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Low cost technology applied to thermometry of grains
(2009-12-31)
Modern agriculture demands investments in technology that allows the farmers to improve productivity and quality of their products, aiming to establish themselves in a competitive market. However, the high costs of acquiring ...
A low cost structured light system
(2005-12-01)
The aim of this paper is to present the current development status of a low cost system for surface reconstruction with structured light. The acquisition system is composed of a single off-the-shelf digital camera and a ...
Design of microirrigation systems in sloping lands using linear programming
(2000-12-01)
When the area to be irrigated has a high slope gradient in the manifold line direction, an option is to use a tapered pipeline to economize on pipe costs and to keep the pressure head variations within desired limits. The ...
Subclinical mastitis caused by staphylococcus aureus: Analysis cost benefit of antibiotic therapy in lactating cows
(2007-12-01)
The cost benefit analysis of treatment of bovine subclinical mastitis caused by S. aureus was evaluated. Two hundred and seventy udder quarters with subclinical mastitis and healthy were selected in four groups, in conformity ...
Spinning reserve opportunity cost in hydroelectric plants
(2005-10-31)
Starting from the deregulated process of the Electric Sector, there was the need to attribute responsibilities to several agents and to elaborate appropriate forms of remuneration of the services rendered by the same. One ...
Contracts in Brazilian pork and poultry meat chains: implications for measuring agricultural statistics.
(In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS, 6., 2013, Rio de Janeiro. Anais... Rio de Janeiro: International Statistical Institute, 2013., 2013)
Costs estimates and rentability of the guava culture (Psidium guajava L Paluma cv) in Monte Alto County, São Paulo State
(International Society Horticultural Science, 1997-01-01)
This work intended to calculate the rentability of the guava culture Paluma cv. in Monte Alto region-SP, estimating the costs of the implantation, maintenance, production and the gross income of this culture in the first ...
Congestion Effects on Regional & System Emission and Consumers Allocated Cost
(Ieee, 2013-01-01)
This paper considers the congestion effects on emission and consumers' allocated cost. In order to consider some environmental and operational effects of congestion, an environmental constrained active-reactive optimal ...