Search Results - "Torres, Andres F."

The potential of C4 grasses for cellulosic biofuel production by van der Weijde, Tim, Alvim Kamei, Claire L, Torres, Andres F, Vermerris, Wilfred, Dolstra, Oene, Visser, Richard G F, Trindade, Luisa M

“…With the advent of biorefinery technologies enabling plant biomass to be processed into biofuel, many researchers set out to study and improve candidate…”
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Black–white intermarriage in global perspective by Telles, Edward, Esteve, Albert, Torres, Andrés F. Castro

“…BACKGROUND Intermarriage is a leading indicator of racialized relations. Scholarly literature has focused on the United States and shows that black-white…”
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Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy in Maharashtra, India: a mixed-methods study by Shukla, Shruti, Castro Torres, Andrés F, Satish, Rucha Vasumati, Shenderovich, Yulia, Abejirinde, Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade, Steinert, Janina Isabel

“…Reducing the adolescent birth rate is paramount in achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals, given that pregnancy and childbirth are the…”
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Diversity and Agronomic Performance of Lupinus mutabilis Germplasm in European and Andean Environments by Gulisano, Agata, Alves, Sofia, Rodriguez, Diego, Murillo, Angel, van Dinter, Bert-Jan, Torres, Andres F., Gordillo-Romero, Milton, Torres, Maria de Lourdes, Neves-Martins, João, Paulo, Maria-João, Trindade, Luisa M.

“…The introduction of Lupinus mutabilis (Andean lupin) in Europe will provide a new source of protein and oil for plant-based diets and biomass for bio-based…”
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Exploring the Treasure of Plant Molecules With Integrated Biorefineries by Torres, Andres F, Xu, Xuan, Nikiforidis, Constantinos V, Bitter, Johannes H, Trindade, Luisa M

“…Despite significant progress toward the commercialization of biobased products, today's biorefineries are far from achieving their intended goal of total…”
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Genetic complexity of miscanthus cell wall composition and biomass quality for biofuels by van der Weijde, Tim, Kamei, Claire L Alvim, Severing, Edouard I, Torres, Andres F, Gomez, Leonardo D, Dolstra, Oene, Maliepaard, Chris A, McQueen-Mason, Simon J, Visser, Richard G F, Trindade, Luisa M

“…Miscanthus sinensis is a high yielding perennial grass species with great potential as a bioenergy feedstock. One of the challenges that currently impedes…”
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Impact of Different Lignin Fractions on Saccharification Efficiency in Diverse Species of the Bioenergy Crop Miscanthus by van der Weijde, Tim, Torres, Andres F., Dolstra, Oene, Dechesne, Annemarie, Visser, Richard G. F., Trindade, Luisa M.

“…Lignin is a key factor limiting saccharification of lignocellulosic feedstocks. In this comparative study, various lignin methods—including acetyl bromide…”
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North and South: Naming practices and the hidden dimension of global disparities in knowledge production by Castro Torres, Andrés F, Alburez-Gutierrez, Diego

“…SignificanceContemporary social sciences aim to be diverse and inclusive, but traces of the historical dominance of Western European and North American…”
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Partitioning and inactivation of enveloped and nonenveloped viruses in activated sludge, anaerobic and microalgae-based wastewater treatment systems by Torres-Franco, Andrés F., Leroy-Freitas, Deborah, Martinez-Fraile, Cristina, Rodríguez, Elisa, García-Encina, Pedro A., Muñoz, Raúl

“…Anaerobic and microalgae-based technologies for municipal wastewater treatment have emerged as sustainable alternatives to activated sludge systems. However,…”
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Family formation trajectories and migration in the United States by the end of the 20th century by Castro Torres, Andrés F

“…Studies often explain differences in family behaviors by migration status by testing four hypotheses: socialization, selection, disruption, and…”
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Income Inequality and Increasing Dispersion of the Transition to First Birth in the Global South by Castro Torres, Andrés F, Batyra, Ewa, Myrskylä, Mikko

“…The relationship between levels of social and economic inequality and demographic changes remains poorly documented, particularly for fertility. Covering a…”
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Wastewater treatment for nutrient removal with Ecuadorian native microalgae by Benítez, María Belén, Champagne, Pascale, Ramos, Ana, Torres, Andres F., Ochoa-Herrera, Valeria

“…The aim of this project was to study the feasibility of utilizing native microalgae for the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus, as a potential secondary…”
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Nativity differentials in first births in the United States: Patterns by race and ethnicity by Torres, Andrés F. Castro, Parrado, Emilio Alberto

“…While recent decades have seen gradual convergence in ethno-racial disparities in completed fertility in the United States, differences in the age pattern of…”
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Gendered and Stratified Family Formation Trajectories in the Context of Latin American Migration, 1950 to 2000 by Castro Torres, Andrés F., Gutierrez-Vazquez, Edith Y.

“…The interdependence of migration and family formation has been studied extensively, but studies that consider the embeddedness of this interdependence within…”
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Power relations and persistent low fertility among domestic workers in Latin America by Castro Torres, Andrés F., Gutierrez-Vazquez, Edith Y.

“…Scholarly work on international chains of care have highlighted the stratified nature of reproductive work along the lines of gender, social class,…”
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Diverging reproductive outcomes by maternal education during the Covid‐19 pandemic across Brazilian and Colombian regions by Torres, Andres F. Castro, Acosta, Enrique, Pardo, Ignacio, Sacco, Nicolas, Urdinola, Beatriz Piedad

“…This work contributes to the current understanding of the heterogeneous impact of the Covid‐19 pandemic on fertility. Using more than 36.4 million birth and…”
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Exploring S-RNase diversity in the Andean black cherry (Prunus serotina) using MinION sequencing: a cost-effective approach with increased genotyping resolution by Becerra-Wong, Mónica, Gordillo-Romero, Milton, Baus, Lisa C., Terán-Velástegui, Martín, Torres, Maria de Lourdes, Torres, Andres F.

“…The Andean black cherry ( P. serotina ) is an underutilized fruit species that could contribute to the development of sustainable food systems in the Andean…”
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Electrolyte selection toward efficient photoelectrochemical glycerol oxidation on BiVO4 by Kong, Heejung, Gupta, Siddharth, Pérez-Torres, Andrés F, Höhn, Christian, Bogdanoff, Peter, Mayer, Matthew T, van de Krol, Roel, Favaro, Marco, Abdi, Fatwa F

“…Glycerol, a primary by-product of biodiesel production, can be oxidized into various value-added chemicals, significantly enhancing the techno-economic value…”
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How cell wall complexity influences saccharification efficiency in Miscanthus sinensis by De Souza, Amanda P., Kamei, Claire L. Alvim, Torres, Andres F., Pattathil, Sivakumar, Hahn, Michael G., Trindade, Luisa M., Buckeridge, Marcos S.

“…The production of bioenergy from grasses has been developing quickly during the last decade, with Miscanthus being among the most important choices for…”
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Metagenomic analysis of microbial consortia native to the Amazon, Highlands, and Galapagos regions of Ecuador with potential for wastewater remediation by Guadalupe, Juan José, Pazmiño‐Vela, Miguel, Pozo, Gabriela, Vernaza, Wendy, Ochoa‐Herrera, Valeria, Torres, Maria de Lourdes, Torres, Andres F.

“…Native microbial consortia have been proposed for biological wastewater treatment, but their diversity and function remain poorly understood. This study…”
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