristics
Citation:  Paper number  096665,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27261) @2009
Authors:   Anthony Opoku, Lope G Tabil, Olaniyi Fadeyi
Keywords:   Bioethanol, wheat, distillers dried grains solubles, DDGS, pellets, density, durability, fuel ethanol, biofuel, crude protein
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Paper #   096666   Gaseous Emissions from a Fattening Piggery and a Dairy Barn with an Automatic Milking System
Citation:  Paper number  096666,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27262) @2009
Authors:   Ngwa Martin Ngwabie, Knut-Hakan Jeppsson, Sven Nimmermark, Gosta Gustafsson
Keywords:   Livestock buildings, animal activity, ventilation rate, ammonia, greenhouse gases
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Paper #   096669   Life Cycle Analysis of Soybean Biodiesel Production
Citation:  Paper number  096669,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009 . (doi: 10.13031/2013.28027) @2009
Authors:   Anup Pradhan, Dev Sagar Shrestha
Keywords:   Soybean, Biodiesel, Renewability, Fossil Energy Ratio, Greenhouse Gas
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Paper #   096670   Economic Comparison of Liquid Manure Transport and Land Application in the Great Lakes Region
Citation:  Paper number  096670,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27263) @2009
Authors:   Joleen C Hadrich, Timothy M Harrigan, Christopher A Wolf
Keywords:   Economic, manure management, machinery management
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Paper #   096671   Surfactant droplet evaporation and deposition patterns on waxy leaf surface
Citation:  Paper number  096671,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27357) @2009
Authors:   Linyun Xu, Heping Zhu, Hasan Erdal Ozkan
Keywords:   Adjuvant, Vein, Leaf surface, Pesticide
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Paper #   096672   Characteristics and Compositional Variation in Round and Square Sorghum Bales Under Different Storage Conditions
Citation:  Paper number  096672,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27801) @2009
Authors:   Amit Khanchi, Dr. Carol L Jones, Bhavna Sharma
Keywords:   Keywords: Sorghum, forage, storage, dry matter loss, chemical constituent
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Paper #   096673   Thermal Conversion of Glycerol to Primary Alcohols Using a Batch Pressure Reactor
Citation:  Paper number  096673,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27264) @2009
Authors:   Randy Latayan Maglinao, Bingjun Brian He
Keywords:   Crude glycerol, primary alcohols, thermochemical conversion.
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Paper #   096675   Adjuvant effects on evaporation time and wetted area of droplets
Citation:  Paper number  096675,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27358) @2009
Authors:   Linyun Xu, Heping Zhu, Hasan Erdal Ozkan, Bill Bagley
Keywords:   Contact angle; Droplet spread; Surfactant; Oil-based adjuvant; Residual pattern; Waxy plant
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Paper #   096677   Optimization of Biomass and High Shear Bioreactor Parameters for Enzymatic Hydrolysis using Response Surface Methodology
Citation:  Paper number  096677,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27265) @2009
Authors:   Karunanithy Chinnadurai, Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan
Keywords:   Keywords: Biomass, extrusion, pretreatment, screw speed, barrel temperature, particle size, moisture content
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Paper #   096678   Evaluation of Processing Options for Transgenic Sugarcane Tissue Expressing Bovine Lysozyme
Citation:  Paper number  096678,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27266) @2009
Authors:   Susan L Woodard, Steven G White, Mona B Damaj, Javier Gonzalez, T Erik Mirkov, Zivko L Nikolov
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Paper #   096679   Effects of Temperature and Sulfuric Acid Levels on the Dehydration of Glycerol
Citation:  Paper number  096679,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27267) @2009
Authors:   Randy Latayan Maglinao, Bingjun Brian He
Keywords:   glycerol dehydration, sulfuric acid, crude glycerol, primary alcohols
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Paper #   096691   Testing of a Method to Determine Lateral Effect of a Drainage Ditch on Adjacent Wetland Hydrology
Citation:  Paper number  096691,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27268) @2009
Authors:   Brian David Phillips, Richard Wayne Skaggs, George M Chescheir
Keywords:   DRAINMOD, Lateral effect, Wetland drainage, Water table, Wetlands, Drainage, Hydric soils, Restoration, Mitigation
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Paper #   096694   Effects of Incorporating Polycaprolactone and Flax Fiber into Glycerol-Plasticized Pea Starch
Citation:  Paper number  096694,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27269) @2009
Authors:   Olayide O Fabunmi, Lope G Tabil, Satyanarayan Panigrahi, Peter R Chang
Keywords:   Thermoplastic starch, polycaprolactone, flax fiber, composites, properties
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Paper #   096702   Systems Informatics for Biomass Feedstock Production Engineering
Citation:  Paper number  096702,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27270) @2009
Authors:   Konstantinos Domdouzis, Yogendra Shastri, Ming-Che Hu, Luis Rodriguez, Alan Hansen, K.C Ting,
Keywords:   Biomass Feedstock Production, Systems Informatics, Database System, Metadata, Optimization, Simulation
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Paper #   096713   Biomass Granulation - A Review
Citation:  Paper number  096713,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28838) @2009
Authors:   Manunya Phanphanich, Sudhagar Mani
Keywords:   Biomass, Granulation, Densification, Agglomeration, Binder
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Paper #   096714   Dynamic GNSS Testing and Applications
Citation:  Paper number  096714,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.29171) @2009
Authors:   Michael Patrick Sama, Timothy S Stombaugh, Rodrigo S Zandonadi, Scott A Shearer
Keywords:   GPS, GNSS, Accuracy, Testing
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Paper #   096715   Energy Efficiency in Raising Livestock at the Example of Dairy Farming
Citation:  Paper number  096715,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27271) @2009
Authors:   Simone Kraatz, Werner E Berg
Keywords:   Energy efficiency, energy balance, dairy farming, cumulative energy demand, milk production, energy intensity
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Paper #   096716   Field Evaluation of a Two-Stage Liquid-Solid Separation System at a California Dairy
Citation:  Paper number  096716,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27272) @2009
Authors:   John P Chastain
Keywords:   Liquid-solid separation, manure treatment, manure management, dairy
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Paper #   096717   Cut Crop Edge Detection Using a Laser Sensor
Citation:  Paper number  096717,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.36205) @2009
Authors:   Santosh K Pitla, Joe D Luck, Scott A Shearer
Keywords:   Laser sensor, offset distance, cut-crop edge, RTK-GPS
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Paper #   096719   Improving Pasture and Hay Ground with Manure Slurry-Enriched Seeding
Citation:  Paper number  096719,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27273) @2009
Authors:   Timothy M Harrigan, Richard Leep, Timothy Dietz
Keywords:   Slurry seeding, manure management, pasture renovation
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Paper #   096720   Geotechnical Characterization of Steep Slopes on Reclaimed Mine Lands in East Tennessee
Citation:  Paper number  096720,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27274) @2009
Authors:   Patrick Hamilton White, Eric C Drumm, John S Schwartz, Amy M Johnson
Keywords:   Tennessee, Density, Density Grids, Slopes, Stability, Nuclear Density Gauge, Unit Weight, Grain Size Distribution, Void Ratio, Porosity, Infinite Slope Analysis
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Paper #   096721   Biosynthesis of cellulose binding domains (CBDs)
Citation:  Paper number  096721,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27275) @2009
Authors:   Jing Guo, Ming Tien, Jeffrey M Catchmark
Keywords:   CBDs. CBDCBH1. CBDCBH2. Heterologous expression. E. coli. pET31b. KSI tag.
