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The influence of training status, age, and muscle fiber type on cycling efficiency and endurance performance. [PDF]

, 2013
The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of age, training status, and muscle fiber-type distribution on cycling efficiency. Forty men were recruited into one of four groups: young and old trained cyclists, and young and old untrained ...
Wiles, J., Hopker, J., Coleman, Damian A, Jobson, Simon A., Gregson, Hannah C, Wiles, Jonathan, Coleman, D., Gregson, H., Coleman, Damian A., Hopker, James G., Passfield, L., von der Haar, Tobias, Passfield, Louis, Von der Haar, T., Jobson, S., Gregson, Hannah C.   +15 more
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Experimental Study of an Organic Rankine Cycle Using n-Hexane as the Working Fluid and a Radial Turbine Expander

Inventions, 2018
Conversion of low-grade waste heat to electrical energy paves the way to reducing environmental pollution. This work focuses on the experimental study of an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) with an n-hexane working fluid and radial turbine expander.
Vignesh Pethurajan, Suresh Sivan
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Herb–Nanoparticle Hybrid System for Improved Oral Delivery Efficiency to Alleviate Breast Cancer Lung Metastasis

International Journal of Nanomedicine
Jiangpei Shi,1,* Rongguang Zhang,1,* Yu Wang,1 Yingwei Sun,1 Xiaoyan Gu,1 Yu An,1 Xinyu Chai,1 Xiaoyu Wang,2 Zhi Wang,1 Yaqi Lyu,1 Teng Guo,1 Nianping Feng,1 Ying Liu1 1School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine ...
Shi J, Zhang R, Wang Y, Sun Y, Gu X, An Y, Chai X, Wang X, Wang Z, Lyu Y, Guo T, Feng N, Liu Y   +12 more
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A new method to improve raw water turbidity removal efficiency in sedimentation units with continuous discharges and flow recirculation

Engineering and Applied Science Research, 2023
The CDF method sedimentation tank is a new method that makes a continuous and controlled exhaust flow a new force acting on the particles to be removed, increasing the efficiency of turbidity removal.
Ridwan, Vera S. Bachtiar, Reri Afrianita, Rifka Indriani   +3 more
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Empirical Study on the Low-Carbon Economic Efficiency in Zhejiang Province Based on an Improved DEA Model and Projection

Energies, 2022
Low-carbon economic efficiency is an important indicator that can be used to measure the quality of regional economic development. In this study, an improved DEA model is introduced into the calculation of low-carbon economic efficiency in Zhejiang ...
Hongyun Luo, Xiangyi Lin
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Energy efficiency at building sites: barriers and drivers [Elektronisk resurs]

, 2023
The construction industry is an important societal sector and a major consumer of energy. Improved energy efficiency is important for this sector, but energy efficiency at construction sites has so far been under-researched. The aim of this article is to
Bryngelsson, Emma,, Palm, Jenny,, Lund University.   +2 more
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Reliability Investigation and Efficiency Analysis for a Family of High-Gain DC–DC Converters

IEEE Access
Most conventional high-gain dc–dc converter topologies prioritize voltage gain enhancement. However, for practical applications such as photovoltaic and fuel-cell systems, improving converter efficiency rather than increasing voltage gain beyond a
Vemparala Seshagiri Rao, Mahmoud F. Elmorshedy, M. S. Bhaskar, Dhafer Almakhles, S. Kumaravel   +4 more
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Generating Plants with Improved Water Use Efficiency

Agronomy, 2018
To improve sustainability of agriculture, high yielding crop varieties with improved water use efficiency (WUE) are needed. Despite the feasibility of assessing WUE using different measurement techniques, breeding for WUE and high yield is a major ...
Sonja Blankenagel, Zhenyu Yang, Viktoriya Avramova, Chris-Carolin Schön, Erwin Grill   +4 more
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Improved financial performance without improved operational efficiency: the case of Nigerian firms

Forum Scientiae Oeconomia, 2018
Is the financial performance of Nigerian companies really improving? If so, what about the operational efficiency of these firms? Though profits are on the rise, can these companies possibly be efficient, in spite of the problems inherent in the economy?
Olaniyi Evans
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Effects of the Fluid Replacement Method During Online Hemodiafiltration on the Solute Removal Performance and Biocompatibility Using the Asymmetric Cellulose Triacetate Membrane

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pre‐dilution online hemodiafiltration (Pre‐HDF) is predominantly used in Japan, whereas post‐dilution online HDF (Post‐HDF) is more common in Europe. An asymmetric cellulose triacetate (ATA) membrane may improve biocompatibility.
Kenji Sakurai, Yoshitaka Kurihara, Fumi Yamauchi, Hiromi Hosoya, Takeshi Saito   +4 more
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