King, Lauren

When drilling offshore, shallow gas hazards are a major concern because of their potential to cause a major blowout. This is a special concern when drilling in shallower water, where the gas influx reaches the rig sooner. A common practice used to avoid the potential dangers of shallow gas is to drill a pilot hole through the shallow gas zone with the hope that the smaller diameter hole will prevent such a large influx. The use of dual-gradient top hole drilling technology would allow for a larg...

Fino, Steven A. (Steven Andrew)

Thesis: Ph. D. in Technology, Management, and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2014. / Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. / Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-464). / US Air Force fighter aircraft underwent a remarkable transformation in the period from 1950 to 1980. Whereas the lone fighter pilots of earlier fame relied on the power of their eyesight, the finesse of their piloting skills, and a steady squeeze of the trigger to achieve v...

Logg, Cristina Alene

Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2018. / Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. / Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-130). / As water crises continue to occur globally, it would be invaluable to have easy-to-access, comparable and localized data on public water management worldwide; unfortunately such information is not available from a single public source (Koelbel et al. 2018). Information on water risk that does exist ...

Munir, Hussan, Moayyed, Misagh

Context: Test-Driven development (TDD) is a software development approach where test cases are written before actual development of the code in iterative cycles. TDD has gained attention of many software practitioners during the last decade since it has suggested several benefits in the software development process. However, empirical evidence of its dominance in terms of internal code quality, external code quality and productivity is fairly limited. Objectives: The aim behind conducting this s...

Johnson, Nathan Warren

The main goal of this pilot study was to determine if a correlation was present between interproximal wear rate and facial form and/or interproximal wear surface area and facial form. Additionally, interproximal wear was evaluated with regards to salivary pH. VPS impressions of interproximal tooth surfaces were captured in 29 adolescent volunteers after orthodontic separation and prior to band placement. A positive replica was created u...

Deignan, Ryan P.

The purpose of this study was to measure the quantity, quality, and types of collaboration amongst K-12 music teachers in the state of Iowa. Survey responses (N = 97) were analyzed and grouped according to teacher characteristics. This sample of music educators reported the least collaboration on post-instruction, evaluative activity, such as reviewing assessments, data collection and analysis, and peer-observation. Respondents rated other parts of the collaborative process, such as group dialog...

Orengo-Aguayo, Rosaura E.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health concern. Existing interventions for male IPV offenders (i.e., Duluth Model with CBT principles) have shown small-to-negligible effects in reducing future perpetration of violence and have high dropout rates. Offenders who fail to complete treatment, or are deemed to be at “high risk”, are sent to jail. Efficacious and acceptable interventions for incarcerated IPV offenders are n...

Mahrous, Ahmed

Dentistry has come a long way from its humble beginnings. Like all other healthcare specialties, dentistry has evolved through the years. The understanding of physiology of dental health and disease has evolved allowing us to treat dental diseases much more efficiently. However not all dental problems are fully understood. Diseases that affect the bone and soft tissue around teeth and dental implants, also known as “periodontal” and peri-implant” diseases respectively, have proven to be among th...

Reichlen, Christopher Patrick

This research compares methods for measuring pilot mental workload (MWL) from the electrocardiogram (ECG) signal. ECG-based metrics have been used extensively in MWL research. Heart rate (HR) and heart-rate variability (HRV) exhibit changes in response to varying levels of task demand. Classical methods for HRV analysis examine the ECG signal in the linear time and frequency domains. More contemporary research has advanced the notion that nonlinear elements contribute to cardiac control and ECG ...

Maurer, Yves

The user expectation from a digitized collection is that a full text search can be performed and that it will retrieve all the relevant results. The reality is, however, that the errors introduced during Optical Character Recognition (OCR) degrade the results significantly and users do not get what they expect. The National Library of Luxembourg started its digitization program in 2000 and in 2005 started performing OCR on the scanned images. The OCR was always performed by the scanning supplier...

Wray, J., Archibong, Uduak E., Walton, Sean

Yes / Background Pilot studies can play an important role in qualitative studies. Methodological and practical issues can be shaped and refined by undertaking pilots. Personal development and researchers’ competence are enhanced and lessons learned can inform the development and quality of the main study. However, pilot studies are rarely published, despite their potential to improve knowledge and understanding of the research. Aim To present the main lessons learned from undertaking a pilo...

Bond, J., Pape, Hilary, Ayre, Colin A.

Yes / The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial (PFM) treatment in women with bladder pain syndrome (BPS). Prolonged PFM tension contributes to the bladder pain, urinary frequency and urgency associated with BPS. Pelvic health physiotherapists routinely provide intravaginal myofascial release (MFR) to the PFMs in order to effectively reduce symptoms. Rapid access A TW was designed so as to allow men with chronic pelvic pain to self- treat, and thi...

