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Vol. 44 No. s2 (2013): Proceedings of the 10th Conference of the Italian Society of Agricultural Engineering
Published: 08-09-2013
Proceedings of the 10th Conference of the Italian Society of Agricultural Engineering Horizons in agricultural, forestry and biosystems engineering
September 8-12, 2013 | Viterbo, Italy
Original Articles
Chestnut: from coppice to structural timber. The case study of "Uso Fiume" beams sampled in Liguria
Published: 8 September 2013890PDF: 578Harvesting techniques for non-industrial SRF biomass plantations on farmland
Published: 8 September 2013749PDF: 502Analysis of a double steering forest trailer for long wood log transportation
Published: 8 September 20131081PDF: 635Colour modifications and hyperspectral imaging: non-invasive analysis of photo-degraded wood surfaces
Published: 8 September 2013891PDF: 525Carbon balance and energy fluxes of a Mediterranean crop
Published: 8 September 20131063PDF: 657Runoff and sediment yield modeling in a medium-size mediterranean watershed
Published: 8 September 2013822PDF: 819Runoff generation processes in a Mediterranean research catchment (Sardinia)
Published: 8 September 2013793PDF: 586Application of the new Morphological Quality Index in the Cordevole river (BL, Italy)
Published: 8 September 20131062PDF: 546Displacement length and velocity of tagged logs in the tagliamento river
Published: 8 September 2013795PDF: 511The contribution of chestnut coppice forests on slope stability in abandoned territory: a case study
Published: 8 September 2013898PDF: 559A simple field method to measure the hydrodynamic properties of soil surface crust
Published: 8 September 20131129PDF: 649Evaluation of short-term geomorphic changes along the Tagliamento river using LiDAR and terrestrial laser scanner surveys
Published: 8 September 2013716PDF: 437LiDAR derived high resolution topography: the next challenge for the analysis of terraces stability and vineyard soil erosion
Published: 8 September 20131291PDF: 643Actual evaporation estimation from infrared measurement of soil surface temperature
Published: 8 September 20131071PDF: 585Hydrometeorological monitoring for water balance determination at plot scale
Published: 8 September 2013790PDF: 430A 2D hydrodynamic-sedimentological model for gravel bed rivers. Part II, Case study: the Brenta River in Italy
Published: 8 September 20131057PDF: 429A 2D hydrodynamic-sedimentological model for gravel-bed rivers. Part I: theory and validation
Published: 8 September 20131056PDF: 610Characterization of fluvial islands along three different gravel-bed rivers of North-Eastern Italy
Published: 8 September 2013943PDF: 506Evaluation of short-term geomorphic changes in differently impacted gravel-bed rivers using improved dems of difference
Published: 8 September 2013681PDF: 455Comparison of different methods to predict the mean flow velocity in step-pool channels
Published: 8 September 2013623PDF: 458Proposal of a local telemetry network for the monitoring the thermodynamic and environmental performances of farm tractors
Published: 8 September 2013793PDF: 532Speeding up innovation in agricultural IT
Published: 8 September 2013720PDF: 471GNSS-based operational monitoring devices for forest logging operation chains
Published: 8 September 20131579PDF: 755Sustainable management of waste in green nursery: the Tuscan experience
Published: 8 September 2013634PDF: 460Selective spraying of grapevine’s diseases by a modular agricultural robot
Published: 8 September 20131215PDF: 836Open problems in traceability: from raw materials to finished food products
Published: 8 September 20131036PDF: 790An automatic system for the detection of dairy cows lying behaviour in free-stall barns
Published: 8 September 20131300PDF: 757Economic and environmental benefits of using a spray control system for the distribution of pesticides
Published: 8 September 2013862PDF: 527Analysis of poultry eating and drinking behavior by software eYeNamic
Published: 8 September 20131867PDF: 1033Satellite guidance systems in agriculture: experimental comparison between EZ-Steer/RTK and AUTOPILOT/EGNOS
Published: 8 September 2013941PDF: 616New solutions for horse shelters to connect to the equestrian paths
Published: 8 September 2013747PDF: 490Environmental assessment of individual and collective manure management systems
Published: 8 September 2013871PDF: 512A partial life cycle assessment approach to evaluate the energy intensity and related greenhouse gas emission in dairy farms
Published: 8 September 20131826PDF: 766Implementation of a genetic algorithm for energy design optimization of livestock housing using a dynamic thermal simulator
Published: 8 September 2013774PDF: 519Influence of feed delivery frequency on behavioural activity of dairy cows in freestall barns
Published: 8 September 2013734PDF: 463A survey on Italian compost dairy barns
