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Adaptation is the only strategy that is guaranteed to be part of the world's climate strategy. Using the most comprehensive set of data files ever compiled on mortality and its determinants over the course of the 20th century, this paper makes two primary discoveries. First, we find that the...
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The Cold Chain (CC) is a system containing a range of processes like shipping ‘temperature-sensitive' items by special kind of packaging along a supply chain, and strategic planning to ensure the safety and integrity of items that are shipped. The items of CC are transported in many ways, such...
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In recent years, energy demand has increased due to the high-energy consumption in different fields.The most popular power source has caused huge damages to the environment by paying more cost leads the researchers to work on renewable energy. The solar energy as an alternative source can be...
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We demonstrate that heat inhibits learning and that school air-conditioning mitigates this effect. Student fixed effects models using 10 million PSAT-retakers show hotter school days in years before the test reduce scores, with extreme heat being particularly damaging. Weekend and summer heat...
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How will a nation's aggregate urban productivity be affected by climate change? The joint distribution of climate conditions and economic activity across a nation's cities will together determine industrial average exposure to climate risk. Air conditioning (AC) can greatly reduce this heat...
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India is a large producer of food, specifically, fruits and vegetables and ranks among the top three producers across the world, but due to heavy post-harvest losses, the country is able to export only a very small fraction. The scenario can be improved if cold chain logistics are improved. With...
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