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Cotton Gin Stand Machine-Vision Inspection and Removal System for Plastic Contamination: Software Design by Pelletier, Mathew G., Holt, Greg A., Wanjura, John D.

“…The removal of plastic contamination from cotton lint is an issue of top priority to the U.S. cotton industry. One of the main sources of plastic contamination…”
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Cotton Gin Stand Machine-Vision Inspection and Removal System for Plastic Contamination: Hand Intrusion Sensor Design by Pelletier, Mathew G., Wanjura, John D., Wakefield, Jon R., Holt, Greg A., Kothari, Neha

“…Plastic contamination in cotton lint poses significant challenges to the U.S. cotton industry, with plastic wrap from John Deere round module harvesters being…”
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Cotton Gin Stand Machine-Vision Inspection and Removal System for Plastic Contamination: Auto-Calibration Design by Pelletier, Mathew G., Wanjura, John D., Holt, Greg A., Kothari, Neha

“…Plastic contamination in marketable cotton bales, predominantly from plastic wraps used in John Deere round module harvesters, poses a significant challenge to…”
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Investigation into a practical approach and application of cotton fiber elongation by Delhom, Christopher D., Wanjura, John D., Pelletier, Mathew G., Holt, Gregory A., Hequet, Eric F.

“…Abstract Background The strength of cotton fiber has been extensively studied and significantly improved through selective breeding, but fiber elongation has…”
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Microwave Moisture Sensing of Seedcotton: Part 1: Seedcotton Microwave Material Properties by Pelletier, Mathew G, Wanjura, John D, Holt, Greg A

“…Moisture content at harvest is a key parameter that impacts quality and how well the cotton crop can be stored without degrading before processing. It is also…”
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Evaluation of Alternative-Design Cotton Gin Lint Cleaning Machines on Fiber Length Uniformity Index by Armijo, Carlos B., Delhom, Christopher D., Whitelock, Derek P., Tumuluru, Jaya Shankar, Yeater, Kathleen M., Blake, Cody D., Rowe, Chandler, Wanjura, John D., Sui, Ruixiu, Holt, Gregory A., Martin, Vikki B., Kothari, Neha

“…Developing cotton ginning methods that improve fiber length uniformity index to levels that are compatible with newer and more efficient spinning technologies…”
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An Integrated Plastic Contamination Monitoring System for Cotton Module Feeders by Wanjura, John, Pelletier, Mathew, Holt, Greg, Barnes, Edward, Wigdahl, Jeffrey, Doron, Nachem

“…Plastic contamination in US lint bales has increased with the adoption of new cotton harvesters that form cylindrical or round modules on the machine. It is of…”
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Soil moisture sensing via swept frequency based microwave sensors by Pelletier, Mathew G, Karthikeyan, Sundar, Green, Timothy R, Schwartz, Robert C, Wanjura, John D, Holt, Greg A

“…There is a need for low-cost, high-accuracy measurement of water content in various materials. This study assesses the performance of a new microwave swept…”
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Simplified Three-Microphone Acoustic Test Method by Pelletier, Mathew, Holt, Greg, Wanjura, John

“…Accepted acoustic testing standards are available; however, they require specialized hardware and software that are typically out of reach economically to the…”
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Frequency Domain Probe Design for High Frequency Sensing of Soil Moisture by Pelletier, Mathew G, Schwartz, Robert C, Holt, Greg A, Wanjura, John D, Green, Timothy R

“…Accurate moisture sensing is an important need for many research programs as well as in control of industrial processes. This paper describes the development…”
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Chemical-Free Cotton Defoliation by; Mechanical, Flame and Laser Girdling by Pelletier, Mathew, Wanjura, John, Holt, Greg

“…A novel new way to achieve chemical-free defoliation of cotton is discussed. The research found that by severing the phloem tissue on the main stalk, via a…”
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A smart cotton module tracking and monitoring system for handling logistics and cover damage by Wang, Tianyi, Hardin IV, Robert G., Ward, Jason K., Wanjura, John D., Barnes, Edward M.

“…•A smart system was developed to track the movement and condition of round cotton modules automatically.•The system was installed on both a loader and module…”
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Fringe Capacitance Correction for a Coaxial Soil Cell by Pelletier, Mathew G, Viera, Joseph A, Schwartz, Robert C, Lascano, Robert J, Evett, Steven R, Green, Tim R, Wanjura, John D, Holt, Greg A

“…Accurate measurement of moisture content is a prime requirement in hydrological, geophysical and biogeochemical research as well as for material…”
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Assessment of particulate matter and ammonia emission concentrations and respective plume profiles from a commercial poultry house by Yao, Qi, Yang, Zijiang, Li, Hong, Buser, Michael D., Wanjura, John D., Downey, Peter M., Zhang, Chen, Craige, Collin, Torrents, Alba, McConnell, Laura L., Holt, Gregory A., Hapeman, Cathleen J.

“…Poultry-emitted air pollutants, including particulate matter (PM) and ammonia, have raised concerns due to potential negative effects on human health and the…”
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A Cotton Module Feeder Plastic Contamination Inspection System by Pelletier, Mathew G., Holt, Greg A., Wanjura, John D.

“…The removal of plastic contamination in cotton lint is an issue of top priority to the U.S. cotton industry. One of the main sources of plastic contamination…”
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Effects of harvesting and ginning practices on Southern High Plains cotton: fiber quality by Wanjura, John D, Armijo, Carlos B, Delhom, Christopher D, Boman, Randal K, Faulkner, William B, Holt, Gregory A, Pelletier, Mathew G

“…The lint yield and fiber quality of cotton produced in the Southern High Plains of the USA have improved over the last decade, renewing interest in finding…”
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Effects of harvesting and ginning practices on Southern High Plains cotton: textile quality by Delhom, Christopher D, Indest, Matthew O, Wanjura, John D, Armijo, Carlos B, Boman, Randal K, Faulkner, William B, Holt, Gregory A, Pelletier, Mathew G

“…The impact of the harvesting method, as well as the ginning method (saw or high-speed roller ginning), on textile quality was studied over three years of…”
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Particulate capture efficiency of a vegetative environmental buffer surrounding an animal feeding operation by Willis, William B., Eichinger, William E., Prueger, John H., Hapeman, Cathleen J., Li, Hong, Buser, Michael D., Hatfield, Jerry L., Wanjura, John D., Holt, Gregory A., Torrents, Alba, Plenner, Sean J., Clarida, Warren, Browne, Stephen D., Downey, Peter M., Yao, Qi

“…•The particulate capture efficiency of a vegetative environmental buffer was investigated.•Periodic lofting above the buffer was shown in lidar scans.•Buffer…”
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A Plastic Contamination Image Dataset for Deep Learning Model Development and Training by Pelletier, Mathew G., Holt, Greg A., Wanjura, John D.

“…The removal of plastic contamination in cotton lint is an issue of top priority for the U.S. cotton industry. One of the main sources of plastic contamination…”
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Quantification and characterization of cotton crop biomass residue by Wanjura, John D., Barnes, Edward M., Kelley, Mark S., Holt, Gregory A., Pelletier, Mathew G.

“…•Field based residual biomass from cotton is a potential revenue source for producers.•Stick and bur materials are most appropriate for bio-fuel and bio-based…”
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