Environmental efficiency of Japanese regions before and after the Great East Japan Earthquake by Satoshi Honma, Yoshiaki Ushifusa, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Soyoka Okamura, Lilu Vandercamme

“…Natural disasters can significantly impact environmental and economic performance through various channels, including infrastructure damage, supply chain disruptions, and changes in energy systems. …”
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Energy-Efficient Online Path Planning for Internet of Drones Using Reinforcement Learning by Zainab AlMania, Tarek Sheltami, Gamil Ahmed, Ashraf Mahmoud, Abdulaziz Barnawi

“…However, UAVs face many obstacles in their routes, potentially causing loss or damage. Several heuristic approaches have been investigated to address collision avoidance. …”
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Efficient Hotspot Detection in Solar Panels via Computer Vision and Machine Learning by Nayomi Fernando, Lasantha Seneviratne, Nisal Weerasinghe, Namal Rathnayake, Yukinobu Hoshino

“…This study emphasizes interpretability and efficiency, identifying key predictive features through feature-level and What-if Analysis. …”
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THE EFFICIENCY OF BIOLOGICAL THERAPY AND THE FEATURES OF HUMORAL IMMUNITY IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS by A. A. Mesnyankina, S. K. Solovyev, E. A. Aseeva, E. L. Nasonov

“…Prior to therapy, irreversible organ damages were recorded in 23 (42.6%) of the 54 patients. …”
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The Influence of Soil pH on Citrus Root Morphology and Nutrient Uptake Efficiency by Duplicate Sambani, Tripti Vashisth, Diane B. Bright, Davie M. Kadyampakeni

“…Trees irrigated at pH of 8.5 showed a trend of fewer living roots and lower cumulative root growth, emphasizing the possibility of root damage due to high soil pH.…”
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Advanced deep transfer learning techniques for efficient detection of cotton plant diseases by Prashant Johri, SeongKi Kim, Kumud Dixit, Prakhar Sharma, Barkha Kakkar, Yogesh Kumar, Jana Shafi, Muhammad Fazal Ijaz

“…Hence, the significance of this work lies in its potential to mitigate the impact of these diseases, which cause significant damage to the cotton and decrease fibre quality and promote sustainable agricultural practices.MethodsThis paper investigates the role of deep transfer learning techniques such as EfficientNet models, Xception, ResNet models, Inception, VGG, DenseNet, MobileNet, and InceptionResNet for cotton plant disease detection. …”
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Modeling of process and operating modes for efficient selective disintegration in coriander seed grinding by N. V. Sterekhova, S. Y. Gonezhuk, Z. A. Meretukov, M. V. Shcherbakov

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Efficiency of drip irrigation in amaranth production using the HYDRUS-1D model by Akmal Karimov, Bakhodir Khalikov, Sabirjan Isaev, Obidjon Sindarov, Kholmurod Khayitov, Mirzoolim Avliyakulov, Anvarjon Isashov, Perizat Bulanbayeva, Altingul Djumanazarova, Yo'ldoshbek Muhammadov, Nurmamat Rajabov, Gulnoza Murtazayeva, Shaniyaz Kurbanov, Kholik Allanov, Botir Khaitov

“…The negative impact of climate change is potentially damaging agroecosystem services that have constrained agricultural production and caused water scarcity in Central Asian countries, particularly in Uzbekistan. …”
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Ground Deformation and Damage Assessment using SAR Observations: A Case Study of Hinatuan, Philippines in the 2023 Surigao Del Sur Earthquake by R. K. P. Varela, R. K. P. Varela

“…Earthquakes are among the major hazards that lead to economic loss every year. Rapid damage assessment is essential for a more efficient disaster response. …”
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Deep Learning Strategy for UAV-Based Multi-Class Damage Detection on Railway Bridges Using U-Net with Different Loss Functions by Yong-Hyoun Na, Doo-Kie Kim

“…Therefore, there is a growing need for a more efficient and reliable alternative to traditional visual inspections of railway bridges. …”
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High cycle fatigue limit prediction of machining foreign object damaged TC17 titanium specimen based on the theory of critical distances by Kainan Lu, Yibo Shang, Chen Wang, Bin Li, Xiaosheng Zhang, Lingfeng Wang, Zhenhua Zhao, Liucheng Zhou, Wei Chen

