Design and Performance Analysis of a Composite Separator with Enhanced De-Bonding Efficiency of Gas Hydrate-Bearing Sediments by Xing Fang, Yufa He, Zhong Li, Guorong Wang, Shunzuo Qiu

“…In the marine natural gas hydrate solid-fluidization mining process, current separation devices are insufficient in de-bonding the hydrate cementation between sand particles, affecting the hydrate collection efficiency. To address this issue, a composite separator was designed in this study that is used to restrict the axial movement of cemented particles, thereby achieving the goal of enhanced de-bonding efficiency. …”
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Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules Enabled by Tailoring Additive Distribution According to the Film Growth Dynamics by Mengen Ma, Cuiling Zhang, Yujiao Ma, Weile Li, Yao Wang, Shaohang Wu, Chong Liu, Yaohua Mai

“…Highlights Two pre-crystallization processes of gas quenching and vacuum quenching lead to different order of crystallization dynamics within the perovskite thin film, resulting in the differences of additive distribution. …”
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Effects of Mixing Tree Species on Soil Enzyme Activity and Carbon-Use Efficiency in Eroded Masson Pine Forest by WANG Man, JIANG Yongmeng, ZHANG Shiliang, ZHANG Jinxiu, ZHENG Linmin, ZENG Zhiwei, LYU Maokui, XIE Jinsheng

“…[Methods] In this study, we used single P. massoniana plantation, and P. massoniana and Schima superba mixed plantation with different restoration years, determined the soil physicochemical properties, extracellular enzyme activity and phospholipid fatty acid markers of different forests, and calculated the soil enzyme stoichiometric ratio and microbial carbon-utilization efficiency (CUE). …”
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Gatekeeping or Provider Choice for Sustainable Health Systems? A Literature Review on Their Impact on Efficiency, Access, and Quality of Services by Christos Ntais, Nikolaos Kontodimopoulos, Michael A. Talias

“…However, the health systems of the different countries show considerable variations in terms of the implementation of gatekeeping from primary to secondary healthcare and direct access to specialists and hospital care. …”
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A Cross-Layer Framework for Efficient Streaming of H.264 Video over IEEE 802.11 Networks by Azfar Moid, Abraham O. Fapojuwo

“…This paper presents a framework for reliable and efficient streaming of H.264 video over an IEEE 802.11-based wireless network. …”
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A Novel Approach to Enhance Efficiency and Productivity in Papua New Guinea Using an Automatic Coconut Punching Machine by Mohamed Aezeden

“…The world demand for coconut products is increasing, thus a need for efficient and cost effective processing solutions has arisen. …”
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Establishment of an Efficient In Vitro Regeneration Protocol for Rapid and Mass Propagation of Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindl. Using Seed Culture by Potshangbam Nongdam, Leimapokpam Tikendra

“…An efficient in vitro regeneration protocol from seed culture has been established successfully for Dendrobium chrysotoxum, an epiphytic orchid having tremendous ornamental and medicinal values. …”
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Analysis of Heat Exchange Efficiency and Influencing Factors of Energy Tunnels: A Case Study of the Torino Metro in Italy by Mei Yin, Pengcheng Liu, Zhenhuang Wu

“…Furthermore, a comparison of different heat carrier fluids, including alcohol-based fluids, refrigerants, and water, revealed that the fluid type significantly affects thermal performance, with the refrigerant R-134a outperforming ethylene glycol and water in both heating and cooling efficiency.…”
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A Network Bounded Adjusted Measure for Assessing the Efficiency of Agricultural and Pastoral Systems with Shared Factors and Undesirable Outputs by Chunhua Chen, Chongyu Ma

“…Additionally, efficiency under different conditions of intermediate products is also computed, revealing that efficiency under the fixed link of intermediate products tends to be overestimated compared to the free link method we used.…”
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Secure mobile agents for efficient medical information retrieval: A verifiable variable threshold secret sharing approach. by Pradeep Kumar, Sur Singh Rawat, Kakoli Banerjee, Ayodeji Olalekan Salau, Gyanendra Kumar, Niraj Singhal