Published: 8 September 20131234PDF: 645Use of a proactive herd management system in a dairy farm of northern italy: technical and economic results
Published: 8 September 20131061PDF: 644Optimization of sustainable buildings envelopes for extensive sheep farming through the use of dynamic energy simulation
Published: 8 September 2013835PDF: 467Influence of low vacuum levels on milking characteristics of sheep, goat and buffalo
Published: 8 September 20131203PDF: 789Biodegradable films and spray coatings as eco-friendly alternative to petro-chemical derived mulching films
Published: 8 September 20131725PDF: 1751Hydrogen and renewable energy sources integrated system for greenhouse heating
Published: 8 September 20131444PDF: 781Variation of physical properties of LDPE greenhouse films due to agrochemicals used during cultivation
Published: 8 September 2013792PDF: 881Comparison of different estimation procedures for the hydraulic properties of horticultural substrates by One-Step technique
Published: 8 September 2013693PDF: 446Production and reuse of waste in rural area with high density of greenhouse
Published: 8 September 2013776PDF: 666Solar radiation inside greenhouses covered with semitransparent photovoltaic film: first experimental results
Published: 8 September 2013839PDF: 1078Building green covering for a sustainable use of energy
Published: 8 September 20131286PDF: 782Temperature conditioning in ornamental plant production with a prototype device: root zone cooling in protected environments
Published: 8 September 2013790PDF: 870A new method for Espresso Coffee brewing: Caffè Firenze
Published: 8 September 20131315PDF: 777Screening of grated cheese authenticity by nir spectroscopy
Published: 8 September 2013981PDF: 659Application of Computer Vision for quality control in frozen mixed berries production: colour calibration issues
Published: 8 September 20131039PDF: 490Near-infrared spectroscopy is feasible to discriminate hazelnut cultivars
Published: 8 September 20131014PDF: 612Safety performance assessment of food industry facilities using a fuzzy approach
Published: 8 September 2013747PDF: 519UHF-RFID solutions for logistics units management in the food supply chain
Published: 8 September 2013929PDF: 639An overview of emerging techniques in virgin olive oil extraction process: strategies in the development of innovative plants
Published: 8 September 20131902PDF: 1596Mild separation system for olive oil: quality evaluation and pilot plant design
Published: 8 September 2013737PDF: 579Numerical models of mass transfer during ripening and storage of salami
Published: 8 September 2013848PDF: 572Mechanical grading in PGI Tropea red onion post harvest operations
Published: 8 September 2013974PDF: 493Technical and economic evaluation of maceration of red grapes for production everyday wine
Published: 8 September 2013798PDF: 585Control of mixing step in the bread production with weak wheat flour and sourdough
Published: 8 September 20131054PDF: 573Kinetic and thermodynamic properties of soybean grains during the drying process
Published: 8 September 2013849PDF: 625Traction performance simulation for mechanical front wheel drive tractors: towards a practical computer tool
Published: 8 September 2013807PDF: 941Soil management effect on soil penetration resistance in the vineyard
Published: 8 September 2013785PDF: 517Study of a test methodology to assess potential drift generated by air-assisted sprayers
Published: 8 September 2013678PDF: 526Repair and maintenance costs of 4WD tractors and self propelled combine harvesters in Italy
Published: 8 September 20131424PDF: 1129The RHEA-project robot for tree crops pesticide application
Published: 8 September 2013983PDF: 677Experimental tests on a new harvesting system for Burley tobacco
Published: 8 September 2013868PDF: 560Numerical and experimental analysis of vertical spray control patternators
Published: 8 September 2013765PDF: 502Preliminary evaluation of a short rotation forestry poplar biomass supply chain in Emilia Romagna Region
Published: 8 September 2013681PDF: 624Chipping machines: disc and drum energy requirements
Published: 8 September 2013917PDF: 512Tractor accelerated test on test rig
Published: 8 September 2013949PDF: 885Monitoring of the tractor working parameters from the CAN-Bus
Published: 8 September 20131218PDF: 839Harvest of table olives by mechanical harvesting equipment
Published: 8 September 2013837PDF: 690Experimental tests on winter cereal: Sod seeding compared to minimum tillage and traditional plowing
Published: 8 September 2013894PDF: 536Water sensitive papers simulation to assess deposits on targets
Published: 8 September 2013797PDF: 516Procedure and layout for the development of a fatigue test on an agricultural implement by a four poster test bench
Published: 8 September 2013801PDF: 517Application of software for the optimization of the surface shape of nets for chestnut harvesting
