Validation of a Scorecard of Quality and Activity Indicators for Telepharmacy Pharmaceutical Care Services in Spanish Hospitals by Margusino-Framiñán L, Ibarra-Barrueta O, Mangues-Bafalluy I, Monte-Boquet E, Sanmartín-Fenollera P, Talens-Bolós A, Morillo-Verdugo R

“…Hospital informatics systems are needed to allow efficient extraction of the data necessary to obtain the TIS indices.Keywords: validation studies, telepharmacy, quality indicators, pharmaceutical care, hospital pharmacy services, telemedicine…”
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High-precision segmentation and quantification of tunnel lining crack using an improved DeepLabV3+ by Zhutian Pan, Xuepeng Zhang, Yujing Jiang, Bo Li, Naser Golsanami, Hang Su, Yue Cai

“…EDeepLab improves upon the original DeepLabV3+ framework by replacing its backbone network with an optimized lightweight EfficientNetV2. The amount of EfficientNetV2 block computation is reduced and a self-designed shallow feature fusion module is used to merge the layers to enhance parameter utilization efficiency. …”
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Analysis of the main controlling factors of intra-well frac hit between deep coalbed methane in Daning-Jixian block and research on countermeasures to prevent and control it by Ming CHEN, Junyi SUN, Liwei WANG, Lizhu YU, Haonian TIAN, Dameng WANG, Xianfeng GU, Zesong YIN, Huan ZHANG

“…The field test shows that the research results are of great significance for reducing the pressure frac hit between wells and efficient production recovery in Daning-Jixian block.…”
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Preference set-based design method for qualitative assessments using dominance-based rough set approach by Shotaro OYAMA, Takeo KATO

“…The preference set-based design (PSD) method enhances design efficiency by providing an adjustment range that reflects the preferences of the designer in the quantitative design variables and performance. …”
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The Comprehensive Energy and Exergy Analysis on Thermal-Catalytic-Type and Thermal-Catalytic–Photovoltaic-Type Trombe Walls by Weikai Wang, Niansi Li, Wei Wei, Jie Ji, Bendong Yu

“…A key novelty is the introduction of a quantitative index for “purification efficiency” and the revelation of the co-evolution law between PV (photovoltaic) coverage and the three types of efficiency for the first time. …”
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Can Multiple Choice Exams Be Used to Assess Legal Reasoning? An Empirical Study of Law Student Performance and Attitudes by Danielle Bozin, Felicity Deane, James Duffy

“…The position argued is that multiple-choice assessment, when properly constructed using identified guiding principles, is an efficient and effective way to assess legal reasoning abilities.…”
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Trends in research on relationship between root exudates and soil phosphorus: a bibliometric analysis by Yijie Ding, Yijie Ding, Jiabao Yao, Fengqing Li, Shiyou Chen, Shiyou Chen, Hui Wang, Hui Wang, Lingyu Hou, Lingyu Hou, Lei Liu, Lei Liu, Qiwu Sun, Qiwu Sun

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The Impact of Leadership, Organizational Culture, And Organizational Structure on the Performance of the Finance Department at Aruna Senggigi Hotel by Lalu Imam Hardiansyah, Lalu Takdir Jumaidi

“…These findings confirm that strengthening organizational culture and optimizing organizational structure are key factors in improving the efficiency and financial stability of the hotel. …”
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A Comparative Study of Contemporary Color Tongue Image Extraction Methods Based on HSI by Mingfeng Zhu, Jianqiang Du, Chenghua Ding

“…A comparative study of several contemporary tongue image extraction methods is also made from the aspects of accuracy and efficiency. As the experimental results show, geodesic active contour is quite slow and not accurate, the other 3 methods achieve fairly good segmentation results except in the case of the tongue with thick coating, our method achieves ideal segmentation results whatever types of tongue images are, and efficiency of our method is acceptable for the application of quantitative check of tongue image.…”
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A Coordinated Allocation Method for Right-Turn Strategy at Signalized Intersections with Optimal Pedestrian and Vehicle Delays by Yu Bai, Wanyan Luo

