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A Comparison of the Signal from Diverse Optical Sensors for Monitoring Alpine Grassland Dynamics
(MDPI, 2019)Grasslands cover up to 40% of the mountain areas globally and 23% of the European Alps and affect numerous key ecological processes. An increasing number of optical sensors offer a great opportunity to monitor and address ... -
Resistance and tolerance to mixed-nematode infections in chicken genotypes with extremely different growth rates
(2019)Fast growing broilers are less able to cope with fitness related challenges. As the allocation of metabolic resources may be traded off between performance and defence functions in parasitized hosts, we hypothesized that ... -
Are automated sensors a reliable tool to estimate behavioural activities in grazing beef cattle?
(2019)The use of automated sensors, that record feeding and locomotion behaviour in livestock, become more and more prominent, for example for the early detection of diseases in dairy cows. Their application may be also significant ... -
Carbon balance and soil carbon input in a poplar short rotation coppice plantation as affected by nitrogen and wood ash application
(Springer Netherlands, 2019)The increasing importance of short rotation coppice (SRC) plantations for bioenergy production makes it crucial to evaluate their carbon (C) sink potential and to understand which sustainable practices could increase ... -
Socio-economic, political, and institutional sustainability of Agroforestry in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
(2019)Promoting sustainable agricultural practices such as agroforestry (AF) could improve long-term productivity, enhance a sustainable rural livelihood and reduce pressure on natural resources and ecosystems in the tropics. ... -
Hydroclimatic seasonality recorded by tree ring δ18O signature across a Himalayan altitudinal transect
(2019)Water stable isotope ratios of precipitation predominantly reflect moisture source and precipitation intensity. Trees can incorporate and store the isotopic signals into annual tree-ring cellulose records, permitting ... -
Assessment of welfare indicators in dairy farms offering pasture at differing levels
(2019)In terms of animal welfare, farming systems of dairy cows are perceived positively by consumers when compared to pigs or poultry. A main reason is that the majority of consumers associate dairy farming with pasture, which ... -
Flexible-link multibody system eigenvalue analysis parameterized with respect to rigid-body motion
(MDPI AG, 2019)The dynamics of flexible multibody systems (FMBSs) is governed by ordinary differential equations or differential-algebraic equations, depending on the modeling approach chosen. In both the cases, the resulting models are ... -
Morphological root responses and molecular regulation of cation transporters are differently affected by copper toxicity and cropping system depending on the grapevine rootstock genotype
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2019)The high copper (Cu) concentration in vineyard soils causes the increase of Cu toxicity symptoms in young grapevines. Recently, intercropping of grapevine and oat was shown to reduce Cu toxicity effects, modulating the ... -
Hydroponic solutions for soilless production systems: Issues and opportunities in a smart agriculture perspective
(2019)Soilless cultivation represent a valid opportunity for the agricultural production sector, especially in areas characterized by severe soil degradation and limited water availability. Furthermore, this agronomic practice ... -
Energy efficiency in a 4-DOF parallel robot featuring compliant elements
(2019)Energy efficiency is a relevant and challenging topic in the robotic and mechatronic fields. One approach that is investigated to reduce the actuator effort, especially when cyclical and highspeed operations are considered, ... -
Stretchable and Conformable Oxide Thin-Film Electronics
(WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2015)Stretchable large-area high-performance amorphous oxide thin-film electronics fabricated using locally reinforced composite elastomers or wavy structures are functional while elongated by >200% and after 4000 stretching ... -
Entirely Flexible On-Site Conditioned Magnetic Sensorics
(2016)The first entirely flexible integrated magnetic field sensor system is realized consisting of a flexible giant magnetoresistive bridge on‐site conditioned using high‐performance IGZO‐based readout electronics. The system ... -
Flexible a-IGZO Phototransistor for Instantaneous and Cumulative UV-Exposure Monitoring for Skin Health
(2016)Flexible thin‐film phototransistors based on amorphous indium‐gallium‐zinc‐oxide semiconductor and a novel read‐out scheme allow for both real time and cumulative measurement of the ultraviolet light intensity. Furthermore, ... -
The structure of sucrose-soaked levansucrase crystals from Erwinia tasmaniensis reveals a binding pocket for levanbiose
(MDPI AG, 2020)Given its potential role in the synthesis of novel prebiotics and applications in the pharmaceutical industry, a strong interest has developed in the enzyme levansucrase (LSC, EC 2.4.1.10). LSC catalyzes both the hydrolysis ... -
Charge Trapping Mechanism Leading to Sub-60-mV/decade-Swing FETs
(IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, 2017)In this paper, we present a novel method to reduce the subthreshold swing (SS) of FETs below 60 mV/decade. Through modeling, we directly relate trap charge movement between the gate electrode and the gate dielectric to SS ... -
Ferroelectric-Like Charge Trapping Thin-Film Transistors and Their Evaluation as Memories and Synaptic Devices
(WILEY, 2017)This work presents a defect charging mechanism in 5-nm-thick amorphous Al2O3 thin-films fabricated on plastic, which leads to multistate memory effects, and thus the realization of synaptic thin-film transistors (TFTs) for ... -
Sustainable supply chain management for minerals
(2017)As inputs to virtually all supply chains (SCs), mineral resources drive the modern economy. However, despite the substantial sustainability impact of the initial stages of mineral SCs, these remain largely outside the scope ... -
Geometry-Based Tunability Enhancement of Flexible Thin-Film Varactors
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ({IEEE}), 2017)In this letter, flexible voltage-controlledcapacitors (varactors) based on an amorphous Indium-Gallium-Zinc- Oxide (a-IGZO) semiconductor are presented. Two different varactor designs and their influence on the capacitance ...
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