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Paper #   096722   Validating a Salmonella Thermal Lethality Model that Accounts for Prior Sublethal Injury during Commercial Meat and Poultry Cooking Processes
Citation:  Paper number  096722,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27420) @2009
Authors:   B P Marks, M I Tenorio-Bernal, T J Breslin, E T Ryser, A M Booren
Keywords:   bacteria, pathogens, modeling, food safety, cooking
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Paper #   096723   Estimation of Ammonia Emission from Manure Belt Poultry Layer Houses Using an Alternative Mass-Balance Method
Citation:  Paper number  096723,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.35952) @2009
Authors:   Shunli Wang, Lingying Zhao, Xinying Wang, Roderick Manuzon, Hui Li, Matthew Darr, Harold Keener, Albert Heber, Jiqin Ni
Keywords:   Air quality, poultry, ammonia emission, mass balance
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Paper #   096726   Guidance Directrix Generation Using Laser Sensors
Citation:  Paper number  096726,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27757) @2009
Authors:   Santosh K Pitla, Joe D Luck, Scott A Shearer
Keywords:   Automated Guidance, RTK-GPS, Cut-Crop Edge, Agricultural Combines, Forage Harvesting
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Paper #   096727   Modeling Wind Effects on Travelling Gun Sprinkler Water Application Uniformity
Citation:  Paper number  096727,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27276) @2009
Authors:   Alberto Colombo, Giuliani do Prado, Henrique F. E. de Oliveira
Keywords:   Towpath spacing, wetted sector, irrigation efficiency
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Paper #   096728   Water Consumption of Evaporative Pads
Citation:  Paper number  096728,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27277) @2009
Authors:   Joseph P Harner, John F Smith, Richard Zimmerman, Matt VanBaale
Keywords:   Water usage, evaporative cooling, cooling systems
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Paper #   096737   Evaluation of BMP sediment load reductions in southeastern US forest regions using WEPP
Citation:  Paper number  096737,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27438) @2009
Authors:   Mark Dougherty, Anurag Srivastava, Johnny Grace III
Keywords:   soil erosion-sediment-modeling-WEPP
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Paper #   096739   Morphological Properties and Breakage Behavior of Three Ground Biofeedstocks by Hammermilling
Citation:  Paper number  096739,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27758) @2009
Authors:   Cedric A Ogden, Klein I Ileleji, Frank Richardson
Keywords:   Biomass, Particle analysis, Morphology, Bulk handling, Size reduction
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Paper #   096750   Land Area Requirements for Siting New Dairies
Citation:  Paper number  096750,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27278) @2009
Authors:   Joseph P Harner, John F Smith, John F Smith
Keywords:   Keywords: dairy, facilities land, freestall, land, surface area
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Paper #   096754   Combined Effect of Alkali Soaking and Extrusion Conditions on Fermentable Sugar Yields from Switchgrass and Prairie Cord Grass
Citation:  Paper number  096754,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27201) @2009
Authors:   KARUNANITHY CHINNADURAI, KASIVISWANATHAN MUTHUKUMARAPPAN
Keywords:   Keywords: Biomass, pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, extrusion, optimization, switchgrass, screw speed, barrel temperature, response surface methodology
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Paper #   096756   A Pilot-Scale Compost Reactor for the Study of Gaseous Emissions from Compost
Citation:  Paper number  096756,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27202) @2009
Authors:   Edsel A Phillip, Grant Clark
Keywords:   Compost, volatile emissions, modeling, microbial processes
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Paper #   096758   Potential of Summer Legumes for Thermochemical Conversion to Synthetic Fuel
Citation:  Paper number  096758,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27759) @2009
Authors:   Keri B Cantrell, Philip J Bauer, Kyoung S Ro
Keywords:   Bioenergy, energy conversion, thermogravimetric analysis, thermal analysis, crop production
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Paper #   096759   Effect of Extruder Compression Ratio on the Biomass Pretreatment
Citation:  Paper number  096759,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27203) @2009
Authors:   KARUNANITHY CHINNADURAI, KASIVISWANATHAN MUTHUKUMARAPPAN
Keywords:   Keywords: switchgrass, prairie cord grass, screw speed, temperature, sugar recovery, enzymatic hydrolysis
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Paper #   096760   A High Oil Corn and Its Biorefining Model for Biofuel Production
Citation:  Paper number  096760,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27204) @2009
Authors:   Lingyan Zhang, Yiqin Wan, Paul Chen, Roger R Ruan
Keywords:   Korea high oil corn (KHO), wet milling, degermination, ethanol, biodiesel
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Paper #   096766   Start-up of an Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor (ASBR) Treating Low Strength Swine Manure
Citation:  Paper number  096766,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27359) @2009
Authors:   Matthew T Steele, Douglas W Hamilton
Keywords:   ASBR, start-up, swine manure, biogas, anaerobic digestion
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Paper #   096769   Evaluation of Laboratory Biochemical Methane Potentials as a Predictor of Anaerobic Dairy Manure Digester Biogas and Methane Production
Citation:  Paper number  096769,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27205) @2009
Authors:   Gayle C Bishop, Robert T Burns, Timothy A Shepherd, Lara B Moody, Curt A Gooch, Robert Spajic, Jennifer L Pronto
Keywords:   anaerobic digestion, biochemical methane potential, dairy manure, biogas
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Paper #   096770   Changes in Low Profile Cross Ventilated Dairy Facilities
Citation:  Paper number  096770,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27206) @2009
Authors:   Joseph P Harner, John F Smith, Kevin Dhuyvetter,
Keywords:   Temperature, Animal Environment, Dairy, Housing, Heat Stress, Evaporative Cooling
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Paper #   096777   Effect of freeze-drying behavior on the density and structure of bacterial cellulosic films by different acidic and alkaline treatments
Citation:  Paper number  096777,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27207) @2009
Authors:   Yang Hu, Jeffrey M Catchmark
Keywords:   Bacterial cellulose; Freeze-drying; Density; Porosity
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Paper #   096783   Blueberry Postharvest Disease Detection Using an Electronic Nose
Citation:  Paper number  096783,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27360) @2009
Authors:   Changying Li, Gerard Krewer, Stanley J Kays
Keywords:   blueberry, fungal disease, gas sensor array, electronic nose, GC-MS
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Paper #   096790   Pretreatment of Wheat Straw with a Novel Oxidant for Bioethanol Production
Citation:  Paper number  096790,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27279) @2009
Authors:   shuangning xiu, Abolghasem Shahbazi, Stephanie Luster Teasley, Vestel B Shirley
Keywords:   Wheat straw; Cellulases; Oxone; Ethanol production
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Paper #   096794   Modeling Evaluation of Micro-scale Electricity Generation Cost form Biomass Synthetic Gas
Citation:  Paper number  096794,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27208) @2009
Authors:   Lin Wei, Filip S. D To, Lester O Pordesimo, James Wooten, Eugene P Columbus
Keywords:   Biomass, Gasification, Synthetic gas, Electricity generation, Power, Cost, Model
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Paper #   096801   Evaluation of a Terrain Attribute Model for Locating Areas Suitable for Grassed Waterways in Agricultural Settings
Citation:  Paper number  096801,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28839) @2009
Authors:   Joe D Luck, Adam C Pike, Santosh K Pitla, Tom G Mueller, Scott A Shearer
Keywords:   Erosion, Soil conservation, Precision agriculture, Logistic regression
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Paper #   096802   Kinetics of surface color change during moist-air impingement processing of meat patties
Citation:  Paper number  096802,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27361) @2009
Authors:   Sanghyup Jeong, Bradley P Marks
Keywords:   Color, non-enzymatic browning, modeling, meat, impingement oven
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Paper #   096810   Multi-Utilization of Swine Manure as a Bioenergy Feedstock: Carbonization and Combustion
Citation:  Paper number  096810,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.29223) @2009
Authors:   Keri B Cantrell, Kyoung S Ro, Patrick G Hunt
Keywords:   Livestock waste, energy conversion, by-product utilization, thermogravimetric analysis, thermal analysis
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Paper #   096818   Development of GIS-Based Chemical Distribution Maps from Sprayer Performance Data
Citation:  Paper number  096818,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27421) @2009
Authors:   Joe D Luck, Santosh K Pitla, Rodrigo S Zandonadi, Scott A Shearer
Keywords:   precision spraying, precision agriculture, no-till farming, variable-rate application
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Paper #   096826   The Effects of Three Module Types on Cotton Ginning and Fiber Quality
Citation:  Paper number  096826,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27422) @2009
Authors:   Richard K Byler, M H Willcutt, M J Buschermohle, W D Mayfield, E M Barnes
Keywords:   Cotton, Moisture content, Seed cotton, Module, Cotton gin, Storage
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Paper #   096835   Multicomponent Bio-oil/Biodiesel Based Fuels
Citation:  Paper number  096835,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009 . (doi: 10.13031/2013.27448) @2009
Authors:   Daniel P Geller, Manuel Garcìa-Pérez, John W Goodrum, Keshav C Das, Brian P Bibens
Keywords:   Biodiesel, Bio-oil, Diesel Fuel
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Paper #   096859   Biofuel Production from Swine Manure Solids Using Vacuum Pyrolysis: A Preliminary Study
Citation:  Paper number  096859,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27209) @9
Authors:   Stephane Godbout, Jean-Pierre Larouche, Martin Belzile, Mausam Verma, Stephane P Lemay, Frédéric Pelletier, Olga Solomatnikova, Lorie Hamelin
Keywords:   Biofuel, bio-oil, calorific value, biochar, mass and energy balance, pig farm, solid manure, vacuum pyrolysis.
