Recent advances in hydraulic characteristics and optimization of irrigation valves: A review by HONG Ming, YANG Xiaoyu, YANG Wenxin, LI Hang, WANG Jiale, NIAN Gengchen

“…Agriculture accounts for approximately 70% of global freshwater consumption, making the efficient use of water in agricultural irrigation systems essential for sustainable water management. …”
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Two-Step Single Slope/SAR ADC with Error Correction for CMOS Image Sensor by Fang Tang, Amine Bermak, Abbes Amira, Mohieddine Amor Benammar, Debiao He, Xiaojin Zhao

“…The measurement results show that the energy efficiency figure-of-merit (FOM) of the proposed ADC core is only 125 pJ/sample under 1.4 V power supply and the chip area efficiency is 84 k μm2·cycles/sample.…”
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Surface State Treatment of Carbon Dots Using Sulphur Dioxide Isotherm by L. Natrayan, Dhinakaran Veeman, Pravin P. Patil, V. Swamy Nadh, P. Balamurugan, Muse Degefe Chewaka

“…The proposed method shows 8.5% efficiency in relative fluorescence intensity and 8% efficiency in terms of photoluminescence intensity.…”
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Federated Collaborative Learning with Sparse Gradients for Heterogeneous Data on Resource-Constrained Devices by Mengmeng Li, Xin He, Jinhua Chen

“…Extensive experiments demonstrate that the proposed algorithm achieves high classification efficiency, effectively addressing the challenges posed by data heterogeneity.…”
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Economic Effects of Migration from Poland to the UK by Mihaela Simionescu, Yuriy Bilan, Grzegorz Mentel

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Stochastic Gradient Descent-like relaxation is equivalent to Metropolis dynamics in discrete optimization and inference problems by Maria Chiara Angelini, Angelo Giorgio Cavaliere, Raffaele Marino, Federico Ricci-Tersenghi

“…Such equivalence allows us to use results about performances and limits of Monte Carlo algorithms to optimize the mini-batch size in the SGD-like algorithm and make it efficient at recovering the signal in hard inference problems.…”
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Innate Nectar Plant Attraction Is Primarily Visually‐Guided but Olfactory‐Stimulated in North American Monarch Butterflies by Darene A. E. Assadia, Delbert A. Green II

“…ABSTRACT In flower‐visiting insects, innate sensory preferences facilitate efficient foraging strategies in complex natural environments. …”
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Quantifying communication effects in disaster response logistics by Danilo R. Diedrichs, Kaile Phelps, Paul A. Isihara

“…Originality/value – – The model provides an example of a simple, objective, quantitative tool for decision making and training volunteer managers in the importance of a smart response protocol.…”
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Technical Analysis of a Non-Globally Integrated Stock Index by Franklin Antonio Gallegos-Erazo, Ana María Gallardo-Cornejo

“…A mixed-methods approach was applied, combining quantitative tests (Boxplot and Dickey-Fuller) with qualitative analyses (graphical observation of prices and TEMA, RVI, and MA indicators). …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL CAPACITY OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA FOR SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENT by COPACEANU CRISTINA

“…The research methodology includes the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the relevant financial and operational data, collected from the health system of the Republic of Moldova. …”
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Influencers on Instagram and YouTube and Their Impact on Consumer Behaviour by Bianka Młodkowska

“…The research method employed in this study was a quantitative survey on the sample of 160 social media users. 160 individuals answered an online questionnaire. …”
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Hydrogen-centric machine learning approach for analyzing properties of tricyclic anti-depressant drugs by Simran Kour, J. Ravi Sankar

“…Additionally, hydrogen representation had a stronger impact on SVR's predictions.DiscussionThese findings highlight the potential of using machine learning techniques in quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) models for more efficient and reliable predictions of drug properties.…”
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Efficacy of Jigsaw learning in teaching volleyball skills to grade 12 students by Henreyna Jane C. Redublado, Gino Gasang Sumalinog

“…Jigsaw learning was efficient in teaching volleyball. Thus, the Jigsaw model is used to make the students more skillful and competent. …”
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Identification of Challenges Hindering Effective Stakeholder Management in Construction Projects by Emine Yüksel Deniz, Gulden Gumusburun Ayalp

“…By addressing these challenges, the research improves stakeholder management practices, ultimately fostering a more efficient and sustainable construction process. …”
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Self-Supervised Multiscale Contrastive and Attention-Guided Gradient Projection Network for Pansharpening by Qingping Li, Xiaomin Yang, Bingru Li, Jin Wang

“…Experimental results verify that the proposed method outperforms existing approaches in both visual quality and quantitative evaluation metrics.…”
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Image rain removal network based on checkerboard transformer and CNN hybrid mechanism. by Yutian Yang, Jianyu Lin, Xinyue Dai, Zhipei Zhang, Shuijin Zhang, Yingyu Chen, Guangxin Kong, Xin Li

“…In addition, the efficient architecture ensures full integration of features across dimensions and codecs. …”
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Enhancing Student Safety: Analysis of Teacher Practices on Emergency Incident Response in Public Secondary Schools by Alfred Otara, Berther Kute, Hezekiah Otieno Omolo, Rodah Adoyo

“…Understanding how teacher practices contribute to efficient emergency response and student safety is important. …”
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3D scanning probe nanotomography of tissue spheroid fibroblasts interacting with electrospun polyurethane scaffold by A. E. Efimov, O. I. Agapova, L. A. Safonova, M. M. Bobrova, V. A. Parfenov, E. V. Koudan, F. D. A. S. Pereira, E. A. Bulanova, V. A. Mironov, I. I. Agapov

“…Three-dimensional reconstruction demonstrates direct visualization of cell membrane protrusions and coherent cell-fiber interfaces, the formation of which is a prerequisite for an efficient tissue engineered implant. Analysis of obtained 3D data allows for quantitative calculation of the important morphological parameters of adhered cells, scaffolds, and cell-scaffold interfaces. …”
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Efficacy of Jigsaw learning in teaching volleyball skills to grade 12 students by Henreyna Jane C. Redublado, Gino Gasang Sumalinog

“…Jigsaw learning was efficient in teaching volleyball. Thus, the Jigsaw model is used to make the students more skillful and competent. …”
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Simulations du rapprochement des lieux de travail et de résidence et impacts sur le développement métropolitain en Île de France by Marie-Hélène Massot, Emre Korsu, Cyril Enault

“…On the basis of this diagnosis, the re-establishement of a greater balance on both quantitative and qualitative grounds, we present here a simulation model based on re-assignment of households closer to their workplaces and examine the potential of car traffic reduction in the case of the Paris region. …”
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