The influence of individual genetic and paratypic factors on the duration and efficiency of lifetime use of cows of Holstein and Ukrainian Black-and-White dairy breeds by Yu. M. Pavlenko, I. O. Kompanets

“…The phenotypic variability of the traits characterizing the life expectancy and use of cows in the test herd according to the strength of father influence differs by insignificant variability, from 26.1 % (by the coefficient of economic use) to 22.4 % (by life expectancy (P < 0.001). …”
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Unlocking efficiency in real-world collaborative studies: a multi-site international study with one-shot lossless GLMM algorithm by Jiayi Tong, Jenna M. Reps, Chongliang Luo, Yiwen Lu, Lu Li, Juan Manuel Ramirez-Anguita, Milou T. Brand, Scott L. DuVall, Thomas Falconer, Alex Mayer Fuentes, Xing He, Michael E. Matheny, Miguel A. Mayer, Bhavnisha K. Patel, Katherine R. Simon, Marc A. Suchard, Guojun Tang, Benjamin Viernes, Ross D. Williams, Mui van Zandt, Fei Wang, Jiang Bian, Jiayu Zhou, David A. Asch, Yong Chen

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Ephrin receptor A2, the epithelial receptor for Epstein-Barr virus entry, is not available for efficient infection in human gastric organoids. by Nina Wallaschek, Saskia Reuter, Sabrina Silkenat, Katharina Wolf, Carolin Niklas, Özge Kayisoglu, Carmen Aguilar, Armin Wiegering, Christoph-Thomas Germer, Stefan Kircher, Andreas Rosenwald, Claire Shannon-Lowe, Sina Bartfeld

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Comparative Analysis of Energy Efficiency and Position Stability of Sub-250 g Quadcopter and Bicopter with Similar Mass Under Varying Conditions by Artur Kierzkowski, Mateusz Woźniak, Paweł Bury

“…This paper investigates the energy efficiency and positional stability of two types of ultralight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)—bicopter and quadcopter—both with mass below 250 g, under varying flight conditions. …”
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Technology for Improving Technical, Economic and Ecological Efficiency of Boiler Plants Using Physico-Chemical Correction of the Water-Fuel Emulsions Composition by Filipshchuk A.N., Kolbasenko O.V., Shevtsov A.P., Dymo B.V.

“…The aim of this work is to substantiate the possibility of increasing the technical, economic and environmental efficiency, as well as the efficiency of boilers (in terms of the intensity of corrosion processes) when burning water-fuel emulsions with the increased water and salt contents. …”
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Assessing green innovation efficiency and spatial characteristics of China’s high tech industry based on the three stage undesirable SBM model by Bo-Wen An, Pei-Yuan Xu, Long-Zhan Liu, Chun-Bo Li, Qiu-Ping Guo

“…However, evaluating green innovation efficiency (GIE) and its spatial characteristics within China’s high-tech industry remains underexplored. …”
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Effects of High Intensity Interval versus Moderate Continuous Training on Markers of Ventilatory and Cardiac Efficiency in Coronary Heart Disease Patients by Gustavo G. Cardozo, Ricardo B. Oliveira, Paulo T. V. Farinatti

“…MIT performed 30 min of continuous aerobic exercise at 70–75% of maximal heart rate (HRmax), and HIIT performed 30 min sessions split in 2 min alternate bouts at 60%/90% HRmax (3 times/week for 16 weeks). Results. No differences among groups (before versus after) were found for VE/VCO2 slope or OUES (P>0.05). …”
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An efficient retrieval method on Google Earth Engine and comparison with hybrid methods: a case study of leaf area index retrieval by Sijia Li, Zhiguang Tang, Kaisen Ma, Zhenyi Wang, Wenjuan Li

“…LUT uncertainty is less than GPR's, and their influencing factors differ. LUT demonstrates a smaller runtime increase with increasing feature numbers. …”
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A Rotational Cultivation System for Indoor-Grown Lettuce: Feasibility in Terms of Yields, Resource Efficiency, Quality, and Postharvest Storage Capacity by Cédric Dresch, Véronique Vidal, Séverine Suchail, Olivier Chevallier, Huguette Sallanon, Vincent Truffault, Florence Charles

“…No significant differences were observed in yields, water use efficiency, light use efficiency, or postharvest storage capacity between the systems. …”
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The phosphatase inhibitor BVT-948 can be used to efficiently screen functional sexual development proteins in the malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei by Xitong Jia, Yong Wang, Meilian Wang, Hui Min, Zehou Fang, Haifeng Lu, Jiao Li, Yaming Cao, Lunhao Bai, Jinghan Lu

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IMPACT OF EXPRESS SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING TO RIFAMPICIN OF M. TUBERCULOSIS ON CHEMOTHERAPY EFFICIENCY IN THOSE SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS by A. G. Samoylova, M. V. Burakova, I. A. Vasilieva, V. V. Lenskaya, E. V. Vaniev

