Assessing mechanized, conservation, and small-scale tillage impacts on Alexander wander wheat performance in Bamenda, Cameroon by Engonwie Sharon Mbachan, Ngwa Martin Ngwabie

“…Disc ploughing was conducted using a 3-disc standard right-handed disc plough followed by disc harrowing using an offset disc harrow. …”
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Pegilated interferon alpha 2b «Pegaltevir» chronic hepatitis C treatment (randomized clinical trial) by Marina V. Mayevskaya, Ye. N. Bessonova, P. O. Bogomolov, N. I. Geyvandova, K. V. Zhdanov, V. G. Morozov, V. D. Pasechnikov, I. Yu. Khomenko, A. V. Yagoda, V. T. Ivashkin

“…These qualities formed the basis for development of the Russian pegilated interferon-alpha 2b (Pegaltevir®, LLC «FARMAPARK», Russia) and carrying out doublestaged randomized open clinical trial: study of safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of Pegaltevir® at single injection of increasing doses in various groups of healthy volunteers - the I stage; studying of efficacy and safety of Pegaltevir® in comparison to PegIntron® (Schering-Plough, USA) at CHC as a part of double antiviral therapy with ribavirin (Rebetol®, Schering-Plough, USA) - the II stage. …”
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Impact of Land use on soil quality: Insights from the forest-savannah transition zone of Ghana by Johnny Kofi Awoonor, Emmanuel Amoakwah, Mohammed Moro Buri, Bright Fafali Dogbey, Jackson Kwame Gyamfi

“…The 0–20 cm depth represents the plough layer, while 20–50 cm captures nutrient leaching in the Nkoranza districts. …”
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Nitrogen and Phosphorus Changes in Soil and Soil Water after Cultivation by Mark Watkins, Hayley Castlehouse, Murray Hannah, David M. Nash

“…The data suggest that ploughing can lower the risk of P exports from intensive dairy farms in the trial area.…”
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Analysis of the interaction mechanism between straw soil rotary tillage blade during rotary tillage process by Zhaojie Wang, Xiangyu Li, Junwei Li, Yuntao Qiu, Tianlong Gu, Hailong Wang

“…Abstract In response to the rotary ploughing equipment in the stubble land to implement protective operations, the stubble is large in number and strong in toughness, not easy to crush, resulting in rotary ploughing equipment to produce entanglement and increased resistance to rotary ploughing and other issues. …”
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Foraging Behaviour of the Black-Headed Heron at Kibimba Rice Scheme, Eastern Uganda by Sarah, Nachuha, M. Polycarp, Mwima

“…The feeding success and efficiency of the Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) was examined in the different growth stages/phases of paddy rice, namely: Ploughed fields, Phase 1 fields (2 weeks-1 month after sowing) and Harvested fields. …”
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Growth, Development, and Water Consumption of Irrigated Bean Crop Related to Growing Degree-Days on Different Soil Tillage Systems in Southeast Brazil by Gerson Araujo de Medeiros, Luiz Antonio Daniel, Felipe Hashimoto Fengler

“…We developed an experiment in Southeast Brazil in plots managed with the following STS: chisel ploughing (CP), disk ploughing (DP), and revolving hoe (RH). …”
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Tribological characteristics of Al–Mg–Si–Cu alloy against die steel under elevated temperatures in simulated hot extrusion environment by Zhiwen Liu, Ming Zhang, Ping Yan, Xiao Liu, Luoxing Li

“…A mechanical analytical model for identifying adhesion and ploughing friction components during friction was established. …”
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Imaging of Scarce Archaeological Remains Using Microwave Tomographic Depictions of Ground Penetrating Radar Data by Francesco Soldovieri, Erica Utsi, Raffaele Persico, Amir M. Alani

“…The Romano-British site of Barcombe in East Sussex, England, has suffered heavy postdepositional attrition through reuse of the building materials for the effects of ploughing. A detailed GPR survey of the site was carried out in 2001, with results, achieved by usual radar data processing, published in 2002. …”
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The Impact of Tillage and Weed Control Methods on Physical Properties of Sandy Clay Loam Forest Ochrosol in Cassava Cultivation by Maxwell Budu, Thomas Atta-Darkwa, Harrison Amaglo, Nicholas Kyei-Baffour, Isaac Albert Aidoo, Samuel Kojo Ahorsu, Enoch Bessah

