Low-carbon pathways to digitalization: can the digital economy improve carbon efficiency? by Shuaifeng Yuan, Xiaoyang Zhang, Shiliang Liu, Zhihui Li

“…IntroductionThis study investigates the impact of the digital economy on the carbon emission efficiency of 282 prefecture-level cities in China from 2008 to 2020.MethodsThis study used two-way fixed panel model, moderated effects model, CCR-SBM model and spatial Durbin model.ResultsThere is an obvious “U”-shaped relationship between the digital economy and carbon emission efficiency, with a linear coefficient of −0.320. …”
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The Dual Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility and Digitalization on Bank Financial Stability Efficiency by Thuong Thi Mong Do

“…Findings reveal a U-shaped relationship between CSR and financial stability efficiency. …”
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Multiscale Spatiotemporal Variation Analysis of Regional Water Use Efficiency Based on Multifractals by Tong Zhao, Yanan Wang, Yulu Zhang, Qingyun Wang, Penghai Wu, Hui Yang, Zongyi He, Junli Li

“…Understanding the complex variations in water use efficiency (WUE) is critical for optimizing agricultural productivity and resource management. …”
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High efficiency focusing vortex generation and multichannel multiplexing based on terahertz metasurfaces by Wenyu Li, Tianhua Meng, Lijuan Dong, Lixiang Liu, Jingyu Liu, Guozhong Zhao

“…Such metasurfaces can be used to realize large-capacity and high-spectrum-efficiency OAM communication. This paper contributes to the disciplines of photonic integration, multiplexing, and multifunctional metasurfaces.…”
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Analysis of Improvement in the Energy Efficiency of Office Buildings Based on Energy Performance Certificates by Raimondas Bliūdžius, Karolis Banionis, Edmundas Monstvilas, Rosita Norvaišienė, Dinarr Adilova, Aleksejs Prozuments, Anatolijs Borodinecs

“…The article presents an analysis of changes in energy efficiency of new office buildings designed and constructed during the implementation period of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2014–2024). …”
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Optimization of Rear Local Contacts on High Efficiency PERC Solar Cells Structures by Kapila Wijekoon, Fei Yan, Yi Zheng, Dapeng Wang, Hemant Mungekar, Lin Zhang, Hari Ponnekanti

“…A local contact formation process and integration scheme have been developed for the fabrication of rear passivated point contact solar cells. Conversion efficiency of 19.6% was achieved using  mm, pseudo square, p-type single crystalline silicon wafers. …”
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The impact of top management team tenure heterogeneity on innovation efficiency of declining firms. by Xunjiang Huang, Qilin Gao, Deng Wang

“…Under the dilemma of resources reduction and recovery, the declining firm pays more attention to the efficient utilization of the diminishing innovation resources. …”
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Analysis of convergence trends and driving factors of environmental efficiency of pig farming in China by Jingjing Wang, Chang'e Zhao, Silin Chen

“…Most provinces within constrained development regions and potential growth regions converge to the high-level club, while the disparities in environmental efficiency of pig farming are most pronounced in key development regions. (3) The research results of driving factors show that scale level exhibits a “U-shaped” effect on the convergence of environmental efficiency in pig farming toward high-level clubs in China, and most provinces have surpassed the inflection point. …”
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Cludoop: An Efficient Distributed Density-Based Clustering for Big Data Using Hadoop by Yanwei Yu, Jindong Zhao, Xiaodong Wang, Qin Wang, Yonggang Zhang

“…Finally, our comprehensive experimental evaluation on 10 network-connected commercial PCs, using both huge-volume real and synthetic data, demonstrates (1) the effectiveness of our algorithm in finding correct clusters with arbitrary shape and (2) the fact that our proposed algorithm exhibits better scalability and efficiency than state-of-the-art method.…”
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Data-Efficient Bone Segmentation Using Feature Pyramid- Based SegFormer by Naohiro Masuda, Keiko Ono, Daisuke Tawara, Yusuke Matsuura, Kentaro Sakabe

“…Specifically, these include the data-efficient model, which deepens the hierarchical encoder by adding convolution layers to transformer blocks and increases feature map resolution within transformer blocks, and the FPN-based model, which enhances the decoder through a Feature Pyramid Network (FPN) and attention mechanisms. …”
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Decision-making efficiency with aided information: the impact of automation reliability and task difficulty by Hanshu Zhang, Ran Zhou, Cheng-You Cheng, Sheng-Hsu Huang, Ming-Hui Cheng, Cheng-Ta Yang

