Struvite Precipitation from Centrate—Identifying the Best Balance Between Effectiveness and Resource Efficiency by Andreas Kolb, Tim Gebhardt, Thomas Dockhorn

“…Based on the results, we developed a nomogram showing the resulting saturation index and the associated PO₄-P removal efficiency for variable initial PO₄-P and pH levels. …”
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An Intuitive and Efficient Teleoperation Human–Robot Interface Based on a Wearable Myoelectric Armband by Long Wang, Zhangyi Chen, Songyuan Han, Yao Luo, Xiaoling Li, Yang Liu

“…The interface integrates the following: (1) a novel hybrid reference frame aimed at effectively mitigating visual-motor misalignment; and (2) a finite state machine (FSM)-based control logic designed to enhance control efficiency and smoothness. Four experimental tasks were designed using different end-effectors (gripper/dexterous hand) and camera viewpoints (front/side view). …”
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Efficiency of a Modified Ovulation Synchronization Program in the Treatment of Ovarian Cysts in Dairy Cattle by Daniela Haldi, Eveline Studer, Esther Rothenanger, Jürg Hüsler, Adrian Steiner, Gaby Hirsbrunner

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Energy Efficient Secure Trust Based Clustering Algorithm for Mobile Wireless Sensor Network by Eid Rehman, Muhammad Sher, Syed Hussnain Abbas Naqvi, Khan Badar Khan, Kamran Ullah

“…The weight of node is a combination of different metrics including trust metric (behaviors of sensor node) which promotes a secure decision of a CH selection; in terms of this, the node will never be a malicious one. …”
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TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY AND TECHNICAL LEVEL INDICATORS APPLICATION FOR CIVIL AIRCRAFT FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES ANALYSIS by V. V. Efimov, K. O. Chernigin

“…Fuel, weight and target efficiency values as well as the previously improved technical level indicator value were calculated for the different generations and modifications of Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 families of medium-range airplanes, which was followed by the results interpretation within one airplane generation and when moving historically from one airplane generation to another. …”
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Functional assembly of surface microbiota of Ulva fasciata improves nutrient absorption efficiency and growth by Han Wang, De-hua Li, Jing-ru Wang, Rong Wang, Chang-li Liang, Zhong Hu, Jun-he Liu

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STUDY OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE SOFTWARE SECURITY IMPROVING METHOD AND SUBSTANTIATION OF PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITS USE by Weiling Cao, Viktor Кosenko, Serhii Semenov

“…A way for evaluating the effectiveness of a method for improving software security has been developed, which differs from the known ones by taking into account the scaling factor of the software development process by introducing security testing specialists. …”
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Efficient control strategy for electric furnace temperature regulation using quadratic interpolation optimization by Serdar Ekinci, Davut Izci, Veysel Gider, Laith Abualigah, Mohit Bajaj, Ievgen Zaitsev

“…The results show that QIO-RPIDD2 achieves superior performance, adapts quickly to different reference temperatures and performs excellently on key performance indicators. …”
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Estimating Performance Efficiency of Mining and Extracting Sectors Using DEA Models: The Case of Jordan by Jamil J. Jaber, Fatiha Beldjilali, Ali A. Shehadeh, Nawaf N. Hamadneh, Mohammad Saleh, Muhammad Tahir, S. Al Wadi

“…This study also examined the effect of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and Return on Assets (ROA) on performance efficiency scores for BCC models. In the results, we found that there are differences in performance efficiency across time series in each company based on dynamic BCC models. …”
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Impact of the Adjustment of Maximum Order Volume on Pricing Efficiency of Stock Index Futures in China by Liang Wang, Tingjia Xu, Longhao Qin, Xianyan Xiong

“…Finally, the dynamic factor analysis method is used to quantify the pricing efficiency based on the probability of informed trading and the characteristics of limit order book, and the influence of the event on the pricing efficiency of stock index futures market is discussed. …”
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Efficiency of dexamethasone in reducing the incidence of headaches after spinal anesthesia during caesarean section by Noor Sabri Ali,  Sajidah Al-Rubaai, Tishreen Sabri Ali