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An efficient supervised framework for music mood recognition using autoencoder‐based optimised support vector regression model by Gaurav Agarwal, Hari Om

“…The proposed method SVR_KMBSO achieved high accuracy using three different datasets.…”
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Energy-Efficiency-Oriented Spatial Configuration of VRV Outdoor Units in an Equipment Layer Under Background Wind Conditions by Lin Liu, Haoran Huang, Xiaoyu Tian

“…This study provides a spatial configuration method to improve the cooling efficiency of multiple VRV outdoor units placed on equipment layers with high floors. …”
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Efficient Rollout Algorithms for Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling with a Flexible Project Structure and Uncertain Activity Durations by Chunlai Yu, Xiaoming Wang, Qingxin Chen

“…In addition, rollout algorithms perform more stably than other methods under different problem characteristics.…”
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A machine learning driven computationally efficient horse shoe shaped antenna design for internet of medical things. by Umhara Rasool Khan, Javaid A Sheikh, Aqib Junaid, Shazia Ashraf, Altaf A Balkhi

“…With bio-medical wearables becoming an essential part of Internet of Medical things (IoMT) for monitoring the health of workers, patients and others in different environments, antenna play a pivotal role in such wearables. …”
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Efficient recovery of carbon fibers from carbon fiber-reinforced polymers using direct discharge electrical pulses by Chiharu Tokoro, Keita Sato, Manabu Inutsuka, Taketoshi Koita

“…In contrast, EHF is based on intensive shockwave impulses generated by high-voltage discharge plasmas along the interfaces of different materials. We examined the physical properties of the recovered CFs, namely their length, tensile strength, resin adhesion, and structural degradation, as well as the energy efficiency of the two methods in terms of CF separation. …”
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Analytical allocation of new construction methods based on future residential demand to modify residential construction efficiency plan by Majid Paziki, Mahdi Ravanshadnia

“…This can be seen from the 2006 plan as well as 2014 plan, where none of them could apply for housing market.[2]In this study, new construction methods, their advantages and disadvantages and of course their effects in different areas will be analyzed, and using expert’s view a solution will be considered. …”
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The Radiation Efficiency Measurements of Real System of a Thin Circular Plate Embedded Into a Thick Square Baffle by Krzysztof SZEMELA, Wojciech P. RDZANEK, Wojciech ŻYŁKA

“…Some coupled vibrating plates of different shapes and sizes can be easily found in urban environments. …”
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Loss estimation of precast prestressed concrete frame structure with cost-efficient mortise-tenon connection under earthquake by Hanxi Zhao, Noriyuki Takahashi

“…A Matlab-based nonlinear time history analysis was conducted to evaluate the structural response and expected repair costs under different seismic hazard levels. A case study on a four-story office building in Sendai, Japan, showed that PCaPC frames with MT connections have lower expected seismic losses and better economic performance than traditional cast-in-situ PC frames. …”
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Short-lived organic nitrates in a suburban temperate forest: an indication of efficient assimilation of reactive nitrogen by the biosphere? by S. T. Andersen, R. Sander, P. Dewald, L. Wüst, T. Seubert, G. N. T. E. Türk, J. Schuladen, M. R. McGillen, C. Xue, A. Mellouki, A. Mellouki, A. Kukui, V. Michoud, M. Cirtog, M. Cazaunau, A. Bauville, H. Bouzidi, P. Formenti, C. Denjean, J.-C. Etienne, O. Garrouste, C. Cantrell, J. Lelieveld, J. N. Crowley

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Spatially Correlated Network Structure and Influencing Factors of Carbon Emission Efficiency in the Power Industry: Evidence from China by Baojun Sun, Taiwen Feng, Mingjing Du, Yuqing Liang, Tianbao Feng

“…It is vital to study the spatial correlation of carbon emission efficiency in the power industry (CEEP) from a system perspective to understand the interaction mechanisms of CEEP in different provinces. …”
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