A graph convolutional network approach for hyperspectral image analysis of blueberries physiological traits under drought stress by Md. Hasibur Rahman, Savannah Busby, Sajid Hanif, Md Mesbahul Maruf, Faraz Ahmad, Sushan Ru, Alvaro Sanz-Saez, Jingyi Zheng, Tanzeel U. Rehman

“…Climate change exacerbates drought stress in major blueberry production regions, which affect key physiological traits, such as leaf water content (LWC), photosynthesis (A), stomatal conductance (gs), electron transport rate (ETR), photosystem II efficiency (φPSII) and transpiration rate (E). Current phenotyping methods for measuring these physiological traits are time-consuming and labor-intensive as well as limited by the need for specialized equipment. …”
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Early Study on Visible (Vis) and Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) Spectroscopy for Assessing Water Content in Olive Fruits: Towards Sustainable Land and Agricultural Practices by Giuseppe Bonifazi, Riccardo Gasbarrone, Davide Gattabria, Eugenio Lendaro, Luciana Mosca, Roberto Mattioli, Silvia Serranti

“…The obtained results indicate that portable Vis-SWIR spectrophotometers provide a rapid and efficient alternative to conventional drying and weighing methods, facilitating early detection of olive fruit quality. …”
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Home Biogas Production from Organic Waste: Challenges and Process Optimization of Methane Fermentation by Jadwiga Holewa-Rataj, Mateusz Rataj, Piotr Kapusta, Joanna Brzeszcz, Marek Janiga, Anna Król

“…This publication presents an analysis of the possibilities for home biogas production using an original method. The assumptions for a biogas-generating system and key principles for the methane fermentation process are outlined. …”
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Hybrid Electrocoagulation–Adsorption Process for Montelukast Sodium Removal from Water by Sayedali Mirkhalafi, Khalid S. Hashim, Osamah Al-Hashimi, Ali Majdi

“…Finally, the combined EC-A process, with the pH of residual water adjusted to 3, further enhanced the removal efficiency to 74%, highlighting the method’s potential for pharmaceutical contaminant removal. …”
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Ethical Challenges and Opportunities of AI in End-of-Life Palliative Care: Integrative Review by Abel García Abejas, David Geraldes Santos, Fabio Leite Costa, Aida Cordero Botejara, Helder Mota-Filipe, Àngels Salvador Vergés

“… BackgroundArtificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into palliative medicine, offering opportunities to improve quality, efficiency, and patient-centeredness in end-of-life care. …”
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Evaluation of The Hydraulic and Field Performance of Center Pivot Irrigation Systems in a Semi-Arid Climate by Zechariah Jeremaiho Othong, Abdul-Ganiyu Shaibu, Abdul-Halim Abubakari

“…Aim of the study: This study aims to evaluate the hydraulic and field performance of center irrigation systems in a semi-arid climate to determine their efficiency and effectiveness in optimizing water use and crop yield in such conditions. …”
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Genetics and Medicine of Critical Conditions: from Theory to Practice by V. V. Moroz, T. V. Smelaya, A. M. Golubev, L. E. Salnikova

“…Genetic factors are essential in determining a response to drugs; 20—95% of the individual variability in the efficiency of their metabolism has been ascertained to result from genetic variability. …”
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Evaluating Passenger Carrying Capacity of Buses for Urban Public Transportations by Alexander I. Fadeev, Alexey M. Ilyankov, Andrey S. Polyakov

“…The solution is based on determining optimal ratio between parameters of efficiency and quality of public transportation.Materials and Methods. …”
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Predicting sleep quality among college students during COVID-19 lockdown using a LASSO-based neural network model by Lufeng Chen, Qingquan Chen, Zhimin Huang, Ling Yao, Jiajing Zhuang, Haibin Lu, Yifu Zeng, Jimin Fan, Ailing Song, Yixiang Zhang

“…Objective This study aimed to understand the sleep quality of college students in Fujian Province during the epidemic and determine sensitive variables, in order to develop an efficient prediction model for the early screening of sleep problems in college students. …”
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Peningkatan Efisiensi Waktu Seleksi Karyawan dengan Kombinasi Metode Analytical Hierarchy Process dan Simple Additive Weighting by Julianto Lemantara, I Ketut Adi Suprianta, Lidya Ananda Arsyanti, Oktavia Deyo Lago

