Mitochondrial genes and antioxidant mechanisms in the duodenum relate to feed efficiency in slow-growing chickens by Saknarin Pengsanthia, Elisabeth Le Bihan-Duval, Agnès Narcy, Jacky Ezagal, Satoshi Kubota, Wittawat Molee, Amonrat Molee

“…This study demonstrates that differences in feed efficiency in KRC were associated with differences in mitochondrial function related to cellular respiration and antioxidant enzyme mechanisms, which eliminate ROS produced during cellular respiration. …”
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Carbon Emissions Trading Policy and Regional Energy Efficiency: A Quasi-Natural Experiment from China by Xiangnan Zhai, Xue Yang, Darko B. Vukovic, Daria A. Dinets, Qiang Liu

“…The SBM-undesirable model is employed to assess energy efficiency, and the difference-in-differences (DID) model is applied to identify the causal effects of the policy. …”
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Research on Regional Differences and Influencing Factors of Energy Efficiency in China’s Agricultural Production Sector by Ting Wang, Wanyi Li, Tianyu Jin, Jing Wu, Jianghua Liu

“…In the meantime, agricultural energy efficiency shows clear spatial correlation, and the energy efficiency of different regions and crop production is influenced by a combination of factors. …”
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Various optimization algorithms for efficient placement and sizing of photovoltaic distributed generations in different networks. by Ahmed A Zaki Diab, Fayza S Mahmoud, Hamdy M Sultan, Abou-Hashema M El-Sayed, Mohamed A Ismeil, Omar Makram Kamel

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Response of Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll Fluorescence to Nitrogen Changes in Rice with Different Nitrogen Use Efficiencies by Zexin Qi, Chen Xu, Rui Tang, Qiang Zhang, Wenzheng Sun, Chenglong Guan, Ye Wang, Mengru Zhang, Jiale Ding, Yuankai Zhang, Hong Yang, Ying Yang, Xiaolong Liu, Zhian Zhang, Fenglou Ling

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Corrosion inhibition efficiency of some hydrophobically modified chitosan surfactants in relation to their surface active properties by Ahmed M. Alsabagh, Maher Z. Elsabee, Yasser M. Moustafa, Alzahraa Elfky, Rania E. Morsi

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A related-event approach to event integration in Japanese complex predicates: iconicity, frequency, or efficiency? by Chen Yiting

“…The related-event approach examines related events of linguistic concepts, such as causes and purposes of an event, identified through “complex sentences” from ultra-large-scale web corpora. …”
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The efficiency of bank branches by Omid Takbiri, Mohammad Mohammadi, Bahman Naderi

“…Most banks execute their operations through different branches. Therefore it is important to measure the relative efficiencies of these branches. …”
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Influence of Different Climatic Regions on the Energy Efficiency Standard Index of Variable Refrigerant Flow System by Chen Huanxin, Zeng Yuke, Cheng Jianhong, Shao Shuangquan, Zhang Jianqiang, Chen Jin, Zhang Menghua

“…Three major energy efficiency standard indices (SEER, HSPF, and IPLV(C)) are closely related to the cooling/heating hours for ambient temperature. …”
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Characteristics of bovine muscle satellite cell from different breeds for efficient production of cultured meat by Yun-a Kim, Sehyuk Oh, Gyutae Park, Sanghun Park, Yunhwan Park, Hyunsoo Choi, Minjung Kim, Jungseok Choi

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Efficiency of structural brain networks mediates age-associated differences in executive functioning in older adults by Geraldine Rodríguez-Nieto, Geraldine Rodríguez-Nieto, Caroline Seer, Caroline Seer, Hamed Zivari Adab, Hamed Zivari Adab, Antonio Jimenez-Marin, Sima Chalavi, Sima Chalavi, Amirhossein Rasooli, Amirhossein Rasooli, Jesús M. Cortés, Jesús M. Cortés, Jesús M. Cortés, Stefan Sunaert, Stephan P. Swinnen, Stephan P. Swinnen

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Construction of nitrogen critical dilution curve and differences in nitrogen nutrition characteristics in different organs of maize varieties with contrasting nitrogen efficiencies by Shuqin Bao, Xingying Chai, Xingying Chai, Linzheng Liao, Xiaoying Li, Lin Shi, Xixi Dong, Sida Long, Huifu Li, Hanyu Wang, Zhenghong Li, Mengting Wang, Yun Ren, Qiang Li

“…The model established on ZH 311 based on stem-sheath had the highest stability, and the model established on XY 508 based on leaf had the highest stability. Relative yield (RY), nitrogen nutrition index (NNI), and cumulative nitrogen deficit (AND) were significantly correlated at different growth stages of different organs (R²>0.80) using each critical nitrogen concentration dilution curve to predict yield.DiscussionIn the high-nitrogen efficiency variety ZH 311, roots, stem-sheath, leaves, and plants showed weaker responses to AND than those of the low nitrogen-efficiency variety ZH 311 with at all growth stages. …”
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Study on characteristics, efficiency, and variations of water flooding in different stages for low permeability oil sandstone by Houjiang Fan, Xiaoqiang Liu, Gang Li, Xiang Li, Ahmed E. Radwan, Shuai Yin

“…Under the combined influence of matrix and fracture seepage, the low‐permeability sandstone developed by water flooding shows that there is a single direction of efficiency. The direction of advantageous water advancement is 45° north–east, and the speed of water flooding advancement is 2.57 m/day. …”
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Evaluating the Effect of China’s Carbon Emission Trading Policy on Energy Efficiency of the Construction Industry Based on a Difference-in-Differences Method by Shasha Xie, Jinjing Wang

“…In this article, the implementation of carbon emission trading is regarded as a quasi-natural experiment, and the impact of the carbon emission trading policy on the energy efficiency of the construction industry is evaluated by analyzing the panel data related to the energy of the construction industry in 30 provincial regions from 2008 to 2016 through a difference-in-differences method. …”
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Performance-related Pay in the Russian R&D Sector by Mikhail Gershman, Tatiana Kuznetsova

“…Performance-related pay (PRP) mechanisms can only be efficient if a decent basic salary is provided. …”
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Problems of achieving legal efficiency in the consideration of class actions by E. S. Trezubov, N. S. Zvyagina

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Relative efficiency of alpha lattice design over randomized complete block design in yield trials of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) by Homayoun Kanouni, Mohammad Imtiaz

“…According to analysis of variance, there were significant differences between genotypes across two trials. The average standard error of difference between genotypes was used to calculate relative efficiency of alpha lattice design. …”
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The absence of changes in the relative age effect present an opportunity for lower income soccer clubs to be more efficient than Europe's elite. by Thomas P Craig, Kevin Enright, Patrick Maughan, Will Abbott, Javier Fernandez Navarro

“…Scottish clubs have limited resources in comparison meaning academy efficiency is paramount. The main study aim was to assess changes in the RAE over a ten-year period in Scottish soccer. …”
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Evaluation of connection pool <i>PgBouncer</i> efficiency for optimizing relational database computing resources by A. S. Boronnikov, P. S. Tsyngalev, V. G. Ilyin, T. A. Demenkova

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Calcitonin gene-related peptide-targeting drugs efficiently treat abdominal migraine—A case report by Thisayini Baskaran, Dagmar Beier

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