An Efficient Path Planning Algorithm Based on Delaunay Triangular NavMesh for Off-Road Vehicle Navigation by Ting Tian, Huijing Wu, Haitao Wei, Fang Wu, Jiandong Shang

“…How to model the vehicle’s off-road mobility effectively and represent environments is critical for efficient path planning in off-road environments. This paper proposed an improved A* path planning algorithm based on a Delaunay triangular NavMesh model with off-road environment representation. …”
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Enhancing 3D A* path planning of intelligent bridge crane based on energy efficiency criteria by Heng YANG, Yue LI, Min LIU, Qing DONG

“…Intelligent, green, energy-saving, and high-efficiency technologies have become an inevitable trend in the development of large material-handling equipment, such as cranes. …”
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Optimizing CdS/Sb2S3 solar cells for enhanced performance: reaching 26.83% efficiency by Leticia Treviño Yarce, Enrique Rosendo Ándrés, Jose Carlos Zepeda Medina, María Josefina Robles Águila, Crisóforo Morales Ruíz, Reina Galeazzi Isasmendi, Antonio Coyopol Solís, Godofredo García Salgado

“…Furthermore, the effects of absorber and window layer thickness, series and parallel resistances, total defect density, acceptor concentration, and operating temperature on V _oc , J _sc , FF, and overall solar cell efficiency were systematically examined. The evolution of peak power conversion efficiencies under AM1.5 conditions, as represented in the NREL efficiency chart, serves as a key benchmark for evaluating and comparing the performance of different photovoltaic technologies. …”
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The effect of enhancers on the lentiviral transduction efficiency in the human RPE cells: Insights for advancing retinal gene therapies by Sajad Najafi, Azam Rahimpour, Hamid Ahmadieh, Mozhgan Rezaei Kanavi, Maryam Maleki Tehrani, Fatemeh Suri, Javad Ranjbari

“…Lentiviral particles were produced using a set of second-generation vectors and different combinations of two enhancers, Pb and PS, were added to the transduction medium. …”
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Giant energy storage density with ultrahigh efficiency in multilayer ceramic capacitors via interlaminar strain engineering by Ying Yang, Ke Xu, Bin Yang, Xu Hou, Zhanming Dou, Yuhong Li, Zihao Zheng, Gengguang Luo, Nengneng Luo, Guanglong Ge, Jiwei Zhai, Yuanyuan Fan, Jing Wang, Haoming Yang, Yao Zhang, Jing Wang, Changyuan Wang, Shenglin Jiang, Kanghua Li, Jinming Guo, Houbing Huang, Guangzu Zhang

“…With a heterogeneous layered structure consisting of different antiferroelectric ceramics [(Pb0.9Ba0.04La0.04)(Zr0.65Sn0.3Ti0.05)O3/(Pb0.95Ba0.02La0.02)(Zr0.6Sn0.4)O3/(Pb0.92Ca0.06La0.02)(Zr0.6Sn0.4)0.995O3], our MLCC exhibits a giant recoverable energy density of 22.0 J cm−3 with an ultrahigh energy efficiency of 96.1%. …”
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Strain promoted azide alkyne cycloaddition, an efficient surface functionalization strategy for microRNA magnetic separation by Djamila Kechkeche, Sirine El Mousli, Claire Poujouly, Emilie Secret, Vincent Dupuis, Isabelle Le Potier, Marie-Emmanuelle Goriot, Julien Siracusa, Sébastien Banzet, Jean Gamby, Jean-Michel Siaugue

“…The optimized process was used for grafting the complementary DNA of 6 different miRNA, including 4 biomarkers of muscle injury (miR-1, 133a, 133b, and 206). …”
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Enhanced efficiency fertilizers: Overview of production methods, materials used, nutrients release mechanisms, benefits and considerations by Christian O. Asadu, Chinonso Anthony Ezema, Benjamin Nnamdi Ekwueme, Chijioke Elijah Onu, Ikechukwu Maxwell Onoh, Thomas Adejoh, Timothy Prince Chidike Ezeorba, Churchill Chisom Ogbonna, Patricia Ihuaku Otuh, Japheth O. Okoye, Umeagukwu O. Emmanuel

“…Increasing nutrients use efficiency ameliorates these problems by ensuring a better synchronization of nutrients availability with nutrients uptake. …”
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Key technologies for intelligent, efficient, and safe mining of impact thick coal seams due to hard roof by Bin YU, Xiangbin MENG, Yang TAI, Ziyu SHANG, Mingxian PENG, Tiejun KUANG, Feilong GUO, Dongyin LI, Shibo WANG

