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    Efficiency and future generations by Broome, J

    Published 2018
    “…For intergenerational externalities, the standard lessons involve comparisons between states whose populations of people differ, either in their identities or their numbers. Common notions of efficiency break down in these comparisons. This paper supplies a new notion of efficiency that allows the lessons to survive, but at the cost of reducing their practical significance.…”
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    Efficient Semantic Matching by Yatskevich, E

    Published 2005
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    The efficiency of muscle contraction by Smith, N, Barclay, C, Loiselle, D

    Published 2005
    “…The dependence of efficiency on animal species, fibre-type, temperature, and contractile velocity is considered. …”
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    Efficient causation in Hume by Kail, P

    Published 2014
    “…There is considerable scholarly division regarding the fundamentals of Hume’s account of efficient causation. The majority opinion reads him as offering an austere metaphysics wherein efficient causation consists in regularities of a certain kind, whereas a minority read Hume as circumscribing severely what we can understand of the causal relation. …”
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    Efficient causation in Hume by Kail, P

    Published 2013
    “…There is considerable scholarly division regarding the fundamentals of Hume’s account of efficient causation. The majority opinion reads him as offering an austere metaphysics wherein efficient causation consists in regularities of a certain kind, whereas a minority read Hume as circumscribing severely what we can understand of the causal relation. …”
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    The efficiency of fair division by Caragiannis, I, Kaklamanis, C, Kanellopoulos, P, Kyropoulou, M

    Published 2011
    “…We present a series of results on the price of fairness under the three different notions that quantify the efficiency loss in fair allocations compared to optimal ones. …”
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    Efficient Generalized Folds by Hinze, R

    Published 2000
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    An Efficient Synthesis of (±)-Cycloillicinone by Wateh, Amy Nuzwir, Thy, Chun Keng, Chee, Chin Fei, Abd Rahman, Noorsaadah

    Published 2015
    “…An efficient synthesis of (±)-cycloillicinone was accomplished in five steps from sesamol. …”
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    Efficiency in construction process by Taib, Tahrina

    Published 2010
    “…In view to these problems face by the industry, this study has been undertaken with the aim to determine the strategies to improve the efficiency in construction process. The methodologies adopted for this study are the interview with expert panels and the distribution of questionnaires survey. …”
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    Efficiency of railway management by Chan, Jin Yong, Zainuddin, Nizamuddin

    Published 2012
    “…Basically, the railroad network is a national asset that could be used to reduce the costs of transportation.The paper has two aims which the first is to describe the efficiency improvements that the railroad industry itself has made.The second is to describe the role that rail network could play in a more efficient overall national transportation system.The paper uses a secondary data or quantitative grounded theory research methods to investigate the efficiency of Malaysia’s railways since quantitative way are more naturalistic.Author found that there was substantial inefficiency in the industry with no sign of reduction over time.Author’s main conclusion is that principal agent problems were pervasive in railway management.Research results suggest that private ownership in the railway industry can promote efficiency and should be supported by competition for franchises and price-capping regulation as well.There are two formal economic aspects of efficiency.Productive efficiency occurs when an economy cannot produce more of one good or service without producing less of another.It generally occurs when firms produce at minimum average total cost.Allocate efficiency occurs when the economy cannot raise one consumer’s satisfaction without lowering another’s.It occurs when price signals to consumers are based on marginal costs. …”
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    Energy Efficient Homes: Easy Steps to Improving Your Home's Energy Efficiency by Nicholas W. Taylor, M. Jennison Kipp, Kathleen C. Ruppert

    Published 2008-07-01
    “…Ruppert, is part of the Energy Efficient Homes series. It provides an overview of steps that Florida residents can take to reduce their home’s energy demand, improve its efficiency, and reduce their energy bills. …”
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