Bioaugmentation effects of endophytic bacteria on growth and nitrogen and phosphorus accumulation of willow by LIU Guiqing, YANG Dong, NI Qijun, LI Tingqiang, HAO Hulin, CHEN Bao, YANG Weidong, YANG Xiao’e

“…Phyto-microbial remediation technology was widely used in recent years for it was environmentally friendly, low cost and high efficiency in restoration. With assistance of microbe, the efficiency of phytoremediation was significantly enhanced. …”
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Facultative parthenogenesis: a transient state in transitions between sex and obligate asexuality in stick insects? by Larose, Chloé, Lavanchy, Guillaume, Freitas, Susana, Parker, Darren J., Schwander, Tanja

“…We speculate that facultative parthenogenesis may often be transient and be replaced by obligate strategies (either sex or parthenogenesis) because of a trade-off between the efficiency of the two reproductive modes. …”
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The better ones: the rise of human digital twins—our future or our demise? by Agnieszka Kabalska, Ralf Wagner

“…Abstract Building on the recent Trump–Zelensky negotiation failure, this study conceptualizes the human digital twin as a crisis prevention tool that challenges the paradox of efficiency versus authenticity through the lens of digital empathy. …”
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THE FORMATION OF THE CONSUMPTION RATE OF SPARE PARTS, MATERIALS AND TOOLS FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR by S. V. Daletskiy, E. S. Daletskiy, D. S. Gafurov

“…Needs formation of the operator in the replaceable components considerably determines the operating efficiency of the aircraft type and particular airplanes, as lack of components causes aircraft downtime and oversupply deadens the funds spent to purchase them. …”
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Energy Optimization of Dimethyl Ether (DME) Production Process from Methanol Dehydration by Al Fath Ghoffaru, Jovian Luxioctafiano Grasia, Athallah Akmal Wijaya, Narendra Dzaki Ramadhan, Andre Nur Saputro, Anggistia Maharani

“…This study investigates the optimization of DME production from methanol dehydration using a fixed-bed plug flow reactor and γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst, emphasizing energy efficiency improvements. Modifications were implemented in the Aspen HYSYS simulation by replacing the conventional heater with heat exchanger and utilizing heat generated during cooling process for another heating process. …”
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Émergence du modèle d’université entrepreneuriale : brèves notes critiques by Carlos Benedito Martins

“…This model has impacted the internal organization of the university, since the collegial administration of professors has been replaced by a body of managers who introduce values of efficiency and productivity in academic departments. …”
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The ‘One Nutrition’ approach: connecting crop production, animal nutrition and human nutrition by Luciano Pinotti, Federica Cheli, Camilla Govoni, Maria Cristina Rulli, Prebin Premarajan, Donata Maria Iolanda Renata Cattaneo

“…Insects, single cell proteins (SCPs), seaweed, and former foodstuff products (FFP) are some interesting alternative nutrient sources for feed and are expected to help replace conventional nutrient sources. From a circular economy perspective, feeding these materials to livestock could be an effective option for increasing efficiency and environmental sustainability in the agri-food chain. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THERMAL LOSSES OF ENWALL DESION DURING OPERATION OF CHAMBER FURNACE by S. M. Kabishov, P. E. Ratnikov, I. A. Trusova, D. V. Mendelev

“…The paper presents a methodology that allows to estimate the energy efficiency of the furnace modernization by replacing the enwall, as well as to determine the feasibility of using a multi-layer structure depending on the operating temperature of the furnace and the heat transfer conditions at the surface. …”
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A Novel Crowdsourcing-Assisted 5G Wireless Signal Ranging Technique in MEC Architecture by Rui Lu, Lei Shi, Yinlong Liu, Zhongkai Dang

“…However, existing methods are limited by low efficiency in constructing static signal databases, poor environmental adaptability, and high resource overhead, restricting their practical application. …”
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Failure mechanisms and reinforcement of pipe-framed solar greenhouses under snow loads by Cong Wang, Jianbo Shen, Yingchun Jiang, Longjing Zhu

“…Among reinforcement methods, installing a temporary column 4.5 m from the south roof end (near mid-span) achieves the highest reinforcement efficiency (365.3% and 437.1% under uniform and non-uniform snow loads, respectively), followed by replacing single-tube columns with lattice columns (59.9% and 63.1% under uniform and non-uniform snow loads, respectively). …”
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GazeCapsNet: A Lightweight Gaze Estimation Framework by Shakhnoza Muksimova, Yakhyokhuja Valikhujaev, Sabina Umirzakova, Jushkin Baltayev, Young Im Cho

