RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY OF TEMPERATE SILK COCOONS IN NORTH-WESTERN HIMALAYAN REGION OF KASHMIR VALLEY, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA by Ruyida MUSHTAQ, Tariq Ahmed RAJA, Abida FAYAZ, Harmeet SINGH, Pervez AHMED, Mushtaq Rasool MIR, Rajesh YADAV

“…Sericulture's resource efficiency are critical for long-term growth and contributes greatly to Kashmir's rural and urban economies for sustainable livelihood and inclusive growth. …”
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Efficient Frequency Management for Hybrid AC/DC Power Systems Based on an Optimized Fuzzy Cascaded PI−PD Controller by Awadh Ba Wazir, Sultan Alghamdi, Abdulraheem Alobaidi, Abdullah Ali Alhussainy, Ahmad H. Milyani

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Numerical-based theoretical investigation on the thermal efficiency of viscoplastic fluid suspended with ternary nanoparticles using the finite element approach by M. Nawaz, Abdelatif Salmi, Sayer Obaid Alharbi, A.S. Shflot

“…The study uses a computational method based on the finite element method (FEM) to examine the thermal efficiency of viscoplastic fluids containing ternary, di-, and mono-nanoparticles. …”
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Interpretable Active Learning Identifies Iron‐Doped Carbon Dots With High Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Antitumor Synergistic Therapy by Tianliang Li, Bin Cao, Yitong Wang, Lixing Lin, Lifei Chen, Tianhao Su, Haicheng Song, Yuze Ren, Longhan Zhang, Yingying Chen, Zhenzhen Li, Lingyan Feng, Tong‐yi Zhang

“…The SHAP‐EV, with an R2 of 0.960 correlated to feature's joint SHAP, is integrated into the AL utility functions to enhance evaluation efficiency during optimization. …”
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PUMP GROUP AUTOMATIC CONTROL FOR REDUCING ITS ENERGY CONSUMPTION by G. N. Zdor, A. V. Sinitsyn, O. A. Avrutin

“…The paper presents results of the study of the instantaneous efficiency changes of booster pumping stations under the conditions of variable water consumption. …”
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Investigation on Free Vibration of Rotating Cylindrical Shells with Variable Thickness by Liu Xiangdong, Hou Xiaoli, Bai Bin, Zeng Maolin

“…In order to improve the performance and efficiency of the rotating cylindrical shell (RCS), one of the effective ways reduces the mass of the RCS. …”
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The acoustic wave generation by a thin layer with variable temperature by Roman DYBA, Bronisław ŻÓŁTOGÓRSKI

“…It was shown that, in view of the low efficiency of the temperature—pressure conversion, it is necessary to generate large layer temperature changes to obtain the mean values of sound intensity, whereas the maximum of the modulus of the transmittance function of the source occurs even for very thin layers. …”
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Bistable variable stiffness laminates - novel manufacturing and modeling strategies by P.M. Anilkumar, A. Haldar, G. Clancy, S. Scheffler, B.N. Rao, P.M. Weaver, R. Rolfes

“…Bistable laminates offer a path to energy-efficient and multi-functional structures, with potential applications in various engineering domains. …”
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Research on cooperative control strategy for high efficiency and energy saving in virtually coupled train sets based on two-layer optimization by JIANG Sidun, FENG Jianghua, ZHANG Zhengfang, SHI Ke, LUO Qinyang

“…The upper layer focuses on efficiency optimization, establishing an objective function aimed at facilitating efficient departures and stops, and employing a multi-objective genetic algorithm to generate key information for decision-making. …”
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Refined matrix completion for spectrum estimation of heart rate variability by Lei Lu, Tingting Zhu, Ying Tan, Jiandong Zhou, Jenny Yang, Lei Clifton, Yuan-Ting Zhang, David A. Clifton

“…Heart rate variability (HRV) is an important metric in cardiovascular health monitoring. …”
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Influences of intelligent predictive networks on thermal efficiency of radiative magnetohydrodynamics hybrid nanofluid flow considering heat absorption-generation aspects by Muhammad Habib Ullah Khan, Waqar Azeem Khan, Taseer Muhammad, Marei S. Alqarni, Hamid Qureshi, Iftikhar Hussain