Mountain, Gail, Hind, D., Gossage-Worrall, R., Walters, S.J., Duncan, R., Newbould, L., Rex, S., Jones, C., Bowling, A., Cattan, M., Cairns, A., Cooper, C., Tudor Edwards, R., Goyder, E.C.

Yes / Background: Loneliness in older people is associated with poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We undertook a parallel-group randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of telephone befriending for the maintenance of HRQoL in older people. An internal pilot tested the feasibility of the trial and intervention. Methods: Participants aged >74 years, with good cognitive function, living independently in one UK city were recruited through gener...

Oosterman, J.M., Hendriks, H., Scott, S., Lord, Kathryn, White, N., Sampson, E.L.

no / Objective It has been documented that pain in people with dementia is often under-reported and poorly detected. The reasons for this are not clearly defined. This project aimed to explore semantic concepts of pain in people with dementia and whether this is associated with clinical pain report. Design Cohort study with nested cross-sectional analysis. Setting Acute general hospital medical wards for older people. Subjects People with dementia (N = 26) and control participants (N = 13). ...

Kurz, A., Bakker, C., Bohm, M., Diehl-Schmid, J., Dubois, B., Ferreira, C., Gage, H., Graff, C., Hergueta, T., Jansen, S., Jones, B., Komar, A., de Mendonca, A., Metcalfe, A., Milecka, K., Millenaar, J., Orrung Wallin, A., Oyebode, Jan R., Schneider-Schelte, H., Saxl, S., de Vugt, M.

Yes / Background: Young Onset Dementia (YOD), defined by first symptoms of cognitive or behavioral decline occurring before the age of 65 years, is relatively rare compared to dementia of later onset, but it is associated with diagnostic difficulty and heavy burden on affected individuals and their informal carers. Existing health and social care structures rarely meet the needs of YOD patients. Internet-based interventions are a novel format of delivering health-related education, counseling an...

Khan, M.J.H., Hussain, M.A., Mujtaba, Iqbal M.

Yes / Polypropylene is one type of plastic that is widely used in our everyday life. This study focuses on the identification and justification of the optimum process parameters for polypropylene production in a novel pilot plant based fluidized bed reactor. This first-of-its-kind statistical modeling with experimental validation for the process parameters of polypropylene production was conducted by applying ANNOVA (Analysis of variance) method to Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Three impor...

Puri, Rajiv, Palit, V., Loadman, Paul M., Flannigan, G. Michael, Shah, T.K., Choudry, G.A., Basu, Saurajyoti, Double, John A., Lenaz, G., Chawla, S., Beer, M., Kalken, C.V., de Boer, R., Beijnen, J.H., Twelves, Christopher J., Phillips, Roger M.

No / The quinone based bioreductive drug apaziquone (EO9) failed to demonstrate efficacy in previous phase II studies following intravenous administration. We determined the dose of apaziquone that can be safely administered intravesically and explored its activity for superficial bladder transitional cell carcinoma. Six patients with multifocal, Ta/T1 and G1/G2 transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder received escalating doses of apaziquone formulated as EOquin¿ (0.5 mg/40 ml up to 16 mg/40 m...

Lin, Mingqian

BACKGROUND: Over the past 10 years, molecular-based and targeted therapies in oral forms have emerged and continue to change the landscape of cancer care and care delivery. While cancer treatments traditionally have been administered at the hospital, oral anti-cancer medications (OAM) can be taken by patients at the comfort and convenience of their homes. However, this also creates implications for ensuring that patients take their oral chemotherapies correctly, timely, and safely, all of which ...

Harcus, J.W., Snaith, Beverly

Yes / Introduction: Whilst there is increasing demand on radiology services in the UK, pressures are restricting the expansion of the multi-professional workforce. A pilot academy for radiography reporting was established to augment the traditional university and clinical education in a simulated environment using focussed teaching and real image worklists in a dedicated environment away from departments. Methods: Located at a facility to replicate the clinical reporting environment, the em...

Pentzien, Cassandra

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Engström, Erik

Aquatic ecotoxicology is the study of toxic chemicals and its effects on aquatic biological systems with the aim of minimising threats to human health and ensure self-sustained ecosystems. Freshwater bivalves are excellent sentinels for use in ecotoxilogical research due to their filter feeding properties, stationary lifestyle and inability to regulate body temperature. This project aimed to assess the feasibility and use of nanopore sequencing, a real-time single-molecule sequencing technology ...

Stamou, Vasileios, Clerveaux, R., Stamou, L., Le Rocheleuil, S., Berejnoi, L., Romo, L., Graziani, P.

No / We previously reported that music-assisted systematic desensitization can counter-condition substance-related cues and reduce the implicated craving responses, as well as improve cognitive and psychopathological components of substance addiction. This follow-up study investigated the therapeutic contribution of listening to recorded New Age relaxing music in counterconditioning external substance-conditioned cues, as well as in the amelioration of everyday life craving reactivity, craving b...

