Determinants of Stock Theft and Its Implication on Household Dietary Diversity in Semiarid Regions of Zimbabwe: Case of Gwanda District by Kainos Manyeruke, Lovemore Musemwa, Tavengwa Masamha

“…At the service provider level, it was suggested that the law enforcing needed to increase its efficiency to mitigate stock theft.…”
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Impact of Alarm Frequency on Dialysis Adequacy using Online Clearance Monitor System in Haemodialysis Machine: A Cross-sectional Study by S Swadeeshwaran, P Hemanth, Aksa Shibu

“…However, further research is needed to establish optimal protocols for alarm management that balance treatment efficiency with patient safety.…”
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Exploring the impact of forage-to-concentrate ratios on the ruminal bacteriome in vitro focusing on ciliate-associated bacteria by Geonwoo Kim, Woohyung Lee, Tansol Park

“…Abstract Ruminal ciliates are linked to methane production and nitrogen utilization efficiency in ruminants due to their association with other ruminal microorganisms. …”
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Optimizing Location of Car-Sharing Stations Based on Potential Travel Demand and Present Operation Characteristics: The Case of Chengdu by Yu Cheng, Xu Chen, Xiaohua Ding, Linting Zeng

“…This results in many stations with low operational efficiency and causes capital loss. This study aims to use different data source with statistical models and machine learning algorithm to help car-sharing operator to choose the optimal location of new stations and adjust the location of existing stations. …”
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Bridging the divide: how agricultural technological innovation narrows the urban–rural income gap in China by Ruofan Liao, Yuheng Wei, Yu Bai, Jianxu Liu

“…The empirical evidence reveals non-linear threshold effects, where innovation impact strengthens systematically as urbanization rates, education attention, and information accessibility increase.DiscussionThe findings form a cohesive framework for understanding innovation-driven rural development and validate agricultural technological innovation as a critical mechanism for achieving income convergence. …”
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Degradation of Low-Molecular-Weight Diesel Fractions (C₁₀−C₁₆ Alkane) Drives Cd Stabilization and Pb Activation in Calcareous Soils from Karst Areas by Yiting Huang, Yankui Tang, Zhenze Xie, Jipeng Wu, Jiajie Huang, Shaojiang Nie

“…The influence of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) on the transport and transformation of heavy metals may limit bioremediation efficiency. The mechanisms by which PHC degradation intermediates control heavy metal distribution in calcareous soils from karst areas require further exploration. …”
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Performance, emissions, and combustion analysis of catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction derived fuel from Arthrospira platensis in IC engines: A predictive approach using least squa... by Mozas Santhose Kumar J, Prakash Ramakrishnan, Padmanathan Panneerselvam

“…Among these, APO10 exhibited a 6 % reduction in brake thermal efficiency (BTE) and a slight increase in brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC) compared to diesel. …”
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Evaluation of some fungicides for inhibiting proteolytic fungi isolated from leather binding of a historical manuscript dated back to the Mamluk period by Mostafa Abdel-Hamied, Ahmed A. M. Abdelhafez, Rania F. Ahmed, Sherif H. Abd-Alrahman, Gomaa Abdel-Maksoud

“…This study aims to evaluate the efficiency of some fungicides and nanoparticles materials against fungal activity of historical leather bindings. …”
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Productive and reproductive losses associated with abortion in specialized dairy cattle from Costa Rica by Emilia Vindas-van der Wielen, Juan José Romero-Zúñiga, Gustavo Monti

“…ABSTRACT: Abortions can negatively affect a dairy farm's milk yield, reproductive efficiency, and profitability. Despite the recognized economic losses associated with abortions, the reproductive and productive detriments caused by abortion have not been estimated in dairy cattle in tropical productive conditions such as those in Costa Rica. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy and Agreement Between AI and Clinicians in Orthodontic 3D Model Analysis by Sabahattin Bor, Fırat Oğuz, Ayla Khanmohammadi

