Agricultural innovations for sustainable crop production intensification by Michele Pisante, Fabio Stagnari, Cynthia A. Grant

“…It is also suggested that a comprehensive effort be undertaken to measure different stages of the innovation system, including technological adoption and diffusion at the farm level, and to investigate the impact of agricultural policies on technological change and technical efficiency. …”
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Computational simulation study of the impact of isotropic GDL thermal conductivity on PEMFC characteristics by Mahmut Kaplan

“…The pivotal part of the PEMFCs is the gas diffusion layer (GDL) which performs critical roles in providing a pathway for reactant and product. …”
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Fiber Optics-Mechanics Coupling Sensor for High-Performance Hydrogen Detection by Xuhui Zhang, Xiaotong Li, Xinpu Zhang, Wei Peng

“…Abstract Since high efficiency and zero-carbon emission, hydrogen, as a clean energy carrier, is potentially an alternative fuel. …”
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Direct Pore‐Scale Numerical Simulation of Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation by Mohammad Amin Razbani, Espen Jettestuen, Anja Røyne

“…MICP is simulated in a sample porous geometry in 2D using a native geochemical solver and a lattice Boltzmann solver that handles diffusive transport. We present reactive‐transport factors to up‐scale pore‐scale effects and quantify the efficiency of MICP at different stages of the process. …”
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Preparation and Evaluation of Econazole Nitrate Polymeric Micelle Solution as an Eye Drop by Ali Hameed Aljanabi, Athmar Dh. H. Al-Shohani

“…Polymeric micelles loaded with econazole nitrate were prepared using the rotary evaporation process and evaluated for particle size, polydispersity index, zeta potential and entrapment efficiency. Formulations with promising results further evaluated for in vitro drug permeation using Franz diffusion cell. …”
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Optimized framework for magnetohydrodynamic Darcy–Forchheimer flow of Reiner–Philippoff fluid incorporating homogeneous–heterogeneous reactions with radiative heat transfer and Cat... by M.S. Alqurashi

“…The study evaluates the effects of important transport mechanisms on heat transfer efficiency by methodically analyzing them, such as heat source/sink and non-linear heat radiative. …”
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Constitution d’une collection, pratiques, circuit des tirages photographiques et conventionnement, le point de vue d’une agence photographique historique, Roger-Viollet (1938-2005)... by Delphine Desveaux

“…She consequently decided that the photographic prints would be lent to clients and only the reproduction rights would be sold, the prices fixed according to the usage and diffusion of the picture. The photos were organised without the use of a thesaurus but in an efficient way that was inspired by intellectual and commercial logics. …”
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Research on Virtual Color Restoration of Complex Building System Based on Discrete Wavelet Transform by Chunqiao Song, Xutong Wu

“…The operation of user interactive color migration is troublesome, resulting in low efficiency. And, when there are many kinds of colors, it is prone to errors. …”
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Research of moisture transfer in grain at oscillating drying by R. A. Marin

“…But the modes with periodic lying allowing to increase significantly efficiency of seeds and grain drying including the increased moisture are least studied. …”
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Customer’s Adoption Intentions toward Autonomous Delivery Vehicle Services: Extending DOI Theory with Social Awkwardness and Use Experience by Miaojia Lu, Chengyuan Huang, Ran Wang, Hao Li

“…Autonomous delivery vehicles (ADVs) may serve as a key solution, with their attendant reduced labor input and higher efficiency. Customers play a key role in the successful implementation of ADVs on a large scale. …”
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Synthesis, Electrochemical, Thermodynamic, and Quantum Chemical Investigations of Amino Cadalene as a Corrosion Inhibitor for Stainless Steel Type 321 in Sulfuric Acid 1M by Y. Koumya, R. Idouhli, A. Oukhrib, M. Khadiri, A. Abouelfida, A. Benyaich

“…The electrochemical results showed that ACM acted as a mixed-type corrosion inhibitor and the inhibition efficiency attained 91% at 10−3M. EIS measurements revealed that both metal charge transfer and diffusion processes are involved in the interfacial metal/solution reactions. …”
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Growth of Massive Molecular Cloud Filament by Accretion Flows. II. New Mechanism to Support a Supercritical Filament Against Radial Collapse by Daisei Abe, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Shu-ichiro Inutsuka, Doris Arzoumanian

