Old age variably impacts chimpanzee engagement and efficiency in stone tool use by Elliot Howard-Spink, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Susana Carvalho, Catherine Hobaiter, Katarina Almeida-Warren, Thibaud Gruber, Dora Biro

“…Notably, we report interindividual variability in the extent to which elderly chimpanzees’ tool-use behaviors changed during our sample period – ranging from small to profound reductions in engagement and efficiency – as well as differences in the specific aspects of nut cracking that changed for each individual. …”
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Upgrading gas turbine efficiency for sustainable power generation: An energy and exergy analyses by Fares Amer Hatem, Mohammed KH Abbas Alhumairi, Mudhar A. Al-Obaidi, Abdulrahman Th. Mohammad, Abdul Salam K. Darwish

“…Different operational parameters are used to assess the plants' energy and energy efficiency. …”
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Enhancement of Fertilizer Efficiency Through Chinese Milk Vetch and Rice Straw Incorporation by Tahir Shah, Adnan Anwar Khan, Yahya Mohammed Ali Aljerib, Muhammad Tariq, Donghui Li, Mingjian Geng, Yajun Gao, Qiang Zhu

“…MSF80 treatment also improved nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) use efficiencies, sustainable yield index, and partial factor productivity. …”
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Improving the Efficiency of Submersible Multistage Pumps Based on the Hydrophobization of the Flow Part Surfaces by G. A. Kromm, N. A. Drobnitsky, A. V. Volkov, A. A. Druzhinin, V. Y. Lyapin, A. V. Trulev, I. V. Kachanov, G. M. Brovka

“…The studies have shown a 2 % increase in efficiency in the pum-ping package of stages with modified impellers. …”
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Development of complex indicators and evaluation of efficiency for dump-type earthmoving and transport machines by N. T. Surashov, D. N. Tolymbek

“…According to the calculated estimates, the efficiency of the bulldozer blade was evaluated for six variants of structural executions and graphs of changes in the estimated indicators from experimental data were built on their numerical values, allowing to evaluate the technical and economic efficiency for various designs of bulldozer blades.Discussion and conclusion. …”
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Optimal root pruning to promote growth and water use efficiency of rice seedlings by ZHU Mei, HU Chenfan, LIU Shuoshuo, LIN Shimiao, LIU Jingzhe

“…Key indicators such as seedling vigor index, root-to-shoot ratio, photosynthetic traits, and water use efficiency were measured during the. Using the membership function method, seven variables were used to comprehensively assess the impact of different pruning treatments.…”
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Modelling and efficiency assessment of vertically reinforced slab foundation of multi-storey building by Kanat T. Alenov, Yerik T. Bessimbayev, Kylyshbay A. Bissenov, Assylbek S. Shadkam, Sayat E. Niyetbay, Zhangazy N. Moldamuratov

“…A 9-storey building with a monolithic slab foundation was modeled, and different configurations of vertical reinforcing elements were analyzed. …”
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Effect of electric field frequency on phytoremediation efficiency and properties of Cd-contaminated soil by Xiaolan Xu, Chuikang Zhou, Jiaqing Mei, Zhansheng Mao, Dan Liu, Zhengqian Ye, Xianzhi Fang

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Impact of root cutting on root architecture and water use efficiency of rice seedlings by ZHU Mei, HU Chenfan, LIU Shuoshuo, SHI Yunjia, LIU Jingzhe, LIN Shimiao

“…Root cutting improved water use efficiency, primarily by decreasing stomatal conductance. …”
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Area-Time-Efficient Secure Comb Scalar Multiplication Architecture Based on Recoding by Zhantao Zhang, Weijiang Wang, Jingqi Zhang, Xiang He, Mingzhi Ma, Shiwei Ren, Hua Dang

“…A low-area multi-functional architecture for comb is proposed, which takes into account different stages of the comb algorithm. Based on this, the data dependency is considered and the comb architecture is optimized to achieve a uniform and efficient execution pattern. …”
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Antitumor efficiency of contact radiotherapy in combination with a chlorin-based photosensitizer in experiment by D. A. Tzerkovsky, Ya. L. Protopovich, D. I. Kozlovsky, V. A. Suslova

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Drip Irrigation of Phosphorus Fertilizer Enhances Cotton Yield and Phosphorus Use Efficiency by Yuwen Wu, Xiaoqian Wu, Jun Zhang, Leru Zhou, Bolang Chen

“…However, the impacts of different P application methods on root parameters and P utilization efficiency in cotton (<i>Gossypium hirsutum</i> L.) under Xinjiang conditions are still not well understood. …”
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Enhancing Environmental DNA Sampling Efficiency for Cetacean Detection on Whale Watching Tours by Lauren Kelly Rodriguez, Belén García Ovide, Eleonora Barbaccia, Jana Robertson, Taïme Smit Pellure, Ángela Ceballos‐Caro, Caterina Lanfredi, Maddalena Jahoda, Enrico Villa, Arianna Azzellino, Marianne Helene Rasmussen, Michael Traugott, Bettina Thalinger

“…Environmental DNA (eDNA)‐based methods have emerged as non‐invasive, cost‐efficient complements based on the analysis of genetic material shed into the environment. …”
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Adaptation of potato cultivars to phosphorus variability and enhancement of phosphorus efficiency by Bacillus subtilis by Leangsrun Chea, Mohammad Alhussein, Petr Karlovsky, Elke Pawelzik, Marcel Naumann

“…Conversely, Lady Claire exhibited lower P assimilation efficiency under low P levels but demonstrated improved efficiency under high P availability. …”
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An efficient method for predicting the morphology of proppant packs based on a surrogate model by Tao ZHANG, Hangyu ZHOU, Yifan ZHANG, Jianchun GUO, Haoran GOU, Tang TANG

“…The former model enabled predictions of the distribution of proppant concentrations within the fracture at different times, whereas the latter allowed estimation of how the stacking heights of proppants varied with the injection rate. …”
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STATE GUIDELINES FOR IMPROvING EFFICIENCY AND DEvELOPMENT OF THE LABOR POTENTIAL IN MODERN CONDITIONS by B. M. Mizyuk, S. S. Grinkevich

“…The article provides the essence of the definitions «development effectiveness’ and «efficiency of the labor potential» and substantiates the difference between them. …”
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A Fast High-Order Compact Difference Scheme for Time-Fractional KS Equation with the Generalized Burgers’ Type Nonlinearity by Huifa Jiang, Da Xu

“…Several numerical examples are provided to validate the theoretical framework, demonstrating that the proposed algorithm is accurate, stable, and efficient.…”
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POD-DEIM Based Model Order Reduction for the Spherical Shallow Water Equations with Turkel-Zwas Finite Difference Discretization by Pengfei Zhao, Cai Liu, Xuan Feng

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Novel Research on a Finite-Difference Time-Domain Acceleration Algorithm Based on Distributed Cluster Graphic Process Units by Xinbo He, Shenggang Mu, Xudong Han, Bing Wei

“…In computational electromagnetics, the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is recognized for its volumetric discretization approach. …”
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Effects of fresh and fermented olive oil solid waste on nitrogen use efficiency in wheat: A dataset(Mendeley Data). by Abd Al Karim Jaafar, Akram Al-Balkhi, Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo

“…Olive Oil Solid Waste (OSW) is a valuable agricultural by-product that can be used as a source of organic matter and nutrients for crops. However, the efficiency of OSW in providing nitrogen to plants depends on its decomposition rate and how nitrogen is available. …”
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