Water quality prediction and carbon reduction mechanisms in wastewater treatment in Northwest cities using Random Forest Regression model by Jingjing Sun, Xin Guan, Xiaojun Sun, Xiaojing Cao, Yepei Tan, Jiarong Liao

“…By utilizing online monitoring data from pilot systems, it conducts an in-depth analysis of the impacts of different wastewater treatment processes on water quality parameters. …”
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Distinguishing classes of neuroactive drugs based on computational physicochemical properties and experimental phenotypic profiling in planarians. by Danielle Ireland, Christina Rabeler, Sagar Rao, Rudy J Richardson, Eva-Maria S Collins

“…Here, we used cheminformatics and MTS in the freshwater planarian Dugesia japonica-an invertebrate system used for neurotoxicant testing-to evaluate the extent to which complementary insight could be gained from the two data streams. In this pilot study, our goal was to classify 19 neuroactive compounds into their functional categories: antipsychotics, anxiolytics, and antidepressants. …”
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Implementation and Evaluation of a Long-Term Care at Home (Home LTC) Service in a Rural Community Pharmacy Setting by Megan Ditzman, Stevie Veach, Jessie Schaefer, Kaitlin Luett, Bryan Kendall, Matthew Witry

“…The objectives were to: 1) describe implementation and challenges of pharmacy-provided HOME LTC services, 2) attempt billing for Home LTC services, 3) describe pharmacist clinical interventions including drug therapy problems (DTPs) and 4) measure patient/caregiver satisfaction with the service. Methods: This was a pilot evaluation of a community pharmacist delivered intervention. …”
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Induction training programme of resident doctors: The need of the hour by Md Sameer, Jawahar S. K. Pillai, Biswajeevan Sahoo

“…The modules were implemented in a pilot mode in the study setting, and feedback was collected to understand the effectiveness of the program. …”
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Andrographolide prevents acute hyperammonemia-induced motor dysfunction in rats. Evidences for its mechanism of action by Arghya Mukherjee, Santosh Singh

“…Background: Beside the cirrhotic one, non-cirrhotic hyperammonemia (HA) can also cause neuro-degeneration and establishment of 'Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy', ultimately leading to the coma stage. We have done pilot study on aqueous extract of Andrographis paniculata herb against HA induced oxidative stress in rats. …”
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DENTAL SERVICES – TO FEAR OR NOT TO FEAR? THE EFFECT OF MUSIC ON PAIN PERCEPTIONS by Ancuța REMETE, Laura BACALI, Marcel Ciprian POP, Brîndușa Mariana BEJAN, Monica BOGDAN, Andrei PICOȘ

“…To this end, the authors used the EPOCx electroencephalogram (EEG) and conducted the pilot experimental study, where the individuals in the sample were divided into four groups: a control group, on which no intervention was exerted (G1) and three experimental groups. …”

Therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Naa A Buxton-Tetteh, Shakti Pillay, Gugulabatembunamahlubi T J Kali, Alan R Horn

“…There were five studies recruiting at follow-up, five pilot studies, one randomised controlled trial, one case series, and 10 birth cohorts. …”
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ANALYSIS OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS, WORK LIFE BALANCE AND EMPLOYEES’ EFFICIENCY: EVIDENCE FROM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA’S (BiH) IT SECTOR by Ognjen Riđić, Adnan Avdibegović, Senad Bušatlić

“…It was translated and back translated from English to Bosnian and again back to English and then verified as the part of pilot testing on 40 IT employees. The study was conducted in a cross-sectional time manner in the period June-July 2016. …”
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Post-disaster food insecurity: Hurricane Maria as a case study by Jill Mark, David de Angel Sola, Nicolas Rosario-Matos, Leyao Wang

“…Methods: To explore this issue, we performed a pilot survey study (n = 22) in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria to evaluate food insecurity status, duration, and causes. …”
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The internet gaming disorder and its associated factors among college students at Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study by Khalid Bin Abdulrahman, Tariq Y. Alhomoud, Ismail S. Alateeq, Faisal N. Al-Mohaisen, Musab S. Alshamrani, Saleh I. Alhathlul, Mohammed Abdulaziz Khamsah

“…A total of 1005 college students filled out an online self-administered questionnaire developed based on an extensive literature review and pilot study. Results: More than two-thirds (76.1%) of students are active gamers. …”
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Cross-Regional Capacity Mechanism for Emergency Power Support in Extreme Weather Events by WU Zifeng, YUAN Jiahai, ZHANG Jian, ZHANG Haonan

