Performance and Efficiency Comparison of U-Net and Ghost U-Net in Road Crack Segmentation with Floating Point and Quantization Optimization by Haidhi Angkawijana Tedja, Onno W. Purbo

“…These findings suggest that Ghost U-Net is preferable for applications prioritizing memory efficiency and inference speed, while U-Net may be better suited for tasks requiring consistent accuracy across different quantization levels. …”
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Impact of artificial intelligence using the robotic process automation system on the efficiency of internal audit operations at Jordanian commercial banks by Abdalla Alassuli

“…This study aims to examine the impact of artificial intelligence through robotic process automation systems on internal audit operation efficiency in Jordanian commercial banks. The study uses a descriptive methodology to evaluate how robotic process automation systems enhance the different dimensions of internal audit efficiency: planning, management, execution, and communication. …”
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A 20-year dataset (2001–2020) of global cropland water-use efficiency at 1-km grid resolution by Min Jiang, Chaolei Zheng, Li Jia, Jiu Chen

“…The global cropland NPP was estimated by subtracting plant respiration from gross primary production (GPP), which was estimated using an improved light-use efficiency model after being optimized for different global climate zones using flux-tower observation data. …”
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Virulence and genetic characterization of Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici populations on different wheat cultivars by Jierong Wang, Yongjin Jin, Li Geng, Hongyan Wang, Jing Zhao, Lili Huang, Zhensheng Kang, Gangming Zhan

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Mediating effect of purchasing efficiency on the relationship between purchasing analytical skills and restaurant performance: a PLS-SEM approach by Ismail Abdi Changalima, Ruth Elias

“…Purpose – This study analyzes the mediating effect of purchasing efficiency on the relationship between purchasing analytical skills and restaurant performance. …”
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Optimal AC Power Flow with Energy Storage and Renewable Energy: An Efficient RL Algorithm Capable of Handling Equality Constraints by Mingde Liu, Jianquan Zhu, Mingbo Liu

“…Finally, the adaptive-tuning Lagrange multiplier method is applied in the AC framework to reduce the number of iterations of the inequality GRG in the CPN and efficiently train ERL-HC. ERL-HC was tested on two systems of different sizes. …”
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Enhancing the efficiency of a wavelength-dispersive spectrometer based on a slitless design using a single-bounce monocapillary by Karina Bzheumikhova, Y. Kayser, R. Unterumsberger, J. Weser, C. Stadelhoff, B. Beckhoff

“…This configuration enhances photon throughput while preserving energy resolution, demonstrated in comparative measurements on boron nitride and different lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide cathodes. …”
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Retracted: Effects of silver nanoparticles coated with anti‐HER2 on irradiation efficiency of SKBR3 breast cancer cells by Shahin Aghamiri, Ali Jafarpour, Mohsen Shoja

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Land use policy and green utilization efficiency in border cities: evidence from northeastern China’s carbon reduction practice by Xuncheng Fan, Lili Zhao

“…IntroductionEfficient land resource utilization is increasingly important for regional development as global attention focuses on sustainable development in border regions. …”
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Experimental Study on Gas Flow Characteristics in Coal under Different Mining-Induced Stress Paths by Xinglin Qin, Linfan Qi, Xianfeng Liu, Yankun Ma, Yaolin Cao, Baisheng Nie

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Multi-regional energy sharing approach for shared energy storage and local renewable energy resources considering efficiency optimization by Wenyang Deng, Dongliang Xiao, Mingli Chen, Muhammad Faizan Tahir, Dongrui Zhu

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Comparative Analysis of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Characteristics in an Individual, Series, and Parallel Configuration and an Assessment of the Effect of Temperature on Effici... by Vanshika Bhalotia, Prathvi Shenoy

“…Additionally, the impact of different temperature conditions on the overall efficiency and Fill Factor of the solar cell was analyzed. …”
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Development and Application of Efficient Oil Displacement System for Middle-Low Permeability and High Pour-Point Heavy Oil Reservoirs by Zhenfu Ma, Kai Zhang, Mengjie Zhao, Lu Liu, Chao Zhong, Jian Wang

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Market Efficiency and Stability Under Short Sales Constraints: Evidence from a Natural Experiment with High-Frequency Resolution by Lin-Kun Chan, Chin-Yang Lin, Jin-Huei Yeh

“…The six short-sales constraints (SSCs) regime changes from 2002 to 2009 in the Taiwan stock market provide “natural social” experiments to examine how different SSC intensities affect price adjustment efficiency and market stability. …”
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Efficient Communication Using Cluster-To-Cluster Source Route Cooperative Data Transmission Approach in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks by Saravanan MURUGAN, Nithyakalyani SELVARAJAN

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Wave dynamics for the new generalized (3+1)-D Painlevé-type nonlinear evolution equation using efficient techniques by Jamilu Sabi'u, Sekson Sirisubtawee, Surattana Sungnul, Mustafa Inc

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A Miniaturized Dual-Band Short-Ended ZOR Antenna with Backed Ground Plane for Improved Bandwidth and Radiation Efficiency by Rajkishor Kumar, Avinash Chandra, Sreenath Reddy Thummaluru, Mohammad Monirujjaman Khan, Raghvendra Kumar Chaudhary

“…The overall electrical size of the designed antenna is 0.225λ0 × 0.144λ0 × 0.0144λ0 at ZOR (f0 = 2.70 GHz), where λ0 is the free space wavelength; therefore, it is applicable for different Wi-MAX application bands (2.5–2.7 GHz/3.3–3.8 GHz). …”
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Efficient virtual garment fit evaluation infrastructure based on synthetic avatar target customer groups for MtM application by Michael Ernst, Antje Christophersen, Monika Böhm, Ulrich Botzenhardt

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Modeling Face Detection Application Using Convolutional Neural Network and Face-API for Effective and Efficient Online Attendance Tracking by Carles Juliandy, Ng Poi Wong, Darwin

“…Future research can be done by focusing research on improving the model to detect the students’ faces with different brightness, contrast, and saturation because students may not have the same place and condition when joining an online meeting class.…”
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Effect of Trapezoidal-Shaped Well on Efficiency Droop in InGaN-Based Double-Heterostructure Light-Emitting Diodes by Ray-Ming Lin, Mu-Jen Lai, Liann-Be Chang, Chou-Hsiung Huang, Chang-Ho Chen

“…We investigated the effects of different well shapes on the external quantum efficiency (EQE) and the efficiency droop in wide-well InGaN/GaN double-heterostructure light-emitting diodes. …”
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