Evaluation of the Mechanical Properties of a Novel Hybrid Composite Composed of Rattan and Date Palm Fiber: An Experimental Study by Md. Kharshiduzzaman, Mohammad Rejaul Haque, Md Shahnewaz Bhuiyan, Sabrul Alam, Md. Mashuk, S.K. Nayeem Ahmed, Shahidul Haque Afgani, M. A. Gafur

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Individual Prognosis Regarding Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Intervention Using Pre-Therapeutic “Kinesiology Muscle Test” by Ingrid Waxenegger, P. Christian Endler, Beatrix Wulkersdorfer, Heinz Spranger

“…Since a therapy's full positive effect and possible adverse effects are individual and not predictable for every single patient, scientists have been searching for methods to predict optimal effects of a therapy. This pilot study investigated the applicability of the “kinesiology muscle test” as a prognostic tool regarding effectiveness in a defined therapeutic procedure. …”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning for Selection of Dispatch Rules for Scheduling of Production Systems by Kosmas Alexopoulos, Panagiotis Mavrothalassitis, Emmanouil Bakopoulos, Nikolaos Nikolakis, Dimitris Mourtzis

“…The model is trained, tested and evaluated using a discrete event simulation (DES) model that simulates a pilot case from the bicycle production industry. …”
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Optimization of CO2 Concentration on Mortality of Various Stages of Callosobruchus maculatus and Development of Controlled Atmosphere Storage Structure for Black Gram Grains by V. Siva Shankar, G. Velmurugan, S. Kaliappan, S. Baskara Sethupathy, S. Sekar, Pravin P. Patil, G. Anitha, Geremew Geidare Kailo

“…The trials were carried out in pilot bins with a capacity of 25 kg. At a CO2 concentration of 50%, complete mortality of the egg stage of Callosobruchus maculatus was attained after 72 h of continuous exposure. …”
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The construction of a psychometric instrument for the educational role enactment of attending physicians in teaching hospitals by Ling-Chun Ou, Yu-Chih Lin

“…Experts assessed its content validity, while feasibility and readability were tested in a pilot study involving 100 attending physicians from seven teaching hospitals and medical centers in Kaohsiung City. …”
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Groin lumps during pregnancy: Exploring the knowledge gap among surgeons and obstetricians regarding round ligament varicosities by Zaid Malaibari, Razaz Aldemyati, Reham H. Alrahil, Shumoukh H. Alshehri, Rahaf H. Alrahil, Ahmed T. Alghabban, Salman A. Alshamrani, Salihah S. Alzubaidi

“…BACKGROUND: This cross-sectional pilot study aimed to evaluate awareness and management strategies among obstetricians and surgeons in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for round ligament varicosities (RLV) during pregnancy. …”
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A bird's eye view of the mental health systems in India by Satish Suhas, Banavaram A. Arvind, Gautham M. Sukumar, Pradeep S. Banandur, Lakshmi P. Nirisha, Channaveerachari N. Kumar, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao, Mathew Varghese, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, NMHS National Collaborators Group

“…Materials and Methods: The National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) embarked on the Mental Health Systems Assessment (MHSA) in 12 representative Indian states, following a pilot program that contextually adapted the World Health Organization's Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems. …”
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Job Description of Community Police Officers of the National Police of Ukraine by V. I. Barko, V. V. Barko

“…It has been emphasized that scientifically substantiated professional research of professional police activity will create favorable conditions for increasing the efficiency of professional selection of personnel and appointment of police officers, will promote more efficient use of personnel potential of police units, enable improvement of training, retraining and professional development of police officers, rationalization of working conditions, reduction of morbidity, etc. Based on a broad pilot study involving police officers from 25 regions of the state, the authors have established a list of the main professional qualities of community police officer, have defined qualitative and quantitative psychological and psycho-physiological indicators recommended for professional activity, the authors have also established psychological and psycho-physiological contraindications to the professional activity of community police officers.…”
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Sınıf Öğretmenlerinin Öğrenciler Arası Rekabete İlişkin Görüşleri by Merve Kurumanoğlu, Naciye Aksoy

“…Veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen, uzman görüşüne göre düzenlenen ve örneklemde yer almayan 130 sınıf öğretmeni ile pilot uygulaması ve geçerlik güvenirlik çalışması yapılan Likert tipi ölçek formu ile elde edilmiştir. …”
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Membrane Treatment to Improve Water Recycling in an Italian Textile District by Francesca Tuci, Michele Allocca, Donatella Fibbi, Daniele Daddi, Riccardo Gori

