The main idea of this paper is to review and present the scientific papers in which inverse approach was used. For this purpose, the number of publications, references, etc., in ten relevant journals (Journal of Food Engineering, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering, International Journal of Food Properties, Computers & Mathematics with Applications, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Drying Technology: An International Journal, International Journal of Food Science & Technology, Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermophysics, LWT - Food Science and Technology) were studied. In order to obtain clear picture of what is realistic to expect from the scientific investigation in this field in the near future and where future research should be focused, some statistical analysis were made. From the performed statistical analysis it was concluded that more investigations are needed for determination of the thermopysical and engineering characteristics of food materials.

The editors of the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2013. [...]

The editors of the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2013. [...]

A new multidisciplinary journal aims to gather into a single forum information concerning the wide-ranging and scattered research and development efforts taking place throughout the continent of Africa. 'Discovery and Innovation' is a quarterly journal, published by the African Academy of Sciences and the Third Word Academy of Sciences. It is intended to serve as a mechanism to help the African scientific community to share information and 'grow strong in quality and critical mass' It will also provide a focal point, it is hoped for scientists and policy-makers outside the continent who are working on similar problems. The topics to be covered include: basic sciences, engineering and technology, applied sciences (including agriculture), ecology, traditional African science and technology, social and human sciences, and interfaces with social sciences. The areas of concern within Africa with which it will be specifically concerned are: endemic and tropical diseases; drought, desertification and reafforestation; the oceans and the earth sciences; agricultural development for food, industrial raw materials and agro-industries; natural resources, including minerals and their exploitation; tropical and sub-tropical eco-systems; energy; tropical climate and environment; science and industrial policy human origins and behaviour; ethical issues in science and technology training and education; frontiers of the natural sciences, mathematics, and social sciences. The Editor 'Discovery and Innovation' Academy of Science Publishers PO Box 14798 Nairobi KENYA | 'Discovery and Innovation' is a quarterly journal, published by the African Academy of Sciences and the Third Word Academy of Sciences. The Editor 'Discovery and Innovation' Academy of Science Publishers PO Box 14798 Nairobi KENYA

A bibliometric analysis based on the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-Expanded) from the Web of Science was carried out to provide insights into research activities and tendencies of the global risk of engineering nanomaterials (ENMs) from 1999 to 2012. The number of publications per year has increased steadily since approximately 2006. The USA produced 41.9% of all pertinent articles followed by China with 14.8% and UK with 9.1%. Environmental Science & Technology, Toxicology, and Journal of Nanoparticle Research were the three most common journals in this field. A synthesized analysis by co-citation and words from author keywords provided the clues to discover the current research emphases. The mainstream research related to risk of ENMs was toxicological effects and ecological risk. Toxicity effect strongly promoted the development of related research in the past 14years. Research on environmental behavior and ecological risk of ENMs is the fast growing field.

We evaluated soil contamination research based on a bibliometric analysis of 14,090 articles published in journals in the Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index bibliographic databases from 1999 to 2012, which revealed scientific outputs, subject categories and major journals, international collaboration and geographic distribution of authors and countries, keywords, and hot issues. The results suggested that research on soil contamination developed well with increasing scientific production and research collaboration. Environmental science, engineering environment, soil science, and applied microbiology were the most frequently used subject categories in soil contamination studies. Chemosphere was the most active journal in this field. The clusters of authors were more in the USA, Western European countries, China, Japan, and India. Q. X. Zhou of Nankai University was the most productive author, and S. P. Mcgrath of Rothamsted Research England published the most influential articles. The USA exceeded all other countries with the most independent and collaborative papers in research on global soil contamination. Heavy metal pollution was the hottest issue, and bioremediation is the most promising research topic in combating against heavy metal pollution of soils. The status of publication on soil contamination research described here is significant for researchers on soil contamination in their future work.

