The worldwide increases in both environmental damage and human population pressure have the unfortunate consequence that global food production may soon become insufficient to feed all of the world's people. It is therefore essential that agricultural productivity be significantly increased within the next few decades. To this end, agricultural practice is moving toward a more sustainable and e...

improving individual performance is one of the most influential requirements of sustainable productivity and competitiveness of organizations. this research is investigate the influence of spiritual intelligence on the individual performance in accordance with creativity, innovation and mental health as mediators. the research method used is quantitative, applied and descriptive. the population...

Principles from the social thought of the Indian philosopher P.R. Sarkar are employed to show that there exists an optimal level of economic inequality that joins the values of economic justice and efficiency. Sarkar favored establishing a living wage as well as a maximum wage that allows for work incentives. It is argued that the primary justification for inequality is to provide incentives fo...

The aim of this research is to capture and reuse efficiently knowledge at shop floor level of multinational companies during the resolution of manufacturing daily problems (e.g. scrap rate, quality issues, breakdowns, and in general any Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) activity). We want to provide production technicians and operators with a friendly and low time consuming Knowledge Managem...

The dryland areas of Central Chile are associated to Mediterranean climate. Under these conditions, water availability during crop growth is a crucial factor for crop productivity. Conservation tillage systems play an important role in this area, increasing soil water availability; however, crop yield responses can be variable. Soil management should be aimed at reducing water loss and promotin...