Investigating Dopant Effects in ZnO as an Electron Transport Layer for Enhanced Efficiency in Organic Photovoltaics by Anusha Puliparambil Thilakan, Pei‐Lun Hung, Jin‐Bin Yang, Ding‐Lun Lin, Shien‐Der Tzeng, Yu‐Kuei Hsu, Chih‐Hung Tsai, Yi‐Hao Pai, Atshushi Yabushita, Chih‐Wei Luo, Mei‐Hsin Chen

“…By doping the elements with different numbers of valence electrons (Al3+ and Sn4+ ions) into the ZnO matrix, device conversion efficiencies of 8.69% and 9.21%, respectively, are achieved. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Thermal Coating Paints on Indoor Temperature and Energy Efficiency in Colombian Caribbean Homes by Frank Florez-Montes, Antonio Martínez-Lengua, Miguel E. Iglesias-Martínez, John Alexander Taborda Giraldo, Eduardo Balvis, Fernanda Peset, Romeo J. Selvas-Aguilar, Juan Carlos Castro-Palacio, Juan A. Monsoriu, Pedro Fernández de Córdoba

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Influence of twist ratio of twisted tape turbulator on thermal and second law efficiency of spiral tube by Mansoureh Alizadeh Balderlou, Manoj Kumar Agrawal, B. Nageswara Rao, Atef El Jery, Basem Al Alwan, Abdellatif M. Sadeq

“…In order to better evaluate the proposed method, the White-Shamsundar efficiency has also been evaluated which considers both of the first and second law of thermodynamics simultaneously and reports the data based on both efficiencies of the first and second laws of thermodynamics.…”
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Assessment of Mathematical Approaches for the Estimation and Comparison of Efficiency in qPCR Assays for a Prokaryotic Model by Jose Arturo Molina-Mora, Meriyeins Sibaja-Amador, Luis Rivera-Montero, Daniel Chacón-Arguedas, Caterina Guzmán, Fernando García

“…Thus, the data of 16 genes from <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> strain AG1 were generated using qPCR to assess the effect of DNA concentration and three mathematical methods (a standard curve and two individual-curve-based approaches called exponential and sigmoidal models) on efficiency and DNA quantification. Differences in efficiency were revealed depending on the mathematical method used; the values were 100% in three out of the four standard curves, but estimations of the expected fold change in DNA serial dilutions were not achieved, indicating the possible overestimation of efficiency. …”
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Fe(II)-loaded goat manure biochar efficiently activated peroxymonosulfate for tetracycline degradation in groundwater by Lianjie Fan, Lianjie Fan, Lianjie Fan, Qinglin Xie, Yanhong Li, Shengzhang Zou, Shengzhang Zou, Haiping Lu, Haiping Lu, Su Ling Li, Su Ling Li, Xiaoxiao Li

“…In addition, the TC degradation efficiency was inhibited to different extents by inorganic anions (HCO3−&gt;Cl−&gt;NO3−) in water. …”
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Factors Affecting Microbial Formation of Nitrate-Nitrogen in Soil and Their Effects on Fertilizer Nitrogen Use Efficiency by Alan Olness, Dian Lopez, David Archer, Jason Cordes, Colin Sweeney, Neil Mattson, Jana Rinke, W. B. Voorhees

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Efficient Integral Equation Analysis of Arbitrarily Shaped Rectangular Waveguide Discontinuities Including Conducting Objects by Antonio Manuel Huescar de la Cruz, Antonio Oliva Aparicio, Fernando D. Quesada Pereira, Alejandro Alvarez Melcon, Vicente E. Boria Esbert

“…Finally, the proposed technique has been validated by comparison with the results provided by commercial full-wave software tools such as Ansys HFSS and CST Studio Suite, showing good agreement and a better numerical efficiency.…”
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Fabrication of highly efficient quartz crystal microbalance ammonia sensor based on Cu-BTC nanocomposites by Kobra Vazirinezhad, Fatemeh Shariatmadar Tehrani, Sedigheh Zeinali, Maryam Tohidi

“…Therefore, a simple and efficient method for its detection is very important. …”
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Maladaptive personality and the efficiency of response-focused emotion regulation strategies: a study on suppression and acceptance by Elena Trentini, Elise Dan-Glauser

