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  1. Deep learning approach for classifying grazing behavior in yearling horses using triaxial accelerometer data: A pilot study

    Article • Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, December 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  2. Effects of Nocturnal Grazing Behavior and Stock Density on Cattle Dung in Sloped Rotational Grazing

    Article • Rangeland Ecology & Management, March 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  3. Cattle dung detection in pastures from drone images using YOLOv5

    Article • Grassland Science, September 2024, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  4. Prediction of the soil properties of Malagasy rice soils based on the soil color and magnetic susceptibility

    Article • Soil Science & Plant Nutrition, October 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Andry Andriamananjara, Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  5. Changes of photosynthetic pigments and phytol content at different levels of nitrogen fertilizer in Italian ryegrass fresh herbage and hay

    Article • Grassland Science, July 2021, Wiley

    Dr Mabrouk Elsabagh, Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  6. Using a One-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Network on Visible and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Improve Soil Phosphorus Prediction in Madagascar

    Article • Remote Sensing, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Andry Andriamananjara, Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  7. Effect of relationships among clinical mastitis incidence, reproductive performance, and culling rate on the lifetime of dairy cows at Hiroshima University Farm

    Article • Animal Science Journal, January 2021, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  8. Soil carbon sequestration on a maize-mung bean field with rice straw mulch, no-tillage, and chemical fertilizer application in Thailand from 2011 to 2015

    Article • Soil Science & Plant Nutrition, December 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  9. Discriminating crops/weeds in an upland rice field from UAV images with the SLIC-RF algorithm

    Article • Plant Production Science, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  10. Exploring relevant wavelength regions for estimating soil total carbon contents of rice fields in Madagascar from Vis-NIR spectra with sequential application of backward interval PLS

    Article • Plant Production Science, June 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Andry Andriamananjara, Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  11. Discriminating Pennisetum alopecuoides plants in a grazed pasture from unmanned aerial vehicles using object‐based image analysis and random forest classifier

    Article • Grassland Science, June 2020, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  12. Field phenotyping of plant height in an upland rice field in Laos using low-cost small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

    Article • Plant Production Science, June 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  13. Prediction of Soil Oxalate Phosphorus using Visible and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Natural and Cultivated System Soils of Madagascar

    Article • Agriculture, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Andry Andriamananjara, Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  14. Counting of Pennisetum alopecuroides at heading stage in a grazed pasture using images from an unmanned aerial vehicle

    Article • Grassland Science, March 2020, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  15. Simple in‐field evaluation of moisture content in curing forage using normalized differece vegetation index (NDVI)

    Article • Grassland Science, February 2020, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  16. Effect of varying fermentation conditions with ensiling period and inoculum on photosynthetic pigments and phytol content in Italian ryegrass ( Lolium multiflorum Lam.) silage

    Article • Animal Science Journal, November 2019, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura, Dr Mabrouk Elsabagh

  17. Assessing the spatial dispersion of products of the fumarolic activity using remotely sensed snow color in an alpine environment

    Article • Remote Sensing of Environment, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  18. MODIS-Based Investigation of Flood Areas in Southern Cambodia from 2002–2013

    Article • Environments, May 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  19. Laboratory Visible and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy with Genetic Algorithm-Based Partial Least Squares Regression for Assessing the Soil Phosphorus Content of Upland and Lowland Rice Fields in Madagascar

    Article • Remote Sensing, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura, Andry Andriamananjara

  20. The Relationship between the Physical Quality of Rice and the Market Price: A Case Study in Savannakhet, Laos, Using a Bayesian Approach

    Article • Sustainability, November 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  21. Canopy Hyperspectral Sensing of Paddy Fields at the Booting Stage and PLS Regression can Assess Grain Yield

    Article • Remote Sensing, August 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  22. Low-cost visible and near-infrared camera on an unmanned aerial vehicle for assessing the herbage biomass and leaf area index in an Italian ryegrass field

    Article • Grassland Science, November 2017, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  23. A simple visible and near-infrared (V-NIR) camera system for monitoring the leaf area index and growth stage of Italian ryegrass

    Article • Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, November 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  24. Vis-NIR Spectroscopy and PLS Regression with Waveband Selection for Estimating the Total C and N of Paddy Soils in Madagascar

    Article • Remote Sensing, October 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura, Andry Andriamananjara

  25. Retrieval of Chlorophyll-a and Total Suspended Solids Using Iterative Stepwise Elimination Partial Least Squares (ISE-PLS) Regression Based on Field Hyperspectral Measurements in Irrigation Ponds in Higashihiroshima, Japan

    Article • Remote Sensing, March 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  26. Spring growth stage detection in Italian ryegrass field using a ground-based camera system

    Article • Grassland Science, March 2016, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  27. Methodology to predict the spatial distribution of cattle dung using manageable factors and a Bayesian approach