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Paper #   096872   Wavebands selection for a hyperspectral reflectance and transmittance imaging system for quality evaluation of pickling cucumbers
Citation:  Paper number  096872,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27210) @2009
Authors:   Diwan Prima Ariana, Renfu Lu
Keywords:   Hyperspectral imaging, Transmittance, Reflectance, Near-infrared, Nondestructive, Wavelength selection, Cucumbers, Internal Defect, Quality.
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Paper #   096873   Effects of Feedstock Properties on the Performance of A Downdraft Gasifier
Citation:  Paper number  096873,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27211) @2009
Authors:   Lin Wei, Lester O Pordesimo, Filip S. D To, James Wooten, Agus Haryanto, Eugene P Columbus
Keywords:   Feedstock, Property, Effect, Fixed bed, Downdraft, Gasifier
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Paper #   096879   Detecting Weed and Bare-spot in Wild Blueberry Using Ultrasonic Sensor Technology
Citation:  Paper number  096879,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27281) @2009
Authors:   Kishore Chandra Swain, Qamar Uz Zaman, Arnold W Schumann, David C Percival
Keywords:   ultrasonic sensor, wild blueberry, weeds, bare spots, DGPS, GIS, precision agriculture
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Paper #   096883   Relation between Mechanical Properties Pharmaceutical Powder Formulations and Tablet Quality Parameters
Citation:  Paper number  096883,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27282) @2009
Authors:   Anuranjan Pandeya, Virendra M Puri
Keywords:   Cubical triaxial tester, conventional triaxial compression test, hydrostatic triaxial compression test, elastic properties, plastic properties, tablet quality
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Paper #   096884   Improved Instrumentation and Controls for Biomass Heating and Impact on Greenhouse Profitability
Citation:  Paper number  096884,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27212) @2009
Authors:   George E Meyer, David A Mabie, Francis John Hay, Stacy A Adams, Terry L. Bartels, Jay B Fitzgerald
Keywords:   Biomass heating, greenhouses, biomass energy content, instrumentation, controls.
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Paper #   096894   Alternative Procedures for Setting Reference TDS Endpoints in TMDLs
Citation:  Paper number  096894,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27213) @2009
Authors:   Gene Yagow, Brian Benham, Gene Kline
Keywords:   reference watershed, TMDL endpoint, modeling, GWLF, HSPF.
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Paper #   096897   Measuring the Social Acceptability of Participants for Two Manure Spreading Techniques, With and Without an Information Session: A Case Study
Citation:  Paper number  096897,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27283) @2009
Authors:   Martin Belzile, Stéphane P Lemay, Ariane Veillette, Stéphane Godbout, John Feddes, Frédéric Pelletier, Ying Chen, Francis Pouliot
Keywords:   Social acceptability, surface application, incorporation, air quality, odor, ammonia.
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Paper #   096913   Prediction of Indoor Climate and Long-term Air Quality Using a Building Thermal Transient model, Artificial Neural Networks and Typical Meteorological Year
Citation:  Paper number  096913,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27362) @2009
Authors:   Gang Sun, Steven J Hoff
Keywords:   Air quality, Typical meteorological year, Modeling, Long-term mean
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Paper #   096957   Software Tool for Estimating Overlapped Areas in Agricultural Field Operations
Citation:  Paper number  096957,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.29166) @2009
Authors:   Rodrigo S Zandonadi, Timothy S Stombaugh, Joe D Luck, Scott A Shearer
Keywords:   computational tool, double coverage, precision agriculture equipment, section control
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Paper #   096986   Ambient Air Quality around Swine Buildings
Citation:  Paper number  096986,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27214) @2009
Authors:   Frédéric Pelletier, Stéphane P Lemay, John J.R Feddes, Stéphane Godbout, Martin Belzile
Keywords:   Gas emissions, swine building, ammonia, nitrous oxide, methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide.
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Paper #   096994   Web-Based Decision Support Tool for Nutrient and Pesticide Analysis
Citation:  Paper number  096994,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27363) @2009
Authors:   Acushla Antony, Bernard A Engel
Keywords:   Web-based, NAPRA, Google Maps, Pesticides, Nutrient
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Paper #   096995   Simulation of Rock Infiltration Systems
Citation:  Paper number  096995,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27215) @2009
Authors:   Bruce N Wilson, Aleksey Y Sheshukov, Aida Mendez
Keywords:   Rain garden, infiltration, urban, stormwater
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Paper #   096997   A Simple Method to Measure the Flow Rate and Volume from Tile Drainage Pump Stations
Citation:  Paper number  096997,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27284) @2009
Authors:   Thomas F Scherer, Xinhua Jia
Keywords:   Tile Drainage, Drainage Discharge, Pump Station, Sump, Current Sensor, Datalogger
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Paper #   096998   Optical Properties of Bruised Apple Tissue
Citation:  Paper number  096998,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27216) @2009
Authors:   Renfu Lu, Haiyan Cen, Min Huang, Diwan P Ariana
Keywords:   Apples, quality, bruises, optical properties, absorption, scattering, hyperspectral imaging, diffuse reflectance, spatially resolved.
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Paper #   096999   Quantifying the Impact of Soil Properties on the Performance of Electromagnetic Water Content Sensors
Citation:  Paper number  096999,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27217) @2009
Authors:   Congying Wang, Ricardo Estevez, Carlos M.P Vaz,, Scott B Jones
Keywords:   Electromagnetic, water content sensor, dielectric, permittivity, Network analyzer.