“…We name this mechanism “the STORM”(Slow-shock-mediated Turbulent flOw Reinforced by Magnetic diffusion). The persistence and efficiency of the turbulence inside the filament are driven by the magnetic field and the ambipolar diffusion effect, respectively. …”
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Thickness-dependent Electrochromic Properties of Amorphous Tungsten Trioxide Thin Films by K.J. Patel, G.G. Bhatt, S.S. Patel, R.R. Desai, J.R. Ray, C.J. Panchal, Priya Suryavanshi, V.A. Kheraj, A.S. Opanasyuk

“…It turns out that the ‘thicker’ film exhibits better coloration efficiency (CE) as compared to the ‘thinner’ film. …”
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Optimization of the Boron Back Surface Field Produced with Reduced Thermal Steps in Bifacial PERT Solar Cell by Thais Crestani, Izete Zanesco, Adriano Moehlecke, Lucas Teixeira Caçapietra Pires da Silva, João Victor Zanatta Britto

“…The sheet resistance of the emitter and B-BSF were not affected by the reduced thermal steps, demonstrating the effectiveness of the silicon oxide layer as a barrier to phosphorus diffusion in the boron-doped side. The short-circuit current density with incident irradiance on the boron-doped side was impacted by the B-BSF sheet resistance, affecting the efficiency and the maximum power bifaciality coefficient. …”
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Lithium Salt Screening for PEO-Based Solid Electrolytes of All Solid-State Li Ion Batteries Using Density Functional Theory by Qian Liu, Jinghua Yin, Minghua Chen, Jialong Shen, Xinhao Zhao, Yulong Liu

“…This approach, characterized by its rapidness, efficiency, and low cost, provides a viable method for screening lithium salts in developing solid-state batteries.…”
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Enhanced Self‐Healing in Dual Network Entangled Hydrogels by Macromolecular Architecture and Alignment of Surface Functionalized hBN Nanosheets by Chirag R. Ratwani, Katarzyna Z. Donato, Sergey Grebenchuk, Alice Mija, Kostya S. Novoselov, Amr M. Abdelkader

“…In this work, a dual network macromolecular biphasic composite is designed using an anisotropic structure which facilitates unidirectional chain diffusion and imparts superior self‐healing and mechanical properties. …”
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Compound Optical Film Using Gray Scale Mask Embedded with Microvoids by C. T. Pan, Y. C. Chen, Y. J. Chen, W. C. Wang, H. C. Yang, H. C. Wu

“…According to the measured data, the compound optical film with embedded microvoids can enhance the luminance up to 5% and the uniformity up to 6.5%  ~  8.4%. The optical efficiency can be improved via the compound optical film.…”
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Automatic and Rapid Discrimination of Cotton Genotypes by Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics by Hai-Feng Cui, Zi-Hong Ye, Lu Xu, Xian-Shu Fu, Cui-Wen Fan, Xiao-Ping Yu

“…This paper reports the application of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and pattern recognition methods to rapid and automatic discrimination of the genotypes (parent, transgenic, and parent-transgenic hybrid) of cotton plants. Diffuse reflectance NIR spectra of representative cotton seeds (n=120) and leaves (n=123) were measured in the range of 4000–12000 cm−1. …”
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Periplasmic Protein Mobility for Extracellular Electron Transport in <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> by Daobo Li, Xiaodan Zheng, Yonggang Yang, Meiying Xu

“…First, we established that crosslinking efficiency correlates with the spatial proximity and diffusion coefficient of protein molecules through in vitro tests. …”
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Modeling and possible control of droplet-mediated spread of respiratory viruses by the study of the environmental conditions in closed rooms by C. Pirola, F. Manenti, F. Maestri, G. Silvestri, S. Copelli

“…This phenomenon can certainly be explained by the greater time spent in closed indoor environments, but it also depends on the greater efficiency that the saliva droplets, as virus carriers, demonstrate in these weather conditions.Basing on the observation that the droplet lifetime depends on many parameters as external temperature (Tair), relative humidity (RH) and air speed, and considering the size distribution of the same droplet, it was modelled the effect of these parameters on the diffusion of respiratory droplets. …”
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