Operational efficiency and environmental impacts: a study on cut-to-length logging in the Carpathian forests by Michal Allman, Martin Jankovský, Vladimír Bobrík, Zuzana Dudáková

“…IntroductionThe performance and consumption of CTL technologies in the forest harvesting process are influenced by a wide range of technological conditions and factors, requiring detailed analysis to increase machine performance and reduce environmental impacts.MethodsIn the presented study, we investigated the efficiency of different CTL (cut-to-length) logging machines in 1,390 forest stands from 2020 to 2022. …”
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Generalized Cost Study of Energy Storage Power Station Based on Equivalent Efficiency Conversion by Xiaoqing XIU, Xiangjun LI, Jiarui WANG, Zhijia XIE, Xiangyu LV

“…Therefore, in view of the generalized cost of different types of energy storage power stations, by taking their efficiency and lifetime into account , the discrepancies of construction and operating characteristics throughout the entire life cycle between each type of energy storage is analyzed. …”
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Efficiency of Using the Auxiliary Boiler for Peak Power Generation by a Steam Turbine of NPP by V. A. Khrustalev, M. V. Garievskii

“…The article presents the technique of an estimation of efficiency of use of potential heat output of an auxiliary boiler (AB) to improve electric capacity and manoeuvrability of a steam turbine unit of a power unit of a nuclear power plant (NPP) equipped with a water-cooled water-moderated power reactor (WWER). …”
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Patterns and efficiency of fossil energy trade between China and countries along the Belt and Road by ZHANG Pengyan, CHANG Yinghui, LIU Yu, ZHANG Jinbing, LIU Zhenyue

“…It is of great significance to analyze the pattern and efficiency of fossil energy trade between China and countries along the Belt and Road to promote the high-quality development of energy along the Belt and Road and ensure China’s energy security. …”
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Yield, Quality and Water Use Efficiencies of Silage Maize as Effected by Deficit Irrigation Treatments by Ali Beyhan Ucak, Tugay Ayasan, Nizamettin Turan

“…The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of different water deficit levels applied through growing season on silage yield, quality and water use efficiency (WUE) of main crop silage maize under semi-arid climate conditions during the years 2014 and 2015. …”
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Efficiency of the protection system and treatment of the soil against harmful organisms in the maize crops for grain by О. V. SNIZHOK

“…A slightly smaller difference in the influence of soil cultivation was monitored on the development and spread of diseases and pests. …”
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Filtration efficiency of face masks and veils as protective measures during COVID-19 pandemic by khaled Al-hadyan, Ghazi A. Alsbeih, Najla M. Al-Harbi, Sara S. Bin Judia, Maha M. Al-Ghamdi, Salem M. Al-Ghamdi, Belal A. Moftah, Rashed S. Alhmaid

“…This study aimed to assess the filtration efficiency (FE) of different type of medical masks (either as sealed or unsealed, single or doubled), non-medical masks (cloth masks) and face veils. …”
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Efficient expression of a novel α-amylase for reduction of tobacco starch and smoke hazard by Zongchen Han, Jie Hao, Dian Zou, Zhikang Sun, Zekun Zhang, Chenqi Niu, Qi Lu, Kuo Huang, Changwen Ye, Xuetuan Wei

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Effects of Heterotrophic Ammonia-oxidizing Bacteria on Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Dryland Maize by ZHAO Hongfei, WANG Xiaoling, CAO Jiawei, YU Hao, ZHOU Liju, TIAN Shishi

“…The above-ground biomass at different stages and the yield at harvest in the DI and WI treatments were significantly higher than those in the DCK and WCK treatments, especially in the DI treatment. …”
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Efficient Recognition of the Propagated Orbital Angular Momentum Modes in Turbulences With the Convolutional Neural Network by Zikun Wang, Maxime Irene Dedo, Kai Guo, Keya Zhou, Fei Shen, Yongxuan Sun, Shutian Liu, Zhongyi Guo

“…In this paper, based on the CNN theory, we make a tradeoff between the computational complexity of the system and the efficiency of recognition by establishing a specially designed six-layer CNN structure in CPU station to efficiently achieve the recognition of OAM mode in turbulent environment through the feature extraction of the received Laguerre–Gaussian beam's intensity distributions. …”
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Evaluating the purification efficiency of Moroccan waste stabilization ponds’ systems: challenges and future prospects by Marouan Akdim, Latifa Tajounte, Abdelmajid Achkir, Mohammed El Mahi, Mokhtar Jaait, El Mostapha Lotfi

