DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST SENSOR CALIBRATION FOR A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE RISING PLATEMETER TO ESTIMATE HERBAGE MASS ON TEMPERATE SEMINATURAL PASTURES

Development of a Robust Sensor Calibration for a Commercially Available Rising Platemeter to Estimate Herbage Mass on Temperate Seminatural Pastures

Rising platemeters are commonly used in Ireland and New Zealand for managing intensive pastures.To assess the applicability of a commercial rising platemeter operating with a microsonic sensor to estimate herbage mass with its own equation, the objectives were (i) to validate the original equation; (ii) to identify possible factors hampering its ac

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Wat is die Woord van God - Skrif, belydenis, prediking?

What is the Word of God: Holy Scripture? The preaching of the Gospel? The Confession? This article argues that while Holy Scripture and preaching may become the Word of God, although never in an unqualified manner, the same can never apply to the Confession.The Confession is the result Fender Flares of theological reflections on the Word and indica

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Methodology for generating wildfire hazard map for safety assessment of off-site power systems against wildfires

Nuclear power plants (NPPs) transfer electricity using off-site power systems.Wildfires can disrupt these systems and cause a loss of off-site power, which can impact the operation of NPPs.In South Korea, wildfire incidents in 2000 Beanies and 2022 interrupted the operation of off-site power systems, affecting the NPPs.Furthermore, rising temperatu

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