Post-disaster food insecurity: Hurricane Maria as a case study by Jill Mark, David de Angel Sola, Nicolas Rosario-Matos, Leyao Wang

“…Methods: To explore this issue, we performed a pilot survey study (n = 22) in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria to evaluate food insecurity status, duration, and causes. …”
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Reduced Effective Oxygen Delivery and Ventilation with a Surgical Facemask Placed under Compared to over an Oxygen Mask: A Comparative Study by Marvin G. Chang, Takashi Sakano, Benjamin S. Levin, David Convissar, Edward A. Bittner

“…Single-center, comparative pilot study. Setting. Endoscopy procedure room at a major academic hospital. …”
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Early Treatment with Intranasal Neostigmine Reduces Mortality in a Mouse Model of Naja naja (Indian Cobra) Envenomation by Matthew R. Lewin, Stephen P. Samuel, David S. Wexler, Philip Bickler, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri, Brett D. Mensh

“…In the 5× LD50 group, survival was prolonged from 45 minutes to 196 minutes (P=0.01) and for 10× LD50 mice, survival increased from 30 to 175 minutes (P<0.02). Conclusion. This pilot suggests that intranasal drugs can improve survival and is the first direct demonstration that such an approach is plausible, suggesting means by which treatment could be initiated before reaching the hospital. …”
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Effects of a Distributed Form of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy for Clinical Application: The Keys Treatment Protocol by Sarah dos Anjos, Mary Bowman, David Morris

“…The Keys protocol, a distributed form of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT), delivers CIMT components in fewer hours per day over an extended period, fitting outpatient rehabilitation schedules and third-party payor models. This pilot study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the Keys protocol in enhancing UE capacity and performance poststroke. …”
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RELATIONSHIP OF SELF-REGULATION AND PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE OF STUDENTS by D. P. Zavodchikov, P. O. Manyakova

“…Therefore, skills of self-regulation and attraction of all psychological abilities of the individual are required to build up personal professional perspective.The aim of the publication is to present the results of the pilot study of the relationship of self-regulation parameters and components of personal professional perspective at the stage of vocational training.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Adaptation of an exercise intervention for pregnant women to community-based delivery: a study protocol by Aline Andres, Elisabet Børsheim, Taren Swindle, Audrey Martinez

“…Following adaptation, the updated intervention will be piloted. The pilot study will include 60 expecting women. …”
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Clinical characteristics of anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody among aquaporin-4 negative neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders in Egyptian patients by Sara I. Taha, Salwa I. Bakr, Nermeen T. Fouad, Dina Zamzam, Yasmine A. Mohamed

“…The present study investigated the prevalence of anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (anti-MOG) antibodies in anti-AQP4 seronegative Egyptian patients initially diagnosed with NMOSD and the link between their presence and clinical characteristics and disease-induced disability to gain insights into MOGAD. This pilot cross-sectional study included 40 anti-AQP4 antibody-negative patients initially diagnosed with NMOSD, six children and 34 adults. …”
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Influence of Artificial Sweetener on Human Blood Glucose Concentration by Ilse Skokan, P. Christian Endler, Beatrix Wulkersdorfer, Dieter Magometschnigg, Heinz Spranger

“…The aim of this study was to determine the reliability of this hypothesis by comparing the influence of regular table sugar and artificial sweeteners on the blood glucose concentration. In this pilot-study 16 patients were included suffering from adiposity, pre-diabetes and hypertension. …”
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Performance optimization of sorption-enhanced DME synthesis (SEDMES) from captured CO2 and renewable hydrogen by I. Tyraskis, A. Capa, G. Skorikova, S. N. Sluijter, J. Boon

“…The cycle design is based on a state-of-the-art pilot plant commissioned by TNO in 2023, located in Petten, The Netherlands. …”
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Iron ore-petcoke briquettes as complementary burden for blast furnaces by Beatriz Fausta Gandra, Arthur Felipe Lino Oliveira, Maurício Covcevich Bagatini, Eduardo Osório

“…The briquettes were produced in a pilot plant with PC content ranging from 0 to 15% by mass in the mix and evaluated for mechanical strength, metallurgical properties, and morphology. …”
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An introduction to MyBFF@school, a school-based childhood obesity intervention program: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Abdul Halim Mokhtar, Zahari Ishak, Fuziah Md. Zain, Rusidah Selamat, Abqariyah Yahya, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin

“…Noting that the tendency for them to grow into obese adults and the relationship of obesity to many non-communicable diseases, the My Body is Fit and Fabulous at School (MyBFF@school program) was designed to combat obesity among the schoolchildren. The program was piloted in 2014 in Putrajaya, Malaysia. There were several challenges during the pilot study which included strain in manpower, limited variation of physical activity, nutrition, and psychology modules, time-constraint after school hours, co-curriculum marks, contamination effect, and school selection. …”
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Deletion of the waaf gene affects O antigen synthesis and pathogenicity in Vibrio parahaemolyticus from shellfish by Feng Zhao, Guoying Ding, Qilong Wang, Huihui Du, Guosheng Xiao, Deqing Zhou

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Cultural &amp; region-specific adaptation of KAP (Knowledge, attitude, and practice) tool to capture healthy lifestyle within primary care settings. by Ahmed Sameer Alnuaimi, Muslim Abbas Syed, Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel, Hafiz Ahmed Mohamed, Mohamed Iheb Bougmiza, Mohamed Ahmed Syed

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The KAP survey was tailored to capture the construct of healthy lifestyles (within the context of Qatar primary care settings) by reviewing existing surveys, adaptation to local context, expert consultation and feedback, pilot testing, feedback analysis, cognitive interviews and translation and validation.…”
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Modeling the Effect of Plants and Peat on Evapotranspiration in Constructed Wetlands by Florent Chazarenc, Simon Naylor, Yves Comeau, Gérard Merlin, Jacques Brisson

“…Removal efficiency in pilot units with larger ET was higher for TKN. On average, results show for COD a k20 value of 0.88 d-1 and 0.36 d-1 for TKN. …”
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How pragmatic are randomised controlled trials evaluating minimally invasive surgery for oesophageal cancer? A methodological review of trial design using the Pragmatic-Explanatory... by Natalie S Blencowe, Jane Blazeby, Sian Cousins, Katy Chalmers

“…Given the recent growth in numbers of surgical RCTs, there is a need to better understand the validity and applicability of trials in this field.Objectives To examine the applicability and validity of RCTs comparing minimally invasive and open surgery for oesophageal cancer and to delineate areas for future research.Eligibility criteria RCTs comparing open with minimal invasive oesophagectomy, published January 2012–June 2023. Abstracts, pilot and feasibility studies, and systematic reviews were excluded.Sources of evidence Three sequential searches of Ovid MEDLINE, Embase and CENTRAL electronic databases and clinical trials registry databases.Charting methods Two independent reviewers screened the articles and used appropriate, validated tools (Pragmatic-Explanatory Continuum Indicator Summary-2 (PRECIS-2) and Risk of Bias 2) to assess study quality. …”
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The internet gaming disorder and its associated factors among college students at Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study by Khalid Bin Abdulrahman, Tariq Y. Alhomoud, Ismail S. Alateeq, Faisal N. Al-Mohaisen, Musab S. Alshamrani, Saleh I. Alhathlul, Mohammed Abdulaziz Khamsah

“…A total of 1005 college students filled out an online self-administered questionnaire developed based on an extensive literature review and pilot study. Results: More than two-thirds (76.1%) of students are active gamers. …”
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Enhanced proteomic profiling of human plasma‐derived extracellular vesicles through charge‐based fractionation to advance biomarker discovery potential by Xianyi Su, Getúlio Pereira de Oliveira Júnior, Anne‐Lise Marie, Michal Gregus, Amanda Figueroa‐Navedo, Ionita C. Ghiran, Alexander R. Ivanov

“…The developed method was optimized and thoroughly evaluated using proteomic analysis, transmission electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking, and western blotting of isolated EVs from healthy donors. Subsequently, we pilot‐tested the developed technique for its applicability to real‐world specimens using a small set of clinical prostate cancer samples and matched controls. …”
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Measuring Self-Reported Well-Being of Physicians Using the Well-Being Thermometer: Cohort Study by Marios Adamou, Sarah L Jones, Niki Kyriakidou, Andrew Mooney, Shriti Pattani, Matthew Roycroft

“…MethodsA United Kingdom–based cross-sectional pilot study was carried out to measure self-reported well-being in a cohort of 148 physicians, using the newly developed well-being thermometer. …”
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Chlamydial bacteriophage: No Role in Acute Coronary Events? by David M Patrick, Karuna Karunakaran, Adrian R Levy, Kenneth Gin, Valencia Remple, Mei Chong, Heather Abbey, Laura Tarry, Caixia Shen, Robert C Brunham

“…METHODS: The authors performed a pilot case-control study of acute coronary events. …”
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A Fosmid Cloning Strategy for Detecting the Widest Possible Spectrum of Microbes from the International Space Station Drinking Water System by Sangdun Choi, Mi Sook Chang, Tara Stuecker, Christine Chung, David A. Newcombe, Kasthuri Venkateswaran

“…The bacterial diversity detected in this pilot study using a fosmid vector approach was higher than that detected by conventional 16S rRNA gene sequencing.…”
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