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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Singular anisotropic equations with a sign-changing perturbation by Zhenhai Liu, Nikolaos S. Papageorgiou

“…We prove a multiplicity result producing two positive smooth solutions when the coefficient function in the singular term is small in the L∞-norm. …”
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The distribution of Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee (CPAK) phenotypes in the Malaysian population and their correlation with demographic variables by Wai Kit Wong, Azliana Abu Bakar Sajak, Hwa Sen Chua

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Objective Functions for the Blade Shape Optimisation of a Cross-Flow Tidal Turbine under Constraints by Karla Ruiz-Hussmann, Pierre-Luc Delafin, Cyrille Bonamy, Yves Delannoy, Dominique Thévenin, Stefan Hoerner

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A Self-Tuning Variable Universe Fuzzy PID Control Framework with Hybrid BAS-PSO-SA Optimization for Unmanned Surface Vehicles by Huixia Zhang, Zhao Zhao, Yuchen Wei, Yitong Liu, Wenyang Wu

“…Benchmarks using Rastrigin, Griewank, and Sphere functions show superior convergence and 68% stability improvement. …”
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Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Dogs: Evaluating Imaging Parameters and Methodological Variability in Global Longitudinal Strain Assessment by Jonas E. Mogensen, Maiken B. T. Bach, Pernille G. Bay, Tuğba Varlik, Jakob L. Willesen, Caroline H. Gleerup, Jørgen Koch

“…Intra- and inter-observer coefficients of variation (CV) were below 9% for both methods, supporting their reliability. …”
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Hydrophobic nanostructured bioaerogel filters for efficient particulate matter removal by Wafa Mustafa Saleh, Esam Bashir Yahya, Mardiana Idayu Ahmad, Abdul Khalil H. P. S.

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A three-parameter runoff probability model for long-slope croplands in the black soil region of Northeast China by Yiting Huang, Yuhao Gao, Junxi Chen, Ziheng Feng, Yi Zhang, Yangbo He, Zhengchao Tian, Lirong Lin, Jiazhou Chen

“…By extending the Sheridan framework with an exponential exfiltration function, the model estimates runoff coefficients based on slope length and soil saturation. …”
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Enhancing water use efficiency: Insights from hydrological variability encounter of multiple water sources and implications for terminal Lake management in arid regions by Kun Liu, Yunfei Chen, Bin Wu, Hailiang Xu, Abdul Waheed, Fan Gao, Bing He, Long Zhou, Jie Wu, Qin Zhang, Jinhao Ju

“…Multivariate empirical mode decomposition (MEMD) was applied to identify periodic characteristics of runoff, while wavelet coherence transform assessed the consistency of runoff patterns. A Copula function was then utilized to construct a joint distribution model, quantifying variability patterns and their cascading effects on ecological water use in Taitema Lake. …”
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Monitoring of Energy Efficiency of District Heating System Facilities: Methodology for Determining the Energy Baseline by Davydenko L.V., Davydenko N.V., Davydenko V.A., Sprake D.

“…This methodology was applied to a boiler house of a district heating system. Relevant variables were formed using a three-stage selection of fac-tors that influence the gas consumption efficiency of the boiler house. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF EUROPEAN SEA BASS FARMS IN TURKEY: A STOCHASTIC FRONTIER PRODUCTION FUNCTION APPROACH by Mehmet AYDOÄžAN, Osman UYSAL

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ANALYSIS OF THE TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF EUROPEAN SEA BASS FARMS IN TURKEY: A STOCHASTIC FRONTIER PRODUCTION FUNCTION APPROACH by Mehmet AYDOĞAN, Osman UYSAL

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Assessing variability and detecting the effective traits on yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) promising lines under drought stress condition by Sayyed Saeed Moosavi, Mohammad Reza Abdollahi, Fatemeh Abdi, Homayoun Kanouni

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Evaluation of the polymorphism of the GDF9 and BMP15 genes and their relationship with the reproductive functions of sheep of different breeds by Z. K. Gadzhiev, E. S. Surzhikova, D. D. Evlagina, A. I. Surov, S. N. Shumaenko

“…Polymorphism is the result of evolutionary processes and is inherited, associated with biodiversity and modified by natural selection and functions to preserve various forms of population. …”
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COMPLEX VARIABLE FUNCTION SOLUTIONS OF MIXED-MODE STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS FOR TWO CRACKS OF ARBITRARY LENGTH EMANATING FROM AN ELLIPTICAL HOLE by ZHU QingYu, ZHOU Rui

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Influence of preoperative variables on the 3-month functional outcomes of the Vivity extended depth-of-focus intraocular lens: a prospective case series by Giacomo Savini, Alice Galzignato, Catarina P. Coutinho, Jinhai Huang, Yue Wu, Piero Barboni, João Mendanha Dias, Filomena J. Ribeiro, Domenico Schiano-Lomoriello

“…Assuming a minimum Pearson r correlation coefficient between variables of 0.5 with a power of 80% and a P value less than 0.05, a minimum sample size of 29 (58 eyes) cases was required. …”
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Cost Optimisation of Supply Chains in the Food Industry: Cost Function Modelling by Ion Popa, Sorina-Geanina Stănescu, Anișoara Duică, Elisabeta Ilona Molnar, Mircea Constantin Duică

“…The proposed cost function allows for assessing the impact of these variables on total costs and identifying critical areas for optimisation. …”
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The cortical and extra-cortical bioelectrical processes determining the neurobiofeedback success and efficiency of sportsmen by L. P. Cherapkina

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Analysis and spatial prediction of water retention curves in two types of soil by Diego L. Cortés-Delgadillo, Jesús H. Camacho Tamayo, Ramón Giraldo

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A Numerical Scheme Based on the Chebyshev Functions to Find Approximate Solutions of the Coupled Nonlinear Sine-Gordon Equations with Fractional Variable Orders by MohammadHossein Derakhshan

“…In this article, a numerical method based on the shifted Chebyshev functions for the numerical approximation of the coupled nonlinear variable-order fractional sine-Gordon equations is shown. …”
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