A Lightweight Semantic- and Graph-Guided Network for Advanced Optical Remote Sensing Image Salient Object Detection by Jie Liu, Jinpeng He, Huaixin Chen, Ruoyu Yang, Ying Huang

“…Furthermore, we design an Efficient Global Perception Module (EGPM) to capture global feature relationships and semantic cues through limited computational costs, enhancing the model’s ability to perceive salient objects in complex scenarios, and a Semantic-Guided Edge Awareness Module (SEAM) that leverages the semantic consistency of deep features to suppress background noise in shallow features, accurately predict object boundaries, and preserve the detailed shapes of salient objects. …”
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SAR Image Target Segmentation Guided by the Scattering Mechanism-Based Visual Foundation Model by Chaochen Zhang, Jie Chen, Zhongling Huang, Hongcheng Zeng, Zhixiang Huang, Yingsong Li, Hui Xu, Xiangkai Pu, Long Sun

“…Second, an adaptive denoising module based on wavelets and soft-thresholding techniques is implemented to reduce the impact of SAR coherent speckle noise, thus improving the feature representation performance. Furthermore, an efficient automatic prompt module based on a deep object detector is built to enhance the ability of rapid target localization in wide-area scenes and improve image segmentation performance. …”
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Multi-Band Microwave Rectifiers for RF Energy Harvesting: A Comprehensive Review of Design Techniques and Performance Analysis by Md Ahsan Halimi, Ibraheem Al-Naib, Hussein Attia

“…Research efforts have primarily focused on enhancing power conversion efficiency, ensuring compatibility with various sensors, and maximizing harvested power. …”
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Densely Placed Rectenna Array With Decoupling Slots for Enhanced Received Power in Far-Field Wireless Power Transfer by Min-Seong Kim, Dong-Hwan Park, Mohamed Elhefnawy, Wang-Sang Lee

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DCs pulsed with hypochlorous acid-treated tumor cell lysates present antigens efficiently and induce CD8+ T cell activation through cross-presentation by Maryam Abbaspour, Nafiseh Esmaeil, Mahboubeh Rezazadeh, Mohsen Minaiyan, Vajihe Akbari

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Efficiency Analysis of the 946–P-1–B Centrifugal Pump in PT Installation and Shipment Area. Pertamina Refinery Unit II Production Sungai Pakning by Ridwan Abdurrahman, Rizki Fitriadi Romadhani

“…The advantages of centrifugal pumps include compact size, high efficiency, and the ability to handle fluids of various viscosities. …”
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Characterization of a novel Phietavirus genus bacteriophage and its potential for efficient transfer of modified shuttle plasmids to Staphylococcus aureus strains of different clon... by Łukasz Kałuski, Emil Stefańczyk, Aleksandra Głowacka-Rutkowska, Jan Gawor, Joanna Empel, Monika Orczykowska-Kotyna, Aleksandra Szczypkowska, Karolina Żuchniewicz, Robert Gromadka, Małgorzata Łobocka

“…By increasing the plasmid transduction efficiency in an ASZ22RN-specific manner, we show that the primary factor determining a given strain’s ability to be a recipient in transduction is the capacity of transducing phage to puncture the cell envelopes of this strain. …”
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W-Band Hybrid Unequal Feeding Network of Waveguide and Substrate Integrated Waveguide for High Efficiency and Low Sidelobe Level Slot Array Antenna Application by Jun Wang, Yu Jian Cheng

“…With such a multifunctional feeding network, the antenna is able to achieve low loss and high efficiency as well.…”
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A novel high-efficient imidazoline derivative corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in CO2-containing oilfield produced water: experimental and theoretical studies by Ganghua Huang, Wen Chen, Chao Miao, Cong Shen, Yong bo Wang, G. A. Zhang