“…With strict enforcement of pedestrian right of way at all intersections, the inappropriate right-turn resource allocation from a spatial and temporal perspective will lead to a reduction in the operational efficiency of the intersection. In this paper, three spatiotemporal resource allocation schemes for right-turning vehicles are proposed, considering the vehicle and pedestrian traffic efficiency in all directions of the intersection. …”
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Spatial features of CO2 for occupancy detection in a naturally ventilated school building by Qirui Huang, Marc Syndicus, Jérôme Frisch, Christoph van Treeck

“…Accurate occupancy information helps to improve building energy efficiency and occupant comfort. Occupancy detection methods based on CO2 sensors have received attention due to their low cost and low intrusiveness. …”
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HebQTLs reveal intra-subgenome regulation inducing unbalanced expression and function among bread wheat homoeologs by Xiaoming Wang, Yuxiu Liu, Peng Zhao, Wenyang Hou, Mingzhu Cheng, Xue Shi, James Simmonds, Philippa Borrill, Xiaojie Wang, Wanquan Ji, Shengbao Xu

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A Robust H.264/AVC Video Watermarking Scheme with Drift Compensation by Xinghao Jiang, Tanfeng Sun, Yue Zhou, Wan Wang, Yun-Qing Shi

“…Malicious attacks with different quantization parameters (QPs) or motion estimation algorithms can be resisted efficiently, with 80% accuracy on average after lossy compression.…”
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Highly effective energy transfer in the autotroph-heterotroph symbiosis: insights from compound-specific isotope analysis of amino acids by Jincen Li, Mio Shibuya, Yuko Takizawa, Yoshito Chikaraishi

“…However, this high efficiency has not been proved and illustrated with quantitative data in the trophic transfer of photosynthates from algal symbionts to animal hosts. …”
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Teacher-led and technology-based handwriting evaluations: A mixed-method study among Thai students in Chinese language classes by Katematu Duangmanee, Suppat Rungraungsilp, Krittiya Duangmanee

“…The structural complexity of Chinese characters presents significant challenges in handwriting evaluation, particularly in educational contexts where accuracy and efficiency are paramount. To address the limitations of traditional assessment methods and explore the potential of technological solutions, this study compared teacher-led and Optical Character Recognition (OCR)-based assessments of Chinese handwriting, focusing on time efficiency, scoring accuracy, and teachers' perspectives on the evaluation process. …”
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Strategies of quality improvement in healthcare organizations on sustainable healthcare system by Roshan Bhaladhare, Parag Rishipathak

“…Abstract Introduction Sustainable healthcare systems are essential for improving public health outcomes while ensuring resource efficiency and long-term care delivery. Despite growing interest in the sustainability of healthcare, research on how healthcare provider initiatives influence system sustainability remains limited. …”
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Modelling of Functional Interaction of Hybrid Energy Storage System Battery Units by K. V. Dobrego, I. A. Koznacheev

“…The obtained results make it possible to quantitatively compare the efficiency of the hybridization of the ESS for specific conditions of its operation. …”
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INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION FACTORS IN THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OF THE REGIONS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARCTIC ZONE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION by V. N. Borisov, O P. Pochukaeva

“…Presented the approach to the assessment of efficiency of investment and technological innovation activities in these regions and influence the development of mechanical engineering.Methods: suggested and used the tools of forecasting and analytical studies of the effects that result from the impact of the investment and innovative-technological factors on the development of industry in the regions, with priority mechanical engineering.Results: as a result, we have got a quantitative evaluation of investment and innovative factors for the development of regional economies. …”
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Municipal waste management performance: a focus on Slovakia and its LAU-1 districts by Eleonóra Marišová, Peter Fandel

“…We estimate composite efficiency indicators using the techniques of Data Envelopment Analysis and Malmquist Indices. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF PROBLEM-SPECIFIC MODELING LANGUAGE TO SUPPORT SOFTWARE VARIABILITY IN "SMART HOME" SYSTEMS by Rustam Gamzayev, Mykola Tkachuk

“… Building conceptual models for software design, in particular for high-tech applications such as smart home systems, is a complex task that significantly affects the efficiency of their development processes. One of the innovative methods of solving this problem is the use of domain-specific modeling languages (DSMLs), which can reduce the time and other project resources required to create such systems. …”
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