Hydrology is the basic science for water engineering, including a wide list of research topics ranging from atmospheric water and surface hydrology to groundwater hydraulics. To initiate the new publication period of the journal Ingeniería del Agua, we present here a brief review paper where the current state of research in many hydrologic fields is discussed. The aim of the paper is not to present a complete picture of current state-of-the-art research topics, but rather to provide a broad overview and stimulate new and innovative publication of Hydrology papers in the journal Ingeniería del Agua. | La Hidrología es una ciencia esencial en Ingeniería del Agua, la cual abarca un amplio abanico de temas de investigación que engloban los diversos estadios del agua en el ciclo Hidrológico, tanto en atmósfera, superficie y suelo. Con motivo del relanzamiento de la revista Ingeniería del Agua se presenta un breve artículo de carácter introductorio en el que se muestran algunas de la líneas de investigación actuales en Hidrología, dedicadas a lluvia, interceptación de agua por la vegetación, sensores en Hidrología, agua subterránea, entre otras. Dicha revisión no pretende ser exhaustiva, dado el tamaño limitado de este formato de publicación, sino motivar la publicación en Ingeniería del Agua de artículos dentro de la temática Hidrología.

Soil hydropedological data measured in situ provide an essential base for basic and also applied research in hydrological, water management, landscape and environmental disciplines. Quality of the measured data is a critical value determining the quality of results and derived conclusions. The knowledge and practical experience of the technician performing the measurements is presenting the "human factor", which affects the quality of measured data most. The Multimedial Study Guide of Field Hydropedological Measurements (further referred to as “the Guide”) was created to present and explain selected field measurements determining soil physical and hydro-physical properties in a comprehensive, didactical and user-friendly way. The following topics are introduced: i) Soil sampling (disturbed and undisturbed soil samples), ii) Soil moisture content measurement using indirect non-destructive methods, iii) Determination of tensiometric soil water potential, iv) Measurement of saturated soil hydraulic conductivity in-situ with available groundwater level in measured layer and without available groundwater level in measured layer, v) Measurement of unsaturated soil hydraulic conductivity, and vi) Basic presentation of lysimetry. The Guide was for students, and also for academic workers and other interested members of the public. The English version enables everyone to use these guidelines and carry out each particular measurement, as well as evaluate and present the measured data correctly. The students of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague use this Guide as a regular learning material in subjects dealing with soil and water relationship since 2012. Now, the 2nd revised edition is presented. The Guide is available on the internet (http://hydropedologie.agrobiologie.cz) and DVD (on request)

The present study was carried out in the experimental field of Pistachio Research Institute on pistachio trees which has uzun variety that was 30 years old. The aim of this research was to determine the Leaf Water Potential (LWP) of Pistacia vera L. under irrigated and non-irrigated conditions. In the study, the leaf water potential of pistachio was investigated under fully irrigated and non irrigated conditions. The leaf water potential values were measured one day before and after irrigation by using pressure chamber technique at the beginning, mid and end of irrigation season. According to the results obtained from measurements, the LWP value at the beginning of the irrigation season was -3.7 MPa at noon time due to relatively high temperature for both treatments. At the time of pre-dawn and sunset, this value increased and reached to - 1.6 MPa due to relatively low temperature. In general, the LWP values during the mid of irrigation season, in the irrigated treatments, reached to almost -2.5 MPa in the non-irrigated treatment and the value was measured as -3.68 MPa.

In this study, the effects of different levels of irrigation water salinity on vegetative development of 0900 Ziraat sweet cherry variety was investigated. The study was conducted at Eğirdir Fruit Research Station as pot experiment in 2013. One year old nurseries (0900 Ziraat variety) grafted on mazzard (Prunus avium L.) and mahalep (Prunus mahalep L.) rootstocks used commonly for sweet cherry growing in Turkey were used. A mixture (40 kg) of sand+loamy soil+peat+farm yard (1:2:1:0.5 ratios) was placed into 50 liter pots and one year old sweet cherry trees were planted in 50 litre pots. Four different levels of salinity water treatments (T1=0.3 dS m-1, T2=2.0 dS m-1, T3=4.0 dS m-1 and T4=6 dS m-1) were used for both variety/rootstocks combinations as research subjects. The all measurements were done for every 15 days during growing period for determining effects of salinity water treatments on trunk diameter, plant height, shoot length and shoot diameter and periodic alterations were also determined. According to the study, it was determined that vegetative development of sweet cherry trees was inhibited by salinity stress. According to results of vegetative development, it was found that nurseries grafted on mazzard rootstocks (Prunus avium L.) were more sensitive than nurseries grafted on mahalep rootstocks (Prunus mahalep L.). It can be that mahalep rootstock should be used for sweet cherry growing areas which has high irrigation water salinity.