An efficient retrieval method on Google Earth Engine and comparison with hybrid methods: a case study of leaf area index retrieval by Sijia Li, Zhiguang Tang, Kaisen Ma, Zhenyi Wang, Wenjuan Li

“…This study proposes an efficient retrieval method for GEE based on the look-up table (LUT) that can generate uncertainty and take leaf area index estimation as a case. …”
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A Rotational Cultivation System for Indoor-Grown Lettuce: Feasibility in Terms of Yields, Resource Efficiency, Quality, and Postharvest Storage Capacity by Cédric Dresch, Véronique Vidal, Séverine Suchail, Olivier Chevallier, Huguette Sallanon, Vincent Truffault, Florence Charles

“…No significant differences were observed in yields, water use efficiency, light use efficiency, or postharvest storage capacity between the systems. …”
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The phosphatase inhibitor BVT-948 can be used to efficiently screen functional sexual development proteins in the malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei by Xitong Jia, Yong Wang, Meilian Wang, Hui Min, Zehou Fang, Haifeng Lu, Jiao Li, Yaming Cao, Lunhao Bai, Jinghan Lu

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Evaluation of earthquake prediction efficiency of significant change point of mobile gravity near Yishu zone under weak earthquake background by Jiajun Zheng, Litao Yang, Shupeng Li, Wei Xiong, Min Dong, Yuzhen Liu, Hanpeng Lu, Fengji Wang, Jing Wu, Hailin Liu, Guomin Chi

“…It can be preliminarily concluded that the significant change measurement points near the Yishu zone have a good monitoring efficiency for ML3.0 earthquakes within 100 km of the measurement points.…”
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Impact of nebulizers on nanoparticles-based gene delivery efficiency: in vitro and in vivo comparison of jet and mesh nebulizers using branched-polyethyleneimine by Rosy Ghanem, Xavier Buin, Tanguy Haute, Justine Philippe, Ghalia Kaouane, Lara Leclerc, Maël Guivarch, Tony Le Gall, Jérémie Pourchez, Tristan Montier

“…This superiority was demonstrated in terms of size, concentration, distribution of NPs and efficiency of NAs delivery. However, pulmonary deposition appears to be similar regardless of the nebulizer used, and the difference between the two systems lies in the inhalable dose. …”
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Improving the Efficiency of Transverse Magnetic Polarized Emission from AlGaN Based LEDs by Using Nanowire Photonic Crystal by Xianhe Liu, Kishwar Mashooq, Thomas Szkopek, Zetian Mi

“…In this paper, we have performed detailed studies of the EQE of AlGaN nanowire photonic crystal LEDs in this wavelength range by finite-difference time-domain simulation. By coupling in-plane emission to vertical emission, light-extraction efficiency (LEE) over 90% can, in principle, be expected from the device top surface for transverse magnetic polarized photons that was not previously possible in conventional planar quantum well devices. …”
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IMPACT OF EXPRESS SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING TO RIFAMPICIN OF M. TUBERCULOSIS ON CHEMOTHERAPY EFFICIENCY IN THOSE SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS by A. G. Samoylova, M. V. Burakova, I. A. Vasilieva, V. V. Lenskaya, E. V. Vaniev

“…Goal of the study: to compare efficiency of anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy prescribed basing on drug susceptibility testing results obtained by GeneXpertMTB/RIF with relevant correction as per data of culture on liquid media and basing on drug susceptibility testing through culture on liquid media only. …”
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Wheat productivity and nitrogen use efficiency in no-till systems: a comparative analysis of crop-pasture and continuous cropping rotations in Uruguay by Cristina Mori Alvez, Oswaldo Ernst Benech, Pablo González Barrios, Carlos Perdomo Varela

“…The effects of these changes on wheat productivity and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) need to be further investigated.MethodsThis study, conducted within a long-term experiment (LTE) under rainfed conditions, compared wheat productivity in CP and CC rotations. …”
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In Low- and Middle-Income Countries the Uterine Tourniquet during Open Myomectomy is a Simple and Efficient Method of Reducing Blood Loss by Dehi Boston Mian, Vedi Loue, Virginie Angoi, Sophia Akinloye, Fatimata Ampoh

“…This study attempts to describe innovative methods in the efficient management of fibroids in low-and middle incomes countries. …”
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SAM-Based Efficient Feature Integration Network for Remote Sensing Change Detection: A Case Study on Macao Sea Reclamation by Junqing Huang, Junqi Bao, Min Xia, Xiaochen Yuan

