Construction of an efficient polystyrene-degrading microbial consortium based on degrading and non-degrading bacteria predominant in biofilms of marine plastic debris by Jiannan Wang, Jiannan Wang, Renju Liu, Sufang Zhao, Sufang Zhao, Benjuan Zhang, Zongze Shao, Zongze Shao

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Exploring the radiation shielding efficiency of low-impact Portland cement pastes made with barium sulfate, silica fume and fly ash by Maikon Moreira Pires, Everton Souza, Chiara das Dores do Nascimento, Larissa Sobreira, Isadora Zucchi Maia, Henrique Trombini, Romulo Rocha Santos, Francisco Roger Carneiro Ribeiro, Mauricio Mancio, Claudio de Souza Kazmierczak, Marlova Piva Kulakowski

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Development and Efficiency Analysis of Dual Active Bridge Converter Employing SiC Devices Using TMS 320F280039 by T. Deepti, K. Deepa, Albert Alexander Stonier, Geno Peter, A. Anoop, Vivekananda Ganji

“…Finally, a comparison analysis is undertaken to evaluate important factors such as overall efficiency and settling time across different load circumstances. …”
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Efficient Genotyping of KRAS Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using a Multiplexed Droplet Digital PCR Approach. by Alexandra Pender, Isaac Garcia-Murillas, Sareena Rana, Rosalind J Cutts, Gavin Kelly, Kerry Fenwick, Iwanka Kozarewa, David Gonzalez de Castro, Jaishree Bhosle, Mary O'Brien, Nicholas C Turner, Sanjay Popat, Julian Downward

“…The range of KRAS point mutations observed in NSCLC necessitates a multiplex approach to efficient mutation detection in circulating DNA. Here we report the design and optimisation of three discriminatory ddPCR multiplex assays investigating nine different KRAS mutations using PrimePCR™ ddPCR™ Mutation Assays and the Bio-Rad QX100 system. …”
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Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency Evaluation of Building Envelopes Incorporating Trombe Walls, PCM, and Multi-Alveolar Structures in Tunisian Climate by Nour Lajimi, Noureddine Boukadida, Chemseddine Maatki, Bilel Hadrich, Walid Hassen, Lioua Kolsi, Habib Ben Aissia

“…Solar energy is one of the most promising solutions for improving building energy efficiency. Among passive heating systems, the combination of a Trombe wall, phase change materials (PCM), and multi-alveolar structures (MAS) stands out. …”
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A Biologically Inspired Cost-Efficient Zero-Trust Security Approach for Attacker Detection and Classification in Inter-Satellite Communication Networks by Sridhar Varadala, Hao Xu

“…Its effectiveness has been tested through numerical simulations under different satellite traffic conditions, with performance measured in terms of security accuracy, latency, and operational efficiency.…”
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ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF LOCAL PGPR ISOLATES AND EVALUATION OF THEIR EFFICIENCY IN INHIBITING THE PATHOGENIC FUNGUS RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI ON BROAD BEAN IN LABORATORY CONDITIONS by S. H. A. AL-Mayahi, A. K. Hassan, S. A. H. Alamery

“…This study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of some PGPR isolates as biological agents in controling root rot disease (Rhizoctonia in broad beans) caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani. …”
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Broadband Dynamic Sensitivity Analysis of a Euler–Bernoulli Beam Under Thermal Load Using the Efficient Wave-Based Method by Xudong Zhang, Hao Tang, Hao Yan, Qiang Chen

“…The broadband dynamic response and its sensitivity to input parameters for a Euler–Bernoulli beam in a thermal environment are examined using an efficient wave-based method (WBM). First, the accuracy of the simulation for predicting the broadband dynamic response is validated. …”
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Analysis of Microplastics in Industrial Processes—Systematic Analysis of Digestion Efficiency of Samples from Forestry, Wastewater Treatment Plants and Biogas Industries by Blaž Hrovat, Emilia Uurasjärvi, Arto Koistinen

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The potential of NZEB for existing and prospective school buildings by applying energy conservation measures and efficient technologies suitable for hot arid climate by Hamad H. Almutairi, Jaber H. Almutairi, Abdulwahab E. Alhashem, Abdulrahman S. Almutairi

