Improving the efficiency and productivity of solar distillation by creative design and heater and baffle integration by Ayman Hoballah, Suha A. Mohammed, Ali Basem, A.S. Abdullah, Wissam H. Alawee, Hasan Sh. Majdi, Z.M. Omara, Mamdouh I. Elamy, Fadl A. Essa

“…This study aimed to enhance the evaporation rate of a hemispherical solar still (HSS) through several design modifications. …”
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Optimizing the hydroxyapatite nanocrystals derived from biological sources to increasing efficiency and quality by Mahsa Abbasi, Hossein Derakhshankhah, Soheila Kashanian, Zhila Izadi, Mohammad Soleiman Beigi

“…Examining the cell compatibility of hydroxyapatite on bone-like cells (MG63) showed a survival rate of over 90%, and cell proliferation was statistically (Graph Pad Prism 10) significant (P < 0.05). …”
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Evaluation of the clinical efficiency of tocilizumab versus rituximab therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Anastasia Sergeyevna Avdeyeva, E N Aleksandrova, E Yu Panasyuk, G V Lukina, E L Nasonov

“…Objective: to evaluate the clinical efficiency of tocilizumab (TCZ) versus rituximab (RTM) therapy using DAS 28, SDAI, and CDAI scores and to estimate remission rates using DAS 28 and the remission criteria proposed by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) in 2011. …”
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Highly efficient catalytic propane dehydrogenation driven by MFI zeolite defect sites by Qingpeng Cheng, Xueli Yao, Lifeng Ou, Zhenpeng Hu, Yu Pan, Lirong Zheng, Natalia Morlanes, Edy Abou-Hamad, Xingang Li, Yu Han, Jorge Gascon

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Optimized and novel synthesis of AgI nanoparticles for efficient cloud seeding processes by S. Shafiei, M. Aligholami, Patrice Umenne, M. Maaza

“…Furthermore, laboratory-scale ice growth experiments were conducted to evaluate the ice nucleation potential of the AgI NPs. The ice nucleation rate was determined to be j(T) = 867.31 cm−2s−1 and Log (j(T)) = 2.94 at 269.65 K. …”
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MXene Anchored with Platinum Cobalt Alloy as an Efficient and Stable Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution by Jing Xiao, Buxiang Wang, Qing Shu

“…It is a great challenge to prepare efficient and stable electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution (HER) using non-precious metals. …”
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Design and efficiency assessment of a passive treatment system for acid mine drainage by Ruiwen YAN, Jun ZHU, Junhao ZHU, Gang LIN, Wanqiu ZHANG, Zenghua JIA, Wenming WANG, Furui XI

“…Results and Conclusions The results indicate that the integrated passive treatment system could effectively increase the effluent pH to approximately 7.6 and yield high removal rates of above 99.0% for Fe and Al and above 97.0% for other heavy metals like Cu. …”
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Energy-efficient synchronization for body sensor network in the metaverse: an optimized connectivity approach by Altaf Hussain, Tariq Hussain, Razaz Waheeb Attar, Ahmed Alhomoud, Mrim M. Alnfiai, Reem Alsagri

“…Body sensor networks (BSNs) have become a pivotal technology in modern healthcare systems, enabling continuous and real-time monitoring of critical patient health metrics such as blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature, body motion, and movement. …”
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Expert-AI Collaborative Training for Novice Endoscopists: A Path to Enhanced Efficiency by Zhen Zhang, Bai-Sheng Chen, Ling Du, Quan-Lin Li, Yan Zhu, Pei-Yao Fu, Wen-Zheng Qin, Huan-Kai Shou, Ping-Ting Gao, Xin-Yang Liu, Meng-Jiang He, Zi-Han Geng, Shuo Wang, Ping-Hong Zhou

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Efficiency of cognitive-behavioral group therapy for obesity in combination with dietary modifications in women by S. O. Eliashevich, A. P. Misharova, A. V. Orekhova, Ya. V. Medik, O. M. Drapkina

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Technical efficiency of insecticides against Helicoverpa armigera Hübner caterpillars in corn crops by Yu. Liaska

“…Determination of the technical efficiency of insecticides was carried out in field conditions. …”
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Efficient Strategy for Water and Nutrient Management to Economically Enhance Mombasa Grass Productivity by Abdulaziz Alharbi, Saleh Alsunaydi, Mohamed I. Motawei, Ahmed Alzoheiry, Mohamed Ghonimy

