Investigating the Spatiotemporal Disparity and Influencing Factors of Urban Construction Land Utilization Efficiency: Empirical Evidence from Panel Data of China by Qingfeng Zhou, Xianqiang Wu, Xian Zhang, Yan Song

“…The overall efficiency is improved, with an evolution pattern of “difference narrowed–differences expanded–difference narrowed.” (3) “economic development,” “industrial structure,” “research development investment,” and “land urbanization level” have significantly positive effect on urban construction land utilization efficiency, while other factors have a negative effect, including “urbanization level of population,” “urban population density,” “cultivated field resources level,” “government influence level,” “land urbanization level,” and “financial dependence level.” …”
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Optimal Nitrogen Accumulation and Remobilization Can Synergistically Improve Maize Yield and Nitrogen-Use Efficiency Under Low-Nitrogen Conditions by Xiang Li, Lin Piao, Wenhao Duan, Yan Bai, Nanheng Zhu, Qingquan Tang, Fangming He, Hong Ren, Yan Gu

“…There was no significant difference in yield and NUE between the two maize hybrids at the HN level. …”
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Efficiency of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or High-Frequency Jet Ventilation by Means a Nasooral Mask in the Treatment of Pulmonary Edema by J. Salantay, P. Torok, P. Candik, E. Drbjakova, I. Lakatos, P. Toya, P. Cicatko, J. Popadák

“…Objective: to compare the efficiency of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and high-frequency jet ventilation by means of a mask (HFJV-M) in the treatment of cardiogenic edema of the lung. …”
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Optimization of Liquefied Air Energy Storage System Coupled with Organic Rankine Cycle by Jianshe LI, Yihua DONG, Haihua LUO

“…The outlet pressure of compressor unit, the outlet pressure of cryopump, the narrow temperature difference of cold box and the efficiency of heat exchanger are taken as decision variables respectively. …”
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Infrastructure and Flight Consolidation Efficiency of Public and Private Brazilian International Airports: A Two-Stage DEA and Malmquist Index Approach by Antonio Carlos Pacagnella Junior, Paulo Sodre Hollaender, Giovanni Vitale Mazzanati, Wagner Wilson Bortoletto

“…Subsequent statistical analyses show a significant difference in efficiency between government-managed airports and those under concession to the private sector.…”
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Response Measures to Climate Change to Maintain Resilient Rice Production in Taiwan by Chin-Song Wu, Tzu-Che Lin

“…Conversely, the condition with −20 kPa shows the highest irrigation water use efficiency (2.15 and 2.16 kg/m³) with no significant difference in nitrogen use efficiency compared to flooded management. …”
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Objective and Subjective Assessment of the Sound Attenuation Efficiency Obtained by Custom Moulded Earplugs with Various Acoustic Filters – a Preliminary Study by Roman Gołębiewski, Andrzej Wicher, Artur Duraj, Milena Kaczmarek-Klinowska, Karina Mrugalska-Handke

“…In order to obtain better attenuation efficiency, custom moulded earplugs can be equipped with a suitable acoustic filter. …”
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Monte Carlo Modeling of a High‐Efficiency Tandem Luminescent Solar Concentrator Containing a Polarization Volume Grating Layer by Ramin Zohrabi, Sahar Ehsani‐Tabar, Amir Hosein Esmaeili, Shadi Daghighazar, Kiyanoush Goudarzi

“…The results show a significant improvement in external photon efficiency compared to the conventional luminescent solar concentrator.…”
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Biochar Increases Rice Yield in Soda Saline-Alkali Paddy Fields by Improving Saline-Alkali Stress and Phosphorus Use Efficiency by Xuebin Li, Weikang Che, Junlong Piao, Yang Song, Xudong Wang, Yue Zhang, Shihao Miao, Hongyue Wang, Liming Xie, Jiayi Sun, Feng Jin

