Polymer-like tetramer acceptor enables stable and 19.75% efficiency binary organic solar cells by Jianxiao Wang, Cheng Sun, Yonghai Li, Fuzhen Bi, Huanxiang Jiang, Chunming Yang, Xichang Bao, Junhao Chu

“…Abstract Limited by large batch differences and inferior polymerization degree of current polymer acceptors, the potential high efficiency and stability advantages of all-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs) cannot be fully utilized. …”
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Mathematical Modeling and Microparticle Size Control for Enhancing Heat Transfer Efficiency in High-Viscosity Food Suspensions by Hyeonbo Lee, Mi-Jung Choi, Jiseon Lee

“…Nusselt numbers reached values of up to 100 at a temperature difference of 9 °C. Conversely, suspensions containing larger particles exhibited relatively higher Rayleigh and Nusselt numbers under smaller temperature differences. …”
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Impact of Nodulation Efficiency and Concentrations of Soluble Sugars and Ureides on Soybean Water Deficit During Vegetative Growth by Helena Chaves Tasca, Douglas Antônio Posso, Altemir José Mossi, Cimélio Bayer, Rogério Luís Cansian, Geraldo Chavarria, Tanise Luisa Sausen

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Economic efficiency evaluation, regional technological heterogeneity, and total factor productivity change in the industrial sector of China by Yan Ping, Wu Yingqin, Wu gang, Wasi Ul Hassan Shah

“…The study’s results demonstrate significant disparities in economic efficiency. The eco-efficiency of the industrial sector of China witnessed substantial growth from 2000 to 2012, followed by fluctuations after 2012. …”
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Isolation of highly efficient potassium solubilizing bacteria and their effects on nutrient acquisition and growth promotion in tobacco seedlings by Jia-ning Gao, Meng-tao Xu, Ernest Uwiringiyimana

“…Aim and methodology The present study aimed at screening highly efficient potassium-solubilizing bacteria (KSB) through in vitro experiments, and to grasp their potential role in mineral dissolution for nutrients release. …”
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Efficient Calculation of Propagation Coefficients in Anisotropic Media Through Transfer Matrix Method Based on Eigenvalue Analysis by Jiuyang Fan, Zhixiang Huang, Xiaoli Feng, Yuxian Zhang

“…To explore the anisotropic nature and improve computational efficiency, eigenvalue (EV-) analysis is adopted to implement the transfer matrix method (TMM), abbreviated as EV-TMM, enabling the accurate capture of propagation coefficients with different polarizations under the inhomogeneous multi-layer background. …”
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Optimizing energy use efficiency and environmental performance in cotton and canola production using the Imperialist Competitive Algorithm by Mousa Mirmoradi, Mohammad Gholami Parashkoohi, Hamed Afshari, Ahmad Mohammadi

“…Total energy consumption per hectare is slightly higher for cotton (26,083.80 MJ) relative to canola (25,747.04 MJ), yet cotton yields greater output (2,900 kg vs. 2,300 kg), indicating superior yield efficiency. …”
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Scoping Opportunities for Nitrogen Use Efficiency Among Productive Agricultural Forage Grasses With Diverse Rooting Systems by N. P. K. Muhandiram, M. W. Humphreys, R. Fychan, J. W. Davies, M. B. Scott, J. Harper, A. Thomas, H. Powell, R. Sanderson, C. L. Marley

“…For all grasses, and in both years, mean RB and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and nitrogen utilisation efficiency (NutE) were higher under LN, than HN. …”
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Assessing salivary cortisol and testosterone as non-invasive biomarkers for GnRH-immunocastration efficiency in heavy pigs by E. Atallah, G. Pesenti Rossi, J. F. Soares Filipe, E. Dalla Costa, S. M. Mazzola, M. Minero, A. Pecile, A. Motta, S. Barbieri

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The Safety and Efficiency of Surgery with Colonic Stents in Left-Sided Malignant Colonic Obstruction: A Meta-Analysis by Xiang Zhao, Bo Liu, Ende Zhao, Jiliang Wang, Ming Cai, Zefeng Xia, Qinghua Xia, Xiaoming Shuai, Kaixiong Tao, Guobin Wang, Kailin Cai

