A pilot study of dimeticone oils versus sodium carbonate treatment for tungiasis: A randomized cohort trial in Homa Bay County, Kenya. by Kana Suzuki, Yasuhiko Kamiya, Chris Smith, Satoshi Kaneko, Gordon Okomo, Asiko Ongaya, Evans Amukoye

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A pilot randomized controlled trial of the iPeer2Peer program in adolescents with sickle cell disease: A mixed method study by Lauren Kelenc, Brittany Wiles, Fareha Nishat, Chitra Lalloo, Anya Nair, Craig Eling, Melanie Kirby-Allen, Ewurabena Simpson, Roona Sinha, Richard Ward, William T. Zempsky, Sara Ahola Kohut, Jennifer N. Stinson

“…Conclusion: The results from this pilot study suggest that the current iteration of the iP2P SCD program lacks feasibility. …”
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Hybrid Push-Pull Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Full Thickness Resection for the Minimally Invasive Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Pilot Clinical Study by Field F. Willingham, Paul Reynolds, Melinda Lewis, Andrew Ross, Shishir K. Maithel, Flavio G. Rocha

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Diagnostic classification in toxicologic pathology using attention-guided weak supervision and whole slide image features: a pilot study in rat livers by Philip Zehnder, Jeffrey Feng, Trung Nguyen, Philip Shen, Ruth Sullivan, Reina N. Fuji, Fangyao Hu

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Improvement in Paretic Arm Reach-to-Grasp following Low Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Depends on Object Size: A Pilot Study by Jarugool Tretriluxana, Shailesh Kantak, Suradej Tretriluxana, Allan D. Wu, Beth E. Fisher

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Potential Biomarkers of Peripheral and Central Fatigue in High-Intensity Trained Athletes at High-Temperature: A Pilot Study with Momordica charantia (Bitter Melon) by Jae-Jun Kwak, Jang Soo Yook, Min-Seong Ha

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Group Interprofessional Chronic Pain Management in the Primary Care Setting: A Pilot Study of Feasibility and Effectiveness in a Family Health Team in Ontario by Ricardo N Angeles, Dale Guenter, Lisa McCarthy, Martha Bauer, Miriam Wolfson, Maria Chacon, Lana Bullock

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Trophic niche differentiation and foraging plasticity of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas edwardii) in Tasmanian waters: insights from isotopic analysis by Christine H. Jackson, Rosemary Gales, Yves Cherel, George D. Jackson, Patti Virtue, Patti Virtue

“…Using stable isotope analysis, we investigated trophic niche differentiation and foraging plasticity in 141 long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas edwardii) that stranded along the Tasmanian coast at three locations (Marion Bay, King Island, and Maria Island). …”
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Vegetation structure and soil organic carbon storage across northern forest-tundra ecotones in continuous permafrost by H. Travers-Smith, N.C. Coops, T.C. Lantz, M. Hamp, D. Ignace, M.A. Wulder, J. van der Sluijs

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Majör Depresif Bozuklukta Tedaviye (Kýsa Mesaj) SMS eklemesi: Bir Pilot Çalýþma by Direnç SAKARYA, Kadir ÖZDEL, Cengiz GÜNEÞ, Tijen ÇINAR OKKALI

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A Pilot Study of Laparoscopic Doppler Ultrasound Probe to Map Arterial Vascular Flow within the Neurovascular Bundle during Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy by Ketan K. Badani, Edan Y. Shapiro, William T. Berg, Sarah Kaufman, Ari Bergman, Chris Wambi, Arindam RoyChoudhury, Trushar Patel

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Adapting MOVED as a web-based moral elevation intervention for veterans with PTSD: Using feedback from a pilot trial and subject matter experts by Adam P. McGuire, Alexander Riera, Xrystyan Lascano

“…One approach that has shown promise in a pilot trial is a moral elevation-based intervention titled, MOVED. …”
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Ultrasound-MR fusion imaging combined with intraductal cooling via PTCD during microwave ablation of perihilar liver tumors: a retrospective pilot study by Jiangyu Guo, Shuang Liang, Huahui Liu, Liping Luo, Shanshan Wu, Sainan Guan, Ying Liu, Yongyan He, Erjiao Xu, Ronghua Yan

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Ascertaining provider-level implicit bias in electronic health records with rules-based natural language processing: A pilot study in the case of prostate cancer. by Ashwin Ramaswamy, Michael Hung, Joe Pelt, Parsa Iranmahboub, Lina P Calderon, Ian S Scherr, Gerald Wang, David Green, Neal Patel, Timothy D McClure, Christopher Barbieri, Jim C Hu, Charlotta Lindvall, Douglas S Scherr

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>In this pilot study, providers' practice patterns were associated with both patient race and implicit racial preferences in prostate cancer. …”
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Bilateral Transplantation of Allogenic Adult Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells into the Subventricular Zone of Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Clinical Study by N. K. Venkataramana, Rakhi Pal, Shailesh A. V. Rao, Arun L. Naik, Majahar Jan, Rahul Nair, C. C. Sanjeev, Ravindra B. Kamble, D. P. Murthy, Krishna Chaitanya

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Anthocyanins from purple corn affect gut microbiota and metabolome in inflammatory bowel disease patients under infliximab infusion: the SiCURA pilot study by Mirco Vacca, Eduardo Maria Sommella, Marina Liso, Giulio Verna, Aurelia Scarano, Annamaria Sila, Margherita Curlo, Mauro Mastronardi, Katia Petroni, Chiara Tonelli, Bruno Di Jeso, Angelo Santino, Vincenzo Vestuto, Fabrizio Merciai, Gianluigi Giannelli, Pietro Campiglia, Maria De Angelis, Marcello Chieppa, Francesco Maria Calabrese

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Exploring Consumer and Clinician Attitudes towards Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in an Australian Inpatient Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Unit: A Qualitative Pilot Study by Rehana Di Rico, Louisa Ng, Jacquelin Capell

“…<strong>Objective</strong>: This pilot qualitative study explores consumers' and clinicians' perspectives about the relevance and utility of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in an Australian inpatient rehabilitation unit. …”
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Effect of blindfolding the lead resuscitator on frequency of closed-loop communication during veterinary cardio-pulmonary resuscitation training: a randomized, controlled pilot study by Olivia X. Walesby, Giacomo Stanzani, Lindsay Kellett-Gregory, Mayank Seth, Emily K. Thomas

“…ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of blindfolding the lead resuscitator during veterinary cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) simulation training sessions on frequency of completed closed-loop communication statements (CLC).DesignTen groups of staff volunteers were recruited for a prospective, randomized, blinded, observational pilot study over a 6-month period. Additionally, two associated online questionnaires were completed by participants.SettingPrivate veterinary referral hospital in the United Kingdom.InterventionForty volunteers were randomly allocated into ten groups of four. …”
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Pilot study to understand and compare challenges being faced in reporting of transfusion reactions in various types of blood banks enrolled under Haemovigilance Programme of India by Rayaz Ahmad Bhat, Vishal Tiwari, Satyajeet Singh, Ruchi Rao, Akash Chaudhary, Akanksha Bisht

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Development and feasibility of an mHealth intervention for psychoeducational support of Nigerian women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: A pilot randomized controlled trial. by Oluwadamilare Akingbade, Ka Yi Hong, Oluwabukola Sharon Ayo, Adetutu Sefinat Alade, Moshood Akinwumi Lawal, Ibironke Elizabeth Somoye, Victoria Adediran, Olamide Sado, Ka Ming Chow

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A multi-centre, assessor-blinded, parallel-group pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) was conducted at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). …”
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