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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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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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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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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 … (SHER) service supply chain in the Indian context. ISM is a well-proven strategy for analysing the synergic influences of … various attributes which affect the overall system under study. The unique feature of ISM is that it analyses the attributes …
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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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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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An integrated model to assess critical rainfall thresholds for run-out distances of debris flows
Asch, Th.; Tang, C.; Alkema, D.; Zhu, J.; Zhou, W. - In: Natural Hazards 70 (2014) 1, pp. 299-311
A dramatic increase in debris flows occurred in the years after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in SW China due to the deposition of loose co-seismic landslide material. This paper proposes a preliminary integrated model, which describes the relationship between rain input and debris flow run-out...
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The estimation of economic safety of the enterprise, which is engaged in manufacture of sugar on the basis of integrated model
Chirva Yuliya Ye.; Nesterenko Oksana M. - In: Business Inform (2012) 8, pp. 67-69
The article the integrated model of an estimation of economic safety of the enterprises engaged in manufacture of sugar is offered the stages of its construction are shown. The integrated estimation of a level of the economic safety enterprise is carried out which is engaged in manufacture of sugar.
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Accessibility and environmental quality: inequality in the Paris housing market
De Palma, Andre; Motamedi, Kiarash; Picard, Nathalie; … - In: European Transport \ Trasporti Europei (2007) 36, pp. 47-74
In this paper we examine empirically the market for local amenities in the Paris metropolitan region. We find first that there is considerable inequality in the spatial distribution of these local amenities, including accessibility, environmental and social indicators. We use a spatial...
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