PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY OF MAIZE (ZEA MAYS) FARMERS IN ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA by Abdu Karniliyus TASHIKALMA, Dengle Yuniyus GIROH

“…Education and extension contact were statistically significant (p≤0.05) and increase technical efficiency among respondents. Furthermore, the stochastic cost function analysis indicated that 80.24% variations in allocative efficiencies were as a result of the variables included in the model. …”
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ATENEA4SME: Industrial SME Self-Evaluation of Energy Efficiency by Antonio Ferraro, Giacomo Bruni, Marcello Salvio, Milena Marroccoli, Antonio Telesca, Chiara Martini, Federico Alberto Tocchetti, Antonio D’Angola

“…The tool uses an original mathematical model that takes into account the results of questionnaires and a multi-criteria analysis to generate recommendations for energy efficiency investments. …”
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Facilitating urban green innovative efficiency from intergovernmental perspective in China by Lei Li, Xiaoyu Ma, Yifan Zheng, Shaojun Ma, Jian Zuo, Michael Goodsite

“…Based on fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), necessary condition analysis (NCA) and robustness testing, it explores the complex relationships path of intergovernmental relationships on promoting the UGIE. …”
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Harnessing ambidextrous leadership model for innovation and operational efficiency in technology industry by Tom Ongesa Nyamboga

“…This review examines the role of ambidextrous leadership in fostering innovation and operational efficiency through a qualitative thematic analysis of peer-reviewed studies published between 2015 and 2025. …”
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Exploring efficiency and spatial equity trade-offs in docked bike-sharing by Yusfita Chrisnawati, Yusak O. Susilo

“…This study addresses limitations in bike-sharing planning by integrating a disaggregated demand model based on individual user behavior, generated through agent-based simulations, with a supply model derived from spatial analysis. These inputs are applied to the maximal covering location problem to create a comprehensive framework that evaluates interactions between spatial configurations, station size, scale, and design variables while examining trade-offs between efficiency and equity objectives. …”
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Quantum-enhanced digital twin IoT for efficient healthcare task offloading by Ahmed K. Jameil, Hamed Al-Raweshidy

“…However, existing Digital Twin (DT)-based healthcare models suffer from high latency, inefficient resource allocation, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and computational limitations when processing large-scale patient data. …”
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PROBLEMS OF EFFICIENCY OF BUDGET SPENDING ON GENERAL EDUCATION DURING ITS REFORMING by E. B. Krylova, M. A. Simakina, A. V. Frigin

“…This article presents an analysis of the main problems of the Russian general education during the ongoing reform of the general education system, as well as identified the main reasons for reducing the efficiency of budget spending in this area.Analysis is based on data provided by the State Statistics Service of the changes in the number of state and municipal educational institutions for the period of the general reform of the education sector from 1981 to 2016. …”
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Towards the Efficiency of Modern International Financial Institutions: Systemic Methodological Approach by A. V. Navoy

“…Dialectical methods, the method of system analysis, the method of analysis and synthesis, and the didactic method were used. …”
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Intellectual capital – bank efficiency nexus: evidence from an emerging market by Tu DQ Le, Trang NT Ho, Dat T Nguyen, Thanh Ngo

“…The results indicate a positive relationship between IC and banks’ pure technical efficiency, allocative efficiency, and total cost efficiency. …”
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Examining the impacts of input factor application, production efficiency, and inefficiency model on maize yield: employing the stochastic frontier model in search of more efficient... by Muslim Salam, Ayu Anisa Amir, A Nixia Tenriawaru, Muhammad Hatta Jamil, Letty Fudjaja, Muhammad An-Nashrullah K Samma, Ahmad Imam Muslim, Hamed Noralla Bakheet Ali, Muhammad Ridwan

“…The data collected was analyzed using the Stochastic Frontier Cobb-Douglas Model, Technical Efficiency Analysis, Allocative Efficiency Analysis, Economic Efficiency Analysis, and Inefficiency Model. …”
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Measuring the Efficiency Profile of Crop Production in Traditional Rainfed Sector of North Kordofan state, Sudan. by Ibrahim Elnour Ibrahim, Ahmed Mohammed Morakah

“…The stochastic frontier production and cost function model analysis was used to estimate the technical, allocative and economic efficiency of producing crops. …”
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Investigation and Study of High Voltage Capacitor Bank Techniques for Voltage Drop Improvement in 22-kV Distribution Line by Surakit Thongsuk, Praikanok Lertwanitrot, Panapong Songsukthawan, Santipont Ananwattanaporn, Atthapol Ngaopitakkul, Suntiti Yoomak, Chaichan Pothisarn

