Molybdate‐Modified NiOOH for Efficient Methanol‐Assisted Seawater Electrolysis by Zhen Li, Youbin Zheng, Wenhan Zu, Liang Dong, Lawrence Yoon Suk Lee

“…While NiOOH is known for its MOR activity, its performance is limited by sluggish non‐electrochemical kinetics and Cl‐induced degradation. Herein, a MoO42−‐modified NiOOH electrocatalyst is reported that significantly enhances MOR‐assisted seawater splitting efficiency. …”
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Efficient synthesis of α-aminophosphonates using magnetically retrievable ionic nanocatalysts under ultrasound acceleration by Farzaneh Saboury, Najmedin Azizi, Zohreh Mirjafari, Mohammad Mahmoudi Hashemi

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Energy- and Area-Efficient CMOS Neuron and Max Pooling Circuit for RRAM-Based CNN Accelerators by Dowon Kim, Byung-Geun Lee

“…This study proposes an energy- and area-efficient CMOS neuron and analog max pooling circuit for RRAM-based convolutional neural network (CNN) accelerators. …”
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Zwitterionic chitosan-modified amorphous ZnCuAl-LDH eye drops for efficient treatment of bacterial keratitis by Tingting Hu, Dandan Chu, Haohao Cui, Shibo Wang, Mengke Wang, Ruizheng Liang, Jingguo Li, Zhanrong Li

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Opposition-Based White Shark Optimizer for Optimizing Modified EfficientNetV2 in Road Crack Classification by Mohammed Al-Shalabi, Mohammed A. Mahdi, Malik Braik, Mohammed Azmi Al-Betar, Shahanawaj Ahamad, Sawsan A. Saad

“…This study proposes an automated crack detection framework that integrates three key components: (1) a new variant of a pre-trained CNN architecture, referred to as Modified EfficientNetV2 (MEfficientNetV2) for pavement crack classification; (2) a combination of opposition-based learning with White Shark Optimizer (WSO), known as Opposition WSO (OWSO), to improve the balance between exploration and exploitation; and (3) Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for efficient dimensionality reduction and feature selection. …”
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One risk assessment for genetically modified plants by Muffy Koch, Jaylee DeMond, Matthew G. Pence, Elena A. Schaefer, Gary Rudgers

“…Steps towards a streamlined and efficient review process for GM plants are discussed, including implementing a global, forward-looking approval process that eliminates repetitive risk assessments and re-reviews of low-risk traits. …”
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NiMoS-Modified Carbon Felt Electrode for Improved Efficiency and Stability in a Neutral S/Fe Redox Flow Battery by Dan Mei, Bowen Liu, Haiqing Ma, Zhaoguo Zhang, Fan Wu, Yanan Chen, Jawad Ali, Futang Xing, Liangbin Xiong

“…To address this issue, we developed a NiMoS catalyst-modified carbon felt (NiMoS-CF) electrode, which significantly accelerates the electrochemical reaction rates and enhances the cycling stability of PFRFB. …”
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Efficient removal of hexavalent chromium using l-cysteine-modified chitosan with polyacrylamide in a one-step flocculation-precipitation process by Jinyang Yan, Yang Wen, Bo Feng

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Evaluación de la eficiencia energética de vehículos pesados en el ciclo // Evaluation of the heavy duty trucks energy efficiency in the modified drive cycle. by Ramón Pérez-Gálvez, José R. Fuentes-Vega, Juan B. Cogollos-Martínez, Antonio Toledo-Dorrego

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Regulation of early accelerated carbonation behavior in nano-modified cementitious materials under low concentration CO2 by Xu Chen, Shaochun Li, Mengjun Hu, Shiyu Sui, Yongjuan Geng, Ling Jin, Shuchang Zhang, Qiangqiang Ma, Shijie Han

“…However, the efficient utilization of low concentration CO2 sources in cementitious systems remains a significant challenge. …”
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Optimization of texture design parameters for reduction of friction coefficient based on design of experiments and the modified acceleration gradient method by Hideto ODA, Takahiko KURAHASHI, Demófilo MALDONADO CORTÉS, Laura PEÑA-PARÀS

“…In this paper, we propose a new optimization procedure for texture design parameters that combines design of experiments and the modified acceleration gradient method. For the design of texture parameters, it is necessary to determine the optimal combination of number, placement angle, spacing and horizontal shape of texture elements. …”
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An Efficient Quantized Message Passing Receiver Design for SCMA Systems by Hao Cheng, Min Zhang, Ruoyu Su