“…Through the innovative use of Self-Attention Routing, GazeCapsNet dynamically allocates computational resources, thereby improving both accuracy and efficiency. Our results demonstrate that GazeCapsNet achieves competitive performance by optimizing capsule networks for gaze estimation through Self-Attention Routing (SAR), which replaces iterative routing with a lightweight attention-based mechanism, improving computational efficiency. …”
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Balancing complexity and accuracy for defect detection on filters with an improved RT-DETR by Maoyuan Zhang, Xiaojuan Wei, Guojun Liu, Mengxu Chen, Chunxia Zhao, Yingxiao Liu, Zhikang Bao, Yunfeng Guo, Run An, Pengcheng Zhao

“…Second, the RepC3 structure within the cross-scale fusion module is replaced with a module based on the generalized-efficient layer aggregation network that uses a more efficient layer aggregation strategy to improve feature localization. …”
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AI meets academia: the fire model's vision for enhanced learning by Nancy Mohamed Afifi

“…Despite the advantages of AI in educational settings, such as improved accessibility and administrative efficiency, concerns persist regarding academic integrity and the authentic development of student skills. …”
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A Lightweight Algorithm for Detection and Grading of Olive Ripeness Based on Improved YOLOv11n by Fengwu Zhu, Suyu Wang, Min Liu, Weijie Wang, Weizhi Feng

“…The proposed approach employs YOLOv11n as the baseline model, replaces its backbone network with EfficientNet-B0, and integrates the Large-Scale Kernel Attention (LSKA) mechanism and the Bidirectional Feature Pyramid Network (BiFPN). …”
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How to assess for the full economic value of vaccines? From past to present, drawing lessons for the future by Baudouin Standaert, Christophe Sauboin, Rodrigo DeAntonio, Alen Marijam, Jorge Gomez, Lijoy Varghese, Sharon Zhang

“…Background:Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is the economic analysis method most commonly applied today in the context of replacing one treatment with a new one in a developed healthcare system to improve efficiency. …”
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The Optimization of a Ternary Blend Using Grey Relation Analysis with the Taguchi Method for the Improved Performance and Reduction of Exhaust Emissions by Ganesh G. Naik, Hanumant M. Dharmadhikari, Sunil A. More, Ioannis E. Sarris

“…The experimental results show major improvements in thermal efficiency and reductions in key pollutants, including NOx, CO, HC, and smoke. …”
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LMSOE-Net: lightweight multi-scale small object enhancement network for UAV aerial images by Zhixing Ma, Peidong Luo, Xiaole Shen

“…To improve both detection performance and model efficiency, we introduce the Efficient Multi Scale Pyramid (EMSP) neck network. …”
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Optimization Analysis of The Strength Capacity and The Economic Value Comparison of Castellated Steel Beam and Its Equivalent IWF Beam by Listiyono Budi, Aris Widodo, Bambang Haryadi, Bambang Endroyo, Dimas Wicaksono, Triono Subagio

“…The results of this study indicate that the castellated steel beam can replace its equivalent IWF beam. Selection of profile of the castellated steel beam is appropriate to provide efficiency in terms of weight of the structure between 58.5% to 15.1% and can provide efficiency in terms of cost of between 48.4% to 0.9%.…”
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Research on the Optimization of the PID Control Method for an EOD Robotic Manipulator Using the PSO Algorithm for BP Neural Networks by Yunkang Zhou, Xiaohui He, Faming Shao, Xiangpo Zhang

“…Large-scale explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) robotic manipulators can replace manual EOD tasks, offering higher efficiency and better safety. …”
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Performance assessment of a cogeneration system in a sugar cane factory using energy and exergy analysis by Mostafa Abouelsoud, Mohamed Y. Khalil, Ramadan Hefny Ali, Hussein M. Maghrabie

“…Moreover, the overall energy and exergy efficiencies are 87.15 % and 66.45 %, respectively. To address inefficiencies, two modifications were proposed: replacing mechanical turbines in RJP process with direct current (DC) motors, boosting power output by 5500 kW, providing 2000 kW for grid export, and saving 163,200 $ annually; and reducing bagasse moisture by 42 % using flue gas waste heat, increasing boiler exergy efficiency by 3.82 % and overall system efficiency by 3.38 %, saving 29,376 tons of bagasse annually, valued at 763,776 $. …”
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