Comparison of Initial Alignment Efficiency and Pain Perception of Three Copper-Nickel-Titanium Archwires of Different Manufacturers in Orthodontic Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Nidhi Agrawal, Javed Sodawala, Stuti Shukla, Yara Abdulelah Olfat, Abdulkader Omar Taher, Tala Abdulelah Olfat

“…Results: The modified Little’s irregularity index showed significant differences among the three groups at T3 (P = .05) regarding alignment efficiency. …”
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Characterization of a novel Phietavirus genus bacteriophage and its potential for efficient transfer of modified shuttle plasmids to Staphylococcus aureus strains of different clonal complexes by Łukasz Kałuski, Emil Stefańczyk, Aleksandra Głowacka-Rutkowska, Jan Gawor, Joanna Empel, Monika Orczykowska-Kotyna, Aleksandra Szczypkowska, Karolina Żuchniewicz, Robert Gromadka, Małgorzata Łobocka

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Design and simulation of CsPb.625Zn.375IBr2-based perovskite solar cells with different charge transport layers for efficiency enhancement by M. Khalid Hossain, Md Aminul Islam, M. Shihab Uddin, Prabhu Paramasivam, Junainah Abd Hamid, Razan A. Alshgari, V. K. Mishra, Rajesh Haldhar

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Optimizing Water–Fertilizer Coupling Across Different Growth Stages of Tomato in Yellow Sand Substrate: Toward Enhanced Yield, Quality, and Resource Use Efficiency by Yalong Song, Jiahui Xu, Shuo Zhang, Jianfei Xing, Long Wang, Xufeng Wang, Can Hu, Wentao Li, Zhanming Tan, Yunxia Cheng

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Efficient adsorption of crystal violet by different temperature pyrolyzed biochar-based sodium alginate microspheres: A green solution for food industry dye removal by Lu Tang, Chunxiao Liu, Xiaolin Liu, Liang Zhang, Bei Fan, Bo Wang, Fengzhong Wang

“…Biochar was pyrolyzed at different temperatures, and biochar pyrolyzed at 800 °C (B800) based‑sodium alginate microspheres (BS800) showed the highest adsorption performance, in which, the specific surface area and pore size of B800 was 387.47 m2/g and 1.66 nm, respectively. …”
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Large-scale preparation of N-doped microporous-dominated carbon-based adsorbents for efficient removal of Chromium(VI): The synergistic effect of different nitrogen configurations by Qing Zhang, Tao Wang, Yujie He, Shengpeng Zuo, Zhongjing Zhao, Lu Zhang

“…Carbon-based adsorbents with abundant resources, environmental friendliness, and sufficient adsorption sites have broad application prospects for efficient removal of Chromium (Cr(VI)) in aquatic environment. …”
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Effect of Different Irrigation Programs on Structural Characteristics, Productivity and Water Use Efficiency of <i>Opuntia</i> and <i>Nopalea</i> Forage Cactus Clones by Jandis Ferreira Nunes de Araujo, João Pedro Alves de Souza Santos, Luciana Sandra Bastos de Souza, Carlos André Alves de Souza, Cléber Pereira Alves, Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim, Danielle da Silva Eugênio, Leonardo Francelino de Souza, José Edson Florentino de Morais, Wilma Roberta dos Santos, Glayciane Costa Gois, Fleming Sena Campos, Marcos Vinícius da Silva, Abelardo Antônio de Assunção Montenegro, Thieres George Freire da Silva

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the structural characteristics, yield and water use efficiency of forage cactus under daytime and nighttime irrigation in a Brazilian semiarid region. …”
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Enhancing Daylight and Energy Efficiency in Hot Climate Regions with a Perforated Shading System Using a Hybrid Approach Considering Different Case Studies by Basma Gaber, Changhong Zhan, Xueying Han, Mohamed Omar, Guanghao Li

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Recent Positioning Techniques for Efficient Port Operations and Development of Suez Canal Corridor by Ahmed Elhattab

