Influence of Gold Nanoparticle Shape and Single-Cell Localization on Energy Deposition Efficiency and Irradiation Specificity in Photon Radiotherapy by Slobodan Milutinović, Mila Pandurović, Miloš Vujisić

“…Five different spatial distributions of spherical AuNPs at the single-cell level are studied in the simulations and compared according to the energy deposited in the cell nucleus. …”
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Corporate governance and efficiency in the Electricity Sector using Data Envelopment Analysis: a study in the brazilian stock market by Fernanda Maciel Peixoto, Roberto do Nascimento Ferreira, Ana Lúcia Miranda Lopes, André Francisco Alcântara Fagundes

“… Different Corporate Governance mechanisms have been suggested to minimize agency problems between managers and shareholders, and between controlling and minority shareholders. …”
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A synergistic exegesis of RETV compliance and its correlation with residential energy efficiency in the arid climatic paradigm of Jodhpur by Aruna Baghel, Priyanka Mehta

“…The method inculcated a process of comparing two sets of residences, which are southwest and northeast-oriented, with wall thicknesses of 600 mm and 300 mm, besides different window glazing and Solar heat gain coefficient SHGC. …”
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Does Electronic Health Record Implementation Enhance Hospital Efficiency and Patient Outcomes? A Comprehensive Systematic Review by Mohammad Faleh Alharbi

“…Nevertheless, there remains a need for a more comprehensive understanding of these systems and their implications on hospital efficiency and patient outcomes. This systematic review critically examines the contribution of EHR systems implementation in improving hospital efficiency and patient outcomes. …”
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Synthesis of silica nanoparticles from blast furnace slag as cost-effective adsorbent for efficient azo-dye removal by Abdelghaffar S. Dhmees, Nagla M. Khaleel, Sawsan A. Mahmoud

“…Synthesis of silica nanoparticles (NSBFS) from commercial blast furnace slag (BFS) and its efficiency to remove methylene blue (MB) from water as well as the desilicated blast furnace slag (DBFS) were investigated in this study. …”
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Comparison of the Heat Transfer Efficiency of Selected Counterflow Air-to-Air Heat Exchangers Under Unbalanced Flow Conditions by Kazimierz Kaminski, Pawel Znaczko, Ewa Kardas-Cinal, Norbert Chamier-Gliszczynski, Krzysztof Koscielny, Krzysztof Cur

“…The results of the study show that even small differences in the thermal efficiency of different heat exchangers under balanced airflow conditions transform into significant differences under unbalanced conditions. …”
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Modeling the Effect of Prior Knowledge on Memory Efficiency for the Study of Transfer of Learning: A Spiking Neural Network Approach by Mojgan Hafezi Fard, Krassie Petrova, Nikola Kirilov Kasabov, Grace Y. Wang

“…The transfer of learning (TL) is the process of applying knowledge and skills learned in one context to a new and different context. Efficient use of memory is essential in achieving successful TL and good learning outcomes. …”
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An Efficient Multisensor Hybrid Data Fusion Approach Based on Artificial Neural Networks and Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithms by Luc Eyembe Ihonock, Jean-François Dikoundou Essiben, Benjamin Salomon Diboma, Joe Suk Yong

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An enhanced time efficient technique for image watermarking using ant colony optimization and light gradient boosting algorithm by Vipul Sharma, Roohie Naaz Mir

“…The image features are extracted at different embedded strength values by the calculation of optimum fitness function. …”
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Evaluation of a novel high speed burr tip for safe and efficient bone surgery in a sheep model by Nuutti Vartiainen, Mika Niemelä, Esa-Pekka Pälvimäki

“…Mean drilling time was not significantly different in cranial drilling (SSB, 121 ± 18s; fluted burr, 63 ± 22s; diamond burr, 165 ± 29s) nor in hemilaminectomy (SSB, 108 ± 13s; diamond burr, 95 ± 18s). …”
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CHALLENGES DETERRING EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE LAND SERVICE DELIVERY IN LAND MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT BUREAU OF ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA by Daniel Amente, Dereje Terefe, Bersisa Kecho

“…Furthermore, adequate collaboration and cooperation among different units is also missing. The performance management system is also deficient. …”
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Correlating Feed Efficiency with Ruminal Bacterial, Fungal, and Archaeal Community Composition in Dairy Cows over Two Lactations by Andrew J. Scheftgen, Joseph H. Skarlupka, Kelsea A. Jewell, Garret Suen

“…Previous work by our group found that the rumen bacterial community is dynamic over the course of two lactations and that cows with high and low milk production efficiency (MPE) have different taxa associated with either phenotype. …”
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Android malware detection via efficient application programming interface call sequences extraction and machine learning classifiers by Tanjie Wang, Yueshen Xu, Xinkui Zhao, Zhiping Jiang, Rui Li

“…To solve these problems, in this study, we propose a novel Android malware detection framework, where we contribute an efficient Application Programming Interface (API) call sequences extraction algorithm and an investigation of different types of classifiers. …”
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Study on High Efficiency Control of Four-Switch Buck-Boost Converter Based on Whale Migration Optimization Algorithm by Zhencheng Hao, Yu Xu, Jing Bai

“…Under the four-mode operation conditions of the FSBB converter, the duty cycle and phase shift parameters of the switching devices are dynamically adjusted by optimizing the values to maximize the efficiency under different operation conditions, with the premise of achieving zero-voltage switching (ZVS) and the optimization objective of minimizing the inductor current as much as possible. …”
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COGENERATION OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF MICRO HEAT POWER PLANTS BASED ON AIR COOLED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES by P. A. Shchinnikov, D. S. Sinelnikov

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EMSPAN: Efficient Multi-Scale Pyramid Attention Network for Object Counting Under Size Heterogeneity and Dense Scenarios by Phu Nguyen Phan Hai, Bao Bui Quoc, Trang Hoang

“…Traditional counting methods, however, face challenges in dense scenarios, as they are often ineffective in handling objects of different sizes. To address these challenges, this paper proposes the Efficient Multi-Scale Pyramid Attention Network (EMSPAN) model, which is designed to tackle both dense and size-heterogeneous object counting tasks. …”
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Efficient GDD feature approximation based brain tumour classification and survival analysis model using deep learning by M. Vimala, SatheeshKumar Palanisamy, Sghaier Guizani, Habib Hamam

“…The problem of brain tumor classification (BTC) has been approached with several methods and uses different features obtained from MRI brain scans. However, they suffer from achieving higher performance in BTC and produce poor performance with a higher false ratio. …”
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A facile co-precipitation synthesis of robust NiFe phosphate electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen evolution in AEMWE by Yu Yu, Jun Liu, Changhao Liang

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Selection Path for Energy-Efficient Food Waste Management in Urban Areas: Scenario Analysis and Insights from Poland by Anna Rolewicz-Kalińska, Krystyna Lelicińska-Serafin, Piotr Manczarski

“…Scenarios were proposed for regions with different levels of urbanization and demographic trends. …”
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Integrative Path Planning for Multi-Rotor Logistics UAVs Considering UAV Dynamics, Energy Efficiency, and Obstacle Avoidance by Kunpeng Wu, Juncong Lan, Shaofeng Lu, Chaoxian Wu, Bingjian Liu, Zenghao Lu

“…The optimization results in a static environment with obstacles demonstrated that the proposed method could efficiently and effectively obtain the optimal trajectory with the minimum amount of energy consumption under different allowed mission times and payloads. …”
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