Effect of Imeglimin, a Novel Anti-Diabetic Agent, on Insulin Secretion and Glycemic Variability in Type 2 Diabetes Treated with DPP-4 Inhibitor: A 16-Week, Open Label, Pilot Study by Itsukaichi A, Yoshikawa F, Fuchigami A, Iwata Y, Sato G, Miyagi M, Hirose T, Uchino H

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Feasibility and therapeutic efficacy of a two-week low-level laser acupuncture therapy for shoulder and neck pain in office workers: Protocol for a pilot, single-blind, double-armed, randomised controlled trial. by Carol Chunfeng Wang, Lisa Whitehead, Travis Cruickshank, Johnny Lo, Jianhong Cecilia Xia, Jun Wen

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This is a pilot, single-blind, double-armed, randomised controlled trial on the feasibility and therapeutic efficacy of a two-week LLLA therapy for office workers with SNP, aged 18 to 65 years. …”
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HEalth professionals Responding to MEn for Safety (HERMES): Mixed methods evaluation of a pilot sexual health intervention for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men experiencing domestic violence and abuse. by Ana Maria Buller, Giulia Ferrari, Alexandra Bleile, Gene S Feder, Petra J Brzank, Loraine J Bacchus

“…This study explores the feasibility and acceptability of Healthcare Responding to Men for Safety (HERMES), a pilot intervention aimed to improve the identification and referral of gbMSM experiencing DVA in a London NHS Trust.…”
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Comparison of target concentration of propofol during three phases of live donor liver transplant surgery using a target-controlled infusion of propofol total intravenous anaesthesia - A prospective, observational pilot study by Neha Garg, Yatin Kalra, Shivali Panwar, Mahesh K. Arora, Udit Dhingra

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HEalth professionals Responding to MEn for Safety (HERMES): Mixed methods evaluation of a pilot sexual health intervention for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men experiencing domestic violence and abuse by Ana Maria Buller, Giulia Ferrari, Alexandra Bleile, Gene S. Feder, Petra J. Brzank, Loraine J. Bacchus

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Acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD-NET): a naturalistic pilot trial during the COVID-19 pandemic in a psychiatric outpatient department in Germany by Elisabeth Kohls, Sabrina Baldofski, Julia Scholl, Oskar Flygare, Lina Lundström, Ursula Beyrich-Kolbus, Marc Steinbrecher, Christian Rück, Christine Rummel-Kluge

“…Methods In an open, naturalistic pilot trial, N = 57 patients with OCD received a 10-week ICBT program (called “OCD-NET”). …”
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Prevention of Acute Radiation-Induced Skin Reaction with NPE® Camellia Sinensis Nonfermentatum Extract in Female Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Postoperative Radiotherapy: A Single Centre, Prospective, Open-Label Pilot Study by Gabriela Näf, Urs E. Gasser, Hans E. Holzgang, Sandra Schafroth, Christoph Oehler, Daniel R. Zwahlen

“…Twenty patients were enrolled in this single centre, prospective, open-label pilot study. The outcomes of 20 prospective data sets were compared with 100 retrospectively collected matched data sets derived from hospital records. …”
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Trajectories of Change, Illness Understanding, and Parental Worries in Children and Adolescents Undergoing Internet-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders: Protocol for a Single-Case Design and Explorative Pilot Study by Eva Skovslund Nielsen, Karen Kallesøe, Tine Bennedsen Gehrt, Ellen Bjerre-Nielsen, Maria Lalouni, Lisbeth Frostholm, Marianne Bonnert, Charlotte Ulrikka Rask

“…Following this, an open-ended explorative pilot study with 30 children and 30 adolescents explores potential illness-related cognitive biases and interoceptive accuracy before and after treatment (substudy 2). …”
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AKR1D1*36 C>T (rs1872930) allelic variant is associated with variability of the CYP2C9 genotype predicted pharmacokinetics of ibuprofen enantiomers – a pilot study in healthy volunteers by Kapedanovska Nestorovska Aleksandra, Jakjovski Krume, Naumovska Zorica, Sterjev Zoran, Geskovska Nadica Matevska, Mladenovska Kristina, Suturkova Ljubica, Dimovski Aleksandar

