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Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) systems are a promising long-term storage solution for space heating applications due to their high energy density and low energy losses. Although identified as promising thermochemical materials, inorganic salt hydrates suffer from issues related to cycling stability, agglomeration, and deliquescence during charging and discharging. Using composites can help address these challenges by improving the material's structural stability and performance over multiple cycles.

Skill training has been fervently promoted as one of the primary means to prepare for work at increasingly earlier stages of the compulsory formal education system. In a state such as Karnataka, where diverse linguistic cultures exist in schools, skill-based subjects have encroached upon the space of language subjects and teaching. 

A sensible thermal energy storage (TES) system is studied using Hytherm 600 oil as the storage medium and a 30:70 ethylene glycol–water (EG-W) mixture as the discharging fluid, owing to its extended operating temperature range (− 14 ◦C to 105 ◦C) at atmospheric pressure. The EG-W mixture alleviates the working limitations of pure water by lowering the freezing point and elevating the boiling point, making it suitable for solar thermal systems in colder climates and for low-temperature industrial heat recovery without pressurized systems.

Over the past two decades, Bengaluru’s exploding real estate sector and massive infrastructure investments have led to land speculation targeting working-class neighborhoods and agricultural land for development. Chronicles of a Global City turns Bengaluru inside out to examine its “world-city” transformation that stimulated rapid urbanization and unbounded growth.

This book intends to give a systematic exposition of the validity of quantum principles in biological systems. There are two types of applications of quantum theory in physical systems — the "trivial applications" and "non-trivial applications". Since every object in this universe consists of atoms and molecules, they should be described by the laws of quantum theory — which we call trivial applications.

Dalbergia latifolia Roxb. (Indian rosewood) is a high ecological and economic value, native to India’s tropical and subtropical forests. This study presents the first high-resolution, range-wide habitat suitability assessment of across India using MaxEnt modelling. By integrating over 3,200 geo-referenced occurrence records with 19 bioclimatic variables, the research identifies key ecological zones and conservation gaps for this ecologically vital and economically valuable species.