Isolation of highly efficient potassium solubilizing bacteria and their effects on nutrient acquisition and growth promotion in tobacco seedlings by Jia-ning Gao, Meng-tao Xu, Ernest Uwiringiyimana

“…Aim and methodology The present study aimed at screening highly efficient potassium-solubilizing bacteria (KSB) through in vitro experiments, and to grasp their potential role in mineral dissolution for nutrients release. …”
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Exploring edamame survival mechanisms under combined drought and heat stress: Photosynthesis efficiency and carbohydrate accumulation by Jeremiah M. Hlahla, Mpho S. Mafa, Rouxléne van der Merwe, Makoena J. Moloi

“…The impact of DH stress on the photosynthesis efficiency and osmolytes production in three edamame cultivars (UVE14, UVE17 and AGS429) was investigated. …”
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Characterisation of pristine and KOH-modified rice husk biochars for efficient heavy metal removal in wastewater treatment by Eze F. Ahuekwe, Bowofoluwa S. Abimbola, Ernest C. Agwamba, Bamidele Durodola

“…KOH-modified biochar outperformed its pristine counterparts, as the recorded Qe for Zn2+ on the KOH-modified RH1 pyrolysed at 400 °C (KRH1_400B) showed 1547.75 mg/g, and 1534.25 mg/g at 500 °C (KRH1_500B), respectively, with a 98 % Zn2+ removal efficiency. For Pb2+, all KOH-modified biochars for RH1 and RH2 showed a 100 % removal efficiency and maximum Qe of 275.5 mg/g. …”
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Fabrication of energetic semiconductor Bridge with high efficiency, accuracy and low cost by 3D direct writing by Yongqi Da, Jiangtao Zhang, Fuwei Li, Yuxuan Zhou, Jianbing Xu, Yinghua Ye, Ruiqi Shen

“…Furthermore, improving the safety, reliability, and production efficiency of energetic semiconductor bridge (ESCB) is the primary focus for large-scale engineering applications in the future. …”
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Real-World efficiency of pembrolizumab in metastatic melanoma patients following adjuvant anti-PD1 treatment by Michael Weichenthal, Inge Marie Svane, Johanna Mangana, Ulrike Leiter, Friedegund Meier, Christina Ruhlmann, Dimitrios Ziogas, Reinhard Dummer, Pablo Cerenzuela, Jose Luis Manzano, Marc Bender, Shan Jiang, Paolo Antonio Ascierto, Iva Gavrilova, Lidija Kandolf, Helen Gogas, Peter Mohr, Dirk Schadendorf, Eva Ellebaek

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AI Efficiency in Dentistry: Comparing Artificial Intelligence Systems with Human Practitioners in Assessing Several Periodontal Parameters by Oana-Maria Butnaru, Monica Tatarciuc, Ionut Luchian, Teona Tudorici, Carina Balcos, Dana Gabriela Budala, Ana Sirghe, Dragos Ioan Virvescu, Danisia Haba

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Relationships Between Photosynthetic Efficiency and Grain Antioxidant Content of Barley Genotypes Under Increasing Nitrogen Rates by Rafał Nowak, Małgorzata Szczepanek, Joanna Kobus-Cisowska, Kinga Stuper-Szablewska, Radomir Graczyk, Karolina Błaszczyk

“…Little is known about the relationship between the efficiency of photosynthesis and the content of phenolic compounds in barley grain, especially in conditions of varying nitrogen availability. …”
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177Lu-FA-DOTA-PEG-PLGA Nanoparticles Show Antitumor Efficiency in Targeting Ovarian Cancer by Ziming Guo, Yi Du, Jun Zhao, Sha Sha, Jian Wang

“…Tumor growth inhibition (TGI) and ascitic fluid volume were calculated to investigate antitumor efficiency. Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining was performed to evaluate the safety of nanoparticles. …”
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Increase in yield and nitrogen use efficiency of double rice with long-term application of controlled-release urea by Chang TIAN, Ming-xue SUN, Xuan ZHOU, Juan LI, Gui-xian XIE, Xiang-dong YANG, Jian-wei PENG

