Assessment of mechanical and heavy metal leaching behavior of resource-efficient engineered cementitious composites incorporating ultra-high-volume municipal waste incineration bot... by Jun Liu, Yukun Wu, Lei Cheng, Hesong Jin, Jianxin Li, Feng Xing

“…Environmental assessment showed that MSWIBA-ECCs effectively immobilized heavy metals (Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn), with a solidification efficiency of 97%, ensuring compliance with Chinese environmental requirements. …”
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Could a Short Incremental Test Be a Valid Cardiorespiratory Efficiency Assessment Tool in Obese Adults? A Comparison between Two Exercise Testing Protocols by Dafne Ferrari, Valerio Bonavolontà, Matteo Campanella, Ludovica Cardinali, Lavinia Falcioni, Gian Pietro Emerenziani, Silvia Migliaccio, Edoardo Mocini, Marco Meucci, Carlo Baldari, Andrea De Giorgio, Laura Guidetti

“…Background : To assess cardiorespiratory efficiency in obese adults, two exercise test treadmill protocols with 2- or 3-minute stages were compared. …”
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Efficient thermal integration model based on a biogas-fired gas turbine cycle (GTC) for electricity and desalination applications; thermo-economic and GA-based optimization by Amr S. Abouzied, Sarminah Samad, Azher M. Abed, Mohamed Shaban, Fahad M. Alhomayani, Shirin Shomurotova, Mohammad Sediq Safi, Raymond Ghandour, Yasser Elmasry, Albara Ibrahim Alrawashdeh

“…As the global energy demand continues to rise, there is an urgent need to improve the efficiency and sustainability of power generation systems. …”
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Efficiency evaluation on case finding strategy for COVID-19 outbreak control under China’s “dynamic zero-case policy”: a retrospective field epidemiology study by Zhibei Zheng, Wanwan Sun, Qiuyao Duan, Shelan Liu, Enfu Chen, Jinren Pan

“…ObjectivesTo evaluate the efficiency of case-finding strategy for COVID-19 outbreak control during the “dynamic zero-case policy” period in Zhejiang Province, China, in 2022.MethodsA field epidemiological observational study was conducted to describe the proportion and time distribution of all cases identified in the event. …”
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Efficient Dye Contaminant Elimination and Simultaneous Electricity Production via a Carbon Quantum Dots/TiO₂ Photocatalytic Fuel Cell by Zixuan Feng, Xuechen Li, Yueying Lv, Jie He

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Efficiency of combined endocrine therapy with CDK4/6 inhibitors in metastatic HR⁺/HER2^- breast cancer: Immunological aspects by A. V. Sultanbaev, I. A. Tuzankina, I. V. Kolyadina, A. F. Nasretdinov, Sh. I. Musin, N. I. Sultanbaeva, K. V. Menshikov, A. A. Izmailov, M. V. Sultanbaev, D. A. Kudlay

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Development and properties of a new doxorubicin carrier based on surface-modified iron zero-valent microparticles with high encapsulation efficiency and the possibility of its cont... by A. Di Martino, S. S. Vlasov, A. M. Guryev, M. S. Yusubov, P. S. Postnikov, M. V. Belousov

“…A carrier based on microparticles of zero-valent iron with covalently attached to the surface chitosan (Fe-CS) was obtained. The efficiency of encapsulation, the loading capacity of doxorubicin was determined and the possibility of its controlled release under the influence of an ultrasonic field at different pH values was confirmed. …”
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Improvement of Micro-Hole Processing in SiC_f/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composite Using Efficient Two-Step Laser Drilling by Yue Cao, Bin Wang, Zhehang Li, Jiajia Wang, Yinan Xiao, Qingyang Zeng, Xinfeng Wang, Wenwu Zhang, Qunli Zhang, Liyuan Sheng

“…SiC_f/SiC ceramic matrix composite (CMC), a hard and brittle material, faces significant challenges in efficient and high-quality processing of small-sized shapes. …”
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Analysis of the biological efficiency and quality factors of mushrooms of the genus Pleurotus (Fr.) P.Kumm as a model of effective cultivation of lignicolous fungi with high fun... by І. І. Бандура, А. С. Кулик, Н. А. Бісько, О. В. Хареба, О. М. Цизь, В. В. Хареба

“…It was determined that the morphological features of fruiting bodies had significant differences in all studied parameters.  In particular, the A group strains differed in size and weight. …”
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Has the ecological civilization pilot zone policy improved the urban land green use efficiency?—A case study of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration by Zhen Wei, Zhen Liu, Zhaolin Cheng, Honglei Tang