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Optimizing Nitrogen for Sustainable Yield and Efficiency: Insights from Shouguang Facility-Grown Tomatoes by Xueying Wang, Jingchao Jia, Caiyan Lu, Huaihai Chen, Xin Chen, Xiuyuan Peng, Guangyu Chi, Qiaobo Song, Yanyu Hu, Jian Ma

“…This study evaluated the effects of different nitrogen fertilizer application rates on the growth of greenhouse tomatoes, while utilizing ¹⁵N tracing technology to explore nitrogen utilization efficiency during the growth process of facility-grown tomatoes. …”
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Efficient expression of a novel α-amylase for reduction of tobacco starch and smoke hazard by Zongchen Han, Jie Hao, Dian Zou, Zhikang Sun, Zekun Zhang, Chenqi Niu, Qi Lu, Kuo Huang, Changwen Ye, Xuetuan Wei

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The formaldehyde stress on photosynthetic efficiency and oxidative stress response of moss Racomitrium japonicum L. by Wanting Li, Wanting Li, Jiawen Zhang, Siqi Ma, Min Zhou, Min Zhou, Ruixin Li, Ruixin Li, Hao Tang, Haiyan Qiu, Peng Ren, Yunlai Tang, Yunmei Lu, Renhua Huang, Ke Chen, Ke Chen

“…The effects on plant structure, pigment content, photosynthetic efficiency, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation were assessed.Results and discussionOur findings revealed that formaldehyde stress caused structural damage, reduced pigment content, decreased photosynthetic efficiency, and increased ROS production in R. japonicum. …”
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Transformation of Valsa mali: An Efficient Tool for Random Insertion Mutagenesis by Caixia Wang, Xiangnan Guan, Hanyan Wang, Guifang Li, Xiangli Dong, Guoping Wang, Baohua Li

“…The average transformation efficiency was 1015.00 ± 37.35 transformants per 106 recipient conidia. …”
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Development and optimization of an efficient RNA isolation protocol from bovine (Bos indicus) spermatozoa by Sofi Imran Ul Umar, Sushil Prasad, Soumen Naskar, Pooja Chowdhury, Anju Rana, Pranab Jyoti Das

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Sodium Chloride‐Assisted Crystalline Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Xueze Chu, C. I. Sathish, Jae‐Hun Yang, Wei Li, Dongchen Qi, Xinwei Guan, Xiaojiang Yu, Mark B. H. Breese, Liang Qiao, Jiabao Yi

“…Herein, we report a novel approach to achieve highly crystalline g‐C3N4 by simply pressing sodium chloride and carbon nitride into a pellet followed by heat treatment, which is different from conventional molten salt methods. The resulting g‐C3N4 has an optimum band structure that benefits enhanced light absorption and charge separation efficiency. …”
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Beyond Efficiency: The Social and Ecological Costs of Plant Factories in Urban Farming—A Review by László Csambalik, Izóra Gál, Krisztina Madaras, Andrea Tóbiás, Péter Pusztai

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YOLO-ACE: Enhancing YOLO with Augmented Contextual Efficiency for Precision Cotton Weed Detection by Qi Zhou, Huicheng Li, Zhiling Cai, Yiwen Zhong, Fenglin Zhong, Xiaoyu Lin, Lijin Wang

“…These results confirm that YOLO-ACE combines precise detection with parameter efficiency, meeting the exacting demands of modern cotton weed management.…”
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Energy-Efficient on-Board Radio Resource Management for Satellite Communications via Neuromorphic Computing by Flor Ortiz, Nicolas Skatchkovsky, Eva Lagunas, Wallace A. Martins, Geoffrey Eappen, Saed Daoud, Osvaldo Simeone, Bipin Rajendran, Symeon Chatzinotas

“…To benchmark the performance of the proposed model, we implement conventional Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) on a Xilinx Versal VCK5000, and provide a detailed comparison of accuracy, precision, recall, and energy efficiency for different traffic demands. Most notably, for relevant workloads, Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) implemented on Loihi 2 yield higher accuracy, while reducing power consumption by more than <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$100\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> as compared to the CNN-based reference platform. …”
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