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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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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Experimental Study on Optimal Refrigerant Charge of Multi-functional Air-conditioning Hot Water Heater by Wang Haifeng, Zhang Shoubing, Yuan Huihui, Sun Yajuan, Li Yuduo, Dong Shanshan

“…A new type of double-flow accumulator was developed, which can automatically adjust the amount of circulating refrigerant on the system of multi-functional air-conditioning/hot-water heater so that the system was more stable and efficient under multi-working modes. …”
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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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On Productiveness and Complexity in Computable Analysis Through Rice-Style Theorems for Real Functions by Jingnan Xie, Harry B. Hunt, Richard E. Stearns

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An Efficient Line Search Algorithm for Large Scale Optimization by Abbas Al-Bayati, Ivan Latif

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

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Evaluating functional traits of urban green spaces in mitigating land surface temperature in megacities by Manjari Upreti, Amit Kumar

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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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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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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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An Analytical Approximation of the Stress Function for Conical Flywheels by Miguel Garcia, Onofre Orozco-López, Jesús Uribe-Chavira, Andrés Blanco-Ortega

“…Starting from a stress function, the model was simplified under the assumption of a small-thickness gradient, allowing the derivation of a closed-form solution. …”
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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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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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Morpho-functional groups as an efficient tool for monitoring and management of the Billings reservoir (São Paulo, Brazil) by Ana Carolina Peixoto Chamizo, Cacilda Thais Janson Mercante, Munique de Almeida Bispo Moraes, Clóvis Ferreira do Carmo, Matheus Barbosa Herbst de Oliveira, João Alexandre Saviolo Osti

“…This research applied the Morphology-Based Functional Groups (MBFGs) combined with classical approaches, such as community descriptor species and phytoplankton classes in the Billings reservoir. …”
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The constrained-disorder principle defines the functions of systems in nature by Yaron Ilan

“…The Constrained Disorder Principle (CDP) defines all systems in nature by their degree of inherent variability. Per the CDP, the intrinsic variability is mandatory for their proper function and is dynamically changed based on pressures. …”
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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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Efficiency of structural brain networks mediates age-associated differences in executive functioning in older adults by Geraldine Rodríguez-Nieto, Geraldine Rodríguez-Nieto, Caroline Seer, Caroline Seer, Hamed Zivari Adab, Hamed Zivari Adab, Antonio Jimenez-Marin, Sima Chalavi, Sima Chalavi, Amirhossein Rasooli, Amirhossein Rasooli, Jesús M. Cortés, Jesús M. Cortés, Jesús M. Cortés, Stefan Sunaert, Stephan P. Swinnen, Stephan P. Swinnen

“…Further regional efficiency analyses identified the nodes that contributed to the mediation effect of local efficiency.DiscussionThese results shed light on the shared variability among the integrity of structural brain networks and EF at older age. …”
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