Quantifying the impact of surgical teams on each stage of the operating room process by Adam Meyers, Mertcan Daysalilar, Arman Dagal, Arman Dagal, Michael Wang, Onur Kutlu, Mehmet Akcin, Mehmet Akcin

“…IntroductionOperating room (OR) efficiency is a key factor in determining surgical healthcare costs. …”
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Biomass and Nutritional Status of Melon Hybrids Induced by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Application Under Varying Irrigation Stress by Juliana M. M. de Melo, Lígia B. Marinho, Fernanda N. Vargens, Iug Lopes, Adriana M. Y. Melo, Lindete M. V. Martins, Lucas M. Vellame, Magnus Dall Igna Deon, Danielle Karla Alves dos Santos, Miguel J. M. Guimarães

“…Water scarcity is a major challenge in northeastern Brazil, where efficient water management strategies are essential for sustainable agriculture. …”
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Effect of replacing alfalfa hay with wheat silage on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and serum metabolites in feedlotting lambs by H. Chen, Y. Jiang, W. Li, Z. Cui, Z. Cao, H. Yang

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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

“…Further several evolutionary learning methods like the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and modified version of its new variant (HMRPSO), and the Differential Evolution (DE) are adopted here to find the optimal weights for the recurrent computationally efficient functional link neural network (RCEFLANN) using a combination of linear and hyperbolic tangent basis functions. …”
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EMSAM: enhanced multi-scale segment anything model for leaf disease segmentation by Junlong Li, Quan Feng, Jianhua Zhang, Jianhua Zhang, Sen Yang

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Comparative Evaluation and Optimization of Auxin Type and Concentration on Rooting Efficiency of <i>Photinia</i> × <i>fraseri</i> Dress: Stem Cuttings Using Response Surface Method... by Gülcay Ercan Oğuztürk, Müberra Pulatkan, Cem Alparslan, Türker Oğuztürk

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Driving Pattern Analysis, Gear Shift Classification, and Fuel Efficiency in Light-Duty Vehicles: A Machine Learning Approach Using GPS and OBD II PID Signals by Juan José Molina-Campoverde, Juan Zurita-Jara, Paúl Molina-Campoverde

“…The proposed approach is based on the analysis of identification parameters (PIDs), such as manifold absolute pressure (MAP), revolutions per minute (RPM), vehicle speed (VSS), torque, power, stall times, and longitudinal dynamics, to determine the efficiency and behavior of the vehicle in each of its gears. …”
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The adverse effect of metabolic syndrome on left ventricular global strains and myocardial energetic efficiency in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy patients: a cardiac magnetic... by Meng-Ting Shen, Yuan Li, Ke Shi, Jin Wang, Li Jiang, Yu Jiang, Yue Gao, Shi-Qin Yu, Xue-Ming Li, Wei-Feng Yan, Zhi-Gang Yang

“…Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a known risk factor for cardiovascular dysfunction; however, its impact on left ventricular (LV) global strains and myocardial energetic efficiency in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM) remains inadequately understood. …”
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Long-term nitrogen management strategies based on straw return improve soil carbon and nitrogen fractions and nitrogen use efficiency of maize in the Tumochuan Plain Irrigation Dis... by Wenbo Li, Wenbo Li, Jiawei Qu, Jiawei Qu, Julin Gao, Julin Gao, Xiaofang Yu, Xiaofang Yu, Daling Ma, Daling Ma, Shuping Hu, Shuping Hu, Qinggeer Borjigin, Qinggeer Borjigin, Kexin Lu

“…IntroductionStraw return combined with rational nitrogen (N) fertilization plays a critical role in coordinating the transformation of soil organic carbon and nitrogen availability, thereby improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), crop yield, and soil fertility. However, the dynamics of soil carbon and nitrogen fractions under straw return with varying N inputs, and their specific contributions to NUE and yield, remain unclear.MethodsA three-year split-plot field experiment was conducted in the Tumochuan Plain Irrigation District. …”
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Appropriate nitrogen application rate with decreased basal/topdressing ratio improves yield, quality, water productivity, and N-use efficiency of forage maize in a rainfed region by Zhongli Li, Wei Gao, Congze Jiang, Yongli Lu, Muhammad Kamran, Xianlong Yang

