Esophageal Clearance Patterns in Normal Older Adults as Documented with Videofluoroscopic Esophagram by Janice Jou, Jason Radowsky, Ronald Gangnon, Elizabeth Sadowski, Stephanie Kays, Jacqueline Hind, Eric Gaumnitz, Andrew Taylor, JoAnne Robbins

“…Normal esophageal bolus transport in asymptomatic healthy older adults has not been well defined, potentially leading to ambiguity in differentiating esophageal swallowing patterns of dysphagic and healthy individuals. This pilot study of 24 young (45–64 years) and old (65+years) men and women was designed to assess radiographic esophageal bolus movement patterns in healthy adults using videofluoroscopic recording. …”
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Validation of a face image assessment technology to study the dynamics of human functional states in the EEG resting-state paradigm by A. N. Savostyanov, E. G. Vergunov, A. E. Saprygin, D. A. Lebedkin

“…The proposed approach is based on the analysis of the dynamics of the facial muscles of the subject recorded on video. The pilot study involved 18 healthy volunteers. In the experiment, the subjects were sitting in front of a computer screen and performed the following task: sequentially closed their eyes (three trials of 2 minutes each) and opened them (three trials of the same duration between periods of closed eyes) when the screen was either empty or when it was showing a video recording of their own face or the face of an unfamiliar person of the same gender as the participant. …”
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Effect of the application of compost as an organic fertilizer on a tomato crop (Solanum lycopersicum L.) produced in the field in the Lower Valley of the Río Negro (Argentina) by Graciela Pellejero, Julieta Palacios, Emanuel Vela, Omar Gajardo, Luis Albrecht, Gabriela Aschkar, Amelia Chrorolque, Francisco J. García-Navarro, Raimundo Jiménez-Ballesta

“…Method The data were obtained experimentally in pilot fields. The experimental design was completely randomized, with 4 m2 plots with ten plants each as an experimental unit and with three replications per treatment (2 years). …”
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Incidental iron oxide nanoclusters drive confined Fenton-like detoxification of solid wastes towards sustainable resource recovery by Zhichao Yang, Yuyang Yin, Mengyuan Liang, Wanyi Fu, Jiahe Zhang, Fangzhou Liu, Wen Zhang, Bingcai Pan

“…Efficient and cost-effective detoxification of MSWI fly ash at 278‒288 K at pilot scale, combined with the satisfactory removal of adsorbed chemicals in other solid wastes unlocks the great potential of incidental nanoparticles in upgrading the process of solid waste utilization and other sustainable applications.…”
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Enhanced Photocatalytic Oxidative Coupling of Methane over Metal-Loaded TiO₂ Nanowires by Shuang Song, Jiongcan Xiang, Hui Kang, Fengming Yang

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Putting Embedded Ethics and Social Science into practice: the role of peer-to-peer relationships by Svenja Breuer, Sophia Witz, Jon Skerlj, Maximilian Braun, Marieke Bak, Abdeldjallil Naceri, Daniel Tigard, Sami Haddadin, Alena Buyx, Iris Eisenberger, Ruth Müller

“…We offer reflections on our experiences from the approach's pilot project, Responsible Robotics, where we were integrated into a research project on service robotics for senior care. …”
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The Safety and Tolerability of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Phosphate with Sodium Ferrous Citrate in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Bahrain by Feryal Al-Saber, Waleed Aldosari, Mariam Alselaiti, Hesham Khalfan, Ahmed Kaladari, Ghulam Khan, George Harb, Riyadh Rehani, Sizuka Kudo, Aya Koda, Tohru Tanaka, Motowo Nakajima, Abdulla Darwish

“…This prospective, randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled, dose escalating pilot clinical trial assessed the safety of 5-ALA with SFC at doses up to 200 mg 5-ALA/229.42 mg SFC per day in patients living in Bahrain with type 2 diabetes mellitus that was uncontrolled despite the use of one or more antidiabetic drugs. …”
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Cardiovascular wellness in low-resource settings: A mobile app-based risk prediction study among fuel filling station employees in Puducherry district by Divyabharathy Ramadass, Jyothi Vasudevan, Madonna J. Dsouza, Baalaji Subramanian

“…The data were collected using a pilot-tested, predesigned, structured questionnaire and the WHO PEN app was used to estimate the CVD risk score. …”
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Gender bias in urology: The role of gender in selecting urology as a medical specialty by Mansour Alnazari, Abdullah K. Aljohani, Emad S. Rajih, Abdulaziz Bakhsh, Ghadi S. Alghamdi, Faris S. Sebaa, Ali A. Alraddadi, Adel Moalwi