“…The NPK + B treatment exhibited a significant difference compared to the other treatments (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Relative efficiency of alpha lattice design over randomized complete block design in yield trials of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) by Homayoun Kanouni, Mohammad Imtiaz

“…According to analysis of variance, there were significant differences between genotypes across two trials. The average standard error of difference between genotypes was used to calculate relative efficiency of alpha lattice design. …”
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Towards Trustworthy Energy Efficient P2P Networks: A New Method for Validating Computing Results in Decentralized Networks by Fernando Rodríguez-Sela, Borja Bordel

“…To mitigate this challenge, in usual P2P networks, many different replicas of the same computing task are delegated to different nodes. …”
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A Coordinated Control Strategy for Efficiency Improvement of Multistack Fuel Cell Systems in Electric–Hydrogen Hybrid Energy Storage System by Jianlin Li, Ce Liang, Zelin Shi

“…Considering the individual differences and energy-storage margin differences of the single-stack fuel cell (FC) in an MFCS, FLC is used to make the initial power allocation of the FC. …”
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Preparation of Agricultural Jiaosu from vegetable waste: multi-dimensional effects of microbial inoculants on the properties of Agricultural Jiaosu and fertilizer efficiency by Zhuo Chen, Xiaocui Liu, Tiantian Ban, Chao Ma

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Characteristics of specific surface area N2 adsorption and desorption method in the characterization of cow dung particles and their efficient combustion products by Meng ZHAO, Buying HOU, Yuanchao LIANG, Xiaoying LIU, Linjie WU, Xiaolong JIAO, Xingbo LAN

“…The physical conditions that affect the combustion efficiency mainly include the particle size of the fuel particles, different combustion conditions, and the surface characteristics of the fuel particles. …”
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An Enhanced DCO-OFDM Scheme for Dimming Control in Visible Light Communication Systems by Yang Yang, Zhimin Zeng, Julian Cheng, Caili Guo

“…Among them, direct-current O-OFDM (DCO-OFDM) is a widely used scheme for its high spectral efficiency and low complexity. Since VLC involves a combination of illumination and communication, different optical power is often required to achieve a certain illumination level. …”
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Comfort, consistency, and efficiency of garments with textile electrodes versus hydrogel electrodes for neuromuscular electrical stimulation in a randomized crossover trial by Ehsan Jafari, Maël Descollonges, Gaëlle Deley, Julie Di Marco, Lana Popovic-Maneski, Amine Metani

“…Our findings revealed no significant difference between the two types of electrodes across all evaluated parameters. …”
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Survey of Physicians to Assess the Initial Level of Knowledge as a Mechanism for Increasing the Efficiency of Educational Programs in the Field of Rational Antimicrobial Therapy by O. G. Ni, I. N. Ochakovskaya, N. E. Shabanova, G. A. Penzhoyan, G. Yu. Model, S. V. Yakovlev

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Efficiency of a combined peginterferon alpha-2a and ribavarin therapy in intravenous opiate substances abusers with chronic hepatitis C by Jovanović Maja, Konstantinović Ljiljana, Kostić Velimir, Vrbić Miodrag, Popović Lidija

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The absence of changes in the relative age effect present an opportunity for lower income soccer clubs to be more efficient than Europe's elite. by Thomas P Craig, Kevin Enright, Patrick Maughan, Will Abbott, Javier Fernandez Navarro

“…When controlling for age group, multilevel modelling showed there were no significant differences across quarters in physical measures with the exception of a trivial CMJ difference. …”
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Clay and sawdust-based filters efficiency for the removal of dyes, chromium, and bacterial load: A promising approach for the treatment of industrial effluents by Mubashra Sadaqat, Abida Kausar, Munawar Iqbal, Fatimah M. Alzahrani, Mazhar Abbas, Wissem Mnif, Arif Nazir

“…Red clay, sawdust, sawdust ash, and calcium silicate were used for the preparation of filters. Different compositions of filters were optimized using two different industrial effluents, i.e., textile and tannery industry effluents. …”
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