Knowledge, Health Beliefs, and Self-Efficacy regarding Osteoporosis in Perimenopausal Women by Renée D. Endicott

“…The aims of this pilot study were to (1) determine if having a family history of osteoporosis impacts knowledge, health beliefs, and self-efficacy regarding osteoporosis among perimenopausal women aged 42–52 and to (2) describe the impact of an osteoporosis-specific educational intervention had on the knowledge, health beliefs, and self-efficacy of this population. …”
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Can Peak Expiratory Flow Measurements Differentiate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease from Congestive Heart Failure? by John E. Gough, Kori L. Brewer

“…This prospective, cohort, pilot study was conducted to determine if PEFR in patients with an exacerbation of COPD were significantly different than CHF. …”
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Bioartificial Liver Support by Vincent G Bain, Jose Luis Montero, Manuel de la Mata

“…Large multicentre, randomized, controlled trials are ongoing following several pilot studies. Serious side effects such as hemodynamic instability and immune reactions have been infrequent. …”
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The Model of Master’s Degree Program in Product Design Engineering by Vladimir D. Nechaev, Maxim P. Evstigneev, Veronika R. Dushko

“…The program is being rolled out as a pilot project since 2017 on the basis of the Institute of National Technological Initiative of Sevastopol State University. …”
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Community Participation in Programme Planning for Universal Health Coverage in India: An exploratory study by Yogesh Chandra, Ajai Kumar Jain

“…The questionnaire's development included expert consultation and a pilot test to ensure validity and reliability, while the implications of the low response rate on the study's findings was also reported transparently. …”
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Impact of Used Communication Technology on the Navigation System for Hybrid Environment by Juraj Machaj, Peter Brida, Michal Mlynka

“…The system is implemented at the University of Zilina as a pilot, noncommercial project; therefore it is called University Mobile Navigation System (UMNS). …”
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ManyPrimates : une infrastructure de collaboration internationale dans la recherche en cognition des primates by ManyPrimates, Géraud S. Aguenounon, Sébastien Ballesta, Alice Beaud, Léa Bustamante, Charlotte Canteloup, Marine Joly, Louise Loyant, Helene Meunier, Anthony Roig, Camille A. Troisi, Pauline Zablocki-Thomas

“…Building on similar initiatives in other areas of psychology, this consortium has already produced a pilot study on short-term memory gathering one of the largest, i.e. 176 individuals, and most diverse, i.e. twelve species from eleven different sites, primate samples to date. …”
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Application of differential privacy to sensor data in water quality monitoring task by Audris Arzovs, Sergei Parshutin, Valts Urbanovics, Janis Rubulis, Sandis Dejus

“…To compare the performance of the neural network model performance in total 2 215 906 augmented and experimentally obtained sensor readings were obtained from a drinking-water pilot system. Three types of contaminations at three different concentrations were applied as scenarios for anomalies in drinking water monitoring. …”
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APRESIASI SENI GALERI VIRTUAL PENCIPTAAN SENI RUPA DAN DESAIN MELALUI TEMA GRES by Handriyotopo Handriyotopo

“…Seeing the condition of the development of digital technology and works of art in a virtual gallery, the ISI Surakarta Postgraduate School needs to create a model of the virtual gallery space so that postgraduate students and lecturers can use it. As a pilot project for applied arts in this virtual gallery, it is in the Studio 2 Fine Arts and Design course in the master's program with an interest in art creation. …”
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Efficacy of a Communication Toolkit to Optimize Palliative Care Communication in the Surgical Intensive Unit by Kathryn Cary, Aubrey Place, Marta McCrum, Joanna Grudziak, Lauren McGuire

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of a bedside communication toolkit to improve communication between family members and caregivers of surgical ICU patients and the ICU team, particularly in the context of medical updates and decision-making. A pilot bedside communication tool was completed by fifty family members of trauma and emergency general surgery (EGS) patients. …”
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Use of Electrocautery for Coagulation and Wound Complications in Caesarean Sections by Cristiane M. Moreira, Eliana Amaral

“…A randomized, controlled, clinical pilot study was performed at a university maternity hospital. …”
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The Potential Role of Liver Transplantation as a Treatment Option in Colorectal Liver Metastases by Pål-Dag Line, Morten Hagness, Svein Dueland

“…During the last decade, several case reports, a controlled pilot study, and a retrospective cohort study indicated that prolonged disease-free survival and overall survival can be obtained in a proportion of these patients. …”
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Designing Learning Materials for Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables in the Context of Jakabaring Tourism in Palembang by Marta Risa Putri Utami, Zulkardi Zulkardi, Ely Susanti, Meryansumayeka Meryansumayeka

“…The method used is design research, consisting of three stages: preliminary design, design experiment (pilot experiment and teaching experiment), and retrospective analysis. …”
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Raking Effects on Aggregate Densification and Channelling in Thickening by Xu Zhou, Hong-jiang Wang, Hua-zhe Jiao, Liu-hua Yang

“…The samples were prepared through deep-freezing and freeze-drying techniques, immediately after sampling from the operation of a pilot thickener. Based on the information of void ratio, pore-size distribution, and permeability, obtained from 3D reconstruction images of the aggregates structure, aggregate densification and channelling development have been characterized. …”
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Intraoperative Three-Dimensional Imaging in Selective Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Useful Tool in Theory but Also in Everyday Practice? by Uwe Max Mauer, Ulrich Kunz, Chris Schulz

“…Background. We conducted a pilot study to investigate the value of an Iso-C3D imaging system in determining the extent of decompression of lumbar spinal stenosis during surgery. …”
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The various rising tones in Newcastle English: a phonological distinction? by Sophie Herment, Laetitia Leonarduzzi, Caroline Bouzon

“…We tested this hypothesis by carrying out a pilot study based on a perception experiment. The test fails to show a clear phonological difference between the two types of rises but confirms that Newcastle English belongs to the UNBI group. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Positive Youth Development Program for Secondary Students in Macau by Andrew L. Luk, K. M. Leong, Annah M. L. Au

“…The present study investigated the effectiveness of the Tier 1 Program of “P.A.T.H.S.” for Secondary 2 students of two pilot schools. Since there were “repeating” and “transferring” students joining the program, the effectiveness of the program on these particular groups of participants was also examined. …”
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Breast Cancer Imaging Using the Near-Infrared Fluorescent Agent, CLR1502 by Melissa L. Korb, Jason M. Warram, Joseph Grudzinski, Jamey Weichert, Justin Jeffery, Eben L. Rosenthal

“…Human breast cancer tumors can be imaged in vivo with multiple optical imaging platforms using CLR1502. This pilot study supports further investigations of this fluorescent agent for improving surgical resection of malignancies, with the goal of eventual clinical translation.…”
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Systematic Literature Review di Bidang Sistem Informasi dan Ilmu Komputer by Diah Priharsari

“…This paper includes: four stages of conducting SLR (identifying the SLR objectives, searching strategies dan pilot searching, coding and analysing, and presenting the findings), things to be considered to evaluate SLR quality, and critics to SLR. …”
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EFFECT OF CYLINDER HEAD GASKET ADDITION AND VARYING OCTANE NUMBER GASOLINE TO INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE PERFORMANCE by Bahtiar Rahmat, Mohammad Burhan Rubai Wijaya, Fahmy Zuhda Bahtiar, Yuris Bahadur Wirawan, Katiko Imamul Muttaqin

“…Throughout the testing, the settings for the main jet, pilot jet, and the number of idle screw rotations on the carburetor remain constant. …”
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