Adolescent HIV prevent and care framework: A global scoping review protocol- BSGH 006. by Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba'are, Osman Wumpini Shamrock, Darcey Rodriguez, George Rudolph Kofi Agbemedu, LaRon E Nelson

“…Once the screening process is complete, data will be extracted from the full-text screened articles in Covidence. We will pilot the extracted data in Covidence to ensure that all relevant information has been captured, making necessary changes if required. …”
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Gene Expression Signatures of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells during the Early Post-Transplant Period in Patients Developing Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy by Khurram Shahzad, Martin Cadeiras, Sarfaraz Memon, Barry Zeeberg, Tod Klingler, Anshu Sinha, Esteban G. Tabak, Sreevalsa Unniachan, Mario C. Deng

“…Out of 8 transcripts available for RT-PCR analysis, we confirmed 6 transcripts (75.0%) including FPRL1, S100A9, CXCL10, PRO1073, and MMP9 (P<.05). Conclusion. Our pilot data suggest that GEP of PBMC may become a valuable tool in the evaluation of patients at risk of CAV. …”
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Case report: Watch-and-wait strategy in resectable esophageal cancer following neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy: a case series by Lingyu Tan, Lingyu Tan, Guozhen Yang, Guozhen Yang, Chufeng Zeng, Chufeng Zeng, Xu Zhang, Xu Zhang, Xu Zhang

“…While the “watch-and-wait” strategy has been implemented in clinical complete responders following neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer, there is a lack of evidence supporting its practicability in esophageal cancer after NCIT. This pilot case series involves six clinical complete responders who deferred surgery under close surveillance after three or four cycles of neoadjuvant camrelizumab plus chemotherapy and who subsequently received camrelizumab as maintenance treatment. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Australian dairy goat farmers towards the control of gastrointestinal parasites by Endris A. Ali, Ghazanfar Abbas, Ian Beveridge, Sandra Baxendell, Berwyn Squire, Mark A. Stevenson, Abdul Ghafar, Abdul Jabbar

“…Methods The questionnaire comprised 58 questions on farm demography, husbandry and grazing management, knowledge of gastrointestinal parasites and their importance in dairy goats, diagnosis of infections, antiparasitic drugs and alternate control options. After a pilot survey (n = 15 respondents), a link to the questionnaire was available to all (n = 456) registered members of the Dairy Goat Society of Australia Ltd from 17 April to 16 June 2023. …”
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The effect of clinician-expressed empathy and nocebo-alleviating information on breast-cancer-patients' anxiety and side effects during active chemotherapy: A clinical feasibility... by Lara C. Gröschel, Fiona T. Brosig, Marcel Soesan, Katherina T. Vourtsis, Mirte van der Spek, Elise Sluiter, Liesbeth M. van Vliet

“…Objective: We set up a pilot-study to investigate main and interaction effects of nocebo-alleviating information and clinician-expressed empathy delivered via a standardized information-video on breast cancer patients' psychological and side effect outcomes during chemotherapy. …”
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Quality of Life as Medicine III. A Qualitative Analysis of the Effect of a Five-Day Intervention with Existential Holistic Group Therapy or a Quality of Life Course as a Modern Rit... by Søren Ventegodt, Birgitte Clausen, Maja Langhorn, Maximilian Kromann, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…Exercises are accomplished with a partner chosen at the course as: (1) a person you like, (2) a person you do not know already, or (3) a person to whom you want to give help, support, and holding more than you want to get help from him or her. Pilot studies with 5-day quality of life interventions that combine training in quality of life philosophy with psychotherapy and bodywork have proved effective on patients with chronic pain and alcoholism. …”
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Big Data Governance Challenges Arising From Data Generated by Intelligent Systems Technologies: A Systematic Literature Review by Yunusa Adamu Bena, Roliana Ibrahim, Jamilah Mahmood, Arafat Al-Dhaqm, Ahmad Alshammari, Maged Nasser, Muhammed Nura Yusuf, Matthew O. Ayemowa

“…The model was validated through a pilot study conducted with a public higher learning institution, demonstrating its practical applicability and effectiveness in real-world scenarios. …”
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Prevalence and Economic Impact of Acute Respiratory Failure in the Prehospital Emergency Medical Service of the Madrid Community: Retrospective Cohort Study by Ana María Cintora-Sanz, Cristina Horrillo-García, Víctor Quesada-Cubo, Ana María Pérez-Alonso, Alicia Gutiérrez-Misis

“…The aim of this retrospective observational study was to determine the pathologies that have mainly caused respiratory failure in patients and required medicalized ALS and to evaluate the cost of care for these pathologies collected through this pilot registry. MethodsA multicenter descriptive study was carried out in the Madrid Community EMS. …”
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Real-world evaluation of physiotherapist-led exercise prehabilitation and rehabilitation during autologous stem cell transplantation in myeloma: a single-centre experience by Orla McCourt, Joanne Land, Neil Rabin, Kwee Yong, Abi Fisher, Jonathan Sive, Charalampia Kyriakou, Michael K Luong, Alasdair Longden

“…Background There is emerging evidence for the role of exercise in optimising function, quality of life (QoL) and reducing hospital length-of-stay if commenced prior to undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). A local pilot study of a prehabilitation and rehabilitation intervention during ASCT for myeloma patients indicated promising results and was adapted to translate into local clinical care. …”
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Decanoic acid-enriched ketogenic diet in refractory epilepsy by Hui Jin Shin, Seonae Ryu, NaRae Lee, Eunjoo Lee, Ara Ko, Hoon-Chul Kang, Joon Soo Lee, Se Hee Kim, Heung Dong Kim, Heung Dong Kim

