The objective of this research was to determine the effect of the use of rennet substitute on composition and yield of Minas Padrão cheese. Pasteurized and standardized milk (3.0% fat) was divided into 2 parts and prepared for each treatment varying the rennet: batch 1(BOV), commercial calf rennet (Chymosin and pepsin) and batch 2 (QPF), commercial rennet substitute Chy-max (Chymosin) and conve...

Numerous controlled experiments find that elevated ground-level ozone concentrations ([O3]) damage crops and reduce yield. There have been no estimates of the actual yield losses in the field in the United States from [O3], even though such estimates would be valuable for projections of future food production and for cost-benefit analyses of reducing ground-level [O3]. Regression analysis of hi...

The growing demand for rice and the increasing pressure on irrigated land in Madagascar is strengthening efforts to developing upland rice systems. Actual yield is below its potential yield in farmers’ field due to biotic and abiotic stresses. In higher altitude, specific cold tolerant upland rice genotypes are planted due to temperature constraints. According to climate change prediction, it i...

Eight criteria have been established in the AgRISTARS Program to guide the evaluation and comparative analysis of crop yield models. The establishment of these criteria closely corresponds to the spirit of Dr. Hartley's ASA Presidential Address, particularly section three entitled "The Cooperation Between Statistician and Subject Matter Specialist" (1980). In our case the cooperation is between...

The objective was to utilize data from modern US dairy cattle to determine the effect of days dry on fat and protein yield, fat and protein percentages, days open, and somatic cell score in the subsequent lactation. Field data collected through the dairy herd improvement association from January 1997 to December 2003 and extracted from the Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory national databas...

Holstein bulls were assigned to sampling categories (AI stud, AI nonstud, or non-AI) based on bull code, controller number, and age at semen distribution. The AI stud bulls were sampled through traditional progeny-testing programs of 13 AI organizations; AI nonstud bulls had AI semen collection reported by another organization or by multiple organizations. The non-AI bulls had no reported AI se...

Given a causal model of some domain and a particular story that has taken place in this domain, the problem of actual causation is deciding which of the possible causes for some effect actually caused it. One of the most influential approaches to this problem has been developed by Halpern and Pearl in the context of structural models. In this paper, I argue that this is actually not the best se...