Unlocking Sustainable Financing Practices for Energy Efficiency Projects: A Multi-Country Analysis by Charikleia Karakosta, Alice Corovessi, Isaak Vryzidis

“…Achieving the European Union’s (EU) energy efficiency targets is essential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, enhancing energy security, and ensuring sustainable investments in the building and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sectors. …”
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Efficiency and productivity to social welfare: the case of the main forestry-producing micro-regions in Brazil by Jessica Suarez Campoli, Paulo Nocera Alves Junior, Tatiana Kimura Kodama, Marcelo Seido Nagano, Heloisa Lee Burnquist

“…Therefore, this work aimed to measure the evolution of efficiency and productivity of the 49 Brazilian forestry microregions in converting the expansion of economic growth into social welfare from 2009 to 2015 (a period of sectoral growth in the country). …”
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Mechanism and spatial spillover effect of the digital economy on carbon emission efficiency in Chinese provinces by Yifen Xia, Yuanzhuo Wu, Yilin Qin, Chun Fu

“…Five findings are elicited: (1) Spatiotemporal distribution differences exist between digital economy level and carbon emission efficiency. (2) The digital economy effectively enhances carbon emission efficiency, a result that remains robust after endogenous and robustness tests. (3) Significant spatial spillover effects are observed, where improvements in the digital economy enhance carbon emission efficiency in neighboring areas. (4) The impact of the digital economy is more pronounced in eastern and high digital development regions but weaker in the northeastern and low digital development areas. (5) The main pathways through which the digital economy influences carbon emission efficiency are industrial structure upgrading, energy structure optimization, and green technological innovation. …”
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Integration of Building Information Modeling and Geographic Information Systems for Efficient Airport Construction Management by Alessandro Di Graziano, Eliana Ragusa, Giancarlo Guarrera

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Energy Efficiency Policies in Non-Residential Buildings: the Case of the University of Bari Aldo Moro by Vera Amicarelli, Christian Bux, Giovanni Lagioia, Teodoro Gallucci

“…In particular, Building Energy Efficiency requires particular attention, as the building sector is responsible for approximately 35% of global energy consumption. …”
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Improving the efficiency of visual navigation of an unmanned aerial vehicle by choosing the most informative route by N. V. Kim, D. S. Girenko

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EFFICIENCY OF ACID TREATMENT OF THE BOTTOM BOREHOLE ZONE OF THE WELL FOR SEDIMENTS WITH HARD-TO-REMOVE RESERVES by A. Kopytov, S. Levkovich, E. Levitina, I. Kovalev

“…The article discusses various methods of acidizing the bottomhole zone of wells operating deposits with hard-to-recover reserves The main criteria to be met by the acid composition used are given Results and Discussion The results of acid treatments in the wells of the Bazhenov and Tyumen deposits are presented For the Bazhenov deposits, in order to restore and improve the permeability of the bottomhole zone of formations composed of terrigenous reservoirs with high carbonate content, it is recommended to carry out acidizing at the stage of well development For the Tyumen deposits, the efficiency of treatment of the bottomhole zone of the well for individual fields differs significantly and depends on the treatment method and the concentration of reagents Conclusion For sediments of the Bazhenov formation at the Salym field, the success rate of operations is 20-30%, which is associated with the complex mineralogical composition of the rocks, and with low values of reservoir parameters, as well as temperature and pressure conditions of occurrence For the deposits of the Tyumen suite at the Lovinskoye field, the effectiveness of acid treatments varies from 30 to 100%, At the Russkinskoye field, the success of the measures is estimated at 95%.…”
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Optimized needle configuration for operational seed (ONCOSEED) efficiency and deployment for prostate seed implants by Siddhant Sen, Ethan Stolen, Jaehee Chun, Jin Sung Kim, James J. Sohn

“…ONCOSEED enhances the efficiency of seed replacement in LDR brachytherapy, promoting the adoption of adaptive brachytherapy practices.…”
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Crowdfunding and Energy Efficiency Contracting: Exploring New Pathways for Private Investment in Building Renovations by Renan Magalhães, Federico Narracci, Jens Lowitzsch

“…Energy Efficiency Contracting (EEC) enables structural improvements in buildings by financing upgrades through the savings generated, eliminating the need for upfront investment by property owners. …”
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Analysis of the Efficiency of Slope Evacuation for Dense Crowds in Urban Street-Type Public Spaces by Kailing Li, Tiantian Yao, Xue Lin, Xiaoye Lin, Xiaogang You

