Technical Efficiency of Sweet Potato Production: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis by Godfrey C. Onuwa, Solomon T. Folorunsho, Ganiyu Binuyo, Mercy Emefiene, Onyekwere P. Ifenkwe

“…Efficiency in resource use must be sustained in order to improve productivity and maximize farm output. …”
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Efficient and Accurate Calibration of Discrete Element Method Parameters for Black Beans by Xuezhen Wang, Qinghang Zhai, Shihao Zhang, Qianwen Li, Hanmi Zhou

“…In this study, the effects of the radius and lifting speed of cylinder-in-cylinder lifting method (CLM) simulations were investigated to efficiently and accurately obtain the repose angle. …”
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Ventilatory efficiency in cardiac amyloidosis—A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Robin Willixhofer, Elisabetta Salvioni, Nicolò Capra, Mauro Contini, Jeness Campodonico, Piergiuseppe Agostoni

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Feed efficiency and resilience in dairy ewes subjected to a nutritional challenge by E. Barrio, P. Frutos, N.C. Friggens, P.G. Toral, G. Hervás

“…These results challenge the general hypothesis that more efficient animals would be less resilient, but further research is still needed on the relationship and possible trade-offs between high efficiency and resilience.…”
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Rumen DNA virome and its relationship with feed efficiency in dairy cows by Xiaohan Liu, Yifan Tang, Hongyi Chen, Jian-Xin Liu, Hui-Zeng Sun

“…Additionally, 2,232 vOTU-host metagenome-assembled genome (hMAG) linkages were predicted, with Firmicutes_A (33.60%) and Bacteroidota (33.24%) being the most prevalent host phyla. Significant differences in viral populations were observed between high and low FE groups across multiple taxonomic levels (P < 0.05). …”
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Short light/dark cycles favour photosynthetic efficiency and growth in grapevines by Mariana Gómez Tournier, Laurent Torregrosa, Jana Kändler, Angélique Christophe, Romain Boulord, Anna Medici, Anne Pellegrino

“…We evaluated photosynthetic efficiency, leaf growth, biomass production and partitioning, and resource use efficiency (water and light). …”
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The study of Effective and Efficient Organizational Change Processes with an Emphasis on Islamic Management by Fazel Hajizadeh Ebrahimi, Hamid Moakedi

“…AbstractToday, effective and efficient change management has attracted the attention of managers in various organizations and companies from the highest management level to the last levels. …”
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Modelling of acoustic heating induced by different types of sound by Anna PERELOMOVA

“…Numerical simulations result in the general conclusions about efficiency of acoustic heating produced by pulses of different polarity and shape. …”
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Potassium fertilizer applied by different methods in the zucchini crop by Carlos N. V. Fernandes, Benito M. de Azevedo, Débora C. Camargo, Chrislene N. Dias, Mario de O. Rebouças Neto, Fellype R. B. Costa

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On shredding of wood raw materials with knives of different designs by Fokin Sergey, Shportko Oksana, Druchinin Denis

“…The wood raw material is crushed by crushing machines, which differ in their mobility, type of cutting equipment and the type of chips produced. …”
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A Comparison of Vibroacoustic Response of Isotropic Plate with Attached Discrete Patches and Point Masses Having Different Thickness Variation with Different Taper Ratios by Bipin Kumar, Vinayak Ranjan, Mohammad Sikandar Azam, Piyush Pratap Singh, Pawan Mishra, K. Priya Ajit, Praveen Kumar

“…A comparison of sound radiation behavior of plate in air medium with attached discrete patches/point masses having different thickness variations with different taper ratio of 0.3, 0.6, and 0.9 is analysed. …”
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Adult age differences in the integration of values for self and other by Lena Pollerhoff, Anne Saulin, Marcel Kurtz, Julia Stietz, Xue-Rui Peng, Grit Hein, Anita Tusche, Philipp Kanske, Shu-Chen Li, Andrea M.F. Reiter

“…Further, the precise cognitive and computational factors contributing to age-related differences in prosocial behavior remain largely unknown. …”
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Golay Code Excitation of Ultrasonic Transducers with Different Backing by Wojciech SECOMSKI, Ihor TROTS, Andrzej NOWICKI

“…The electrical and acoustical properties were tested and finally the results of the different Golay code excitations were compared. Efficiency of the not backed transducer was 4.1 dB higher. …”
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On-line Flexible Marshalling and Coupling Operations in Different Scenarios by FAN Yinghui

“…［Objective］To address the issues of uneven passenger flow distribution over time and space, there is a need to conduct research on flexible marshalling and coupling operations in different scenarios. ［Method］The contents and characteristics of coupling operations in pre-station and post-station turn-back scenarios are qualitatively analyzed. …”
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Condensation Characteristics of Superhydrophobic Surface at Different Working Conditions by Gu Guiyu, Sheng Wei, Zheng Haikun, Hao Xiaoru, Wang Ruirui

“…This study experimentally investigates the growth characteristics of condensate droplets on a superhydrophobic surface under different cold surface temperatures (2–8 ℃), relative humidity values (40%–80%), and inclination angles (0°–90°) and analyzes the effects of different working conditions on superhydrophobic-surface condensation. …”
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Electrochemical Reduction of Quinones in Different Media: A Review by Partha Sarathi Guin, Saurabh Das, P. C. Mandal

“…The present paper summarizes literatures on the reduction of quinones in different solvents under various conditions using different electrochemical methods. …”
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Differences in the rare variant spectrum among human populations. by Iain Mathieson, David Reich

“…One, consistent with a previously reported signature is characterized by an increased rate of TCC>TTC mutations in people from Western Eurasia and South Asia, likely related to differences in the rate, or efficiency of repair, of damage due to deamination of methylated guanine. …”
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Simulation analysis and experimental study on R290 substituting for R134a electric vehicle compressor by CHEN Jianhong, TAO Leren, HUANG Lihao, WANG Xiaofei, LI Xingjiang, CHEN Haonan

“…Electric vehicles have different driving forces with traditional vehicles. …”
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Effect of different Bradyrhizobium japonicum inoculants on physiological and agronomic traits of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) associated with different expression of nodulation... by Anna Szczerba, Agnieszka Płażek, Przemysław Kopeć, Magdalena Wójcik-Jagła, Franciszek Dubert

“…Abstract The aim of this work was to check the effects of five Bradyrhizobium japonicum inoculants from different producers on growth, photochemical efficiency, nitrate reductase activity, amount of hydrogen peroxide, activity of catalase, non-specific peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase, seed yield, and nodulation of soybean cv. …”
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Analysis of Different Guide Elements’ Designs in Hydraulic Cylinders by Jan Pustavrh, Ana Trajkovski, Vito Tič, Marko Polajnar, Uroš Bohinc, Franc Majdič

“…A modular, double-acting hydraulic cylinder was designed to compare these three different design elements under different pressures (0 bar, 120 bar, and 240 bar), velocities, and radial loads. …”
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