Enhancing the efficiency of a wavelength-dispersive spectrometer based on a slitless design using a single-bounce monocapillary by Karina Bzheumikhova, Y. Kayser, R. Unterumsberger, J. Weser, C. Stadelhoff, B. Beckhoff

“…This configuration enhances photon throughput while preserving energy resolution, demonstrated in comparative measurements on boron nitride and different lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide cathodes. …”
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Old Wine in New Bottles? Does Climate Policy Determine Bilateral Development Aid for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency? by Axel Michaelowa, Katharina Michaelowa

“…We find that, contrary to expectations, the share of bilaterally-funded renewable energy and energy efficiency projects did not increase over the period from 1980 to 2008. …”
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Nano ordered polyacrylonitrile-grafted chitosan as a robust biopolymeric catalyst for efficient synthesis of highly substituted pyrrole derivatives by Mahsa Zohrehvand, Niloufar Nashibi, Mohammad G. Dekamin, Afshin Sarvary

“…The catalyst’s eco-friendly nature, lack of toxic transition metals, and mild reaction conditions make it a promising sustainable alternative for the Hantzsch synthesis of different pyrrole derivatives.…”
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Comparative analysis of PCM configurations for energy-efficient air conditioning systems: A case study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Abdulaziz Alasiri, Mohamed Nasser

“…The study employed comprehensive thermodynamic analysis and computational fluid dynamics to evaluate system performance across different summer months conditions. Results show that PCM integration effectively reduces peak cooling loads and improves overall system efficiency. …”
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Comparison of the efficiency and impact of physical education activities carried out online and face-to-face on students’ results in primary education by Lungu Adrian, Vizitiu Lakhdari Elena

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Optimizing the safety-efficiency trade-off on nationwide air traffic network flow using cooperative co-evolutionary paradigm by Mingming Xiao, Chen Hong, Kaiquan Cai

“…Abstract Safety and efficiency are two classical conflicting objectives in the air traffic system: an increase in efficiency may come at the cost of increasing density of aircraft in the space, which increases collision risk and controllers’ workload. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Water Use Efficiency and Climate Influence in The Central Highlands of Vietnam via Satellite Time Series by Thi Nguyen Quang, Hoang Van Hung

“… This study investigates the spatial and temporal patterns of water use efficiency (WUE) anomalies across the Central Highlands of Vietnam from 2001–2024 via MODIS time series data, with a focus on seasonal differences and climatic drivers. …”
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RETRACTED: The International Spillover Effect of Import Trade on Energy Efficiency in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Evidence From China by Xiaoli Hao, Xinhui Wang, Yan Xue

“…Taking the resource-based regions of China as objects, based on 2003–2017 panel data, this paper investigates energy efficiency loss by the stochastic frontier approach and the effects of different technical inefficiency items. …”
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Performance and Efficiency Comparison of U-Net and Ghost U-Net in Road Crack Segmentation with Floating Point and Quantization Optimization by Haidhi Angkawijana Tedja, Onno W. Purbo

“…These findings suggest that Ghost U-Net is preferable for applications prioritizing memory efficiency and inference speed, while U-Net may be better suited for tasks requiring consistent accuracy across different quantization levels. …”
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Impact of artificial intelligence using the robotic process automation system on the efficiency of internal audit operations at Jordanian commercial banks by Abdalla Alassuli

“…This study aims to examine the impact of artificial intelligence through robotic process automation systems on internal audit operation efficiency in Jordanian commercial banks. The study uses a descriptive methodology to evaluate how robotic process automation systems enhance the different dimensions of internal audit efficiency: planning, management, execution, and communication. …”
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Research on Regional High-Tech Innovation Efficiency and Influence Factors: Evidence from Yangtze River Economic Belt in China by Lin Zou, Xian-zhong Cao, Yi-wen Zhu

“…The conclusions are as follows. (1) The efficiency of high-tech innovation in China is improving, but there are great differences within regions. …”
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A 20-year dataset (2001–2020) of global cropland water-use efficiency at 1-km grid resolution by Min Jiang, Chaolei Zheng, Li Jia, Jiu Chen

“…The global cropland NPP was estimated by subtracting plant respiration from gross primary production (GPP), which was estimated using an improved light-use efficiency model after being optimized for different global climate zones using flux-tower observation data. …”
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Field evaluation of genotypes and identification of traits for selection of nitrogen use efficient stable sugarcane (Saccharum Spp. hybrids) clones by Kuldeep Singh, Vikrant Singh

“…Significant differences were observed due to genotypes, nitrogen environments and their interactions with major effects on agro-morphological traits along with minor effects on quality traits. …”
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Mediating effect of purchasing efficiency on the relationship between purchasing analytical skills and restaurant performance: a PLS-SEM approach by Ismail Abdi Changalima, Ruth Elias

“…Purpose – This study analyzes the mediating effect of purchasing efficiency on the relationship between purchasing analytical skills and restaurant performance. …”
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Optimal AC Power Flow with Energy Storage and Renewable Energy: An Efficient RL Algorithm Capable of Handling Equality Constraints by Mingde Liu, Jianquan Zhu, Mingbo Liu

“…Finally, the adaptive-tuning Lagrange multiplier method is applied in the AC framework to reduce the number of iterations of the inequality GRG in the CPN and efficiently train ERL-HC. ERL-HC was tested on two systems of different sizes. …”
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Retracted: Effects of silver nanoparticles coated with anti‐HER2 on irradiation efficiency of SKBR3 breast cancer cells by Shahin Aghamiri, Ali Jafarpour, Mohsen Shoja

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Land use policy and green utilization efficiency in border cities: evidence from northeastern China’s carbon reduction practice by Xuncheng Fan, Lili Zhao

“…IntroductionEfficient land resource utilization is increasingly important for regional development as global attention focuses on sustainable development in border regions. …”
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Wave dynamics for the new generalized (3+1)-D Painlevé-type nonlinear evolution equation using efficient techniques by Jamilu Sabi'u, Sekson Sirisubtawee, Surattana Sungnul, Mustafa Inc

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Effect of Substituent Groups on the Adsorption Efficiency of Phenols by Activated Carbon Developed by Hydrothermally Treated Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Stone by Suhas, Sarita Kushwaha, Monika Chaudhary, Shubham Chaudhary, Vaishali Tyagi, Isabel Pestana da Paixão Cansado, Mohammad Hadi Dehghani

“…The adsorption process was explored and efficiently applied regarding the removal of phenols and substituted phenols from wastewater. …”
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Effect of Trapezoidal-Shaped Well on Efficiency Droop in InGaN-Based Double-Heterostructure Light-Emitting Diodes by Ray-Ming Lin, Mu-Jen Lai, Liann-Be Chang, Chou-Hsiung Huang, Chang-Ho Chen

“…We investigated the effects of different well shapes on the external quantum efficiency (EQE) and the efficiency droop in wide-well InGaN/GaN double-heterostructure light-emitting diodes. …”
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