“…It combined reduced irrigation with a high fertilizer rate, resulting in a strong net return and the second-highest benefit-cost ratio among all treatments. …”
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Sustainable and cost-efficient hydrogen production using platinum clusters at minimal loading by Hongliang Zeng, Zheng Chen, Qiu Jiang, Qingtian Zhong, Yuan Ji, Yizhen Chen, Jiawei Li, Chunxiao Liu, Runhao Zhang, Jialin Tang, Xiaoxia Xiong, Zhongyue Zhang, Zhaoyang Chen, Yizhou Dai, Chengbo Li, Yinfang Chen, Donghao Zhao, Xu Li, Tingting Zheng, Xin Xu, Chuan Xia

“…Operando spectroscopy and theoretical simulation provide evidence for anomalous charge transfer from the MXene substrate to PtNC, thus generating highly efficient electron-rich Pt sites for robust hydrogen evolution. …”
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Hybrid Cat-Transmon Architecture for Scalable, Hardware-Efficient Quantum Error Correction by Connor T. Hann, Kyungjoo Noh, Harald Putterman, Matthew H. Matheny, Joseph K. Iverson, Michael T. Fang, Christopher Chamberland, Oskar Painter, Fernando G.S.L. Brandão

“…With this level of performance, the qubit overhead required to reach algorithmically relevant logical error rates with the cat-transmon architecture matches that of an unbiased-noise architecture with physical error rates in the range 10^{−5}–10^{−4}.…”
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Examining the Efficiency of the Foreign Exchange Market in Iran with a Random Walk Approach by Bita Shayegani, Mahdi Fadaei, Abolfazl Shahabadi, Abbas Hamzehkhani

“…The efficiency of the foreign exchange market is crucial because exchange rates play a vital role in balancing a nation's internal and external economies. …”
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System Layout and Grasp Efficiency Optimization for a Multirobot Waste Sorting System by Bart Engelen, Sander Teck, Jef R. Peeters, Karel Kellens

“…The findings demonstrate substantial improvements in picking efficiency of up to 3.6% and pick rates up to 37.5%, underscoring the potential of advanced heuristic algorithms in robotic waste sorting systems. …”
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Dynamic Topology Evolution and Multi-Objective Routing Optimization for Efficient VANET Communication by Hao Wang

“…By integrating a cooperative relay mechanism and a multi-objective relay node selection method, the algorithm significantly enhances data transmission success rates and reduces end-to-end latency. Furthermore, the implementation of Dijkstra&#x2019;s algorithm enables efficient path selection with low computational complexity. …”
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Information-Theoretic Measures of Metacognitive Efficiency: Empirical Validation with the Face Matching Task by Daniel Fitousi

“…Researchers assess the quality of confidence ratings according to <i>bias</i>, <i>sensitivity</i>, and <i>efficiency</i>. …”
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Total factor productivity and economic efficiency in the Gulf cooperation council (GCC) countries by Alamedin A. Bannaga, Mohammed Lezar

“…The results of the study showed that the growth rates in TFP were generally negative and below the average international levels. …”
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Review grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency in rice production regions in China by Sheng-guo CHE, Bing-qiang ZHAO, Yan-ting LI, Liang YUAN, Wei LI, Zhi-an LIN, Shu-wen HU, Bing SHEN

“…In this study, a database covering a wide range of climate conditions, soil types and field managements across China, was developed to estimate rice grain yield and NUE in various rice production regions in China and to evaluate the relationships between N rates and grain yield, NUE. According to the database for rice, the values of grain yield, plant N accumulation, N harvest index (HIN), indigenous N supply (INS), internal N efficiency (IEN), reciprocal internal N efficiency (RIEN), agronomic N use efficiency (AEN), partial N factor productivity (PEPN), physiological N efficiency (PEN), and recover efficiency of applied N (REN) averaged 7.69 t ha−1, 152 kg ha−1, 0.64 kg kg−1, 94.1 kg kg−1, 53.9 kg kg−1, 1.98 kg kg−1, 12.6 kg kg−1, 48.6 kg kg−1, 33.8 kg kg−1, and 39.3%, respectively. …”
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