Meta-analysis of the effects of the dietary inclusion of brewers grains on feed intake, milk yield, and feed efficiency of lactating dairy cows by S.C. Chelkapally, T.H. Terrill, I.M. Ogunade, Z.M. Estrada-Reyes, A.A. Pech-Cervantes

“…Distillery byproducts such as brewers grains (BG) have been widely used in dairy cow diets for decades to reduce diet costs and improve nutrient efficiency. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the magnitude of the effects of dietary supplementation with BG on feed intake (DMI), digestibility, milk yield (MY), and feed efficiency (FE) of lactating dairy cows. …”
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The Impact of Motivation on Work Efficiency for Both Employers and Employees also During COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study from Armenia by Gayane Tovmasyan, Diana Minasyan

“…The article summarizes the main arguments and counterarguments within the scientific discussion on motivation and its impact on work efficiency. The main goal of the research is to analyze the impact of motivation on work efficiency for both employees and employers during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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The Efficiency of Adalimumab in Cases of Chronic Methotrexate-Resistant Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Anterior Uveitis: Retrospective Case Series Study by E. V. Gaidar, M. M. Kostik, M. F. Dubko, V. V. Masalova, L. S. Snegireva, E. A. Isupova, T. N. Nikitina, E. D. Serogodskaya, O. V. Kalashnikova, V. G. Chasnyk

“…At the same time, in some patients therapy with methotrexate can not prevent the development of these complications.Objective: Our aim was to investigate the efficiency and safety of using a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (adalimumab) in patients with JIA-associated uveitis.Methods: We conducted a retrospective single-arm study of a series of cases. …”
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Screening and Application of Highly Efficient Rhizobia for Leguminous Green Manure <i>Astragalus sinicus</i> in Lyophilized Inoculants and Seed Coating by Ding-Yuan Xue, Wen-Feng Chen, Guo-Ping Yang, You-Guo Li, Jun-Jie Zhang

“…The symbiotic nitrogen-fixing association between <i>A. sinicus</i> and its matching rhizobia is fundamental to its agronomic value; however, suboptimal inoculant efficiency and field application methodologies constrain its full potential. …”
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Experimental Setup and Machine Learning-Based Prediction Model for Electro-Cyclone Filter Efficiency: Filtering of Ship Particulate Matter Emission by Aleksandr Šabanovič, Jonas Matijošius, Dragan Marinković, Aleksandras Chlebnikovas, Donatas Gurauskis, Johannes H. Gutheil, Artūras Kilikevičius

“…Advances in air purification technologies, including hybrid electrostatic filtration systems, have shown promising efficiency in removing submicron particles and toxic gases, reducing energy costs. …”
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Efficient TE-Polarized Mode-Order Converter Based on High-Index-Contrast Polygonal Slot in a Silicon-on-Insulator Waveguide by Lijun Hao, Rulei Xiao, Yuechun Shi, Pan Dai, Yong Zhao, Shengping Liu, Jun Lu, Xiangfei Chen

“…Therefore, when the slot is optimized, we can achieve efficient mode conversions based on the multimode interference. …”
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Exploring the potential of ligninolytic Bacillus sp. TSA-4 in wheat straw pretreatment for efficient methane production: A genomic perspective by Tawaf Ali Shah, Zhihe Li, Zhiyu Li, Andong Zhang, Tao Li, Hongyu Gu

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Single-variant genome-wide association study and regional heritability mapping of protein efficiency and performance traits in Large White pigs by Esther Oluwada Ewaoluwagbemiga, Audald Lloret-Villas, Adéla Nosková, Hubert Pausch, Claudia Kasper

“…Abstract Background Improvement of protein efficiency (PE) is a key factor for a sustainable pig production, as nitrogen excretion contributes substantially to environmental pollution. …”
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Soil greenhouse gas emissions under enhanced efficiency and urea nitrogen fertilizer from Australian irrigated aerobic rice production by Jackie R. Webb, Matt Champness, John Hornbuckle, Wendy C. Quayle

“…Abstract Aerobic rice production offers a promising solution to improve water use efficiency and reduce methane (CH4) emissions by minimizing water inundation. …”
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Three-Dimensional Printing of Bioinspired Hierarchical Structures for Enhanced Fog Collection Efficiency in 3D Space via Vat Photopolymerization by Daleanna Charoensook, Shah Md Ashiquzzaman Nipu, Ana Girish, Qingqing He, Shan Cheng, Kevin Chapman, Nathan Xie, Cindy Xiangjia Li, Yang Yang

“…Sustainable and energy-efficient water collection systems can take a page out of the cactus’s playbook by mimicking its native fog gathering process. …”
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Assessment of ecofriendly carbon capture using Bacillus subtilis induced calcium carbonate precipitation with focus on applications mechanisms and cost efficiency by Amal W. Danial, Raghad M. M. Hasan, Ghada Abd-Elmonsef Mahmoud, Refat Abdel-Basset