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Serum levels of Wnt5a in Egyptian women with obesity and their association with toll like receptor 2 Arg753Gln gene polymorphism in a pilot case control study of obesity as a state of metaflammation by Shaimaa H. Fouad, Mai Eldeeb, Shereen A. Baioumy, Sara I. Taha, Rehab Ali Ibrahim, Aya Elgendy, Azza Omran, Marwa Hamdy, Raed A. Alharbi, Abdulmajeed A. A. Sindi, Sylvia W. Roman

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Inter-rater agreement and characterization of pleural line and subpleural fields in canine lung ultrasound: a comparative pilot study between high-frequency linear and curvilinear transducers using B- and M-mode ultrasonographic profiles by Kyle L. Granger, Liz Guieu, Søren R. Boysen

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Clinical significance of plasma-free amino acids and tryptophan metabolites in patients with non-small cell lung cancer receiving PD-1 inhibitor: a pilot cohort study for developing a prognostic multivariate model by Akihiko Kawahara, Tetsuro Sasada, Koichi Azuma, Hidenobu Ishii, Norikazu Matsuo, Takaaki Tokito, Tomoaki Hoshino, Yohei Miyagi, Huihui Xiang, Tomoyuki Tagami, Rika Kasajima, Yumiko Kato, Sachise Karakawa, Shinya Kikuchi, Akira Imaizumi, Kenta Murotani

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DEPEND study protocol: early detection of patients with pancreatic cancer – a pilot study to evaluate the utility of faecal elastase-1 and 13C-mixed triglyceride breath test as screening tools in high-risk individuals by Christopher D Byrne, Sam Wilding, Paul Remi Afolabi, Declan McDonnell, Victoria Goss, Jocelyn Walters, Zaed Z Hamady

“…In this study, we propose the use of a diagnostic algorithm that combines tests of pancreatic exocrine function (faecal elastase-1 (FE-1) test and the 13C-mixed triglyceride (13C-MTG) breath test) to identify patients with PC that urgently needs imaging studies.Methods and analysis This prospective pilot (proof of concept) study will be carried out on 25 patients with resectable PC, 10 patients with chronic pancreatitis and 25 healthy volunteers. …”
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A Brief Summary of the Water Bill, SB 552 by Lisa S. Krimsky, Andrea Albertin, Charles Barrett, James Fletcher, Mary Lusk

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COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNESCO IITE AND UNESCO ASSOCIATED SCHOOLS by Nella M. Pruss

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A Brief Summary of the Water Bill, SB 552 by Lisa S. Krimsky, Andrea Albertin, Charles Barrett, James Fletcher, Mary Lusk

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Exploring relationships between social media use, online exposure to drug-related content, and youth substance use in real time: a pilot ecological momentary assessment study in a clinical sample of adolescents and young adults by Meredith Gansner, Meredith Gansner, Anna Katharine Horton, Rasika Singh, Zev Schuman-Olivier

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La présence d’un enseignant supplémentaire comme opportunité pour développer la différenciation et le travail collaboratif : le cas d’un projet pilote au sein du cycle 5-8 ans by Sandrine Biémar, Anaïs Corfdir, Anne Libert

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L’utilisation de la cartographie des valeurs sociales et culturelles comme outil dans l’adaptation aux changements climatiques : exemple d’un projet pilote à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard (Canada) by Irene Novaczek, Josh MacFadyen, Darren Bardati

“…In this paper we report on a pilot study of social and cultural values mapping performed on Prince Edward Island in January - March 2010. …”
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Investigating a caregiver-assisted social skills group programme for primary and early high school-aged children with acquired brain injury or cerebral palsy: protocol for a pilot mixed-methods, two-group randomised trial of PEERS Plus by Koa Whittingham, Roslyn N Boyd, Rose Gilmore, Leanne Sakzewski, Nicola Hilton, Afroz Keramat, Bianca Thompson, Jacqui Barfoot, Christine T Moody

“…This study will compare an adapted PEERS programme with usual care in a pilot randomised waitlist-controlled trial for primary and early high school-aged children with brain injuries.Methods and analysis This single-centre study will be conducted at the Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre at the Centre for Children’s Health Research in Brisbane, Australia. …”
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