“…Therefore, this research aims to produce a Decision Support System (DSS) that can present appropriate recommendations in selecting the best prospective employees using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) methods with a faster and more efficient time. In its application, AHP was used to specify the criteria/subcriteria weight, while SAW was used to produce the ranking of prospective employees. …”
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Comparative analysis of fuel wood consumption of improved mud stove and three stone fire stove: a case study by Junejo, Awais, Kumar, Sanjay, Harijan, Khanji, Jeguirim, Mejdi

“…TCS have very low efficiency and high fuel consumption. A kitchen performance test (KPT) was conducted in order to measure fuel wood consumption by TCS and improved cookstoves (ICS). …”
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Remote Sensing of Forest Gap Dynamics in the Białowieża Forest: Comparison of Multitemporal Airborne Laser Scanning and High-Resolution Aerial Imagery Point Clouds by Miłosz Mielcarek, Sylwia Kurpiewska, Kacper Guderski, Dorota Dobrowolska, Ewa Zin, Łukasz Kuberski, Yousef Erfanifard, Krzysztof Stereńczak

“…Remote sensing technologies like airborne laser scanning (ALS) and digital aerial photogrammetry (DAP) have emerged as efficient tools for detecting and analysing canopy gaps (CGs). …”
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Unbiased analysis of obesity related, fat depot specific changes of adipocyte volumes and numbers using light sheet fluorescence microscopy. by Natalie Theobalt, Isabel Hofmann, Sonja Fiedler, Simone Renner, Georg Dhom, Annette Feuchtinger, Axel Walch, Martin Hrabĕ de Angelis, Eckhard Wolf, Rüdiger Wanke, Andreas Blutke

“…LSFM allows for accurate and efficient determination of relevant quantitative morphological adipocyte parameters. …”
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Impact of using various x-ray dataset in detecting tuberculosis based on deep learning by Muhammad Irhamsyah, Qurrata A’yuni, Khairun Saddami, Nasaruddin Nasaruddin, Khairul Munadi, Fitri Arnia

“…The goal of this study is to determine the effect of using various datasets in developing deep learning models. …”
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POSSIBILITIES OF THERAPY OF HER-2-POSITIVE REGIONAL BREAST CANCER by A. S. Belokhvostova, Yu. А. Ragulin

“…Chemotherapy is not always efficient and, upon recommendations both of Russian and international oncologists, radiotherapy is the next stage of treatment. …”
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Selection value of nonpubescent soybean lines [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] for different uses by Л. Г. Білявська, Ю. В. Білявський, А. О. Діянова, Ю. Є. Гарбузов

“…Create a new source material of soybeans without pubescence, determine its selection value for the efficient use of processed products in animal nutrition, which will ensure high productivity of the latter. …”
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Utilizing rice-husk waste as an effective weed control mulch for Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum ) production in a tropical environment by Vivian Ogechi Osadebe, Uchenna Noble Ukwu, Nathaniel Dauda, Ifesinachi M Nwamba, Amos Ejike Ede, Anthony I Onah

“…Method: In a randomized complete block design with three replications, nine weed management (WM) methods were assessed. …”
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Effect of different light qualities on photosynthetic characteristics and fruit quality of Shine Muscat grapevines grown under rain-sheltered cultivation by GONG Xiaomin, YU Guanghui, LI Xiujie, WANG Rong, CHEN Guangxia, WU Yusen, WU Xinying, ZHANG Zhichang, LI Bo, MA Yujiao

“…Under grape facility cultivation, particularly with rain-shelter systems, insufficient light frequently constrains photosynthetic efficiency and reproductive development. To address this limitation, spectral-modulated supplementary lighting emerges as a promising agronomic intervention. …”
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The Design and Experimentation of a Wheeled-Chassis Potato Combine Harvester with Integrated Bagging and Ton Bag-Lifting Systems by Hucun Wang, Wuyun Zhao, Wei Sun, Xiaolong Liu, Ruijie Shi, Hua Zhang, Pengfei Chen, Kuizeng Gao

“…The mechanized harvesting level of potatoes in the arid areas of Northwest China is low and mainly relies on simple machinery to dig the soil surface, and then people manually pick up and bag the potatoes. This harvesting method has the problems of a high labor intensity, low operation efficiency, and high labor cost. …”
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Design, fabrication and performance test of an integrated exploding foil initiator system by Zehao Wang, Pengfei Xue, Qingxuan Zeng, Mingyu Li

“…The integration method of exploding foil initiator system (EFIs) used to be researched to broaden its application range in military and aerospace in the last few decades. …”
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