Performance and Design Optimization of a One-Axis Multiple Positions Sun-Tracked V-trough for Photovoltaic Applications

In this article, the performance of an inclined north-south axis (INSA) multiple positions sun-tracked V-trough with restricted reflections for photovoltaic applications (MP-VPVs) is investigated theoretically based on the imaging principle of mirrors, solar geometry, vector algebra and three-dimensional radiation transfer.For such a V-trough photo

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Trade-off between bile resistance and nutritional competence drives Escherichia coli diversification in the mouse gut.

Bacterial diversification is often observed, but underlying mechanisms are difficult to disentangle and remain generally unknown.Moreover, controlled diversification experiments in ecologically relevant environments are lacking.We studied bacterial diversification in the mammalian gut, one of the most complex bacterial environments, where usually h

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Thermal and solutal performance analysis featuring fully developed chemically reacting micro-rotational convective flow in an open-ended vertical channel

The effects of a baffle and chemical reaction (first-order) on liquid flow in an upright double-passage Inspection Cameras channel were studied using regular perturbation analysis.Each of the two streams has its pressure gradient, temperature and velocity, and the channel is partitioned into two channels by a thin baffle that is fully conductive an

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Effect of post-harvest ripening and drying methods on seed quality and storability in pumpkin cv Pusa Hybrid 1

An investigation was carried out, to study the effect of post-harvest ripening and drying methods Clear Cases on the seed quality in pumpkin cv Pusa Hybrid 1, during summer 2008 and 2009 at Seed Production Unit, IARI, New Delhi.After harvesting, the fruits were allowed for post-harvest ripening (PHR) of zero days (P0), 10 days (P1) and 20 days (P2)

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