When children can explain why they believe a claim, they suggest a better empirical test for that claim by Tone K. Hermansen, Kamilla F. Mathisen, Samuel Ronfard

“…However, exploratory analyses revealed that children’s ability to provide a plausible reason for their beliefs did, controlling for their ability to select an efficient test for a claim. …”
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Evaluation of Railway Transportation Performance Based on CRITIC-Relative Entropy Method in China by Liangliang Zhang, Qian Cheng, Siyuan Qu

“…Evaluation of the railway transportation performance is of great significance for building an efficient and comprehensive railway transportation system. …”
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AN IMPROVED FUZZY K-MEANS CLUSTERING ALGORITHM BASED ON WEIGHT ENTROPY MEASUREMENT AND CALINSKI-HARABASZ INDEX by Nguyễn Như Đồng, Phan Thành Huấn

“…The advantage of this method is that it does not only create efficient clustering but also has the ability to measure clusters and rate clusters to find the optimal number of clusters for practical needs. …”
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Predicting Crime Time Intervals Using Machine Learning Models by Arief Deswandi, Widi Hastomo

“…The urgency of this research lies in the need to develop more efficient methods for analyzing and preventing crime. …”
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Combining Genes from Multiple Phages for Improved Cell Lysis and DNA Transfer from Escherichia coli to Bacillus subtilis. by Mario Juhas, Christine Wong, James W Ajioka

“…The ability to efficiently and reliably transfer genetic circuits between the key synthetic biology chassis, such as Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis, constitutes one of the major hurdles of the rational genome engineering. …”
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Research and Analysis of Facial Recognition Based on FaceNet, DeepFace, and OpenFace by Li Minghan

“…Future research should address these challenges by improving the efficiency and scalability of deep learning models. …”
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Sensitivity of Pseudomonas aeroginosa Isolated from patients with different clinical state to Antibiotics and determination of some virulance factors in vitro by Waad M. Raoof, A.L. Shameran M. Tawfiq

“…It showed antibiotics (Cfepime, Ceftazidim, Imepenime, Amikacin, Tobramicin, Ciprofloxacin, Ofloxacin, Norfloxacin) the most efficient antibiotics used, either antibiotics (Gentamicin ,Streptomycin, Cefixim Augmentin, Cefotaxim, Tobramicin) was medium efficiency either (Cefotetan, Carbencilin, ceftriaxone, Azatrionam, Naldixic acid Piprasilin) was the lowest influential . expressed, 100% of all isolates have ability to produce the enzyme Coagulase and (92.30 %) for each of the enzyme (Licithenase, Haemolycin and Protease), while showed (84.61 %) of the isolates were positive for the examination of enzyme β-lactamase. …”
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The Development of Building Materials Recommendation System Based on Feature Crosses by Hui-Ping Tserng, Chung-Cho Chang, Shu-Hsien Tai

“…A practical case demonstrates its ability to improve material selection efficiency and accuracy, making it an making it an indispensable tool for specialized users in informed decision-making.…”
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Different Scale Crack Contour Extraction Techniques for Bridges Incorporating Improved YOLOv5 and GCNet by Yiming Wang, Yanfang Guo

“…The results showed that the segmentation efficiency of the research model for crack images of different sizes was 42 frames per second. …”
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Semiconductor nanocrystals‐based triplet‐triplet annihilation photon‐upconversion: Mechanism, materials and applications by Kezhou Chen, Qingxin Luan, Tiegen Liu, Bo Albinsson, Lili Hou

“…In recent years, semiconductor nanocrystals have gained significant attention as efficient photosensitizers for TTA‐UC due to their excellent triplet energy transfer efficiency and the ability to tune their bandgap across the solar spectrum. …”
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Tractor Transmission Gear Ratio Optimization by Müjdat Ersarı, Murat Gündoğdu

“…This study investigates the optimization of gear ratios for a 2-speed transmission, with a focus on enhancing performance and efficiency in diverse operating conditions. Specifically, the research addresses the need for two distinct gears: one optimized for field use and the other for road use. …”
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Development of an experimental setup for propeller performance measurements by Pugna Andreea, Hrab Călin, Hînsa Liviu-Nicolae, Hopârtean Andrei, Giurgea Corina-Maria, Marcu Lucian

“…By testing two commercial propellers—a two-blade and a three-blade design—the setup demonstrates its ability to analyze thrust and efficiency trends effectively. …”
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Basic Provisions of the Logistic Mechanism of the Development of Enterprise by Gubarev Ruslan V.

