YOLO-ACE: Enhancing YOLO with Augmented Contextual Efficiency for Precision Cotton Weed Detection by Qi Zhou, Huicheng Li, Zhiling Cai, Yiwen Zhong, Fenglin Zhong, Xiaoyu Lin, Lijin Wang

“…Additionally, we tested the model’s transferability and generalization across different crops and environments using the CropWeed dataset, where it achieved a competitive mAP@0.5 of 84.3%, further showcasing its robust ability to adapt to diverse conditions. …”
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Generalized Cost Study of Energy Storage Power Station Based on Equivalent Efficiency Conversion by Xiaoqing XIU, Xiangjun LI, Jiarui WANG, Zhijia XIE, Xiangyu LV

“…Therefore, in view of the generalized cost of different types of energy storage power stations, by taking their efficiency and lifetime into account , the discrepancies of construction and operating characteristics throughout the entire life cycle between each type of energy storage is analyzed. …”
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Investigating the Hydraulic Efficiency of the Labyrinth Weir Using the Flow3D Numerical Method by R. Daneshfaraz, M. Majedi Asl, T. OmidPour Alavian

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PRISM-Med: Parameter-Efficient Robust Interdomain Specialty Model for Medical Language Tasks by Jieui Kang, Hyungon Ryu, Jaehyeong Sim

“…Language Models (LMs) have shown remarkable potential in healthcare applications, yet their widespread adoption faces challenges in achieving consistent performance across diverse medical specialties while maintaining parameter efficiency. Current approaches to fine-tuning language models for medical tasks often require extensive computational resources and struggle with managing specialized medical knowledge across different domains. …”
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New Architecture towards Ultrathin CdTe Solar Cells for High Conversion Efficiency by A. Teyou Ngoupo, S. Ouédraogo, F. Zougmoré, J. M. B. Ndjaka

“…We found that a few nanometers (about 5 nm) of CdTe1-xSx layer is sufficient to obtain high conversion efficiency. For BSR layer, different materials with large band gap, such as ZnTe, Cu2Te, and p+-CdTe, have been used in order to reduce minority carrier recombination at the back contact. …”
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Improving maintenance efficiency and controlling costs in healthcare institutions through advanced analytical method by Kun Li, Lei Su, Jing Cheng, Yinyan Sun, Xinghua Ma

“…This comprehensive approach enables both qualitative and quantitative analysis of monitor failures across different usage stages (early, mid-term, and late). …”
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TDNN achitecture with efficient channel attention and improved residual blocks for accurate speaker recognition by Wenzao Li, Sai Yao, Bing Wan, Linsong Xiao, Chengyu Hou, Yanchuan Zhong, Wengang Zhou

“…Facilitating the integration of information from different scales and channels, resulting in more refined feature representations. …”
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Efficient detection of highway pavement cracks using computer vision-based MSFNet model by Zhengfa Jiang, Danlan Li, Ting Zhao, Mingxing Gao

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Comparative efficiency and residue levels of spraying programs against powdery mildew in grape varieties by Kaya Ayşegül, Tezcan Himmet, Atak Arif

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Durable resistance or efficient disease control? Adult Plant Resistance (APR) at the heart of the dilemma by Rimbaud, Loup, Papaïx, Julien, Rey, Jean-François, Moury, Benoît, Barrett, Luke G., Thrall, Peter H.

“…At first glance, such resistance should be less efficient than classical major-effect resistance genes, which confer complete resistance from seedling stage, to reduce epidemics. …”
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Operational efficiency and environmental impacts: a study on cut-to-length logging in the Carpathian forests by Michal Allman, Martin Jankovský, Vladimír Bobrík, Zuzana Dudáková

“…IntroductionThe performance and consumption of CTL technologies in the forest harvesting process are influenced by a wide range of technological conditions and factors, requiring detailed analysis to increase machine performance and reduce environmental impacts.MethodsIn the presented study, we investigated the efficiency of different CTL (cut-to-length) logging machines in 1,390 forest stands from 2020 to 2022. …”
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Efficiency of growing various soybeans varieties, depending on the effect of micronutrient fertilizers and growth regulators by М. П. Байда

“…The article presents the results of studying the efficiency of growing different varieties of soybeans. …”
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Efficiency of Using the Auxiliary Boiler for Peak Power Generation by a Steam Turbine of NPP by V. A. Khrustalev, M. V. Garievskii

“…The additional costs for the implementation of the heat recovery scheme of the auxiliary boiler at different prices for gas fuel and the resulting system effect were estimated in an enlarged way. …”
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Patterns and efficiency of fossil energy trade between China and countries along the Belt and Road by ZHANG Pengyan, CHANG Yinghui, LIU Yu, ZHANG Jinbing, LIU Zhenyue

“…[Results] The main results are as follows: From 2000 to 2020, China’s fossil energy import experienced obviously different stages, the number of trading countries was increasing, and the import volume was increasing year by year. …”
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Yield, Quality and Water Use Efficiencies of Silage Maize as Effected by Deficit Irrigation Treatments by Ali Beyhan Ucak, Tugay Ayasan, Nizamettin Turan

“…The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of different water deficit levels applied through growing season on silage yield, quality and water use efficiency (WUE) of main crop silage maize under semi-arid climate conditions during the years 2014 and 2015. …”
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Widespread Sensitivity of Grassland Water Use Efficiency to Deep Soil Moisture on the Tibetan Plateau by Yang Liu, Cheng Chen, Qiuwen Chen, Jianyun Zhang, Zhen Cui, Zhenzhong Zeng

“…Using random forest and Shapley additive explanations, we examined grassland WUE sensitivity to soil moisture at different soil layers across alpine meadow and steppe ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau. …”
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Evaluating the purification efficiency of Moroccan waste stabilization ponds’ systems: challenges and future prospects by Marouan Akdim, Latifa Tajounte, Abdelmajid Achkir, Mohammed El Mahi, Mokhtar Jaait, El Mostapha Lotfi

“…This study aims to evaluate the performance of seven lagoon treatment plants in different regions of the country and identify solutions to ensure compliance with discharge standards. …”
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Ruthenium catalysts for hydrogenation of biomass-based levulinic acid for efficient γ-valerolactone synthesis by Kejia Zhang, Jieni Wang, Yijun Tian, Shuqin Zhang, Season S. Chen, Leichang Cao, Jinglai Zhang, James H. Clark, Shicheng Zhang

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Efficient expression of a novel α-amylase for reduction of tobacco starch and smoke hazard by Zongchen Han, Jie Hao, Dian Zou, Zhikang Sun, Zekun Zhang, Chenqi Niu, Qi Lu, Kuo Huang, Changwen Ye, Xuetuan Wei

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Sodium Chloride‐Assisted Crystalline Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Xueze Chu, C. I. Sathish, Jae‐Hun Yang, Wei Li, Dongchen Qi, Xinwei Guan, Xiaojiang Yu, Mark B. H. Breese, Liang Qiao, Jiabao Yi

“…Herein, we report a novel approach to achieve highly crystalline g‐C3N4 by simply pressing sodium chloride and carbon nitride into a pellet followed by heat treatment, which is different from conventional molten salt methods. The resulting g‐C3N4 has an optimum band structure that benefits enhanced light absorption and charge separation efficiency. …”
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