Stamou, Vasileios, Chatzoudi, T., Stamou, L., Romo, L., Graziani, P.

No / Recent research addressing the use of music to support the needs of people receiving treatment for drug addiction has led to the development and implementation of music-assisted therapeutic interventions. We hypothesized that two different music modalities combined with systematic desensitization can counter-condition drug-related cues and significantly reduce the associated craving responses. We further examined the effect of the two treatments on cognitive and psychopathological component...

Lindbäck, Kristoffer

Abstract Introduction: The prevalence of anterior cruciate ligament tear is around 7000 every year within the swedish population and 95% of reconstructive surgery was with a hamstring tendon graft. Six months post surgery a 13% decrease in knee flexion strength compared to non injured side. The need for a study that determine the role of gastrocnemius and foot position in knee flexion is lacking in the litterature and could benefit Physiotheraphy ACL rehabilitation. Purpose: of his study was to ...

Näsmark, Torbjörn

The treatment plan for radiation therapy with protons is based on images from a computed tomography (CT) scanner. This is problematic since the photons in the x-ray beam from the CT scanner and the protons are affected differently by the tissue in the patient, which introduce an uncertainty in the track length of the protons. The hypothesis of this study is that a new generation of CT scanners (DECT), with the capacity to simultaneously scan the patient with two photon spectra of different mean ...

Belachew, Mengesha Dagne

An experimental study was carried out to evaluate the performance of pilot scale constructed wetlands for the treatment of domestic wastewater in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Three parallel sets of constructed wetlands; consisting of one Horizontal Flow (HF), one Vertical Flow (VF) and one hybrid of HF and VFconstructed in series were built in Addis Ababa. The wetland systems had identical wetland fill media and macrophytes but with different wastewater flow types. The total surface area of the we...

Goldstein, Chelsea

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Pedro José Santos Grilo Diogo

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WANG, TZU-YUAN, 王子源

碩士 / 長榮大學 / 翻譯學系碩士班 / 106 / This thesis contains a Chinese translated version of Pilot Job Aid by the author and the application theories used in the translation. This thesis is divided into five chapters. Chapter One is an introduction, describing the background information and the motivation and methods of the thesis. Chapter Two is about the literature review. Chapter Three is the translated text in Chinese. Chapter Four includes theories and strategies applied in the process of translating P...

The purpose of this case study was to explore the contextual experience of a woman who engaged in intimate partner violence. Past and current literature on women's engagement in intimate relationships violence is largely influenced by three theoretical camps- feminist, social learning, and family systems- none of which adequately explain nor explore the nature of the issue (Perilla, Frndak, Lillard & East, 2003). This case study used a different, contextual-based approach to frame the research a...

The Face Stimulus Assessment-Revised (FSA-R) is an art-based instrument constructed from elements of the Face Stimulus Assessment (FSA, Betts, 2003). The pilot test involved computerized rating of formal elements between those with Major Depressive Disorder (n = 20), and controls without known diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (n=20). Significance resulted from a multiple t-test analysis of the data. In response to the hypothesis that the formal elements of color and/or free space from the ...

An examination of contemporary literature related to Protestant attitudes towards the use of art in the church resulted in the development of two constructs pertinent to Southern Baptist churches. The first construct reflects a grounded theory that historically, Southern Baptists' negative attitudes towards art in the church was based on fears of idolatry which is why the permanent use of art in the church has been controversial. In contrast, the researcher developed a new construct which he ter...

abstract: Most American children consume less than the recommend amount of fruits and vegetables (F&V), 74% and 84%, respectively. Eating too few F&V in childhood is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, respiratory symptoms, and some cancers later in life. Adequate F&V consumption favorably impacts antioxidant status, gut flora, mood, and cognitive functioning. Nutrients such as vitamin C and fiber are only naturally occurring in plant foods. For many children,...

Blodgett, Thomas J.

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection is a common clinical condition among hospitalized patients with numerous health and economic implications. With judicious use of indwelling urinary catheters, along with strict adherence to basic infection prevention measures, such as hand hygiene and aseptic technique during catheter insertion, these infections are most often preventable. However, these devices continue to be used inappropriately or unnecessarily, which has led the Center for Medicare...

Rentsch, Claudia, Schneiders, Wolfgang, Hess, Ricarda, Rentsch, Barbe, Bernhardt, Ricardo, Spekl, Kathrin, Schneider, Konrad, Scharnweber, Dieter, Biewener, Achim, Rammelt, Stefan

The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the bioactive, surface-coated polycaprolactone-co-lactide scaffolds as bone implants in a tibia critical size defect model. Polycaprolactone-co-lactide scaffolds were coated with collagen type I and chondroitin sulfate and 30 piled up polycaprolactone-co-lactide scaffolds were implanted into a 3 cm sheep tibia critical size defect for 3 or 12 months (n¼5 each). Bone healing was estimated by quantification of bone volume in the defects on computer tomog...

