Integrating Design for Manufacturing and Assembly Principles in Modular Home Construction: A Comprehensive Framework for Enhanced Efficiency and Sustainability by Sadaf Montazeri, Nicole Odo, Syed Abdul Wasey Naqvi, Zhen Lei

“…The growing demand for sustainable and efficient construction practices has led to an increased interest in modular construction, with design for manufacture and assembly emerging as a pivotal approach. …”
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A reliable, simple and cost-efficient UPLC-vwd method for simultaneously determining tocopherol and tocotrienol in peanut seeds by Zekai Tian, Yue Zhang, Chenshuo Sun, Liying Yan, Yanping Kang, Dongxin Huai, Yuning Chen, Xin Wang, Qianqian Wang, Huifang Jiang, Boshou Liao, Zhihui Wang, Yong Lei

“…In this study, we developed an efficient ultra-performance liquid chromatography variable wavelength detector (UPLC-vwd) method for quantifying vitamin E content in peanut seeds, capable of detecting four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. …”
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Callus induction and establishment of efficient regeneration system for a newly developed line of Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill by Cheng-Li Liu, Fu-Rong Xu, Heng-Yu Huang

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Enhancing the Urea-N Use Efficiency in Maize (Zea mays) Cultivation on Acid Soils Amended with Zeolite and TSP by Osumanu H. Ahmed, Aminuddin Hussin, Husni M. H. Ahmad, Anuar A. Rahim, Nik Muhamad Abd. Majid

“…Irrespective of treatment, fresh cob production was statistically not different. However, all the treatments with additives improved urea-N uptake efficiency compared to urea without additives or amendment. …”
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Exogenous Melatonin Improves Drought Tolerance by Regulating the Antioxidant Defense System and Photosynthetic Efficiency in Fodder Soybean Seedings by Qianhan Zhao, Xueling Zheng, Chen Wang, Qinyi Wang, Qiyun Wei, Xiashun Liu, Yujiao Liu, Along Chen, Jia Jiang, Xueying Zhao, Tiantian He, Jiayi Qi, Yuchen Han, Haonan Qin, Fuchun Xie, Yajun Chen

“…Meanwhile, increases in light energy capture and transmission efficiency were observed. Furthermore, treatment with melatonin regulated the expression levels of genes associated with photosynthesis and the antioxidant defense system. …”
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Simulation of a Reverse Electrodialysis–Absorption Refrigeration Integration System for the Efficient Recovery of Low-Grade Waste Heat by Xi Wu, Linjing Yan, Xiaojing Zhu, Mingjun Liu

“…The absorption refrigeration system (ARS) stands as a remarkable device that is capable of efficiently harnessing low-grade thermal energy and converting it into cooling capacity. …”
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Self-assembled hole-selective contact for efficient Sn-Pb perovskite solar cells and all-perovskite tandems by Jingwei Zhu, Xiaozhen Huang, Yi Luo, Wenbo Jiao, Yuliang Xu, Juncheng Wang, Zhiyu Gao, Kun Wei, Tianshu Ma, Jiayu You, Jialun Jin, Shenghan Wu, Zhihao Zhang, Wenqing Liang, Yang Wang, Shengqiang Ren, Changlei Wang, Cong Chen, Jinbao Zhang, Dewei Zhao

“…Here, based on the prototypical donor-acceptor SAM MPA-BT-BA (BT), oligoether side chains with different length (i.e., methoxy, 2-methoxyethoxy, 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy group) were custom-introduced on the benzothiadiazole unit to produce the target SAMs with acronyms MPA-MBT-BA (MBT), MPA-EBT-BA (EBT), and MPA-MEBT-BA (MEBT), respectively, and acting as HSCs for efficient Sn-Pb PSCs and all-perovskite tandems. …”
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Enabling efficient sizing of hybrid power plants: a surrogate-based approach to energy management system modeling by C. Assaad, J. P. M. Leon, J. Quick, T. Göçmen, S. Ghazouani, K. Das

“…To address the need for a computationally efficient and accurate model that enables quantitative assessment of HPPs, we evaluate the potential of surrogate models to replace a high-fidelity EMS participating in the day-ahead electricity market in Denmark with perfect forecasts. …”
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A High‐Performance MPPT Solution for Solar DC Microgrids: Leveraging the Hippopotamus Algorithm for Greater Efficiency and Stability by Debabrata Mazumdar, Taha Selim Ustun, Chiranjit Sain, Ahmet Onen

