Biography Writing in the Pediatric Palliative Care Context: Review and Feasibility Data by Sarah Potter, Sandra Coombs, Tiina Jaaniste

“…The Story Project is outlined in this manuscript as an example of a pediatric biography writing approach, with pilot survey data from six volunteer biographers presented. …”
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Reduction in EEG theta power as a potential marker for spatial disorientation during flight by Gil Geva, Nir Getter, Boris Blecher, Oded Ben-Ari, Barak Gordon, Idan Nakdimon, Oren Shriki

“…Abstract During flight, spatial disorientation (SD) commonly occurs when a pilot’s perception conflicts with the aircraft’s actual motion, attitude, or position. …”
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Assessment Design And Practices Toward Holistic Learning Of Higher Education Students: Empirical Evidence Via Path Analysis Modelling Approach by Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah, Esther Adama, Amanda Graf, Kwadwo Adusei-Asante

“…Although, the popularity of alternative assessment practices may have been driven by COVID-19, the pilot findings from this study suggest these assessment designs and practices have greater potential to promote overall student success and productivity and must be encouraged and utilised in the post-COVID-19 era. …”
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Tomato Pomace Ketchup: Physicochemical, Microbiological, and Sensory Characteristics by Stefanny Heriyanto, Andreas Romulo

“…Further investigations can be conducted in the pilot-scale studies to enhance the feasibility of tomato pomace ketchup as a commercial product.…”
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A review on egg waste-based adsorbents for the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants from aqueous solution by Alusani Manyatshe, Linda Lunga Sibali

“…Additionally, most of the research has been conducted on synthetic wastewater; therefore, future studies should concentrate on testing adsorbents in natural wastewater, pilot scaling, and calculating the economic cost, as this would move technology closer to commercialisation. …”
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Identification and prioritization of effective approaches for public education and participation in household waste management (A case study: Tehran, Iran) by Esmatossadat Hashemi, Hooman Bahmanpour, Amir Hesam Hassani, Amir Hooman Hemmasi

“… This study aimed to identify and prioritize effective methods to increase public education and participation in household waste management in Tehran (capital of Iran) as a pilot city. First, baseline data were gathered through a library research process, and then 33 waste management experts were employed as a panel to complete a researcher-made questionnaire on a Likert scale. …”
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Phase I Study of Anti-CD3 x Anti-Her2 Bispecific Antibody in Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer Patients by Ulka Vaishampayan, Archana Thakur, Ritesh Rathore, Nicola Kouttab, Lawrence G. Lum

“…These studies provided strong rationale for our phase I dose-escalation pilot study to test ATC armed with Her2Bi (aATC) for safety in men with CRPC. …”
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Physico-chemical changes and maturity evaluation of composts from wood residue mixed with sewage sludge and chicken manure by Mohammad Hossein Saghi, Payam Ghorbannezhad, Abotaleb Bay, Farangis Saeidi

“…Method Three materials, namely sawdust, sewage sludge, and chicken manure were mixed at different ratios (dry weight basis) to reach the initial bulk density of 0.40 Kg.L-1, the temperature of 30 °C, the C/N ratio of 25, and the moisture content of 60 %. A pilot-scale composting process was applied to monitor the aeration rate, temperature, and moisture contents during the process over time. …”
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Möglichkeiten der Unterstützung der Sprachentwicklung zweisprachig aufwachsender Vorschulkinder by Naxhi Selimi, Biljana Ivanovska

“…Abstract (English) This paper presents the results of a pilot study which, in two measurements, raised the level of bilingual preschool children (n=22) in German-speaking countries and presented proposals for language promotion. …”
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Implementation of Stroke Dysphagia Screening in the Emergency Department by Stephanie K. Daniels, Jane A. Anderson, Nancy J. Petersen

“…However, feasibility of an ED nurse-administered SST, particularly one involving trial water swallow administration, is unknown. The aims of this pilot study were to (1) implement an SST with a water swallow component in the ED and track nurses’ adherence, (2) identify barriers and facilitators to administering the SST through interviews, and (3) develop and implement a process improvement plan to address barriers. …”
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A Magnetoelectric Distance Estimation System for Relative Human Motion Tracking by Johannes Hoffmann, Henrik Wolframm, Erik Engelhardt, Moritz Boueke, Tobias Schmidt, Julius Welzel, Michael Höft, Walter Maetzler, Gerhard Schmidt