Wintersberger, Sophie, Azmat, Muhammad, Kummer, Sebastian

Automotive manufacturers are competing to be the first to introduce customer-ready autonomous vehicles. Some manufacturers are claiming to launch their first self-driving cars as early as 2020. Which all sounds very good and futuristic; however, the question arises, are customers even ready to adopt this new technological advancement? Therefore, this pilot study is aimed at finding out the answer to this question in the Austrian market. This study discovers the standpoint of Austrian consumers c...

O'Connell, Bethesda

Diarrheal diseases are a global public health burden, killing 1.8 million people annually. Diarrhea disproportionately affects children and those in poverty. Most diarrheal cases can be prevented through safe drinking water, basic hygiene and/or sanitation measures, with drinking water interventions having the most impact on reducing diarrheal disease. A meta-evaluation was completed of studies evaluating a specific household water treatment method, the biosand water filter. Results from the met...

Ricardo André Ribeiro Monteiro

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Mückel, Simone, Mehrholz, Jan

Objective: To compare the immediate effects of an external focus to enhance lateral body weight shift after stroke. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting: Inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Subjects: Twenty patients after stroke (11 males; mean (SD) age 72.2 (7.4) years; duration of illness 56 (14) days; there were 9 (45%) left-sided strokes) with impaired sitting balance were randomly allocated into two groups either external focus (n = 10) or internal focus (n = 10). Intervention: Patie...

acase@tulane.edu / 1 / Antonius Prader

Injury in sport is a frequent occurrence that often causes athletes to experience stress, frustration, anger, depression, and pain. Mindfulness practice has shown to be efficacious in reducing stress and pain, while improving well-being. Despite this, there is limited research investigating the effects of mindfulness-based interventions with injured athletes. In the current study, the Mindfulness Meditation Training for Sport 2.0 (MMTS 2.0; Baltzell, Caraballo, Chipman...

Thupae, Dineo

Introduction Chronic diseases are rapidly escalating and place tremendous burden on health care systems in the developing world. The effectiveness of post-physical examination communication with patients is as crucial as their physical observations. Mobile phones, as one of the innovative technological intervention in the 21st century, have become part of people’s lives. Their widespread availability has given them the potential to revolutionise health care communication and improve health serv...

Barker, Bruce Bradley

Aim: This pilot study compared the efficacy of superficial dry needling (SDN), deep dry needling (DDN), placebo dry needling (PDN) and a common physiotherapy control group (CON) when used in the treatment of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in rotator cuff syndrome (RCS) patients. Methodology: A randomised, single-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study (n=20) was conducted comparing the three needling groups to each other and to a common physiotherapy protocol. Participants were selected p...

Luther, Lauren

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Motivation deficits remain an unmet treatment need in schizophrenia. Recent preclinical research has identified novel mechanisms underlying motivation deficits, namely impaired effort-cost computations and reduced future reward-value representation maintenance, that may serve as more effective treatment targets to improve motivation. The main aim of this study was to test the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a translational ...

Mazel, Lauren R.

Disability in the Media for Rehabilitation Professionals: A Pilot Program to Foster Reflective Practice is an innovative program that seeks to encourage rehabilitation professionals at a private pediatric practice to engage in thoughtful discussion about tropes about children with disability. The program will utilize various media sources in order to address the problem of a lack of reflective practice among many rehabilitation professionals and the prevalence of negative tropes about children w...

Maxwell, William H

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Martin, Emily Cecile

The aim of this research project was to conduct a manual development study and an open clinical trial in order to demonstrate the feasibility and efficacy of a mindfulness and acceptance based intervention for increasing cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in sedentary adults through adherence to a fitness walking program. Development of the treatment manual followed a 3-phase process (literature review and initial draft preparation, expert review, draft revision) based on expert systems analysis, a...

Pugliese, Cara Elisabeth

College students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), though academically capable, can have serious difficulty adapting to the college environment. There is a growing need for the identification and development of efficacious interventions and supports for these young adults. The present study sought to address this need by adapting and piloting a group-based cognitive-behavioral intervention program, Problem-Solving Skills: 101 (PSS:101), to promote problem solving ability in college students w...

Olsen, Johannes Ingebret

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Hayden, Colleen Ann

Thesis advisor: Thomas M. Crea / Child sexual abuse is a major public health problem in the United States, but identifying risk, especially in young children with suspicion of abuse, poses many challenges. The aim of this study is to understand how clinicians judge the possible presence of sexual abuse in children where serious suspicion exists but without substantiated abuse. This study used data from randomly selected sexual abuse and trauma evaluations of preschool and school-aged children pr...