“…Abstract Aircraft engine fans and compressor blades are inevitably subject to external damage during service. It’s an important work to predict the high cycle fatigue limit of foreign object damaged blades. …”
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Ni–Zn bimetal-organic framework nanoprobes reinforced polymeric coating to achieve dual-responsive warning of coating damage and interfacial corrosion by Dezhi Jiao, Chengbao Liu, Yujie Qiang, Shuoqi Li, Cong Sun, Peimin Hou, Lanyue Cui, Rongchang Zeng

“…Herein, we propose a robust, universal and efficient fluorescence-based strategy for hierarchical warning of coating damage and metal corrosion by introducing the concepts of damage-induced fluorescence enhancement effect (DIE) and ionic-recognition induced quenching effect (RIQ). …”
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<p><strong>Foliar amendment of silicic acid on population of yellow mite, <em>Oligonychus sacchari</em> (Acari: Tetranychidae) and its predatory beetle, <em>Stethorus gilvifrons</e... by Amin Nikpay, Henk-Maarten Laane

“…Among different treatments of silicic acid, four spray application of silicic acid was more efficient than other treatments on mite damage and leaf dryness. …”
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Composites in high-pressure hydrogen storage: A review of multiscale characterization and mechanical behavior by Imen Feki, Mohammadali Shirinbayan, Samia Nouira, Robert Tie Bi, Jean-Baptiste Maeso, Cedric Thomas, Joseph Fitoussi

“…Insights from this research aim to optimize the design and durability of hydrogen storage systems, enabling safer and more efficient implementation in the automotive sector. …”
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CMOS-fabricated dielectrophoretic chip with embedded 3D TiN nano-electrode arrays for sperm capture and sperm damage reduction by I-Hsuan Liao, Jeng-Huei Shiau, Chao-Min Cheng

“…It provides a stable operating environment under strong electric fields with minimal Joule heating interference.Methods:In the experiments, we evaluated the effects of different waveforms and capture spaces on the capture efficiency of boar and bovine sperms.Results and discussionThe results showed that square waves improved capture efficiency by approximately10% and confirmed that the capture space must exceed half the sperm length to enhance efficiency. …”
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A Novel Damage Detection Method of Reinforced Concrete Frames Using Signal Processing and Extracted Near-Fault Fling-Step Pulses by Amir Ezzodin, Gholamreza Ghodrati Amiri, Hosein Naderpour, Morteza Raissi Dehkordi

“…The results revealed that the proposed combinatorial method could efficiently diagnose the damage in the RC frames. Also, applying a pulse component instead of an original record increases the accuracy of damage detection by 70%.…”
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Stress Development in Droplet Impact Analysis of Rain Erosion Damage on Wind Turbine Blades: A Review of Liquid-to-Solid Contact Conditions by Quentin Laplace Oddo, Quaiyum M. Ansari, Fernando Sánchez, Leon Mishnaevsky, Trevor M. Young

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Parametric Influences of Geometric Dimensions on High Temperature Mechanical Behaviors and Damage Mechanisms of Ceramic Matrix Composite and Superalloy Double Bolted Joints by Shuyuan Zhao, Qian Sun, Yumin Zhang, Jin Jia

“…Under harsh thermal exposure of vehicles in flight, the design of connection structure would be a critical issue in improving load-carrying efficiency and ensuring service safety of aircraft structures in service environments. …”
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Tranexamic acid-fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether conjugation/PVA foam for venous sclerotherapy via vascular damage and inhibiting plasmin system by Jizhuang Ma, Keda Zhang, Wenhan Li, Yu Ding, Yongfeng Chen, Xiaoyu Huang, Tong Yu, Di Song, Haoran Niu, Huichao Xie, Tianzhi Yang, Xiaoyun Zhao, Xinggang Yang, Pingtian Ding

“…AEOx-TA could damage vascular endothelium and initiate a coagulation cascade effect to induce thrombus. …”
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OMB-YOLO-tiny: A Lightweight Detection Model for Damaged <i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i> Based on Enhanced YOLOv8n by Lei Shi, Zhuo Bai, Xiangmeng Yin, Zhanchen Wei, Haohai You, Shilin Liu, Fude Wang, Xuexi Qi, Helong Yu, Chunguang Bi, Ruiqing Ji

“…This study proposed an enhanced method for detecting <i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i> damage based on an improved YOLOv8n model, aiming to advance the accessibility of damage recognition technology, enhance automation in Pleurotus cultivation, and reduce labor dependency. …”
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