Energy and Resource Efficient Continuous Cooling Crystallization with Modular Lab-Scale Equipment by Norbert Kockmann, Mira Schmalenberg, Benedikt Strakeljahn, Kerstin Wohlgemuth

“…Small-scale modular apparatuses in continuously operated plants are promising for current and future production processes in fine and specialty chemistry. Different lab-scale crystallizers have been developed and characterized as part of the ENPRO-TeiA project—separation processes with efficient and intelligent apparatuses. …”
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Secure and Efficient Authentication Scheme for Mobile Sink in WSNs Based on Bilinear Pairings by Junsong Zhang, Xiong Li, Jian Ma, Wendong Wang

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An Efficient Framework for Secure Communication in Internet of Drone Networks Using Deep Computing by Vivek Kumar Pandey, Shiv Prakash, Aditya Ranjan, Sudhanshu Kumar Jha, Xin Liu, Rajkumar Singh Rathore

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Do Public-Private Partnerships Improve the Operational Efficiency of Infrastructure in Mainland China? by Haicheng Xu, Xiao Wei, Bo Wang, Yan Cheng, Yijiao Wang

“…The results showed that toll road operations were inefficient in terms of cost savings and that there were significant regional differences in the impact of concession on operational efficiency among three regions. …”
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Design and Hybridization of Battery-Supercapacitor Systems for Enhanced Energy Efficiency in MATLAB Simulink by Mishra Heena, Pandey Rudra, Aditya Utkarsh, Ansari Saif

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Assessing the efficiency of specialty contractors in the construction industry using DEA and Tobit regression by Dae-Woon Jeong, Kyung-Rai Kim, Sungjoo Hwang, JuHyeong Ryu, Byungjoo Choi

“…Data were collected from 347 Korean specialty contractors from 2017 to 2022. Efficiency was assessed using data envelopment analysis (DEA) to understand changes in efficiency scores across different types of specialty contractors (labor, material, equipment-oriented, and combination). …”
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Research on Meshing Efficiency of Gear Pairs Based on Dynamic Sliding Friction Factors by Fu Jingbo, Qiao Mingming, Guo Zhili, Chen Jiangyi

“…From the point of view of force, the calculation formula of gear pair meshing efficiency is deduced, and the dynamic sliding friction factor is introduced to obtain the result of gear pair meshing efficiency that conforms to the actual working conditions. …”
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From interaction to integration: leveraging AI in enhancing team communication and task efficiency by Jana Pechová, Hana Volfová, Anežka Jírová

“…The main objective of this study is to provide a deeper understanding of the differences in task performance efficiency between humans and AI and to identify optimal ways in which these two resources can be used together to maximize their potential in the modern workspace. …”
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Active Learning Query Strategies for Linear Regression Based on Efficient Global Optimization by Tianxin Zong, Na Li, Zhigang Zhang

“…Specifically, EGO-ALR increased the Oppo Cost by an average of 25.27% when the RMSE and CC values were not more than 1.07% different from the original ALR. This study validated the efficiency and robustness of EGO-ALR approaches using 19 datasets from various domains and three distinct linear regression models (Ridge regression, Lasso, and Elastic network).…”
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Dendrites endow artificial neural networks with accurate, robust and parameter-efficient learning by Spyridon Chavlis, Panayiota Poirazi

“…However, unlike biological brains who tackle similar problems in a very efficient manner, DL algorithms require a large number of trainable parameters, making them energy-intensive and prone to overfitting. …”
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Efficient Human Activity Recognition Using Machine Learning and Wearable Sensor Data by Ziwei Zhong, Bin Liu

“…The results underscore the superior accuracy and efficiency of the majority decision model in human activity state recognition, highlighting its potential for practical applications in health monitoring systems.…”
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An Efficient Analytical Approach for Soliton Solutions to a Variant of the Sasa–Satsuma Equation by Shami A. M. Alsallami

“…The different forms of the Schrödinger equation have been successfully applied in various physical disciplines, including nonlinear optics, plasma physics, and fluid dynamics. …”
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Energy-efficient clustering algorithm based on game theory for wireless sensor networks by Qingwei Liu, Mandan Liu

“…Clustering is a popular method to achieve energy efficiency and scalable performance in large-scale sensor networks. …”
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Truck configurations for efficient transportation of forest biomass: a short literature review by Connor Howitt, Mohammad Reza Ghaffariyan

“…Recent literature on forest biomass, truck configuration, and productivity were analysed to determine the efficiency of different truck configurations and their fuel usage and emissions. …”
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Efficient fault-tolerant implementations of non-Clifford gates with reconfigurable atom arrays by Yifei Wang, Yixu Wang, Yu-An Chen, Wenjun Zhang, Tao Zhang, Jiazhong Hu, Wenlan Chen, Yingfei Gu, Zi-Wen Liu

“…We demonstrate that several characteristic features of the reconfigurable atom array platform are inherently well-suited for addressing this key challenge, potentially leading to significant advantages in fidelity and efficiency. Specifically, we consider a series of different strategies, including magic state distillation, concatenated code array, and fault-tolerant logical multi-controlled-Z gates, leveraging key platform features such as nonlocal connectivity, parallel gate action, collective mobility, and native multi-controlled-Z gates. …”
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Comparative Study Between Vision Transformer and EfficientNet on Marsh Grass Classification by Conrad Testagrose, Mehlam Shabbir, Braden Weaver, Xudong Liu

“…In this study we compare the use of Vision Transformers (ViT) and two different EfficientNet models on automated marsh grass identification using the GTMNERR Marsh Grass Species data set. …”
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AUGUR, a flexible and efficient optimization algorithm for identification of optimal adsorption sites by Ioannis Kouroudis, Poonam, Neel Misciasci, Felix Mayr, Leon Müller, Zhaosu Gu, Alessio Gagliardi

“…This predictor is then used as a surrogate for a data-efficient Bayesian Optimization scheme to determine the optimal adsorption positions. …”
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Randomised land use pathway generation allows efficient multi-outcome appraisal by Joshua P. Copping, Richard B. Bradbury, Rob H. Field, Tom Finch

“…We also explore the consequences of achieving efficiency at different spatial or governance scales, showing that whilst UK-scale decision-making is slightly more efficient, it results in less equitable outcomes than decision-making at devolved nation scales.…”
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Resource use efficiency level of public organizations. The case of Spanish health systems by María Soledad Campos Lucena, Africa Ruiz Gándara, María de Magdala Pérez Nimo, Francisco Javier Ortega Irizo, Francisco Velasco Morente

“… Objectives: This paper seeks to detect, in the Spanish health system, which health services are efficient, and which are not, as well as propose corrective measures that allow inefficient health services to achieve efficiency. …”
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Review of Energy Efficiency Evaluation Indexes Related to Data Center Cooling Systems by Wang Bo, Guo Yanhua, Shao Shuangquan, Tu Qiu, Li Qianli

“…To help data centers achieve carbon neutrality and fully utilize the energy-saving potential of the cooling system, the energy efficiency of data center cooling systems should be evaluated. …”
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