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Building performance analysis of a dairy factory in South Iraq: appraisal of a local bio-based envelope
(2021)
Buildings have a relevant impact on the environment, and building materials cause
environmental impacts during all life cycle stages: production, utilization, management and
demolition. The global request for more efficient ...
Analysis of environmental conditions and management in a compost-bedded pack barn with tunnel ventilation
(2021)
The housing system based on compost-bedded pack for dairy cows is spreading rapidly
in Brazil. Completely open buildings without curtains and simple roofs are usually provided.
However, in the last years some new completely ...
Influence of different methods of treating natural açai fibre for mortar in rural construction
(2021)
Açai is a typical Amazonian fruit that has enormous potential for use in medicines and
foods, whose consumption has been growing year after year. One of the major environmental
impacts related to Açai is the generation ...
Behavioural patterns of cows housed in two different typologies of compost-bedded pack barns
(2021)
The compost-bedded pack barn (CBP) is an innovative housing technique which has
the improvement of animal welfare as main objective. A comparative study of the behaviour of
Holstein-Friesian dairy cows housed in two ...
Acoustic analysis of cement composites with lignocellulosic residues
(Estonian University of Life Sciences, 2021)
The concept of environmental sustainability has been seeking a way to develop projects
that reduce the impacts provided by agricultural development and the excessive consumption of
natural resources. However, there is ...
Decision three to predict respiratory rate of piglets submitted to cold conditions
(Estonian University of Life Sciences, 2021)
Pigs subjected to thermal conditions outside their comfort zones may show altered
physiological and behavioural responses, which may consequently cause productive losses. For
these reasons, the aim of this paper is to ...
Application of pineapple fiber in the development of sustainable mortars
(Estonian University of Life Sciences, 2021)
Due to the great worldwide increase in pineapple production, countries like Brazil and
India have problems regarding the correct disposal of residues from the production of this fruit.
One of the possibilities is the ...
Comparison of spatial-temporal analysis modelling with purely spatial analysis modelling using temperature data obtained by remote sensing
(Estonian University of Life Sciences, 2021)
Variations in climatic elements directly affect the productivity of agricultural activities.
Temperature is one of the climatic elements that varies in space and time.Therefore,
understanding spatial variations in ...