The use of ICTs in Agricultural Value Chains The use of ICTs in Agricultural Value Chains Information and Communication Technologies, or ICTs, have become an important tool in promoting agricultural value chain efficiency.…
Mangrove A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that belongs primarily to the Rhizophoraceae, Acanthaceae, Lythraceae, Combretaceae, and Arecaceae families; that grows along coastal estuaries,…
Nekton Nekton or necton, the assemblage of pelagic animals which swim freely, independent of water movement or wind, from the Greek nekton meaning “to swim”. In…
Epsomite Epsomite is most commonly formed by the deposition of material by saline springs as efflorescence on cave walls. It is a mineral of hydrous magnesium…
Sodium Dithionite Sodium dithionite is whitish to light-yellow crystalline solid that has a sulfur dioxide-like odor, also known as sodium hydrosulfite. Under physiological conditions, it is not…
Coke – as a fuel Coke is a fuel used in the steelmaking process that is created by heating coal in the absence of air. It is a grey, hard,…
Fluidized Bed Combustion Fluidization is a method of mixing fuel and air in a specific proportion, for obtaining combustion. A fluidized bed may be defined as the bed…
Marine Iguana Also known as the sea iguana, saltwater iguana, or Galápagos marine iguana, the marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is the only lizard on earth that spends…
Agricultural Value Chain The agricultural value chain concept has been used since the beginning of the millennium, primarily by those working in agricultural development in developing countries. An…
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador The Galápagos Islands (official name: Archipiélago de Colón, another Spanish name: Las Islas Galápagos, Spanish pronunciation: las ˈislas ɣaˈlapaɣos, local pronunciation: laz ˈihlah ɣaˈlapaɣoh), island…
Differential Equation A mathematical statement is a differential equation; it is an equation that relates one or more functions and their derivatives. In science and engineering, as…
Liquid State Machine (LSM) A liquid state machine (LSM) has emerged as a computational model more adequate to explain computations in neuronal biological networks than the Turing machine. It…