Publications
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Rudrodip Majumdar co-authored Assistant Professor, Energy, Environment and Climate Change Programme Novel Dimension Scaling for Optimal Mass Flow Rate Estimation in Low-Temperature Flat Plate Solar Collector based on Thermal Performance https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2451904920300871 Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, May 2020 In this study, a simplified energy equations-based dynamic model is used to develop working relationships for calculating the collector dimensions and the optimum heat transfer fluid (HTF) mass flow rate for achieving a predefined thermal efficiency. The computational results for the geometrical configuration corresponding to an average DNI, calculated from actual solar radiation data, indicate that to achieve a fixed temperature and a collector efficiency, the required HTF mass flow rate increases with an increasing level of solar radiation. |
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V V Binoy co-authored Associate Professor, Animal Behaviour and Cognition Programme The Bold are the Sociable’: Personality traits and laterality in an indigenous megafish, the Deccan Mahseer (Tor khudree) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10228-020-00744-8#:~:text=The%20present%20study%20explored%20the,of%20central%20and%20southern%20India. Co-Authored with Vishwanath Varma, Harsh Vasoya, Anushka Jain. Ichthyological Research 67: 483–492 The present study explored the relationships between the personality traits boldness, activity, exploration, and sociability, and lateralized utilisation of brain hemispheres in the hatchery-reared juveniles of Deccan Mahseer (Tor khudree), an endangered megafish inhabiting the rivers of central and southern India. |
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Sindhu Radhakrishna co-authored Professor and Head, Animal Behaviour and Cognition Programme Using conditioned taste aversion to reduce human-nonhuman primate conflict: A comparison of four potentially illness-inducing drugs https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016815912030023X?casa= Applied Animal Behaviour Science, April 2020 This study deals with human-wildlife conflict in the form of crop-and livestockdepredation and exploits Conditioned Taste Aversion (CTA) strategy, a non-lethal and effective method to control crop damage caused by vertebrate pests, to reduce crop damage. |
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R Srikanth co-authored Professor, Energy, Environment and Climate Change Programme A jolt to National Energy Security https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-jolt-to-national-energy-security/article31617586.ece Co- authored with Sudha Mahalingam and Tejal Kanitkar . The Hindu |
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Sindhu Radhakrishna co-authored Professor and Head, Animal Behaviour and Cognition Programme Is human–rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) conflict in India a case of human–human conflict? https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13280-020-01324-w Ambio, March 2020 The authors have studied the attitudes and perceptions of forest department personnel regarding the management of human-rhesus macaque conflict (HRMC) in Himachal Pradesh, northern India. |
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Anindya Sinha co-authored Professor, Animal Behaviour and Cognition Programme Elephants on the Move: Implications for Human–Elephant Interactions https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003216612-10/elephants-move-nishant-srinivasaiah-srinivas-vaidyanathan-raman-sukumar-anindya-… India International Centre (IIC) Quarterly, 2020 In this chapter, using empirical data, the authors assess the behavioural adaptability of elephants, as determined by their innate biological variables, such as age, sex and grouping patterns at the population level. They also discuss the impacts of global climatic changes on the behaviour and distribution of Asian elephants, as evidenced through studies conducted on these aspects. |
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V V Binoy Human-Elephant Conflict in Kerala, India: a Rapid Appraisal Using Compensation Records https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10745-020-00128-6 Co-Authored with Sindhu Radhakrishna, Asmita Sengupta. Human Ecology 48: 101-109 Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is a major challenge for conservation biologists worldwide. To counter negative attitudes of people towards wildlife species, government agencies or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) frequently provide monetary compensation for losses due to crop damage or livestock depredation by wildlife. While much has been written about the challenges of using compensation schemes as a wildlife conservation tool, there has been little investigation into alternative potential benefits of compensation records. We suggest that compensation records can be used to obtain a summary overview of wildlife conflict instances that occur in a region and thereby provide an understanding of the distribution of HWC across a landscape. Further, these records provide insights on the economic prioritization given to each of the species involved in HWC and the kind of damage they cause. We tested this premise through a case study of human-elephant conflict (HEC) in districts of Kerala in southern India using state government-maintained compensation records. To this end, we constructed a conflict index and found Wayanad, Palakkad, and Kannur to be the districts most affected by HEC. An overall distribution map of HEC in any region is crucial to formulating mitigation policies for conflict management. Findings from our study, based on the compensation records, present a holistic view of conflict occurrences in Kerala and thus provide data that can be used to develop basic management strategies for HEC in the state. |
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Sindhu Radhakrishna co-authored Professor and Head, Animal Behaviour and Cognition Programme Reliability of macaques as seed dispersers https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajp.23115 American Journal of Primatology, February 2020 This paper proposes a practical framework to assess the spatial reliability of frugivores as seed dispersers and posits that it is essential to maintain viable populations of macaques across their range and keep human interventions at a minimum to ensure that they continue to reliably disperse the seeds of a broad range of plant species in the Anthropocene. It further suggests that this framework be used for assessing the spatial reliability of other taxonomic groups as seed dispersers. |