Evaluating the Mechanical Properties of Concrete Enhanced with Sugarcane Bagasse Ash and Metakaolin through Destructive and Non-Destructive Testing Methods by Jha Sushant Kumar, Kumar Saurabh

“…However, there's a growing need for it to be more durable, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly. Achieving these goals involves incorporating or substituting energy-efficient materials from industries, such as bottom ash, fly ash, and steel slag. …”
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How (Co-)Ownership in Renewables Improves Heating Usage Behaviour and the Willingness to Adopt Energy-Efficient Technologies—Data from German Households by Renan Magalhães, Jens Lowitzsch, Federico Narracci

“…For electricity production in the residential sector, research shows that different settings of (co-)ownership in renewables are linked to a greater tendency to invest in energy-efficient devices or to adopt more energy-conscious behaviours. …”
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Detection and Classification of Dress Code Violations in Educational Environments Using Deep Learning by Aminu Suleiman Bashir, Ahmed Ibrahim Mahmud, Muhammad Yahya

“…The result achieved demonstrates that the model works efficiently, reaching a training accuracy of 98% and a validation accuracy of 96%, and with overall scores for precision, recall, and F1-score exceeding 97%, thereby proving its effectiveness in different dress code categories. …”
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Enhanced capacitive deionization performance using Mn-doped activated carbon electrodes for energy-efficient brackish water desalination by Nasser A. M. Barakat, Eman Ashour, Yasmin T. Sayed

“…The CDI performance was evaluated at different applied voltages and NaCl concentrations, demonstrating a significant increase in electrosorption capacity with optimized Mn doping. …”
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ViT–KAN Synergistic Fusion: A Novel Framework for Parameter- Efficient Multi-Band PolSAR Land Cover Classification by Songli Han, Dawei Ren, Fan Gao, Jian Yang, Hui Ma

“…The proposed method significantly enhances the model’s generalization capability across different band combinations. The experimental results on the quad-band (P/L/C/X) Hainan PolSAR dataset, acquired by the Aerial Remote Sensing System of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, show that the proposed framework achieves an overall accuracy of 96.24%, outperforming conventional methods in both accuracy and parameter efficiency. …”
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A Study of Deep Learning Models for Audio Classification of Infant Crying in a Baby Monitoring System by Denisa Maria Herlea, Bogdan Iancu, Eugen-Richard Ardelean

“…This study investigates the ability of well-known deep learning models, such as ResNet and EfficientNet, to perform audio-based infant cry detection. …”
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TLDDM: An Enhanced Tea Leaf Pest and Disease Detection Model Based on YOLOv8 by Jun Song, Youcheng Zhang, Shuo Lin, Huijie Han, Xinjian Yu

“…However, the high similarity between different tea leaf diseases and the difficulty of balancing model accuracy and complexity pose significant challenges during the detection process. …”
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Lightweight and Low-Parametric Network for Hardware Inference of Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Tanmoy Paul, Omiya Hassan, Christina S. McCrae, Syed Kamrul Islam, Abu Saleh Mohammad Mosa

“…Using each type of convolution, three different models were developed using ECG, SpO₂, and model fusion. …”
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Energy-Efficient on-Board Radio Resource Management for Satellite Communications via Neuromorphic Computing by Flor Ortiz, Nicolas Skatchkovsky, Eva Lagunas, Wallace A. Martins, Geoffrey Eappen, Saed Daoud, Osvaldo Simeone, Bipin Rajendran, Symeon Chatzinotas

“…To benchmark the performance of the proposed model, we implement conventional Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) on a Xilinx Versal VCK5000, and provide a detailed comparison of accuracy, precision, recall, and energy efficiency for different traffic demands. Most notably, for relevant workloads, Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) implemented on Loihi 2 yield higher accuracy, while reducing power consumption by more than <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$100\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> as compared to the CNN-based reference platform. …”
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Automated and Enhanced Classification of Persea Americana Using Optimized Deep Convolutional Neural Networks With Improved Training Strategies for Agro-Industrial Settings by Oscar Vera, Jose Cruz, Severo Huaquipaco, Wilson Mamani, Victor Yana-Mamani, Saul Huaquipaco

