rust caused by phakopsora pachyrhizi syd. is a major constraint to soybean product in asia. early detection and possibilities of controlling plant diseases by the integration of several image processing methods has been the subject of extensive research. the main contribution of this paper is to present different methodologies for quantitatively detecting soybean rust at each stage of disease d...

The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between regional firm performance and supply chain integration practices. In addition to literature survey, the primary data collection instrument used was a questionnaire which was administrated to a total sample of 200 industry experts, administrative officers, functional department heads and directors, the industry managing dire...

Increasingly Command and Control (C2) systems require the ability to respond to rapidly changing environments and intelligence. C2 systems must be agile, able to integrate new sources of information rapidly for enhanced situational awareness and response to real-time events. Data from varied sources across the world must be integrated and transformed into knowledge that can be leveraged. Machin...

non-consolidation and dispersion of agricultural lands is considered as one of the serious barriers against agricultural development. small-size farms along with their being dispersed hinders the efficient use of water, land, labor, mechanization and other factors effective in agricultural production. the main purpose followed in this article is to study the attitude of farmers towards land int...

In this paper, we present a multi-case study of industrial experiences of continuous integration among software professionals working in large scale development projects. In literature, multiple benefits of continuous integration are suggested, but case studies validating these benefits are lacking. This study investigates the extent to which continuous integration effects – increased developer...

collapse of the soviet :union: is considered as the most significant development happened in the last decades of the previous century. transformation of power relations and balance of forces at regional level as well as activation of transregional and particularly regional powers to maintain their presence and extend their influence over southern soviet :union: could be mentioned as consequence...

abstract:over the past decade the economies of east asia and apec more generally have been increasinglyopening up their markets, and in the process have achieved significant gains in exports and economicgrowth. in conjunction with this increased economic integration, there has been increased recognitionby regional governments of the potential for a substantial increase in the participation by s...

mammalian expression systems, due to their capacity in post-translational modification, are preferred systems for biopharmaceutical protein production. several recombinant protein systems have been introduced to the market, most of which are under clinical development. in spite of significant improvements such as cell line engineering, introducing novel expression methods, gene silencing and pr...

T he Causal relationship between financial development and economic growth has received divergent views in the literature under the traditional Granger approach to causality using data from various countries. The more recent Toda and Yamamoto and Dolado and Lütkepohl (TYDL) approach to causality were used to investigate the causal relationship between financial development and econom...