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Paper #   097002   Phosphorus Sorption and Desorption Properties of Surface and Subsurface Horizons at Three Vegetative Treatment Areas in New York
Citation:  Paper number  097002,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27218) @2009
Authors:   Wei Zhang, Joshua W Faulkner, Larry D Geohring, Tammo S Steenhuis
Keywords:   phosphorus, sorption, desorption, vegetative treatment areas
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Paper #   097015   Greenhouse Gas (ghg) Emission Reductions Due to Anaerobic Digestion of Dairy Manure
Citation:  Paper number  097015,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.29172) @2009
Authors:   Jennifer Pronto, Curt Gooch
Keywords:   Greenhouse gases, carbon credits, anaerobic digestion, dairy, manure treatment
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Paper #   097019   VNIR Spectroscopy Estimation of Soil Quality Indicators
Citation:  Paper number  097019,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27285) @2009
Authors:   Kenneth A Sudduth, Newell R Kitchen, Robert J Kremer
Keywords:   Soil quality, VNIR spectroscopy, soil organic carbon
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Paper #   097020   Weeds Variability Evaluation on No-Tillage System Using Digital Images
Citation:  Paper number  097020,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27219) @2009
Authors:   Darly Geraldo de Sena Jr., Karolina Fernandes Costa Gobbi, Marcelo Marques Costa, Onilio Venancio de Oliveira Neto, Vilmar Antonio Ragagnin, Francisco de Assis Carvalho Pinto
Keywords:   Image processing, spatial dependence, geostatistics
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Paper #   097022   Landscape Changes and Vegetation Restoration in the Wind-Water Crisscross Region of the Loess Plateau, China
Citation:  Paper number  097022,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27220) @2009
Authors:   Jun FAN, Mingan SHAO, Quanjiu WANG, Shiqing LI, Scott B Jones
Keywords:   The Loess Plateau, vegetation restoration, soil water content, coal field
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Paper #   097029   Relationship of Seed Properties to Seed Coat Fragments for Mid-South Cotton Varieties
Citation:  Paper number  097029,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28304) @2009
Authors:   J Clif Boykin
Keywords:   Cotton, Cottonseed, Lint, Contamination, Seed Coat Fragments, SCF, Seed Coat Neps, AFIS SCN, Fiber quality, Seed index, Seed diameter distribution, Cultivar, Variety
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Paper #   097034   Kinetics of Acid-Catalyzed Hemicellulose Hydrolysis
Citation:  Paper number  097034,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27364) @2009
Authors:   M Soleimani, L Tabil, S Panigrahi, B Crerar
Keywords:   Keywords: Lignocellulose, hemicellulose, hydrolysis, depolymerization, reaction kinetics
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Paper #   097035   Use of Dielectric Spectroscopy for Determining Quality Attributes of Poultry Meat
Citation:  Paper number  097035,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27286) @2009
Authors:   Samir Trabelsi , Stuart O Nelson
Keywords:   Dielectric properties, frequency, temperature, dielectric spectroscopy, chicken breast meat, pH, water holding capacity.
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Paper #   097037   Alternative Gas-phase Biofilter Media Characteristics and Performance
Citation:  Paper number  097037,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27221) @2009
Authors:   Kevin A Janni, David R Schmidt, Alexandra Goldman, Troy Schaar
Keywords:   Biofilter, Swine, Odor, Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Reduction efficiency
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Paper #   097038   Effect of Phytic Acid and Buffer Ions on Recombinant Human Lysozyme Purification
Citation:  Paper number  097038,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27222) @2009
Authors:   Lisa R Wilken, Zivko L Nikolov
Keywords:   Human lysozyme, protein purification, transgenic rice, recombinant protein, phytic acid
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Paper #   097043   Rapid and Nondestructive Determination of Moisture Content in Peanut Kernels from Microwave Measurement of Dielectric Properties of Pods
Citation:  Paper number  097043,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27287) @2009
Authors:   Samir Trabelsi , Micah A Lewis, Stuart O Nelson
Keywords:   Keywords., Peanut pods, peanut kernels, dielectric properties, microwave measurements, density-independent function, temperature, moisture content.
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Paper #   097045   Evaluation of Temperature and Moisture Inside a Temporary Corn Storage Bag
Citation:  Paper number  097045,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27288) @2009
Authors:   Roberto N Barbosa
Keywords:   Grain storage, temporary storage, silo bag.
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Paper #   097046   Comparison of Point Estimates from the Litter Floor and Whole-house Monitoring of Ammonia Emissions of Poultry Houses
Citation:  Paper number  097046,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27320) @2009
Authors:   Feiya Zhao, Yi Liang, Thomas A Costello, Sreekala G Bajwa
Keywords:   Ammonia emission, flux chamber, poultry house
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Paper #   097049   Analyzing the availability of non-woody biomass resources for potential pellet production in Ireland
Citation:  Paper number  097049,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27223) @2009
Authors:   Anthony L Nolan, Kevin Mc Donnell, Ger J Devlin, John Paul Carroll, John Finnan
Keywords:   Pellets, production, Non-woody biomass, renewable energy source, GIS analysis, District Electoral Divisions, Regions of Ireland, biomass availability.
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Paper #   097053   Improving Shelf Life And Quality Of Dehydrated Cilantro By Partial Propane Extraction
Citation:  Paper number  097053,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27433) @2009
Authors:   Jasreen K Sekhon, Carol L Jones, Niels O Maness
Keywords:   Keywords: Cilantro, shelf life, storage, dehydration, color, volatiles, off flavor, extraction, propane
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Paper #   097054   Performance of Six Vegetative Treatment Systems for Controlling Runoff from Open Beef Feedlots in Iowa
Citation:  Paper number  097054,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27290) @2009
Authors:   Daniel Steven Andersen, Robert T Burns, Lara B Moody, Ishadeep K Khanijo, Mathew J Helmers, Carl Pederson, John Lawrence
Keywords:   Vegetative treatment areas, vegetative treatment systems, feedlot runoff control
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Paper #   097055   Improving Water Quality and Reducing the Volume of Urban Stormwater Runoff with a Bioretention Area
Citation:  Paper number  097055,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27224) @2009
Authors:   Fouad H Jaber, Emily R Guzik
Keywords:   Rain Garden; Low Impact Development; Green Building; Heavy Metals; Nitrogen; Orthophosphate.
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Paper #   097056   Thermal Analysis of Biofiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites
Citation:  Paper number  097056,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27365) @2009
Authors:   M Soleimani, S., Panigrahi, L., Tabil, O Baik, I Oguocha
Keywords:   Keywords: Biocomposites, Polypropylene, Non-isothermal, Crystallization kinetics, Fiber
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Paper #   097057   Effect of Microwave Pretreatment on Sugar Recovery from Corn Stover
Citation:  Paper number  097057,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27442) @2009
Authors:   Aaslesha Donepudi, Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan
Keywords:   Keywords Corn stover, microwave, pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, sugar yield, HPLC
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Paper #   097059   Cooling Capacity Assessment of Semi-closed Greenhouses
Citation:  Paper number  097059,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27225) @2009
Authors:   Wee Fong Lee, Peter P Ling, Harold M Keener
Keywords:   CO2 enrichment, Dehumidification, Northern climate, No-vent, Sealed, Growing season extension, Recycle heat, Heat storage
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Paper #   097060   Developing Inventory of Riparian Buffer Cover in L’Anguille River Watershed using Geospatial Technologies
Citation:  Paper number  097060,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27291) @2009
Authors:   Dharmendra Saraswat, Naresh Pai
Keywords:   Riparian Buffer, Imagery, GIS, DOQQ, Inventory, Geospatial
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Paper #   097063   Design of a communications system between multiple autonomous vehicles
Citation:  Paper number  097063,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27226) @2009
Authors:   Steven G Hall, Daniel D Smith, Troy Davis
Keywords:   Autonomous, vehicles, water quality, communications, aquaculture, algorithms.
