Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography for Contact Lens-Related Corneal Vascularization by Marcus Ang, Yijun Cai, Anna C. S. Tan

“…To describe a novel technique of adapting a swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) to image corneal vascularization. Methods. In this pilot cross-sectional study, we obtained 3 × 3 mm scans, where 100,000 A-scans are acquired per second with optical axial resolution of 8 μm and lateral resolution of 20 μm. …”
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Human capital for digital economy modernization by V. Y. Afanasyev, E. P. Grabchak, M. A. Korytny, S. V. Mishcheryakov, A. V. Cherezov

“…It has been offered to select several branches of the real sector of the economy for the implementation of pilot projects with the subsequent dissemination of experience throughout the Russian economy.…”
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Correction: Bubbling insights: unveiling the true sophorolipid biosynthetic pathway by Starmerella bombicola by Sophie L. K. W. Roelants, Stijn Bovijn, Elvira Bytyqi, Nicolas de Fooz, Goedele Luyten, Martijn Castelein, Thibo Van de Craen, Zhoujian Diao, Karolien Maes, Tom Delmulle, Maarten De Mol, Sofie L. De Maeseneire, Bart Devreese, Wim K. Soetaert

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Micro-CT imaging of Thiel-embalmed and iodine-stained human temporal bone for 3D modeling by Sebastian Halm, David Haberthür, Elisabeth Eppler, Valentin Djonov, Andreas Arnold

“…Abstract Introduction This pilot study explores whether a human Thiel-embalmed temporal bone is suitable for generating an accurate and complete data set with micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and whether solid iodine-staining improves visualization and facilitates segmentation of middle ear structures. …”
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Research on civil aircraft cockpit display interface availability considering multidimensional indicators clustering and reduction by CHEN Dengkai, XIAO Yao, XIAO Jianghao, ZHOU Yao, YANG Cong

“…Firstly, in this paper, the flight mission, pilots' senses, pilots' cognition, and flight interaction dimensions are obtained by executive process interactive control model(EPIC), and extracted usability indicators from these dimensions. …”
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Effectiveness of Repetitive Facilitative Exercise Combined with Electrical Stimulation Therapy to Improve Very Severe Paretic Upper Limbs in with Stroke Patients: A Randomized Cont... by Hitoshi Ohnishi, Hiroyuki Miyasaka, Naoki Shindo, Kazuki Ito, Shiori Tsuji, Shigeru Sonoda

“…The difference in the effects of combined therapy with repetitive facilitative exercise (RFE) and neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on stroke upper limb paralysis was only reported by a pilot study; it has not been investigated in many patients. …”
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Crowd-Sourced Buildings Data Collection and Remote Training: New Opportunities to Engage Students in Seismic Risk Reduction by Antonella Peresan, Chiara Scaini, Carla Barnaba

“…This is the case of CEDAS (building CEnsus for seismic Damage Assessment), a pilot training activity aimed at collecting risk-related information while educating high-school students about seismic risk. …”
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Practice Patterns for N-acetylcysteine Dosing for Acetaminophen Toxicity in the United States by Michael Thomas, Christopher Edwards, Amanda Dunlap

“…Objective: Characterize practice patterns for treating acetaminophen toxicity. Methods: An pilot-tested, electronic survey containing demographic and practice pattern questions for acetaminophen toxicity management was sent to residency program directors. …”
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PEDAGOGICAL ASSISTANCE IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PROFESSIONAL SELF–DETERMINATION by V. N. Kormakova, E. N. Musaelian, D. I. Ruziyeva

“…The solution of the problems and test assumptions have been provided with the help of the following methods: theoretical analysis of philosophical, psychological, sociological and pedagogical works; diagnostics; observation; archival research; taxonomic qualimetric; pilot, ascertaining and educational experiments; methods of mathematical statistics.Results. …”
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Helping others in real life and in the laboratory: pride and prosocial behavior by Mariola Łaguna, Natalia Łukawska, Michał Kędra

