Government Subsidies and Industrial Productivity in South Africa: A Focus on the Channels by Brian Tavonga Mazorodze

“…Estimation is performed through an endogeneity robust panel stochastic frontier model, which treats subsidies as both an inefficiency driver and a technology variable. An additional estimation approach is proposed integrating the true fixed effects with a control function in a bid to account for both unobserved heterogeneity and idiosyncratic endogeneity. …”
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Intelligent trajectory tracking algorithm for autonomous robots under membrane computing by YAO Jiangyun, WU Fangyuan

“…Finally, based on the multi-step parallel membrane structure, a feasible autonomous robot trajectory path was found, and a sliding mode variable structure function was used to design the control rate. …”
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An Integrated Slacks-Based Measure of Super-Efficiency with Input Saving and Output Surplus Scaling Factors and its Application in Paper Chemical Mills by Dong Guo, Zheng-Qun Cai

“…This paper revises the usual slacks-based measure of super-efficiency by incorporating input saving and output surplus scaling factors into the objection function for measuring DMUs. …”
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The Use of High-Density SNP Array to Map Homozygosity in Consanguineous Families to Efficiently Identify Candidate Genes: Application to Woodhouse-Sakati Syndrome by Molly B. Sheridan, Elizabeth Wohler, Denise A. S. Batista, Carolyn Applegate, Julie Hoover-Fong

“…DCAF17, encoding a transmembrane nuclear protein of uncertain function, was the only gene identified in a homozygous region known to cause hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. …”
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Coordinated regulation of water use-efficiency-cost in a winter wheat-summer maize rotation system and optimization of water allocation strategies by Li Zhao, Congying Han, Yinong Li, Baozhong Zhang, Yulu Zheng, Jiabing Cai

“…A multi-objective nonlinear programming model was developed, incorporating triangular fuzzy numbers, accuracy functions, and credibility constraints, to balance actual yield (AY), irrigation water productivity (IWP), and total cost (TC). …”
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Unveiling potential: Hybrid nanofluid-driven strategies for maximizing electrical efficiency in Photovoltaic Thermal Systems with trapezoidal flow channel for coolant purposes by A.A. Alderremy, Abid A. Memon, A.M. Obalalu, T.H. El-Ghareeb, Amsalu Fenta

“…The PV/T system features a simple configuration, with mono-crystalline silicon above the flow channel, copper functioning as the absorber, and a trapezoidal-shaped flow channel. …”
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Variable Structure Control and Its Ground Experimental Test for the Space Station Robot by Feilong Zhang, Bi Zhang, Bing Han, Danyang Qu, Xingang Zhao

“…To save cost and improve the efficiency of the test, this paper develops a plan in which controllers undergo preliminary testing in a 6-DOF industrial robot. …”
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Exploring the impact of AI on employee self-competence performance key variables and outcomes by Anas Amayreh, Mohammad A. Ta’Amnha, Ihab K. Magableh, Maher H. Mahrouq, Salsabila Aisyah Alfaiza

“…Abstract In the dynamic business world, organizations must upgrade their functioning and develop human resources skills to achieve optimal performance. …”
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DIFFERENCES IN AGRICULTURAL RETURNS IN SESAME PRODUCTION: AN EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF EFFICIENCY IN FACTOR INPUT ALLOCATION IN RINGIM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA by Tohib Oyeyode OBALOLA, Abdullahi Abbas YAKUBU

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Modeling and Simulation of an Intelligent Photovoltaic Controller Based on Variable Step Algorithm of Versoria by Bo Sun, Yongquan You, Zhiyong Zhang, Chao Li

“…For the limitation of fuzzy control algorithm, considering the property of the Versoria function, an MPPT design method for an intelligent controller based on the Versoria variable step algorithm is further proposed. …”
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Age differences in the variability and distribution of sleep spindle and rapid eye movement densities. by Kevin R Peters, Laura B Ray, Stuart Fogel, Valerie Smith, Carlyle T Smith

“…Although age differences were observed in the degree of absolute variability (older adults had significantly larger variances than young adults for sleep efficiency and time spent awake after sleep onset), a similar pattern was also observed within the two age groups: the four sleep measures with the lowest degrees of relative variability were the same and included time spent in REM and Stage 2 sleep, total sleep time, and sleep efficiency. …”
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Near-Infrared Electronically-Controlled Variable Attenuator for W-Band Frequency Range by Suren Gigoyan, Mohammad-Reza Nezhad-Ahmadi

“…This article presents the design, fabrication, and performance evaluation of a novel high-performance millimeter-wave (mm-wave) variable attenuator operating across the 75–110 GHz frequency band, controlled via near-infrared (NIR) illumination. …”
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A Home-Based Self-Powered Rehabilitation System With Variable Stiffness Mechanism by Ke Shi, Yingchen Gao, Maozeng Zhang, Lifeng Zhu, Aiguo Song

“…Then, the system’s functionality and efficacy are validated through experiments with twelve healthy subjects and ten stroke survivors. …”
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Software-Defined Workpiece Positioning for Resource-Optimized Machine Tool Utilization by Robin Ströbel, Yannik Probst, Louisa Hutt, Jürgen Fleischer

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Variational Bayesian Variable Selection in Logistic Regression Based on Spike-and-Slab Lasso by Juanjuan Zhang, Weixian Wang, Mingming Yang, Maozai Tian

“…The method of introducing a new hidden variable or approximating the lower bound is used to solve the problem of logistic functions without conjugate priors. …”
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Variable Structure Depth Controller for Energy Savings in an Underwater Device: Proof of Stability by João Bravo Pinto, João Falcão Carneiro, Fernando Gomes de Almeida, Nuno A. Cruz

“…Recent work introduced a variable structure depth controller for a sensor platform with a variable buoyancy module, resulting in a 22% reduction in energy consumption. …”
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Event-Triggered Fault-Tolerant ADRC for Variable-Load Quadrotor with Prescribed Performance by Zhichen Li, Qiaoran Wang, Huaicheng Yan

“…This study proposes an event-triggered fault-tolerant active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) method for variable-load quadrotors with prescribed performance. …”
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Analysis of the variability of morphometric and physiological parameters of grain crops when using biofertilizers by D. G. Fedorova, L. V. Galaktionova

“…The parameters of photosynthetic activity play an important role in photosynthesis and ensure the efficient functioning of plants under various conditions. …”
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Method and Algorithm for Processing Large Volume Images by O. N. Andreichuk, N. I. Listopad

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Main indicators of the credit organizations of the Russian Federation: vectors of changes by T. V. Grishina

“…In recent years, changes in the structure of the banking system and the profi tability of operations conducted by banks. Analysis of the functioning of the system shows a reduced role of banking indicators in the formation of the Russian GDP. …”
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