“…ObjectiveTo assess the anti-seizure efficacy and safety of a C10-enriched medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) ketogenic diet (KD) compared with the classic KD in pediatric patients with refractory epilepsy.MethodsThis 16-week, open-label, randomized, controlled, crossover pilot study was conducted at Severance Children’s Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, between August 2022 and September 2023. …”
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Integration and acceptability of cervical cancer screening as part of postnatal care among women attending postnatal clinics in the Accra Metropolis, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. by Lawrence Oppong Buadi, Raphael Odame, Ali Samba, Mumuni Kareem, Angela Amoanimaa Boateng, Claudette Ahliba Diogo, Rebecca Tricia Morrision, George Kumi Kwakye, Cecilia Smith-Togobo

“…We therefore recommend a pilot study be initiated to integrate cervical cancer screening into the routine maternal health services as part of postnatal care. …”
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Computational Analysis of an Ammonia Combustion System for Future Two-Stroke Low-Speed Marine Engines by Jose R. Serrano, Ricardo Novella, Héctor Climent, Francisco José Arnau, Alejandro Calvo, Lauge Thorsen

“…Simulation scenarios include variations in the injection timing of the pilot diesel injector and the relative orientation of diesel and ammonia sprays. …”
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Computerized QT and QTc Measurements From Bedside ICU Monitors Are Similar to Those Derived From a Standard 12‐Lead ECG by Arthur Murray, Karolina Ho, Thomas J. Hoffmann, Gopika K. Ganesh, Shelvin Prasad, Sarah Berger, Cass Sandoval, Amy Larsen, Hildy Schell‐Chaple, Michele M. Pelter

“…Conclusion There was good agreement for both QT and QTc measurements between the two methods. These pilot data are promising and suggest QT/QTc measurements from bedside monitors (four leads) may be an acceptable alternative to obtaining additional standard 12‐lead ECGs. …”
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Co-design of “Baatcheet,” a peer-supported, web-based storytelling intervention for young people with common mental health problems in India by Pattie P. Gonsalves, Dhriti Mittal, Shruti Aluria, Aarushi Khan, Eshita Razdan, Priyambada Kashyap, Navvya Rahate, Manek D’Silva, Sonaksha Iyengar, Faith Gonsalves, Sweta Pal, Salik Ansari, Clio Berry, Daniel Michelson

“…Baatcheet has the potential to deliver engaging, accessible and timely mental health support to young people. A pilot evaluation is underway. …”
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Understanding the use of the National Early Warning Score 2 in acute care settings: a realist review protocol by Nia Roberts, Geoff Wong, Michelle Treacy, Mandy Odell

“…The findings will inform clinicians of what helps and/or hinders appropriate use of the NEWS2 in clinical practice, thus helping to facilitate successful implementation.Methods and analysis Our realist review will follow Pawson’s iterative six step process: (1) Development of initial programme theory. (2) Searching the literature; an information scientist will develop, pilot and refine the search strategy. A systematic search will be completed, based on subject relevancy on the following databases: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Medline, Embase (OvidSP), Web of Science (Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Joanna Briggs Institute, Ethos, Proquest Dissertations and Theses Global, and Google Scholar for documents dating from 1997 (date of the first published EWS) to present. …”
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Examination of non-conventional dysplasias adjacent to colorectal adenocarcinoma in patients with IBD by Szintia Almási, Zsófia Balajthy, Bence Baráth, Zsófia Krisztina Török, Panna Szaszák, Tamás Lantos, Bence Kővári, Anita Sejben

“…We aimed to perform a retrospective pilot study by re-evaluating several IBD-associated adenocarcinoma cases to survey the incidence of adjacent non-conventional dysplasia and validate that recent North American findings may apply to a European population.MethodsRetrospectively, 28 randomly chosen cases of IBD-associated adenocarcinomas diagnosed between 2010 and 2022 were re-evaluated. …”
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Denaturation Kinetics of Whey Protein Isolate Solutions and Fouling Mass Distribution in a Plate Heat Exchanger by Marwa Khaldi, Gilles Ronse, Christophe André, Pascal Blanpain-Avet, Laurent Bouvier, Thierry Six, Saloua Bornaz, Thomas Croguennec, Romain Jeantet, Guillaume Delaplace

“…Experiments using a PHE were carried out at a pilot scale to identify the deposit distribution of a model fouling solution with different calcium contents. …”
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Stellarator fusion systems enabled by arrays of planar coils by D.A. Gates, S. Aslam, B. Berzin, P. Bonofiglo, A. Cote, D.W. Dudt, E. Flom, D. Fort, A. Koen, T.G. Kruger, S.T.A. Kumar, M.F. Martin, A. Ottaviano, S. Pasmann, P.K. Romano, C.P.S. Swanson, L. Tang, E. Winkler, R. Wu

“…The second near-term use case considered is a deuterium–tritium stellarator fusion pilot plant, called Helios, that would be approximately twice the linear dimension of the Eos design.…”
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Implementing Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression and Anxiety in Adults: Systematic Review by Daniel Duffy, Derek Richards, Garrett Hisler, Ladislav Timulak

“…A total of 40 articles spanning the case study, commentary, meta-analysis, mixed methods study, pilot randomized controlled trial, randomized controlled trial, qualitative study, quantitative study, review, and systematic review article types were identified as eligible for this mixed methods review. …”
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Ecological reef restoration: consumptive and nonconsumptive interactions among common North Sea predators and European oysters by Julius A. Ellrich, Clemens Kozian-Fleck, Markus Brand, Bérenger Colsoul, Bérenger Colsoul, Bernadette Pogoda, Bernadette Pogoda

“…Field surveys and monitorings in offshore pilot oyster reefs and experimental seafloor areas showed (i) that brown crabs, lobsters and oysters co-occur in these subtidal environments and (ii) interact with each other. …”
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