A scoping review of export supply chain efficiency frameworks for perishable horticultural products by Sabrina Haque, Delwar Akbar, Susan Kinnear, Azad Rahman

“…Whilst prior research has focussed on selected efficiency indicators such as logistics or consumer perceptions, a holistic framework specific to horticultural produce is yet to be developed. …”
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Evaluation of Environmental Factors Influencing Photovoltaic System Efficiency Under Real-World Conditions by Krzysztof Pytel, Wiktor Hudy, Roman Filipek, Malgorzata Piaskowska-Silarska, Jana Depešová, Robert Sito, Ewa Janiszewska, Izabela Sieradzka, Krzysztof Sulkowski

“…The implementation of evolutionary algorithms represents a novel approach in this context and has proven to be effective in quantifying environmental influence under complex real-world conditions. Furthermore, the findings highlight the indirect role of air pollution in attenuating irradiance and reducing system efficiency. …”
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Berth Efficiency Under Risk Conditions in Seaports Through Integrated DEA and AHP Analysis by Deda Đelović, Marinko Aleksić, Oto Iker, Michail Chalaris

“…In the first phase, the DEA CCR input-oriented model is employed to assess the efficiency of selected berths considered as Decision Making Units (DMUs). …”
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Efficient, Robust, and Accurate CNN Predictor for Neuronal Activation in Directional Deep Brain Stimulation by Shunjing Wang, Ru Ma, Qunran Yuan, Hongda Li, Changqing Jiang

“…We demonstrate that the CNN-based neural fiber predictor can quickly, accurately, and robustly predict neural activation responses to DBS, thereby improving the efficiency of DBS programming.…”
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TDNN achitecture with efficient channel attention and improved residual blocks for accurate speaker recognition by Wenzao Li, Sai Yao, Bing Wan, Linsong Xiao, Chengyu Hou, Yanchuan Zhong, Wengang Zhou

“…To address this issue, we propose the Efficient Parallel Channel Network - Time Delay Neural Network (EPCNet-TDNN), building upon the ECAPA-TDNN architecture. …”
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Latency and energy-efficient multi-hop routing protocol for unmanned aerial vehicle networks by Abdelhamied A Ateya, Ammar Muthanna, Irina Gudkova, Yuliya Gaidamaka, Abeer D Algarni

“…These devices have limited capabilities in terms of energy and processing. Due to the complex structure of unmanned aerial vehicle networks and the high mobility constraints, design of efficient routing protocol, for supporting such network, is a challenge. …”
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Towards an Efficient Remote Sensing Image Compression Network with Visual State Space Model by Yongqiang Wang, Feng Liang, Shang Wang, Hang Chen, Qi Cao, Haisheng Fu, Zhenjiao Chen

“…As the network’s effective receptive field (ERF) expands, it can capture more feature information across the remote sensing images, thereby reducing spatial redundancy and improving compression efficiency. However, the majority of these learned image compression (LIC) techniques are primarily CNN-based and transformer-based, often failing to balance the global ERF and computational complexity optimally. …”
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Efficient Multiuser Computation for Mobile-Edge Computing in IoT Application Using Optimization Algorithm by Tawfiq Hasanin, Aisha Alsobhi, Adil Khadidos, Ayman Qahmash, Alaa Khadidos, Gabriel Ayodeji Ogunmola

“…Then, the simulation is done to show the efficiency and stability by reducing the offloading latency.…”
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Design Technique and Efficient Polyphase Implementation for 2D Elliptically Shaped FIR Filters by Doru Florin Chiper, Radu Matei

“…Then, the original image was accurately reconstructed from its sub-band images. Very selective directional elliptical filters can be used in efficiently extracting straight lines with specified orientations from images, as shown in simulation examples. …”
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PixelCraftSR: Efficient Super-Resolution with Multi-Agent Reinforcement for Edge Devices by M. J. Aashik Rasool, Shabir Ahmed, S. M. A. Sharif, Mardieva Sevara, Taeg Keun Whangbo

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Monte Carlo Integration With Efficient Importance Sampling for Underwater Wireless Optical Communication Simulation by Ruqin Xiao, Pierre Combeau, Lilian Aveneau

“…The development of dedicated communication systems requires intensive simulation of use cases with efficient methods, both in terms of accuracy and computational time. …”
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Optimizing heat exchanger efficiency: Predictive modeling to minimize fouling in crude oil refining by Kouidri Ikram, Kaid-Ameur Djilali, Nadjem Bailek, Jihad A. Younis, Dahmani Abdennasser, Raheem Al-Sabur, Bilel Zerouali, Lorenc Malka, Celso Augusto Guimarães Santos, Ilhami Colak

“…Fouling in heat exchangers significantly compromises energy efficiency in crude oil refining, leading to increased operational costs and environmental impacts. …”
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Efficient Urban Tree Species Classification via Multirepresentation Fusion of Mobile Laser Scanning Data by Yinchi Ma, Peng Luan, Yujie Zhang, Bo Liu, Lijie Zhang

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Effect of the Sampling of a Dataset in the Hyperparameter Optimization Phase over the Efficiency of a Machine Learning Algorithm by Noemí DeCastro-García, Ángel Luis Muñoz Castañeda, David Escudero García, Miguel V. Carriegos

“…Although there exist several automatic optimization techniques, these usually take significant resources, increasing the dynamic complexity in order to obtain a great accuracy. Since one of the most critical aspects in this computational consume is the available dataset, among others, in this paper we perform a study of the effect of using different partitions of a dataset in the hyperparameter optimization phase over the efficiency of a Machine Learning algorithm. …”
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Selective trimerization of ethylene using chromium catalysts complexed with tridentate ligands supported on titanium modified silica by Younes Habibi, Mohamadreza Marefat, Sajjad Gharajedaghi, Masoumeh Mohamadhoseini, Zahra Mohamadnia, Ebrahim Ahmadi

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Multimedia privacy protection: an N-round cascaded cryptosystem based on merged multi-chaotic maps under various image attacks by Tarek Srour, Ali M. El-Rifaie, Mohsen A. M. El-Bendary, Mostafa Eltokhy, Atef E. Abouelazm, Bilel Neji

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Harnessing artificial intelligence for efficient systematic reviews: A case study in ecosystem condition indicators by Isabel Nicholson Thomas, Philip Roche, Adrienne Grêt-Regamey

“…We show that, although not completely infallible, the GPT-3.5 model significantly outperforms traditional literature screening processes in terms of speed and efficiency whilst correctly selecting 83 % of relevant literature for review. …”
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Efficient network attack path optimization method based on prior knowledge-based PPO algorithm by Qiuxiang Li, Jianping Wu

“…Through this approach, the action space is effectively pruned, thereby enhancing the performance and efficiency of the algorithm in large-scale, complex network scenarios. …”
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Shield tunneling efficiency and stability enhancement based on interpretable machine learning and multi-objective optimization by Wenli Liu, Yang Chen, Tianxiang Liu, Wen Liu, Jue Li, Yangyang Chen

“…Adequate control of shield machine parameters to ensure the safety and efficiency of shield construction is a difficult and complex problem. …”
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Measurement of the Efficiency of Parallel Genetic Algorithm for Compress and Decompression of Fractal Imaging Using Multiple Computers by Shahla Abdul Qadir

“…Efficient technologies have  been recently used in Fractal Image Coding (FIC) to reduce the complexity of searching for matching between Range block and Domain block. …”
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