“…Additionally, we experimentally analyzed the general reactivity to positive and negative emotional stimuli and the efficiency of two response-focused emotion regulation strategies, acceptance and suppression, to understand whether these strategies can be differentially efficient depending on maladaptive personality profiles. …”
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Tin Oxide Modification of Indium Oxide Gas Sensitive Layers to Increase Efficiency of Gas Sensors by O. G. Reutskaya, S. V. Denisuk, A. M. Kudanovich, N. I. Mukhurov, I. A. Taratyn, V. G. Luhin

“…The aim of the paper was to investigate the methods of formation and elemental composition of indium oxide films modified with tin oxide on the surface of gas sensor elements as one of the promising compounds for improving the detection efficiency of explosive and toxic gases in the environment. …”
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Efficiency of Using Local Propolis as A Preservative in Buffalo Milk Against Escherichia coli Contamination by Luma Alzaidi, Basima Mohammed

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Green Protein Extraction from Hazelnut Press Cake: Yield, Efficiency, and Secondary Structure Analysis by Bruna Anzà, Silvia Fraterrigo Garofalo, Alessandro Lapolla, Debora Fino

“…ALKIS resulted in higher protein content (42.53 ± 17.45% vs. 8.55 ± 1.68%), while DES extraction showed higher efficiency (56.41 ± 2.4% vs. 45.16 ± 5.32%). FTIR analysis revealed significant structural differences: DES-extracted proteins exhibited higher β-sheet content (α-helix peak: 31.55 ± 6.97% vs. 18.13 ± 1.15%, <i>p</i> = 0.0302), indicating enhanced stability, whereas ALKIS-extracted proteins had more random coil structures (β-sheet peak: 57.92 ± 3.12% vs. 34.07 ± 12.45%, <i>p</i> = 0.0324), suggesting partial denaturation. …”
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Clinical efficiency of three-dimensional image registration in robot-assisted surgery for lumbar disc herniation by Duzhe QU, Changchun CHEN

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Photonic Integrated Gain Switched Optical Frequency Comb for Spectrally Efficient Optical Transmission Systems by M. Deseada Gutierrez Pascual, Vidak Vujicic, Jules Braddell, Frank Smyth, Prince Anandarajah, Liam Barry

“…These results, in conjunction with the compactness and cost efficiency of the integrated device, denote the quality and relevancy of the resultant comb source for future optical transmission systems.…”
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Assessing the Removal Efficiency of Ibuprofen in an Aqueous Solution Using <i>Acacia erioloba</i> Nanoparticles by Ateeq Rahman, Panduleni Shanyenga Shivute, Shivaprashanth Kumar Kodicherla

“…This study highlights the adsorption efficiency of <i>A. erioloba</i> Seed Nanoparticles (AESNs) in the removal of ibuprofen from water. …”
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Vaginal mesh surgery is efficient to treat pelvic organ prolapse grade 3 in elderly women by O. S. Korotkevich, V. G. Mozes, I. A. Eizenakh, A. V. Soloviev, V. V. Vlasova

“…Vaginal mesh surgery is efficient for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse grade 3 in elderly women.…”
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Road to green urbanization: how does urbanization process affect the green land use efficiency by Ruoxi Yang, Jiayao Wang, Minghao Xu, Ke Xu

“…IntroductionAs the process of urbanization accelerates, high energy consumption, pollution, and low land use efficiency have led to many significant negative impacts on production and daily life.MethodsIn order to investigate the impact of urbanization construction on green land use efficiency and its potential mechanisms, the indicators of China’s urbanization evaluation system are constructed, and the SBM-GML model is used to measure green land use efficiency. …”
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Subsampling Blood Swabs as an Efficient and Good Practice for RapidHIT ID^® Analyses by Christian Siatka, Logan Privat, Anna Franzoni, Michele Rosso, Sylvain Hubac, Francis Hermitte

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Creating and Validating Hybrid Large-Scale, Multi-Modal Traffic Simulations for Efficient Transport Planning by Fabian Schuhmann, Ngoc An Nguyen, Jörg Schweizer, Wei-Chieh Huang, Markus Lienkamp

“…Hybrid models may become a resource-efficient solution for building MDTs by creating large-scale, mesoscopic (meso) traffic simulations, using simplified, queue-based network-link models, in combination with more detailed local micro-traffic simulations focused on areas of interest. …”
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The efficiency and capabilities assessment of some local materials in wastewater treatment using the multi soil layering by Samira Ghotbi, Amirabbas Abedini, Abolfazl Akbarpour, Reihaneh Malakooti

“…A new method, Multi soil layering (MSL) ecotechnology introduced last few decades, a cost-efficient treatment system can reduce those negative issues. …”
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