Published: 8 September 2013969PDF: 472Aerodynamic properties of six organo-mineral fertiliser particles
Published: 8 September 20131109PDF: 504Effect of different winter pruning systems on grapes produced
Published: 8 September 2013984PDF: 664Static consolidation of a renaissance palace by resins, pins and connecting rods
Published: 8 September 2013673PDF: 446The study of rural landscape at the farm scale: changes in traditional signs and structures
Published: 8 September 2013750PDF: 488Historical road system and farmhouses in Apulia
Published: 8 September 2013706PDF: 491Land use change in the Veneto floodplain and consequences on minor network drainage system
Published: 8 September 2013784PDF: 465Urban-rural gradient detection using multivariate spatial analysis and landscape metrics
Published: 8 September 20131030PDF: 699Determinants of SEA effectiveness: an empirical investigation over municipal spatial planning in Sardinia
Published: 8 September 2013651PDF: 433Consequence of land use changes into energy crops in Campania region
Published: 8 September 2013714PDF: 459Detection of Landscape patterns in airborne LIDAR data in the Nature Reserve of Castelporziano (Rome)
Published: 8 September 2013624PDF: 477The assessment of the visual perception in viewshed analysis for the landscape settings
Published: 8 September 2013753PDF: 554Evolution of some Mediterranean landscapes of Central Italy from historical aerial photographs
Published: 8 September 2013739PDF: 460Identification of rural landscape classes through a GIS clustering method
Published: 8 September 2013744PDF: 487Livestock system as a mitigation measure of a wind farm in a mountain area
Published: 8 September 2013761PDF: 463Geomatics and virtual tourism
Published: 8 September 2013959PDF: 724Production of renewable energy in agriculture: current situation and future developments
Published: 8 September 2013697PDF: 612Determining wood chip size: image analysis and clustering methods
Published: 8 September 2013811PDF: 1234Sicilian potential biogas production
Published: 8 September 20131085PDF: 721Anaerobic digestion and co-digestion of slaughterhouse wastes
Published: 8 September 20131449PDF: 800Energy and pressure requirements for compression of swine solid fraction compost
Published: 8 September 2013827PDF: 494Biogas yield from Sicilian kitchen waste and cheese whey
Published: 8 September 20131111PDF: 557Assessment of energy return on energy investment (EROEI) of oil bearing crops for renewable fuel production
Published: 8 September 20131409PDF: 839Harvesting of southern Piedmont’s orchards pruning residues: evaluations of biomass production and harvesting losses
Published: 8 September 2013643PDF: 515First tests of using an electronic nose to control biogas plant efficiency
Published: 8 September 2013710PDF: 619Evaluation of herbaceous crops irrigated with treated wastewater for ethanol production
Published: 8 September 2013833PDF: 619Modelling and optimization of a local smart grid for an agro-industrial site
Published: 8 September 2013744PDF: 503Development perspectives for biogas production from agricultural waste in Friuli Venezia Giulia (Nord-East of Italy)
Published: 8 September 2013912PDF: 692The use of co-digested solid fraction as feedstock for biogas plants
Published: 8 September 2013746PDF: 586Life Cycle Assessment of maize cultivation for biogas production
Published: 8 September 2013871PDF: 927A farm-scale pilot plant for biohydrogen and biomethane production by two-stage fermentation
Published: 8 September 20131214PDF: 737Parametric experimental tests of steam gasification of pine wood in a fluidized bed reactor
Published: 8 September 2013788PDF: 516Assessment of the energetic potential by hazelnuts pruning in Viterbo’s area
Published: 8 September 20131098PDF: 560Sustainability of grape-ethanol energy chain
Published: 8 September 2013653PDF: 630Torrefaction of residues and by-products from sunflower chain
Published: 8 September 2013883PDF: 563Giant reed (Arundo donax L.) harvesting system, an economic and technical evaluation
Published: 8 September 2013792PDF: 597Two prototypes for medium rotation forestry harvesting
Published: 8 September 2013707PDF: 561Industrial hemp for biomass production
Published: 8 September 20131384PDF: 1730Mechanized recovery of olive pruning residues: ash contamination and harvesting losses
Published: 8 September 2013664PDF: 433A GIS approach for the quantification of forest and agricultural biomass in the Basilicata region
Published: 8 September 20131562PDF: 618Seed losses during the harvesting of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) at on-farm scale
Published: 8 September 2013833PDF: 507Enhancement of Palm residues (Phoenix canariensis) for a potential use in ruminant feed
Published: 8 September 2013694PDF: 445Determination of the working time requirement for suckling sows in the pen of Wels
Published: 8 September 2013810PDF: 497Health and safety challenges associated with immigrant dairy workers
