the purpose of this study was to evaluate the profitability of hatchery litter recycling into poultry feedstuff supplement. the data were collected in 2011 in 4 provinces, by direct interviewing of all hatcheries which used the hatchery litter drying machine. net present value (npv), benefit-cost ratio (bcr), and internal rate of return (irr) methods were applied for this analysis. in the studi...

In this paper we present a method for semantic annotation of texts, which is based on a deep linguistic analysis (DLA) and Inductive Logic Programming (ILP). The combination of DLA and ILP have following benefits: Manual selection of learning features is not needed. The learning procedure has full available linguistic information at its disposal and it is capable to select relevant parts itself...

The increasing diffusion of automation in all sectors of the industrial world gives rise to a deep modification of labor organization and requires a new approach to evaluate industrial systems efficiency, effectiveness, and economic convenience. Until now, the evaluation tools and methods at disposal of industrial managers are rare and even complex. Easy-to-use criteria, possibly based on robus...

Nonpoint, or diffuse, sources of water pollution include urban sources such as runoff from residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, and recreational land uses; construction activities; and onsite sewage disposal systems and rural sources such as runoff from cropland, pasture, and woodland, atmospheric contributions, and livestock wastes. These sources of pollutants discharge to surf...

Sorption characteristics of Co which is rather troublesome nuclide from the aspect of low level radioactive waste disposal was studied. By use of ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer, coexistence of ionic and colloidal cobalts was verified in aqueous solution with pH>7. Column test was carried out with pH=8.75 and it showed that breakthrough curve obtained consists of two types of curves due t...

The solid waste materials in cities are the natural outcome of human activities. Most of our cities and municipalities in third world countries like India is a major concern of the government due to the health problems associated with improper disposal of waste. Several factors are considered in site selection for waste disposal. Provision of such system appears to be a major problem due to the...

There is a wide range of information available on by-product disposal methods used by large national breweries. However, little information is available on the methods of by-product disposal used by craft breweries. An investigation was carried out in which 200+ British craft brewers were contacted, of which 90 craft brewers provided basic information about their brewery operations and by-produ...