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    Consumer Centricity as a Delivery Strategy for Assets in the Real Estate Sector: An Analysis of the Framework and Interpretation of Law
    (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2023) Krishnamurthy, A.D.; Mahesh, G.
    Consumer centricity (C-C) in the Indian real estate sector has gained prominence since the introduction of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act in 2016. For a growing economy such as India's, with significant dependence on the construction industry to catalyze economic development, real estate consumerism is of vital importance to spearhead growth in the construction industry. This study critically examined the positioning of consumers in the Indian real estate sector over the years and to date in order to identify areas requiring interventions. Within the framework of the law, key factors defining and contributing to consumer centricity with regard to the delivery of real estate assets were identified. Various real estate sector-specific statutes were traced back along a timeline; they were assessed for the presence of the identified consumer-centric factors. The changes in legislative intent over time were coupled with timely judicial interpretations of laws in courts and regulatory forums. Lastly statutes of significance to real estate asset delivery were probed for inherent loopholes in their frameworks. The growing impetus to consumer centricity both in the making and interpretation of real estate laws was clearly established in the present study. However, existing laws of importance to real estate asset delivery were identified to be contributors to the creation and preservation of an inherent imbalance in the design and power structure of the sector, to the detriment of consumers of real estate assets. The findings undoubtedly indicate that to stimulate growth in the construction industry, the need of the hour is to place consumer centricity at the heart of affairs through the correction of inherent loopholes in the framework of law governing real estate asset delivery. © 2022 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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    Synthesis of 5-(pyrazol-4-yl) pentanoic acids and 4-(pyrazol-4-yl) butanoic acids via a cascade annulation/ring-opening reaction between hydrazone and dienone
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2025) Nayak, K.H.; Jijin, R.K.; Babu, B.P.
    Herein, we report an interesting [3 + 2] annulation/ring-opening cascade reaction between hydrazones and exocyclic dienones via an aerobic, copper(ii) catalysis to synthesize 5-(pyrazol-4-yl) pentanoic acid and 4-(pyrazol-4-yl) butanoic acid derivatives. The annulation first affords a spiro pyrazoline with unprecedented regiochemistry, followed by a cascade nucleophilic ring opening by water to yield pyrazolyl pentanoic and butanoic acid derivatives in good yield. Broad substrate scope, inexpensive and green catalyst and oxidant, and relatively mild reaction conditions enhance the versatility of this protocol. © 2025 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
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    Cu- and Bi-codoped LaFeO3-Decorated MXene Nanosheets for Photo-Fenton Catalysis and Hydrogen Evolution
    (American Chemical Society, 2025) James, A.; Ray, S.; Rodney, J.D.; Carva, K.; Udayashankar, N.K.; Kim, B.C.
    The increasing release of contaminants into the environment and the demand for sustainable energy solutions have prompted the exploration of advanced oxidation methods such as photo-Fenton and photoelectrochemical water splitting. Herein, hierarchical heterostructures of Cu- and Bi-codoped LaFeO3(Bi0.05La0.95Cu0.1Fe0.9O3) (LFOBC)-decorated Ti3C2(MXene) nanosheets were developed by a low-cost one-pot combustion approach. The optimized LFOBC/Mx-7 (Bi0.05La0.95Cu0.1Fe0.9O3/Ti3C2-7) composite demonstrated superior photo-Fenton degradation of tetracycline (TC), achieving 1.69 times higher efficiency than LFOBC and 10.65 times more efficiency than pristine LaFeO3(LFO). This enhanced performance is attributed to strong interfacial coupling, which suppressed photoexcited carrier recombination, as confirmed by PL, TRPL, EIS, and photocurrent studies. Experimental and theoretical work function analyses revealed band bending and the formation of an Ohmic junction at the interface. Furthermore, a degradation mechanism and a reaction pathway were proposed, and the reduction in toxicity levels was identified. The LFOBC/Mx-7 catalyst also exhibited promising results for H2evolution with an overpotential of 156 mV vs RHE under visible-light illumination, which was 2.37 times less than that of LFOBC. These results, therefore, showcase the LFOBC/Mx composite as a multifunctional photocatalyst for both pollutant degradation and sustainable energy generation. © 2025 American Chemical Society