Development and optimization of an efficient RNA isolation protocol from bovine (Bos indicus) spermatozoa by Sofi Imran Ul Umar, Sushil Prasad, Soumen Naskar, Pooja Chowdhury, Anju Rana, Pranab Jyoti Das

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New Architecture towards Ultrathin CdTe Solar Cells for High Conversion Efficiency by A. Teyou Ngoupo, S. Ouédraogo, F. Zougmoré, J. M. B. Ndjaka

“…We found that a few nanometers (about 5 nm) of CdTe1-xSx layer is sufficient to obtain high conversion efficiency. For BSR layer, different materials with large band gap, such as ZnTe, Cu2Te, and p+-CdTe, have been used in order to reduce minority carrier recombination at the back contact. …”
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Improving maintenance efficiency and controlling costs in healthcare institutions through advanced analytical method by Kun Li, Lei Su, Jing Cheng, Yinyan Sun, Xinghua Ma

“…Abstract This study aims to address the shortage of manpower and resources in the medical engineering departments of healthcare institutions while efficiently executing medical equipment maintenance and achieving controllable maintenance costs. …”
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TDNN achitecture with efficient channel attention and improved residual blocks for accurate speaker recognition by Wenzao Li, Sai Yao, Bing Wan, Linsong Xiao, Chengyu Hou, Yanchuan Zhong, Wengang Zhou

“…To address this issue, we propose the Efficient Parallel Channel Network - Time Delay Neural Network (EPCNet-TDNN), building upon the ECAPA-TDNN architecture. …”
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Efficient detection of highway pavement cracks using computer vision-based MSFNet model by Zhengfa Jiang, Danlan Li, Ting Zhao, Mingxing Gao

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UAV data and deep learning: efficient tools to map ant mounds and their ecological impact by Jérémy Monsimet, Sofie Sjögersten, Nathan J. Sanders, Micael Jonsson, Johan Olofsson, Matthias Siewert

“…Further, we show the powerful combination UAV multi‐sensor data and deep learning for efficient ecological tracking and monitoring of mound‐building ants and their spatial impact.…”
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Comparative efficiency and residue levels of spraying programs against powdery mildew in grape varieties by Kaya Ayşegül, Tezcan Himmet, Atak Arif

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Durable resistance or efficient disease control? Adult Plant Resistance (APR) at the heart of the dilemma by Rimbaud, Loup, Papaïx, Julien, Rey, Jean-François, Moury, Benoît, Barrett, Luke G., Thrall, Peter H.

“…At first glance, such resistance should be less efficient than classical major-effect resistance genes, which confer complete resistance from seedling stage, to reduce epidemics. …”
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Characterization of bacterial communities of ewe’s vaginal tract and its potential impact on reproductive efficiency by E. L. Reinoso-Peláez, F. Puente-Sánchez, M. Serrano, J. H. Calvo, M. Ramón, M. Saura

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YOLO-ACE: Enhancing YOLO with Augmented Contextual Efficiency for Precision Cotton Weed Detection by Qi Zhou, Huicheng Li, Zhiling Cai, Yiwen Zhong, Fenglin Zhong, Xiaoyu Lin, Lijin Wang

“…These results confirm that YOLO-ACE combines precise detection with parameter efficiency, meeting the exacting demands of modern cotton weed management.…”
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Operational efficiency and environmental impacts: a study on cut-to-length logging in the Carpathian forests by Michal Allman, Martin Jankovský, Vladimír Bobrík, Zuzana Dudáková

“…IntroductionThe performance and consumption of CTL technologies in the forest harvesting process are influenced by a wide range of technological conditions and factors, requiring detailed analysis to increase machine performance and reduce environmental impacts.MethodsIn the presented study, we investigated the efficiency of different CTL (cut-to-length) logging machines in 1,390 forest stands from 2020 to 2022. …”
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Generalized Cost Study of Energy Storage Power Station Based on Equivalent Efficiency Conversion by Xiaoqing XIU, Xiangjun LI, Jiarui WANG, Zhijia XIE, Xiangyu LV