“…The importance of such a mechanism is determined by a number of factors in the formation of the internal environment of the enterprise and its ability to adapt to market challenges. Particular importance of the logistic mechanism lies in the definition of rational managerial decisions that provide for a stable increase in the efficiency and development of the enterprise with a focus on meeting the interests of end consumers. …”
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A mutant of Chlamydomonas without LHCSR maintains high rates of photosynthesis, but has reduced cell division rates in sinusoidal light conditions. by Michael Cantrell, Graham Peers

“…Previous studies have shown that this complex is required for the rapid induction and relaxation of excess light energy dissipation in a wide range of eukaryotic algae and moss. The ability of cells to rapidly regulate light harvesting between this dissipation state and one favoring photochemistry is believed to be important for reducing oxidative stress and maintaining high photosynthetic efficiency in a rapidly changing light environment. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Sheet-Gyroid Structure Modifications for Mixing Application in Renewable Energy Technologies by Martin Beer, Radim Rybár

“…The highest concentration homogeneity and best energy efficiency were achieved by the twisted sheet-gyroid structure. …”
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Sequential Monte Carlo Squared for online inference in stochastic epidemic models by Dhorasso Temfack, Jason Wyse

“…Effective epidemic modeling and surveillance require computationally efficient methods that can continuously update parameter estimates as new data becomes available. …”
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Exploring the hydrophobic effects of quaternary ammonium copolymers on corrosion of casing and tubing steel in acidic solution. by Ghadeer Mubarak, Chandrabhan Verma, Mohammad A Jafar Mazumder, Imad Barsoum, Akram Alfantazi

“…By encouraging improved adsorption onto metal surfaces and creating a more powerful barrier against corrosive chemicals, the hydrophobic property of corrosion inhibitors raises inhibition efficiency and decreases corrosion rates. This work aims to synthesize and describe three quaternary ammonium-based copolymers (AMCs) with different hydrophobic qualities and investigate their ability to inhibit P110 CS corrosion in 15% HCl, which is helpful for casing and tubing. …”
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One step reconstruction of carbon/P zeolite from coal gasification slag and its adsorption mechanism for crystal violet by Yuhua WU, Caizhu LIU, Yulong MA, Yonggang SUN, Wenxin JI, Li ZHU, Hongcun BAI

“…It is worth noting that CPCMs maintain stable adsorption performance over a wide salinity range and exhibit good anti-interference ability. This study not only achieved high-value resource utilization of coal gasification fine slag, but also provided economically efficient adsorption materials for industrial wastewater treatment, which has important environmental and economic benefits.…”
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Sustainable technology for coconut processing: Biomass-powered dryer and performance evaluation by C. Naveen Prabhu, S. Dhanushkodi, K. Sudhakar

“…A notable achievement of the dryer was its consistent ability to maintain a critical temperature range of 67–75 °C, which is crucial for ensuring effective and efficient drying processes. …”
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YOLO-UIR: A Lightweight and Accurate Infrared Object Detection Network Using UAV Platforms by Chao Wang, Rongdi Wang, Ziwei Wu, Zetao Bian, Tao Huang

“…The BFIF module further enhances feature fusion effects through cross-level semantic interaction, thereby improving the model’s ability to fuse contextual features. Moreover, the LSP module efficiently combines features from different distances using Large Receptive Field Convolution Layers, significantly enhancing the model’s long-range information capture capability. …”
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