“…To utilize the visual recognition capabilities of SAM for improving RSCD, we propose an SAM-based efficient feature integration network (EFI-SAM). Random fourier features adaptor (RFFA) is utilized to enhance Mobile SAM’s capability for extracting general features from complex RSIs, resulting in adaptive Mobile SAM, which serves as the feature extractor of EFI-SAM. …”
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Nutritional and functional benefits of Gracilaria tenuistipitata in aquafeed: Impacts on growth, hemato-biochemical profile, and economic efficiency in Nile tilapia culture by Md. Rajib Sharker, Al Azim, Muhammad A.B. Siddik, Sang Duk Choi, Palash Halder, Md. Nazmul Haque, Md. Ariful Alam

“…Among the treatment groups, 2.5 % GT supplementation demonstrated positive economic efficiency by reducing production costs, achieving a high net return, and enhanced eco-friendly ecosystem. …”
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Impact of concentration of Bi2O3 on gamma ray shielding efficiency of BaTiO3 composite ceramics by Rama Kumar Nodagala, Tejeswara Rao Ponnada, Balaji Rao Ravuri

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Meta-analysis of the effects of the dietary inclusion of brewers grains on feed intake, milk yield, and feed efficiency of lactating dairy cows by S.C. Chelkapally, T.H. Terrill, I.M. Ogunade, Z.M. Estrada-Reyes, A.A. Pech-Cervantes

“…Distillery byproducts such as brewers grains (BG) have been widely used in dairy cow diets for decades to reduce diet costs and improve nutrient efficiency. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the magnitude of the effects of dietary supplementation with BG on feed intake (DMI), digestibility, milk yield (MY), and feed efficiency (FE) of lactating dairy cows. …”
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The Efficiency of Adalimumab in Cases of Chronic Methotrexate-Resistant Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Anterior Uveitis: Retrospective Case Series Study by E. V. Gaidar, M. M. Kostik, M. F. Dubko, V. V. Masalova, L. S. Snegireva, E. A. Isupova, T. N. Nikitina, E. D. Serogodskaya, O. V. Kalashnikova, V. G. Chasnyk

“…At the same time, in some patients therapy with methotrexate can not prevent the development of these complications.Objective: Our aim was to investigate the efficiency and safety of using a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (adalimumab) in patients with JIA-associated uveitis.Methods: We conducted a retrospective single-arm study of a series of cases. …”
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Single-variant genome-wide association study and regional heritability mapping of protein efficiency and performance traits in Large White pigs by Esther Oluwada Ewaoluwagbemiga, Audald Lloret-Villas, Adéla Nosková, Hubert Pausch, Claudia Kasper

“…Abstract Background Improvement of protein efficiency (PE) is a key factor for a sustainable pig production, as nitrogen excretion contributes substantially to environmental pollution. …”
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The effect of crop rotations and mineral fertilizers on economic and energy efficiency indicators when cultivating winter wheat in the Central Blackearth region by V. A. Lukyanov, L. B. Nitchenko

“…Economic efficiency is an integral method of analyzing agricultural technologies, especially against the rising prices for plant protection products, seeds, fertilizers, and fuels and lubricants. …”
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Sociological variety and the transmission efficiency of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a secondary analysis of qualitative and quantitative data from 15 communities in Zambia by Richard G White, Virginia Bond, Peter J Dodd, Ben Marais, Helen Ayles, Emma J Murray, Kwame Shanaube, Albertus Schaap

“…We sought to clarify whether specific communities could have been more/less vulnerable to M. tuberculosis transmission as a result of sociological variety relevant to transmission efficiency.Design We conducted a mixed methods secondary analysis using existing data sets. …”
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Enhancing water scarcity resilience in Egypt through machine learning-driven phenological crop mapping and water use efficiency analysis by Surendra Maharjan, Wenzhao Li, Shahryar Fazli, Aqil Tariq, Rejoice Thomas, Cyril Rakovski, Hesham El-Askary

“…However, the sector faces mounting pressure from water scarcity, as it depends almost entirely on the Nile for irrigation, making it necessary to map major crops for assessing Water Use Efficiency (WUE) and informing agricultural planning. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Influencing Factors of the Coupling Coordination Degree Between China’s New-Type Urbanization and Transportation Carbon Emission Efficiency by Han Jia, Weidong Li, Runlin Tian

“…This study focuses on the coupling and coordination between China’s new-type urbanization (NU) and transportation carbon emission efficiency (CET), revealing its spatial and temporal evolution patterns and driving factors. …”
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Improved whole-brain reconfiguration efficiency reveals mechanisms of speech rehabilitation in cleft lip and palate patients: an fMRI study by Wenjing Zhang, Qian Si, Zhongtian Guan, Lei Cao, Mengyue Wang, Cui Zhao, Liwei Sun, Xu Zhang, Zhixi Zhang, Chunlin Li, Weiqun Song

“…We compared behavioral data and task activation levels between participants for between-group differences and calculated reconfiguration efficiencies for each task based on each participant. …”
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