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Paper #   097066   Agricultural Machinery Cooperatives in China: Origin, Development, and Innovation
Citation:  Paper number  097066,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27292) @2009
Authors:   Erchao Li, Minli Yang, Michael L Cook
Keywords:   Agricultural mechanization, cooperatives, agricultural machinery cooperatives, institution, development, innovation, China
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Paper #   097067   Modeling Wireless Signal Transmission Performance Path Loss for ZigBee Communication Protocol in Residential Houses
Citation:  Paper number  097067,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27227) @2009
Authors:   Hui Li, Lingying Zhao, Matthew J Darr, Peter Ling
Keywords:   HVAC control, wireless sensor network, Zigbee, path loss.
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Paper #   097073   A Comparison of Electromagnetic Induction Mapping to Measurements of Maximum Effluent Flow Depth for Assessing Flow Paths in Vegetative Treatment Areas
Citation:  Paper number  097073,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27293) @2009
Authors:   Daniel Steven Andersen, Bryan L Woodbury, Roger A Eigenberg, Robert T Burns, Lara B Moody
Keywords:   Electromagnetic induction, feedlot runoff, vegetative treatment systems, flow paths
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Paper #   097074   Monitoring the fate and transport of vinasse chemical components applied to different soil types
Citation:  Paper number  097074,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27294) @2009
Authors:   João Alberto Lelis, Jarbas Honorio Miranda, Martinus Theodorus van Genuchten, Marcos Yassuo Kamogawa, Gilmar Batista Grigolon
Keywords:   ion transport, nitrate, potassium, vinasse, sugar cane.
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Paper #   097077   Optimizing Fuel Consumption and Knife Wear in a Self-Propelled Forage Chopper by Improving the Grinding Strategy
Citation:  Paper number  097077,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27295) @2009
Authors:   Karl J Wild, Veit Walther, John K Schueller
Keywords:   forage, chopper, harvester, knife, wear, fuel consumption
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Paper #   097091   Using MODFLOW to Compare Management Alternatives for a River Alluvial Aquifer
Citation:  Paper number  097091,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27228) @2008
Authors:   Aaron R Mittelstet, Michael D Smolen, Garey A Fox
Keywords:   Alluvial Aquifer, Water Law, Water Policy, Water Management, MODFLOW, Ground Water Model, Ground Water-River Interaction
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Paper #   097129   Development and Application of the Forestry Version of DRAINMOD-NII
Citation:  Paper number  097129,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27296) @2009
Authors:   Shiying Tian, Mohamed A Youssef, R Wayne Skaggs, Devendra M Amatya, Lamyaa Negm
Keywords:   DRAINMOD-NII, Forest productivity, Nitrogen dynamics, Drainage.
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Paper #   097130   Frequency Domain Soil Moisture Determination Using Bilinear Analysis with an Open-Ended Dielectric Probe
Citation:  Paper number  097130,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27297) @2009
Authors:   Ricardo Estevez, Scott B Jones
Keywords:   soil moisture, open-ended probe, permittivity spectrum, bilinear analysis, frequency domain, reflection coefficient, water content, bilinear coefficients, calibration liquids.
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Paper #   097131   Moisture Adsorption Characteristics of Various Biomasses
Citation:  Paper number  097131,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27443) @2009
Authors:   Aaslesha Donepudi, Karunanithy Chinnadurai, Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan
Keywords:   Keywords: switchgrass, corn stover, big blue stem, prairie cord grass, temperature, relative humidity, models
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Paper #   097144   In-Field Evaluation of Pressure-Compensated Subsurface Drip Irrigation
Citation:  Paper number  097144,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.29164) @2009
Authors:   Tyrel L Harbuck, John P Fulton, Mark P Dougherty, Steve T Taylor, Larry P Curtis, Donald J Eakes, Jeff L Sibley
Keywords:   Drip/trickle/micro irrigation, distribution, uniformity, emitter flow, test procedure
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Paper #   097145   Optimizing Irrigation Rates for an Experimental Energy Crop Rotation
Citation:  Paper number  097145,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009 . (doi: 10.13031/2013.27451) @2009
Authors:   Daniel K Mullenix, John P Fulton, Mark Dougherty, Ernie Cebert, Oladiran O Fasina, Sushil Adhikari, Wesley C Zech, ,
Keywords:   Irrigation, Soybeans, Canola, Cotton, Seed oil, Free fatty acid, Biodiesel
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Paper #   097149   Nutrient and Sediment Production, Watershed Characterization, and Land Use in the Town Creek Watershed, Mississippi
Citation:  Paper number  097149,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27229) @2009
Authors:   Sandra L Ortega-Achury, John J Ramirez-Avila, William H McAnally, James L Martin, Trey E Davis
Keywords:   Nutrients, Town Creek Watershed, Suspended Sediment, Water Quality, Phosphorus Loads.
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Paper #   097150   Nutrient Sources and Transport from the Goodwater Creek Experimental Watershed
Citation:  Paper number  097150,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27298) @2009
Authors:   Claire Baffaut, E John Sadler, Robert N Lerch, Newell R Kitchen
Keywords:   Keywords: nutrient, monitoring, Goodwater Creek, claypan, Watershed modeling.
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Paper #   097157   Monitoring and prediction of sediment discharges within Town Creek watershed, MS
Citation:  Paper number  097157,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27230) @2009
Authors:   John J Ramirez-Avila, William H McAnally, James L Martin, Sandra L Ortega-Achury, Jairo N Diaz-Ramirez
Keywords:   Sediments, water quality, streambank erosion
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Paper #   097158   Novel Mobile Soil Water Content Sensing Techniques
Citation:  Paper number  097158,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27231) @2009
Authors:   Scott B Jones, Ricardo E. M Estevez, David A Robinson
Keywords:   soil water content, mobile sensor, TDR, dielectric, permittivity, soil moisture.
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Paper #   097166   Material and Interaction Properties of Selected Grains and Oilseeds for Modeling Discrete Particles
Citation:  Paper number  097166,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28840) @2009
Authors:   Josephine M Boac, Mark E Casada, Ronaldo G Maghirang, Joseph P Harner, III
Keywords:   Discrete element method, simulation, material properties, interaction properties, soybeans, corn, wheat, sunflower, canola, sorghum, rice, barley, oats, single-sphere particle, multi-sphere particle
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Paper #   097173   A Review of Economic & Energy Analysis of the Conventional and the Modified Dry Grind Ethanol Process
Citation:  Paper number  097173,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27749) @2009
Authors:   Tao Lin, Luis F Rodriguez, Steven R Eckhoff
Keywords:   Economic, Energy, Conventional dry grind process, Modified dry grind process, Ethanol, Bioenergy
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Paper #   097187   Emission Reduction by Brown Coal Powder
Citation:  Paper number  097187,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27299) @2009
Authors:   Werner E Berg, Simone Kraatz
Keywords:   Emission reduction, manure storage, manure treatment, additives, brown coal powder, ammonia, methane, nitrous oxide, odor.
