Towards efficient image segmentation: A fuzzy entropy-based approach using the snake optimizer algorithm by A. Tamilarasan, D. Rajamani

“…This study introduces a novel multilevel thresholding technique for grayscale image segmentation based on the Snake Optimizer (SO) algorithm, which is inspired by the mating behaviour of snakes. The proposed method aims to maximize fuzzy entropy to determine optimal threshold values, thereby enhancing segmentation accuracy. …”
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Screening of local hyaluronic acid injection modes to increase the efficiency of treating crush injury of soft tissues by I. A. Shperling, A. V. Shulepov, N. V. Shperling, O. Yu. Kuzmina

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DS-AdaptNet: An Efficient Retinal Vessel Segmentation Framework With Adaptive Enhancement and Depthwise Separable Convolutions by Shuting Chen, Chengxi Hong, Hong Jia

“…Our comprehensive experiments on three benchmark retinal vessel segmentation datasets demonstrate that the proposed DS-AdaptNet achieves state-of-the-art performance while maintaining exceptional efficiency. Notably, our method attains a Dice coefficient of 0.8328 on DRIVE, 0.8110 on CHASE_DB1, and 0.8515 on STARE, consistently outperforming existing approaches. …”
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The research of health education programme efficiency in changing the attitudes and behaviours of dental students in the field of oral health by Kalevski Katarina, Gajić Milica, Jevremović Ana, Borotić Nenad, Trifunović Jovanka, Jovičić Olivera, Milić Jasmina, Vojinović Jovan

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A general framework to support cost-efficient fecal egg count methods and study design choices for large-scale STH deworming programs-monitoring of therapeutic drug efficacy as a c... by Luc E Coffeng, Johnny Vlaminck, Piet Cools, Matthew Denwood, Marco Albonico, Shaali M Ame, Mio Ayana, Daniel Dana, Giuseppe Cringoli, Sake J de Vlas, Alan Fenwick, Michael French, Adama Kazienga, Jennifer Keiser, Stefanie Knopp, Gemechu Leta, Leonardo F Matoso, Maria P Maurelli, Antonio Montresor, Greg Mirams, Zeleke Mekonnen, Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira, Simone A Pinto, Laura Rinaldi, Somphou Sayasone, Peter Steinmann, Eurion Thomas, Jozef Vercruysse, Bruno Levecke

“…Finally, we integrated the outcome of the cost assessment into the simulation study to estimate the total survey costs and determined the most cost-efficient survey design.<h4>Principal findings</h4>Kato-Katz allowed for both the highest sample throughput and the lowest cost per test, while FECPAKG2 required both the most laboratory time and was the most expensive. …”
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Efficiency analysis of nutritional screening tools for children with congenital heart disease: a retrospective observational study by Ying Xu, Yingying Jiang, Minzhi Guo, Yiping Wang, Hongmiao Huang, Jiaqian Xie, Dongshan Liao, Dongshan Liao

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Enhancing Mining Enterprise Energy Resource Extraction Efficiency Through Technology Synthesis and Performance Indicator Development by Oleksandr Vladyko, Dmytro Maltsev, Łukasz Gliwiński, Roman Dychkovskyi, Kinga Stecuła, Artur Dyczko

“…The integration of additional technologies is one approach to achieving increased efficiency, though it presents challenges in accounting for the parameters of these technologies and determining their influencing factors. …”
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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF COMPANIES AS A TOOL OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT: АN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH OF THE IMPACT ON EFFICIENCY by E. P. Kochetkov, A. A. Zabavina, M. G. Gafarov

“…The purpose of the study is to study approaches to assessing the effectiveness of digital transformation, to determine its nature and essence at a theoretical level, as well as to conduct an econometric analysis of the contribution of digital transformation to achieving the company's efficiency.In the course of the study the existing approaches to defining the essence of digital transformation were studied, its key elements that make up the basis were established, and the existing approaches to assessing the effectiveness of digital transformation of a company and its impact on business efficiency were studied. …”
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EFFICIENCY OF BIOLOGICAL ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER FROM A MEAT PROCESSING PLANT. CASE STUDY by Cecilia NEAGU, Andrei Radu IOVA, Daniela CREȚU, Elena LASCĂR

