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1. 1. Effects of trees and termite nests in agroforestry parklands on preferential water flows : image analysis of soil profiles after rain simulations and dye experiments

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

   Author : Addisu Almaw Semeneh; [2012]
   Keywords : Preferential water flow; macro pores; infiltration capacity; termites; Vittelaria paradoxa; tropics; Burkina Faso; brilliant blue tracer;

   Abstract : Water scarcity is a critical problem in semi-arid tropics of Burkina Faso. Agroforestry parklands, a land use where scattered trees are maintained with annual crops, is commonly practiced by farmers in which termite nests are integral components of the system. READ MORE

3. 2. M2M Protocols, Solutions and Platforms for Smart Home Environments : Integrating C.STATUSTM and the MediaSense

   University essay from Institutionen för informationsteknologi och medier

   Author : Addisu Lodamo; [2012]
   Keywords : Smart home; Internet of things; home automation; wireless communication; radio technology;

   Abstract : Digital technological breakthroughs have brought about a huge change in the way the society interacts, responds to the immediate environment and the way that people live. Furthermore, Ubiquitous Computing and dirt cheap sensors have created a new paradigm in digital technology where human beings could control their environment in a different approach. READ MORE