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Paper #   097200   Novel Circular Motion Vibration to Enhance Packing of Wheat Straw and Switchgrass Stem Particles
Citation:  Paper number  097200,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27423) @2009
Authors:   Pak Sui Lam, Pak Yiu Lam, Shahab Sokhansanj, Jim C Lim, Xiaotao T Bi, Ladan J Naimi, Alvin R Womac, S Nayaran
Keywords:   bulk density, particle density, straw, switchgrass, packing, porosity, fibrous biomass
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Paper #   097204   Using Heterogeneous Vegetation to Improve the Hydraulic Efficiency of Constructed Wetlands
Citation:  Paper number  097204,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27232) @2009
Authors:   Mark D Wahl, Larry C Brown, Bin Dong, Xinjian Li, Xiaohua Wei
Keywords:   China, constructed wetland, drainage water, HRT, hydraulic efficiency, hydraulic residence time, paddy, residence time distribution, rhodamine dye, RTD, vegetation, water quality
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Paper #   097207   Multidimensional Tool for the Visualization of Spatiotemporal Variance in Soil Moisture
Citation:  Paper number  097207,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27300) @2009
Authors:   Brett M Nekolny, Kristin L Crawford, Joseph S Goering, Stephanie S Kaphingst, Amy L Kaleita, Eliot H Winer
Keywords:   Self-Organizing Map, Spatial Variability, Evapotranspiration, Clustering.
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Paper #   097208   A Multifunctional Machine for Weeds Management of Permanent Raised Bed System in Oasis Northwestern China
Citation:  Paper number  097208,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27233) @2009
Authors:   Yaxian Hu, Xiaoyan Wang, Jin He
Keywords:   Permanent Raised Bed, weed management, chemical sprayer, mechanical cultivator, anti-drift shields
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Paper #   097209   Anaerobic Digestion of Swine Manures with Different Types of Food Industry Waste
Citation:  Paper number  097209,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27301) @2009
Authors:   Robert Spajic, Robert T Burns, Lara Beal Moody, Davor Kralik, Vladimir Poznic, Gayle C Bishop
Keywords:   Anaerobic digestion, swine manures, industry waste, biochemical methane potential.
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Paper #   097211   Response of Capacitance Probes to Soil Solution Nitrate Concentration
Citation:  Paper number  097211,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27750) @2009
Authors:   Giorgi Chighladze, Amy Kaleita, Stuart Birrell
Keywords:   Capacitance probe, dielectric measurement, nitrate concentration
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Paper #   097212   The energy-saving controlled traffic conservation tillage systems in double cropping areas of Northern China
Citation:  Paper number  097212,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27234) @2009
Authors:   Xiaoyan - Wang, Hao - Chen, Yaxian - Hu, Hu - Huang, Hongwen - Li
Keywords:   Keywords: conservation tillage, controlled traffic, soil compaction, draught requirement, fuel consumption, energy saving, soil physical properties
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Paper #   097213   Caribbean Phosphorus Index Validation and Management Practices Evaluation on Fields under Manure Applications
Citation:  Paper number  097213,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27235) @2009
Authors:   Sandra Liliana Ortega-Achury, David R Sotomayor-Ramirez, Gustavo Arturo Martínez-Rodríguez, John Jairo Ramírez-Avila
Keywords:   Phosphorus Index, Animal production farms, Phosphorus Runoff, On-farms studies.
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Paper #   097229   Feasibility Study of Wastewater Reuse for Agriculture in Korea
Citation:  Paper number  097229,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27236) @2009
Authors:   Choung Hyun Seong, Tae Il Jang, Hak Kwan Kim, Seung Woo Park, Chang Eon Park
Keywords:   Wastewater Reuse, Reuse system, Drought duration
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Paper #   097233   Hydraulic modeling to inform stream maintenance strategies in South Carolina
Citation:  Paper number  097233,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27302) @2009
Authors:   Kelly J Owens, Anand D Jayakaran
Keywords:   Hydrodynamic modeling, floodplain restoration, coastal plains streams, management tools, two-stage design.
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Paper #   097235   Effects of Drainage Water Management on Crop Yields
Citation:  Paper number  097235,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27303) @2009
Authors:   C A Poole, R W Skaggs, G M Cheschier, M A Youssef, C R Crozier
Keywords:   Drainage, Drainage Water Management, Controlled Drainage, Yield, Corn, Soybeans, Wheat
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Paper #   097236   Water Quality Assessment of a Conservation Reserve Program near an Oxbow Lake in the Mississippi Delta: Case Study of Beasley Watershed
Citation:  Paper number  097236,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27339) @2009
Authors:   Robert F Cullum, Martin A Locke, Scott S Knight
Keywords:   Runoff, Sediment Yield, Water Quality, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
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Paper #   097244   A Study of Controllable Factors that have an Effect on Lettuce Production in a Hydroponic Lettuce Growing System
Citation:  Paper number  097244,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27317) @2009
Authors:   Robert C Hansen, Jeff Balduff, Harold M Keener
Keywords:   Vegetable crops, hydroponically grown, research laboratory, designed experiment, nutrient delivery system
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Paper #   097252   Experimental Study on the Soil-conserving Effects of Polyurethane from Liquefied Corn Stover
Citation:  Paper number  097252,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27304) @2009
Authors:   Tipeng Wang, Zhihuai Mao
Keywords:   Keywords:Polyurethane, Corn Stover, Wind tunnel, Wind erosion, Liquefaction
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Paper #   097265   Wood Pellet Properties Produced in British Columbia and Studies on Off-Gas Emissions at Low and High Storage Temperatures
Citation:  Paper number  097265,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27237) @2009
Authors:   Jaya Shankar (or initial) Tumuluru, Kuang (or initial) Xingya, Shahab (or initial) Sokhansanj, Lim C Jim, Tony (or initial) Bi, Staffan (or initial) Melin
Keywords:   Wood pellets, off-gas, gas chromatography, bulk density, durability index, pellet density
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Paper #   097275   Determination of Thermal Conductivity of Wood Pellets Using Line Heat Source Method
Citation:  Paper number  097275,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27366) @2009
Authors:   Wendi Guo, Jim C Lim, Shahab Sokhansanj, Xiaotao Bi, Staffan Melin, Wendi Guo, Jim C Lim, Shahab Sokhansanj, Xiaotao Bi, Staffan Melin
Keywords:   Wood pellets, Thermal conductivity, Moisture content, Pellet size
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Paper #   097277   A Novel Downwind Odor Sampling Strategy for Transient Events; Combined Metalized-FEP Gas Sampling Bag, Sorbent Tube Transfer and Thermal Reconstitution
Citation:  Paper number  097277,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27238) @2009
Authors:   Donald W Wright, Fred W Kuhrt, Anna Iwasinska, David K Eaton, Jacek A Koziel
Keywords:   malodor analysis, agricultural odor, turbulant dispersion, GC-Olfactometry, GC-O, solid phase microextraction, SPME, multidimensional gas chromatography, MDGC, process odor, dispersion modeling
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Paper #   097295   Parameter Sensitivity Analysis of a Tractor and Single Axle Grain Cart Dynamic System Model
Citation:  Paper number  097295,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27239) @2009
Authors:   Manoj Karkee, Brian L Steward
Keywords:   tractor and implement model, sensitivity analysis, sensitivity measures, parameter uncertainty
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Paper #   097296   Grass filter strips evaluation for reducing sediment and nutrient exportation from grasslands under manure applications in Puerto Rico
Citation:  Paper number  097296,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27240) @2009
Authors:   John Jairo Ramirez-Avila, David R Sotomayor-Ramirez, Gustavo Arturo Martínez-Rodríguez, Sandra Liliana Ortega-Achury, Edwin G Mas
Keywords:   Grass filter strips, best management practices, nutrient runoff concentrations, water quality.
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Paper #   097303   Co-Digestion of Dairy Manure and Poultry Processing Wastewater to Enhance Biogas Production
Citation:  Paper number  097303,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27241) @2009
Authors:   Jactone Arogo Ogejo, Lifeng Li, John Ignosh
Keywords:   Biogas, dairy manure, anaerobic digestion, co-digestion, turkey processing wastewater, poultry wastewater.
