Foreign object recognition for mine conveyor belt iron separators based on transfer learning with EfficientNet by Hailong YANG, Yiping YUAN, Panpan FAN, Lu XIAO, Feiyang ZHAO, Shaoke YUAN

“…This allowed for the stacking and analysis of feature maps at different levels, extracting deep feature signals from the images. …”
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Improving Dehydration Efficiency and Quality in Highbush Blueberries via Combined Pulsed Microwave Pretreatment and Osmotic Dehydration by Shokoofeh Norouzi, Valérie Orsat, Marie-Josée Dumont

“…The enhancing effect of microwave pretreatment and higher temperatures on the efficiency of the osmotic dehydration process was obvious. …”
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Systematic evaluation of plant metals/metalloids accumulation efficiency: a global synthesis of bioaccumulation and translocation factors by Wenbin Huang, Wenbin Huang, Chengnian Zhang, Bowei Zhu, Xiaoying Liu, Huxuan Xiao, Huxuan Xiao, Shibin Liu, Shibin Liu, Shibin Liu, Huaiyong Shao

“…As soil pH increases, the BF of Cd and Zinc (Zn) decrease, whereas the BF of lead (Pb) increases, likely due to their distinct chemical behaviors under different pH conditions. Threshold concentrations were also identified for several for metals/metalloids (e.g., Cd: 214.8 mg kg-1; Pb: 31352.3 mg kg-1), beyond which BF falls below 1.0, indicating diminished accumulation efficiency due to toxicity constraints. …”
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Fabrication of energetic semiconductor Bridge with high efficiency, accuracy and low cost by 3D direct writing by Yongqi Da, Jiangtao Zhang, Fuwei Li, Yuxuan Zhou, Jianbing Xu, Yinghua Ye, Ruiqi Shen

“…Furthermore, improving the safety, reliability, and production efficiency of energetic semiconductor bridge (ESCB) is the primary focus for large-scale engineering applications in the future. …”
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Construction of TRIF-knockout NA and BHK-21 cell lines and effect on rabies virus proliferation efficiency by Weitao HUANG, Jiaqi LI, Yao PENG, Xiangping YIN, Xiaofeng GUO, Jun LUO

“…Viral N protein expression levels were detected by Western blot, and viral titers were determined through TCID50 assay to evaluate rabies virus proliferation efficiency in different cell lines. ResultThe recombinant plasmids pSpCas9-NA-TRIF-KO and pSpCas9-BHK-21-TRIF-KO for TRIF-knockout were successfully constructed, the TRIF-knockout NA and BHK-21 cell lines were screened and identified. …”
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EBSSPA: Efficient Deep Learning Model for Enhancing Blockchain Scalability and Security Through Fusion Pattern Analysis by Anuradha Hiwase, Amit Pimpalkar, Barkha Dange, Nitin Thakre, Sakshi Jaiswal, Tejaswini Mankar

“…Background: Blockchain technologies have come a long way, and integration of blockchain technologies into different fields is flourishing; however, there is a lack of blockchain platforms to manage the high network loads and more sophisticated security threats. …”
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Real-World efficiency of pembrolizumab in metastatic melanoma patients following adjuvant anti-PD1 treatment by Michael Weichenthal, Inge Marie Svane, Johanna Mangana, Ulrike Leiter, Friedegund Meier, Christina Ruhlmann, Dimitrios Ziogas, Reinhard Dummer, Pablo Cerenzuela, Jose Luis Manzano, Marc Bender, Shan Jiang, Paolo Antonio Ascierto, Iva Gavrilova, Lidija Kandolf, Helen Gogas, Peter Mohr, Dirk Schadendorf, Eva Ellebaek

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Long-Term Effects of Nitrogen Sources on Yields, Nitrogen Use Efficiencies, and Soil of Tilled and Irrigated Corn by Jorge A. Delgado, Robert E. D’Adamo, Catherine E. Stewart, Bradley A. Floyd, Stephen J. Del Grosso, Daniel K. Manter, Ardell D. Halvorson, Amber D. Brandt

“…An N balance accounting for N and carbon (C) sequestration found a system nitrogen use efficiency (NUE_Sys) for organic N fertilizer (manure) with a tillage of 86.6%, which was higher than the NUE_Sys of 62.6% with inorganic N fertilizer (enhanced efficiency fertilizer, EEF). …”
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AI Efficiency in Dentistry: Comparing Artificial Intelligence Systems with Human Practitioners in Assessing Several Periodontal Parameters by Oana-Maria Butnaru, Monica Tatarciuc, Ionut Luchian, Teona Tudorici, Carina Balcos, Dana Gabriela Budala, Ana Sirghe, Dragos Ioan Virvescu, Danisia Haba

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Relationships Between Photosynthetic Efficiency and Grain Antioxidant Content of Barley Genotypes Under Increasing Nitrogen Rates by Rafał Nowak, Małgorzata Szczepanek, Joanna Kobus-Cisowska, Kinga Stuper-Szablewska, Radomir Graczyk, Karolina Błaszczyk

