Conservation Agriculture (CA) is promoted by research and development (R&D) agencies to sustainably intensify agricultural systems with the goals of improving food security and livelihoods and adapting food systems to global climate change.Despite the many benefits of CA, there are few farmers around the world that have simultaneously implemented a
Recently, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) task allocation is a hot topic both in the civilian and military, while the research of considering uncertainty and multi-objective is still in its infancy.Firstly, based on the uncertainty theory, a mathematical model of the uncertain multi-objective UAV task allocation problem with uncertain variables in bo
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes respiratory disease leading to loss of egg and meat production in chickens.Although it is known that macrophage numbers are elevated in the respiratory tract of IBV infected chickens, the role played by macrophages in IBV infection, particularly as a target cell for viral replication, is unknown.In this stud
This paper deals with a study of the failure mode of thin PVD coatings in alternated contact with molten aluminum alloy.CrN and ZrN monolayer coatings deposited through cathodic arc evaporation were used.The coatings morphology was assessed by SEM and their mechanical properties evaluated by nanohardness test performed at room temperature.An experi
Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a life-saving intervention for many critically ill patients.Unfortunately, an unintended consequence of prolonged MV is the rapid development of diaphragmatic atrophy and contractile dysfunction, known as ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction (VIDD).Although the mechanism(s) responsible for VIDD are not fully under