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Biosystems engineering students’ experiences and perceptions of selfreflection and e-portfolios 生物系统工程专业学生对自我反思和电子档案的体验和看法

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada Pub Date : 2022-02-04 DOI: 10.7451/cbe.2020.62.9.17

M. Friesen, Laura Soriano, Danny Mann

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Extraction of bioactive moieties of Cupressus arizonica and Cupressus sempervirens wood knots 桂柏和柏木节中生物活性成分的提取

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada Pub Date : 2022-02-03 DOI: 10.7451/cbe.2020.62.8.1

A. Abdulkhani, A. Sedaghat, Peymaneh Alizadeh, L. Tabil

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Dry mass loss of different moisture content canola at different temperatures 不同含水量油菜籽在不同温度下的干物质损失

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada Pub Date : 2022-01-25 DOI: 10.7451/cbe.2020.62.3.1

F. Jian, R. Vignesh, Liam Carlin

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ATP bioluminescence method as a rapid tool for assessment of cleanliness of commercial animal transport trailers ATP生物发光法作为商业动物运输拖车清洁度评估的快速工具

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada Pub Date : 2022-01-25 DOI: 10.7451/cbe.2020.62.5.1

A. Alvarado, Jingjing P. Cabahug, Bernado Predicala

{"title":"ATP bioluminescence method as a rapid tool for assessment of cleanliness of commercial animal transport trailers","authors":"A. Alvarado, Jingjing P. Cabahug, Bernado Predicala","doi":"10.7451/cbe.2020.62.5.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7451/cbe.2020.62.5.1","url":null,"abstract":"Animal transportation is widely recognized as a significant risk for disease transmission. At present, cleanliness of animal transport trailers is mostly assessed through subjective visual inspection (i.e., ‘white-glove’ test), which may sometimes be supplemented by microbiological testing with results obtained after at least 2-3 days. In this study, the feasibility of using adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence method as a rapid tool for objectively assessing animal transport trailer cleanliness was investigated. Eighteen newly-cleaned transport trailers were tested using both ATP bioluminescence and microbiological techniques. In each trailer, six (6) locations including floors, walls, ramps, partitions and trailer exterior surfaces were sampled using an ATP meter, and MacConkey and R2A agar contact plates. From a total of more than 500 paired samples collected from all the sampled trailers, significant correlation was found between ATP bioluminescence method and standard microbiological technique using R2A agar (r = 0.206; p = 0.001) and MacConkey agar (r = 0.154; p = 0.002) plates. Using a threshold or ‘Pass’ limit of 390 RLU per 100 cm2 of trailer surface, ATP method was able to provide a good objective measure of the surface cleanliness, thus may be considered as an additional tool available for rapid and less costly assessment of trailer surface cleanliness.","PeriodicalId":34955,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41531117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Remote supervision of autonomous agricultural machines: Concepts and feasibility 自主农业机械的远程监控:概念和可行性

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada Pub Date : 2022-01-25 DOI: 10.7451/cbe.2020.62.2.1

U. Edet, D. Mann

{"title":"Remote supervision of autonomous agricultural machines: Concepts and feasibility","authors":"U. Edet, D. Mann","doi":"10.7451/cbe.2020.62.2.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7451/cbe.2020.62.2.1","url":null,"abstract":"The scientific literature provides a description of various models depicting autonomous agricultural machines working to complete typical field operations. Many of the models involve some form of automation interface that is used by the machine owner to supervise the operation of the machine from a remote location. The objective of this study was to interview experts in the design of autonomous agricultural machines (university researchers, entrepreneurs, and leaders in the agricultural machinery sector) to ascertain their opinions about future autonomous agricultural machines, particularly related to how such machines will be supervised by the machine’s owner. Of the four remote supervision concepts described by participants (within the field, close to the field, from the farm office, and outside the farm site), the close-to-the-field remote supervision concept was determined to be the most viable concept. Designers were divided on the idea of providing real-time live video on the automation interface, however, most of them believed that having live video would reassure the farmer that everything was going well. Desktop computer, tablet and phone were the main devices recommended as tools for remote supervision (i.e., the hardware on which to display the automation interface), with tablet perhaps being the preferred alternative.","PeriodicalId":34955,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45036040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Using content validity measures to evaluate the Biosystems Engineering Program at the University of Manitoba 使用内容有效性指标评估曼尼托巴大学生物系统工程项目

