Effects of activated carbon source on soil nitrogen content in three land use types in middle Guizhou, China, and the underlying mechanisms by Zhiwei Qiao, Shihua Qin, Ru Yan, Chao Liu, Yi Hu, Mingfeng Li

“…These results provide theoretical and empirical support for understanding the impact and mechanisms of exogenous activated carbon on soil nitrogen content in Middle Guizhou, China, thereby offering insights and strategies for efficient nitrogen utilization in this region. Graphical abstract…”
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The Impact of Earning Smoothing through Real Activities and its Components on Labor Force Investment Efficiency by Batool Ismael Hasan, Mehdi Heydari, Hamzeh Didar

“…Real earnings smoothing can affect labor investment efficiency through its effect on market frictions caused by information asymmetry between managers and suppliers of external capital sources. …”
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Research on the Method of Artificial Intelligence for Identifying Urban Land-Use Types Based on Areas of Interest (AOI) and Multi-Source Data by Miaoyi Li, Ningrui Zhu

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Corn‐fermented protein as a replacement for fish meal in diets for Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, parr: Growth, feed utilization, antioxidant activity, non‐specific immune response,... by Jeongwhui Hong, Jose G. Ortiz, Brian C. Small

“…Abstract Fishmeal (FM) is still believed to be the gold standard protein source, especially for high‐value aquaculture species such as salmon. …”
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Framework and Outlooks of Multi-Source–Grid–Load Coordinated Low-Carbon Operational Systems Considering Demand-Side Hierarchical Response by Yong Cui, Jian Zheng, Wenying Wu, Kun Xu, Desen Ji, Tian Di

“…Meanwhile, considering the marginal contribution of each load-side node to the system carbon emissions, a combined Shapley–Topsis low-carbon demand hierarchical response mechanism is designed to guide load nodes in implementing accurate low-carbon hierarchical responses, thereby ensuring the optimal allocation and efficient utilization of system resources. Finally, based on the proposed framework, promising future research perspectives are proposed to provide critical insights for constructing a low-carbon and reliable new energy system.…”
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A Study on CO₂ Emission Reduction Strategies of Coal-Fired Power Plants Based on CCUS-ECBM Source-Sink Matching by Huawei Yang, Pan Zhang, Chenxing Zhang, Peiwen Zhang, Xiaoyan Jia

“…In order to reduce CO₂ emissions from industrial processes, countries have commenced the vigorous development of CCUS (carbon capture, utilization and storage) technology. The high geographical overlap between China’s extensive coal mining regions and CO₂-emitting industrial parks provides an opportunity for the more efficient reduction in CO₂ emissions through the development of Enhanced Coal Bed Methane (ECBM) Recovery for use with CCUS technology. …”
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Performance Analysis of Energy Efficient Cooperative SWIPT NOMA-Assisted Cognitive Satellite-Terrestrial Networks by Swathi Priya Indraganti, Suseela Vappangi

“…The network comprises a primary satellite source, its destination, and a secondary terrestrial source-destination pair. …”
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A High-Efficiency Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting and Management Circuit Based on Full-Bridge Rectification by Shuhan Liu, Suhao Chen, Wei Gao, Jiabin Zhang, Dacheng Xu, Fang Chen, Zhenghao Lu, Xiaopeng Yu

“…This paper presents a high-efficiency piezoelectric energy harvesting and management circuit utilizing a full-bridge rectifier (FBR) designed for powering wireless sensor nodes. …”
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Biodegradation of azo dyes by Aspergillus flavus and its bioremediation potential using seed germination efficiency by Amira M. Ghanaim, Omima M. El Mahdy, Heba I. Mohamed

“…Developing bioremediation methods for textile effluents will improve color removal efficiency. The recent attention to effectively utilizing microbes to convert toxic industrial azo dyes into non-hazardous compounds has garnered significant attention. …”
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Efficient transformation and genome editing in a nondomesticated, biocontrol strain, Bacillus subtilis GLB191 by Yu Zhao, Zhenshuo Wang, Qian Wang, Bing Wang, Xiaoning Bian, Qingchao Zeng, Daowan Lai, Qi Wang, Yan Li

“…Environmental strains of B. subtilis are an important source of biological control agents. However, due to its low genetic transformation efficiency, the genetic manipulation of the environmental and nondomesticated strains is challenging. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Sign Language Recognition Using Efficient Multi-Feature Attention Mechanism by Esma Yenisari, Sirma Yavuz

“…Initially, general visual features are acquired through the EfficientNet model, leveraging the transfer learning paradigm. …”
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A Global Attention Mechanism-Based EfficientNet Model for Road Pavement-Type Identification by Zhe-Yuan Ni, Jun-Cheng Wang

“…First, an application-oriented dataset encompassing seven pavement types is constructed based on existing open-source road surface classification datasets. Secondly, the EfficientNet-Global Attention Mechanism (GAM) model is developed through the integration of a GAM module into the EfficientNet architecture. …”
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Efficient Moving Object Segmentation in LiDAR Point Clouds Using Minimal Number of Sweeps by Zoltan Rozsa, Akos Madaras, Tamas Sziranyi

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Efficient Hybrid Deep Learning Model for Battery State of Health Estimation Using Transfer Learning by Jinling Ren, Misheng Cai, Dapai Shi

“…A well-designed pre-training/fine-tuning two-stage training strategy achieves accurate cross-scene SOH estimation by utilizing large-scale source-domain data to learn generalized aging features and then uses a small amount of new data to quickly fine-tune the base model. …”
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Efficient degradation of tylosin by Kurthia gibsonii TYL-A1: performance, pathway, and genomics study by Ye Wang, Boyu Zhao, Jingyi Zhang, Lingcong Kong, Inam Muhammad, Xiaojun Liang, Xiuzhen Yu, Yunhang Gao

“…In this study, we identified a novel and efficient TYL-degrading bacterial strain, Kurthia gibsonii TYL-A1, capable of degrading 75 mg/L of TYL within 5 days at 30°C, pH 7, with 3% inoculum and yeast extract as the nitrogen source. …”
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Efficient Detection of Floating Algal Blooms Using Sentinel-2 Imagery: The Introduction of the SFABI Index by M. Saygi, I. Colkesen, M. Celen

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Attention-Based Transfer Learning for Efficient Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Classification on Snore Sound by Apichada Sillaparaya, Yuttapong Jiraraksopakun, Kosin Chamnongthai, Apichai Bhatranand

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Towards sustainable energy futures: multi-objective policy framework for integrating high penetration of renewable energy sources into energy systems by Farnam Dehghani, Mohammad Agha Shafiyi

“…As the demand for cleaner energy increases, innovative approaches are essential to enhance the efficiency and flexibility of energy systems. This paper proposes advanced techniques to increase system flexibility and cut costs, including the economic complementarity of renewable energy sources, sector coupling, and clean technologies such as green desalination, power-to-gas (P2G), and heat recovery solutions. …”
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Impact of the Spatiotemporal Relationship Between Blast Source and Protected Area on Wave Arrival Sequence and Vibration Control Methods in Bench Blasting by Sijie Wang, Haojun Wu, Min Gong, Xiaodong Wu

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Extraction of Cropland Based on Multi-Source Remote Sensing and an Improved Version of the Deep Learning-Based Segment Anything Model (SAM) by Kunjian Tao, He Li, Chong Huang, Qingsheng Liu, Junyan Zhang, Ruoqi Du

“…Remote sensing technology, due to its large-scale and multi-dimensional characteristics, can effectively enhance the efficiency of collecting information on agricultural land parcels. …”
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