Fuzzy Coordinated PI Controller: Application to the Real-Time Pressure Control Process by N. Kanagaraj, P. Sivashanmugam, S. Paramasivam

“…The proposed control algorithm is experimentally implemented for the real-time pressure control of a pilot air tank system and validated using a high-speed 32-bit ARM7 embedded microcontroller board (ATMEL AT91M55800A). …”
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Channel estimation method of massive MIMO-OFDM system based on adaptive compressed sensing by Yiyang HU, Lina QI

“…Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is a solution for efficiently providing connection services for a variety of machine equipment in the Internet of things (IoT), and efficient connection services require accurate channel estimation.Aimed at the problems of high pilot overhead and poor performance of normalized mean square error (NMSE) estimation in downlink channel estimation of massive MIMO systems, based on the compressed sensing (CS) theory, the common sparsity of the channel space domain was combined while using the feature of lower sparsity of adjacent time slot differential channel impulse response (CIR), which leaded to a significant reduction in pilot overhead.In the reconstruction algorithm, a two-stage differential estimation algorithm, which divided the channel estimation in consecutive time slots with time correlation into two stages, was proposed and the idea of adaptive compressed sensing was combined to achieve fast and accurate CIR estimate.The simulation results show that the proposed two-stage differential channel estimation algorithm not only has a significant improvement in the estimated NMSE performance and data transmission rate compared to the existing CS-based multiple measurement vector (MMV) algorithm, but also show a certain reduction in runtime complexity.…”
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Readiness of Sub-Saharan Africa Healthcare Systems for the New Pandemic, Diabetes: A Systematic Review by Bernardo Nuche-Berenguer, Linda E. Kupfer

“…Although chronic care health systems in SSA have developed significantly in the last decade, the capacity for managing diabetes remains in its infancy. We identified pilot projects to enhance these capacities. The scale-up of these pilot interventions and the integration of diabetes care into existing robust chronic disease platforms may be a feasible approach to begin to tackle the upcoming pandemic in diabetes. …”
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Culturally Tailored Home-based Yoga Intervention for Lymphoma Patients on Chemotherapy by Gurpreet Kaur, Gaurav Prakash, Sukhpal Kaur, Mahender Singh, Sandhya Ghai, Alka Khadwal, Pankaj Malhotra

“…The feasibility and safety of the intervention were assessed through a pilot study. Results: The developed intervention was found feasible, effective, and safe to be conducted during the pilot study. …”
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Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of New Product Diffusion considering Consumer Heterogeneity by Zhongjun Tang, Huike Zhu

“…The pilot study results suggested that different consumer characteristics and behavior combinations affect the scale and speed of new product diffusion to varying degrees. …”
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An Improved Multicell MMSE Channel Estimation in a Massive MIMO System by Ke Li, Xiaoqin Song, M. Omair Ahmad, M. N. S. Swamy

“…The key problem that impacts the throughput of a massive MIMO system is the pilot contamination due to the nonorthogonality of the pilot sequences in different cells. …”
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FEDECOM: Enabling cross-border energy exchange by federating energy communities [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Zia Lennard

“…This paper discusses FEDECOM’s approach to energy management at multiple pilot sites, seeking to optimize resource use, enhance grid stability, and promote sustainable energy practices. …”
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The METEMP protocol: Massed exposure therapy enhanced with MDMA for PTSD by Jessica L. Maples-Keller, Boadie W. Dunlop, Barbara O. Rothbaum

“…The specific methods of the open label pilot study are presented, followed by conclusions and future directions for this research. …”
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Implementation of a Hepatitis B Screening Program in Patients Receiving Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy by Jennifer Leigh, Ranjeeta Mallick, Stephanie Brule, Lisa Rambout, Jennifer Newton, Dominick Bossé, Curtis Cooper, Joanna Gotfrit

“…The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Center implemented a screening pilot for all patients receiving FOLFOX-based regimens between January and April 2023. …”
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Study on Viscosity Reducer Flooding Technology for Deep Low Permeability Extra Heavy Oil Reservoirs by Xiaopeng Cao, Zupeng Liu, Yong Yang, Shiming Zhang, Yahui Bu, Sen Wang, Yipu Liang, Qihong Feng

“…The results show that compared with waterflooding, the oil displacement efficiency of water-soluble viscosity reducer is increased by 12.7%; water-soluble viscosity reducer can effectively reduce the viscosity of extra heavy oil, under the same temperature and permeability, the higher the concentration of viscosity reducer, the better the viscosity reduction effect, and the smaller the pressure gradient required at the same injection rate; the main mechanism of water-soluble viscosity reducer for enhancing oil recovery is to form oil in water emulsion, which can reduce the viscosity and interfacial tension of crude oil and reduce the residual oil saturation; in the pilot well group, the optimized injection concentration of water-soluble viscosity reducer is 3%, and the optimal injection amount of water-soluble viscosity reducer solution is 50 t/d; water-soluble viscosity reducer displacement was implemented in the pilot well group, the average daily oil of well group was increased from 1.8 t/d to 7.34 t/d, and the pilot well group has achieved good development performance.…”
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Training of female health workers (FHWs) to enhance the advocacy and communication skills on COVID-19 vaccine and routine Immunization in District Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)... by Magid Al-Gunaid, Zakir Hussain, Leen Daoud, Khurram Akram