“…First，the effects of extreme weather on power systems are discussed，followed by a review of pilot implementations of capacity mechanisms across various locations in China. …”
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The Impact of Vitamin D Deficiency on Coronary Artery Disease Severity Based on Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mahdi Haghighatafshar, Behnaz Shekasteband, Tahereh Firuzyar, Zahra Etemadi, Farinaz Farhoudi, Mesbah Shams

“…This study aimed to assess this impact.Methods: This pilot cross-sectional study enrolled two hundred patients referred to Namazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran for myocardial perfusion imaging in 2019. …”
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Role of Serum and Ultrasonometric Markers in the Early Diagnosis of Malignant Transformation of Periductal Liver Fibrosis in Patients with <i>Opisthorchis Felineus</i> Infection by A. Е. Kovshirina, O. S. Fedorova, Yu. V. Kovshirina, V. A. Petrov

“…Evaluation of the relationship between the presence of ultrasound signs of stage 1–2 opisthorchiasis-associated periductal fibrosis and changes in serum levels of the biochemical, immunologic parameters and oncomarkers in patients with O. felineus infection demonstrated that the levels of alkaline phosphatase, conjugated bilirubin, AST, glucose and CA 19-9 oncomarker were significantly higher in the serum of patients in the group with cholangio-carcinoma and opisthorchiasis (p &lt; 0.01).Conclusion. The first pilot data on the relationship between ultrasonometric signs of periductal liver fibrosis and the increase of CA 19-9 oncomarker as well as biochemical parameters (alkaline phosphatase, direct bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, glucose), which can be used for early diagnosis of malignant transformation of periductal liver fibrosis with the formation of cholangiocarcinoma in O. felineus-infected population in endemic regions, were obtained.…”
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Evaluation of Minds in Motion, a fitness program for people living with dementia and their caregivers by Pria Nippak, Jocelyn Badali, Julien Meyer, Housne Begum, Nalini Sen, Mya Rana-Nippak

“…Conclusion: This study, as an extension of the pilot, concluded that Minds in Motion program had a positive impact on PWD and CP's physical functioning following the program fitness training combined with mindfulness recreational activities, which aligned with their reported program satisfaction. …”
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Acceptance and adoption determinants of telemedicine in public healthcare institutions by Kokisa E. Phorah, Lovemore Motsi

“…In order to ensure that the instrument was accurate, a pilot study was carried out prior to the main investigation. …”
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Worth the effort? A practical examination of random effects in hidden Markov models for animal telemetry data by Brett T. McClintock

“…To help put my findings in context and illustrate some potential challenges that practitioners may encounter when applying mixed HMMs, I revisit a previous analysis of long‐finned pilot whale biotelemetry data.…”
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Conceptual model of sustainable development of pedagogical staff competences in quality assurance of higher education by Andrii Biloshchytskyi, Andrii Biloshchytskyi, Oleksandr Kuchanskyi, Oleksandr Kuchanskyi, Oleksandr Kuchanskyi, Yurii Andrashko, Aidos Mukhatayev, Khanat Kassenov

“…Based on the results of the pilot implementation of the first stage of the competence project, project participants were selected on the basis of this conceptual model and training was organized to improve the level of competence in the field of education quality management. …”
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Emission Characteristics of PCDD/Fs, Heavy Metals, and Nuclides during Incineration of Waste Resins Containing Nuclides by Yuhan Feng, Yingzhe Du, Shiying Li, Lili Li, Shi Feng, Kunfeng Li, Mingxiu Zhan, Jinqing Wang, Xu Xu, Peng Lin

“…Almost no solid residue was generated due to sufficient incineration in the tubular furnace. In the pilot scale experiment, when the resin was incinerated at 900°C, the PCDD/F concentration in the flue gas was 16.97 ng m−3 (0.8 ng I-TEQ m−3). …”
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Signs of Nervous System Sensitization in Female Runners with Chronic Patellofemoral Pain by Brian J. Eckenrode, David M. Kietrys, Allison Brown, J. Scott Parrott, Brian Noehren

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose The primary objective of this pilot study was to quantify and compare pain sensitivity as identified through QST measures, in active female runners with and without PFP…”
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Pre-Operative Scapular Rehabilitation for Arthroscopic Repair of Traumatic Rotator Cuff Tear: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial by Luane Landim de Almeida, Adriano Fernando Mendes Júnior, José da Mota Neto, Leandro Furtado De Simoni, Karine Helena Souza Lopes, Paloma Carvalho Guimarães, Brenda Iasmin de Oliveira Valério, Aaron Sciascia

“… # Study Design Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) – pilot. # Methods Twenty adult individuals (age range: 47-69 years), with a diagnosis of traumatic rotator cuff tear and arthroscopic surgical repair, were randomized and allocated into two groups: experimental (EG) (n = 10) and control group (CG) (n = 10). …”
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