“…The experimental test results show that DIMTU has outstanding corrosion inhibition effects, with an inhibition efficiency of 98.54% at the concentration of 250 ppm. …”
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Copper and Zinc doped ZrO2 Nanoparticles as High-Performance Catalysts for Efficient Removal of Rose Bengal Dye under Solar Light Irradiation by Arumugam Muthupandiyammal, Alagar Subalakshmi, Balasubramani Kavitha

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Graphene Oxide Modified Bimetallic Al/Fe (Hydro)Oxides Doped Activated Carbon Composite for Efficient Adsorption of Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Solution by Tsheamo W. Mogale, Fisseha A. Bezza, Shepherd M. Tichapondwa, Evans M. N. Chirwa

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Reusable ReOx‐Pd/CeO2 Catalyst with Low Metal Surface Concentration for Efficient Consecutive Deoxydehydration and Hydrogenation of Vicinal OH Groups by Savitri Larasati, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Mizuho Yabushita, Keiichi Tomishige

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Layer-by-Layer Deposition of Hollow TiO₂ Spheres with Enhanced Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Applications by Rama Krishna Chava, Yeon-Tae Yu, Misook Kang

“…Compared to commercial TiO₂ compact film (4.75%), the resulting bi-layer and tri-layered films-based DSSCs displayed power conversion efficiencies of 6.33% and 8.08%, respectively. It is revealed that the deposited bi- and tri-layered films can enhance the light absorption ability via multiple photon reflection. …”
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Efficient adsorption of crystal violet by different temperature pyrolyzed biochar-based sodium alginate microspheres: A green solution for food industry dye removal by Lu Tang, Chunxiao Liu, Xiaolin Liu, Liang Zhang, Bei Fan, Bo Wang, Fengzhong Wang

“…BS800 demonstrated excellent stability with a low CV release risk (<0.6 %) and regeneration ability (>85 %) of its adsorption efficiency after five cycles. …”
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Efficient and Accurate Brain Tumor Classification Using Hybrid MobileNetV2–Support Vector Machine for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diagnostics in Neoplasms by Mohammed Jajere Adamu, Halima Bello Kawuwa, Li Qiang, Charles Okanda Nyatega, Ayesha Younis, Muhammad Fahad, Salisu Samaila Dauya

“…Conclusions: The MobileNetV2-SVM hybrid model demonstrates substantial potential for enhancing brain tumor diagnostics by offering a balance of precision and computational efficiency. Its ability to maintain high accuracy while operating efficiently could lead to better outcomes in medical practice, particularly in resource limited settings.…”
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Artemisinin-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles/electrospun poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) composite nanofibers for enhanced anticancer efficiency in breast cancer cells by Mohammad Eslami Vaghar, Mehdi Dadashpour, Elahe Derakhshan, Vahid Vahedian, Seyed Abbas Shahrtash, Akram Firouzi Amandi, Majid Eslami, Maliheh Hasannia, Zahra Mehrabi, Leila Roshangar

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Platelet-To-Lymphocyte Ratio Efficiency in Predicting Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Meta-Analysis by He Wang, Tuerxun Zulikaier, Balati Yumaierjiang, Saiqi Lyu, Pengyi He

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Few-layer graphene-hybrid sulfonate hydrogels for high-efficient adsorption of heavy metal (Pb2+, Ni2+, Cd2+) in water treatment by Josué M. Galindo, Carlos M. Andreu, Sonia Merino, M. Antonia Herrero, Ester Vázquez, Ana M. Sánchez-Migallón, Gregorio Castañeda

“…In addressing this challenge, we have designed two novel hydrogels through radical polymerization, an efficient and cost-effective method, using sulfonate groups. …”
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A Novel Approach to Incremental Diffusion for Continuous Dataset Updates in Image Retrieval by Zili Tang, Fan Yang, Jiong Lou, Jie Li

“…Some recent works have focused on improving its efficiency by shifting the computing burden offline. …”
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Inefficiency of Financial Markets and Paths to the Development of a Modern Financial Theory by Miloudi Kobiyh, Adil El Amri

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