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  28. MODIS normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and vegetation phenology dynamics in the Inner Mongolia grassland

    Article • Solid Earth, November 2015, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  29. Spectral Index for Quantifying Leaf Area Index of Winter Wheat by Field Hyperspectral Measurements: A Case Study in Gifu Prefecture, Central Japan

    Article • Remote Sensing, April 2015, MDPI AG

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  30. doi:10.3390/rs70505329

    Article • Grassland Science, February 2015, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  31. A preliminarily study for predicting body weight and milk properties in lactating Holstein cows using a three-dimensional camera system

    Article • Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  32. Preliminary study to predict the spatial distribution of dung from beef cattle in a slope-grazed pasture

    Article • Grassland Science, January 2015, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  33. Monitoring Land Use and Land Cover Effects on Water Quality in Cheung Ek Lake using ASTER Images

    Article • American Journal of Environmental Sciences, January 2015, Science Publications

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  34. Use of a hand-held crop growth measuring device to estimate forage crude protein mass of pasture

    Article • Grassland Science, October 2014, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  35. Genetic algorithm-based partial least squares regression for estimating legume content in a grass-legume mixture using field hyperspectral measurements

    Article • Grassland Science, August 2013, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  36. Distinguishing Cattle Foraging Activities Using an Accelerometry-Based Activity Monitor

    Article • Rangeland Ecology & Management, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  37. Nuclear and chloroplast DNA phylogeography reveals Pleistocene divergence and subsequent secondary contact of two genetic lineages of the tropical rainforest tree speciesShorea leprosula(Dipterocarpaceae) in South-East Asia

    Article • Molecular Ecology, February 2013, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  38. Evaluation of ASTER GDEM2 in Comparison with GDEM1, SRTM DEM and Topographic-Map-Derived DEM Using Inundation Area Analysis and RTK-dGPS Data

    Article • Remote Sensing, August 2012, MDPI AG

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  39. Hyperspectral Reflectance Response of Seagrass (Enhalus acoroides) and Brown Algae (Sargassum sp.) to Nutrient Enrichment at Laboratory Scale

    Article • Journal of Coastal Research, July 2012, Coastal Education and Research Foundation

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  40. Not an ancient relic: the endemic Livistona palms of arid central Australia could have been introduced by humans

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, March 2012, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura, Shingo Kaneko

  41. Thematic information content assessment of the ASTER GDEM: a case study of watershed delineation in West Java, Indonesia

    Article • Remote Sensing Letters, September 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  42. Estimating the spatial distribution of green herbage biomass and quality by geostatistical analysis with field hyperspectral measurements

    Article • Grassland Science, September 2011, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  43. A grassland ecosystem model of the Xilingol steppe, Inner Mongolia, China

    Article • Ecological Modelling, July 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  44. Waveband selection using a phased regression with a bootstrap procedure for estimating legume content in a mixed sown pasture

    Article • Grassland Science, June 2011, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  45. Escherichia Coli and Biophysicochemical Relationships of Seawater and Water Pollution Index in the Jakarta Bay

    Article • American Journal of Environmental Sciences, March 2011, Science Publications

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  46. Potential for spectral indices to remotely sense phosphorus and potassium content of legume-based pasture as a means of assessing soil phosphorus and potassium fertility status

    Article • International Journal of Remote Sensing, January 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  47. Mapping herbage biomass and nitrogen status in an Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) field using a digital video camera with balloon system

    Article • Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, January 2011, SPIE

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  48. Testing genetic algorithm as a tool to select relevant wavebands from field hyperspectral data for estimating pasture mass and quality in a mixed sown pasture using partial least squares regression

    Article • Grassland Science, December 2010, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  49. Utilization by cattle of a pasture including aged hilly sections

    Article • Grassland Science, September 2010, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  50. Field radiometer with canopy pasture probe as a potential tool to estimate and map pasture biomass and mineral components: A case study in the Lake Taupo catchment, New Zealand

    Article • New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, December 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  51. Development of an automatic classification system for eating, ruminating and resting behavior of cattle using an accelerometer

    Article • Grassland Science, December 2008, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  52. Estimating forage biomass and quality in a mixed sown pasture based on partial least squares regression with waveband selection

    Article • Grassland Science, September 2008, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  53. Grassland degradation in China: Methods of monitoring, management and restoration

    Article • Grassland Science, March 2007, Wiley

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  54. Quantifying grazing intensities using geographic information systems and satellite remote sensing in the Xilingol steppe region, Inner Mongolia, China

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, May 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura

  55. Monitoring of forage conditions with MODIS imagery in the Xilingol steppe, Inner Mongolia

    Article • International Journal of Remote Sensing, April 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kensuke Kawamura