“…However, these facilities often face performance problems, particularly related to excessive hydraulic and pollutant loads, resulting in treatment efficiencies below regulatory standards for urban discharges. …”
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Advancements in Efficient Underwater Image Restoration Using ETransMapNet for Enhanced Dehazing by C. P. Indumathi, Haya Mesfer Alshahrani, N. A. Natraj, C. H. Sarada Devi

“…ETransMapNet extracts features using three convolution kernels of different sizes (3 × 3, 5 × 5, and 7 × 7). The method suppresses noise in the estimated transmittance map, while local extremum values maintain local consistency within the transmittance map. …”
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Interaction of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Fertilisation and Precipitation on the Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Rainfed Grass by Péter Ragályi, Anita Szabó, Péter Csathó, Márk Rékási, Péter Csontos

“…Nitrogen (N) fertilisers should be utilised as efficiently as possible. In addition to N fertiliser doses, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is influenced by other factors. …”
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Widespread Sensitivity of Grassland Water Use Efficiency to Deep Soil Moisture on the Tibetan Plateau by Yang Liu, Cheng Chen, Qiuwen Chen, Jianyun Zhang, Zhen Cui, Zhenzhong Zeng

“…Abstract Water use efficiency (WUE, the ratio of gross primary productivity to evapotranspiration (ET)) is a robust indicator of ecosystem response to climate change, with soil moisture serving as a crucial determinant. …”
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Efficiency of gene therapy for sensorineural hearing loss in mouse model: A meta‐analysis by Nevra Keskin Yilmaz, Dogukan Ozen, Rafael da Costa Monsanto, Emre Ocak, Artur Koerig Schuster, Tomotaka Shimura, Sebahattin Cureoglu

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Semi-rational evolution of a recombinant DNA polymerase for modified nucleotide incorporation efficiency. by Lili Zhai, Zi Wang, Fen Liu, Chongjun Xu, Jingjing Wang, Hongyan Han, Qingqing Xie, Wenwei Zhang, Yue Zheng, Alexander K Buell, Yuliang Dong

“…Our study demonstrates that a significant enhancement in its catalytic efficiency towards modified nucleotides can be achieved efficiently through combinatorial mutagenesis of residues in the active site and DNA binding region of DNA polymerases. …”
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Sodium Chloride‐Assisted Crystalline Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Xueze Chu, C. I. Sathish, Jae‐Hun Yang, Wei Li, Dongchen Qi, Xinwei Guan, Xiaojiang Yu, Mark B. H. Breese, Liang Qiao, Jiabao Yi

“…Herein, we report a novel approach to achieve highly crystalline g‐C3N4 by simply pressing sodium chloride and carbon nitride into a pellet followed by heat treatment, which is different from conventional molten salt methods. The resulting g‐C3N4 has an optimum band structure that benefits enhanced light absorption and charge separation efficiency. …”
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Efficiency of feed utilization and growth of repair young quails with the use of a phytobiotic supplement by R. A. Chudak, Y. G. Lebid

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Linear DNA–Chitosan Nanoparticles: Formulation Challenges and Transfection Efficiency in Lung Cell Line by Chiara Migone, Angela Fabiano, Ylenia Zambito, Rebecca Piccarducci, Laura Marchetti, Chiara Giacomelli, Claudia Martini, Anna Maria Piras

“…This study explored an easy polyelectrolyte complexing preparation of linear DNA-loaded chitosan nanoparticles. Among the different formulations of nanoparticles prepared, the optimal one exhibited a size of approximately 290 nm, an encapsulation efficiency of 86% and a zeta potential of 25 mV. …”
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An Investigation of the Efficiency of Sensory Systems Involved in Postural Control in Deaf Athletes and Non-Athletes by Mohammadreza Seyedi, Foad Seidi, عباس رحیمی, Hooman Minoonejad

“…A Biodex stabilometer was used to measure the postural control of the subjects in four different sensory conditions to find out the shares of visual, vestibular and somatic systems and the efficiency of each sensory system was calculated by Nashner formula. …”
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