Lighting the path to growth: Exploring the impact of energy efficiency on firm productivity in Nigeria by Joshua Adeyemi Afolabi, Oluwatosin Ademola Adeniyi, Samuel Orekoya

“…Energy inefficiency remains a major constraint on firm productivity in Nigeria, particularly in the manufacturing and service sectors, where unreliable and costly electricity supply undermines competitiveness. This study contributes to the literature by examining the relationship between energy efficiency and firm-level total factor productivity (TFP) using a two-stage approach: estimating energy efficiency scores using the Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) framework, and analyzing their impact on productivity using the Instrumental Variables Generalized Method of Moments (IV-GMM) regression. …”
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An Efficient Approach Based on RAE-GAMI-NET for Long Range Attack Detection on Blockchain by Vasavi Chithanuru, Mangayarkarasi Ramaiah

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Efficient Detection of Mind Wandering During Reading Aloud Using Blinks, Pitch Frequency, and Reading Rate by Amir Rabinovitch, Eden Ben Baruch, Maor Siton, Nuphar Avital, Menahem Yeari, Dror Malka

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Optimized classification of potato leaf disease using EfficientNet-LITE and KE-SVM in diverse environments by Gopal Sangar, Velswamy Rajasekar

“…Inconsistent data in uncontrolled contexts undermines classic image classification techniques, hindering precise illness detection.MethodsWe present a novel model that integrates EfficientNet-LITE for enhanced feature extraction with KE-SVM Optimization for effective classification. …”
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Association between the attentional network efficiency and change of direction speed ability in young male Indian footballers by Debabrata Chatterjee, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta, Arkadeb Dutta, Arkadeb Dutta

“…The present study aimed to investigate the association between CODS ability and the efficiency of alerting, orienting, and executive components of the attentional networks, and decision-making in footballers.MethodsSeventy-eight male footballers (age: 15.4 ± 0.87 years, BMI: 19.4 ± 1.98 kg/m2) during pre-season completed a battery of field tests comprising Illinois agility test (IAT), 30 m sprint, standing broad jump, and Yo-Yo test. …”
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Repercussions of energy efficiency, FinTech, industrialization, and technological advancements on climate change: evidence from G20 countries by Hongyang Zhao, Rimsha Arshad

“…In contrast, financial technologies are positively associated with CCE in developing economies, suggesting that the expansion of digital infrastructure without green safeguards may exacerbate environmental degradation. Energy efficiency exhibits a rebound effect in these contexts, undermining its potential benefits. …”
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The Relationship of Transformational Leadership and Human Resource Efficiency with the Continuity Approach to Corporate Life (Case study: Eastern Azarbayjan Construction Contractor... by Hadi Amini Puya, Ebrahim Salami

“…The method of this research is descriptive-correlation based on structural equation modeling. …”
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LiMMCov: An interactive research tool for efficiently selecting covariance structures in linear mixed models using insights from time series analysis. by Perseverence Savieri, Lara Stas, Kurt Barbé

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Human-Centered AI for Migrant Integration Through LLM and RAG Optimization by Dagoberto Castellanos-Nieves, Luis García-Forte

“…Our proposal involves the optimal tuning of key hyperparameters for LLMs and RAG through multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods to ensure the solutions are fair, equitable, and non-discriminatory. …”
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Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on the Perceived Value of Thermostable Vaccines to Relieve Program Barriers: A Case Study from Côte d’Ivoire by Anna-Lea Kahn, Dijana Spasenoska, Kouadio Daniel Ekra, Soplé Ruth Coulibaly, Kossia Yao, Sié Kabran Kouadio, Aminatou Sar, Joanie Robertson

“…This consultation aimed to convene key immunization stakeholders in Côte d’Ivoire in order to examine their perceptions regarding the value of vaccine thermostability to address barriers to outreach and equity in immunization programs. Methods: A novel workshop model involving structured group discussions was used to document the viewpoints of national stakeholders representing different areas of the immunization program. …”
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High-precision positioning of robotic systems on programme trajectories using satellite navigation measurements by S. V. Sokolov, A. I. Okhotnikov, D. V. Marshakov, I. V. Reshetnikova

“…Use of satellite navigation in recent years shows that such conditions undermine traditional satellite signal processing methods based on the least squares method or its modifications. …”
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Methodology for Automating and Orchestrating Performance Evaluation of Kubernetes Container Network Interfaces by Vedran Dakić, Jasmin Redžepagić, Matej Bašić, Luka Žgrablić

