Acceptability and efficacy of the culturally adapted problem management plus intervention for people with disability in Pakistan: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial by Basharat Hussain, Basharat Hussain, Muhammad Tahir Khalily, Muhammad Tahir Khalily, Ahmed Waqas, Atif Rahman, Ioannis Angelakis, Anum Nisar, Sabir Zaman, Tanveer Akhtar

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Three-Dimensional Electrical Impedance Imaging During Spontaneous Breathing Trials in Patients With Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure: A Pilot Study by Nilton Barbosa da Rosa, Jr, MS, Tzu-Jen Kao, MD, PhD, John Brinton, PhD, Patrick J. Offner, Ellen L. Burnham, MD, Jennifer L. Mueller, PhD

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Subthreshold Micropulse Laser (577 nm) Therapy with an Individual Approach for Power Titration in Patients with Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (Pilot Study) by Taras Kustryn, Oleg Zadorozhnyy, Illia Nasinnyk, Nataliya Pasyechnikova, Andrii Korol

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Use of Continuous Negative Pressure Around the Chest Increases Exercise Performance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Pilot Study by Rakesh K Chaturvedi, Arnold Zidulka

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The ABC of tDCS: Effects of Anodal, Bilateral and Cathodal Montages of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Patients with Stroke—A Pilot Study by A. Fusco, D. De Angelis, G. Morone, L. Maglione, T. Paolucci, M. Bragoni, V. Venturiero

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A web-based pilot randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of education and contact-based interventions in reducing public suicide stigma by Nathalie Oexle, Matthias Lühr, Daniele Valacchi, Nicolas Rüsch

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Personalized auricular vagus nerve stimulation: beat-to-beat deceleration dominates in systole-gated stimulation during inspiration - a pilot study by Johannes Tischer, Jozsef Constantin Szeles, Eugenijus Kaniusas

“…A potential avenue is personalization of aVNS based on time-varying cardiorespiratory rhythms of the human body. In the pilot study, we propose personalized cardiac-gated aVNS and evaluate its effects on the instantaneous beat-to-beat intervals (RR intervals). …”
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Testing the Recruitment Frequency, Implementation Fidelity, and Feasibility of Outcomes of the Heart Failure Activity Coach Study (HEALTHY): Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Andreas Blomqvist, Maria Bäck, Leonie Klompstra, Anna Strömberg, Tiny Jaarsma

“…ObjectiveWe tested the recruitment frequency, implementation fidelity, and feasibility of outcomes of the Activity Coach app that was developed using an existing mobile health (mHealth) tool, Optilogg, to support older adults with HF to be more physically active and less sedentary. MethodsIn this pilot clinical randomized controlled trial (RCT), patients with HF who were already using Optilogg to enhance self-care behavior were recruited from 5 primary care health centers in Sweden. …”
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Bioreactance-Based Noninvasive Fluid Responsiveness and Cardiac Output Monitoring: A Pilot Study in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Literature Review by Sanjeev Sivakumar, Christos Lazaridis

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Impact of Sacral Surface Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation on Early Recovery of Urinary Continence after Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy: A Pilot Study by Haruo Nakagawa, Yasuhiro Kaiho, Shunichi Namiki, Shigeto Ishidoya, Seiichi Saito, Yoichi Arai

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Survivin expression starts before hepatocellular cancer development in the liver of chronic hepatitis B patients: a pilot, cross-sectional study by Muhammet Akpinar, Gulcin Guler Simsek, Evrim Aksoy, Ferda Pirincci Sapmaz, Selen Kantarci, Metin Uzman, Yasar Nazligul

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Pilot clinical trial of neoadjuvant toll-like receptor 7 agonist (Imiquimod) immunotherapy in early-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma by Angela J. Yoon, Richard D. Carvajal, Evan M. Graboyes, John M. Kaczmar, William G. Albergotti, Alexandra E. Kejner, Scott H. Troob, Elizabeth Philipone, Jean-Sebastien Anoma, Kent E. Armeson, Elizabeth G. Hill, Mary S. Richardson, Tina R. Woods, Bhishamjit S. Chera, Farzad Nourollah-Zadeh, Byung J. Lee, Subramanya Pandruvada, Antonis Kourtidis, Christina Kingsley, Elizabeth C. O’Quinn, Stephanie Mills, Victoria C. Jordan, Mike Spencer, Danielle Fails, Trevor D. McKee, Mark Zaidi, Alan Brisendine, Shane Horn, Shikhar Mehrotra, Besim Ogretmen, Jason G. Newman

“…We report a single-arm, open-label, pilot clinical trial assessing the efficacy and safety of topical toll-like receptor-7 (TLR-7) agonist, imiquimod, utilized in a neoadjuvant setting in early-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).MethodsThe primary endpoint is reduction in tumor cell counts assessed by quantitative multiplex immunofluorescence and the immune-related pathologic response. …”
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A health-education intervention to improve outcomes for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties: protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial by Rachel Schembri, Harriet Hiscock, Frank Oberklaid, William Garvey

“…However, educators have limited training or access to clinical support in this area.Methods and analysis This study is a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a co-designed health and education model aiming to improve educator identification and support of children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. …”
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Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a physical activity intervention in adults with lymphoma undergoing treatment by Juliana V. Costa, Alexander R. Lucas, Shannon L. Mihalko, Peter H. Brubaker, Alexandra Marshall, Brianna Leitzelar, Brianna R. Wolle, Samuel Norton, R. Lee Franco, Jeremy Via, Victor Yazbeck, Rakhee Vaidya, Mary Beth Seegars, Ralph D’Agostino, Lynne Wagner, W. Gregory Hundley

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Carrier frequency synchronization technology in UFMC by Lu YANG, Ping HE, Shan WANG

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Channel estimation and performance analysis for uplink SCMA system by Xian’an HU, Xiangnian ZENG

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Die krisis van die dagbladpers by Rosa Kruger, W. J. de Wet, Nina Overton

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A pilot investigation of a combined food literacy and exercise program for college students: a one-group pre-post intervention study by Minjeong Jeong, Jinhyun Kim, Dahye Han, Eunjin Jang, Kyoungho Choi, Sohyun Park

“…These findings suggest that strategic approaches to foster exercise behavior changes in college students are required. This pilot program can serve as foundational data for improving and expanding multicomponent health promotion programs for this population.…”
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Arabic Language Teaching Methodology: A Pilot Study at The International Language Institute, Sultan Ismail Petra International Islamic University College (KIAS) by Mohammad Jawwad Yusnan, Linamalini Mat Nafi, Nurin Zahidah Ahmad Zainuddin

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Retinal Microperimetry as a Novel Tool for Early Detection of Subclinical Cognitive Dysfunction and Brain Damage in Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study by Manel Mateu‐Salat, Nicole Stanton‐Yonge, Frederic Sampedro Santaló, José Ignacio Vela, Jesús Díaz Cascajosa, Eva Safont Pérez, Daniela Rego‐Lorca, Ana Chico

“…Design, Setting and Participants Pilot observational study, people with T1D without clinical cognitive impairment, moderate–severe retinopathy or glaucoma. …”
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