Skill and Strategy: How Managerial Ability Drives Working Capital Efficiency [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Sagar Bhatt, Prasenjit Roy, Asokan Vasudevan, Elangbam Nixon Singh, Premendra Kumar Singh, Rakesh Dani

“…Background The study investigates the impact of Managerial Ability (MA) on Working Capital Management Efficiency (WCME), focusing on how skilled management influences working capital practices. …”
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A randomized clinical trial of a simplified technique for complete denture fabrication: patient perceptions, masticatory efficiency, temporomandibular disorders and quality of dent... by Ana Luísa Barros Pascoal, Marcília Ribeiro Paulino, Angelo Giuseppe Rocalli da Costa Oliveira, Adriana da Fonte Porto Carreiro, Wilson Mestriner Júnior, Patricia dos Santos Calderon

“…At the 3-month follow-up, no significant differences were observed between the groups for masticatory efficiency (p = 0.131), CD technical quality (p = 0.456), satisfaction (p = 0.146), and quality of life (p = 0.409). …”
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An efficient privacy-preserving multilevel fusion-based feature engineering framework for UAV-enabled land cover classification using remote sensing images by S. Nagadevi, G. Abirami, R. Brindha, T. Prabhakara Rao, Gyanendra Prasad Joshi, Woong Cho

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Microbial nutrient limitation and carbon use efficiency in saline-alkali soil amended with biochar: insights from ecoenzymatic C:N:P stoichiometry by Guorui Zhang, Lan Zhang, Ziyue Shi, Yunfeng Yang, Jie Liu

“…Furthermore, alkaline biochar at rates of 2% and 5% reduced microbial carbon limitation and enhanced carbon use efficiency, whereas acid-modified biochar did not. Microbial carbon use efficiency was consistently higher with alkaline biochar than with acid-modified biochar at equivalent application rates. …”
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The Impact of Risk Management Efficiency on Organizational Performance in State-Owned Enterprises and the Mediating Ef-fect of Supply Chain Maturity: Evidence from Morocco by Benkirane Kawtar, Benazzi Khadija

“…Policymakers and managers should focus on these areas to enhance the resilience and efficiency of SOEs in Morocco. Further research should explore the contextual factors affecting these relationships and develop tailored strategies for different organizational environments. …”
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Immersive Teleoperation via Collaborative Device-Agnostic Interfaces for Smart Haptics: A Study on Operational Efficiency and Cognitive Overflow for Industrial Assistive Applicatio... by Fernando Hernandez-Gobertti, Ivan D. Kudyk, Raul Lozano, Giang T. Nguyen, David Gomez-Barquero

“…Performance is measured using objective QoE metrics, including temporal efficiency (time required to complete the task) and spatial accuracy (trajectory similarity to the predefined path). …”
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Enhancing water use efficiency: Insights from hydrological variability encounter of multiple water sources and implications for terminal Lake management in arid regions by Kun Liu, Yunfei Chen, Bin Wu, Hailiang Xu, Abdul Waheed, Fan Gao, Bing He, Long Zhou, Jie Wu, Qin Zhang, Jinhao Ju

“…The complementarity between the Tarim River and the Cherchen River during wet and dry runoff encounter scenarios provides a foundation for establishing an efficient joint scheduling system and enhancing regional water use efficiency. …”
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Gluconobacter oxydans DSM 50049 – an efficient biocatalyst for oxidation of 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid (FFCA) to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) by Mahmoud Sayed, Mohamed Ismail, Anirudh Sivasubramanian, Riko Kawano, Chengsi Li, Sara Jonsdottir Glaser, Rajni Hatti-Kaul

“…Results Screening of three different strains showed G. oxydans DSM 50049 to possess the highest FFCA oxidation efficiency. …”
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Impact of Temperature on Growth, Photosynthetic Efficiency, Yield, and Functional Components of Bud-Leaves and Flowers in Edible Chrysanthemum (<i>Chrysanthemum morifolium</i> Rama... by Chiou-Fang Liu, Yu-Jen Chen, Po-An Chen, Chih-Chun Kuo, Kai-Hsien Chen, Cheng-Hsuan Chen, Tsung-Chen Su, Iou-Zen Chen, Yu-Sen Chang

“…In contrast, stomatal conductance, respiration rate, and transpiration rate increased with temperature, peaking at 35/30 °C. Water use efficiency was greatest at 15/13 °C. Bioactive compound accumulation exhibited complex and organ-specific responses to temperature. …”
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Effects of plant-origin binder sources in Asian catfish diets on growth, feed quality, blood chemistry, liver and gut health, and economic efficiency by Muhammad Anamul Kabir, Sanzida Haque, Shishir Kumar Nandi, Tanwi Dey, Md. Sakhawat Hossain, El-Sayed Hemdan Eissa, Martina Irwan Khoo, Zulhisyam Abdul Kari, Nor Dini Rusli, Hien Van Doan

