Clinical Holistic Medicine: A Pilot Study on HIV and Quality of Life and a Suggested Cure for HIV and AIDS by Søren Ventegodt, Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Mohammed Morad, Joav Merrick

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Postoperative Albumin Drop Is a Marker for Surgical Stress and a Predictor for Clinical Outcome: A Pilot Study by Martin Hübner, Styliani Mantziari, Nicolas Demartines, François Pralong, Pauline Coti-Bertrand, Markus Schäfer

“…Methods. This prospective pilot study included 70 patients undergoing frequent abdominal procedures of different magnitude. …”
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Effect of Eel Biscuit Supplementation on Height of Children with Stunting Aged 36–60 Months: A Pilot Study by Dewi M. D. Herawati, Siti N. Asiyah, Siska Wiramihardja, Shifa Fauzia, Deni K. Sunjaya

“…This study was aimed at determining the effect of eel biscuit supplementation on increase in the height of children with stunting aged 36–60 months. Methods. A pilot study with pretest-post-test design. The study was conducted in two villages in the Priangan Region, West Java Province, Indonesia. …”
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Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitudes about Research Ethics among Dental Faculty in the Middle East: A Pilot Study by Hadir F. El-Dessouky, Amr M. Abdel-Aziz, Chadi Ibrahim, Malini Moni, Reham Abul Fadl, Henry Silverman

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Prospective Longitudinal Evaluation of the Peripheral Choroidal Thickness in High-Risk Infants with Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Pilot Study. by Mohamed A. Hussein, Evelyn Paysse

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Assessing the Impact of a Virtual Reality Cognitive Intervention on Tennis Performance in Junior Tennis Players: Pilot Study by Joaquin A Anguera, Aleem Choudhry, Michael Seaman, Dominick Fedele

“…Such a result warrants careful consideration, given the known difficulties in evidencing far transfer not only in cognitive studies but also in athletic activities. These preliminary pilot findings suggest that the Mastermind Cognitive Training program may be a viable tool for supplementing athletic training practices, although this result warrants further investigation and replication. …”
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Investigation of the Possible Correlation between Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease and Diabetes Mellitus in Egyptian Patients: A Pilot Study by Afnan AwadAllah Elgnainy, Mohammad Ismail Hamed, Wael Osman Mohamed, Nagwa Ali Sabri

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Rationnaliser l’architecture du monde agricole : Siracourt, village pilote de la Reconstruction (1946-1951) by Céline Frémaux

“…In cities as in villages, the tabula rasa made by bombings has led urbanists and architects, encouraged by the politic of the French ministry of reconstruction, to make new experiments. Siracourt was a pilot-village, visited and appreciated by Eugène Claudius-Petit. …”
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Myofascial trigger points therapy increases neck mobility and reduces headache pain in migraine patients – pilot study by Maciej Olesiejuk, Małgorzata Chalimoniuk, Tomasz Sacewicz

“…Design A case series employing a repeated-measures design; pilot study. Methods Fifty-three adult female migraine patients were classified into three groups: episodic migraine without aura (MO, n = 31), episodic migraine with aura (MA, n = 15), and chronic migraine (CM, n = 7). …”
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Not getting better but not getting worse: A cluster randomized controlled pilot trial of a leadership implementation strategy by Jill Locke, Catherine M. Corbin, Roger Goosey, Vaughan K. Collins, Mark G. Ehrhart, Kurt Hatch, Christine Espeland, Aaron R. Lyon

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History of Turkish Air Force Aviation School and the Process of Transition to Air Force Academy by Osman YALÇIN

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Study of psychological time dynamics at the age of youth by Valentina I. Volokhova, Marina I. Koshenova, Denis M. Shabanov

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Functional assertiveness with acceptance and commitment therapy for employees returning to work: a preliminary investigation by Daisuke Ito, Daisuke Ito, Yushun Okabe, Yushun Okabe, Aya Nobushige, Seiko Saito, Yoshinari Takahashi

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Aviation Developers Worldwide: Constructors and Aviators (1900–1914) by Guenther Sollinger

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Protocol of an open-label safety and feasibility pilot study of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder (the KAPPA trial) by Jonathan Brett, Celia Morgan, Nadine Ezard, Brendan Clifford, Krista J Siefried, Robert May, Liam Acheson, Kathryn Fletcher, Harriet MacDonald, Gillinder Bedi, Alexandre Guerin, Elizabeth Knock, Michael Millard, Jess Doumany

“…Given the withdrawal-associated dysphoria and neurocognitive impairments characterising methamphetamine use disorder, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy may improve the efficacy of psychotherapy alone by addressing these features and facilitating therapeutic engagement. This pilot study aims to investigate the safety and feasibility (time taken to recruit sample, proportion of ineligible participants at pre-screening and screening, number of participants who complete four sessions of psychotherapy, retention rate over full duration of study, acceptability of the intervention) of subanaesthetic ketamine in combination with psychotherapy (cognitive behavioural therapy) for adults with methamphetamine use disorder. …”
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Evaluating Tech Neck: A Pilot Study Using a Self-Developed Questionnaire on Symptoms, Posture, and Preventive Measures by Brigitte Osser, Csongor Toth, Carmen Delia Nistor-Cseppento, Gyongyi Osser, Caius Calin Miuța, Iosif Ilia, Diana Carina Iovanovici, Cristina Aur, Laura Ioana Bondar

“…Methods: This cross-sectional pilot study used a self-developed questionnaire to assess the prevalence and intensity of musculoskeletal symptoms among participants aged 6–18 years. …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Its Impact on Selected Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Correlation with Duration of Illness: A Pilot Study by Brygida Przywara-Chowaniec, Dominika Blachut, Jan Harpula, Marcin Bereś, Agnieszka Nowak, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska

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Vitamin D associates with improved quality of life in participants with irritable bowel syndrome: outcomes from a pilot trial by Sue F Plummer, Iveta Garaiova, Elizabeth A Williams, Bernard M Corfe, Simon Tazzyman, Nicholas Richards, Andrew R Trueman, Amy L Evans, Vicky A Grant

“…IBS symptoms were not significantly improved in this pilot, although a power calculation was enabled from the intervention data.Conclusions The IBS population exhibits significant levels of vitamin D insufficiency and would benefit from screening and possible supplementation. …”
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Effect of periodontal therapy on endothelial function and serum biomarkers in patients with periodontitis and established cardiovascular disease: a pilot study by Ana Molina, Nagore Ambrosio, María Molina, Eduardo Montero, Leire Virto, David Herrera, Elena Figuero, Mariano Sanz

“…Differences between groups in serum inflammatory markers were detected at baseline and 3 days for interleukin (IL)-18, and at 10 days for IL-8.ConclusionPreliminary results from the present pilot study showed that steps 1 and 2 of periodontal treatment in subjects with periodontitis in stages III–IV and established cardiovascular disease induced improvements in cIMT and periodontal outcomes, although changes in FMD were not observed. …”
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Correction: Central venous pressure and dynamic indices to assess fluid appropriateness in critically ill patients: A pilot study. by Chiara Prezioso, Roberta Trotta, Erika Cavallo, Federica Fusina, Elena Malpetti, Filippo Albani, Rosalba Caserta, Antonio Rosano, Giuseppe Natalini

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