“…Our results indicated that, in general, participants exhibited unlimited capacity when provided with valid automated cues, implying that the decision efficiency was unaltered by automated assistance. Despite the failure to gain extra efficiency, the benefits of automated aids in decision-making for difficult tasks were evident. …”
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Assessment of the sedimentation and trapping efficiency in dam reservoirs by applying the settling basin framework by Bérenger Koffi, Koffi Eugène Kouakou, Alexis Loukou Brou, Martin Sanchez, Ouédé Gla Blaise, Brice Wawogninlin Coulibaly, Franck Hervé Akaffou, Michal Habel, Amani Michel Kouassi, Dibi Brou, Kouakou Lazare Kouassi

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DRBD-YOLOv8: A Lightweight and Efficient Anti-UAV Detection Model by Panpan Jiang, Xiaohua Yang, Yaping Wan, Tiejun Zeng, Mingxing Nie, Zhenghai Liu

“…Existing deep learning-based models for anti-UAV detection often cannot balance accuracy, processing speed, model size, and computational efficiency. To address these limitations, a lightweight and efficient anti-UAV detection model, DRBD-YOLOv8, is proposed in this paper. …”
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Formulation of Alginate- and Pectin-Based Beads Encapsulating Trichoderma for Sustainable and Efficient Agriculture by Atália Inocêncio Ngulela, Zohra Bengharez, Imene Slamani, Selma Mahboubi

“…The formulation of polysaccharide-based beads encapsulating <i>Trichoderma</i> spp. represents an eco-friendly strategy for promoting sustainable and efficient agriculture. Trichoderma, a beneficial fungus, is well known for its ability to enhance plant growth, combat phytopathogens, and improve soil health. …”
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Synergy of Energy Efficiency and Industry 4.0 in the Post-War Modernization of Ukraine by Sydorenko Oleksandr M.

“…The importance of the transition to renewable energy sources is emphasized, as their integration into industry and the utility sector can be strengthened by digital tools for tracking and forecasting consumption indicators, which helps to shape efficient business models and accelerate post-war modernization. …”
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How Do Different Types of Environmental Regulations Affect Green Innovation Efficiency? by Hui Li, Chuandang Zhao, Xiaoying Tang, Jiawei Cheng, Guanyang Lu, Yang Gu, Zhiyue Zhang, Yang Liu

“…To effectively improve green innovation efficiency through environmental regulations, it is urgent to better understand the impact of different environmental regulations on green innovation efficiency (GIE). …”
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Comparison of the economic efficiency and sustainability of two debonding processes for structurally bonded sills by Alex Jordan, Lucas Hermelingmeier, Julian Gilich, Gerson Meschut, Marco De Santis, Alexander Schlüter

“…Subsequently, the outer panel was selectively debonded to replicate a repair scenario, and the mechanical integrity of the remaining adhesive joint was evaluated through Mode I testing of l-shaped specimens. Process data served as input for an Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) according to DIN EN ISO 14,040.The cryogenic method achieved a 40 % reduction in carbon footprint compared to the hot-air process (0.337 kg vs. 0.559 kg CO2-equivalents), primarily due to its shorter process time and more efficient heat transfer. …”
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Microplastics in drinking water. Efficiency of treatment and distribution of a drinking water cycle by R. Rodríguez-Barroso, A. Cruceira, M.D. Coello, J.M. Quiroga, A. Egea-Corbacho

“…These results show that is able to establish an average efficiency of the 92 ± 2 % removal of MPs in the purification processes. …”
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Optimizing photovoltaic thermal systems with ternary hybrid nanofluids: Statistical and regression analysis by Ahmad Ayyad Alharbi, Ali Rashash Alzahrani

“…This study explores the intricate interplay between ternary hybrid nanofluids and their impact on the electrical and thermal efficiencies of Photovoltaic Thermal systems (PV/T), considering a diverse range of nanomaterial shapes. …”
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Deep Learning-Based MRI Brain Tumor Segmentation With EfficientNet-Enhanced UNet by Pradeep Kumar Tiwary, Prashant Johri, Alok Katiyar, Mayur Kumar Chhipa

“…Preserving UNet&#x2019;s bottleneck compresses EfficientNet&#x2019;s outputs, while skip connections maintain spatial integrity during decoder upsampling. …”
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