“…Furthermore, economic analysis revealed that the D2 diet significantly enhanced economic efficiency (p < 0.05) compared to other treatments. …”
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The impact and efficiency of medical screening exams in forward treatment areas at New York City public hospitals during the initial COVID‐19 surge by Joshua B. Moskovitz, Timothy Tan, Monisha Dilip, Kaushal Khambhati, Colleen Smith, Joshua Sapadin, Morgan Dauer, Robert Chin, Regina Hammock, Richard Leno, Stuart Kessler, Eric Wei, David Silvestri, Shaw Natsui

“…Conclusion MSEs in an FTA are an effective process to disposition patients safely in a high‐volume situation. Differences exist in paper‐ versus EMR‐based approaches, suggesting EMR‐MSEs provide better data, efficiency, and effectiveness. …”
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Superhydrophobic sand mulch and date palm biochar boost growth of Moringa oleifera in sandy soils via enhanced irrigation and nutrient use efficiency by Kennedy Odokonyero, Kennedy Odokonyero, Kennedy Odokonyero, Bob Vernooij, Bob Vernooij, Bob Vernooij, Batool Albar, Batool Albar, Batool Albar, Lisa Oki Exposito, Lisa Oki Exposito, Lisa Oki Exposito, Aishah Alsamdani, Aishah Alsamdani, Aishah Alsamdani, Amin Akhtar Ghulam Haider, Amin Akhtar Ghulam Haider, Amin Akhtar Ghulam Haider, Nayara Vivian Huve Musskopf, Nayara Vivian Huve Musskopf, Nayara Vivian Huve Musskopf, Najeh Kharbatia, Adair Gallo, Himanshu Mishra, Himanshu Mishra, Himanshu Mishra

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Climate-Smart Drip Irrigation with Fertilizer Coupling Strategies to Improve Tomato Yield, Quality, Resources Use Efficiency and Mitigate Greenhouse Gases Emissions by Xinchao Ma, Yanchao Yang, Zhanming Tan, Yunxia Cheng, Tingting Wang, Liyu Yang, Tao He, Shuang Liang

“…The D3N3 treatment had significantly greater irrigation water productivity (IWP) (42.8%), total soluble sugar (TSS) (32.9%), vitamin C content (VC) (39.2%), soluble sugar content (SSC) (44.2%), lycopene content (41.3%) and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) (52.4%), as compared to D1N1 treatment. …”
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Effects of phytase on vertebral shapes and non-specific immune related enzymes activities in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) by Hua Xueming, Wang Shizhong, Chen Yaoqin, Zhong Guofang, Zhou Hongqi

“…The protein retention efficiency was significantly improved by phytase supplementation compared with NC group (P &lt; 0.05) and no significant differences were observed between phytase addition group and PC group (P &gt; 0.05), and the P retention efficiency was increased significantly (P &lt; 0.05) with the level of phytase supplementation increasing. …”
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A hybrid path planning algorithm combining A* and improved ant colony optimization with dynamic window approach for enhancing energy efficiency in warehouse environments by Mingyu Wu, Eileen Lee Ming Su, Che Fai Yeong, Bowen Dong, William Holderbaum, Chenguang Yang

“…This research presents a novel hybrid path planning algorithm combining A*, ant colony optimization (ACO), and the dynamic window approach (DWA) to enhance energy efficiency in warehouse environments. The proposed algorithm leverages the heuristic capabilities of A*, the optimization strengths of ACO, and the dynamic adaptability of DWA. …”
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Probing the Pitfalls: Understanding SVD’s Shortcomings in Language Model Compression by Сергей Александрович Плетенев

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Collaborative Speed Planning Algorithm with Centralized Decision-Making for Virtual Coupling of Autonomous-Rail Rapid Tram by HUANG Qiang, LI Cheng, TANG Xiang, YUAN Xiwen, HE Chuan, HUANG Zhikun

“…Testing and verification were conducted with two autonomous-rail rapid trams on a field track, yielding impact rates of equal to or less than 0.3 m/s³, punctuality errors under 3 s, starting time differences of less than 1 s, stopping time differences of less than 2 s, and stopping control errors of less than 0.1 m during group operation. …”
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Adequate Irrigation Amount per Application Is Required to Secure Uniform Water Management in Drip Irrigation Systems by Sooeon Lee, Lynne Seymour, Jongyun Kim

“…Soil moisture sensor-based drip irrigation enables efficient irrigation practices by delivering the required water to plants. …”
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Structural Health Monitoring of Laminated Composites Using Lightweight Transfer Learning by Muhammad Muzammil Azad, Izaz Raouf, Muhammad Sohail, Heung Soo Kim

“…The outcomes of the validation show that the pre-trained EfficientNet–based LTL model could successfully perform the SHM of composite laminates, achieving high values regarding accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score.…”
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A two-stage distributionally robust CVaR-constrained framework and its approximations for self-scheduling microgrid by Chen Zhang, Jinbao Jian, Linfeng Yang

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