“…While these systems offer efficiency and automation, the accuracy and clinical reliability of AI-generated measurements and diagnostic assessments remain unclear. …”
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Development and validation of a stability-indicating HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of anticoccidial drugs in veterinary formulations: greenness and whiteness asses... by Michel Y. Fares, Shimaa Ebrahim Abdel Aziz, Israa Abdelghafar khalil, Asmaa Othman El Demerdash, Neven M. Habib

“…Stability tests were performed under diverse stress conditions to verify the safety and efficiency of the formulation throughout its designated shelf time. …”
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A Numerical Investigation of Enhanced Microfluidic Immunoassay by Multiple-Frequency Alternating-Current Electrothermal Convection by Qisheng Wu, Shaohua Huang, Shenghai Wang, Xiying Zhou, Yuxuan Shi, Xiwei Zhou, Xianwu Gong, Ye Tao, Weiyu Liu

“…Compared with traditional immunoassay methods, microfluidic immunoassay restricts the immune response in confined microchannels, significantly reducing sample consumption and improving reaction efficiency, making it worthy of widespread application. …”
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A New Hybrid Machine Learning Method for Stellar Parameter Inference by Sujay Shankar, Michael A. Gully-Santiago, Caroline V. Morley

“…For 128,723 detected features, we map stellar parameters to spectral line parameters using linear interpolation. This creates the PHOENIX generator, enabling parallelized spectral synthesis. …”
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Sustainable closed-loop supply chain network design: heuristic hybrid approach with considering inflation and carbon emission policies by Saeid Kalantari, Hamed Kazemipoor, Farzad Movahedi Sobhani, Seyyed Mohammad Hadji Molana

“…The proposed Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) model is applied in the electronics industry.Findings: The proposed model is evaluated in several experiments and discussed in different scenarios to confirm the efficiency and validity of the proposed model and method. …”
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Recent Developments on Biomineralization for Erosion Control by Shan Liu, Changrui Dong, Yongqiang Zhu, Zichun Wang, Yujie Li, Guohui Feng

“…This review synthesizes recent advancements in optimizing biomineralization efficiency, multi-scale erosion control, and field-scale MICP implementations in marine dynamic conditions. …”
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To evaluate the EASE intervention for reducing anxiety and depression among adolescents in Pakistan: a protocol for a mixed methods study, including a cluster-randomised controlled... by Fenglin Cao, Lubna Ghazal, Naixue Cui

“…In addition, adapting interventions from high-income countries to LMICs raises concerns about efficiency. The LMIC-tailored Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention, integrating cognitive-behavioural principles, group sessions, non-specialist delivery and parental involvement, provides a promising solution. …”
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A regression based approach to phylogenetic reconstruction from multi-sample bulk DNA sequencing of tumors. by Henri Schmidt, Benjamin J Raphael

“…This algorithm has both asymptotic and empirical improvements over linear programming (LP) approaches to the problem. …”
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Mathematical modeling of mechatronic shuttles as automation objects for multilevel systems of intra-warehouse logistics by Ігор Невлюдов, Максим Вжеснєвський, Юрій Ромашов, Олена Чала

“…The purpose of the article is to ensure energy efficiency and high productivity of multilevel warehouse logistics systems by developing mathematical models of mechatronic electromechanical drives as part of automated autonomous shuttle systems (Pallet Shuttle). …”
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Nonlinear oscillations of a lumped system with series spring, piezoelectric device, and feedback controller by M. K. Abohamer, T. S. Amer, A. A. Galal, Mona A. Darweesh, A. Arab, Taher A. Bahnasy

“…External harmonic excitations, as well as linear and nonlinear damping, are considered. The main system employs a negative velocity feedback (NVF) controller to reduce undesired effects vibrations, particularly under resonance conditions, thereby enhancing the system’s efficiency. …”
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A Compact Quasi-Static Model for Magnetic Dipole Resonance in Metallic Nanoparticles With Large Radii by Ahsan Irshad, Qamrosh Sajjad, Sohaib Manzoor, Ghulam Asghar, Mehboob Alam

“…In this paper, we developed a compact series resonance model for magnetic dipole resonance using the quasi-static approximation (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$radius \ll wavelength$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) and linear circuit theory. The scattering cross-section efficiency, along with the spherical and fringe impedance, are calculated using current and voltage expressions. …”
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