Regional Variability in Growth and Leaf Functional Traits of <i>Mitragyna speciosa</i> in Thailand by Suthaporn Chongdi, Suwimon Uthairatsamee, Chatchai Ngernsaengsaruay, Tushar Andriyas, Nisa Leksungnoen

“…This study examined the leaf functional traits associated with kratom’s growth in the southern (native habitat), central, and northeastern regions of Thailand. …”
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Complexity Reduction in the Use of Evolutionary Algorithms to Function Optimization: A Variable Reduction Strategy by Guohua Wu, Witold Pedrycz, Haifeng Li, Dishan Qiu, Manhao Ma, Jin Liu

“…We propose a knowledge-based variable reduction strategy (VRS) that can be integrated into EAs to solve unconstrained and first-order derivative optimization functions more efficiently. …”
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Efficient and variable viscosity fracturing fluid of deep coal rock gas and popularization in ultimate volume fracturing by Bo LIN, Shuai CHEN, Xiangyang YAN, Mengqi CHEN, Liangjun DU, Heng CHEN, Hongsheng LU, Shuai SUN

“…By taking the advantage of SFY-2, a efficient and variable viscosity fracturing fluid is constructed to fit the design idea of coal rock gas Ultimate volume Fracturing, the variable viscosity control scheme is formulated and the construction technology is optimizated to achieve the goal of “Breaking” the coal rock sufficiently, creating complex sewing nets, filling sands fully and supporting effective. …”
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ResPoNet: A Residual Neural Network for Efficient Valuation of Large Variable Annuity Portfolios by Heng Xiong, Jie Xu, Rogemar Mamon, Yixing Zhao

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A Novel High-Efficiency Variable Parameter Double Integration ZNN Model for Time-Varying Sylvester Equations by Zhe Peng, Yun Huang, Hongzhi Xu

“…In this paper, a High-Efficiency Variable Parameter Double Integration Zeroing Neural Network (HEVPDIZNN) model combining variable parameter function and double integration is proposed to solve the time-varying Sylvester matrix equations, using the decreasing function with a large initial value as the variable parameter. …”
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Secure mobile agents for efficient medical information retrieval: A verifiable variable threshold secret sharing approach. by Pradeep Kumar, Sur Singh Rawat, Kakoli Banerjee, Ayodeji Olalekan Salau, Gyanendra Kumar, Niraj Singhal

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High-efficient RPL routing for analyzing mobility of nodes by Huibin XU

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Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution Protocol Based on Post-Selection by Hao YU, Bao FENG, Zichun PAN, Wenhe ZHUO, Zhenwei LI

“…Compared with discrete-variable quantum key distribution (DVQKD) protocol that has been widely used in power system, the continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CVQKD), which uses continuous variables to perform QKD protocol, has such advantages as simple equipment, high detection efficiency and good compatibility, and has attracted wide attentions. …”
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Selection of Functional Diagram of Air Multi-Compressor Control System by Roman Kokoshko, Oleksandr Kril, Bohdan Kril

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A Convergent Legendre Spectral Collocation Method for the Variable-Order Fractional-Functional Optimal Control Problems by Zahra Pirouzeh, Mohammad Hadi Noori Skandari, Kameleh Nassiri Pirbazari

“…In this paper, a numerical method is applied to approximate the solution of variable-order fractional-functional optimal control problems. …”
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Functional Analysis of Thyme Production in Denizli Province by Arif Semerci, Enver Ken

“…The fact that the sum of the production elasticity coefficients of the factors in the estimation equation for the amount of thyme production (∑βi) was 1.12 indicates there is increasing returns to scale. Among the variables in the production function, the variables with marginal efficiency coefficient above 1 were determined as the production area (3.20) and the fertilizer factor (1.33). …”
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Research on Variable Circulation Design Method and Internal Flow Characteristic of the Axial Flow Pump by Xuewei Yu, Qili Gan, Zifan Ling, Jiahui Gong, Jiajia Tang, Lijian Shi