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Paper #   097315   Configuration Software Based Temperature and Humidity Monitoring and Controlling System in Tunnel-Type Dryer
Citation:  Paper number  097315,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27305) @2009
Authors:   Qinghua Han, Zhihuai Mao, Ze Kang
Keywords:   Tunnel-type Dryer; temperature and humidity; monitoring and controlling system; configuration software; PLC; PID control
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Paper #   097320   Real-Time Pressure and Flow Response for Swath Control Technology
Citation:  Paper number  097320,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28894) @2009
Authors:   Ajay Sharda, John P Fulton, Timothy P McDonald, Matthew Darr, Wesley C Zech, Christian J Brodbeck
Keywords:   Liquid application, precision agriculture, distribution, uniformity, pressure, variable-rate technology
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Paper #   097323   Estimating Soil Organic Matter Using Aerial Imagery and Soil Surveys
Citation:  Paper number  097323,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27306) @2009
Authors:   B K Gelder, R P Anex
Keywords:   Soil Organic Matter, remote sensing, aerial photography, soil survey
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Paper #   097324   Development of a paradigm to train and validate agent-based models
Citation:  Paper number  097324,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009 . (doi: 10.13031/2013.27449) @2009
Authors:   Glen K Menezes, Luis F Rodriguez, Ryan P Goss, Allie Mazan
Keywords:   Agent Based Models, ABM, Validation, Flocking, Feature Extraction
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Paper #   097325   Using Experts to Validate an Animal Specific Heat Stress Model for Feedlot Cattle
Citation:  Paper number  097325,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27307) @2009
Authors:   Tami M Brown-Brandl, David Jones
Keywords:   Heat Stress, Cattle, Fuzzy Inference Systems, Animal Susceptibility, Modeling
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Paper #   097327   Mass Balance Analysis of Reclaimed Wastewater Irrigation on Paddy Fields in Korea
Citation:  Paper number  097327,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27242) @2009
Authors:   Tae Il Jang, Hak Kwan Kim, Eun Jung Lee, Seung Woo Park , Chang Eun Park
Keywords:   Reuse, Nonpoint source pollution, Water quality, Nutrient, Drainage, Water management
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Paper #   097328   Modeling the Performance of Anaerobic Phased Solids Digester System for Biogas Energy Production
Citation:  Paper number  097328,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28885) @2009
Authors:   J L Rapport, R H Zhang, B M Jenkins, B R Hartsough, T P Tomich
Keywords:   Anaerobic digestion; Anaerobic Phased Solids Digester; MSW; Waste treatment; Financial modeling; Mass balance; Energy balance; Biogas
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Paper #   097341   Characteristics of NPS pollution discharge from a coal mining area
Citation:  Paper number  097341,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27243) @2009
Authors:   Ji Yeon Seo, Min Hwan Shin, Yong Hun Choi, Jung Dae Choi, Chul Hee Won, Myung Suk Jung
Keywords:   Event Mean Concentration, Non-point source, pollutant load, water quality,
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Paper #   097356   Effect of Antecedent Dry Day, Rainfall and Rainfall Intensity on Runoff from Sandy Uplands in Gangwon-do, Korea
Citation:  Paper number  097356,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27244) @2009
Authors:   Yonghun Choi, Joongdae Choi , Kyoung Jae Lim, Cheol Hee Won, Hee Jung Yang, Ji Yeon Seo, Ki Cheol Kim, Tae Yoo Kim, Hyun Jun Shin
Keywords:   Event Mean Concentration, Non-point source, pollutant load, water quality,
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Paper #   097368   Measurement Errors in Tipping Bucket Rain Gauges under Different Rainfall Intensities and their implication to Hydrologic Models
Citation:  Paper number  097368,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27308) @2009
Authors:   Vinayak S Shedekar, Larry C Brown, Maryjane Heckel, Kevin W King, Norman R Fausey, R Daren Harmel
Keywords:   Rainfall, Rain gauge, Tipping bucket rain gauge, TBR, Calibration, Measurement error
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Paper #   097375   Evaluation of Treatment Methods for Reducing Bacteria in Textured Beef
Citation:  Paper number  097375,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27245) @2009
Authors:   Jean L Jensen, Abhijit D Saxena, Kevin M Keener
Keywords:   Keywords: Anhydrous ammonia, Salmonella enteritidis, E. coli O157:H7, bacterial reductions, meat samples, chlorine dioxide Introduction
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Paper #   097378   Design and Experiments of Aerial Electrostatic Spraying System Assembled in Helicopter
Citation:  Paper number  097378,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27246) @2009
Authors:   Hongping Zhou, Yu Ru, Chaoran Shu, Jiaqiang Zheng, Heping Zhu
Keywords:   Key words. Pesticide application, Aerial spraying, Electrostatic spraying, Induction charging, Helicopter
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Paper #   097379   Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center - Connecting with Clientele Using Web 2.0
Citation:  Paper number  097379,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27247) @2009
Authors:   Rick K Koelsch, Jill Heemstra, Joe Harrison, Lawrence Mark Risse
Keywords:   animal manure management, waste management, web-based learning, distance learning.
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Paper #   097380   Multivariate Classifier for Nitrogen Status Determination Using Spectral Indices
Citation:  Paper number  097380,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27248) @2009
Authors:   Selma Alves Abrahão, Francisco de Assis Carvalho Pinto, Daniel Marçal Queroz, Enrique Anastácio Alves
Keywords:   Precision farming, remote sensing, pasture
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Paper #   097390   Evaluation of two forage harvesting systems for herbaceous biomass harvesting
Citation:  Paper number  097390,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27802) @2009
Authors:   Douglas Kent Brownell, Jude Liu, James W Hilton, Tom L Richard, Glen R Cauffman, Brian R Macafee
Keywords:   Biomass, Self-Loading Wagon, Alfalfa, Switchgrass, Handling, Harvest
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Paper #   097392   Milk Yield, Milking Time and Milk Flow Rate of West African Dwarf, Yankasa and Crossbred Ewes in Relation to Milking Machine
Citation:  Paper number  097392,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28305) @2009
Authors:   Babatunde Adewale Adewumi, Olajumoke Olusola Adewumi, Olaniyi Bidemi Oke
Keywords:   Keywords Milk yield, milking time, milk flow rate, West African Dwarf, Yankasa, Yankasa x West African Dwarf ewes
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Paper #   097398   3D Reconstruction of a Citrus Canopy
Citation:  Paper number  097398,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.37126) @2009
Authors:   SangHoon Han, Thomas Francis Burks
Keywords:   Leaf Segmentation, SURF matching, Image-based 3D Reconstruction, Plucker/Plücker coordinates system
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Paper #   097402   Crude Glycerol Co-gasification with Hardwood Chips in a Pilot-Scale Downdraft Gasifier
Citation:  Paper number  097402,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009 . (doi: 10.13031/2013.28028) @2009
Authors:   Agus Haryanto, Lester O Pordesimo, Sandun D Fernando, James R Wooten, Lin Wei, Eugene P Columbus
Keywords:   Crude glycerol, gasification, downdraft, syngas
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Paper #   097412   Engineering a Real-Time Disposable Platform for Discrimination of Sub-Populations of Ralstonia solanacearum
Citation:  Paper number  097412,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27367) @2009
Authors:   Ryo Kubota, Nadine Yumi Kawabata, Adam Isamu Miyamoto, Anne M Alvarez, Mark A Schell, Caitilyn Allen, Daniel McKewn Jenkins
Keywords:   Biosensor, molecular zipper, LAMP, lab on a CD, non-contact temperature sensor, pyrometer
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Paper #   097420   Ultrasonic Pretreatment of Corn Slurry in Batch and Continuous Systems
Citation:  Paper number  097420,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27368) @2009
Authors:   Melissa Montalbo-Lomboy, Samir Kumar Khanal, J (Hans) van Leeuwen, D Raj Raman, Larson, Jr Dunn, David Grewell
Keywords:   Corn slurry, ultrasonics, enzymatic hydrolysis, particle size, batch and continuous systems
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Paper #   097421   Acid Functionalized Nanoparticles for Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks
Citation:  Paper number  097421,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27249) @2009
Authors:   Leidy Peña, Donghai Wang, Keit Hohn, Milles Ikenberry, Dan Boyle
Keywords:   Acid-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles, biomass, cellulose, hydrolysis.
