La comunità debole: cohousing tra utopia sociale e mercato capitalistico by Dario Altobelli

“…The cohousing observed in recent years a significant spread in the world by binding to the ideas of ecological matrix, and there are some pilot projects in northern Italy. The paper intends to present the phenomenon in its general aspects, focusing in particular on what can be called the "philosophy" that animates these communities of residence, which appear, for many reasons, "weak". …”
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Research on Reclaimed Water Utilization Strategies in Shenzhen by ZHANG Xiaoju

“…Based on the complex comprehensive utilization of reclaimed water in Shenzhen,this paper used several different measures to improve the utilization rate,including optimizing the spatial layout,sorting out key regions,improving the system,and refining the management mechanism.In addition,Guangming District was selected as a pilot and explored.Different strategies were adopted for different types of reclaimed water users to maximize social,economic,and environmental benefits.Through research on the efficient utilization approaches of reclaimed water in Shenzhen,the paper provides strong support and guarantee for solving the shortage of urban water resources and promotes the sustainable and high-quality development of cities.…”
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Un aménagement de l’horaire pour une meilleure gestion des activités d’éducation scolaire et extra-scolaire : une question de partenariat, d’attentes et d’équité by Françoise Pasche Gossin, Éléonore Simon

“…This article discusses the scientific evaluation of a pilot project proposing a school time management measure allowing students who wish to leave the classroom to participate in music lessons given by professionals, or to benefit from special measures. …”
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Matter Element Evaluation and Sensitivity Analysis of the Sponge City Construction Performance by LIU Li, ZHONG Shanshan

“…In order to know the construction effect of the sponge city constructionproject,scientifically and reasonably evaluate the current situation of pilot sponge cityconstruction, this paper constructs an evaluation index system from 4 aspects of waterecology,water environment,water resources and water security, establishes an evaluation model forsponge city construction performance by an entropy weight matter-element analysis method,takes HebiCity as an example for evaluation,and on the basis of the evaluation result, performs asensitivity analysis of the influencing factors of sponge city construction in Hebi City. …”
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The Cellient System for Paraffin Histology Can Be Combined with HPV Testing and Morphotyping the Vaginal Microbiome Thanks to BoonFixing by Mathilde E. Boon

“…For the first study on this subject, cervical scrapes were fixed in the formalin-free fixative BoonFix. This pilot study was limited to cases classified as atypical squamous lesion of unknown significance (ASCUS) and high-grade squamous lesion (HSIL) as diagnosed in the ThinPrep slide. …”
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La collaboration entre équipes professionnelles et la différenciation des apprentissages : état des lieux d’un accompagnement des enseignants by Sabrin Housni, Marie Dumont, Gwendydd Piret, Audrey Kumps, Gaëtan Temperman, Bruno De Lièvre

“…In French-speaking Belgium, the "Pacte pour un Enseignement d'Excellence" aims to reform education. A pilot project aimed at supporting teachers who take charge of the differentiation of learning to read and write has been carried out. …”
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Model to Predict Polymer Fibre Diameter during Melt Spinning by Alexander M. Bier, Michael Redel, Dirk W. Schubert

“…Fibres produced on the pilot machines showed close agreement with the model equation with only the need to adjust an easily calculable device dependent factor. …”
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The Dynamic Response and Characteristics of an Oxygen Vacuum Swing Adsorption Process to Step Perturbations. Part 1. Open Loop Responses by C.C.K. Beh, P.A. Webley

“…The first part of this study presents data from input perturbations gathered from a pilot-scale experimental oxygen VSA process. The interesting time-variant temperature profiles, and bed and system pressures, flows and purity are the main focus of the discussion. …”
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Hidden aspects of pre-service geography teacher education in Slovenia. Vision versus reality by Tatjana RESNIK PLANINC

“…Through a qualitative pilot study among former students on the geography teacher education study programme in Slovenia, we aimed to identify strengths and weaknesses of the existing programme and suggest possible changes that could lead to its improvement …”
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Efficient model-and-data based channel estimation algorithm by Kai MEI, Haitao ZHAO, Xiaoran LIU, Jun LIU, Jun XIONG, Baoquan REN, Jibo WEI

“…For orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems, a hybrid model and data driven channel estimation algorithm was proposed.Combined with two existing channel estimation methods, including a low complex learning-based channel estimation method and the linear minimum mean square error (LMMSE) channel estimation, the estimator with the ability was facilitated to employ online training to improve estimation performance.Meanwhile, the pilot overhead consumed by generating online training data was saved due to the use of the model-based method in the proposed algorithm, which improved the spectrum efficiency.The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm has better performance under low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and better adaptation to practical imperfections compared with conventional channel estimation methods.…”
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Socially responsible landscape parks: A case study of landscape parks of Wielkopolskie voivodship by Magdalena Maćkowiak, Aleksandra Spychała, Sylwia Graja-Zwolińska

