Assessment of integrated rail and bus transport network design: Equity and efficiency perspectives by Mudassar Shafiq, Marco Amorim, António Couto

“…Two output-oriented DEA models were developed: one using service coverage adequacy (SCA) as output and another incorporating both SCA and the GINI coefficient (equity) to assess the impact of different equity perspectives on system efficiency. …”
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Evaluation of the Efficiency of Metaheuristic Algorithms in the Optimal Design of Pile Wall Retaining Systems by Farshad Taiyari

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Experimental Investigation on Self-Healing Efficiency of Mortar with Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus by Duresa Dubale Zamba, Tesfaye Alemu Mohammed, Yiglet Mebrat Getu, Dereje Hailu Tufa, Belachew Asteray Demiss

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Evaluation of Nosocomial Infection Management Efficiency Based on the Data Envelopment Analysis Model by Wang J, Wang G, Qi C

“…Jin Wang,1,* Gan Wang,2,3,* Chaoyi Qi4 1Department of Healthcare-associated Infection Management, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, People’s Republic of China; 2Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Anorectal Surgery, Taian Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taian, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Gan Wang, Email gwangqd@163.comBackground: This study used data envelopment analysis (DEA), to assess relative efficiency of infection control in different clinical departments of the hospital for performance evaluation purposes.Methods: All wards and departments from January to December 2022 were selected as decision units, and five input and two output indicators related to infection prevention and control were determined using DEA. …”
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Thermal and Structural Optimization of Parabolic Trough Systems for Enhanced Energy Conversion Efficiency by Muhammad Sajjad, Shahryar Shafique Qureshi, Samrat Ray, Ambe Harrison, Saad F. Al-Gahtani, Zakaria M. S. Elbarbary

“…Additionally, the study evaluates system performance for different concentration ratios and thermal efficiencies. …”
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The quality of the organic materials determines its carbon conversion efficiency in tropical latosol by Shuhui Song, Siru Liu, Yanan Liu, Lei Shi, Huayong Li, Weiqi Shi, Haiyang Ma

“…The main factor that determines the difference in carbon conversion efficiency is the composition of organic materials. …”
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Efficient and rapid identification of tropical maize inbred lines tolerant to waterlogging stress by Sittal Thapa, Tosh Garg, Rumesh Ranjan, Gagandeep Singh, Yogesh Vikal

“…A combination of these different selection approaches would further strengthen selection efficiency and is believed to be a rapid and effective selection approach.…”
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Efficiency of Ceramic Composite Filter Produced Using Nano Particulate Carbonaceous Material by Adedayo Deborah Adeyinka-Aderanti, Ademola Abiona Agbeleye, Folusho Oyedotun Agunbiade, Johnson Olumuyiwa Agunsoye

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Formulation of Alginate- and Pectin-Based Beads Encapsulating Trichoderma for Sustainable and Efficient Agriculture by Atália Inocêncio Ngulela, Zohra Bengharez, Imene Slamani, Selma Mahboubi

“…The formulation of polysaccharide-based beads encapsulating <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. represents an eco-friendly strategy for promoting sustainable and efficient agriculture. Trichoderma, a beneficial fungus, is well known for its ability to enhance plant growth, combat phytopathogens, and improve soil health. …”
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Preparation of hyperbranched 4-dimethylaminopyridine catalyst for the efficient synthesis of vitamin E succinate by Li, Haining, Zhang, Tiantian, Tang, Kai, Li, Binglin, Zhang, Xiaoli, Zhao, Binxia, Wang, Jiao

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Electric Drive Units: A Set-Up for Investigating Function, Efficiency, and Dynamics by Lukas Pointner-Gabriel, Thomas Franzelin, Bernd Morhard, Daniel Schweigert, Katharina Voelkel, Karsten Stahl

“…The expected measurement uncertainties of torque, rotational speed, transmission efficiency, and power losses were calculated using the Monte Carlo method. …”
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Research on an efficient prediction for deformations of thread connections based on deep transfer learning by Zhao Liu, Zeyu Qi, Hao Lu, Yan Liu, Jintao Fan, Xuefeng Wang, Caishan Liu

“…This study presents an efficient method for rapid multi-dimensional deformation prediction in threaded connections under combined loading, utilizing deep transfer learning(TL) to address various bolt types and loading scenarios. …”
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Engineering Xylose Isomerase and Reductase Pathways in Yarrowia lipolytica for Efficient Lipid Production by Isabel De La Torre, Miguel G. Acedos, Juan J. Cestero, Jorge Barriuso, José L. García

“…We have compared the metabolic efficiency of two xylose metabolic pathways by developing three recombinant Y. lipolytica strains: one harbouring a xylose reductase pathway, one with a xylose isomerase pathway, and one combining both pathways, and the strains were tested for xylose consumption and lipid production at different scales. …”
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The efficiency of sensory systems in postural control of children with and without hearing or visual impairments. by Hamed Zarei, Ali Asghar Norasteh, Lauren J Lieberman, Michael W Ertel, Ali Brian

“…Limited evidence exists on the efficiency of the sensory systems of children with sensory impairment. …”
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Characterization and agronomic efficiency of natural and recovered phosphates in tropical soil with corrected acidity by Jéssica Franciele Kaminski Ramos, Bruno José Rodrigues Alves, Jorge Makhlouta Alonso, Paulo César Teixeira, Vinicius de Melo Benites

“…Bonechar and sedimentary phosphates with solubility above 27 % in citric acid showed agronomic efficiency equivalent to TSP. In contrast, national phosphates subjected only to primary beneficiation processes displayed lower agronomic efficiency. …”
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Yield and water use efficiency of cactus pear under arrangements, spacings and fertilizations by Alex A. Lédo, Sérgio L. R. Donato, Ignacio Aspiazú, João A. da Silva, Paulo E. R. Donato, Abner J. de Carvalho

“…In this study, the objective was to evaluate the water use efficiency and green and dry mass yields of the cultivar Gigante under different fertilization rates and sources in three production cycles, spacing and planting arrangement. …”
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Design and optimization of a high-efficiency microwave continuous-flow heating reactor by Wenyan Tian, Kexin Chen, Fengming Yang, Yongjia Chen, Zeyu Ma, Kun Bai

“…A novel continuous-flow heating system specifically designed is introduced to optimise heating efficiency for fluids exhibiting a range of permittivity. …”
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AMELIORATIVE EFFECT OF SELENIUM ON REPRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY IN ADULT MALE RATS WITH THYROID DISTURBANCE by Muna H. AL-Saeed, Ikbal A.H.AL-Rufaei

“…This study was designed to evaluate the ameliorative effect of selenium on reproductive efficiency of adult male rats with thyroid disturbance. …”
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OE-YOLO: An EfficientNet-Based YOLO Network for Rice Panicle Detection by Hongqing Wu, Maoxue Guan, Jiannan Chen, Yue Pan, Jiayu Zheng, Zichen Jin, Hai Li, Suiyan Tan

“…First, oriented bounding boxes (OBB) replace horizontal bounding boxes (HBB) to precisely capture features of rice panicles across different heights and growth stages. Second, the backbone network is redesigned with EfficientNetV2, leveraging its compound scaling strategy to balance multi-scale feature extraction and computational efficiency. …”
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Label-Efficient Fine-Tuning for Remote Sensing Imagery Segmentation with Diffusion Models by Yiyun Luo, Jinnian Wang, Jean Sequeira, Xiankun Yang, Dakang Wang, Jiabin Liu, Grekou Yao, Sébastien Mavromatis

“…However, traditional fine-tuning processes exhibit poor transferability across different downstream tasks and require large amounts of labeled data. …”
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