Search Results - "Canadian biosystems engineering"

Advances in Ground Penetrating Radar application for estimating soil hydraulic properties: A mini review by Dahunsi, Juwonlo, Pathirana, Sashini, Cheema, Mumtaz, Krishnapillai, Manokararajah, Galagedara, Lakshman

“…Information on soil water status and dynamics is needed for agricultural management, as well as engineering and environmental investigations. Water status and…”
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Evaluating water quantity and quality of Canadian Great Lakes Watershed using LTHIA GIS Model by Paul, Pranesh Kumar, Brar, Taranjot Singh, Daggupati, Prasad, Rudra, Ramesh, Goyal, Pradeep

“…The Great Lakes, also known as the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes located in the upper mid-east region of North…”
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Canola yield and quality under tile drainage in the Canadian Prairies by Ndulue, Emeka, Sri Ranjan, Ramanathan, Cattani, Douglas

“…For areas with seasonally shallow water tables and poorly drained soils, subsurface drainage systems are ideal for removing excess water from the root zone and…”
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Supporting teaching practice, program improvement, and accreditation efforts in an engineering program by Seniuk Cicek, Jillian, Mann, Danny, Renaud, Robert

“…This paper emphasizes the essential role of a support person for faculty teaching and assessing the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) graduate…”
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Effects of weather on temperatures of the grain bin components and headspace of a 10-m diameter corrugated steel bin by Bharathi, Vimala, Jian, Fuji, Jayas, Digvir

“…The mean global temperatures are increasing as a result of climate change. To understand how the change in ambient weather influences the temperature of the…”
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Evaluation of segmentation methods for RGB colour image-based detection of Fusarium infection in corn grains using support vector machine (SVM) and pre-trained convolution neural network (CNN) by Rathna Priya, T.S., Manickavasagan, Annamalai

“…This study evaluated six segmentation methods (clustering, flood-fill, graph-cut, colour-thresholding, watershed, and Otsu’s-thresholding) for segmentation…”
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Historical development of subsurface drainage in Quebec from 1850 to 1970 by Barrington, Suzelle

“…Despite its beginning in the 1850’s and being first in Canada to purchase a tile drainage trencher, subsurface drainage of agricultural lands in Quebec is…”
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Rapid assessment of canola spoilage under sub-optimal storage condition using FTIR spectroscopy by Erkinbaev, Chyngyz, Morse, Whitney, Paliwal, Jitendra

“…The storage environment of grains and oilseeds influences their physico-chemical properties that determine shelf-life and nutritional quality. In case of…”
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Ten calls to action to integrate Indigenous Knowledges and perspectives into the Biosystems Engineering Program at the University of Manitoba by Ruta, Alyssa, Seniuk Cicek, Jillian, Mante, Afua, Speare, Marie, Herrmann, Randy

“…In this study, a rapid grey and academic literature scoping review was conducted to investigate how Indigenous Knowledges, perspectives, values and cultures…”
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Discrete element modelling (DEM) of hemp processing using a hammermill by Sadek, Mohammad, Chen, Ying

“…The discrete element method (DEM) was used to develop a model to simulate hemp processing using a hammer mill. The model was computed using a commercial…”
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Extraction of bioactive moieties of Cupressus arizonica and Cupressus sempervirens wood knots by Abdulkhani, Ali, Sedaghat, Akram, Alizadeh, Peyman, Tabil, Lope

“…This research was aimed to determine the hydrophilic bioactive extractives of Arizona cypress. The extractives of Arizona cypress were isolated and…”
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Design and performance of a 96 cell thermally controlled multi-cell instrument by Stumborg, Mark, Vankosky, Megan, Jones, Alan, Olfert, Owen, Thomas, A.

“…This paper describes the design, construction, and evaluation of a thermally controlled multi-cell instrument containing ninety-six independently controlled…”
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Biosystems engineering students’ experiences and perceptions of selfreflection and e-portfolios by Friesen, Marcia, Soriano, Laura, Mann, Danny

“…Biosystems engineering students at the University of Manitoba participated in a voluntary workshop series as an extracurricular professional development…”
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Are there curricular differences between biology-based and application-based "bio" engineering disciplines? by Mann, Danny, Morrison, Jason

“…Several authors have previously promoted the transformation of the application-based agricultural engineering discipline into a biology-based biological…”
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A Vehicle-Based Laser System for High-Resolution DEM Development – Performance in Micro-topography Measurement by Li, Peng, Zhang, Naiqian, Wagner, Larry, Fox, Fred, Oard, Darrell, Lagae, Hubert, Han, MIngqiang

“…A vehicle-based laser measurement system was developed to measure the surface microtopography and to generate high-resolution digital elevation models (DEM)…”
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Biochar application on commercial field crops using farm-scale equipmen by Ejack, Leanne, Whalen, Joann, Major, Julie, Husk, Barry

“…Commercial growers who wish to apply biochar to their field crops will need to use conventional agricultural machinery to amend large field areas. Biochar…”
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A Vehicle-Based Laser System for High-Resolution DEM Development – Performance Evaluation of System Components by Li, Peng, Zhang, Naiqian, Wagner, Larry, Fox, Fred, Oard, Darrell, Lagae, Hubert, Han, MIngqiang

“…Surface microtopography is quantified by the deviations in the direction of the normal vector of the surface. Soil microtopography is a major factor…”
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Classification of auditory signals from a combine harvester based on Mel-frequency Cepstral coefficients and machine learning by Thomas, Gabriel, Simundsson, Avery, Mann, Danny, Balocco, Simone

“…As agricultural machinery moves into the digital era, significant developments in available technology will likely make autonomous farm vehicles more feasible,…”
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Connected and autonomous electric and fuel-cell powered agricultural power units: A feasibility study by Iftime, Daniel, Laguë, Claude

“…Agricultural labour shortages coupled with a required increase in global food production and increasingly stringent sustainable farming legislation are…”
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Tackiness of a novel biodegradable binder for erosion control mulch by Dueck, Clifford, Cenkowski, Stefan

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