A Reliable and Efficient MAC Protocol for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks by Junjie Xiong, Michael R. Lyu, Kam-Wing Ng

“…Unfortunately, the efficiency of UWASNs is inferior to that of the terrestrial sensor networks (TWSNs). …”
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DNA barcoding for the efficient and accurate identification of medicinal polygonati rhizoma in China. by Jie Jiao, Wenli Huang, Zhenqing Bai, Feng Liu, Cunde Ma, Zongsuo Liang

“…To address this issue, DNA barcoding-based identification using ITS2 and psbA-trnH sequences was applied in this study to evaluate the efficiency and accuracy of this approach in identifying PR samples collected from 39 different regions in China. …”
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Energy Efficient RANSAC Algorithm for Flat Surface Detection in Point Clouds by Anatoliy Zhuchenko, Oleksiy Kuchkin, Artem Sazonov, Danylo Zghurskyi

“…Mobile robots control systems achieve greater efficiency through the use of robust environmental analysis algorithms based on data collected from optical sensors such as depth cameras, Light Detection and Ranging sensors (LIDARs). …”
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Sensitivity of photovoltaic cells efficiency to initial conditions in various aggregation designs by Baharak Mohamad Jafari Navadel, Esfandyar Faizi, Baharam Ahansaz, Jaber Jahanbin Sardroodi

“…It is thought that nature already exploits quantum mechanical properties to increase the efficiency of solar energy harvesting devices. Thus, the operation of these devices can be enhanced by clever design of a nanoscopic, quantum mechanical system where the quantum coherence plays a crucial role in this process. …”
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Quest and designing of organic molecular frameworks for efficient hole transport materials by Priya Singh, Aditya Kumar, Ajeet Singh

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Influence of agroclimatic factors on the efficiency of multi-ovulation in cattle in the Peruvian tropics by Gleni Tatiana Segura Portocarrero, Gleni Tatiana Segura Portocarrero, Gleni Tatiana Segura Portocarrero, Nilton Luis Murga Valderrama, Rainer Marco Lopez Lapa, José Américo Saucedo Uriarte, Deiner Jhonel Gongora Bardales, Hugo Frias Torres, Annie Yoselin Poclín Rojas, Benjamin Depaz Hizo, Ronald Will Vasquez Tarrillo, Lizeth Amparo Heredia Vilchez, Gustavo Ampuero Trigoso

“…IntroductionAgroclimatic conditions are key determinants in the development of animal production and reproduction, with specific breed differences in vulnerability to environmental stress. …”
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STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN AGRICULTURE: SIZE, TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY AND SPECIALIZATION OF POLISH FARMS by Kamila Radlińska

“…Technical efficiency was estimated using the DEA method, which made it possible to assess the relative efficiency of Polish farms in different economic size classes. …”
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Performance-Based Shelf Space Plan Evaluation for Enhanced Retail Efficiency by Şeyda Serdarasan

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Efficiency of portable chlorophyll meters in assessing the nutritional status of wheat plants by Alessana F. Schlichting, Edna M. Bonfim-Silva, Matheus de C. Silva, William Pietro-Souza, Tonny J. A. da Silva, Lorraine do N. Farias

“…The chlorophyll meters Minolta SPAD® 502 and Falker ClorofiLOG® 1030 do not differ with respect to the indirect determination of chlorophyll in wheat plants. …”
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Knowledge-Based Shape Optimization of Morphing Wing for More Efficient Aircraft by Alessandro De Gaspari, Sergio Ricci

“…Results concerning four different morphing configurations are reported.…”
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Algorithm for Computationally Efficient Imaging of Sound Speed in Conventional Ultrasound Sonography by Piotr KARWAT

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ENHANCING SERVICE EFFICIENCY IN UTILITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT by Maryam Shahid, Rafiq Mansoor, Muhammad Shahid, Syed Athar Masood

“…Specifically, the research utilizes the House of Quality (HOQ) to improve organizational efficiency and customer satisfaction. The HOQ identifies key quality indicators by analyzing the relationship between customer needs (WHATs), and technical solutions (HOWs), as well as between different HOWs. …”
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Efficient PINNs via multi-head unimodular regularization of the solutions space by Pedro Tarancón-Álvarez, Pablo Tejerina-Pérez, Raul Jimenez, Pavlos Protopapas

“…Abstract Non-linear differential equations are a fundamental tool to describe different phenomena in nature. However, we still lack a well-established method to tackle stiff differential equations. …”
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Energy-Efficient Policy Based on Cross-Layer Cooperation in Wireless Communication by Juan Zhang, Hong Jiang, Hesong Jiang, Chunmei Chen

“…The experimental results show that the cumulative average total costs of HE-PDS algorithm decrease about ten times and 8% under the maximum delay and throughput constraints and the power costs decrease about 50% and 28% under various delay limits and about 100% and 56% under the different throughput constraints than the traditional Q algorithm and PDS algorithm, demonstrating that the proposed algorithm has much better energy-efficient performance and faster convergence speed and outperforms the traditional Q learning algorithm and PDS learning algorithm.…”
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Analysis of Economic Efficiency in Some Irish Farms Using the DEA Approach by Nicola Galluzzo

“…Focusing the attention on the research outcomes in all years of investigation comparing also the different typology of farming, mixed farms and farms with animals, such as specialist cattle, sheep, goats and other grazing livestock, have had the highest levels of economic efficiency equal to 100%; by contrast Irish dairy farms have had the modest levels of economic efficiency close to 77%.…”
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Progressive Domain Decomposition for Efficient Training of Physics-Informed Neural Network by Dawei Luo, Soo-Ho Jo, Taejin Kim

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Measurement of eco-efficiency in the horse industry, spatiotemporal evolution and convergence analysis by Xinyi Zhang, Nurgul Abdusuli

“…Significant regional disparities emerge, with efficiency scores ranging from 0.499 to 1.285 across different prefectures. …”
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An Evaluation Study on Investment Efficiency: A Predictive Machine Learning Approach by Weiwei Hao, Hongyan Gao, Zongqing Liu

“…This paper proposes a nonlinear autoregressive neural network (NARNET) method for the investment performance evaluation of state-owned enterprises (SOE). It is different from the traditional method based on machine learning, such as linear regression, structural equation, clustering, and principal component analysis; this paper uses a regression prediction method to analyze investment efficiency. …”
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Efficient non-viral ocular gene transfer with compacted DNA nanoparticles. by Rafal Farjo, Jeff Skaggs, Alexander B Quiambao, Mark J Cooper, Muna I Naash

“…Towards this goal, we evaluated the efficiency of compacted DNA nanoparticles as a system for non-viral gene transfer to ocular tissues. …”
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Influence of Cathode Composition on Air-cooling Efficiency of Lithium-ion Cells by Carla Menale, Roberto Bubbico

“…In the present study, 3D simulations have been carried out to assess the cooling efficiency of an air flow, under various operating conditions, on several cylindrical Li-ion cells, characterized by different cathode compositions. …”
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