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada Pub Date : 2022-01-25 DOI: 10.7451/cbe.2020.62.9.1

Jillian Seniuk Cicek, R. Renaud, Danny Mann

{"title":"Using content validity measures to evaluate the Biosystems Engineering Program at the University of Manitoba","authors":"Jillian Seniuk Cicek, R. Renaud, Danny Mann","doi":"10.7451/cbe.2020.62.9.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7451/cbe.2020.62.9.1","url":null,"abstract":"An exploratory case study was designed to determine the relative importance of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) graduate attributes as perceived by University of Manitoba engineering stakeholders. Findings were used to examine the content validity of the Biosystems Engineering program. The overarching objective was to explore how graduate attribute emphasis in engineering programs reflect graduate attribute importance reported by key stakeholders. Problem Analysis, Investigation, Design, Communication Skills, Impact of Engineering on Society & the Environment, and Use of Engineering Tools had similar expected (mean relative importance) and observed (content and assessment program coverage) data percentages. The gap was wider for other graduate attributes, with the most surprising being Knowledge Base. Overall, the pattern of results suggests that various professional attributes (e.g., Professionalism, Ethics & Equity, and Lifelong Learning) should be more prominent in content and assessments within an engineering program. Recommendations to improve methods to assess content validity in engineering programs are discussed.","PeriodicalId":34955,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45789750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effects of subsoiling tillage on structure, permeability, and crop yields on compacted Solonetzic and Chernozemic dryland soils in Western Canada 深松耕作对加拿大西部Solonetzic和Chernozemic旱地土壤结构、渗透性和作物产量的影响

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada Pub Date : 2022-01-25 DOI: 10.7451/cbe.2020.62.1.1

Raul Avila, J. Schoenau, T. King, B. Si, M. Grevers

{"title":"Effects of subsoiling tillage on structure, permeability, and crop yields on compacted Solonetzic and Chernozemic dryland soils in Western Canada","authors":"Raul Avila, J. Schoenau, T. King, B. Si, M. Grevers","doi":"10.7451/cbe.2020.62.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7451/cbe.2020.62.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"Compaction induced by field wheel traffic and dense layers in the subsoil may adversely alter soil structure, impede soil aeration, restrict water infiltration and nutrient uptake, and inhibit plant root development, negatively affecting plant yields. Reclaiming compacted Chernozemic and Solonetzic soils with hardpan B horizons may be possible through subsoiling operations to loosen the soil to depth, e.g. ~0.30 m. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of subsoiling on soil physical properties and plant yield in wheel traffic compacted and non-compacted Chernozemic and Solonetzic soils in southern Saskatchewan Canada. Subsoiling increased air permeability in the compacted Chernozemic soil from 4.5x10-7 m sec-1 to 2.9x10-6 m sec-1. In the compacted Solonetzic soil, subsoiling significantly decreased soil cone index to 1579 kPa compared to 2376 kPa in the non-subsoiled treatment. Crop yields (hard red spring wheat, dry peas) in the two years following the treatment were similar among tillage and compaction treatments in the Chernozemic soil. However, subsoiling of the compacted Solonetzic soil resulted in a seed yield increase of canola of ~ 1000 kg ha-1 in the first year of study and no treatment effect in the second year when wheat was grown. Overall, subsoiling of the compacted soils tended to improve soil physical properties, especially in the Solonetzic soils.","PeriodicalId":34955,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48981780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A Vehicle-Based Laser System for High-Resolution DEM Development – Performance in Micro-topography Measurement. 用于高分辨率DEM开发的车载激光系统——微地形测量性能。