“…Voltage drop in distribution lines contributes to power losses, leading to a decrease in the overall efficiency of the electrical power system. In this paper, we investigate methods to improve voltage drop through capacitor bank allocation techniques, specifically installation at the end of the distribution line, the 1/2-kvar rule, and the 2/3-kvar rule. …”
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Mobility Aware Energy Efficient Congestion Control in Mobile Wireless Sensor Network by Awais Ahmad, Sohail Jabbar, Anand Paul, Seungmin Rho

“…In this paper, we introduce a mobility aware and energy efficient congestion control protocol “time sharing energy efficient congestion control (TSEEC) for mobile wireless sensor network.” …”
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Research on the impact of urban-rural integration on rural land use efficiency in China by Hongxin Liu, Xiaoxin Liu

“…Findings include: (1) Urban-rural integration significantly enhances rural land use efficiency; (2) Mechanism analysis demonstrates that urban-rural integration boosts land transfer rates and labor mobility between urban and rural areas, thereby improving land use efficiency; (3) Regional heterogeneity analysis reveals stronger promoting effects in eastern and western regions, with statistically insignificant impacts in central China. …”
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The impact of digital economy development on carbon emission efficiency of land use in China by ZUO Xinfeng, CHEN Xinjian, ZHANG Xiekui

“…[Conclusion] The development of the digital economy, through the integration of data elements and the empowerment of intelligent technologies, has significantly optimized the efficiency of land resource allocation, providing a technological pathway for enhancing the carbon emission efficiency of land use. …”
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A Comprehensive Regional Approach to Eco-Efficiency in Spanish Agriculture over Time by María Pilar Rodríguez-Fernández, Cristina Hidalgo-González, David Pérez-Neira

“…Despite the significance of the Spanish agricultural economy at both European and international levels, the analysis of its eco-efficiency is limited and fragmented, and does not consider the regional disparities within the country. …”
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What were the spatial-temporal distributions of agricultural water resource efficiency in China? by Jianfang Wang, Hongxia Sheng, Hongxia Sheng, Guangming Yang, Guangming Yang, Darong Li, Darong Li, Yizhi Qin, Yizhi Qin, Changchun Zhou, Lijuan Zou

“…The study’s results suggest that enhancing the agricultural water resource utilization efficiency in China necessitates intensifying efforts in water pollution control, breaking path dependencies through interregional ecological compensation, and strengthening the optimizing role of market-based mechanisms in resource allocation.…”
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Evaluating hospital performance with additive DEA and MPI: the Isfahan University of Medical Science case study by Shirin Alsadat Hadian, Reza Rezayatmand, Saeedeh Ketabi, Nasrin Shaarbafchizadeh, Ahmad Reza Pourghaderi

“…Methods This study evaluated the performance of 26 Isfahan University of Medical Science hospitals in terms of efficiency and productivity with hybrid Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models, namely, the additive classic, Malmquist productivity index (MPI), and super-efficiency models, from 2019 through 2022. …”
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THE PROBLEM OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF SYSTEMS BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS (AIOT) by С. В. Войтко

“…It was determined that integrating artificial intelligence functionality into the IoT infrastructure provides the opportunity to store big data for processing using artificial intelligence elements capable of conducting predictive analysis to make informed management decisions. AIoT energy efficiency can be ensured on the basis of the following: selection of machine learning methods, hardware improvement, software optimization, network planning, effective model design, and energy consumption testing with subsequent conclusions for comprehensive improvement. …”
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Microfluidic Synthesis of Magnetic Silica Aerogels for Efficient Pesticide Removal from Water by Dana-Ionela Tudorache (Trifa), Adelina-Gabriela Niculescu, Alexandra-Cătălina Bîrcă, Denisa Alexandra Florea, Marius Rădulescu, Bogdan-Ștefan Vasile, Roxana Trușcă, Dan-Eduard Mihaiescu, Tony Hadibarata, Alexandru-Mihai Grumezescu

“…As the applicability of aerogels is tightly correlated to their morpho-structural features, special consideration must be allocated to the fabrication method. An emerging technique for producing nanostructured materials with tailored morphology and dimensions is represented by continuous-flow microfluidics. …”
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