Published in Neuropsychobiology
Background: The results of studies examining the response to experimental pain during the menstrual cycle are conflicting because of differences in the definitions of the menstrual period, outcome measures and types of experimental pain stimulation. So far, there have been only a few studies correlating experimental pain with the levels of gonadal ...
Nitrogen (N) deposition has a profound influence on forest soil carbon (C) and N pools, but there was no consensus on the responses of different C and N components in different forest types. In this study, a two-year simulated N deposition experiment with four levels of N (NH4NO3)-addition treatments (0, 50, 100, and 150 kg N/hm2·a) were conducted ...
Leaf water content (LWC) of crops is a suitable parameter for evaluation of plant water status and arbuscular mycorrhizal effect on the host plant under drought stress. Remote sensing technology provides an effective avenue to estimate LWC in crops. However, few LWC retrieval models have been developed specifically for the arbuscular mycorrhizal in...
The obstacle avoidance controller is a key autonomous component which involves the control of tractor system dynamics, such as the yaw lateral dynamics, the longitudinal dynamics, and nonlinear constraints including the speed and steering angles limits during the path-tracking process. To achieve the obstacle avoidance ability of control accuracy, ...
Detecting and resolving the collision of organs between different plants or the collision of different organs of a single plant are key issues in the realistic construction of a virtual plant population. A suitable collision detection scheme is necessary to prevent a reduction in realism caused by organ penetration. A mixed bounding volume tree con...
In this study, the effects of catalytic temperature and the type of soapstock on products from microwave-assisted pyrolysis were investigated. HZSM-5 was used as the catalyst to study the pyrolysis of six different soapstocks at 200°C, 300°C, and 400°C catalytic temperature. Results showed that the bio-oil yields initially increased and then decrea...
Automation of production in the nurseries of flower producing companies using barcode scanners have been attempted but with little success. Stationary laser barcode scanners which have been used for automation have failed due to the close proximity between the barcode and the scanner, and factors such as speed, angle of inclination of the barcode, ...
The success of growing vegetables indoors requires the most appropriate selection of lighting spectrum. This mini review discusses the impacts of LED spectral quality on different leafy vegetables with a focus on the studies of Chinese broccoli (Brassica alboglabra), ice plants (Mesembryanthem crystallinum) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. cv. Canast...
The endogenous release of nitrogen and phosphorus from aquaculture sediment can continuously pollute the water quality in aquaculture ponds. In this study, an integrated bioremediation approach that combined effective microorganisms (EM) with aeration techniques was designed to restore contaminated aquaculture sediment. Initially, a set of laborato...
To improve the precision spraying strategy and reduce excessive pesticide application in orchards, an air-assisted sprayer integrated with a laser-scanning system was developed to realize the toward-target variable-rate spraying. In the spray control system, a method of calculating canopy gridding volumes was designed to ensure the canopy was divid...