“…The research on HNFs is on peak and results revealed the efficient heat transfer properties of these liquids which are working as primary agents for industrial use. …”
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NIRSpredict: a platform for predicting plant traits from near infra-red spectroscopy by Axel Vaillant, Grégory Beurier, Denis Cornet, Lauriane Rouan, Denis Vile, Cyrille Violle, François Vasseur

“…Summary Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has become a popular tool for investigating phenotypic variability in plants. We developed the Shiny NIRSpredict application to get predictions of 81 Arabidopsis thaliana phenotypic traits, including classical functional traits as well as a large variety of commonly measured chemical compounds, based from near-infrared spectroscopy values based on deep learning. …”
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Enhancing Efficient Data Transmission in IBM WebSphere Using Relational Data eXchange (RDX) Mechanism and Tandem Queue by Suthanthira Raj Devi Latha, Subramani Palani Niranjan, Sorin Vlase, Maria Luminita Scutaru

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Strategies to scale up the technical, allocative and economic efficiency of major millet growing farmers in India – A primal system approach by Kannan Thomas Felix, K.B. Ramappa, Padma Lakshmi Govindarajan

“…Millet farming, a sustainable and economically viable option for farmers, providing resilience against climate variability and market fluctuations. Despite the increasing significance of millets in agriculture, there is a notable research gap concerning the efficiency of their cultivation and its impact on input demand and costs. …”
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ANALYSIS OF SOME ECONOMIC VARIABLES IN SLOVENIAN FARMS USING FADN DATASET by Nicola GALLUZZO

“…The purpose of this paper was to investigate by a quantitative approach, over the time 2004-2013, in the FADN dataset main correlations among different economic variables, such as financial subsidies allocated by the CAP on Slovenian farms stratified in function of the main typology of farming which is a dummy variable of the productive specialization. …”
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An Algorithm for the Conditional Distribution of Independent Binomial Random Variables Given the Sum by Kelly Ayres, Steven E. Rigdon

“…The acceptance probability in the MH algorithm always involves the probability mass function of the proposal distribution. For the random walk MH algorithm, we take this distribution to be uniform across all possible proposals. …”
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The impact of gradient variable temperature fermentation on the quality of cigar tobacco leaves by Qianying Zhang, Qianying Zhang, Yang Huang, Yang Huang, Hongyue An, Hongyue An, Shuanghong Yang, Shuanghong Yang, Jinshan Lei, Jinshan Lei, Yue Wang, Yue Wang, Pinhe Li, Pinhe Li, Hongfei Zhang, Wen Cai, Wen Cai, Wen Cai, Yun Jia, Yun Jia, Yongqiang Pang, Dongliang Li, Dongliang Li

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Optimization of Rate of Penetration and Mechanical Specific Energy Using Response Surface Methodology and Multi-Objective Optimization by Diunay Zuliani Mantegazini, Andreas Nascimento, Mauro Hugo Mathias, Oldrich Joel Romero Guzman, Matthias Reich

“…The results show that the RSM method and multi-objective optimization provide better results when compared with 2D analysis of parameters as a function of depth. The RSM method can be used as a tool to analyze the effects of the independent drilling mechanical parameters (WOB, RPM, FLOW, and TOR) on the response variables (ROP and MSE) with a 95% confidence level. …”
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Effects of Peanut Processing on Masticatory Performance during Variable Appetitive States by Fiona McKiernan, Richard D. Mattes

“…To explore the relationship between peanut form and processing and masticatory function. Subjects/Methods. Thirty nine adults (16 M, 23 F; BMI: 30.4±4.0 kg/m2; age: 27±8 y) with healthy dentition chewed four different forms of peanuts until they would normally swallow and then expectorated the bolus. …”
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Video tracking-based mandibular movement kinematic analysis in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Chen Yang, Zhenhai Wei, Fei Zhao, Yangshiyu Zhou, Linfei Wu, Xiaomei Wei

“…Linear regression analysis showed that Average Chewing Speed negatively affects masticatory efficiency. Conclusion The Nswallow 2D motion capture software represents an easy-to-use and affordable system that can be utilized to assess masticatory function in patients with NPC. …”
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