Impact of Mid-Season Drought on Tuber Yield, Biomass, Harvest Index, and Water-Use Efficiency of Jerusalem Artichoke in Tropical Regions by Ruttanachira Ruttanaprasert, Sanun Jogloy, Thanawat Kaewkhieo-Ngam, Anon Janket, Ratchanee Puttha, Chorkaew Aninbon

“…This study aimed to investigate the effects of mid-season drought on tuber yield, biomass, harvest index, tuber water-use efficiency (WUEt), and biomass water-use efficiency (WUEb) across various Jerusalem artichoke genotypes with differing levels of drought tolerance. …”
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Systems Theory and Evidence-Based Decision-Making as Keys for Arbitrating between Optimal Production and Efficient Maintenance: A Case Study by Anouar Hallioui, Brahim Herrou, Ricardo Santos, Polinpapilinho Katina, Hassan Khadiri, Ona Egbue

“…However, the differences between maintenance and production are becoming less significant as a result of increased understanding of the systemic approach to organizations where the whole matters more than the sum of the parts. …”
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Increase in efficiency of professionally applied physical training of pupils of 16-17 years old based on application of informational and methodical systems by V.O. Kashuba, N.L. Golovanova

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A comprehensive DEA-based framework for evaluating sustainability and efficiency of vehicle types: Integrating undesirable inputs and social-environmental indicators by Sara Fanati Rashidi, Maryam Olfati, Seyedali Mirjalili, Jan Platoš, Vaclav Snášel

“…The sustainability and efficiency of different vehicle types play a crucial role in reducing environmental impacts. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Spray Cooling Dynamics: Effects of Ambient Pressure, Weber Number, and Spray Distance on Droplet Heat Transfer Efficiency by Abbas Golmohammadi, Farshid Darvishi, Eunsoo Choi, Alireza Ostadrahimi

“…The effects of pressure variation on the efficiency of droplet heat transfer are examined within sub-atmospheric and super-atmospheric pressure ranges at different Weber numbers, all below the critical Weber number of the droplet. …”
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Soil microbial nutrient limitation and carbon use efficiency in relation to altitude and slope aspect in arid and semi-arid mountainous ecosystems by Xinrui He, Jie Zheng, Jie Gao, Yuanyuan Wu, Peixuan Yan, Wenqiu Cao, Xilu Ni, Changxiao Li

“…Here, we aim to determine soil microbial nutrient limitation and carbon use efficiency (CUE) characteristics and their drivers on different slope aspects along the altitudinal gradient in the Helan Mountains. …”
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Experimentally validated transient enthalpy-based FEM model for PCM-integrated building materials with advanced thermal and energy efficiency insights by Ajitanshu Vedrtnam, Kishor Kalauni, Nelson Soares

“…The framework's adaptability across different PCM formulations and building configurations underscores its utility as a robust design tool for optimizing PCM placement, layer thickness, and thermal management strategies in energy-efficient buildings.…”
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Efficiency of activated charcoal powder in stain removal and effect on surface roughness compared to whitening toothpaste in resin composite: In vitro study by Raneem S. Alofi, Haya A. Alsuayri, Lojain S. Mohey, Adeem S. Alofi

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Design and Implementation of Single Axis Solar Tracking System: Utilizing GPS, Astronomical Equations, and Satellite Dish Actuator for Optimal Efficiency by Rizgar Ahmed Salih, Karzan Qadir Mohammed, Peshawa Osman Hama, Rawaz Othman Hassan, Barham Kamal Noori

“…Different methods have been proposed to achieve this goal. …”
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Evaluation of the Egner–Riehm DL and Mehlich 3 Tests for the Determination of Phosphorus: The Influence of Soil Properties on Extraction Efficiency and Test Conversion by Jolanta Korzeniowska, Ewa Stanislawska-Glubiak

“…The basis for proper recommendations is the determination of soil P using a soil test. There are many different soil tests used in Europe for the determination of plant-available P in soil, which is primarily the result of the different soil conditions in the individual countries. …”
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Reduction of Embodied Energy and Construction Cost of Affordable Houses through Efficient Architectural Design: A Case Study in Indian Scenario by Deepak Bansal, V. K. Minocha, Arvinder Kaur, Vaidehi A. Dakwale, R. V. Ralegaonkar