“…It is enabled by a comprehensive signal processing framework with sensor-specific signal enhancement and a gradient descent-based system calibration. As a pilot study, we evaluated the technical feasibility of the described system for motion tracking in general (Scenario A) and for operation during treadmill walking (Scenario B). …”
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Derecruitment Test and Surfactant Therapy in Patients with Acute Lung Injury by Alexey A. Smetkin, Vsevolod V. Kuzkov, Konstantin M. Gaidukov, Lars J. Bjertnaes, Mikhail Y. Kirov

“…Thirteen adult mechanically ventilated patients with ALI were enrolled into a prospective pilot study. The patients received protective ventilation and underwent RM followed by a derecruitment test. …”
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Limb Muscle Reinnervation with the Nerve-Muscle-Endplate Grafting Technique: An Anatomical Feasibility Study by Liancai Mu, Jingming Chen, Jing Li, Stanislaw Sobotka, Themba Nyirenda

“…The locations of MEP bands in the GM and TA muscles and nerve supply patterns demonstrated that an NMEG pedicle can be harvested from the GM-l and implanted into the NMZ within the TA muscle. The NMEG-NMZ pilot study showed that this technique resulted in optimal muscle force recovery. …”
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Pattern of F-18 FDG Uptake in Colon Cancer after Bacterial Cancer Therapy Using Engineered Salmonella Typhimurium: A Preliminary In Vivo Study by Ari Chong, Dinh-Huy Nguyen, Hyeon Sik Kim, June-Key Chung, Jung-Joon Min

“…Bacterial cancer therapy (BCT) research using engineered Salmonella typhimurium has increased in recent years. 2-Deoxy-2[18F] fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) is widely used in cancer patients to detect cancer, monitor treatment responses, and predict prognoses. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate FDG uptake patterns in a mouse tumor model after BCT. …”
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Exploring the impact of digital financial literacy to effective financial planning and control: Perspectives on competitiveness of Thai micropreneurs by Narinthon Imjai, Kanokwan Meesook, Phiphop Somwethee, Berto Usman, Somnuk Aujirapongpan

“…The questionnaire, developed from previous research and a preliminary pilot study, assessed the financial literacy, digital financial literacy, and financial planning and control capabilities of the participants. …”
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Means and methods of formation of organizational and managerial competence of a university teacher by Natalya V. Solovova, Natallia V. Sukhankina

“…The article reports the findings of the pilot research that investigates the development and testing of a system of tools and methods employed for formation of organizational and managerial competence of a university teacher. …”
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Simulation Study on the Effect of Forced Ventilation in Tunnel under Single-Head Drilling and Blasting by Qingsong Pu, Yi Luo, Junhong Huang, Yingwei Zhu, Shaohua Hu, Chenhao Pei, Guang Zhang, Xinping Li

“…The results show that, compared with corner layout, haunch layout, and central layout, the ventilation effect is the best when the air pipes are arranged near the wall at the tunnel vault, and the CO concentration can be reduced to the concentration limit after 588 s of ventilation; compared with the full-face tunneling method and the lower pilot heading method, the benching tunneling method can effectively reduce the retention time of CO near the tunnel face, and the CO concentration on the tunnel face can be reduced to the standard limit after 326 s of ventilation near the wall of tunnel vault.…”
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A novel strategy for eradication of staphylococcal biofilms using blood clots by Kayla E. Grooters, Sheridan L. Hayes, David M. Richter, Jennifer C. Ku, Robert Sawyer, Yong Li

“…We then investigated the impact of this treatment on biofilm density, metabolism, and architecture.ResultsOur pilot study demonstrates that this method of antibiotic delivery results in improved biofilm clearance, relative to conventional exposure methods.DiscussionOur results demonstrate that blood clot exposure has an intrinsic impact on biofilm density and potentially reduces colonization, warrenting further investigation into the mechanism.…”
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Application of electrohydraulic effect for stripping from terminals of plastic parts by V. F. Kovalevskiy, S. B. Skobelev, G. G. Bury

“…Yutkin is considered. The design of the pilot plant, as well as the interchangeable devices used to remove the flare from the terminals of the plastic parts, is presented. …”
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Online grocery purchasing in Mississippi: associations with broadband, rurality, and household characteristics by Will Davis, Jordan W. Jones, Elizabeth Canales, Ayoung Kim, David R. Buys

“…Understanding these factors is important in a largely rural and low-income state to address barriers and enhance accessibility.MethodsData were collected from a 2022 online pilot survey (n = 398) and secondary sources. A logistic regression model was used to analyze associations between self-reported OGP use and factors including local broadband quality, sociodemographic and economic characteristics, the local food environment, and participation in government nutrition assistance programs.ResultsThe analysis revealed that higher education and income levels are positively associated with the likelihood of OGP use. …”
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