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Self-rechargeable energizers for sustainability

Electrical energy generation and storage have always been complementary to each other but are often disconnected in practical electrical appliances. Recently, efforts to combine both energy generation and storage into self-powered energizers have demonstrated promising power sources for wearable and implantable electronics. In line with these efforts, achieving self-rechargeability in energy storage from ambient energy is envisioned as a tertiary energy storage (3rd-ES) phenomenon. This review examines a few of the possible 3rd-ES capable of harvesting ambient energy (photo-, thermo-, piezo-, tribo-, and bio-electrochemical energizers), focusing also on the devices' sustainability. The self-rechargeability mechanisms of these devices, which function through modifications of the energizers’ constituents, are analyzed, and designs for wearable electronics are also reviewed. The challenges for self-rechargeable energizers and avenues for further electrochemical performance enhancement are discussed. This article serves as a one-stop source of information on self-rechargeable energizers, which are anticipated to drive the revolution in 3rd-ES technologies.

Efficient video transmission—a critical review of various protocols and strategies

ABSTRACT With the advent of 3D video technology and ultra-high-definition (UHD) displays, traditional video coding methods and network/transport protocols seem to fail. This necessitates optimizations at multiple levels and layers: codec-level, system-level, and different layers in the TCP/IP suite. We critically analyze various protocols at different layers in the TCP/IP suite and compare them for various applications. Moreover, the importance of devising intelligent behavior-based strategies at the server side is highlighted. Furthermore, roles and advantages of cross-layer optimization in video transmission are given. The importance of datagram congestion control protocol (DCCP) in an efficient video transmission in the coming years is unfolded. We demonstrate the importance of devising good strategies at the server side in saving the bandwidth. To the best of the knowledge of the authors, this is the first paper that elaborates on DCCP and its significance for the future. In this article, besides analyzing various protocols and discussing optimizations, etc., the value-added suggestions on how to make improvements at various levels are presented. Thus, this work is a one-stop source of information for researchers working on this topic.

Present status, energy policies and future perspective of solar photovoltaic in India

This paper aims at presenting state of art solar photovoltaic (SPV) in India and various initiatives and actions plans launched by Indian Government to augment the share of most promising and growing source of renewable energy SPV. A renewable and sustainable source of energy such as solar PV has been playing a vital role in curbing carbon emission. This paper presents a widespread review of the present status, various energy policies and future perspective of SPV considering the fact that India is having an abundant amount of solar energy potential. The intention of this review is to emphasise broadly on the major constraints hampering the growth of SPV energy in India. Efforts have been made to presents the selections guide, applicable standards and state-wise sanctioned solar parks. It is hoped that the information reported in this paper will be a worth of one-stop source of information for researchers.

River Ganga repository: An initiative towards the collection and dissemination of knowledge on the River Ganga

This paper is an attempt to provide a brief account of the River Ganga Repository, an initiative of Maulana Azad Central Library, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh in order to collect and disseminate knowledge on and about the holy river Ganga in printed and digital form. The repository has been set up with the aim to collect, organize and make accessible to the world, the literature and other information pertaining to the river Ganga which may be utilized in cleaning and rejuvenating the holy river. The paper discusses the design and development of River Ganga Repository with Portal as a project which was inaugurated on 17 th May 2016 at Maulana Azad Central Library, AMU, Aligarh. The portal is a one-stop source of information on the river Ganga which provides database of both subscribed as well as open access resources ranging from printed to digital, including books, theses and dissertations, research articles, project reports, maps, etc. Apart from this, it also provides links to news related to river Ganga and other useful links (government and other organizational websites related to the river Ganga). The data for the repository was collected through search engines, publisher websites and government and other organizational websites. This portal provides links to printed resources such as books, theses & dissertations in the form of bibliographical details and full text; however it also provides links to the subscribed and open access resources available on Internet either in the form of bibliographical details of the resource or in the form of abstract or full text.

Q & A: Anna Veiga

Despite the restrictions and controversy confronting stem cell research, labs around the world continue to derive new human embryonic stem cell lines and make them available to the global research community. The EU-funded Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry (hESCreg) seeks to bring order to the growing number of available stem cell lines and the flood of related data, beginning with the cell lines created in European labs. The web-based registry, launched in January 2008 and accessible at http://www.hescreg.eu, aims to serve as a one-stop source of information about the origins and traits of these cell lines. Anna Veiga, the hESCreg scientific coordinator and director of the stem cell bank at the Centre of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona, talks with Doug Sipp about how the project was conceived and where it might lead.

News @ a glance

Pandemic portal: Health Canada has launched a new Web site to serve as a “one-stop source of information” about pandemic influenza. The site, [www.pandemicinfluenza.gc.ca][1], compiles information provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada and other federal departments, and includes the