Fasting and re-feeding effects for the new measurement to improve feed efficiency traits in Pacific abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) by Ziheng Yin, Wenchao Yu, Junyu Liu, Jianzhong Weng, Jie Huang, Miaoqin Huang, Jinwei Ke, Xuan Luo, Caihuan Ke, Weiwei You

“…The fluctuations in body weight of each abalone during this process were recorded. The difference in the ability to cope with fasting stress and re-feed between the high- and low-FER (feed efficiency ratio) groups was analyzed. …”
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Molecularly imprinted poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospinning membrane for enhancive endocrine disruptor adsorption and efficient dye removal by photodegradation by Xing-han Wang, Luo-lin Deng, Ke-yu Long, Tian-mi Wang, Ling-ling Yan, De-yu Tang, Qing-han Zhou

“…In this regard, there is an urgent need for novel combined processing techniques capable of simultaneously removing different types of pollutants from wastewater. Herein, we synthesized a molecularly imprinted MOF/PVDF electrospinning nanofibrous membrane, which is designed for selective adsorption of bisphenol A (BPA), photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB), and efficient inhibition against bacteria in treating wastewater. …”
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Recycling and Reinforcing of Expanded Polystyrene by Woven Mat and Short E-Glass fibers by Shadi Sawalha

“…In this work two types of EPS have been recycled at different temperatures from 140 to 260°C, and then reinforced by E-glass fibers in mat form and as random short fibers with varied composition from 5 to 25 wt%. …”
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Energy renovation of Swedish single-family houses—a survey of barriers, drivers, and green loans by Pardis Niknafs, Gustav Holmqvist, Patrik Thollander, Patrik Rohdin

“…According to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, 55% of the EU’s emission reductions will require renovations of the least efficient buildings. Therefore, it is important to gain a deeper understanding of how owners of single-family houses perceive energy efficiency measures, energy renovation, and barriers and drivers that influence their decision-making. …”
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Quality in Acute Stroke Care (QASC) Germany: improving efficiency in stroke care with nurse-initiated FeSS-protocols by Anne-Kathrin Cassier-Woidasky, Sandy Middleton, Simeon Dale, Kelly Coughlan, Catherine D’Este, Elizabeth McInnes, Dominique A. Cadilhac, Waltraud Pfeilschifter

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Efficiency and safety of various dual antiplatelet therapy strategies in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention due to myocardial infarction by S. B. Aksentiev, A. V. Solovieva, D. S. Yunevich

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Evaluation of Health Resource Allocation Efficiency Based on Data Envelopment Analysis 2014–2018 in Two Dimensions of Time-Region by Lina Liu, Wei Xu, Yixuan Su, Xv Zhou

“…The results show that there are regional differences in the supply level of medical and health resources in China. …”
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Does halo effect of innovative firms moderate the impact of working capital efficiency on firm value? Evidence from India by Sayantan Kundu, Kamran Quddus, Nistala Jagannath Sharma

“…Using OLS and GMM-DPD estimations, the study finds in accordance with the prior literature that a sample of firms exhibits a positive relationship between WCM efficiency and firm value. The original contribution of the paper is finding that low R&D and high R&D firms are treated differently when investors factor WCM into prices. …”
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Efficiency evaluation of Taiwan’s commercial banks after IFRS adoption: A two-system network data envelopment approach by Hsiung Nan-Hsing, Chao Chuang-Min, Yua Ming-Miin

“…The results of the Mann-Whitney U test reveal significant differences in both profitability efficiency and marketability efficiency between FHC banks and non-FHC banks. …”
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Spatial-Temporal Changes and Influencing Factors of Regional Technological Innovation Efficiency in China: A Three Entity Comparative Perspective by Ye Lei, Zhang Ting, Cao Xianzhong, Zeng Gang

“…We contribute to the literature on regional innovation systems by comparing the differences in the technological innovation efficiency of the main innovation entities in the regional innovation systems of a transition economy. …”
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Statistical testing and spatio-temporal evolution characteristics of the coupling coordination between green agricultural production efficiency and food security. by Tianao Li, Yue Hu

“…Using panel data from 31 Chinese provinces (2010-2022), the study employs a comprehensive analytical framework combining the super-efficiency SBM-DEA model for efficiency measurement, the entropy TOPSIS method for food security evaluation, coupling coordination degree analysis, and multi-dimensional spatial analysis including regional difference decomposition, spatial correlation analysis, and kernel density estimation. …”
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Right-brain utilization in pharmacists' dispensing processes: an eye-tracking analysis of efficiency and safety using error-induction models by Toshikazu Tsuji, Kenichiro Nagata, Masayuki Tanaka, Shiori Iwane, Shigeru Hasebe, Yuto Nishiyama, Nana Yoshikawa, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Shigeru Ishida, Takeshi Hirota, Ichiro Ieiri, Mayako Uchida