Published: 8 September 2013917PDF: 612The risk of musculoskeletal disorders due to repetitive movements of upper limbs for workers employed in hazelnut sorting
Published: 8 September 20131254PDF: 789The occupational safety on the construction sites of the farm production buildings in Finland
Published: 8 September 2013831PDF: 448Methodological approach to assess tractor stability in normal operation in field using a commercial warning device
Published: 8 September 2013645PDF: 565Simulated stability tests of a small articulated tractor designed for extreme-sloped vineyards
Published: 8 September 2013868PDF: 878Engineering solutions applied to pneumatic drills to reduce losses of dust from dressed seeds
Published: 8 September 2013669PDF: 451Exposure to vibrations in wine growing
Published: 8 September 2013711PDF: 529Accident investigation related to the use of chainsaw
Published: 8 September 20131229PDF: 771A Wii-controlled safety device for electric chainsaws
Published: 8 September 20131093PDF: 653Ergonomic issues in ewe cheese production: reliability of the Strain Index and OCRA Checklist risk assessments
Published: 8 September 2013825PDF: 597Noise risk assessment in a bottling line of a modern Sicilian winery
Published: 8 September 2013801PDF: 564A survey of safety issues in tree-climbing applications for forestry management
Published: 8 September 20131204PDF: 619Vibration risk evaluation in hand-held harvesters for olives
Published: 8 September 2013778PDF: 523Whole body vibrations during field operations in the vineyard
Published: 8 September 2013715PDF: 500The heat stress for workers employed in a dairy farm
Published: 8 September 2013729PDF: 428Spectral analysis of a standard test track profile during passage of an agricultural tractor
Published: 8 September 2013668PDF: 488Vibration transmitted to operator’s back by machines with back-pack power unit: a case study on blower and spraying machines
Published: 8 September 2013698PDF: 583Ergonomic analysis for the assessment of the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorder in forestry operations
Published: 8 September 20131670PDF: 1082Fitting and testing roll-over protective structures on self-propelled agricultural machinery
Published: 8 September 2013730PDF: 656Analysis of the building system of four mills and their suitability for heat treatment pest disinfestation
Published: 8 September 2013972PDF: 454Safety in the housing of horses
Published: 8 September 2013640PDF: 498Levels of vibration transmitted to the operator of the tractor equipped with front axle suspension
Published: 8 September 2013784PDF: 498First investigation on the applicability of an active noise control system on a tracked tractor without cab
Published: 8 September 2013708PDF: 438Safety settings in equestrian facilities
Published: 8 September 2013624PDF: 529Noise levels of a track-laying tractor during field operations in the vineyard
Published: 8 September 2013733PDF: 660The assessment of the sawmill noise
Published: 8 September 2013750PDF: 634Assessment of linear anionic polyacrylamide application to irrigation canals for seepage control
Published: 8 September 20131599PDF: 576Analysis of rainfed alfalfa evapotranspiration measured by an eddy covariance system
Published: 8 September 2013917PDF: 600A neuro-fuzzy model to predict the inflow to the guardialfiera multipurpose dam (Southern Italy) at medium-long time scales
Published: 8 September 2013984PDF: 513Water balance of rice plots under three different cultivation methods: first season results
Published: 8 September 2013822PDF: 531Effect of different plant species in pilot constructed wetlands for wastewater reuse in agriculture
Published: 8 September 2013901PDF: 647Monitoring water fluxes in rice plots under three different cultivation methods
Published: 8 September 2013689PDF: 507Effects of water distribution uniformity on waxy (Zea mays L.) yield: first results
Published: 8 September 2013525PDF: 553An analytic-geospatial approach for sustainable water resource management: a case study in the province of Perugia
Published: 8 September 20131071PDF: 440Farms as a resilience factors to land degradation in peri-urban areas
Published: 8 September 2013645PDF: 469Alternative method for vegetables cultivation in Benin
Published: 8 September 2013984PDF: 606Aerated lagooning of agro-industrial wastewater: depuration performance and energy requirements
Published: 8 September 20131230PDF: 539A simplified method to determine the first primary drying and wetting curves of water diffusivity of unsaturated soil
Published: 8 September 2013901PDF: 489Evapotranspiration models for a maize agro-ecosystem in irrigated and rainfed conditions
Published: 8 September 2013772PDF: 582Manually operated pile driver for use in the south Iraqi Marshlands
Published: 8 September 2013725PDF: 524Experiences of improving water access in rural areas in Guatemala
Published: 8 September 2013766PDF: 510
