Abstract Tobacco production in Indonesia continues to increase along with the number of requests tobacco industry due shift consumer tastes from smoking kretek cigarettes white. Virginia’s domestic has not been able cover needs industry, so part this is fulfilled imported tobacco. In terms cultivation, emergence flowers resulted stunted growth and decreased quality Increasing can be done by app...

BACKGROUND Fusion of lumbar spine segments is a well-established therapy for many pathologies. The procedure changes the biomechanics of the spine. Initial clinical benefits may be outweighed by ensuing damage to the adjacent segments. Various surgical devices and techniques have been developed to prevent this deterioration. "Topping off" systems combine rigid fusion with a flexible pedicle scr...

The focus here is on learning by school-age children, assisted by the family and/ or peers, and supported and managed by professional teachers. Keith Topping, who specialises in researching paired learning, provides an outline of the essential concepts of peer-assisted and parent-assisted learning, followed by discussion of some specific practical evidence of its use in reading, writing, spelli...

Saat ini UMKM (Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah) sangat berperan penting dalam peningkatan perekonomian negara berkembang seperti Indonesia. Pengusaha-pengusaha telah terbukti memiliki ketangguhan kemampuan menghadapi krisis ekonomi. Upaya meningkatkan atau mengoptimalisasikan pemasaran kemasan, promosi, kondisi produk, bahan legalitas perijinan layak tidaknya makanan itu beredar di pasaran harus...

Differencing between green cover and grape canopy is a challenge for vigour status evaluation in viticulture. This paper presents the acquisition methodology of very high-resolution images (4 cm), using a Sensefly Swinglet CAM unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and their processing to construct a 3D digital surface model (DSM) for the creation of precise digital terrain models (DTM). The DTM was obt...

A three-dimensional non-linear finite-element model (FEM) was constructed using a commercial software (ATENA-Studio) to investigate the transverse load distribution behavior of adjacent precast prestressed concrete box-girder bridges. An innovative connection between box girders used, where post-tensioning applied at top flanges only eliminating need for intermediate diaphragms. The FEM validat...

Exergy analysis is a powerful and systematic tool for the improvement of energy systems, with many possible applications in both conversion and utilization of energy. Here we present selected applications, with a special attention to renewable energy systems (solar), covering both design and operation/control. After these applications to non-reactive systems, potential ways of reducing the larg...