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Paper #   097422   Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of Ultrasonically Treated Corn Slurry
Citation:  Paper number  097422,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27369) @2009
Authors:   Melissa Montalbo-Lomboy, Samir Kumar Khanal, J (Hans) van Leeuwen, D Raj Raman, Larson, Jr Dunn, David Grewell
Keywords:   Corn slurry, ultrasonics, fermentation, jet cooking, batch, continuous systems
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Paper #   097427   Techno-economic Analysis of the Transportation, Storage and Handling Requirements for supplying lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks for ethanol production
Citation:  Paper number  097427,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27435) @2009
Authors:   Preethi Krishna Kumar, Klein E Ileleji
Keywords:   Keywords Biomass, biofuels, ethanol, transport, storage, handling
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Paper #   097428   Optimal Wavelengths Selection Using Hierarchical Evolutionary Algorithm for Prediction of Firmness and Soluble Solids Content in Apples
Citation:  Paper number  097428,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27250) @2009
Authors:   Min Huang, Renfu Lu
Keywords:   Hyperspectral scattering, Hierarchical evolutionary algorithm, Partial least squares, Subspace decomposition, Fruit, Apple, Firmness, Soluble solids content, Nondestructive sensing.
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Paper #   097429   Evaluation of Pedotransfer Functions for Predicting Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity for U.S. Soils
Citation:  Paper number  097429,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27309) @2009
Authors:   Ahmed M Abdelbaki, Mohamed A Youssef, Esmail M. F Naguib, Mohamed E Kiwan, Emad I El-giddawy
Keywords:   Pedotransfer functions, saturated hydraulic conductivity, soil hydraulic properties, soil data bases, hydrologic modeling
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Paper #   097430   Experimentation of New Resource Conserving Technology in Synergy with Micro-Turbo-based Canal Irrigation System
Citation:  Paper number  097430,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27310) @2009
Authors:   Anand Krishnan Plappally, Ravi Shankar Tripathi, P M.V Subbarao, Alfred B Soboyejo, Larry C Brown, Raj Krishan Gupta
Keywords:   resource conserving technologies, RCT, micro turbo pump, zero-till planting, water pump
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Paper #   097433   Nutrient Interactions at the Sediment-Water Interface of Tile-Fed Agricultural Drainage Ditches
Citation:  Paper number  097433,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27321) @2009
Authors:   Laurent M Ahiablame, Indrajeet Chaubey, Douglas R Smith
Keywords:   Sediments; EPC0; nutrient dynamics; sediment interactions; drainage ditches.
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Paper #   097435   Fate of BOD and Nitrogen in Land Application of Food Processing Wastewater
Citation:  Paper number  097435,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27252) @2009
Authors:   Mitchell M Johns, Robert A Beggs, Ron W Crites
Keywords:   Land application, wastewater, tomato cannery water, soil, groundwater, nitrogen, BOD, denitrification, soil carbon, irrigation, solids, soil incorporation, clay.
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Paper #   097437   Quantifying the Impact of Soil Properties on the Performance of Electromagnetic Water Content Sensors
Citation:  Paper number  097437,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27253) @2009
Authors:   Congying Wang, Ricardo Estevez, Carlos M.P Vaz,, Scott B Jones
Keywords:   Electromagnetic, water content sensor, dielectric, permittivity, Network analyzer.
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Paper #   097438   Biomechanics of Milking: Teat - Liner Interactions
Citation:  Paper number  097438,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27436) @2009
Authors:   Graeme A Mein, Douglas J Reinemann
Keywords:   Machine Milking, Liners, biomechanics
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Paper #   097441   Raindrop Characteristics in the Pacific Northwest
Citation:  Paper number  097441,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27311) @2009
Authors:   Donald K McCool, John D Williams, John R Morse
Keywords:   Rain, drop size, rainfall intensity, low intensity, kinetic energy
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Paper #   097453   Comparison of handgun and boom spray delivery systems for greenhouses
Citation:  Paper number  097453,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27424) @2009
Authors:   Richard Charles Derksen, Christopher M Ranger, Luis A Canas, James C Locke, Heping Zhu, Charles R Krause
Keywords:   Poinsettia, Spray, Droplet, Air-assist, Greenhouse, Fluorescent Tracer
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Paper #   097457   The Performance (Quality) of Size Reduction of Woody Biomass
Citation:  Paper number  097457,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.28045) @2009
Authors:   Ladan J Naimi, Ehsan Oveisi, Shahab Sokhansanj, Taraneh Sowlati, Anthony Lau, Xiatao Bi, C Jim Lim, Staffan Melin1, C Igathinathane, Donald Skea, Ken Day, Jack MacDonald, Tony Sauder, Alvin Womac
Keywords:   Keywords: Forest biomass, Forest residue, Size reduction, Comminution, Grinding, bulk density, moisture content, calorific value, ash content, Mountain Pine Beetle wood
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Paper #   097461   Simulation Analysis of Flow Hydraulics in Agricultural Constructed Wetlands
Citation:  Paper number  097461,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27312) @2009
Authors:   Xiaohua Wei, Larry C Brown, Anand K Plappally, Bin Dong, Xiugui Wang, Xinjian Li, Alfred B.O Soboyejo, Zhi Mao
Keywords:   WRSIS, constructed wetland, hydraulics, flow characteristics, vegetative resistance
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Paper #   097463   Microbial Validation of Microwave pasteurization of eggs
Citation:  Paper number  097463,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27254) @2009
Authors:   S R.S Dev, V Orsat, Y Gariepy, V G.S Raghavan
Keywords:   Keywords Microbial Validation, Microwave pasteurization, In-Shell egg pasteurization
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Paper #   097469   High Performance Computing Application to Address Non-Point Source Pollution at a Watershed Level
Citation:  Paper number  097469,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27444) @2009
Authors:   Chetan Maringanti, Indrajeet Chaubey
Keywords:   High performance computing, BMP, optimization, nonpoint source pollution
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Paper #   097474   Pullet Housing Comparison of Dimmable Incandescent Lamps vs. Incandescent Flexitube Lite vs. Compact Fluorescent Light Systems
Citation:  Paper number  097474,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27255) @2009
Authors:   Ron MacDonald, Katie Gibb, Mike Kazmaier, Dick Karton
Keywords:   Caged pullet lighting, Flexitube lighting, rope lighting, compact fluorescent lighting, incandescent lighting, energy efficiency.
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Paper #   097477   Modeling for Decision Support in Precision Agriculture
Citation:  Paper number  097477,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.29165) @2009
Authors:   Luis F Rodríguez, Ryan P Goss, Donald G Bullock
Keywords:   Decision Support, DSSAT, APSIM, PALMS, Precision Agriculture, Crop Model, CERES, Economic impact, Environmental Impact
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Paper #   098500   Understanding bulk density variability of DDGS
Citation:  Paper number  098500,  2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. (doi: 10.13031/2013.27761) @2009
Authors:   Clairmont L Clementson, Klein E Ileleji
Keywords:   Density variability, DDGS transport, DDGS and particle segregation
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