“…Therefore, in view of the generalized cost of different types of energy storage power stations, by taking their efficiency and lifetime into account , the discrepancies of construction and operating characteristics throughout the entire life cycle between each type of energy storage is analyzed. …”
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Efficiency of Using the Auxiliary Boiler for Peak Power Generation by a Steam Turbine of NPP by V. A. Khrustalev, M. V. Garievskii

“…The article presents the technique of an estimation of efficiency of use of potential heat output of an auxiliary boiler (AB) to improve electric capacity and manoeuvrability of a steam turbine unit of a power unit of a nuclear power plant (NPP) equipped with a water-cooled water-moderated power reactor (WWER). …”
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Patterns and efficiency of fossil energy trade between China and countries along the Belt and Road by ZHANG Pengyan, CHANG Yinghui, LIU Yu, ZHANG Jinbing, LIU Zhenyue

“…It is of great significance to analyze the pattern and efficiency of fossil energy trade between China and countries along the Belt and Road to promote the high-quality development of energy along the Belt and Road and ensure China’s energy security. …”
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Yield, Quality and Water Use Efficiencies of Silage Maize as Effected by Deficit Irrigation Treatments by Ali Beyhan Ucak, Tugay Ayasan, Nizamettin Turan

“…The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of different water deficit levels applied through growing season on silage yield, quality and water use efficiency (WUE) of main crop silage maize under semi-arid climate conditions during the years 2014 and 2015. …”
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Efficiency of the protection system and treatment of the soil against harmful organisms in the maize crops for grain by О. V. SNIZHOK

“…The use of Belt (0.15 l/ha) made it possible to reduce the plant pest population by 3.5 times. Technical efficiency of fungicide Retengo (0.5 l/ha) against fusarium was at the level of 87.1-90.0%, gray rot – 78.3-80.1% and helminthosporiosis 79.4-81.4%, depending on the tillage. …”
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Filtration efficiency of face masks and veils as protective measures during COVID-19 pandemic by khaled Al-hadyan, Ghazi A. Alsbeih, Najla M. Al-Harbi, Sara S. Bin Judia, Maha M. Al-Ghamdi, Salem M. Al-Ghamdi, Belal A. Moftah, Rashed S. Alhmaid

“…This study aimed to assess the filtration efficiency (FE) of different type of medical masks (either as sealed or unsealed, single or doubled), non-medical masks (cloth masks) and face veils. …”
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Efficient expression of a novel α-amylase for reduction of tobacco starch and smoke hazard by Zongchen Han, Jie Hao, Dian Zou, Zhikang Sun, Zekun Zhang, Chenqi Niu, Qi Lu, Kuo Huang, Changwen Ye, Xuetuan Wei

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Effects of Heterotrophic Ammonia-oxidizing Bacteria on Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Dryland Maize by ZHAO Hongfei, WANG Xiaoling, CAO Jiawei, YU Hao, ZHOU Liju, TIAN Shishi

“…[Objective] To investigate the effects of inoculating heterotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (HAOB) on yield and water use efficiency of dryland maize. [Methods] A two-year field experiment was conducted in a drought-prone area using HAOB strain S2_8_1 as the test strain and maize as the plant material. …”
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Efficient Recognition of the Propagated Orbital Angular Momentum Modes in Turbulences With the Convolutional Neural Network by Zikun Wang, Maxime Irene Dedo, Kai Guo, Keya Zhou, Fei Shen, Yongxuan Sun, Shutian Liu, Zhongyi Guo

“…In this paper, based on the CNN theory, we make a tradeoff between the computational complexity of the system and the efficiency of recognition by establishing a specially designed six-layer CNN structure in CPU station to efficiently achieve the recognition of OAM mode in turbulent environment through the feature extraction of the received Laguerre–Gaussian beam's intensity distributions. …”
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