“…Thus, we aimed to assess the efficiency and safety of dispensing processes by examining right-brain function using error-induction models. …”
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EFFICIENCY OF TRIPLE (METHOTREXATE + SULFASALAZINE + HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE) COMBINATION DISEASE-MODIFYING THERAPY VERSUS METOTREXATE MONOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by E E Gubar', A G Bochkova, N V Bunchuk, E E Gubar, A G Bochkova, N V Bunchuk

“…The groups showed no significant differences in the progression of X-ray signs of joint destruction. …”
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Hydrolysed yeast from Kluyveromyces fragilis improves plasma antioxidant efficiency and immunoglobulin concentration, and faecal microbiota of weaned piglets by Cheng-Gang Yin, Marcello Comi, Long Cai, Wen-Ning Chen, Vera Perricone, Jun-Feng Xiao, Alessandro Agazzi, Xi-Long Li, Xian-Ren Jiang

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of hydrolysed yeast from Kluyveromyces fragilis (HK) on growth performance, diarrhoea incidence, plasma antioxidant efficiency and immune status, and faecal microbiota of weaned piglets. …”
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Body weight optimization of broiler breeder hens. 1. Pullet growth, feed efficiency, carcass composition, and sexual maturation by Thiago L. Noetzold, Etseoghena A. Obi, Bryan Fancher, Marcelo Silva, Alan Thomson, Martin J. Zuidhof

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effect of early growth (EG) and time of maximum pubertal growth peak (I2) on development, feed efficiency, carcass composition, and sexual maturation of broiler breeder females. …”
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Deficit Irrigation of Greenhouse Cucumber Reduces Mineral Leaching and Improves Water Use Efficiency While Maintaining Fruit Yield by Yicong Guo, Shan Wang, Dong Li, Jing Nie, Lihong Gao, Xiaolei Sui

“…However, there were no significant differences in the contents of available phosphorus (A–P) and available potassium (A–K) between the three treatments in each soil layer during a single irrigation cycle and for the whole growth cycle. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variation in Carbon and Water Use Efficiency and Their Influencing Variables Based on Remote Sensing Data in the Nanling Mountains Region by Sha Lei, Ping Zhou, Jiaying Lin, Zhaowei Tan, Junxiang Huang, Ping Yan, Hui Chen

“…Trend analysis, Hurst exponent analysis, and stability analysis were applied to examine the long-term patterns of CUE and WUE, while partial correlation analysis was employed to explore the spatial relationships between these efficiencies and climatic factors. The main findings of the study are as follows: (1) The CUE and WUE of the NMR decreased geographically from 2001 to 2023, and both the CUE and WUE of NMR showed a significant declining trend (<i>p</i> < 0.05) with the CUE decreasing at a rate of 0.0014/a (a: year) and the WUE falling at a rate of 0.0022/a. (2) The average values of the CUE and WUE of the NMR from 2001 to 2023 were 0.47 and 0.82 g C·m⁻²·mm⁻¹, respectively, with a clear geographical difference. (3) The CUE and WUE in the NMR showed widespread degradation trends with some localized improvements, yet sustainability analysis indicates a likely continued decline across most areas, particularly for forests, while grasslands exhibit the greatest resilience. (4) Precipitation had a significantly stronger impact on WUE, while temperature appeared to exert a more substantial effect on CUE, with vegetation types responding differently; notably, shrubland displayed a direct association between CUE and temperature. …”
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The Design and Thermal Reliability Analysis of a High-Efficiency K-Band MMIC Medium-Power Amplifier with Multiharmonic Matching by Y. Shang, H. Xu, J. Mo, Z. Wang, X. Xu, Z. Tu, X. Zhang, H. Zheng, W. Chen, F. Yu

“…A new high-efficiency K-band MMIC medium-power amplifier (PA) is designed with multiharmonic matching using GaAs pHEMT process technology. …”
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Smart Defect Detection in Aero-Engines: Evaluating Transfer Learning with VGG19 and Data-Efficient Image Transformer Models by Samira Mohammadi, Vahid Rahmanian, Sasan Sattarpanah Karganroudi, Mehdi Adda

“…We conclude that the difference in performance across all metrics can be attributed to the adoption of the transformer-based architecture by the DeiT model as it does this well in capturing complex patterns in data. …”
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Efficient Exponential Time-Differencing Methods for the Optical Soliton Solutions to the Space-Time Fractional Coupled Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation by Xiao Liang, Bo Tang

“…A centered difference method is used for the discretization of the space-fractional derivative. …”
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