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Technical Efficiency of Pakistan s Manufacturing Sector: A Stochastic Frontier and Data Envelopment Analysis [PDF]

This paper examines the efficiency of the large-scale manufacturing sector of Pakistan using parametric as well as non-parametric frontier techniques.
Ejaz Ghani, Musleh-ud Din, Tariq Mahmood
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Autonomous Multi‐Objective Nanoscale Characterization of Combinatorial (Al, Sc, B)N Films Reveals Composition‐Dependent Ferroelectric Regimes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Autonomous scanning probe microscopy and multi‐objective Bayesian optimization navigate a ternary (Al,Sc,B)N combinatorial library. Registered photoluminescence, electron‐probe compositional mapping, and X‐ray diffraction connect local electromechanical function to defect‐sensitive emission, composition, and crystal structure.
Yu Liu, Aditya Raghavan, Utkarsh Pratiush, Ian Mercer, Pochun Hsieh, Albert Suceava, Chih‐Yu Lee, Edgar Dimitrov, Mauricio Terrones, Ichiro Takeuchi, Venkatraman Gopalan, Jon‐Paul Maria, Sergei V. Kalinin   +12 more
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Frontier Techniques: Contrasting the Performance of (Single-)Truncated Order Regression Methods and Replicated Moments [PDF]

This research contrasts three econometric alternatives for stochastic efficiency frontier analysis: order – inter-quantile – and inverse order regression under the assumption of truncated error term distribution, and replicated moment estimation.
Ana Paula Martins
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Black-Box Optimization of the Storage Location Assignment Problem in Logistics Centers Using an Annealing Algorithm

IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering
The manufacturing industry encounters numerous optimization problems, one of which is the optimization of storage location assignment (OSLA) problem in logistics. OSLA is a combinatorial optimization problem focused on improving the efficiency of picking
Hiromitsu Kigure, Takeshi Baba, Makoto Taniguchi, Hirotaka Kaji   +3 more
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Embedded Direct Ink Writing of Thermoset and Elastomeric Polymers via Frontal Polymerization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Embedded frontal polymerization direct ink writing (FP‐DIW) combines frontal ring‐opening metathesis polymerization with embedded 3D printing to decouple deposition from curing. A yield‐stress support bath stabilizes low‐viscosity inks, while on‐demand thermal initiation enables controlled front propagation. This approach expands the accessible feature
Mohammad Tanver Hossain, Yun Seong Kim, Pallab Layak, Pranav Krishnan, Young bum Lee, Minjiang Zhu, Shubh Singh, Philippe H. Geubelle, Paul V. Braun, Jeffery W. Baur, Nancy R. Sottos, Sameh H. Tawfick, Randy H. Ewoldt   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

A secure and highly efficient blockchain PBFT consensus algorithm for microgrid power trading

Scientific Reports
There are a series of challenges in microgrid transactions, and blockchain technology holds the promise of addressing these challenges. However, with the increasing number of users in microgrid transactions, existing blockchain systems may struggle to ...
Zhongyuan Yao, Yonghao Fang, Heng Pan, Xiangyang Wang, Xueming Si   +4 more
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Electron‐Deficient Linkers Enhance H2O2 Electrosynthesis in Covalent Organic Frameworks

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Linker π‐conjugation modulates the electronic state of the Ni–N4 centers and their interaction with the key *OOH intermediate while preserving the primary coordination motif. NiPc‐PTDA delivers an H2O2 selectivity of 92% and a production rate of 34.8 mol gcat−1 h−1, highlighting linker electronic properties as a molecular design parameter for NiPc ...
Houting Xie, Rui Guo, Zhen Liu, Yang Hu, Laichun Zhao, Omid Mazaheri, Bufeng Zhang, Shuaijun Pan   +7 more
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AN EMPIRICAL SURVEY OF FRONTIER EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES [PDF]

Healthcare institutions worldwide are increasingly the subject of analyses aimed at defining, measuring and improving organisational efficiency. However, despite the importance of efficiency measurement in healthcare services, it is only relatively ...
Andrew Worthington
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Architecture‐Driven Functional Coupling in Vertically Aligned Nanocomposites

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Vertically aligned nanocomposites define a growth‐engineered architecture in which vertical interfaces, strain fields, defect pathways, and phase connectivity are created simultaneously. This review shows how these architectural features couple ferroic, optical, ionic, electrochemical, and device responses, establishing design rules and open challenges
Md Shatil Islam‐Shanto, Javier Zamudio‐García, Abraham Sánchez‐Caballero, David Marrero‐López, Vincenzo Esposito   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bayesian Stochastic Frontier Analysis Using WinBUGS [PDF]

Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods have become a ubiquitous tool in Bayesian analysis. This paper implements MCMC methods for Bayesian analysis of stochastic frontier models using the WinBUGS package, a freely available software.
Mark Steel, Jim Griffin
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