Cellobiohydrolases are the most effective single component of fungal cellulase systems; however, their molecular mode of action on cellulose is not well understood. These enzymes act to detach and hydrolyze cellodextrin chains from crystalline cellulose in a processive manner, and the carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) is thought to play an important role in this process. Understanding the inter...

BACKGROUND The automatic tendency to attend to, positively evaluate and approach alcohol related stimuli has been found to play a causal role in problematic alcohol use and can be retrained by computerised Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM). In spite of CBMs potential as an internet intervention, little is known about the efficacy of web-based CBM. The study described in this protocol will test ...

Cutinase from Thermobifida fusca is thermally stable and has potential application in the bioscouring of cotton in the textile industry. In the present study, the carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) from T. fusca cellulase Cel6A (CBM(Cel6A)) and Cellulomonas fimi cellulase CenA (CBM(CenA)) were fused, separately, to the carboxyl terminus of T. fusca cutinase. Both fusion enzymes, cutinase-CBM(C...

From October 2013, European Union member states are obliged to adopt the new European rules allowing patients to search for health care abroad at the costs of the national authorities. The so-called cross-border care Directive (2011/24/EU) facilitates therefore patient mobility in the European Union (1). But only in case a certain treatment option is not (timely) available, or not equally effec...

In China ' s deepening economic reform, higher education plays a crucial role in social stratification and mobility. External higher education is both a symbol of cultural capital and a means of fulfilling social mobility. This article examines the relationship between students'socioeconomic backgrounds and the opportunities derived from cross-border higher education, focusing on Mainland Chine...

As the first 5G networks are being deployed across world, new services enabled by superior performance of in terms throughput, latency and reliability emerging. Connected Automated Mobility (CAM) perhaps among most demanding applications that will have to support their deployment, potential for improvement has been well investigated over past few years. However, CAM operation multi-operator env...

A synthetic, highly active cellulase enzyme suitable for in planta production may be a valuable tool for biotechnological approaches to develop transgenic biofuel crops with improved digestibility. Here, we demonstrate that the addition of a plant derived carbohydrate binding module (CBM) to a synthetic glycosyl hydrolase improved the activity of the hydrolase in releasing sugar from plant biom...

Already, the 21st century has seen an unprecedented increase in cross-border movements of people, goods, information, and financial capital. Numerous incentives facilitators have expanded international interconnectedness mobility, so altering conventional nature functions state borders, as captured by “new mobilities” paradigm. Yet weaponization global economic interdependencies other trends to...

The flow of liquids in unbounded geometry (i.e. without rigid boundary conditions) is encountered in jets and films. Another example is provided by the drainage of foams under gravity. The latter example has been largely investigated these last years [see e.g. Koehler, 2000; Cox, 2001; Pitois, 2005; Saint-Jalmes, 2006]. Most of previous studies consisted in macroscopic measurements performed at...