“…Furthermore, the impact of the Ecological Civilization Pilot Zone (ECPZ) policy on urban land greening efficiency was assessed through a Difference-in-Differences (DID) approach. …”
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The effect of using Echinacea extract as an immune system stimulant and antioxidant on blood indicators, growth efficiency, and carcass characteristics in broiler chickens to produ... by Elwy A. Ashour, Ahmed K. Aldhalmi, Ismail E. Ismail, Mahmoud Kamal, Ahmed A. Elolimy, Ayman A. Swelum, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack

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Is medical therapy alone efficient for the management of Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw bones (MRONJ) in all stages?: a comparative single-center case-control study by Busehan Bilgin, Öznur Özalp, Mehmet Ali Altay, Alper Sindel

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Efficient, Green Non-aqueous Microwave-assisted Synthesis of Anatase TiO2 and Pt Loaded TiO2 Nanorods with High Photocatalytic Performance by Emanuela Filippo, Agostina Lina Capodilupo, Claudia Carlucci, Patrizia Perulli, Francesca Conciauro, Giuseppina Anna Corrente, Barbara Federica Scremin, Giuseppe Gigli, Giuseppe Ciccarella

“…Performance enhancements should be attributed to effects like differences in the adsorption capacity and in the separation efficiency of the photogen‐ erated electrons-holes.…”
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Impaired Brain Information Transmission Efficiency and Flexibility in Parkinson’s Disease and Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder: Evidence from Functional Connectivity and... by Jing Wei, Jiaqi Lyu, Jie Xiang, Yan Niu, Lan Yang, Chanjuan Fan, Dandan Li, Yanli Yang

“…Finally, we proved FC and functional dynamics were related to clinical features. These differences confirmed that brain information transmission efficiency and flexibility are impaired in RBD and PD, and these impairments are associated with the clinical features of patients.…”
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Efficiency Simultaneous key Exchange-Cryptography Extraction from Public key in Fog-Cloud Federation-Based Secure Offloading for Automatic Weather Stations Observing Systems by Yashar Salami, Vahid Khajehvand, Esmaeil Zeinali

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Identification of Yield-Limiting Nutrients for Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Yield, Nutrient Uptake and Use Efficiency on Vertisols of Raya Kobo District, Northeastern Ethi... by Habtemariam Teshome, Eyayu Molla, Tesfaye Feyisa

“…The plots treated with NPKSZnB had the highest agronomic efficiency for N (19.7 kg grain kg−1·N) and P (10.6 kg grain kg−1 P2O5). …”
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Balanced ammonium–nitrate nutrition enhances photosynthetic efficiency, micronutrient homeostasis, and antioxidant networks via ROS signaling in Glycyrrhiza glabra across soil and... by Hamid Reza Roosta, Ahmad Estaji, Ali Khadivi, Mostafakamal Shams

“…Across all systems, NH4NO3-fed plants showed the highest root and shoot micronutrient concentrations, maximal PSII photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm), and performance indices (PIaβs, PItot). …”
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Clinical and Diagnostic Efficiency of the Study of the Quality of Life According to the Questionnaires PHEC-22 and Catquest-9SF after Bilateral Cataract Phacoemulsification and Mon... by V. V. Neroev, N. I. Ovechkin

“…A statistically significantly higher clinical and diagnostic efficiency of the PHEC-22 questionnaire compared to Catquest-9SF was established, which is confirmed by a higher (by 0.17 rel. units, p < 0.01) level of correlation with BCVA, as well as a higher probability of compliance of the QOL level with the BCVA range, especially at low (0.4 and less rel. units, by 18.5 %, p < 0.01) and medium (0.5–0,8 relative units, by 7.3 %, p < 0.05) values of BCVA, while in the range of BCVA 0.9–1.0 relative units, no significant differences between the questionnaires were found (p > 0.05). …”
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Effect of high-flow nasal oxygen therapy on cardiac cycle efficiency in coronary artery disease patients undergoing endoscopy: study protocol for randomised controlled trial by Sheng Wang, Tingting Ma, Fang Xie, Mu Jin, Xiaorui Zhou

“…The primary outcome will be the difference in CCE between the two groups during sedation. …”
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Assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of community-based voluntary counseling and testing for HIV in Turin: insights from the fast-track cities initiative - a cross-sectional... by Valerio Brescia, Paolo Ragusa, Edoardo Miserere, Fabrizio Bert

“…Abstract Background This study evaluated the efficiency and effectiveness of Community-Based Voluntary Counseling and Testing (CBVCT) for HIV in Turin as part of the Fast-Track Cities initiative. …”
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