“…There was no statistic difference for the rate of primary anastomosis, anastomotic leak and operation-related mortality between two groups. …”
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The effect of enhancers on the lentiviral transduction efficiency in the human RPE cells: Insights for advancing retinal gene therapies by Sajad Najafi, Azam Rahimpour, Hamid Ahmadieh, Mozhgan Rezaei Kanavi, Maryam Maleki Tehrani, Fatemeh Suri, Javad Ranjbari

“…At a combinational concentration of 10 μg/ml of Pb and 2 μg/ml of PS, the highest level of transduction efficiency was reported (MFI: 801, GFP+: 65.4 %); however, the value was not significant when compared to enhancers used in individual treatments or relative to other combinations. …”
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Clinical feasibility study of a 2D ripple filter to improve the efficiency of carbon ion therapy by ZHANG Lijia, SCHLEGEL Nicki, SHENG Yinxiangzi, HAN Rongcheng, ZHAO Jingfang

“…The application of the 2D-RiFi significantly reduced the number of energy layers, beam time and irradiation time in carbon ion therapy, enhancing treatment efficiency.…”
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Influence of Environment Conditions on Ultrasonic and Electrostatic Precipitation of Aerosols of Wood Flour by Maria Yur'evna STEPKINA, Olga Borisovna KUDRYASHOVA, Alexandra Alexandrovna ANTONNIKOVA

“…The risk of human exposure to finely-dispersed aerosol particles being airborne indoors is determined by the size and the number concentration of particles, the intensity of an aerosol emission source, the air filtration and ventilation efficiency, etc. The emphasis in this article is on behaviour patterns of aerosol particles when exposed to ultrasonic and electrostatic fields in different conditions of air temperature and relative humidity. …”
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Scrutinizing the adoption of smart contracts in the MENA Region’s Construction Industry by Ahmed Gouda Mohamed, Fahad K. Alqahtani, Mohamed Sherif, Sama Moustafa El-Shamie

“…The research employs Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to analyze the relative importance of implementing smart contracts within different project lifecycle phases and relevant practices and identify the hindrances impacting MENA’s smart contract deployment. …”
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Manufacturing of nanopillar (ultra-dispersed) catalytically active materials through chemical engineering by A. P. Antropov, N. K. Zaytsev, Ye. D. Ryabkov, N. A. Yashtulov, P. N. Mudrakova

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Comparative analysis of different hydrological models in flood forecasting for the upper Juma River basin by Ting Li, Shilong Hao, Fuxin Chai, Kuang Li, Haoqiang Tong

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EEG theta and alpha oscillations during tactical decision-making: An examination of the neural efficiency hypothesis in volleyball. by Thomas Kanatschnig, Norbert Schrapf, Lisa Leitner, Guilherme Wood, Christof Körner, Markus Tilp, Silvia Erika Kober

“…According to the neural efficiency hypothesis (NEH), individuals with higher expertise in a domain use their brain more efficiently when processing domain-specific tasks and show more efficient brain activity than individuals with lower expertise. …”
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A Convenient and Efficient Strategy for Improving Separation Ability of Capillary Electrophoresis Through Tilting Capillary as Needed by Wenhui Jia, Pingyi Zheng, Yuchen Cui, James J. Bao, Yanmei Xu, Youxin Li

“…This made the different ions with opposite or significantly different mobilities to be observed at a CE run. …”
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Benchmarking three DNA metabarcoding technologies for efficient detection of non-native cerambycid beetles in trapping collections by Loïs Veillat, Stéphane Boyer, Marina Querejeta, Emmanuelle Magnoux, Alain Roques, Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde, Geraldine Roux

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Evaluating the effect of organization and context on technical efficiency: a second-stage DEA analysis of Italian hospitals by Domenica Matranga, Filippa Bono, Alessandra Casuccio, Alberto Firenze, Laura Marsala, Rosa Giaimo, Francesca Sapienza, Francesco Vitale

“…Stage I and Stage II efficiency scores were compared in order to indirectly assess managerial contribution in relation to hospital efficiency.…”
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