Aristotle claims that in a chain of efficient causes, where the first element of the series acts through the intermediary of the other items, it is the first member in the causal chain, rather than the intermediaries, which is the moving cause (Physics 8.5, 257a10 12).
The proponents of efficient markets claim that fund managers are doomed to poor results because in the stockmarket shares are priced "efficiently", in the sense that there are no bargains.
The authors claim that efficient resource use is typically achieved through virtualization technologies, facilitating the multiplexing of resources across customers.
Numerous recent studies have claimed that efficient induction of ascorbate glutathione and glyoxalase systems using exogenous protectants such as nitric acid, salicylic acid and selenium could improve the resistance to various stresses (Hasanuzzaman et al. 2011 a, b, 2012 a, b ; Hasanuzzaman and Fujita 2013; Mostofa and Fujita 2013).
And the considerable risks to efficient government of a self-executing claim of privilege will require acceptance of, at the very least, a use restriction of unspecified dimensions.
Despite this well-considered architecture and the analysis of many standards we cannot claim efficient interleaving for all possible permutations.
In the course of claiming more energy efficient buildings it is necessary to reduce the amount of artificial lighting.
(In this third claim, "efficient" means "Pareto efficient").
Claims more efficient way to produce sugar from cane.
In both claims, "efficient" means maximization of the social willingness-to-pay.
