Improving Water Diversion Efficiency in Converging Side Weirs through Side Vane Installation: a numerical simulation by Kosar Neysi, Mehdi Daryaee, Seyed Mahmood Kashefipour, Amirreza Shahriari, Mohammadreza Zayeri

“…In this study, three different angles for side vane installation (60, 90, and 120 degrees) at two positions, upstream and downstream of the weir, were investigated. …”
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Efficient Searches for Small Signals across Two-channel Noisy Data: A Challenge in Big-data Observations by Maryam Aghaei Abchouyeh, Maurice H. P. M. van Putten, Seyong Kim

“…This benchmark is performed over different combinations of background noise (Gaussian, Poisson and uniform) and signals (Gaussian, Poisson, uniform, chirps and sine waves). …”
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Foliar nano Zn-Mo and chlorine dioxide affects use efficiency and distribution of macronutrients in green bean plants by Carlos A. Ramírez-Estrada, Esteban Sánchez, Alondra Salcido-Martínez, Julio C. Anchondo-Páez, Ezequiel Muñoz-Márquez, Alejandro Palacio-Márquez

“…Although the benefits of the application of foliar micronutrients such as chlorine, zinc and molybdenum have been reported previously, there is still scarce literature on the use of nanofertilizers based on zinc and molybdenum and chlorine dioxide (ClO2) on growth, yield, accumulation, distribution and nutrient use efficiency parameters in the different organs of green bean plants. …”
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Analysis of the Influence of Nozzle Structure and Hydraulic Parameters on the Cutting Efficiency of High-pressure Abrasive Water Jet (AWJ) by X. Zhu, Z. Luo, Y. Luo, C. Shi, L. Wang

“…The purpose of this study is to enhance the cutting efficiency of high-pressure abrasive water jet (AWJ) by optimizing nozzle structure and jet hydraulic parameters. …”
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Geographic Routing Scheme for Resource and Communication Efficiency in the IoT Ecosystem using Swarm-Intelligence based BFO Algorithm by Shreyas J, Chethana Reddy, Dharamendra Chouhan, P. K. Udayaprasad, N. N. Srinidhi, S. M. Dilipkumar

“…This work formulates two different re-transmission strategies for optimized cross-layer design and also integrates the framework with a swarm intelligence technique assisted Bacteria Foraging Optimization (BFO) for efficient Cluster Head (CH) selection. …”
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Does economic inequality undermine the efficient use of natural resources? Evidence from Chinese provinces (2011–2020) by Yue Gao, Lu Han, Nawal Adam, Bobur Urinov, Abdul Wahab

“…Heterogeneity analysis confirms that regions with stronger green innovation capacity and higher resource endowments experience different magnitudes of inequality’s effect on FDI. …”
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Efficient Fault Diagnosis of Elevator Cabin Door Drives Using Machine Learning with Data Reduction for Reliable Transmission by Jakub Gęca, Dariusz Czerwiński, Bartosz Drzymała, Krzysztof Kolano

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Integrating Design for Manufacturing and Assembly Principles in Modular Home Construction: A Comprehensive Framework for Enhanced Efficiency and Sustainability by Sadaf Montazeri, Nicole Odo, Syed Abdul Wasey Naqvi, Zhen Lei

“…The growing demand for sustainable and efficient construction practices has led to an increased interest in modular construction, with design for manufacture and assembly emerging as a pivotal approach. …”
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Callus induction and establishment of efficient regeneration system for a newly developed line of Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill by Cheng-Li Liu, Fu-Rong Xu, Heng-Yu Huang

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Enhancing the Urea-N Use Efficiency in Maize (Zea mays) Cultivation on Acid Soils Amended with Zeolite and TSP by Osumanu H. Ahmed, Aminuddin Hussin, Husni M. H. Ahmad, Anuar A. Rahim, Nik Muhamad Abd. Majid