“…The methods of determining the indicators that highlight the quality of wastewater from the meat processing unit were those according to the STAS in force, and the determinations were carried out in the laboratory of the Călărași Environment Protection Agency. …”
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Sesbania grandiflora activated carbon as a high-efficiency stable and reusable adsorbent for sustainable fluoride removal by D. Sivakumar, M. Perarul Selvan, J. Nouri, M. Juhi Jabin, S. Priyanka, G. Madhubala

“…Conventional defluoridation methods struggle with cost, efficiency, and reusability. …”
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Dietetic research of infant nutrition and protein efficiency ratio for some infant formulas from Croatian market by Vesna Zechner Krpan, Nikolina Mrduljaš, Martina Sučić, Mirjana Hruškar, Ksenija Marković, Ines Panjkota Krbavčić, Irena Colić Barić

“…Methods included dietetic survey (n=255 mothers of infants) in urban area and PER (protein efficiency ratio) determination in vivo by rats and infants for the most used infant formulas in Croatian market. …”
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An improved multiscale fusion dense network with efficient multiscale attention mechanism for apple leaf disease identification by Hui LIU, Dandan DAI

“…Specifically, to find appropriate multiscale fusion methods, the residual module and inception module were compared to determine the performance of each technique, and Incept_EMA_DenseNet achieved an accuracy of 95.38%. …”
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Efficiency of tourist and recreational complex as a factor of territorial development (in case of Russian Azov sea coast) by Ksenia Vladimirovna Kushnir, Olga Vasilyevna Ivliyeva

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Microbiological monitoring as a component of efficient prevention and treatment of purulent-septic infections in an orthopedics and traumatology department by N. M. Polishchuk, D. L. Kyryk, I. Ye. Yurchuk

“…Efficient monitoring of circulating purulent-septic infectious agents in a clinical setting and a study on antibiotic susceptibility of isolated strains of microorganisms allows identifying changes in the pathogen structure and trends in antibiotic resistance development, which helps to determine the tactics of antibacterial therapy and elaborate appropriate measures. …”
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METHODOLOGY FOR ACCOUNTING THE INFLUENCE OF METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS ON THE EFFICIENCY OF APPLICATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES ON THE BASIS OF SYSTEM ANALYSIS by I. E. Kuznetsov, A. V. Melnikov, E. A. Rogozin, O. V. Strashko

“…In the process of constructing the UAV functioning model, the use of conflict theory methods permitted adequate models for the analysis and evaluation of the dynamic efficiency indicator of the UAV functioning during the performance of FM in DI conditions to be developed, as well as the patterns of meteorological factors influencing the effectiveness of the UAV application to be revealed.Conclusion The methodology proposed in the article makes it possible to increase the effectiveness of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) under complex meteorological conditions by a time index of 20-30% as compared with traditional approaches.…”
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Enhancing renewable energy productivity and energy efficiency of energy projects: How does cost of capital influence? by Xiaojuan Yang, Huamin Zhou, Junjun Gao

“…The study examined the results with correlation analysis, co-integration analysis, efficiency analysis, and generalized methods of moments (GMM) analysis technique. …”
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Development of a multidimensional data model for efficient content-based image retrieval in big data storage by Stanislav Danylenko, Serhii Smelyakov

“…The subject of the study is the models and methods of content-based image retrieval in Big Data storage under high-intensity search queries. …”
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Improving the efficiency of the heat stabilizer operation by distributing refrigerant flows inside the device and finning its surfaces by Alexander Ya. Gilmanov, Andrey S. Kim, Aleksandr P. Shevelev

“…An effective solution to this problem is the use of two-phase heat stabilizers located next to the piles. To increase the efficiency of the device, it is proposed to fin the inner surface of the aboveground part of the thermosyphon. …”
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Remineralizing efficiency of two dentifrices clinically evaluated by DIAGNOdent quantitative light-induced fluorescence, in vivo study by Carla Tatiana Bravo Iñaguazo, Mayra Alejandra Núñez Aldaz, David Flores, Ana Del Carmen Armas Vega

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A robust and efficient algorithm for graph coloring problem based on Malatya centrality and sequent independent sets by Selman Yakut

“…Despite numerous studies on solving GCP, existing methods face limitations, often performing well on specific graph types but failing to deliver efficient solutions across diverse structures. …”
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