“…In Study 2, a laboratory experiment (N = 82) was conducted to test the effect of pride (recalling an event in which a person felt proud) on prosocial behavior. A pilot study demonstrated the effectiveness of the experimental manipulation. …”
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Preparation and validation of the content of an instrument to assess the quality of services of reception with risk classification in obstetrics. by Dannielly Azevedo de Oliveira, Douglissandra de Morais Ferreira, Lilian Lira Lisboa, Thaiza Teixeira Xavier Nobre

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The results suggest that the tool has good content validity, and the pilot test stage can be continued to complete the validation process.…”
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Regime Change: The Need for Scientific Critical Consciousness by Usama Javed Mirza

“…Parts of this curriculum were informally pre-piloted at a private school in Islamabad, Pakistan, and at a public school in Harlem, New York. …”
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Ways to Reduce Risks When Building the Digital Economy in Russia. Educational Aspect by Andrey I. Rudskoy, Alexey I. Borovkov, Pavel I. Romanov, Olga V. Kolosova

“…The authors have defined seven types of competencies that are relevant for the transition of Russia to the digital economy and developed twelve pilot educational modules necessary for their formation.…”
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Fast ion confinement in quasi-axisymmetric stellarator equilibria by P.J. Bonofiglo, D.W. Dudt, C.P.S. Swanson

“…It is found that NBI born ions in Eos are strongly confined until slowing-down, owing largely to the tangential injection geometry, while 22% of DT-born alpha energy is lost in the scaled device, indicating that any fusion pilot plant design optimization should include metrics for fast ion confinement.…”
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A Novel Mathematical Approach to Define the Genes/SNPs Conferring Risk or Protection in Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Based on Auto Contractive Map Neural Networks and Gra... by Massimo Buscema, Silvana Penco, Enzo Grossi

“…The Auto Contractive Map (AutoCM), belonging to the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) architecture, “spatializes” the correlation among variables by constructing a suitable embedding space where a visually transparent and cognitively natural notion such as “closeness” among variables reflects accurately their associations. Results. In this pilot case-control study single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in several genes has been evaluated with a novel data mining approach based on an AutoCM. …”
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Building the Clinical Bridge to Advance Education, Research, and Practice Excellence by Marilyn Svejda, Janet Goldberg, Maureen Belden, Kathleen Potempa, Margaret Calarco

“…The model was examined during a one-year pilot with junior students. Stakeholders were largely positive. …”
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Quantitative MR Analysis of Changes in the Radius Bone Marrow in Osteoporosis by Tamar K. De-Levie, Yael S. Schiffenbauer, Ido Druckmann, Vanessa Rouach, Naftali Stern, Itzhak Binderman, Uri Nevo

“…Purpose. This pilot study aimed to explore the feasibility of scanning the human distal radius bone marrow in vivo to detect osteoporosis-related changes using magnetic resonance and evaluate whether the radius may serve as an accessible probing site for osteoporosis. …”
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Thinking Styles Inventory: Psychometric features in college students from Buenos Aires by Agustín Freiberg Hoffmann, Fabiana Uriel, Rocío Fernández Da Lama, Mercedes Fernández Liporace

“…Method: Aiming at the adaptation of the scale to local college students’ population, linguistic aspects were reviewed as well as the response scale. After a pilot study, a sample composed of 361 college students from Buenos Aires responded the inventory in order to perform exploratory and confirmatory factorial analyzes on the one hand, and an internal consistency on the other. …”
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Mixed-Effects Model to Assess the Effect of Disengagements on Speed of an Automated Shuttle with Sensors for Localization, Navigation, and Obstacle Detection by Abhinav Grandhi, Ninad Gore, Srinivas S. Pulugurtha

“…For this purpose, global positioning system data, disengagement records, weather reports, and roadway geometry data from an automated shuttle pilot program, from July to December 2023, at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, were collected. …”
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Spatial Pattern Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Green Use Efficiency of Urban Construction Land in Jilin Province by Huisheng Yu, Ge Song, Tong Li, Yanjun Liu

“…This paper focuses on the temporal and spatial characteristics of each county and city and the influencing factors, which provides a certain value reference for the pilot of ecological construction and the development of ecoenvironmental benefit economic system in Jilin Province.…”
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