“…Any compromise in network performance can severely affect distributed HPC applications, leading to bottlenecks that undermine the entire system’s efficiency. This paper highlights the critical need for precise and consistent evaluation of Kubernetes Container Network Interfaces (CNIs) to ensure that HPC workloads can operate at their full potential. …”
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Analisis Visual dan Machine Learning untuk Mengukur Validitas Dokumen Akademik Perpustakaan: Studi pada Data Turnitin by Hesti Ari Wardani, Imam Yuadi

“…Additionally, this research is expected to serve as a foundation for academic policies in strengthening plagiarism detection systems, increasing transparency in evaluation, and promoting the development of more accurate and efficient document validation methods. However, this study has limitations regarding the scope of data used, particularly in terms of study program representation and external factors that may influence Turnitin scores. …”
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Prediction for Coastal Wind Speed Based on Improved Variational Mode Decomposition and Recurrent Neural Network by Muyuan Du, Zhimeng Zhang, Chunning Ji

“…Accurate and comprehensive wind speed forecasting is crucial for improving efficiency in offshore wind power operation systems in coastal regions. …”
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HiGoReg: A Hierarchical Grouping Strategy for Point Cloud Registration by Tengfei Zhou, Jianxiang Gu, Zhen Dong

“…In contrast, excessive grouping could undermine computational efficiency.…”
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Economic inequality and corruption as social determinants of health: An empirical analysis across 136 countries (2001–2020) by Chun Kai Leung, Jeremy Ko, Fangzheng Liang, Wai Kit Ming

“…The findings indicate that this compounded impact is most severe in low- and lower-middle-income countries, where systemic governance failures intersect with structural inequities to undermine health systems. Robustness checks using alternative health indicators and econometric methods strengthen the validity of the conclusions. …”
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Scaling Up Domestic Resource Mobilization Via Non-Tax Revenues: Is The Government Directive Sustainable? by Adrian Peter Njau, Wilbard Jackson Kombe, Lemayon Lemilia Melyoki

“…Using a descriptive qualitative method approach, it examines the directive’s impact on key institutions contributing to the Treasury Consolidated Fund. …”
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Analytical approach to digital channel performance optimization of mobile money transactions in emerging markets by Adeolu Dairo, Krisztián Szűcs

“…It is complemented by mapping the appropriate campaign techniques across digital and non-digital channels of mobile money transactions. The key analytical method is the combination of fuzzy c-means clustering and RFM algorithm for the target selection development through the usage logs of customers (n = 300) of a mobile service provider. …”
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Recommendations for strengthening primary healthcare delivery models for chronic disease management in Mendoza: a RAND/UCLA modified Delphi panel by Javier Roberti, Ezequiel García Elorrio, Yanina Mazzaresi, Marina Guglielmino, Agustina Mazzoni, Andrea Falaschi

“…However, numerous challenges undermine its effectiveness in these settings.Objective To identify recommendations to improve PHC by integrating user preferences and provider capacity to deliver patient-centred and competent care in the Mendoza Province, Argentina.Design Modified RAND Corporation/University of California, Los Angeles (RAND/UCLA) Delphi method.Setting Health system of the Province of Mendoza, Argentina.Participants 32 public health experts from Mendoza.Interventions Proposals were developed from secondary data, the People’s Voice Survey, an electronic cohort of people with diabetes, qualitative studies of users’ and professionals’ experiences and reviews of interventions in primary care.Primary outcome Experts had to evaluate proposals according to five criteria selected from the evidence to decision framework (impact, resource requirements, acceptability, feasibility and measurability).Results The 19 final recommendations emphasise policy continuity, evidence-based policy-making and standardisation of healthcare processes. …”
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The Great Disruption: How Machine Intelligence Will Transform the Role of Lawyers in the Delivery of Legal Services by J. O. Mcginnis, R. G. Pearce

“…Objective: to analyze the influence of machine intelligence on legal practice and services.Methods: dialectical approach to cognition of social phenomena, allowing to analyze them in the historical development and functioning in the context of a set of objective and subjective factors, which determined the choice of the following research methods: formal-logical, comparative-legal, state and legal modeling.Results: The market for electronic legal services is at a relatively early, yet significant, stage in terms of the disruptive effect of machine intelligence in undermining lawyers' monopoly. …”
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