“…Goal of the study: to compare efficiency of anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy prescribed basing on drug susceptibility testing results obtained by GeneXpertMTB/RIF with relevant correction as per data of culture on liquid media and basing on drug susceptibility testing through culture on liquid media only. …”
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Wheat productivity and nitrogen use efficiency in no-till systems: a comparative analysis of crop-pasture and continuous cropping rotations in Uruguay by Cristina Mori Alvez, Oswaldo Ernst Benech, Pablo González Barrios, Carlos Perdomo Varela

“…Nitrate-N levels at tillering positively correlated with WGY and negatively with GPC, but the relationship differed by rotation. Soil NUE indices were higher in CC rotations.DiscussionThe study’s findings highlighted the potential of CC rotation, especially when including C4 species in the crop sequence, to achieve higher wheat productivity in the short term due to healthier soil conditions compared to wheat seeded after post-pasture in CP. …”
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Meta-analysis of the effects of the dietary inclusion of brewers grains on feed intake, milk yield, and feed efficiency of lactating dairy cows by S.C. Chelkapally, T.H. Terrill, I.M. Ogunade, Z.M. Estrada-Reyes, A.A. Pech-Cervantes

“…The weighted raw mean differences (RMD) between dietary BG and control treatments were estimated with a robust variance estimation. …”
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The Efficiency of Adalimumab in Cases of Chronic Methotrexate-Resistant Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Anterior Uveitis: Retrospective Case Series Study by E. V. Gaidar, M. M. Kostik, M. F. Dubko, V. V. Masalova, L. S. Snegireva, E. A. Isupova, T. N. Nikitina, E. D. Serogodskaya, O. V. Kalashnikova, V. G. Chasnyk

“…At the same time, in some patients therapy with methotrexate can not prevent the development of these complications.Objective: Our aim was to investigate the efficiency and safety of using a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (adalimumab) in patients with JIA-associated uveitis.Methods: We conducted a retrospective single-arm study of a series of cases. …”
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Single-variant genome-wide association study and regional heritability mapping of protein efficiency and performance traits in Large White pigs by Esther Oluwada Ewaoluwagbemiga, Audald Lloret-Villas, Adéla Nosková, Hubert Pausch, Claudia Kasper

“…Abstract Background Improvement of protein efficiency (PE) is a key factor for a sustainable pig production, as nitrogen excretion contributes substantially to environmental pollution. …”
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The effect of crop rotations and mineral fertilizers on economic and energy efficiency indicators when cultivating winter wheat in the Central Blackearth region by V. A. Lukyanov, L. B. Nitchenko

“…Economic efficiency is an integral method of analyzing agricultural technologies, especially against the rising prices for plant protection products, seeds, fertilizers, and fuels and lubricants. …”
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Sociological variety and the transmission efficiency of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a secondary analysis of qualitative and quantitative data from 15 communities in Zambia by Richard G White, Virginia Bond, Peter J Dodd, Ben Marais, Helen Ayles, Emma J Murray, Kwame Shanaube, Albertus Schaap

“…TB notification rates were at least 400 per 100 000 per annum and HIV seroprevalence was estimated to be high.Results Crowding, movement, livelihoods and participation in recreational activity differed across communities. Based on 12 socio-spatial indicators, communities were qualitatively classified as more/less spatially crowded and as more/less socially ‘open’ to contact with others, with implications for the presumptive risk of M. tuberculosis transmission. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Influencing Factors of the Coupling Coordination Degree Between China’s New-Type Urbanization and Transportation Carbon Emission Efficiency by Han Jia, Weidong Li, Runlin Tian

“…This study focuses on the coupling and coordination between China’s new-type urbanization (NU) and transportation carbon emission efficiency (CET), revealing its spatial and temporal evolution patterns and driving factors. …”
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Improved whole-brain reconfiguration efficiency reveals mechanisms of speech rehabilitation in cleft lip and palate patients: an fMRI study by Wenjing Zhang, Qian Si, Zhongtian Guan, Lei Cao, Mengyue Wang, Cui Zhao, Liwei Sun, Xu Zhang, Zhixi Zhang, Chunlin Li, Weiqun Song

“…We compared behavioral data and task activation levels between participants for between-group differences and calculated reconfiguration efficiencies for each task based on each participant. …”
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Effectiveness, safety, and efficiency of a drive‐through care model as a response to the COVID‐19 testing demand in the United States by Shashank Ravi, Anna Graber‐Naidich, Stefanie S. Sebok‐Syer, Ian Brown, Patrice Callagy, Karen Stuart, Ryan Ribeira, Laleh Gharahbaghian, Sam Shen, Vandana Sundaram, Maame Yaa A. B. Yiadom

“…Standardized mean differences (SMD) >0.20 identify statistical significance. …”
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