Cathepsins, cysteine proteases of lysosomes and endosomes, play major physiological roles in general intracellular protein turnover. When they are directed outside the cell, these enzymes also take part in remodelling the extracellular matrix of bone and other tissues. Once in the extracellular matrix, the cathepsins degrade elastin and collagen. Since remodelling of the extracellular matrix of...

In path planning of autonomous agriculture vehicles, detecting and identifying obstacles, and taking appropriate collision avoidance measures are critical for safe operation. The goal of this research was to obtain the hay bale distance and position to be used in real-time obstacle avoidance detection for autonomous robot tractors using stereo vision system. The vision system was an omnidirecti...

This study aims to elaborate on indigenous science contained in the use of materials for making bale adat based scientific concepts. is a literature with data sources from previous research articles that have topics related ethnoscience learning, tradition adat, and potential integration learning natural sciences. The procedure carried out stages, namely collecting library data, reading, taking...

The 2011 US Billion-Ton Update1 estimates that there are enough agricultural and forest resources to sustainably provide enough biomass to displace approximately 30% of the country’s current petroleum consumption. A portion of these resources are inaccessible at current cost targets with conventional feedstock supply systems because of their remoteness or low yields. Reliable analy­ ses and pro...

This study was carried out in Bale Eco-Region (BER) which is located in Southeastern Ethiopia with the objective of addressing the cause and effect of ecological damage, particularly rangeland degradation. Both purposive and stratified random sampling approaches were used to select HouseHolds (HH). Individual interview, key informants an...

The changes of natural habitat structure and function due to human interference is hastening worldwide, it compulsory preserve biological resources in a protected system. This study aims measure the landscape ecological extent fragmentation Bale mountains national park. land use/land cover change was determined by interpreting 1985, 1995, 2005 2017 Landsat images with ArcGIS 10.3, selected stru...