Regional Determinants of Efficiency Growth of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Evidence from Poland by Teresa Łuczka, Paweł Przepióra

“…Therefore, the interest in its functioning among economists is in fact quite natural. …”
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Modulatory Efficiency of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) on Collagen-Induced Platelet Aggregation and Dysfunction by Osah Martins Onwuka, Chukwukadibie Adigwe, Oghenefego Michael Adheke, Chamberlin Jamike Elem, Josiah Soipiriala Hart

“…Collagen treatment can impair hemostatic processes leading to bleeding disorders like thrombosis; vitamin C may mitigate these effects.  Hence, modulatory efficiency of vitamin C on collagen-induced platelet aggregation and dysfunction was investigated. …”
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Optimizing heat exchanger efficiency: Predictive modeling to minimize fouling in crude oil refining by Kouidri Ikram, Kaid-Ameur Djilali, Nadjem Bailek, Jihad A. Younis, Dahmani Abdennasser, Raheem Al-Sabur, Bilel Zerouali, Lorenc Malka, Celso Augusto Guimarães Santos, Ilhami Colak

“…Fouling in heat exchangers significantly compromises energy efficiency in crude oil refining, leading to increased operational costs and environmental impacts. …”
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Challenges and future perspectives in using mesenchymal stem cells for efficient bone fracture healing by Dong Han, Weiwei Liu, Jinpeng Gong, Yupeng Ma, Zhengwen Sun

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Automated protocol templates with efficient schedule of activities table generation for healthy volunteer trials by Kyongeun Shin, Sungpil Han, Hyerim Choe, Suein Choi, Seunghoon Han

“…Additionally, a web-based SoA generator (developed with React.js) was created, featuring user-friendly functions for flexible start day adjustments, trial parameter settings, and automatic annotations. …”
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MONITORING OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF STUDENTS AS A MEANS OF INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PROCESS by M. V. Alyushin, L. V. Kolobashkina

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Seasonal variability of sea surface pCO2 and air-sea CO2 flux in a high turbidity coastal ocean in the vicinity of the East China Sea by Zhedong Yang, Xufeng Yang, Cai Zhang, Yimin Jin, Xupeng Hu, Xian Zhou, Tonghui Zhuang, Jianghao Ning, Jiangning Zeng, Peisong Yu, Peisong Yu

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An efficient Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm with fixed linear ramp schedule for truss structure optimization by Junsen Xiao, Naruethep Sukulthanasorn, Reika Nomura, Shuji Moriguchi, Kenjiro Terada

“…As a result, the objective function is in a simple format, enabling efficient optimization using QAOA. …”
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Standard Deviation of Fiber-Coupling Efficiency for Free-Space Optical Communication Through Atmospheric Turbulence by Woohyeon Moon, Hoon Kim

“…Due to atmospheric turbulence, however, the coupling efficiency, which is defined by the ratio of the fiber-coupled optical power to the optical power reaching the aperture, fluctuates over time, and thus should be treated as a random variable. …”
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The efficiency of Amil Zakat Institutions (LAZ) in Indonesian Islamic Banks: Data Envelopment Analysis Approach by Rofiul Wahyudi, Agus Susetyohadi

“…The Amil Zakat Institution (LAZ), based on Islamic bank corporations, has shown a significant role based on the mandate of the 2008 law on the social functions of Islamic banks. However, a performance evaluation is needed to see how efficient the LAZ is in its operations. …”
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Comparative analysis of profitability and resource use efficiency between Penaeus monodon and Litopenaeus vannamei in India. by Ubair Nisar, Hongzhi Zhang, Mahida Navghan, Yugui Zhu, Yongtong Mu

“…The Cobb-Douglas production function, which relates production output to several independent input variables, was used to determine productivity. …”
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Energy-Efficient Train Operation Optimization Method for Urban Rail Intervals Based on Curve Splicing by Lianbo Deng, Shaokun Ren, Li Cai, Ziruo Xie

“…This method involves selecting curve segments and continuously splicing and recombining them to efficiently generate new running curves without being restricted by the basic energy-saving curve framework. …”
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Efficient remote sensing image classification using the novel STConvNeXt convolutional network by Bo Liu, Chenmei Zhan, Cheng Guo, Xiaobo Liu, Shufen Ruan

“…Abstract Remote sensing images present formidable classification challenges due to their complex spatial organization, high inter-class similarity, and significant intra-class variability. To address the balance between computational efficiency and feature extraction capability in existing methods, this paper innovatively proposes a lightweight convolutional network, STConvNeXt. …”
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Energy Efficiency and Mathematical Modeling of Shrimp Pond Oxygenation: A Multiple Regression Experimental Study by Yoisdel Castillo Alvarez, Yorlan González González, Reinier Jiménez Borges, Luis Angel Iturralde Carrera, José M. Álvarez-Alvarado, Juvenal Rodríguez-Reséndiz

“…The proposed model is key to optimizing the operation of pumping systems, allowing us to significantly reduce water turnover without compromising dissolved oxygen levels as a function of key variables such as water turnover volume, biomass, solar radiation (0–1200 W/m²), water temperature (20 °C–32 °C), phytoplankton levels (0–1,000,000 cells/ml), zooplankton (0–500,000 cells/ml), and wind speed (0–15 m/s). …”
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A Case Study on the Influence of Friction Coefficient and Rotational Speed on Transient Thermoelastic Response of FGM Rotating Cylinder by Reza Koohi Faegh Dehkourdi, Mostafa Omidi Bidgoli, Mohammad Hosseini

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Genome-wide analyses reveal intricate genetic mechanisms underlying egg production efficiency in chickens by Lizhi Tan, Xinyu Cai, Yuan Kong, Zexuan Liu, Zilong Wen, Lina Bu, Yuzhan Wang, Xiaojun Liu, Zhiwu Zhang, Jianlin Han, Dandan Wang, Yiqiang Zhao

“…Consistently, functional analysis of associated genes demonstrates that egg production efficiency benefits from multiple physiological functions. …”
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Modified graphene oxide as an efficient magnetic adsorbent for the simultaneous removal of Sunset Yellow and Tartrazine dyes by Margan Qaed Amini Farsani, Shahla Elhami

“…The adsorbent was successfully reused 8 times with very little change in the adsorption efficiency, which indicates that it is highly reusable. …”
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Implicit manifestation of prospective metacognition in betting choices enhances its efficiency compared to explicit expression by Hidekazu Nagamura, Hiroshi Onishi, Kohta I. Kobayasi, Shoko Yuki

“…Recent metacognitive research has extensively investigated metacognitive efficiency (i.e., the accuracy of metacognition). Given the functional importance of metacognition for adaptive behavioral control, it is important to explore the nature of prospective metacognitive efficiency; however, most research has focused on retrospective metacognition. …”
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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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Genetics of Physiological Variation Within and Between Larval Wild-Type AB and Backcrossed NHGRI-1 Zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>) by Gil Martinez-Bautista, Moira Ryann Cartee, Dyuksha Kunder, Crystelle Lee, Karol Tang, Neha Nagarajan, Pamela Padilla, Warren Burggren

“…To explore the role of genetics in physiological variation, we assessed variation of cardiac function (heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output), oxygen consumption, yolk conversion efficiency, and cost of development in embryonic and larval AB wild-type and NHGRI-1 zebrafish (low heterozygosity line backcrossed from AB wild-type) exposed to different temperature and oxygen regimes. …”
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