“…To address the challenges of source-based rock burst elimination and efficient mining in ultra-thick coal seams prone to rock bursts due to hard roofs, a safety assurance technology was developed to create a favorable environment for intelligent and efficient coal caving. …”
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Machine learning models for improving the diagnosing efficiency of skeletal class I and III in German orthodontic patients by Eva Paddenberg-Schubert, Kareem Midlej, Sebastian Krohn, Agnes Schröder, Obaida Awadi, Samir Masarwa, Iqbal M. Lone, Osayd Zohud, Christian Kirschneck, Nezar Watted, Peter Proff, Fuad A. Iraqi

“…Abstract The precise and efficient diagnosis of an individual’s skeletal class is necessary in orthodontics to ensure correct and stable treatment planning. …”
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Clinical feasibility study of a 2D ripple filter to improve the efficiency of carbon ion therapy by ZHANG Lijia, SCHLEGEL Nicki, SHENG Yinxiangzi, HAN Rongcheng, ZHAO Jingfang

“…The application of the 2D-RiFi significantly reduced the number of energy layers, beam time and irradiation time in carbon ion therapy, enhancing treatment efficiency.…”
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A Phytoremediation Efficiency Assessment of Cadmium (Cd)-Contaminated Soils in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China by Yinhua Guo, Wei Liu, Lixiong Zeng, Liwen Qiu, Di Wu, Hao Wen, Rui Yuan, Dingjun Zhang, Rongbin Tang, Zhan Chen

“…To investigate the remediation efficiency of different plant species on cadmium (Cd)-contaminated soil, this study conducted a pot experiment with two woody species (<i>Populu adenopoda</i> and <i>Salix babylonica</i>) and two herbaceous species (<i>Artemisia argyi</i> and <i>Amaranthus hypochondriacus</i>). …”
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An integrated framework for sustainable retrofitting of existing university buildings by Eman Khalaf Allah Ahmed, Khaled M. Dewidar, Youssef Abd El-Hakeem, Marianne Nabil Guirguis

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A New Approach for Measuring and Comparing the Energy Performances in Hydraulic Systems by Gustavo Koury Costa, Nariman Sepehri

“…However, due to the variety of designs and different modes of operation, there is still no unified method to compare different systems with respect to energy management. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICIENCY OF COMPLEX TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED PERIODONTITIS ACCORDING TO THE CHANGES IN THE ACTIVITY OF BLOOD SERUM ENZYMES by H.M. Melnychuk, R.S. Kashivska, H.D. Semeniuk, N.I. Shovkova, A.S. Melnychuk, N.S. Melnyk

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Is the Energy Transition of Housing Financially Viable? Unlocking the Potential of Deep Retrofits with New Business Models by Ezio Micelli, Giulia Giliberto, Eleonora Righetto

“…The transition to energy-efficient buildings is a priority of the European EPBD (Energy Performance Building Directive) and requires deep retrofits to reduce consumption and emissions. …”
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Regional disparities, dynamic evolution, and spatial spillover effects of medical resource allocation efficiency in TCM hospitals by Zhihao Wang, Zhiguang Li, Ruijin Xie

“…There is a significant spatial difference in the efficiency of resource allocation. …”
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Dynamic evolution and network structure characteristics of the wellbeing eco-efficiency of cities in the Yellow River Basin, China by Meixia Wang, Qingyun Zheng, Li Liu

“…The results showed that: First, The WEE in the YRB, upper, middle, and lower reaches have been improved, showing the stage characteristics of “steady growth-fluctuation decline-rapid growth,” and technological progress is the main driving force for efficiency growth. Second, the absolute difference of WEE in the whole and middle reaches shows an expanding trend, and the upper and lower reaches show a decreasing trend. …”
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How data market drives regional energy efficiency? —Quasi-natural experimental evidence from China by Xiaoxi Cao, Yiye Zhang

“…Employing the quasi-natural experiment afforded by the data trading platform, we construct a difference-in-differences (DID) model to investigate the impact of DM on energy efficiency. …”
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The Effectiveness and efficiency of corporate innovation under strict market regulation: Based on China's new securities law. by Zhenna Huang

“…On the basis of data from all A-share listed companies in China from 2015 to 2022, this study employs the NSL as a quasinatural experiment and uses the difference-in-differences (DID) method to evaluate the impact of NSL implementation on the effectiveness and efficiency of corporate innovation. …”
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Mathematical Modeling and Microparticle Size Control for Enhancing Heat Transfer Efficiency in High-Viscosity Food Suspensions by Hyeonbo Lee, Mi-Jung Choi, Jiseon Lee

“…Nusselt numbers reached values of up to 100 at a temperature difference of 9 °C. Conversely, suspensions containing larger particles exhibited relatively higher Rayleigh and Nusselt numbers under smaller temperature differences. …”
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