SUMMARY The potential costs and/or benefits associated with two epidemiological methods were compared. Using the same epide-miologic dataset (74 Israeli dairy herds tested for bovine paratuberculosis of which 57 farms were regarded to be infected, and 619 non-tested herds), the efficacy associated with the identification of the target population where control or preventive measures could be app...

Dairy farms comprise a complex landscape of groundwater pollution sources. The objective of our work is to develop a method to quantify nitrate leaching to shallow groundwater from different management units at dairy farms. Total nitrate loads are determined by the sequential calibration of a sub-regional scale and a farm-scale three-dimensional groundwater flow and transport model using observ...

In this paper we present an approach to the conversion of the power generated by a seawave power generator integrated in an offshore wind power farm. The article is focused on low power generators that could be used in offshore installations. The generator is a Permanent Magnet (PM) linear generator that generates highly distorted emfs. We propose and compare two possible ways to connect the ge...

In this research paper, ANFIS modeling and validation of Vestas 660 kW wind turbine based on actual data obtained from Eoun-Ebn-Ali wind farm in Tabriz, Iran, and FAST is performed. The turbine modeling is performed by deriving the non-linear dynamic equations of different subsystems. Then, the model parameters are identified to match the actual response. ANFIS is an artificial intelligent tech...

From a rural, sociological point of view no social theories have so far been able to grasp the ontological complexity and special character of a farm enterprise as an entity in a really satisfying way. The contention of this paper is that a combination of Luhmann’s theory of social systems and actor-network theory (ANT) of Latour, Callon, and Law offers a new and radical framework for understan...

This paper presents the globalisation factors that have biggest impact on accountancy profession. The International Financial Reporting Standards are core of accounting globalisation, providing transparency and comparability all over world. Concerning there is a need to discuss increasing development competition technology also major accountancy.