“…In the present study, 30 clusters of Indian affordable housing units (IAHUs) of similar typology and different architectural designs are analyzed. The built-up and carpet area of each IAHU are estimated, and the ratio of the built-up to carpet area is calculated. …”
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Unsilencing a cryptic xylose metabolic pathway in Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 for efficient lipid production from lignocellulosic biomass by Miguel G. Acedos, Isabel De la Torre, Jorge Barriuso, José L. García

“…Abstract Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 is an oleaginous bacterium that has attracted considerable attention due to its capacity to use different carbon sources to accumulate significant levels of triacylglycerols that might be converted into biofuels. …”
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Recent trends in combinative defect engineering and hybridization approach to develop efficient energy-functional layered double hydroxide-based materials by Yeon Hu Park, Yiyang Sun, Dong Wook Lee, In Young Kim, Xiaoyan Jin, Seong-Ju Hwang

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Optimizing nitrogen fertilizer spraying timings to enhance nitrogen use efficiency in oil peony: Implications for intelligent Micro-sprinkler systems by Xiaolei Ma, Xingqiao Liu, Haolin Ma, Yabing Zhang, Shaodan Liu, Nannan Zhang, Di Yang, Xiaogai Hou

“…Four N fertilizer spraying timings (T1, 3:00; T2, 7:00; T3, 14:00, T4, 19:00) were established to assess their impact on plant N use efficiency and the underlying mechanisms. The assessment was based on oil peony yields and its compositions, leaf and fruit N accumulation and partitioning, chlorophyll contents, N contents at different soil depths, and the correlations between these factors and the canopy temperature and humidity accumulation effects at different time intervals. …”
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PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF 18F-FDG POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IN THE EARLY EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMAS by M. M. Khodzhibekova, L. A. Tyutin, N. A. Kostenikov, N. V. Il’in, Yu. N. Vinogradova

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The combination of irrigation regime and water cutoff date increases the yield and water use efficiency of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) by Alberto Mario Arroyo Avilez, Andres Felipe Gaona Acevedo, Luan Brioschi Giovanelli, João Carlos Cury Saad, Ícaro Monteiro Galvão, João Luis Zocoler, Mauricio Dutra Zanotto

“…This research aimed to determine the best combination of irrigation regime and irrigation cutoff date (ICD) that maximizes grain and oil yields and water use efficiency (WUE) in the castor bean hybrid AG IMA 110204. …”
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Experimental study on fire extinguishing efficiency of polymer hydrogel fire extinguishing agent in pine-fir mixed coniferous forest fires by Zhangyin Dai, Congbao Huang, Youcheng Chen, Manyin Zhong, Wenwu He

“…And the suppression supply strength of different extinguishing agents to suppress pine and fir trees was determined. …”
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Migrations of juvenile chum salmon in the Okhotsk Sea; comparative analysis of efficiency for fish hatchery complexes in Far East of Russia and in Japan by Eugene A. Shevlyakov, Alexandra I. Chistyakova

“…However, the hatcheries in Sakhalin and Kuril Islands has similar efficiency as Japanese ones, in opposite to other areas. …”
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An Objective and Subjective Evaluation of Masticatory Efficiency in Periodontal Patients Before and After Basic Periodontal Therapy: A Case Series Study by María José Moya-Villaescusa, Claudia López-Lisón, José María Montoya-Carralero, Alfonso Jornet-García, Arturo Sánchez-Pérez

“…The initial mean HueCheck Gum test values were 0.59 ± 0.09 and the final values were 0.61 ± 0.11. These differences were not statistically significant. Conclusions: Basic periodontal treatment does not objectively improve the masticatory efficiency of patients with mild–moderate periodontitis, evaluated by means of the test of mixing two chewing gums, but it does offer subjective improvements.…”
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Voltage-based prediction technique for efficient MPPT method for SPV systems under non-uniform insolation and partial shading conditions by Haider A. Mohamed-Kazim, Ahmed Hussein Shatti, Ahmed Aldhahab, Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Sarmad K. Ibrahim, Rusul Noori Saraj

“…The combination of different modules of photovoltaic (PV) cells produces many peaks under partial shading conditions. …”
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