Effects of a feeding strategy to increase intramuscular fat content of pork under the conditions of organic farming

In an ongoing study, the effect of the implementation of a specific feeding strategy using a high portion of home-grown grain legumes on the intramuscular fat (IMF) content of pork, is assessed under different conditions on organic farms in Germany and Austria. Preliminary results indicate that variation in the IMF content seems to be higher between farms than between treatments within each farm

Wide range and tunable linear TMR sensor using two exchange pinned electrodes

A magnetic tunnel junction sensor is proposed, with both the detection and the reference layers pinned by IrMn. Using the differences in the blocking temperatures of the IrMn films with different thicknesses, crossed anisotropies can be induced between the detection and the reference electrodes. The pinning of the sensing electrode ensures a linear and reversible output. It also allows tuning both the sensitivity and the linear range of the sensor. The authors show that the sensitivity varies linearly with the ferromagnetic thickness of the detection electrode. It is demonstrated that an increased thickness leads to a rise of sensitivity and a reduction of the operating range

VARIASI DIAMETER NOSEL DAN KETINGGIAN PENYIRAMAN MENGGUNAKAN IRIGASI CURAH (SPRINKLER IRRIGATION) TERHADAP PEMADATAN TANAH

The objective of this research was to find out the best combination of nozzle diameter and height of watering of the soil compaction by considering of irrigation spraying efficiency which is best to be determined to value Coefficient of Uniformity and Distribution of Uniformity. This research was done by applying the water to irrigation area in time needed to each treatment in order to soil compaction. The research used description method followed by tabulation and graphical presentations with two factors (A and B) and two replications. Factor A was the nozzle diameter (1 mm, 2 mm, 3 mm) and factor B was the height of watering (1 m, 1½ m, 2 m). The observed data were include water content (%), bulk density (g/cm3), soil compaction (%), coefficient of uniformity (%) and distribution of uniformity (%). The result showed that the highest value of water content was 69.66% (D3T1) which is the treatment with combination of nozzle diameter by 3 mm and height of watering by 1 m and the lowest of water content was 46.20% (D1T3) which is the treatment with combination of nozzle diameter by 1 mm and height of watering by 2 m. The treatment with combination of nozzle diameter 3 mm and height of watering by 2 m (D3T3), was the best treatment with bulk density 1.338 g/cm3, porosity 31,53%, the soil compaction 26.001%, coefficient of uniformity 80.51%, distribution of uniformity 74.14%. In reality, combination between of nozzle diameter and height of water did not have a value of Uniformity Coefficient (?85%) and Uniformity Distribution (?75%).Keywords: Nozzle, Sprinkler irrigation, Soil compaction, Uniformity Coefficient , Uniformity Distributio

Les systèmes socio-écologiques forestiers méditerranéens face aux changements globaux Quelques questions posées par la filière bois énergie au Maroc

A l'occasion de la publication du n°100 de la revue Forêt Méditerranéenne, il a été demandé aux grandes institutions nationales qu'elles nous présentent leur vision des espaces forestiers méditerranéens "depuis Paris". Cet article nous donne le regard porté par la recherche (CIRAD) sur la forêt méditerranéenne, notamment à travers les études socio-écologiques menées au Maroc

Accent attribution in speakers with Foreign Accent Syndrome

Purpose: The main aim of this experiment was to establish the extent to which the impression of foreignness in speakers with Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS) is in any way comparable to the impression of foreignness in speakers with a real foreign accent. Method: Three groups of listeners attributed accents to conversational speech samples of 5 FAS speakers which were embedded amongst those of 5 speakers with a real foreign accent and 5 native speaker controls. The listener groups differed in their familiarity with foreign accented speech and speech pathology. Results: The findings indicate that listeners’ perceptual reactions to the three groups of speakers are essentially different at all levels of analysis. The native speaker controls are unequivocally considered as native speakers of Dutch while the speakers with a real foreign accent are very reliably assessed as non-native speakers. The speakers with Foreign Accent Syndrome, however, are in some sense perceived as foreign and in some sense as native by listeners, but not as foreign as speakers with a real foreign accent nor as native as real native speakers. This result may be accounted for in terms of the trigger support model of foreign accent perception. Conclusions: The findings of the experiment is consistent with the idea that the very nature of the foreign accent in different in both groups of speakers, although it cannot be fully excluded that the perceived foreignness in the two groups is one of degree

Le développement des plantations clonales d'eucalyptus au Maroc - Une dynamique toujours plus actuelle -

Les plantations d'Eucalyptus au Maroc font depuis plusieurs décennies partie intégrante du paysage forestier national. Elles sont devenues une composante majeure de l'économie de la filière forêt bois. Le développement de la culture clonale a permis le développement d'un massif cultivé à haute productivité. Les débouchés, initialement ciblés sur la fourniture de bois d'industrie pour la pâte à papier, se diversifient au gré de l'apparition de nouveaux besoins. Après un rappel historique, cet article décrit la place des plantations clonales d'Eucalyptus dans le paysage économique national et les restitue dans une perspective de gestion durable. Enfin, les changements globaux sont à la fois source de défis, mais aussi d'opportunités pour cette filière importante