“…Therefore, an industrial-scale ultrafiltration-nanofiltration (UF-NF) pilot plant was installed to test the rejection of hardness from the reclaimed wastewater. …”
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Exploring the transition to agroforestry for smallholder farmers: a feasibility study for the Ashanti region of Ghana by Youp Dumas, Jolien Ubacht, Ellen van Andel, Lily Akorfa Keledorme

“…To enable smallholder farmers to acquire the required skills and tools for tree crops, preferably a pilot plot for real-life demonstration is initiated. …”
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Fluctuations in mHealth engagement following receipt of goal-discrepant feedback messages by Lex Hurley, Nisha G O’Shea, Brooke T Nezami, Carmina G Valle, Deborah F Tate

“…This analysis assessed whether goal-discrepant messaging was negatively associated with participant engagement, and if this relationship was exacerbated by baseline depressive symptoms within the context of a three-month weight loss pilot mHealth intervention. Methods This analysis applied a generalization of log-linear regression analysis with n  = 52 participants (78.8% female, 61.5% white, ages 21–35) to assess the likelihood of reading consecutive program messages following receipt of messages with goal-discrepant content. …”
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Semantic segmentation using synthetic images of underwater marine-growth by Christian Mai, Jesper Liniger, Simon Pedersen

“…IntroductionSubsea applications recently received increasing attention due to the global expansion of offshore energy, seabed infrastructure, and maritime activities; complex inspection, maintenance, and repair tasks in this domain are regularly solved with pilot-controlled, tethered remote-operated vehicles to reduce the use of human divers. …”
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Assessment of Awareness and Attitude Regarding Early Childhood Caries among Parents of Preschool Children Attending Pediatric Outpatient Department: A Cross-sectional Study by S. Deepak, Gaurav Mishra, Vinay Kumar Gupta, Sumit Kumar, Aman Rajput, Mohit Kumar Kanoujia

“…Data were collected through a self-structured questionnaire, validated through a pilot study (Cronbach’s α = 0.85, face validity 84%, content validity ratio 0.78). …”
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Let’s Wiggle with 5-2-1-0: Curriculum Development for Training Childcare Providers to Promote Activity in Childcare Settings by Debra M. Vinci, Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, Christopher K. Wirth, Caroline Kraus, Alexandra P. Venezia

“…The aim of this study was to develop and pilot an intervention to train childcare providers to promote physical activity (PA) in childcare classrooms. …”
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Low-cost and scalable machine learning model for identifying children and adolescents with poor oral health using survey data: An empirical study in Portugal. by Susana Lavado, Eduardo Costa, Niclas F Sturm, Johannes S Tafferner, Octávio Rodrigues, Pedro Pita Barros, Leid Zejnilovic

“…The results confirm the feasibility of survey-based machine learning models for identifying individuals with poor oral health, but further validation of this approach and pilot testing in field trials are necessary.…”
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Applying intervention mapping to develop a program for promoting short physical activity breaks during class time in upper secondary schools: the MOVE12 protocol study by Svein Barene, Patrick Foss Johansen, Hege Eikeland Tjomsland, Rolf Inge Ølberg, Miranda Thurston

“…Enhancing physical activity levels at schools offers a promising approach to promote lifelong healthy habits.MethodsThis protocol paper outlines the MOVE12 pilot study, a 12-week intervention study designed to increase physical activity among Norwegian upper secondary school students through 6–7-min daily MOVE-breaks integrated into lessons. …”
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Effective optical and treatment zone analysis by means of cross-over differences after lenticule extraction by Hamed Haidari, Victor Derhartunian, Thomas Magnago, Maren-Christina Lengle, Samuel Arba-Mosquera

“…Results: The method has been applied to a pilot cohort of 84 eyes, clinical data showing average diameters of 6.56 ± 0.46 mm [5.25 to 7.51] and 8.49 ± 0.56 mm [6.58 to 9.52] for tangential anterior curvature and corneal thickness, respectively. …”
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HERITAGE LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN ITALY: FIRST SURVEY AS PART OF A EUROPEAN PROJECT by Giuseppe Sergio

“…The article presents the report of a European pilot project entitled Heritage language education in Europe: Legislative and educational challenges, promoted in 2022 within the 4EU+ Alliance. …”
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Locally Delivered Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Reduce Chronic Inflammation in Long-Term Nonhealing Wounds: A Randomized Study by Yulia Suzdaltseva, Sergey Zhidkih, Sergey L. Kiselev, Victor Stupin

“…The ability of UCMSCs to regulate chronic inflammation was investigated in a randomized placebo-controlled pilot study to assess the efficacy and safety of UCMSC therapy in patients with nonhealing wounds. …”
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