Spatiotemporal Changes in Water-Use Efficiency of China’s Terrestrial Ecosystems During 2001–2020 and the Driving Factors by Jia He, Yuxuan Zhou, Xueying Liu, Wenjing Duan, Naiqing Pan

“…Water-use efficiency (WUE) is an important indicator for understanding the coupling of carbon and water cycles in terrestrial ecosystems. …”
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Comparison of motor efficiency and emotional intelligence of ordinary and gifted girl students aged 12-15 years by Fahime Kalami, Usef Garmanjani, Gholamhossein Nazemzadegan, Majid Chahardah-Cheric

“…Background: The research showed that having high scientific intelligence in students does not necessarily imply higher emotional intelligence or better motor efficiency, and these relationships may vary among individuals with different levels of intelligence.Aim: The present study was conducted to compare the motor efficiency and emotional intelligence of ordinary and gifted girls’ students aged 12-15 years.Materials and Methods: The present research was a causal-comparative study. …”
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DS-AdaptNet: An Efficient Retinal Vessel Segmentation Framework With Adaptive Enhancement and Depthwise Separable Convolutions by Shuting Chen, Chengxi Hong, Hong Jia

“…Our comprehensive experiments on three benchmark retinal vessel segmentation datasets demonstrate that the proposed DS-AdaptNet achieves state-of-the-art performance while maintaining exceptional efficiency. Notably, our method attains a Dice coefficient of 0.8328 on DRIVE, 0.8110 on CHASE_DB1, and 0.8515 on STARE, consistently outperforming existing approaches. …”
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A New Modification of the Reconstruction of Variational Iteration Method for Solving Multi-order Fractional Differential Equations by E. Hesameddini, A. Rahimi

“…In this work, the Reconstruction of Variational Iteration Method (RVIM) technique has been successfully used to solve two types of multi-order fractional differential equations, linear and nonlinear. …”
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The Equal-Time Waypoint Method: A Multi-AUV Path Planning Approach That Is Based on Velocity Variation by Chenxin Yin, Kai Shi, Hailong Wang

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A Numerical Method Based on the Parametric Variational Principle for Simulating the Dynamic Behavior of the Pantograph-Catenary System by Dongdong He, Qiang Gao, Wanxie Zhong

“…Based on the finite element method (FEM), the parametric variational principle (PVP) is combined with a numerical time-domain integral method to simulate the dynamic behavior of the pantograph-catenary system. …”
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Phase and thermal diffusivity variation of saline water diagnosed by visual and temperature method during freezing process by Shih-Chang Huang, Chin-Chi Cheng, Hong-Ping Cheng

“…The location of vial on the shelf affects the stability and efficiency of thermal transmission. Moreover, the concentration of saline water has the relationship with the thermal diffusivity, and ice layer is an indicator of variation of temperature and thermal diffusivity for saline water during freezing process. …”
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Deep Q-Learning Based Adaptive MAC Protocol with Collision Avoidance and Efficient Power Control for UWSNs by Wazir Ur Rahman, Qiao Gang, Feng Zhou, Muhammad Tahir, Wasiq Ali, Muhammad Adil, Muhammad Ilyas Khattak

“…DAWPC-MAC ensures energy-efficient and reliable time-sensitive data transmission, improving the packet delivery rati (PDR) by 14%, throughput by over 70%, and utility by more than 60% compared to existing methods like TDTSPC-MAC, DC-MAC, and ALOHA MAC. …”
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Filtration efficiency of medical and community face masks against particles carrying SARS-CoV-2 by Sara Dalvand, Rasul Nasiri, Rasoul Yarahmadi, Farah Bokharaei-Salim, Ali-Asghar Farshad, Somayeh Soleimani-Alyar

“…Results: The study findings revealed variations in particle penetration and filtration efficiency of the tested masks for particles and SARS-CoV-2 based on mask types. …”
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The variational theory of fracture: diffuse cohesive energy and elastic-plastic rupture by Riccardo March, Giovanni Lancioni, Gianpietro Del Piero

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Evapotranspiration Partitioning of the <i>Populus euphratica</i> Forest Ecosystem in the Drylands of Northwestern China by Qi Zhang, Qi Feng, Yonghong Su, Cuo Jian

“…This study demonstrated that the underlying water use efficiency (uWUE) method effectively partitions ET into vegetation T and soil evaporation (E). …”
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Optimizing the Shape of Signals with Quadrature Amplitude Modulation According to the Criterion of Given Reduction Rate of Out-of-Band Emissions by S. B. Makarov, S. V. Zavjalov, A. S. Ovsyannikova

“…Improvement of the spectral efficiency of digital messaging systems by using signals with a compact spectrum and increased volume of the channel alphabet at the same time as minimizing energy losses.Materials and methods. …”
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APPLICATION OF DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS METHODS IN CUSTOMS RISK ANALYSIS by O. E. Kudryavtsev, S. E. Tamrazyan

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Maximizing photovoltaic thermal system through computational fluid dynamics-driven multi-factor parametric optimization: A Taguchi-grey relational analysis method to enhancing elec... by Natnale Sitotaw Asefa, Kiran Shahapurkar, Tilahun Nigussie, Abdulkadir Aman Hassen, Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar, Yasser Fouad, Irfan Ali, Sagar Shelare, Shubham Sharma, V.K. Bupesh Raja, Abinash Mahapatro, Sarabjit Singh, Abhinav Kumar, Ehab El Sayed Massoud, Jasmina Lozanovic

“…This approach optimises electrical and thermal efficiency, tackling essential performance compromises overlooked by traditional methods. …”
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Efficiency-optimized 6G: A virtual network resource orchestration strategy by enhanced particle swarm optimization by Sai Zou, Junrui Wu, Haisheng Yu, Wenyong Wang, Lisheng Huang, Wei Ni, Yan Liu

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Multi-risk-scenarios flexibility evaluation model of regional power grid considering economic efficiency of dispatching measures by ZHOU Qihang, GUAN Lin, XIAN Weihong, XUAN Peizheng, CHENG Lanfen, LI Zixi

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Efficient merging and validation of deep learning-based nuclei segmentations in H&E slides from multiple models by Jagadheshwar Balan, Shannon K. McDonnell, Zachary Fogarty, Nicholas B. Larson

“…Consequently, there remains a need for methods that leverage the strengths of multiple models to efficiently integrate nuclei segmentation for various cell types. …”
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Optimizing plastic film mulch to improve the yield and water use efficiency of dryland maize in the Loess Plateau, China. by Rui Zhang, Hongjuan Zhang, Yunpeng Xing, Lian Xue

“…Knowledge on the variation of yield and water use efficiency under different mulching methods is important for guiding rained maize production in the Loess Plateau area. …”
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Localized policy design for clean heating transitions: a multi-city analysis of renter preferences for energy efficiency by Graeme Troxell, Steve Conrad, Reuven Sussman

“…While existing research acknowledges split incentive barriers between landlords and tenants, analysis of their manifestation across diverse demographic groups and market conditions remains notably absent.MethodsThis study employs latent class analysis of discrete choice experiment data from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy to identify distinct renter segments and their responses to energy-efficient rental options. …”
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Evaluation Method of Water Injection Development Effects in Fractured Vuggy Carbonate Reservoirs: Case Study of F_I7 Strike-Slip Fault Zone by Jie Geng, Long Xiao, Ping Yue, Yun Xiao, Hongnan Yang, Simin Qu, Xia Wang

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