AN EFFICIENT SPEECH GENERATIVE MODEL BASED ON DETERMINISTIC/STOCHASTIC SEPARATION OF SPECTRAL ENVELOPES by M. Taha, E. S. Azarov, D. S. Likhachov, A. A. Petrovsky

“…The paper presents a speech generative model that provides an efficient way of generating speech waveform from its amplitude spectral envelopes. …”
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Analysis of the effectiveness of apartment building management in Ukraine: energy efficiency and energy audit by Stanislav Kiris

“…The role of local governments in the process of forming an effective homeowner is determined. The advantages of homeowner from achieving a high level of energy efficiency by the house are analyzed. …”
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Micro-data efficiency evaluation of agricultural companies: The case of Germany and neighbouring countries by Kevin Nowag, Jitka Janová

“…Both technical and allocative efficiencies were determined, and the companies were ranked. …”
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Evaluation of Nosocomial Infection Management Efficiency Based on the Data Envelopment Analysis Model by Wang J, Wang G, Qi C

“…Jin Wang,1,* Gan Wang,2,3,* Chaoyi Qi4 1Department of Healthcare-associated Infection Management, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, People’s Republic of China; 2Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Anorectal Surgery, Taian Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taian, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Gan Wang, Email gwangqd@163.comBackground: This study used data envelopment analysis (DEA), to assess relative efficiency of infection control in different clinical departments of the hospital for performance evaluation purposes.Methods: All wards and departments from January to December 2022 were selected as decision units, and five input and two output indicators related to infection prevention and control were determined using DEA. …”
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Hydroacoustic methods and tools for fish stock assessment and fishery maintenance Part 2. Methods and tools of fishery biohydroacoustics by Mikhail Yu. Kuznetsov, Yury A. Kuznetsov

“…Studies on influence of hydroacoustic fields on behaviour of commercial species and using of hydroacoustic tools for management of fish and squids behavior to increase the fishing efficiency are overviewed. The methods and means of fisheries biohydroacoustics are considered critically and the reasons of their unsatisfactory using in fishery are analyzed. …”
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Exploration of Ultrasound-Enhanced Transdermal Delivery Efficiency and Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Rutin by Qing Yue, Bingbing He, Zhenyu Guo, Ningtao Zhang, Mei Zhang, Yufeng Zhang

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Optimized and novel synthesis of AgI nanoparticles for efficient cloud seeding processes by S. Shafiei, M. Aligholami, Patrice Umenne, M. Maaza

“…The ice nucleation rate was determined to be j(T) = 867.31 cm−2s−1 and Log (j(T)) = 2.94 at 269.65 K. …”
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CLINICAL AND LABORATORY EFFICIENCY OF TREATMENT OF WOMEN WITH PERIODONTAL DISEASES ON THE BACKGROUND OF BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS by A.D. Shulzhenko, T.O. Petrushanko, M.V. Mykytiuk

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Influence of mineral adsorbent on efficiency of fractionation of heavy hydrogen isotopes in aqueous solutions by Олександр Пушкарьов, Ірина Севрук, Юрій Деміхов, Олександр Зубко, Віталій Долін, Іван Шраменко

“…The purpose of the research was to determine the influence of the mineral adsorbent structure on the efficiency of fractionation of heavy hydrogen isotopes in aqueous solutions. …”
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Energy-efficient collaborative transmission algorithm based on potential game theory for beamforming by Jing Zhang, Li Lei, Xin Feng

“…A group of collaborative nodes can efficiently complete spatial long-distance transmission tasks using beamforming technology. …”
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Factors Associated with Efficient Harvesting and Engraftment of Auto-Transplants in Multiple Myeloma Patients by II Kostroma, AA Zhernyakova, ZhV Chubukina, NYu Semenova, IM Zapreeva, SA Tiranova, SS Bessmeltsev, AV Chechetkin, SV Gritsaev

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A Real-Time and Efficient MAC Protocol for Smart Grid Wireless Communications by Qiang Liu, Danqi Chen, Fangping Gao, Guoli Pang

“…The upper bounds of packet delay are determined using the embedded Markov chain method, and the simulation results demonstrate that the protocol can achieve predictable, real-time, and efficient performance.…”
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Intelligent Recognition Method for Ferrography Wear Debris Images Using Improved Mask R-CNN Methods by Xiangwen Xiao, Weixuan Zhang, Qing Wang, Yuan Liu, Yishou Wang

“…The most suitable attention mechanism for wear debris detection was determined through ablation experiments. The improved Mask R-CNN combined with the Convolutional Block Attention Module achieves the best Mean Pixel Accuracy of 87.63% at a processing speed of 7.6 frames per second, demonstrating its high accuracy and efficiency in wear particle segmentation. …”
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An Implicit Flux-Corrected Transport Algorithm Used for Gas Discharge Calculations by Richard Morrow

“…If diffusion is included using an explicit method, then the von Neumann stability condition severely limits the time-step that can be used; however, this limitation does not apply to implicit methods. …”
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Disentangling autoencoders and spherical harmonics for efficient shape classification in crystal growth simulations by Jaehoon Cha, Steven Tendyra, Alvin J. Walisinghe, Adam R. Hill, Susmita Basak, Peter R. Spackman, Michael W. Anderson, Jeyan Thiyagalingam

“…Abstract Controlling crystal growth is a challenge across numerous industries, as the functional properties of crystalline materials are determined during formation and often depend on particle shape. …”
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An efficient outsourced attribute-based encryption scheme in the device-to-device mobile network by Huawei Wang, Ye Li, Yingnan Jiao, Zhengping Jin

“…Finally, security and efficiency analyses of our proposed method indicate that our proposal guarantees strong security against chosen plaintext attacks and requires less outsourced computation and communication cost than the existing outsourced attribute-based encryption schemes.…”
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Formulation of Alginate- and Pectin-Based Beads Encapsulating Trichoderma for Sustainable and Efficient Agriculture by Atália Inocêncio Ngulela, Zohra Bengharez, Imene Slamani, Selma Mahboubi

“…The size and shape of the beads were determined by analyzing images obtained by an XE3910 optical microscope. …”
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Linking attitude and ethical practices to energy Efficiency: The mediating role of household lifestyle by Salina Daud, Wan Noordiana Wan Hanafi, Sabihah Hitam, Maryam Jamilah Asha'ari, Mariam Abdul Majid, Wan Fadzilah Wan Yusoff, Maisarah Ahmad Sofi

“…Thus, this study has determined the extent to which household attitudes and ethical practices influence the overall effort toward being more efficient in using resources like electricity, with a specific focus on the role played by household lifestyle factors within the state of Selangor, Malaysia. …”
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A Comparative Study of Spectrophotometric Determination of Malathion With Ammonium Meta Vanadate and Potassium Bromate by J. Joselin Zibia, Rajkumar D.

“…This comparative analysis aids in choosing the best method for reliable and efficient determination of malathion. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Efficient and Safe Rotenone Solid Nanodispersion by Self-Emulsifying Technique by Yunfei Zhang, Xuesheng Lin, Yunlong Qian, Mingda Qin, Shujing Zhang, Lanying Wang, Yanping Luo

“…However, it is still unknown whether this technology can be employed to cope with the drawbacks of botanical insecticides including poor water solubility, rapid photodegradation and limited targeting efficiency. In this study, rotenone (Rot) was selected as a model of botanical insecticides, and its solid nanodispersion (Rot–SND) was prepared by a self-emulsifying method combined with parameter optimization. …”
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