Significance of dissipative flow on a second-grade nanofluid with variable thermal properties on the stretching surface by Zia Ullah, Aamir Abbas Khan, Shalan Alkarni, Abhinav Kumar, N. Beemkumar, Tushar Aggarwal, Ashwin Jacob, Jajneswar Nanda, Feyisa Edosa Merga

“…Boundary conditions are used for the analysis of heat and mass transmission. Stream functions and similarity variables are utilized to reduce the complexity of the governed PDEs (partial differential equations) and altered into ODEs (ordinary differential equations). …”
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Multidimensional Meteorological Variables for Wind Speed Forecasting in Qinghai Region of China: A Novel Approach by He Jiang, Luo Shihua, Yao Dong

“…The accurate, efficient, and reliable forecasting of wind speed is a hot research topic in wind power generation and integration. …”
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Increasing constraint of aridity on tree intrinsic water use efficiency by Mengjie Wang, Shushi Peng, Zihan Lu, Xiangtao Xu, Andrew Felton, Anping Chen

“…Abstract The intrinsic water use efficiency (W) of trees serves as a key variable linking water and carbon fluxes in forest ecosystems. …”
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Acid-Activated Biochar for Efficient Elimination of Amoxicillin From Wastewater by David Adu-Poku, Selina Ama Saah, Patrick Opare Sakyi, Charles Kwame Bandoh, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, David Azanu, Michael Oteng-Peprah, Issifu Hawawu, Samuel Azibere, Kweku Amaning Affram

“…In exploring the potential of agricultural waste as an efficient adsorbent, acid-activated coconut husk biochar was prepared, characterized and applied to remove amoxicillin from wastewater. …”
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A STUDY OF THE DETERMINANTS OF THE OLIVE CROP PRODUCTION IN NINEVEH PROVINCE: BASHIQA DISTRICT AS A CASE STUDY FOR THE SEASON 2010 by Abdul Salam Hussein, Salah Fahmi Shaba

“…The Output of the olive crop was considered as the explanatory variable and the total cost in Iraqi Dinar is considered as dependant variable. …”
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Numerical modeling for optimized sediment deflection with variable submergence over a row of submerged vanes by Vikalp Chauhan, Ellora Padhi, Gopal Das Singhal

“…This research examines the potential for improved sediment deflection efficiency through the optimisation of variable submergence. …”
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Risk assessment of rail transit systems with variable renewable energy based on uncertain random theory by Yanbo Chen, Xiaoxue Li, Zhi Zhang

“…Variable renewable energy access to rail transportation is an effective way for electrified railroads to realize their own efficient and renewable energy use, however, the uncertainty of variable renewable energy also brings risks to the reliable transportation of railroad. …”
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Neuro-fuzzy control of bilateral teleoperation system with transmission timedelay and force feedback using Arduino Due board by Hakima Rahem, Rabah Mellah, Massinissa Zidane, Abdelhakim Saim

“…In order to demonstrate the efficiency, adaptability and advantages of ANFIS controller, several comparative experiments are carried out using different controllers (ANFIS, conventional PI and PI regulator with the modified wave variable method PI+MWVM). …”
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Hereditary angioedema diagnosis evaluation score (HADES): A new clinical scoring system for predicting hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency by Ricardo Zwiener, MD, Rafael Zamora, MD, Carlos María Galmarini, MD, PhD, Laura Brion, PhD, Laura Arias, MD, Andrea Pino, MD, Paula Rozenfeld, PhD

“…Blood samples were analyzed for C1-INH/C1q levels and C1-INH function. A predictive score was developed from the odds ratios derived from multivariate logistic regression analysis. …”
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Efficiency Assessment of a High-Speed Tracked Vehicle Hybrid Powertrain by Ponorac Luka, Blagojević Ivan

“…This is to prove the argument of the efficiency benefits of electrifying the vehicle turning mechanism and eliminating the friction elements slip. …”
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Sharp L2 Norm Convergence of Variable-Step BDF2 Implicit Scheme for the Extended Fisher–Kolmogorov Equation by Yang Li, Qihang Sun, Naidan Feng, Jianjun Liu

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Improving the Minimum Free Energy Principle to the Maximum Information Efficiency Principle by Chenguang Lu

“…The G theory is based on the P-T probability framework and, therefore, allows for the use of truth, membership, similarity, and distortion functions (related to semantics) as constraints. Based on the study of the <i>R</i>(<i>G</i>) function and logical Bayesian Inference, this paper proposes the Semantic Variational Bayesian (SVB) and the Maximum Information Efficiency (MIE) principle. …”
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Efficient bit labeling in factorization machines with annealing for traveling salesman problem by Shota Koshikawa, Aruto Hosaka, Tsuyoshi Yoshida

“…Abstract To efficiently determine an optimum parameter combination in a large-scale problem, it is essential to convert the parameters into available variables in actual machines. …”
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Efficient curve fitting with penalized B-splines for oceanographic and ecological applications by Kwan-Young Bak, Dong-Young Lee, Ju-Seong Lee, Hee-Jung Jee, R. Jisung Park, Ja-Yong Koo, Jae-Hwan Jhong

“…The total variation penalty controls curve smoothness by penalizing abrupt changes in the estimated function, while the group penalty ensures that all response variables share a consistent set of knots, enhancing interpretability. …”
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Comparison Study of Method for Calculation of Mesh Efficiency of Involute Gear Pair by Chen Yinglin Chen Jiangyi

“…Taking the distance between pitch point and contact point as a variable, two expressions of instantaneous efficiency of gear pair are derived from the perspective of work and force. …”
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The dichotomy of human decision-making: An experimental assessment of stone tool efficiency. by David Nora, João Marreiros, Walter Gneisinger, Antonella Pedergnana, Telmo Pereira

“…This strongly suggests that each raw material used in archaeological contexts to produce blanks should be evaluated for its efficiency. In addition, it may be pertinent to extend this approach to other blunt artefactssuch as scrapers, burins, anvils, and hammerstones when investigating aspects of interconnected behaviours such as artefact variability, resource economy, group mobility, and site function. …”
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PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY OF MAIZE (ZEA MAYS) FARMERS IN ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA by Abdu Karniliyus TASHIKALMA, Dengle Yuniyus GIROH

“…Education and extension contact were statistically significant (p≤0.05) and increase technical efficiency among respondents. Furthermore, the stochastic cost function analysis indicated that 80.24% variations in allocative efficiencies were as a result of the variables included in the model. …”
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Multimodal bearing fault classification under variable conditions: A 1D CNN with transfer learning by Tasfiq E. Alam, Md Manjurul Ahsan, Shivakumar Raman

“…Bearings play an integral role in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of rotating machinery — reducing friction and handling critical loads. …”
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Probabilistic analysis of active earth pressures in spatially variable soils using machine learning and confidence intervals by Tran Vu-Hoang, Tan Nguyen, Jim Shiau, Duy Ly-Khuong, Hung-Thinh Pham-Tran

“…Abstract This study introduces a probabilistic framework for assessing active earth pressures in soils exhibiting spatial variability in friction angles and unit weight. These properties are modeled using random fields with log-normal distributions and spatial correlation lengths. …”
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A Method for Solving LiDAR Waveform Decomposition Parameters Based on a Variable Projection Algorithm by Ke Wang, Guolin Liu, Qiuxiang Tao, Luyao Wang, Yang Chen

“…First, using a variable projection algorithm, we separated the linear (amplitude) and nonlinear (center position and width) parameters in the Gaussian function model; the linear parameters are expressed with nonlinear parameters by the function. …”
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