“…Virtual Reference Station is one of the recent high precision techniques for GNSS positioning which can be used for smart and efficient port.</p><p>The advantages of using virtual reference station technique in different port operation and construction have been discussed in this paper. …”
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Evaluation of the Impact of Different Irrigation Deficit Treatments on the Yield, Yield Components, and Water Use Productivity of Autumn Wheat (Case Study: Shahrekord) by B. Naderi-Samani, M. Ghobadinia1, B. Haghighati, S.M.R. Hosseini-Vardanjani, A.R. Ahmadpour-Samani

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different irrigation deficit treatments on the yield, yield components, and water use efficiency of autumn wheat in the Shahrekord region. …”
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Impact of extreme seasonal drought on ecosystem carbon‒water coupling across China by Meng-Tian Huang, Pan-Mao Zhai

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The potential and differences between mulch and organic matter in reducing drought stress in plants – a review by Hidayat Saputra, Mochamad Arief Soleh, Jajang Sauman Hamdani, Andy Saryoko

“…It is important to note that the effects of different types of mulch, organic matter, and their combinations on plants during drought and different growth stages are not well understood. …”
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Comprehensive techno-economic analysis of solar photoelectric materials of different generations by T. A. Duyun, Elmnifi Monaem Hamad

“…Special attention is focuses on the efficiency of converting sunlight into electricity, used materials, and economic analysis. …”
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Assessing the Overall Technical Efficiency, Pure Technical Efficiency, and Scale Efficiency of United States Department of Defense Hospitals by Oh D, Lee KH, Choi D

“…The inefficiency of all US Department of Defense hospitals may be due to the lack of pure technical efficiency rather than the suboptimal scale. However, as the efficiency trends in Navy hospitals differ from those in Army and Air Force hospitals, we should be careful in addressing the inefficiency of each type of US Department of Defense hospital.Conclusion: Informed by the findings, this study enhances our understanding of US Department of Defense hospital efficiency and the policy implications, offering practical advice to healthcare policymakers, hospital executives, and managers on managing military hospitals.Keywords: U.S. …”
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Deposition Characteristics of Polydisperse Particles in Saturated Porous Media under Different Ionic Strengths by ZOU Zhi-ke, YU Lei, LI Ya-long, NIU Shu-yao, QIAO Wei, BIAN Jiu

“…Deposition characteristics of polydisperse particles under different ionic strengths (unfavorable and favorable conditions) were investigated. …”
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Wind Tunnel Experiment on Impacts of Different Sand Barrier Layouts on Windbreak and Sand-fixing by Sun Jing, Wang Jun, Hong Junzhe, Jia Xiaojing, Zhang Shaoyun

“…It was compared and analyzed emphatically for wind speed, windbreak efficiency, and sand accumulation for the two different types of sand barrier under sand storm. …”
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Winter barley productivity in the southern part of the Rostov region when sowing sunflower as a forecrop with different seeding rates by A. A. Sukharev, G. V. Ovsyannikova, I. K. Kopman

“…Reliable differences in the experiment were obtained only for the variety ‘Vivat’ for all seeding rates. …”
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Comprehensive study of biochars from different vegetative feedstocks: influence on soil properties and development of Zea mays L. by Valentina Pidlisnyuk, Andriy Herts, Oleksandr Kononchuk, Volodymyr Khomenchuk, Oksana Horyn, Viktor Markiv, Aigerim Mamirova

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Assessment of the Energy Efficiency of Individual Means of Transport in the Process of Optimizing Transport Environments in Urban Areas in Line with the Smart City Idea by Grzegorz Augustyn, Jerzy Mikulik, Wojciech Lewicki, Mariusz Niekurzak

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Research on disc cutter excavation characteristics for different blade width based on numerical simulations and experiments by Yong SHANG, Jingdong SUN, Haifeng JIANG, Shunhai XU, Honglei DUAN, Chaoyang SUN

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