“…The agro-industrial sector faces significant challenges in product classification, which directly affect product quality, production efficiency and food safety. This paper proposes a machine learning model that correctly identifies the different attributes of Persea americana. …”
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Socially Acceptable Feed Formulations May Impact the Voluntary Feed Intake and Growth, but Not Robustness of Nile Tilapia (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>) by Rodrigo Mendes, Paulo Rema, Jorge Dias, Ana Teresa Gonçalves, Rita Teodósio, Sofia Engrola, Francisco J. Sánchez-Vázquez, Luís E. C. Conceição

“…In order to potentially mitigate these concerns, feed formulations could be based on eco-efficient (circular economy-driven) or organic ingredients. …”
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Could the Construction of Sustainable Development Pilot Zones Improve the Urban Environment Efficiency in China? by Junxia Ma, Zilong Zhang, Chenyu Lu, Bing Xue

“…Then, the effect of construction of sustainable development pilot zones on environmental efficiency was assessed using the difference-in-difference (DID) model. …”
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Effect of Axial Clearance on Volumetric Efficiency of Non-circular Planetary Gear Hydraulic Motors by Li Xiang, Peng Xianlong

“…The two were compared to obtain the change trend and the minimum value of motor volumetric efficiency under different working conditions. The results show that from the calculation results of selecting the axial clearance value, when the flatness of the wheel is 0.01 mm, the volumetric efficiency of the motor is not less than 77.28% within the working pressure difference of 30 MPa. …”
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Jumlah Total Bakteri dalam Saluran Pencernaan Ikan Gurami (Osphronemus Gouramy) Dengan Pemberian Beberapa Pakan Komersial Yang Berbeda <Br><I>[Total Of Bacteria In Digestive Organ... by Boedi Setya Rahardja, Gaby Stephani Rohy, Agustono Agustono

“…Abstract Gurami is a fish with a slow growth because of the efficiency of utilization of nutrients and energy contained in the feed is too slow, so it is not enough energy available for growth. …”
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The Study of Numerical Simulation on the Effect of Potato Stacking Forms in Packaging Boxes on Storage Efficiency by ZHEN Qi, MA Lin-huan, TA Na, YAN Cai-xia, SUN Yun-feng, XU Chao

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Efficiency of dynamic traffic signal control in work zones with shuttle operation: theory and practice by Igor Mikolášek

“…The magnitude of the difference is heavily affected by circumstances. The efficiency of the green signal almost doubled with the dynamic control. …”
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Probiotic Potential of Lactic Acid Bacteria on Feed Efficiency, Weight and Carcass Percentage in Ducks by Evania Haris Chandra, Widya Paramita Lokapirnasari, Sri Hidanah, Muhammad Anam Al-Arif, Wiwik Misaco Yuniarti, Epy Muhammad Luqman

“…The results of the feed efficiency study showed that there was a significant difference (p<0.05) in the P0, P1, P2 and P3 treatments. …”
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Physical Mechanisms and Theoretical Computation of Efficiency of Submicron Particles Agglomeration by Nonlinear Acoustic Influence by Vladimir N. Khmelev, Andrey V. Shalunov, Roman N. Golykh

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ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN UKRAINE AND POLAND IN THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC ENERGY MANAGEMENT by Vitalii Vasyliev

“…Since energy efficiency is a key aspect of the EU's energy policy, it is important to explore how different countries adapt European directives to their national contexts. …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EFFICIENCY IN SOME COUNTIES FROM ROMANIA AND POLAND by OANA TIRTOACA (IRIMIA), PRZYDATEK GRZEGORZ

“…However, the achieved efficiency of limiting the deposited waste was different at the level of exceeding 70 % and higher of 0.10 kg an average indicator of waste accumulation per capita in Bacau County. …”
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