“…Moreover, efforts were made to strengthen social support from community leaders. The pilot initiative encompassed baseline and endline evaluations to assess its impact. …”
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Digital Home-Based Self-Monitoring System for People with Heart Failure: Protocol for Development of SmartHeart and Evaluation of Feasibility and Acceptability by Ralph Maddison, Rebecca Nourse, Reza Daryabeygikhotbehsara, Teketo Kassaw Tegegne, Paul Jansons, Jonathan Charles Rawstorn, John Atherton, Andrea Driscoll, Brian Oldenburg, Rajesh Vasa, Vassilis Kostakos, Tilman Dingler, Gavin Abbott, Paul Scuffham, Jo-Anne Elizabeth Manski-Nankervis, Dominika Kwasnicka, Finn Kensing, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Anthony Maeder, Yuxin Zhang

“…A single-arm, multicenter pilot trial (N=20) is planned to determine the feasibility and acceptability of SmartHeart before evaluation through a randomized controlled trial. …”
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Mixing Rules Formulation for a Kinetic Model of the Langmuir-Hinshelwood Semipredictive Type Applied to the Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Degradation of Multicomponent Mixtures by John Wilman Rodriguez-Acosta, Miguel Ángel Mueses, Fiderman Machuca-Martínez

“…Mixing rules coupled to a semipredictive kinetic model of the Langmuir-Hinshelwood type were proposed to determine the behavior of the heterogeneous solar photodegradation with TiO2-P25 of multicomponent mixtures at pilot scale. The kinetic expressions were expressed in terms of the effective concentration of total organic carbon (xTOC). …”
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Exogenous Surfactant Therapy for Pediatric Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by James F Lewis, Jasvinder S Dhillon, Ram N Singh, Craig C Johnson, Timothy C Frewen

“…Based on the results of this pilot study, a more appropriate multicentre clinical trial should be designed to evaluate this treatment strategy.…”
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Impact of digital greening synergistic transformation on urban economic resilience in China: Evidence from quasi-natural experiments by Liangen Zeng, Meiyu Wen, Chengming Li, Yang Nie, Saige Wang

“…This paper examines panel data from 280 Chinese cities (2008–2021) by performing quasi-natural experiments from the ‘Broadband China’ and ‘Low-Carbon Cities’ pilot initiatives and employing a multi-period difference-in-differences (DID) approach. …”
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The chain reaction of carbon emission trading policy in efficiency and rebound: evidence from spatial perspective in China by Huan Wang, Yangyang Shen, Ting Luo, Fang Wang, Yunqiang Liu

“…Specifically, CETP was observed to enhance TCEE in pilot areas through green innovation (GI) but impede TCEE in neighboring regions due to siphoning and pollution haven effects. …”
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Influence of dynamic charge upon properties of Al alloys by A. A. Andrushevitch

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Collaborative design of a care pathway for pharmacy-based PrEP delivery in Nigeria: insights from stakeholder consultation by Obinna I. Ekwunife, Theodora C. Omenoba, Ugochi Eyong, Valentine Okelu, Michael Alagbile, Ifeanyi Ume, Ambrose Eze, Aderinola Fisayo, Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong, Farah Shroff, Chimezie Anyakora

“…Building on the successful pilot implementation of pharmacy-based PrEP delivery in Kenya, we engaged Nigerian stakeholders in adapting the model, addressing user and provider concerns to ensure effective implementation in Nigeria. …”
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Evaluation of the bioenergy potential of agricultural and agroindustrial waste generated in southeastern Mexico by Nathaly A. Díaz Molina, José A. Sosa Olivier, José R. Laines Canepa, Rudy Solis Silvan, Donato A. Figueiras Jaramillo

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Methodology for adapting a co-created early childhood development intervention and implementation strategies for use by frontline workers in India and Guatemala: a systematic appli... by Amruta Bandal, Sara Hernández, Revan Mustafa, Karyn Choy, Namrata Edwards, Magdalena Guarchaj, Marinés Mejía Alvarez, Anushree Sane, Scott Tschida, Chetna Maliye, Ann Miller, Abhishek Raut, Roopa Srinivasan, Morgan Turner, Bradley H. Wagenaar, Ilgi Ertem, Maria del Pilar Grazioso, Subodh S. Gupta, Vibha Krishnamurthy, Peter Rohloff

“…Preliminary effectiveness of adaptations was evaluated through narrative notes and group-based qualitative feedback following pilot trainings with 16 frontline workers in India and 6 in Guatemala. …”
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