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A Review of the Suitability of Using Eco-Efficiency Principles in Managing Environmental Impacts of the Packaged Water Industry in Ghana
(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2018)
The production and use of sachet water in Ghana has been consistently increasing, filling the gap of inadequate access to safe drinking water. Despite the obvious significant socio-economic impact of the packaged water ...
Principles of the French garden in the Czech garden design
(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2018)
The French garden of the 17th and 18th century as the ultimate artistic expression of ideas about the world order and the representation of power and knowledge was not limited to its country of origin - its influence spread ...
Genotypic differences in root system size in white mustard in relation to biomass yield and soil nitrogen content
(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2018)
Growing catch crops is one of the possible strategies to decrease erosion and nitrogen loss from soil profiles. Biomass yield and root system size have significant impacts on the soil nitrogen content. a three-year field ...
Nanoparticles as a solution for eliminating the risk of mycotoxins
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2018)
Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by certain filamentous fungi. The occurrence of mycotoxins in food and feed causes negative health impacts on both humans and animals. Clay binders, yeast cell walls, or ...
Conductivity Measurement for Control of a Biogas Plant
(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2018)
Nowadays in these modern times, when the majority of technologies are dependent on electrical energy, it is necessary to build new sources of energy ecologically and still improve their efficiency. One of the branches, ...
Hydrogen Peroxide: Its Role in Plant Biology and Crosstalk with Signalling Networks
(MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2018)
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is steadily gaining more attention in the field of molecular biology research. It is a major REDOX (reduction-oxidation reaction) metabolite and at high concentrations induces oxidative damage to ...
Profit shifting and the tax response of multinational banks in eastern Europe
(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2018)
The aim of the paper is to measure the amount of profit shifting within the banking sector in Eastern European countries. The paper uses firm-level bank data from the Bankscope database of multinational subsidiary banks ...
Requirements of University Students of Agricultural Focus on Employee Benefits
(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2018)
The aim of the paper is to identify the employee benefits that university students of agricultural field of study prefer and expect in the future employer's offer. The goal is also to identify potential gender influences ...
Spatial data driven evaluation of city locations
(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2018)
Moving to a new home or setting a new bureau in a new city is always difficult. One does not have knowledge about suitable locations; therefore, people are frequently unpleasantly surprised. High traffic noise, long distance ...
An Analysis of the Impact of Selected Factors on the Bond Market
(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2018)
Exchange rate risk is important factor for the valuation of capital asset on international markets. According to the International Arbitrage Pricing Theory currency movements affect the prices of capital assets and associated ...
Determination of chlorophyll and carotenoids present in the seeds of the plant family apiaceae and the impact on seed quality
(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2018)
In this study, we assessed the content of chlorophyll a and b, β-carotene and lutein in seeds of carrot, celery, dill, parsley and parsnip commercial varieties by spectrophotometric method. It was determined that the content ...
Testing of inoculation methods and susceptibility testing of perspective cabbage breeding lines (Brassica oleracea convar. Capitata) to the black rot disease caused by xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2018)
The susceptibility of twenty-four cabbage breeding lines to Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris was evaluated. The selection of appropriate inoculation method was done on 4 cabbage cultivars ('Cerox', 'Sintex', 'Sonja' ...
Effect of additives to microbiological quality of yogurts
(Zdruzenie HACCP Consulting, 2018)
The objective of this work was to study the effect of addition chia flour, quinoa flour, nopal powder, apple fibre and bamboo fibre BAF 40 in yogurt to microbiological quality. Yogurts were made with 1, 3 and 5% of addition ...
Adsorption of Copper in Soil and its Dependence on Physical and Chemical PropertiesAdsorpce mědi v půdě a její závislost na fyzikálních a chemických vlastnostech
(Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2018)
Soil samples (n=11) were collected in the chernozem areas of the Czech Republic (the Central Europe) from the topsoil and used as representative samples. All sampling areas have been used for agricultural purposes (arable ...
Tree-ring width and variation of wood density in Fraxinus excelsior L. and Quercus robur L. growing in floodplain forests
(North Carolina State University, 2018)
Oven-dry wood density variations are reported for European ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) and English oak (Quercus robur L.) trees growing in floodplain mixed forests in South Moravia, Czech Republic. Two sites with different ...
FexIKA method parameters affecting black locust heartwood extraction yield
(North Carolina State University, 2018)
The influence of certain adjustable parameters (sample property, temperature, and solvent type) on the advanced fexIKA extraction outputs was determined. Extracts were obtained from black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) ...