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

“…These networks are used in many different domains, including military operations, security, disaster relief, and habitat monitoring. …”
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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

“…A systematic analysis was selected to evaluate the impact of different effective adsorption performance variables on BG dye decontamination. …”
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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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Multi-Objective Optimization of Urban Residential Envelope Structures in Cold Regions of China Based on Performance and Economic Efficiency by Kezheng Deng, Yanqiu Cui, Qingtan Deng, Ruixia Liu, Zhengshu Chen, Siyu Wang

“…With the continuous enhancement of building energy efficiency standards, the chronological characteristics and variability of residential building envelopes are evident. …”
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Efficiency of the main application of fertilizers and top dressing of eggplant under drip irrigation on ordinary chernozems of the Rostov region by V. A. Borisov, A. M. Menshikh, V. S. Sosnov

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Transportation carbon emission efficiency network formation mechanism and spatial structural complexity analysis: Evidence from China by Lin Liu, Yuming Liu, Rong Zhao

“…The coordination network serves as a stable driving force, enhancing efficiency network density, with increased robustness in the central and eastern regions and a closed connectivity structure in the northwest. (4) Internal node differences contribute to uneven development; nodes jointly formed with Beijing act as gatekeepers, controlling medium and high efficiency networks in the eastern, central, and northern regions. …”
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Effect of crack template structure morphology on electromagnetic shielding efficiency and visual performance of metal mesh optical window by Liqing Yang, Yongmao Guan, Fei Gao, Rui Wan, Pengfei Wang

“…Electromagnetic shielding efficiency exceeded 15 dB between 1 and 18 GHz, with DP1-mesh reaching 29 dB at 1 GHz. …”
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The cost–efficiency of preoperative phenazopyridine use in ureteral jet visualization at time of cystoscopy following minimally invasive hysterectomy by Caitlin H. Waters, Maame Yaa Brako, Heidi Preis, Lokesh Patil, Nicole Massad, Jennifer Blaber, Sara Kim, Xun Lian

“…Routine phenazopyridine was found to be more cost-efficient when medication costs and operative times were examined. …”
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Planar asymmetric surface FeIV = O synthesis with pyrite and chlorite for efficient oxygen atom transfer reactions by Wengao Lian, Hengyue Xu, Xingyue Zou, Jie Dai, Meiqi Li, Cancan Ling, Yunhao Shen, Hao Li, Yancai Yao, Lizhi Zhang

“…Herein, we report the synthesis of planar asymmetric surface FeIV = O (PA-≡FeIV = O) on pyrite using chlorite as the oxidant, where the in-situ generated ClO2 can transform a planar Fe-S bond to Fe-Cl by oxidizing and subsequently substituting planar sulfur atoms. Different from planar symmetric surface FeIV = O (PS-≡FeIV = O) with electron localization around axial Fe = O, PA-≡FeIV = O delocalizes electrons among Fe, axial oxo moiety and its planar ligands owing to the stronger electron-withdrawing capacity of Cl, which effectively weakens the orbital overlap of axial Fe = O bonding and thus facilitates the rapid electron transfer from the substrates to the unoccupied antibonding orbital of PA-≡FeIV = O, realizing more efficient oxygen atom transfer oxidation of methane, methyl phenyl sulfide, triphenylphosphonate and styrene than PS-≡FeIV = O. …”
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National Forest Restoration Projects in China: Cost‐Efficiency, and Trade‐Off Between Carbon Sequestration and Water Consumption by Jiehao Zhang, Yulong Zhang, Xia Wang, Tiehu He, Huijuan Xia, Kerong Zhang, Quanfa Zhang

“…However, the effectiveness and cost‐efficiency of large‐scale forest restoration projects (FRP) in different climatic zones, and the trade‐off between carbon sequestration and water consumption caused by FRP are poorly understood. …”
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Atmosphere-driven metal-support synergy in ZnO/Au catalysts for efficient piezo-catalytic hydrogen evolution by Di Wu, Yingxin He, Chi Lin, Bing Li, Jiangping Ma, Lujie Ruan, Yajie Feng, Chaogang Ban, Junjie Ding, Xiaoxing Wang, Danmei Yu, Li-Yong Gan, Xiaoyuan Zhou

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Comparative Study on Artificial Fracture Modeling Schemes in Tight Reservoirs—For Enhancing the Production Efficiency of Tight Oil and Gas by Yonggang Wang, Xuejuan Zhang, Jie Zhang, Yali Zeng, Lei Zhang, Han Wang, Ruolin Li

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Efficient Malaria Parasite Detection From Diverse Images of Thick Blood Smears for Cross-Regional Model Accuracy by Yuming Zhong, Ying Dan, Yin Cai, Jiamin Lin, Xiaoyao Huang, Omnia Mahmoud, Eric S. Hald, Akshay Kumar, Qiang Fang, Seedahmed S. Mahmoud

“…<italic>Goal</italic>: The purpose of this work is to improve malaria diagnosis efficiency by integrating smartphones with microscopes. …”
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Enhancing DBSCAN Accuracy and Computational Efficiency Using Closest Access Point Pre-Clustering for Fingerprint-Based Localization by Abdulmalik Shehu Yaro, Filip Maly, Pavel Prazak

“…Within the context of fingerprint database clustering, the density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise (DBSCAN) is notable for its robustness to outliers and ability to handle clusters of different sizes and shapes. However, its high computational burden limits its scalability for dense fingerprint databases. …”
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Correlation characteristics of spatial network and driving factors of industrial green water resource efficiency in the Yellow River Basin by SUN Caizhi, SONG Qiangmin, HAO Shuai

“…Network density exhibited a hierarchical decrease from the lower reaches to the middle and upper reaches. Notable differences in spatial network centrality were observed between the upper reaches and the middle/lower reaches. (3) The impact of various driving factors on industrial green water resource efficiency demonstrated significant spatiotemporal heterogeneity. …”
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Enhancing fenugreek productivity under water deficient Egyptian sandy soils: optimizing organic inputs and nutrients efficiencies by A. A. Hassan, M. M. Abd El-Azeim, A. M. Menesi, N. S. Abdelkarim, Jean Diatta, W. H. Al-Qahtani, A. Saleh, Samir A. Haddad

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