“…Understanding the effects of CRU on crop yield and N use efficiency (NUE) has long been the key to evaluate the performance of CRU. …”
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Corona or hydrochloric acid modulates embryonic diapause in silkworms by activating different signaling pathways by Yuli Zhang, Guizheng Zhang, Mangui Jiang, Pingyang Wang, Xia Wang, Qiuying Cui, Quan Sun

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Forecasting financial time series using a low complexity recurrent neural network and evolutionary learning approach by Ajit Kumar Rout, P.K. Dash, Rajashree Dash, Ranjeeta Bisoi

“…The performance of the recurrent computationally efficient FLANN model is compared with that of low complexity neural networks using the Trigonometric, Chebyshev, Laguerre, Legendre, and tangent hyperbolic basis functions in predicting stock prices of Bombay Stock Exchange data and Standard & Poor’s 500 data sets using different evolutionary methods and has been presented in this paper and the results clearly reveal that the recurrent FLANN model trained with the DE outperforms all other FLANN models similarly trained.…”
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Behavior of soil aggregates in reclaimed farmland with different restoration durations: Mediating factors and mechanisms by Zhaoxinyu Liu, Junying Li, Lina Gao, Xinju Li, Wen Song, Luofan Li, Yulong Zang, Gengdi Zhang

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Thermodynamic Performance of Boehmite Alumina Nanoparticle Shapes in the Counterflow Double Pipe Heat Exchanger by Nogueira E.

“…This work compares a theoretical model with a consolidated numerical model related to the thermodynamic performance of boehmite alumina nanoparticles in different formats in a counterflow double pipe heat exchanger. …”
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Contrasting temporal dynamics of land surface temperature responses to different types of forest loss by Jing Li, Zhao-Liang Li, Xiangyang Liu, Yitao Li, Meng Liu, Nanshan You, Hua Wu, Lei He, Menglin Si, Ronglin Tang, Chenghu Zhou, Wei Zhao, Si-Bo Duan, Pei Leng, Wenqi Liu, Enyu Zhao, Bo-Hui Tang, Zhenong Jin

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Performance Assessment of Existing Retrofitted Reinforced Concrete Buildings With Different Steel Bracing Systems by Md Hisamuz Zaman, Shohel Rana

“…Many reinforced concrete (RC) buildings worldwide are being retrofitted using different types of steel bracing systems. However, it is essential to determine the most efficient type of bracing system applied to existing practical multistoried buildings that will yield better performance during an earthquake incident. …”
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LANet for medical image segmentation by Di Zhao, Yi Tang, D. Y. Pertsau, A. B. Gourinovitch, D. V. Kupryianava

“…The developed and integrated Efficient Fusion Attention and Adaptive Feature Fusion blocks improve the quality of feature extraction and reduce data redundancy. …”
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RETRACTED: How Do Green Finance and Energy Efficiency Mitigate Carbon Emissions Without Reducing Economic Growth in G7 Countries? by Zhen Fang, Can Yang, Xiaowei Song

“…Our overall findings of the econometric model confirm the negative impact of green finance and energy efficiency on CO2 emissions; however, this relationship varies across the different quantiles of the two variables. …”
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Effects of different irrigation methods on micro-environments and root distribution in winter wheat fields by Guo-hua LÜ, Ji-qing SONG, Wen-bo BAI, Yong-feng WU, Yuan LIU, Yao-hu KANG

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Stability of lead immobilization by Aspergillus niger and fluorapatite under different pH conditions by Baoxin Feng, Yu Xue, Dechao Wang, Shenghao Chen, Shuo Zhang, Liangliang Zhang, Xiaohui Chen, Da Tian, Xinxin Ye

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ON PROBLEM IN DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION WITH MINIMUM POWER RESOURCES CONSUMPTION by B. M. Khroustalev, V. M. Pilipenko, L. N. Danilevsky, Thuy Nga Nguyen

“…The different systems have been considered as technical facilities for usage of solar energy and secondary heat sources and which are based on heat recovery of “grey” waste water, solar collector, photoelectric transducer, heat pump.Comparative analysis of the considered variants shows economic efficiency of waste water heat utilizers. …”
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