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AN INTEGRATED INTERPRETIVE STRUCTURAL MODELING–FUZZY ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS–BENEFITS, OPPORTUNITIES, COSTS AND RISKS MODEL FOR SELECTING TECHNOLOGIES
LEE, AMY H. I.; KANG, HE-YAU; CHANG, CHAO-CHENG - In: International Journal of Information Technology & … 10 (2011) 05, pp. 843-871
Technology evaluation has been increasingly important because of the pressing needs of new product introduction in a competitive global market. To select the most appropriate technology, a firm needs to have a robust technology evaluation framework to evaluate several technology candidates based...
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An Integrated Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model for Evaluating Wind Farm Performance
Kang, He-Yau; Hung, Meng-Chan; Pearn, W. L.; Lee, Amy H. I. - In: Energies 4 (2011) 11, pp. 2002-2026
The demands for alternative energy resources have been increasing exponentially in the 21st century due to continuous industrial development, depletion of fossil fuels and emerging environmental consciousness. Renewable energy sources, including wind energy, hydropower energy, geothermal energy,...
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Structural Analysis of the Factors Influencing the Financing of Forestry Enterprises Based on Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM)
WANG, Zhen; LIU, Weiping; JIANG, Xiaomin - In: Asian Agricultural Research 07 (2015) 02
Through the collection of related literature, we point out the six major factors influencing China's forestry enterprises' financing: insufficient national support; regulations and institutional environmental factors; narrow channels of financing; inappropriate existing mortgage-backed approach;...
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ISM for the inhibitors of service supply chain: a case study in a safety health environment and risk consultancy service sector
Pramod, V.R.; Banwet, D.K. - In: International Journal of Logistics Economics and … 2 (2010) 2, pp. 151-175
This paper discusses the practical contribution of ISM to model the inhibitors of a safety health environment and risk … based on their driving power and dependence. In the current study, the ISM model has been developed for a leading industrial … safety service provider operating in various global regions having its headquarters in the UK. The inhibitors in the service …
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Mild acid pretreatment and enzyme saccharification of Sorghum bicolor straw
Vancov, T.; McIntosh, S. - In: Applied Energy 92 (2012) C, pp. 421-428
Dilute sulphuric acid pretreatment followed by enzyme saccharification of Sorghum bicolor straw was undertaken to examine its potential as a feedstock in bioethanol production in Australia. Factorial design experiments evaluated the impact of pretreatment parameters on hemicellulose...
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Adaptation of a flocculent Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain to lignocellulosic inhibitors by cell recycle batch fermentation
Landaeta, Roberto; Aroca, Germán; Acevedo, Fernando; … - In: Applied Energy 102 (2013) C, pp. 124-130
The ethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstocks is considered a promising strategy to increase global production of biofuels without impacting food supplies. However, some compounds released during the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials are toxic for the microbial metabolism, causing...
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Prospects of Electronic Commerce in India
Bansal, Rashmi - In: Journal of Asian Business Strategy 3 (2013) 1, pp. 11-20
This article aims to analyse various socio-cultural factors such as urban-rural digital divide, regional languages, customs, geographical locations and transport and logistics that affect the development of the electronic commerce in India vis-à-vis the global scenario. During the last decade,...
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A review of sustainable hydrogen production using seed sludge via dark fermentation
Wong, Yee Meng; Wu, Ta Yeong; Juan, Joon Ching - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 34 (2014) C, pp. 471-482
In recent years, the production of hydrogen (H2) via dark fermentation has become increasingly popular because it is a sustainable approach to produce clean energy. This review presents an overview with a critical analysis of the technical challenges in obtaining high H2 yield through dark...
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Importance of chemical pretreatment for bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass
Behera, Shuvashish; Arora, Richa; Nandhagopal, N.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 36 (2014) C, pp. 91-106
Lignocelluloses are often a major or sometimes the sole components in different waste streams from various sources such as industries, forestry, agriculture and municipalities. It represents an as-of-yet untapped source of fermentable sugars for significant industrial use. Many physico-chemical,...
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Governance Inhibitors in IT Strategy and Management: An Empirical Study of Korean Enterprises
Lee, Junghoon; Lee, Chihoon; Jeong, Kap-Young - In: Global Economic Review 37 (2008) 1, pp. 1-22
in ITG, few studies to date have characterized the practical inhibitors frustrating the implementation of effective ITG …
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