“…Data were collected from November 2023 to June 2024 using a structured questionnaire administered electronically. A pilot study was conducted to evaluate the questionnaire’s reliability and clarity. …”
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Pipeline for development of acylated peptide based CGRP receptor antagonist with extended half-life for migraine treatment by Jens Bjelke Kristensen, Lisbeth Elster, Morten Lundh, Borja Ballarín-González, Flora Alexopoulou, Martin Kræmer, Ditte Marie Jensen, Ulrike Leurs, Jens Christian Nielsen, Henrik H. Hansen, Kristian A. Haanes, Matilda Degn

“…Half-life of hαCGRP8-37 analogues carrying a C20-diacid was estimated in mice in a pilot study (n = 1–2). Half-lives ranged from 7.3 to 13.7 h. …”
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Acceptance and adoption determinants of telemedicine in public healthcare institutions by Kokisa E. Phorah, Lovemore Motsi

“…In order to ensure that the instrument was accurate, a pilot study was carried out prior to the main investigation. …”
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Probiotic Amelioration of Azotemia in 5/6th Nephrectomized Sprague-Dawley Rats by Natarajan Ranganathan, Beena Patel, Pari Ranganathan, Joseph Marczely, Rahul Dheer, Tushar Chordia, Stephen R. Dunn, Eli A. Friedman

“…Herein we describe a prospective, blinded, placebo-controlled pilot study, using 5/6th nephrectomized Sprague Dawley rat as a chronic renal failure model. …”
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Automatic History Matching for Adjusting Permeability Field of Fractured Basement Reservoir Simulation Model Using Seismic, Well Log, and Production Data by Le Ngoc Son, Nguyen The Duc, Sumihiko Murata, Phan Ngoc Trung

“…In basic reparameterization techniques including zonation and pilot point methods, the calibrations are usually based solely on the production data with no systematic link to the geological and geophysical data, and therefore, the obtained permeability distribution may be not geologically consistent. …”
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Perceived Nuisance Caused by Air Pollution on Amateur Endurance Athletes/Exercisers: Development of a Psychometric Scale by George Koskinas, Ilias Mavroidis, Yiannis Giossos

“…To this aim, a questionnaire was developed, initially through a pilot stage. The fully developed scale was provided to two hundred and ninety-two (292) amateur endurance athletes/exercisers for an exploratory factor analysis to be carried out. …”
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Worth the effort? A practical examination of random effects in hidden Markov models for animal telemetry data by Brett T. McClintock

“…To help put my findings in context and illustrate some potential challenges that practitioners may encounter when applying mixed HMMs, I revisit a previous analysis of long‐finned pilot whale biotelemetry data.…”
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Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of PHAROS, a perioperative pharmaceutical management intervention for older adults – a qualitative interview study from the perspect... by Moritz Sebastian Schönfeld, Julia Rinke, Claudia Langebrake, Levente Kriston, Cynthia Olotu, Rainer Kiefmann, Corinna Bergelt

“…Methods We performed a qualitative interview study within a pilot intervention study comparing a comprehensive MTM with standard care in older inpatients (≥ 65 years) in Germany. …”
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Over-the-Scope Clip-Associated Endoscopic Muscular Dissection for Seven Cases of Small Gastric Submucosal Tumor: A Video-Based Case Series by Xin Li, Rongfen Wei, Jianfu Qin, Fei Qin, Peng Peng, Mengbin Qin, Shiquan Liu, Jiean Huang

“…To evaluate the methodology, feasibility, safety, and efficacy of a novel method called over-the-scope clip- (OTSC-) associated endoscopic muscular dissection for small GSMT. Methods. A pilot study on small GSMT diameter≤1 cm was performed. …”
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Drivers of the Sustainability Performance of Induction Stove Conversion Program in Indonesia by Retno Wulan Damayanti, Silvia Dhea Safira, Pringgo Widyo Laksono, Haryono Setiadi, Nisa Aqilla Ellenahaya Entifar

“… In 2022, Indonesia initiated a pilot project to transition from liquid petroleum gas (LPG) stoves to induction stoves, targeting 8.2 million households by 2025. …”
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Application of the weighted histogram method for calculating the thermodynamic parameters of the formation of oligodeoxyribonucleotide duplexes by I. I. Yushin, V. M. Golyshev, D. V. Pyshnyi, A. A. Lomzov

“…Existing predictive approaches are based on an analysis of experimental data and the consequent construction of predictive models. The ongoing pilot studies aimed at devising methods for predicting the properties of NAs by computational modeling techniques are based only on knowledge about the structure of oligonucleotides. …”
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Conceptual model of sustainable development of pedagogical staff competences in quality assurance of higher education by Andrii Biloshchytskyi, Andrii Biloshchytskyi, Oleksandr Kuchanskyi, Oleksandr Kuchanskyi, Oleksandr Kuchanskyi, Yurii Andrashko, Aidos Mukhatayev, Khanat Kassenov

“…Based on the results of the pilot implementation of the first stage of the competence project, project participants were selected on the basis of this conceptual model and training was organized to improve the level of competence in the field of education quality management. …”
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