“…Little is known about the relationship between the efficiency of photosynthesis and the content of phenolic compounds in barley grain, especially in conditions of varying nitrogen availability. …”
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Strain promoted azide alkyne cycloaddition, an efficient surface functionalization strategy for microRNA magnetic separation by Djamila Kechkeche, Sirine El Mousli, Claire Poujouly, Emilie Secret, Vincent Dupuis, Isabelle Le Potier, Marie-Emmanuelle Goriot, Julien Siracusa, Sébastien Banzet, Jean Gamby, Jean-Michel Siaugue

“…The optimized process was used for grafting the complementary DNA of 6 different miRNA, including 4 biomarkers of muscle injury (miR-1, 133a, 133b, and 206). …”
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The effect of enhancers on the lentiviral transduction efficiency in the human RPE cells: Insights for advancing retinal gene therapies by Sajad Najafi, Azam Rahimpour, Hamid Ahmadieh, Mozhgan Rezaei Kanavi, Maryam Maleki Tehrani, Fatemeh Suri, Javad Ranjbari

“…Lentiviral particles were produced using a set of second-generation vectors and different combinations of two enhancers, Pb and PS, were added to the transduction medium. …”
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An Efficient Path Planning Algorithm Based on Delaunay Triangular NavMesh for Off-Road Vehicle Navigation by Ting Tian, Huijing Wu, Haitao Wei, Fang Wu, Jiandong Shang

“…How to model the vehicle’s off-road mobility effectively and represent environments is critical for efficient path planning in off-road environments. This paper proposed an improved A* path planning algorithm based on a Delaunay triangular NavMesh model with off-road environment representation. …”
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Enhancing 3D A* path planning of intelligent bridge crane based on energy efficiency criteria by Heng YANG, Yue LI, Min LIU, Qing DONG

“…Intelligent, green, energy-saving, and high-efficiency technologies have become an inevitable trend in the development of large material-handling equipment, such as cranes. …”
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Key technologies for intelligent, efficient, and safe mining of impact thick coal seams due to hard roof by Bin YU, Xiangbin MENG, Yang TAI, Ziyu SHANG, Mingxian PENG, Tiejun KUANG, Feilong GUO, Dongyin LI, Shibo WANG

“…To address the challenges of source-based rock burst elimination and efficient mining in ultra-thick coal seams prone to rock bursts due to hard roofs, a safety assurance technology was developed to create a favorable environment for intelligent and efficient coal caving. …”
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Machine learning models for improving the diagnosing efficiency of skeletal class I and III in German orthodontic patients by Eva Paddenberg-Schubert, Kareem Midlej, Sebastian Krohn, Agnes Schröder, Obaida Awadi, Samir Masarwa, Iqbal M. Lone, Osayd Zohud, Christian Kirschneck, Nezar Watted, Peter Proff, Fuad A. Iraqi

“…Abstract The precise and efficient diagnosis of an individual’s skeletal class is necessary in orthodontics to ensure correct and stable treatment planning. …”
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A Phytoremediation Efficiency Assessment of Cadmium (Cd)-Contaminated Soils in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China by Yinhua Guo, Wei Liu, Lixiong Zeng, Liwen Qiu, Di Wu, Hao Wen, Rui Yuan, Dingjun Zhang, Rongbin Tang, Zhan Chen

“…To investigate the remediation efficiency of different plant species on cadmium (Cd)-contaminated soil, this study conducted a pot experiment with two woody species (<i>Populu adenopoda</i> and <i>Salix babylonica</i>) and two herbaceous species (<i>Artemisia argyi</i> and <i>Amaranthus hypochondriacus</i>). …”
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Cooling Effect on a solar still condenser by Nafila Smakdji, Asma Khelassi-Sefaoui, Mothtar Bourdim, Antonio Siqueira

“…Comparative analyses were conducted on two solar stills, SSref (Solar Still reference) and SSmod (Solar Still modified with fins), considering temperature variation, energy transfer, energy evaporation, hourly water output, and internal efficiency. SSmod consistently exhibited superior performance, maintaining lower temperatures (peak difference of 10 °C), achieving an average energy transfer of 555 W/m², a higher energy evaporation rate (335 W/m² on average), and an increased hourly water output (0.59 mL peak). …”
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Corona or hydrochloric acid modulates embryonic diapause in silkworms by activating different signaling pathways by Yuli Zhang, Guizheng Zhang, Mangui Jiang, Pingyang Wang, Xia Wang, Qiuying Cui, Quan Sun

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Behavior of soil aggregates in reclaimed farmland with different restoration durations: Mediating factors and mechanisms by Zhaoxinyu Liu, Junying Li, Lina Gao, Xinju Li, Wen Song, Luofan Li, Yulong Zang, Gengdi Zhang

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