By using factor analysis method and establishing analysis indicator system from four aspects including crop production, poultry farming, rural life and township enterprises, the difference, features, and types of factors influencing the rural environmental pollution in the hilly area in Sichuan...

Method of fuzzy comprehensive evaluation is used to carry out suitability evaluation on the information service system of “Agricultural Science and Technology 110†in Sichuan Province, China. Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and expert consultation method are used to determine the...

Currently, Chinese sustainable agricultural development is facing some big challenges that how to promote the present developing pattern, lengthen material transformation chain, increase the utilization rate of material and energy in agricultural system and form a healthy agriculture ecological...

Information visibility is generally useful for decision makers distributed across supply chains. Availability of information on inventory levels, price, lead times, demand, etc. can help reduce uncertainties as well as alleviate problems associated with bullwhip effect. A majority of extant...

Affected by natural and human-induced factors, cultural heritage sites and their surroundings face threats of structural instability and land displacement. Accurate and rapid identification of the key areas facing existing or potential deformation risks is essential for the conservation and...

Lead–acid batteries used in hybrid solar–wind power generation systems operate under very specific conditions, and it is often very difficult to predict when the energy will be extracted from or supplied to the battery. Owing to the highly variable working conditions, no battery model has...

Wind power potentials of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region have been statistically analyzed based on the hourly measured wind speed data in four islands. The hourly and monthly wind speed and wind power density are assessed to have remarkable variations, and the Weibull distribution function...

At present, China's economic development faces energy challenge, and the appropriate solution of energy bottleneck is the key to healthy, rapid and sustainable development. China's gross amount of hydraulic resource ranks first in the world; however, because of low level of development, hydraulic...

Several giant debris flows occurred in southwestern China after the Wenchuan earthquake, causing serious casualties and economic losses. Debris flows were frequently triggered after the earthquake. A relatively accurate prediction of these post-seismic debris flows can help to reduce the...

With the increase in use of a technology, its misuse possibility also increases in general. Moreover, there are instances where new technologies are implemented without thoroughly testing for vulnerabilities. We consider RFID, a disruptive technology, and related vulnerabilities in existing...