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Green value and spatial approaches of energy demand management.
2020
Les contraintes économiques et environnementales actuelles impliquent un besoin de maîtrise de la demande d’énergie du secteur résidentiel. Pour parvenir à cette fin, il est nécessaire d’identifier les déterminants de la consommation d’énergie des ménages puis de trouver des solutions pour réduire la demande d’énergie. Les travaux présentés dans la thèse portent sur le rôle des choix de localisation des ménages dans la formation de la demande d’énergie du secteur résidentiel et s’intéresse à la valeur verte comme outil de promotion des biens immobiliers énergétiquement efficaces. Le premier chapitre étudie les choix de localisation résidentielle et de consommation énergétique des ménages da…
Cross-Linked Thiazolidine Network as Support for Palladium: A New Catalyst for Suzuki and Heck Reactions
2015
A thiazolidine-based material was used for the first time as support for palladium. The support was prepared by starting from a highly cross-linked thiazolium-based material, obtained by radical oligomerization of a bisvinylthiazolium dibromide salt in the presence of 3-mercaptopropyl-modified silica SBA-15. Palladium was immobilized by treatment with tetrachloropalladate salt. Reduction with sodium borohydride afforded a thiazolidine-based material that acted as ligands for the Pd species. The thiazolidine-based palladium catalyst was fully characterized and, working in only 0.1 mol% amount, displayed good activity in the Suzuki-Miyaura and in the Heck reactions. Several biphenyl and alken…
Biotic oxidation of methane in landfills in boreal climatic conditions
2010
This study focused on the biotic oxidation of methane in landfill covers as a technology for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from landfills, particularly those located in the boreal climatic zone. First, methane oxidation was studied in laboratory batch assays in a landfill cover soil consisting of a composted mixture of sewage sludge and chemical sludge which had been installed on the landfill surface 4-5 years earlier. Second, methane oxidation was studied using mechanically-biologically treated municipal solid waste (MBT residual) as a material for methane-oxidizing landfill covers both in continuously methane-sparged laboratory columns and in an outdoor pilot lysimeter. Finally, meth…
Terapeuttisen harjoittelun vaikuttavuus päänsäryn hoidossa : systemaattinen katsaus ja meta-analyysi satunnaistetuista, kontrolloiduista tutkimuksista
2014
Tausta: Päänsärky on yksi yleisimmistä neurologisista oireista, sillä lähes kaikilla on jossain vaiheessa elämäänsä päänsärkyä. Tämän vuoksi on tärkeää selvittää myös ei-lääkkeellisten hoitomuotojen käyttöä päänsäryn hoidossa. Tämän systemaattisen katsauksen ja meta-analyysin tarkoituksena oli tutkia terapeuttisen harjoittelun vaikutusta päänsärkyyn. Tutkimusmenetelmä: Tähän analyysin haettiin satunnaistettuja, kontrolloituja tutkimuksia seuraavista tietokannoista vuosilta 1980 - 2013 syyskuu; PubMed (Medline), The Cochrane Central Register of controlled Trials, SPORTDiscus, Cinahl ja The Physiotherapy evidence based database (PEDro). Katsaukseen hyväksyttiin tutkimukset, jotka käsittelivät…
Multicriteria Decision Aiding for Planning Renewable Power Production at Moroccan Airports
2022
This study is about multicriteria decision aiding (MCDA) for the green airports program of the Moroccan Airport Authority ONDA. The goal of the program is to develop significant amounts of renewable power at airports. In particular, ONDA wants to select airports at which large solar and wind power parks should be built. Multiple criteria, including economy, technical feasibility, and environmental concerns, must be considered simultaneously. In this study, we apply Stochastic Multicriteria Acceptability Analysis (SMAA) for ranking the candidates to be developed into green airports. The analysis is conducted in phases with different sets of criteria. This study is the first application of MC…
Is Environmental Sustainability Also “Economically Efficient”? The Case of the “SOStain” Certification for Sicilian Sparkling Wines
2022
The Italian wine industry is strongly committed to sustainability. Among the numerous sustainability certifications and programs implemented in Italy for the wine sector, SOStain is the oldest at the regional level. The SOStain Foundation promotes the voluntary application of a sustainability program, developed in 2010 in Sicily (Southern Italy). The requirements of the SOStain specifications are connected to the new CAP 2023–2027 objectives; therefore, companies preparing for the new challenges of future winemaking might be interested in joining the SOStain Foundation for greening production practices. The objective of this study was to learn producers’ and consumers’ opinions about motiva…
From ‘Sedate' to ‘Rotten': the Role of Books in the Genesis of The Power and the Glory
2007
This paper traces the references to books in Greene's Journey Without Maps, The Lawless Roads and The Power and the Glory in order to map out the writer's journey to the origins of writing – counter to the priest's itinerary in the latter novel.
Characterization of antiviral activity of green tea extract and applications for improving food safety
2021
Los norovirus, el virus de la hepatitis A y el virus de la hepatitis E son algunos de los principales riesgos sanitarios relacionados con el consumo de alimentos teniendo un alto impacto en la seguridad alimentaria y siendo responsables de diversas patologías en los consumidores (desde gastroenteritis leves hasta patologías de carácter serio como pueden ser hepatitis o incluso meningitis o encefalitis). Debido a que los virus entéricos se transmiten principalmente por la vía fecal-oral, su presencia puede darse en alimentos que se hayan contaminado de forma directa con material fecal o mediante agua contaminada. Los alimentos mayoritariamente implicados en este tipo de infecciones son los m…
Bermudagrass adaptation in the Mediterranean climate: phenotypic traits of 44 accessions
2014
The use of bermudagrass in the Mediterranean area is increasing for its outstanding tolerance to heat and drought, and its aggressive growth and high recuperative potential make it particularly suited to heavily worn areas and appreciated for sports turfs. However, the overall performance of a given genetic type can be affected by the adaptation to a specific environment. The objective of this research was to determine the variability of a number of phenotypic traits that can affect bermudagrass turf performance on a wide range of bermudagrass accessions grown in two locations in Italy. In May 2010, 44 accessions of bermudagrasses, grouped in “wild”, “improved” “hybrid” and “dwarf” types we…
Biodiverse green roofs in Mediterranean climate. Input and lessons learned from Germany and Switzerland
In the realm of the doctoral program in technologies for sustainability and land restoration, this thesis deepens sustainable and ecological solutions for Mediterranean environment after the German tradition and the Swiss school of green roofs for biodiversity. Specific aims were to: (1) assess the effectiveness of the existing green roofs norms in supporting biodiversity; (2) review methodologies and approaches for the implementation of biodiverse green roofs but also their application for ecological design; (3) identify habitat templates in the Mediterranean ecoregion replicable on green roofs; and (4) investigate the long term vegetation development of unmanaged green roofs in order to g…