The act of consuming soil (geophagy) has been reported both in man and wildlife. Most previous studies have concentrated more on various type geophagic soilswith less attention termite mounds (TMs), thus limiting our understanding the cause(s) geophagy. This study investigated physico-chemical constituents wildlife TMsincomparison with non-geophagic forest (FS). Composite samples were collected...

The rapid and nondestructive detection of tea leaf moisture content (MC) is great significance to processing with an automatic assembly line. This study proposes MC method based on microwave scattering parameters (SPs). Through the established free-space electromagnetic measurement device, 901 different frequency points are taken between 2.45 6 GHz using a vector network analyzer (VNA). SPs lea...

Aim of study: To obtain improved models to predict, with an error less than ± 2.0%, the gravimetric moisture content in four different softwoods commonly present Spanish and European markets, based on electrical resistance measurements. This estimation is useful not only for assessing quality wood products, especially case laminated during transformation delivery process, but also accurately mo...

The measurement of tea moisture content is important for processing and storing tea. The moisture content of tea affects the quality and durability of the product. Some electrical devices have been proposed to measure the moisture content of tea leaves but are not practical. Their performance is influenced by material density and packing. The official oven method is time-consuming. In this stud...

Performance of a tractor mounted solar-biomass hybrid dryer which utilise combined energy solar and biomass was investigated. Drying behaviour maize grains in the also investigated using 10 thin-layer mathematical models. The models were compared based on coefficient determination (R2) root mean square error (RMSE) values between experimental predicted moisture ratios. Moisture content (MC) red...

Abstract Wood-based panels are made by consolidating mats of resinous wooden raw materials under a hot-pressing process. This study investigates the effect face-layer moisture content (MC) and face–core–face (FCF) ratio on temperature vapor pressure behavior during Raising MC lowering thickness was expected to reduce time reaching 100 °C in When rise limited or core decreased after (defined as ...

This paper reports the Ku band (1318GHz) response of thick film equilateral triangle microstrip patch antenna to moisture laden sunflower (Helianthus Annuus) seeds using overlay technique. From the frequency response the moisture dependent microwave permittivity has been reported. The thick film patch antenna is sensitive even to ~ 4.25% moisture content in the overlay material. The actual mois...

Issue: The moisture content of a fill material will affect its compaction characteristics and needs to be evaluated during quality control of the fill operation. When the fill is drier than its optimum moisture content, any moisture in the fill serves as a lubricant and helps the relative movement of the particles when densifying under vibratory compaction. When the fill is wetter than its opti...

The performance of an AflaSTOP dryer which utilises biomass energy for drying maize was investigated. behaviour grains in the also investigated using ten (10) thin-layer mathematical models. models were compared based on coefficient determination (R2) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) values between experimental predicted moisture ratios. At average air temperature 50°C velocity 2.5 m/s, at con...