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A Methodology to Analyze the Presence of Sustainability in Engineering Curricula. Case of Study: Ten Spanish Engineering Degree Curricula
(MDPI, 2019)
This paper presents a methodology to analyze the sustainability presence level in the curriculum of an engineering degree. The methodology is applied to ten engineering degrees of the Spanish university system, taught in ...
Diverging Effects of Landscape Factors and Inter-Row Management on the Abundance of Beneficial and Herbivorous Arthropods in Andalusian Vineyards (Spain)
(MDPI, 2019)
Land use at landscape and field scales can increase the diversity and abundance of natural enemies for pest control. In this study, we investigated interactions between landscape elements (semi-natural vegetation, olive ...
Decision Support System Tool to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Water Abstraction from Aquifers for Irrigation
(MDPI, 2019)
In pressurized irrigation networks that use underground water resources, submersible pumps are one of the highest energy consumers. The objective of this paper was to develop a decision support system, implemented in ...
Genetic Diversity Assessment of Portuguese Cultivated Vicia faba L. through IRAP Markers
(MDPI, 2016)
Faba bean have been grown in Portugal for a long time and locally adapted populations are
still maintained on farm. The genetic diversity of four Portuguese faba bean populations that are still
cultivated in some regions ...
Organic carbon in agricultural and agroforestry soils: Effect of different management practices
(Universidad de Córdoba, UCOPress, 2021)
Soil is a global resource that has the capacity to contain large amounts of organic carbon. In fact, soils contain more carbon than plants and the atmosphere combined. However, in recent decades human activities such as ...
Allelic Variation at Glutenin Loci (Glu-1, Glu-2 and Glu-3) in a Worldwide Durum Wheat Collection and Its Effect on Quality Attributes
(MDPI, 2021)
Durum wheat grains (Triticum turgidum L. ssp. durum) are the main source for the production of pasta, bread and a variety of products consumed worldwide. The quality of pasta is mainly defined by the rheological properties ...
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 3 Is an Expanded Gene Family with Potential Adaptive Roles in Chickpea
(MDPI, 2021)
Legumes play an important role in ensuring food security, improving nutrition and enhancing ecosystem resilience. Chickpea is a globally important grain legume adapted to semi-arid regions under rain-fed conditions. A ...
Low Range of Shoulders Horizontal Abduction Predisposes for Shoulder Pain in Competitive Young Swimmer
(Frontiers, 2019)
The prevalence of shoulder pain (SP) among competitive swimmers is high, and
may profoundly restrict their ability to compete. This prospective cohort study
investigated the association between 3 blocks of performance ...
Analysis of methodologies to evaluate juvenile wood with regard to wood quality
(Universidad de Córdoba, UCOPress, 2019)
On conifer species, when growing, on the inner part of the log closer to the pith they produce wood with different characteristics, which show rapid and progressive changes in the rings outward from the pith in a transverse ...
Can scenario-planning support community-based natural resource management? Experiences from three countries in Latin America
(MDPI, 2015)
Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is a concept critical to managing social-ecological systems but whose implementation needs strengthening. Scenario planning is one approach that may offer benefits relevant ...