“…The tillage treatments were no tillage (NT), minimum tillage (MT), and ploughing followed by harrowing and ridging (PHR) and deep tillage followed by Ploughing, harrowing, and ridging (DPHR). …”
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Soil Characteristics, Growth, Yield, Mineral Composition and Proximate Content of Soybeans Under Various Tillage Techniques by Aruna Olasekan Adekiya, Olajire Damilola Adedokun, Ojo Timothy Adebiyi

“…The treatments were four tillage methods: manual clearing (MC), ploughing (P), ploughing plus harrowing (P + H) and manual ridging (MR), replicated three times in a randomized complete block design. …”
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Investigation on influence of SiCp on three-body abrasive wear behaviour of glass/epoxy composites by Ajith G. Joshi, S. Basavarajappa, S. Ellangovan, B.M. Jayakumar

“…SEM image analysis of abraded surface revealed the occurrence of ploughing, micro-cutting, matrix removal and fiber breakage.…”
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Effect of Soil Physical State on the Earthworms in Hungary by Marta Birkas, Laszlo Bottlik, Attila Stingli, Csaba Gyuricza, Márton Jolánkai

“…Negative impacts that definitely depend on farming include land use causing soil moisture loss, deep stubble treatment leaving the soil without cover, and ploughing in the summer without subsequent pressing. …”
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Microstructural modification, mechanical properties, and wear behaviour of aged Al–Si–Mg/Si3N4 composites for aerospace applications by Chinmay Mundayadan Chandroth, Jithin Vishnu, Bassiouny Saleh, K.R. Ananthakrishnan, Deva Narayan A, Aswin R. Kurup, Sidharth S, Karthik V. Shankar

“…Fractography reveals dimples, transgranular cleavage surfaces, cracks, and micro-ploughing. Among the samples tested, the composite aged for 4 h (180 °C/4h, ASN-4) demonstrates the lowest wear rate. …”
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The success of reforestation after experimental strip-shelterwood felling in the pine stands of the Eastern Polissia of Ukraine by Anatolyi Zhezhkun

“…The best way to promote natural regeneration is to make ploughed furrows. The share of soil mineralization should be more than 60% of the plot area. …”
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Wire-arc directed energy deposition of martensitic stainless steel hardfacing alloy: Microstructure and abrasion wear resistance by Alireza Khaghani, Majid Pouranvari

“…However, enhancing the toughness of the hardfacing through an appropriate post-deposition tempering process shifts the wear mechanism from micro-cutting/micro-cracking to micro-ploughing, leading to a significant improvement in wear resistance. …”
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Material Removal Mechanism of Green Machining on Powder Metallurgy Parts during Orthogonal Cutting by Dayong Yang, Longsheng Lu, Zhenping Wan

“…This model shows that the material removal of PM is composed of particle shearing deformation, peeling, and ploughing/extruding. Finally, this machining model was validated through observations of machined surface morphology and chip morphology.…”
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La diffusion du semis direct au Brésil, diversité des pratiques et logiques territoriales : l’exemple de la région d’Itaipu au Paraná by François Laurent, Guillaume Leturcq, Ivo Mello, Jeannine Corbonnois, Roberto Verdum

“…No-till or direct seeding is a production system based on non-ploughing. It incorporates a range of farming practices that protect agricultural soils from erosion, reduce fuel consumption and could increase crop yields. …”
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Olericulture No-Till System at Mountain Region: Physical and Biological Attributes of the Soil by Laura Vaillant Ribeiro Mauri, Eduardo de Sá Mendonça, Lenita Julia Bolzan, Maria da Penha Angeletti

“…The production of vegetables and grains by the family farming in the mountains of the Atlantic Forest is characterized by intensive soil management with ploughing and harrowing practices. These practices are promoting hydric erosion and losses of soil quality in the region. …”
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Régénération naturelle à faible coût dans le cadre de l’aménagement forestier en zones tropicales sèches en Afrique by Ronald Bellefontaine

“…In most cases, a stress is necessary (ploughing, fire, illness, cyclone, drought, cold, etc). …”
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