Energy Efficiency as a Factor of Modernization in Era of the Industrial Revolution in 18th—19th Centuries in Europe (Sweden and England) by O. V. Kim

“…The author’s development of a model of the synergetic relationship of energy consumption, energy efficiency and economic growth in the 18th—19th centuries is presented. …”
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The influence of individual genetic and paratypic factors on the duration and efficiency of lifetime use of cows of Holstein and Ukrainian Black-and-White dairy breeds by Yu. M. Pavlenko, I. O. Kompanets

“…From the genetic factors, a relatively higher degree of influence on the phenotypic variability of investigated traits of the duration and efficiency of the lifelong use of Holstein cows is due to paternal origin (heritability). …”
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Biochar Increases Rice Yield in Soda Saline-Alkali Paddy Fields by Improving Saline-Alkali Stress and Phosphorus Use Efficiency by Xuebin Li, Weikang Che, Junlong Piao, Yang Song, Xudong Wang, Yue Zhang, Shihao Miao, Hongyue Wang, Liming Xie, Jiayi Sun, Feng Jin

“…Soda saline-alkali significantly hinders rice growth, phosphorus utilization efficiency, and yield formation. The application of biochar can alleviate the adverse effects of saline-alkali stress on crops. …”
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Comfort, consistency, and efficiency of garments with textile electrodes versus hydrogel electrodes for neuromuscular electrical stimulation in a randomized crossover trial by Ehsan Jafari, Maël Descollonges, Gaëlle Deley, Julie Di Marco, Lana Popovic-Maneski, Amine Metani

“…Our findings revealed no significant difference between the two types of electrodes across all evaluated parameters. …”
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Boosting carrier mobility in MgAgSb via in-situ InSb nanoprecipitates for high-efficiency segmented thermoelectric module by Liangjun Xie, Haoyang Tong, Guyang Peng, Hao Wu, Wenjing Shi, Kuai Yu, Jinsuo Hu, Lei Jiao, Xingyan Dong, Fengkai Guo, Wei Cai, Yang Zhang, Haijun Wu, Zihang Liu, Jiehe Sui

“…A high conversion efficiency of 12.4% is achieved under a cold-side temperature of ~293 K and a temperature difference of ~540 K, presenting an effective strategy for carrier mobility optimization and opening new avenues for medium-temperature waste heat harvesting using MgAgSb.…”
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Unlocking efficiency in real-world collaborative studies: a multi-site international study with one-shot lossless GLMM algorithm by Jiayi Tong, Jenna M. Reps, Chongliang Luo, Yiwen Lu, Lu Li, Juan Manuel Ramirez-Anguita, Milou T. Brand, Scott L. DuVall, Thomas Falconer, Alex Mayer Fuentes, Xing He, Michael E. Matheny, Miguel A. Mayer, Bhavnisha K. Patel, Katherine R. Simon, Marc A. Suchard, Guojun Tang, Benjamin Viernes, Ross D. Williams, Mui van Zandt, Fei Wang, Jiang Bian, Jiayu Zhou, David A. Asch, Yong Chen

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Ephrin receptor A2, the epithelial receptor for Epstein-Barr virus entry, is not available for efficient infection in human gastric organoids. by Nina Wallaschek, Saskia Reuter, Sabrina Silkenat, Katharina Wolf, Carolin Niklas, Özge Kayisoglu, Carmen Aguilar, Armin Wiegering, Christoph-Thomas Germer, Stefan Kircher, Andreas Rosenwald, Claire Shannon-Lowe, Sina Bartfeld

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Comparative Analysis of Energy Efficiency and Position Stability of Sub-250 g Quadcopter and Bicopter with Similar Mass Under Varying Conditions by Artur Kierzkowski, Mateusz Woźniak, Paweł Bury

“…This paper investigates the energy efficiency and positional stability of two types of ultralight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)—bicopter and quadcopter—both with mass below 250 g, under varying flight conditions. …”
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Technology for Improving Technical, Economic and Ecological Efficiency of Boiler Plants Using Physico-Chemical Correction of the Water-Fuel Emulsions Composition by Filipshchuk A.N., Kolbasenko O.V., Shevtsov A.P., Dymo B.V.

“…The aim of this work is to substantiate the possibility of increasing the technical, economic and environmental efficiency, as well as the efficiency of boilers (in terms of the intensity of corrosion processes) when burning water-fuel emulsions with the increased water and salt contents. …”
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Sampling‐Based Methods for Uncertainty Propagation in Flood Modeling Under Multiple Uncertain Inputs: Finding Out the Most Efficient Choice by Mahya Hajihassanpour, Georges Kesserwani, Per Pettersson, Vasilis Bellos

“…Such modeling at the field‐scale requires the identification of a more efficient alternative to the Standard Monte Carlo (SMC) method that can reproduce comparable output probability distributions with a relatively reduced sample size, including detailed histograms of quantities of interest. …”
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Efficiency of a combined peginterferon alpha-2a and ribavarin therapy in intravenous opiate substances abusers with chronic hepatitis C by Jovanović Maja, Konstantinović Ljiljana, Kostić Velimir, Vrbić Miodrag, Popović Lidija

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Assessing green innovation efficiency and spatial characteristics of China’s high tech industry based on the three stage undesirable SBM model by Bo-Wen An, Pei-Yuan Xu, Long-Zhan Liu, Chun-Bo Li, Qiu-Ping Guo

“…However, evaluating green innovation efficiency (GIE) and its spatial characteristics within China’s high-tech industry remains underexplored. …”
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Effects of High Intensity Interval versus Moderate Continuous Training on Markers of Ventilatory and Cardiac Efficiency in Coronary Heart Disease Patients by Gustavo G. Cardozo, Ricardo B. Oliveira, Paulo T. V. Farinatti

“…We tested the hypothesis that high intensity interval training (HIIT) would be more effective than moderate intensity continuous training (MIT) to improve newly emerged markers of cardiorespiratory fitness in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients, as the relationship between ventilation and carbon dioxide production (VE/VCO2 slope), oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES), and oxygen pulse (O2P). Methods. …”
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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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