“…Sparse code multiple access (SCMA) has been considered as an efficient technique to provide both massive connectivity and high spectrum efficiency for future machine-type wireless networks. …”
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Accelerated discharging kinetics in zigzag- shaped triplex-tube latent heat storage with nano-modified phase change materials additives by Saleh Al Arni, Hakim S. Sultan Aljibori, Azher M. Abed, Hayder I. Mohammed, Jasim M. Mahdi, Hussein Togun, Abdellatif M. Sadeq, Mohammad Ghalambaz, Nidhal Ben Khedher

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A Lightweight Variant of Falcon for Efficient Post-Quantum Digital Signature by Aigerim Kerimbayeva, Maksim Iavich, Yenlik Begimbayeva, Sergiy Gnatyuk, Sakhybay Tynymbayev, Zhanerke Temirbekova, Olga Ussatova

“…Among these, Falcon, a compact lattice-based digital signature scheme, has emerged as a leading candidate in the NIST post-quantum standardization process due to its efficiency and theoretical security grounded in hard lattice problems. …”
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An agent-based model of patient flow to improve operating room efficiency by Seyedeh Raahil Mousavi, Mohammad Mehdi Sepehri, Esmaeil Najafi

“…The operating room is the de facto financial hub of the hospital and maximizing its efficiency may lead to considerable improvements. To this end, we seek ways of accelerating the patient flow in order to save time and cost in healthcare facilities.Methodology: In this study, we use agent-based simulation to simulate patient care in the operating room. …”
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Internet Exchange Points IXPs: The Backbone of Efficient 5G Data Routing by Osman Diriye Hussein, Adam Muhudin

“…The accelerated deployment of 5G networks is bringing about a new age of high-speed connectivity, low-latency services, and large-scale device interconnectivity. …”
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FGF mimetic peptide-modified electrospun nanocomposite fibrous membranes for accelerating infectious diabetic wound healing by synergistic antibacterial and pro-angiogenesis effect... by Anle Yang, Jianglong Liu, Wenhua Xu, Xueyan Li, Junxiang Xiong, Shaojuan Chen, Fang Zhou, Yingjun Xu

“…Biomimetic nanocomposite scaffolds have shown great potential in anti-infection, but the challenges associated with insufficient angiogenesis remain. Herein, an efficient nanocomposite membrane combining basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF2) mimetic peptides and copper/catechol-derived resin nanoparticles (CuCFR NPs) loaded poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) (PLCL) electrospun fibrous membrane was developed for accelerating infectious diabetic wound healing by synergistic antibacterial and pro-angiogenesis effects. …”
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Efficient Background-Noise-Reduced Single-Mode Waveguides Platform for On-Chip Integrated Photonics by Yevhenii Morozov, Anatoly Lapchuk, Zichun Le, Ye-Fei Dong

“…In this paper, we propose a modified platform for on-chip integrated photonics. …”
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Rational design of precatalysts and controlled evolution of catalyst-electrolyte interface for efficient hydrogen production by Anquan Zhu, Lulu Qiao, Kai Liu, Guoqiang Gan, Chuhao Luan, Dewu Lin, Yin Zhou, Shuyu Bu, Tian Zhang, Kunlun Liu, Tianyi Song, Heng Liu, Hao Li, Guo Hong, Wenjun Zhang

“…Leveraging these insights, the well-designed MoO4 2−/Mo2O7 2− modified Co(OH)2@Co2Mo3O8 catalyst achieves a Faradaic efficiency of 99.9% and a yield of 1.85 mol h−1 at −0.4 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) for hydrogen generation. …”
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Gradient-Enhanced Kriging-Based Parallel Efficient Global Optimization Algorithm and Its Application in Aerodynamic Shape Optimization by Hang Fu, Qingyu Wang, Takuji Nakashima, Asahi Kawasaki, Chenguang Lai, Keigo Shimizu, Rahul Bale, Makoto Tsubokura

“…The results demonstrate that the modified Gaussian bare-bones differential evolution (MGBDE) optimizer consistently accelerated convergence to high-quality solutions in most benchmark functions, achieving the highest average ranking across all tests. …”
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