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An Objective and Subjective Evaluation of Masticatory Efficiency in Periodontal Patients Before and After Basic Periodontal Therapy: A Case Series Study by María José Moya-Villaescusa, Claudia López-Lisón, José María Montoya-Carralero, Alfonso Jornet-García, Arturo Sánchez-Pérez

“…Methods: A prospective, longitudinal, case series study was carried out in 42 periodontal patients treated at the University Odontology Clinic. Masticatory efficiency before and after basic periodontal treatment was assessed using both objective (HueCheck Gum test) and subjective (Quality of Masticatory Function Questionnaire: QMFQ) methods. …”
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Transferability of Model-Based Static Coefficient of Friction by Jonathan Schanner, Friedemann Reiß, Erhard Leidich, Alexander Hasse

“…The accurate determination of static coefficients of friction (COFs) is crucial in engineering design, yet standard reference values often show considerable variability. …”
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Variáveis climáticas e o desempenho de um pivô central, em Cristalina Goiás Climatic variables and performance of center pivot at Cristalina, Goiás, Brazil by William Evangelista, Carlos A. S. Oliveira, Cícero L. Silva

“…<br>This research aimed to evaluate center pivot performance as a function of wind speed (VV), relative humidity of air (UR) and mean air temperature (T) and establish a stochastic model to estimate application efficiency as a function of these independent variables. …”
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Addressing Challenges in Simulating Inter–Annual Variability of Gross Primary Production by Ranit De, Shanning Bao, Sujan Koirala, Alexander Brenning, Markus Reichstein, Torbern Tagesson, Michael Liddell, Andreas Ibrom, Sebastian Wolf, Ladislav Šigut, Lukas Hörtnagl, William Woodgate, Mika Korkiakoski, Lutz Merbold, T. Andrew Black, Marilyn Roland, Anne Klosterhalfen, Peter D. Blanken, Sara Knox, Simone Sabbatini, Bert Gielen, Leonardo Montagnani, Rasmus Fensholt, Georg Wohlfahrt, Ankur R. Desai, Eugénie Paul‐Limoges, Marta Galvagno, Albin Hammerle, Georg Jocher, Borja Ruiz Reverter, David Holl, Jiquan Chen, Luca Vitale, M. Altaf Arain, Nuno Carvalhais

“…Both models simulated hourly GPP and were parameterized for (a) each site–year, (b) each site with an additional constraint on IAV (CostIAV), (c) each site, (d) each plant–functional type, and (e) globally. This was followed by forward runs using calibrated parameters, and model evaluations using Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) as a model‐fitness measure at different temporal scales across 198 eddy‐covariance sites representing diverse climate–vegetation types. …”
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Onion production costs as a function of water content and soil tillage by Jardênia R. Feitosa, Haroldo C. Fernandes, Paulo R. Cecon, Mauri M. Teixeira, Anderson G. Costa, Edival C. da Silva

“…The costs related to mechanized operations, manual operations, inputs and crop irrigation were determined. The economic efficiency was evaluated through the variables total cost and unit cost of onion production, gross revenue, net revenue and internal rate of return. …”
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Characterizing the effects of age, puberty, and sex on variability in resting-state functional connectivity in late childhood and early adolescence by Kelly A. Duffy, Andrea Wiglesworth, Donovan J. Roediger, Ellery Island, Bryon A. Mueller, Monica Luciana, Bonnie Klimes-Dougan, Kathryn R. Cullen, Mark B. Fiecas

“…We found decreased variability in global efficiency across the age range, and increased variability within the frontolimbic network driven primarily by those assigned female at birth (AFAB). …”
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VBP-YOLO-prune: Robust apple detection under variable weather via feature-adaptive fusion and efficient YOLO pruning by Haohai You, Hao Wang, Zhanchen Wei, Chunguang Bi, Lijuan Zhang, Xuefang Li, Yingying Yin

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Optimal Sequencing Control of Variable-speed Air-source Heat Pumps in Office Building by Liu Zhaohui, Li Zhenyu, Tan Hongwei, Xu Wen, Feng Wenbo, Yi Biyi

“…To develop this strategy, a variable-speed heat-pump model and the objective function for optimization of the heat-pump sequence control were first established, so as to determine the optimal solutions under partial building loads. …”
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