“…However, conversion efficiency percentage (CE%) of calcium salts to CaCO3 exhibited a different attitude of citrate > acetate > chloride > nitrate. …”
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The effect of crop rotations and mineral fertilizers on economic and energy efficiency indicators when cultivating winter wheat in the Central Blackearth region by V. A. Lukyanov, L. B. Nitchenko

“…Economic efficiency is an integral method of analyzing agricultural technologies, especially against the rising prices for plant protection products, seeds, fertilizers, and fuels and lubricants. …”
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Sociological variety and the transmission efficiency of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a secondary analysis of qualitative and quantitative data from 15 communities in Zambia by Richard G White, Virginia Bond, Peter J Dodd, Ben Marais, Helen Ayles, Emma J Murray, Kwame Shanaube, Albertus Schaap

“…We sought to clarify whether specific communities could have been more/less vulnerable to M. tuberculosis transmission as a result of sociological variety relevant to transmission efficiency.Design We conducted a mixed methods secondary analysis using existing data sets. …”
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LIU-NET: lightweight Inception U-Net for efficient brain tumor segmentation from multimodal 3D MRI images by Gul e Sehar Shahid, Jameel Ahmad, Chaudary Atif Raza Warraich, Amel Ksibi, Shrooq Alsenan, Arfan Arshad, Rehan Raza, Zaffar Ahmed Shaikh

“…To overcome these challenges, this research presents a novel and computationally efficient method termed lightweight Inception U-Net (LIU-Net) for the accurate brain tumor segmentation task. …”
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Efficient photovoltaics integrated with innovative Li-ion batteries for extreme (+ 80 oC to −105 oC) temperature operations by Ethan Adams, Alexander Camacho, Evan Mammana, Soohwan Kim, Thomas E. Adams, Vilas G. Pol

“…Abstract Current pursuits for further exploration into extreme environments like aerospace, outer space, and Arctic conditions require matching energy harvesting and storage technologies that can efficiently operate in extreme conditions. While current systems utilize a variety of different battery chemistries, photovoltaics, and radioisotope power systems to power and store the required energy, at ultra-low temperatures (<-60 °C), current batteries have extremely low-capacity retention (< 20 %) and require extensive heating coils and thermal shielding to work when paired with photovoltaics. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Influencing Factors of the Coupling Coordination Degree Between China’s New-Type Urbanization and Transportation Carbon Emission Efficiency by Han Jia, Weidong Li, Runlin Tian

“…This study focuses on the coupling and coordination between China’s new-type urbanization (NU) and transportation carbon emission efficiency (CET), revealing its spatial and temporal evolution patterns and driving factors. …”
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Developing an efficient explainable artificial intelligence approach for accurate reverse osmosis desalination plant performance prediction: application of SHAP analysis by Meysam Alizamir, Mo Wang, Rana Muhammad Adnan Ikram, Sungwon Kim, Kaywan Othman Ahmed, Salim Heddam

“…In this study, the predictive accuracy of six different machine learning models, including Natural Gradient-based Boosting (NGBoost), Adaptive Boosting (AdaBoost), Categorical Boosting (CatBoost), Support vector regression (SVR), Gaussian Process Regression (GPR), and Extremely Randomized Tree (ERT) was evaluated for modelling the parameter of permeate flow as a key element in system efficiency, energy consumption, and water quality using six various input combinations of feed water salt concentration, condenser inlet temperature, feed flow rate, and evaporator inlet temperature. …”
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Improved whole-brain reconfiguration efficiency reveals mechanisms of speech rehabilitation in cleft lip and palate patients: an fMRI study by Wenjing Zhang, Qian Si, Zhongtian Guan, Lei Cao, Mengyue Wang, Cui Zhao, Liwei Sun, Xu Zhang, Zhixi Zhang, Chunlin Li, Weiqun Song

“…We compared behavioral data and task activation levels between participants for between-group differences and calculated reconfiguration efficiencies for each task based on each participant. …”
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Bursts of Star Formation and Radiation-driven Outflows Produce Efficient LyC Leakage from Dense Compact Star Clusters by Shyam H. Menon, Blakesley Burkhart, Rachel S. Somerville, Todd A. Thompson, Amiel Sternberg

“…We find that dense compact star clusters with Σ ≳ 10 ^4 M _⊙ pc ^−2 efficiently leak LyC photons, with cloud-scale luminosity-weighted average escape fractions ≳80% as opposed to ≲10% for Σ ∼ 100 M _⊙ pc ^−2 . …”
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Effectiveness, safety, and efficiency of a drive‐through care model as a response to the COVID‐19 testing demand in the United States by Shashank Ravi, Anna Graber‐Naidich, Stefanie S. Sebok‐Syer, Ian Brown, Patrice Callagy, Karen Stuart, Ryan Ribeira, Laleh Gharahbaghian, Sam Shen, Vandana Sundaram, Maame Yaa A. B. Yiadom

“…We also compared main ED efficiency versus drive‐through care using ED length of stay (EDLOS). …”
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