“…To maximize energy production, these systems must operate efficiently at their Maximum Power Point under varying weather conditions. …”
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Efficient adsorption of methylene blue (MB) by an eco-friendly chitosan derivative adsorbent: An RSM and ANN modeling study by E. Igberase, I.G. Mkhize

“…One neuron was employed as the output layer, which corresponds to the removal efficiency of MB, and variables, including adsorbent dosage, pH, contact time, and MB concentration, were taken into consideration as the input layer feed data. …”
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Efficient photocatalytic activity of ZnO/GO/CuO nanocomposite with solar light for reduction of hexavalent chromium by Seyedeh Marzeyeh Hosseini, Saeid Asadpour, Mohsen Ghasemi, Mahboube Shirani

“…The ZnO/GO/CuO nanocomposite exhibited a 97% reduction in hexavalent chromium (10 ppm) within 40 min at pH 5, resulting in greater efficiency than the pristine ZnO/CuO (65%), and ZnO (7%) materials. …”
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Highly efficient water desalination via electrospun ethyl cellulose/polystyrene composites integrated with metal-organic frameworks by Effat Karimian, Mohsen Moslehi, Shahram Tangestaninejad, Majid Moghadam, Akbar Malekpour, Iraj Mohammadpoor-Baltork

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Study on the spatial spillover effect of reclaimed water utilization efficiency in water environment-sensitive areas with heterogeneous technology by Wei Jin, Shuhan Gao, Wei Jiang, Huimin Wang

“…The results show that: firstly, after excluding external environmental factors and random factors, the utilization efficiency of reclaimed water in different cities decreased significantly compared with before improvement. …”
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Eff-SAM: SAM-Based Efficient Method for Brain Tumor Segmentation in Multimodal 3D MRI Scans by Nisar Ahmad, Yao-Tien Chen

“…To address these challenges, we propose Eff-SAM, a 3D brain tumor segmentation framework that adapts SAM for medical applications through parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT) technique. The framework incorporates PEFT with adapters into SAM’s encoder to fine-tune the model effectively and optimize its performance for medical imaging while maintaining computational efficiency. …”
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Estimating Snow Coverage Percentage on Solar Panels Using Drone Imagery and Machine Learning for Enhanced Energy Efficiency by Ashraf Saleem, Ali Awad, Amna Mazen, Zoe Mazurkiewicz, Ana Dyreson

“…Snow accumulation on solar panels presents a significant challenge to energy generation in snowy regions, reducing the efficiency of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and impacting economic viability. …”
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SPARQ: Efficient Entanglement Distribution and Routing in Space–Air–Ground Quantum Networks by Mohamed Shaban, Muhammad Ismail, Walid Saad

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Engineering a newly identified alcohol dehydrogenase from Sphingobium Sp. for efficient utilization of nicotinamide cofactors biomimetics by Yichun Zhu, Jieyu Zhou, Xiangyuan Gu, Huiru Wang, Hao Han, Ye Ni

“…Semi-rational engineering of SpADH2 led to identification of key variants (H43L, A290I, H43L/A290I) with enhanced catalytic efficiency and specificity using p-BANA+ as the cofactor. …”
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A novel Hadamard matrix based hybrid compressive sensing technique for enhancing energy efficiency and network longevity by Balamurali S, Kathirvelu M, SatheeshKumar Palanisamy, Tagrid Abdullah N. Alshalali

“…Such issues complicating protocol design and reducing network efficiency. While various clustering protocols exist, a critical gap still remains in effectively balancing these limitations, to optimize energy consumption, memory efficiency, data accuracy, and network longevity. …”
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Efficient Removal of Brilliant Green Dye Using Mesoporous Attapulgite Clay: Investigating Adsorption Kinetics, Isotherms, and Mechanisms by Amal Khudair Al-Jaafari, Muna Abd Ul Rasool AL-Kazragi

“…Overall, the findings highlight IQATP as a promising and desirable natural adsorbent for the efficient removal of cationic dyes.…”
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ExAq-MSPP: An Energy-Efficient Mobile Sink Path Planning Using Extended Aquila Optimization Algorithm by S. Sangeetha, T. Aruldoss Albert Victoire, Manoharan Premkumar, Ravichandran Sowmya

“…Still, the energy-efficient routing with minimal delay is the challenging aspect. …”
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