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.7451/cbe.2021.63.2.33

Peng Li, Naiqian Zhang, L. Wagner, Fred Fox, D. Oard, H. Lagae, MIngqiang Han

{"title":"A Vehicle-Based Laser System for High-Resolution DEM Development – Performance in Micro-topography Measurement.","authors":"Peng Li, Naiqian Zhang, L. Wagner, Fred Fox, D. Oard, H. Lagae, MIngqiang Han","doi":"10.7451/cbe.2021.63.2.33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7451/cbe.2021.63.2.33","url":null,"abstract":"A vehicle-based laser measurement system was developed to measure the surface microtopography and to generate high-resolution digital elevation models (DEM). The accuracy of the system in microtopography measurement was evaluated in the laboratory by comparing the DEM data generated by this system with that generated by a more accurate, stationary laser profile meter for several surfaces, including an artificial sand-stone-ridged surface. DEM data was created by interpolating the 3D raw data into a regular, square grid using a two-dimensional, distance-weighted interpolation algorithm. The DEMs were compared using an image-matching method to calculate the correlation coefficient. A test to study the effect of ambient light on elevation measurement under indoor and outdoor environments was also conducted. Correlation coefficients greater than 0.935 were achieved between the DEMs measured by the vehicle-based system and the stationary laser profile meter. The correlation coefficients among the four replications of the DEMs measured by the vehicle-based system were greater than 0.988, indicating that the vehicle-based laser system can provide consistent elevation measurements. Correlation coefficients among the DEMs of the sand-stone-ridged surface measured by the vehicle-based system at different times of the day and under different indoor fluorescent lighting conditions were all above 0.982. Correlation coefficients among DEMs taken at different times of the day and under different outdoor sunlight conditions were all above 0.971. These results indicated that neither the fluorescent light nor the sunlight had a significant effect on the measurements obtained by the vehicle-based laser system. The system provided consistent elevation measurements under both indoor and outdoor lighting conditions.","PeriodicalId":34955,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45253925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Connected and autonomous electric and fuel-cell powered agricultural power units: A feasibility study. 联网和自主的电力和燃料电池驱动的农业发电机组：可行性研究。

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.7451/cbe.2021.63.2.41

Daniel Iftime, C. Laguë

{"title":"Connected and autonomous electric and fuel-cell powered agricultural power units: A feasibility study.","authors":"Daniel Iftime, C. Laguë","doi":"10.7451/cbe.2021.63.2.41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7451/cbe.2021.63.2.41","url":null,"abstract":"Agricultural labour shortages coupled with a required increase in global food production and increasingly stringent sustainable farming legislation are creating a ‘perfect storm’ opportunity for a much greater reliance on electric and autonomous technologies in agriculture. Fuel cell (FC), electric vehicle (EV), and connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies are being successfully adapted to meet the needs of several on-road and off-road vehicular applications. In this article, we focus on the feasibility of integrating FC, EV, and CAV technologies to power units adapted to the autonomous completion of agricultural field operations. Such small-scale autonomous agricultural power units (AAPU) would be intended for cluster/fleet operations and feature communication capabilities facilitated through a next-generation network infrastructure. These AAPUs would be compatible with a variety of agricultural implements to provide operational versatility and value to a wide range of farming operations. Such FC & EV powered AAPUs could reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agricultural operations by an average of 70% relative to emissions from diesel power units. This article further demonstrates that these autonomous technologies could be leveraged at a cost comparable to current diesel operations in agriculture.","PeriodicalId":34955,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46564402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Are there curricular differences between biology-based and application-based "bio" engineering disciplines? 基于生物学和基于应用的“生物”工程学科之间是否存在课程差异？

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.7451/cbe.2021.63.9.19

Danny Mann, Jason Morrison

{"title":"Are there curricular differences between biology-based and application-based \"bio\" engineering disciplines?","authors":"Danny Mann, Jason Morrison","doi":"10.7451/cbe.2021.63.9.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7451/cbe.2021.63.9.19","url":null,"abstract":"Several authors have previously promoted the transformation of the application-based agricultural engineering discipline into a biology-based biological engineering discipline. A systematic analysis of titles for courses being taught by ASABE-umbrella programs across North America was undertaken to identify curricular differences between biology-based and application-based “bio” engineering disciplines. Based on 44 ASABE-umbrella programs analyzed, the four most commonly used program names were biological engineering (25%), biosystems engineering (20%), biological systems engineering (15.9%) and agricultural engineering (13.6%). Definitions of these four program names were reviewed; biosystems, biological systems and agricultural engineering are typically defined such that they are best described as application-based “bio” engineering disciplines while biological engineering is best described as a biology-based engineering discipline. Based on statistical analysis of the frequency of words in course titles, there was a significant increase in the usage of the word “food” and a lack of the word “project” in the course titles within biological engineering programs. Over half of the unique options were found in biological engineering programs suggesting that they do offer unique course content compared with biosystems, biological systems and agricultural engineering degree programs, however, it is noteworthy that four options appear across all four degrees. It is concluded that there are curricular differences between biology-based and application-based “bio” engineering disciplines, however, the curricular differences are not as substantive as one might conclude from the philosophical discussions in the literature. Alternatively, it may simply not be possible to detect curricular differences solely from an analysis of the course titles","PeriodicalId":34955,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42288297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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