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Formulation and Evaluation of Liposome-Encapsulated Phenolic Compounds from Olive Mill Waste: Insights into Encapsulation Efficiency, Antioxidant, and Cytotoxic Activities by David Camilleri, Karen Attard, Frederick Lia

“…This study examines how lipid composition, cholesterol content, and two different approaches to introducing phenolics affect the efficiency with which these bioactive compounds are encapsulated. …”
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The Amination of Waste Newsprint Paper with Various Aminating Agents (Ammonia Water, Ethylenediamine, and Diethylenetriamine) to Improve the Sorption Efficiency of Anionic Dyes by Tomasz Jóźwiak

“…This study aimed to investigate the effect of aminating waste newsprint paper with different aminating agents (ammonia/ammonia water, ethylenediamine, and diethylenetriamine) for the sorption efficiency of Reactive Black 5 (RB5) and Reactive Yellow 84 (RY84) dyes. …”
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Effects of Irrigation Amounts and Fertilizer Types on Seed Yield and Water-Use Efficiency of <i>Lespedeza potaninii</i> in Northwest China by Lijun Chen, Fan Wu, Fukang Guo, Jingze Liu, Wanli Guo, Boyu Chu, Yuncan Qu, Jiyu Zhang

“…The results revealed that irrigation amounts and fertilizer types significantly affected <i>L. potaninii</i> yield components, total seed yield, CH seed yield, CL seed yield, and water-use efficiency (WUE). The application of P fertilizer significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) enhanced CH seed yield by 7–11% compared with control or organic fertilizer. …”
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Towards fair lights: A multi-agent masked deep reinforcement learning for efficient corridor-level traffic signal control by Xiaocai Zhang, Lok Sang Chan, Neema Nassir, Majid Sarvi

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A wireless power beaming system using Y shaped reflectarray and rectenna achieving 8.33% power transfer efficiency by Sunanda Roy, Nabanita Saha, Ifana Mahbub

“…The achieved Power Transfer Efficiency for different distributed WPT configurations involving one, two, and three transmitters with a single receiver system is 5.03%, 8.33%, and 8.11%, respectively, at a distance of 1.7 m with an antenna spacing of 660 mm. …”
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Application of High Efficiency and High Precision Network Algorithm in Thermal Capacity Design of Modular Permanent Magnet Fault-Tolerant Motor by Yunlong Yi, Sheng Ma, Bo Zhang, Wei Feng

“…Aiming at the problems of low thermal analysis efficiency and high computational cost of traditional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods for modular fault-tolerant permanent magnet synchronous motors (MFT-PMSMs) under complex working conditions, this paper proposes a fast modeling and calculation method of motor temperature field based on a high-efficiency and high-precision network algorithm. …”
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An efficient nutrient medium for asymbiotic seed germination and in vitro plant generation of Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook. ex G. Don by Purnima Paramanik, Nirmalya Banerjee, Subrata Raha, Dipak Kumar Kar

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Unlocking efficiency in real-world collaborative studies: a multi-site international study with one-shot lossless GLMM algorithm by Jiayi Tong, Jenna M. Reps, Chongliang Luo, Yiwen Lu, Lu Li, Juan Manuel Ramirez-Anguita, Milou T. Brand, Scott L. DuVall, Thomas Falconer, Alex Mayer Fuentes, Xing He, Michael E. Matheny, Miguel A. Mayer, Bhavnisha K. Patel, Katherine R. Simon, Marc A. Suchard, Guojun Tang, Benjamin Viernes, Ross D. Williams, Mui van Zandt, Fei Wang, Jiang Bian, Jiayu Zhou, David A. Asch, Yong Chen

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Research on the Dynamic Defensive Efficiency of Traditional Military Settlements in the Ming Dynasty: A Case Study of Ningbo Coastal Defense, China by Lingxin Meng, Ziyao Yang, Lifeng Tan, Shulong Yan, Yukun Zhang, Xuan Wang

“…The study proposes the concept of ‘defensive efficiency’ as a specific indicator for measuring the level of military defense system construction. …”
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Energy efficient and robust node localization in WSNs using LSTM optimized DV hop framework to mitigate multihop localization errors by Amjad Rehman, Tariq Mahmood, Tahani Jaser Alahmadi, Ahmed S. Almasoud, Tanzila Saba

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