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This work demonstrated that consolidated bioprocessing is a promising concept for conversion of lignocellulose to ethanol at industrial scale. CBP offers great cost saving potential, is feasible to be operated continuously and may be scaled up due to exten ...
Introduction and Aims Drinks consumed in real life are diverse, in terms of beverage type, container size and alcohol by volume. To date, most ecological momentary assessment studies have assessed drinking amounts with 'standard' drinks, although their eve ...
Beer tapping is a well known prank where a bottle of beer is impacted from the top by a solid object, usually another bottle, leading to a sudden foam overflow. A description of the shock-driven bubble dynamics leading to foaming is presented based on an e ...
Introduction Most evidence on associations between alcohol use behaviors and the characteristics of its social and physical context is based on self-reports from study participants and, thus, only account for their subjective impressions of the situation. ...
Online rating systems are a standard tool used to share, discuss and sometimes sell products. The study of how the users interact with others inside these communities is fundamental to the better understanding of our society. In most of the literature, onl ...
As online shopping becomes ever more prevalent, customers rely increasingly on product rating websites for making purchase decisions. The reliability of online ratings, however, is potentially compromised by the so-called herding effect: when rating a prod ...
Bucarest, ville où le régime communiste totalitaire a laissé une architecture démesurée, connaît aujourd'hui une profonde rupture urbaine en son centre. A l'endroit de cette rupture naît un entre-deux fait de terres en jachère, d'espaces déstructurés, aban ...
This thesis investigates the replacement of Portland cement by addition of high amounts of calcined clays and limestone. Such ternary blends can become more ecological and economical binders to answer the worldwide housing shortage. It could be demonstrate ...
The bioconversion of L-phenylalanine to 2-phenylethanol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in fed-batch expts. has shown that concns. of 2-phenylethanol of >2.9 g/L have a neg. impact on the oxidative capacity of the yeast. Without tight control on ethanol prodn. ...
Bien camouflés dans le paysage, les déchets issus du processus d'excavation représentent pourtant un volume considérable. Chaque année, on extrait du sol suisse 30 à 40 millions de m3 en majeure partie non valorisables. Cette matière historiquement utilisé ...