“…The soil NO3-N accumulation in 0–200 cm soil layer increased linearly, whereas the partial factor productivity of applied N (PFPN) and N recovery efficiency (REN) decreased linearly with the increase in N rates. …”
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Efficient applications of green synthesized CeO2/Bi2O3 nanocomposite for simultaneous electrochemical determination of Pb (II) and Cd (II) in real samples by Hadi Mahmoudi-Moghaddam, Sahar Zinatloo-Ajabshir, Saeid Ahmadzadeh, Ali Azari

“…The produced nanocomposite was applied as a highly efficient modifier for screen-printed electrode (Bi2O3/CeO2/SPE), facilitating the simultaneous quantification of Pb(II) and Cd(II) using square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV). …”
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SAT-Based Security Evaluation for WARP against Linear Cryptanalysis by Jiali Shi, Guoqiang Liu, Chao Li

“…WARP, an efficient lightweight block cipher presented by Banik et al., offers a viable alternative to AES with its 128-bit block and a 128-bit key. …”
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Solving the fully fuzzy multi-choice linear programming model by Zahra Arami, Maryam Arabameri, Hassan Mishmast Nehi

“…Also, we convert the problem from the fuzzy mode to the crisp mode by using the defuzzification methods (Roubens ranking function.Findings: To investigate the efficiency of the suggested method, we solve and compare two fully fuzzy multi-choice linear programming models using the proposed methods. …”
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From Linear Programming Approach to Metaheuristic Approach: Scaling Techniques by Elsayed Badr, Mustafa Abdul Salam, Sultan Almotairi, Hagar Ahmed

“…These scaling techniques are efficient for the linear programming approach. SVM with proposed scaling techniques was applied on the WDBC dataset. …”
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M Robust Weighted Ridge Estimator in Linear Regression Model by Taiwo Stephen Fayose, Kayode Ayinde, Olatayo Olusegun Alabi

“…It is evident from the simulation results that the proposed estimators produced efficient estimates and hereby recommended. …”
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Review of Passive Flow Control Methods for Compressor Linear Cascades by Oana Dumitrescu, Emilia-Georgiana Prisăcariu, Valeriu Drăgan

“…This review highlights promising strategies for improving flow control efficiency and robustness, contributing to the design of next-generation turbomachinery.…”
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Linear Multivariate Decision Trees for Fast QTMT Partitioning in VVC by Jose N. Filipe, Luis M. N. Tavora, Sergio M. M. Faria, Antonio Navarro, Pedro A. A. Assuncao

“…The demand for ultra-high definition (UHD) content has led to the development of advanced compression tools to enhance the efficiency of standard codecs. One such tool is the Quaternary Tree and Multi-Type Tree (QTMT) used in the Versatile Video Coding (VVC), which significantly improves coding efficiency over previous standards, but introduces substantially higher computational complexity. …”
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An Effective Algorithm for Globally Solving Sum of Linear Ratios Problems by Hongwei Jiao, Lei Cai, Zhisong Hou, Chunyang Bai

“…Fourthly, based on out space partition, by combining bounding technique and pruning technique, a new out space branch-and-bound algorithm for globally solving the sum of linear ratios problems (SLRP) is designed. Finally, numerical experimental results are presented to demonstrate both computational efficiency and solution quality of the proposed algorithm.…”
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A Preconditioned Multisplitting and Schwarz Method for Linear Complementarity Problem by Cuiyu Liu, Chen-liang Li

“…The numerical experiments show that the methods are efficient.…”
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An Error Control Method with Linear Block Code in Sensor Networks by Yong-Geol Shim

“…The low complexity of the method allows the use of long linear block codes. It is possible to construct an efficient bandwidth multilevel code on signal set partitioning. …”
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