“…Irrespective of treatment, fresh cob production was statistically not different. However, all the treatments with additives improved urea-N uptake efficiency compared to urea without additives or amendment. …”
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Simulation of a Reverse Electrodialysis–Absorption Refrigeration Integration System for the Efficient Recovery of Low-Grade Waste Heat by Xi Wu, Linjing Yan, Xiaojing Zhu, Mingjun Liu

“…The absorption refrigeration system (ARS) stands as a remarkable device that is capable of efficiently harnessing low-grade thermal energy and converting it into cooling capacity. …”
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Enabling efficient sizing of hybrid power plants: a surrogate-based approach to energy management system modeling by C. Assaad, J. P. M. Leon, J. Quick, T. Göçmen, S. Ghazouani, K. Das

“…Given the limited literature on surrogates of EMS models for utility-scale, grid-connected HPPs with batteries, we develop and compare four different surrogate models to approximate a state-of-the-art EMS model. …”
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A High‐Performance MPPT Solution for Solar DC Microgrids: Leveraging the Hippopotamus Algorithm for Greater Efficiency and Stability by Debabrata Mazumdar, Taha Selim Ustun, Chiranjit Sain, Ahmet Onen

“…Performance of HA's is compared with three established optimization algorithms: Grey Wolf Optimization, Cuckoo Search Algorithm and Particle‐Swarm Optimization across different operating scenarios and partial shading circumstances. …”
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Efficient adsorption of methylene blue (MB) by an eco-friendly chitosan derivative adsorbent: An RSM and ANN modeling study by E. Igberase, I.G. Mkhize

“…The materials were characterized using different sets of analytical techniques, including scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)/Differential thermal analysis (DTA), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET)/Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH). …”
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Efficient photocatalytic activity of ZnO/GO/CuO nanocomposite with solar light for reduction of hexavalent chromium by Seyedeh Marzeyeh Hosseini, Saeid Asadpour, Mohsen Ghasemi, Mahboube Shirani

“…UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy showed that charge carriers were formed in response to visible light absorption. The effect of different operating parameters, including photocatalyst dose, pH, and initial Cr(VI) concentration, was systematically evaluated during the photocatalytic process. …”
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Highly efficient water desalination via electrospun ethyl cellulose/polystyrene composites integrated with metal-organic frameworks by Effat Karimian, Mohsen Moslehi, Shahram Tangestaninejad, Majid Moghadam, Akbar Malekpour, Iraj Mohammadpoor-Baltork

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Study on the spatial spillover effect of reclaimed water utilization efficiency in water environment-sensitive areas with heterogeneous technology by Wei Jin, Shuhan Gao, Wei Jiang, Huimin Wang

“…The results show that: firstly, after excluding external environmental factors and random factors, the utilization efficiency of reclaimed water in different cities decreased significantly compared with before improvement. …”
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Estimating Snow Coverage Percentage on Solar Panels Using Drone Imagery and Machine Learning for Enhanced Energy Efficiency by Ashraf Saleem, Ali Awad, Amna Mazen, Zoe Mazurkiewicz, Ana Dyreson

“…Qualitative and quantitative analysis of both approaches is presented in this paper, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses in different environmental conditions.…”
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SPARQ: Efficient Entanglement Distribution and Routing in Space–Air–Ground Quantum Networks by Mohamed Shaban, Muhammad Ismail, Walid Saad

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Engineering a newly identified alcohol dehydrogenase from Sphingobium Sp. for efficient utilization of nicotinamide cofactors biomimetics by Yichun Zhu, Jieyu Zhou, Xiangyuan Gu, Huiru Wang, Hao Han, Ye Ni

“…Enzymatic characterization reveals that the substrate spectrum of SpADH2 could change significantly when utilizing different totally synthetic NCBs (tsNCBs). Furthermore, interaction analysis demonstrates critical roles of residues 43 and 290 in anchoring and release of p-BANA+. …”
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