“…The areas of activity of parks, for which specific legal, ethical or economic expectations may be formulated by various groups of stakeholders, are characterised. The results of pilot surveys carried out among employees of landscape parks in the Wielkopolskie voivodship are also presented.…”
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Two-Stage Adaptive Optimal Design with Fixed First-Stage Sample Size by Adam Lane, Nancy Flournoy

“…However, it is not uncommon for a small pilot study of fixed size to be followed by a much larger experiment. …”
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Climate mitigation and human comfort – A decision-support modeling and simulation tool by Roberta Zarcone, Federica Nava, Fabrizio Tucci

“…The methodology is applied to three pilot cases in order to analyse the influence of different parameters of the urban built environment on physiological stress: the Quarticciolo neighbourhood (former borough) in Rome (Italy), the Westside San Antonio neighbourhood in Texas (USA), and the Shuangta Suzhou neighbourhood in China.   …”
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Parental Experiences of Administering Pediatric <i>Tuina</i> for Sleep and Appetite in Early School-Aged Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Qualitative Study i... by Shu-Cheng Chen, Kwai-Ching Lo, Han Li, Pong-Ming Wong, Lok-Yi Pang, Jing Qin, Wing-Fai Yeung

“… Abstract BackgroundPrevious research suggested that parent-administered pediatric tuina ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of parents administering pediatric tuina MethodsThis qualitative study was embedded in a pilot randomized controlled trial on parent-administered pediatric tuinatuina ResultsTwo main themes emerged: (1) effects of parent-administered pediatric tuinatuina ConclusionsParent-administered pediatric tuina…”
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Green stormwater infrastructures research through design. Method notes from a case study by Renata Valente, Salvatore Losco, Roberto Bosco, Savino Giacobbe

“…Starting from the results of a research project on the requalification of urban outdoor spaces in a rational comprehensive city pilot case, the implementation of green stormwater infrastructures was tested, considering a section of the hydrographic network. …”
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The PREPARE Study: Acceptability and Feasibility of a Telehealth Trimodal Prehabilitation Program for Women with Endometrial Neoplasia by Elise P. Legault, Paula A. B. Ribeiro, Danielle Moreau-Amaru, Emmanuelle Robert, Sara Forte, Alain S. Comtois, Vanessa Samouëlian, François Tournoux

“…We conducted a pragmatic pilot study to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of a trimodal telehealth PP (exercise, nutrition, and psychological support) for EN patients. …”
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Developing a risk score using liquid biopsy biomarkers for selecting Immunotherapy responders and stratifying disease progression risk in metastatic melanoma patients by Amalia Azzariti, Simona De Summa, Tommaso M. Marvulli, Ivana De Risi, Giuseppe De Palma, Roberta Di Fonte, Rossella Fasano, Simona Serratì, Sabino Strippoli, Letizia Porcelli, Michele Guida

“…A clinical risk prediction model was applied and validated in pilot studies. Results No biomarker showed statistically significant differences between responders and non-responders. …”
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Through each other's eyes: initial results and protocol for the co-design of an observational measure of adolescent-parent interaction using first-person perspective by Nicky Wright, Rebecca M. Pearson, Rebecca M. Pearson, Danielle Crook, Danielle Crook, Alice Bond, Tom Jewell, Tom Jewell

“…Part 2—Our protocol describes plans for: (1) A systematic review of the psychometric properties of observational measures of adolescent-parent interaction; (2) Focussed public engagement workshops; (3) Harmonisation of information from existing coding schemes and literature with information from public engagement with adolescents and parents; (4) A pilot study to assess the acceptability and feasibility of the method; (5) Development of a coding scheme in consultation with expert and lay panels, and through real-life application to recorded videos from a pilot sample.ResultsScoping review: we identified 21 adolescent-parent observational schemes, of which eight used micro-coding and 13 used globalcoding schemes. …”
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Screening high-risk Veterans for cirrhosis: taking a stepwise population health approach by Jonathan Dounel, Carolyn Lamorte, Heather Patton, Ponni Perumalswami, Heather McCurdy, Nicole J. Kim, Lauren A. Beste, Dawn Scott, Jessimarie Casey, Patrick Spoutz, Linda Chia, Yiwen Yao, Elliott Lowy, Sandra Gibson, Timothy R. Morgan, Shari S. Rogal

“…Clinicians and Veterans reported high acceptability of the program on surveys (80% of Veterans who completed survey). Conclusions This pilot demonstrated the feasibility, acceptability, and challenges of a multisite approach to cirrhosis screening.…”
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Development of a standardized patient-reported clinical questionnaire for children with spinal pain by Freja Gomez Overgaard, Henrik Hein Lauridsen, Mads Damkjær, Anne Reffsøe Ebbesen, Lise Hestbæk, Mikkel Brunsgaard Konner, Søren Francis Dyhrberg O’Neill, Stine Haugaard Pape, Michael Skovdal Rathleff, Christian Lund Straszek, Casper Nim

“…The second phase involved pilot testing among pediatric spinal pain patients, leading to modifications for improved clarity and relevance. …”
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