“…In order to study the influence of slopes on the evacuation efficiency of pedestrians in street-type public spaces under the state of passenger flow surge during holidays, this study systematically analyzes the changing rules and behavioral characteristics of pedestrian evacuation in downhill movement through a three-phase analysis of the risk of crowd gathering in urban street-type spaces (before, during, and after) and evacuation simulation experiments combining variables such as slope, street width, obstacle layout, disability type, and group movement. …”
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Economic Efficiency of Sustainable Public Transport: A Literature Review on Electric and Diesel Buses by Aleksander Jagiełło

“…RQ4—How do key economic variables differ across various studies? RQ5—What are the main methodological and empirical limitations in economic efficiency analyses of urban buses? …”
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Study on the spatio-temporal coupling and drivers of agricultural carbon emission efficiency and food security by Anzhi Liu, Shuguo Yang

“…Ultimately, policy solutions are proposed to optimise agricultural inputs and raise their utilisation efficiency, adopt diversified regional development strategies, promote regional connection and coordinated development, and reinforce the management of drivers and policy support.…”
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Tactical and statistical analysis of spiking efficiency by type, zone and set phase in women's volleyball by Kiattisak Sitti, K. Ravivuth Rangubhet

“…Key performance indicators included kill rate, error rate, and efficiency index (EI). Comparative statistics were used to assess performance differences across match outcomes, spike types, zones, and phases.ResultsBlock-out spikes achieved the highest overall efficiency (EI = 0.79). …”
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High-Efficiency Cogeneration: A Viable Solution for the Decarbonization of Cities with District Heating Systems by Pavel Atănăsoae, Radu Dumitru Pentiuc, Laurențiu Dan Milici

“…In a global context marked by increasingly evident climate change and an urgent need to reduce carbon emissions, efficient and environmentally friendly energy solutions are no longer just an option, but a necessity. …”
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Sparse connectivity enables efficient information processing in cortex-like artificial neural networks by Rieke Fruengel, Rieke Fruengel, Marcel Oberlaender, Marcel Oberlaender

“…Taken together, our findings show that sparse connectivity enables efficient information processing given key constraints from cortical networks, setting the stage for further investigation into higher-order features of cortical connectivity.…”
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Assessing the Efficiency of Fully Two-Dimensional Hydraulic HEC-RAS Models in Rivers of Cyprus by Georgia Siakara, Nikolaos Gourgouletis, Evangelos Baltas

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Integrated Physical–Mechanical Characterization of Fruits for Enhancing Post-Harvest Quality and Handling Efficiency by Mohamed Ghonimy, Raed Alayouni, Garsa Alshehry, Hassan Barakat, Mohamed M. Ibrahim

“…Correlations were high among the physical measurements, tissue firmness, and viscoelastic properties, thereby confirming structural properties’ contribution in influencing fruit quality and handling efficiency. The originality of this research is in its holistic examination of physical and mechanical properties under standardized testing conditions, thus offering an integrated framework for enhancing post-harvest operations. …”
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Spatial temporal trends and inequality in agricultural eco-efficiency under carbon constraints in China by Shuaibang Fan, Hongyu Lin, Na Luo, Herbert Sima, Yanping Liu

“…The key findings include (1) The Songhua River Basin shows significantly higher eco-efficiency (mean: 0.718) than the Yellow River (mean: 0.559) and Yangtze River Basins (mean: 0.587), with distinct evolutionary patterns; (2) Long-term evolution reflects a bipolar pattern with spatial agglomeration disparities; (3) Positive spatial spillover effects are evident in regions with efficiency levels between 0.4 and 0.9, with inter-regional differences and super-variable density as significant spatial variation sources. …”
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To Evaluate the Efficiency of Demirjian and Cameriere's Methods in Estimating the Age of Children with Mixed Dentition in Kolkata by Bishal Biswas, Sanjeet Singh, Paramjit Singh, Kanika Sharma, Deepti J Singh

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The Efficiency of Membrane Curing Method in Hydration Temperature, Compressive Strength, and Curing Cost of Concrete by Hossein Bakhshi, Ali Kooshkaki, Mohammad Hashem Dolatabadi, Zaher Rezaie, Pouyan Fakharian

“…Conversely, in the hot season, there was no significant difference between the results of the two curing methods. …”
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