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Pilot studies

“It doesn’t matter if you are in charge of the trees, you always miss the trees for the forest”: Power and the illusion of explanatory depth

Robert Körner, Astrid Schütz, Lars-Eric Petersen

published 16 Apr 2024

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County medical community, medical insurance package payment, and hierarchical diagnosis and treatment—Empirical analysis of the impact of the pilot project of compact county medical communities in Sichuan Province

Shaoqun Ding, Yuxuan Zhou

published 05 Apr 2024

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Evaluation of microbial occurrence in reusable robotic instruments for minimally invasive surgery: A pilot study

Roy J. Pelzer, Wil C. van der Zwet, Mike M. E. G. Eggen, Ashley Beard, Paul H. M. Savelkoul, Jeanne A. M. C. Dirks

published 04 Apr 2024

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Smart city and earnings management: Evidence from China

Dan Sun, Chiping Chen

published 02 Apr 2024

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A pilot randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of the MaTerre180’ participatory tool including a serious game versus an intervention including carbon footprint awareness-raising on behaviours among academia members in France

Claudia Teran-Escobar, Nicolas Becu, Nicolas Champollion, Nicolas Gratiot, Benoît Hingray, Gérémy Panthou, Isabelle Ruin

published 28 Mar 2024

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Assessing the role of biomarker feedback in a 12-week community weight management programme among overweight men: A pilot study

Daniel Grant, Joshua Smith, Lindsay Bottoms

published 28 Mar 2024

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Anticipated scarcity and stockpiling during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of perceived threat, childhood SES and materialism

Anika Schumacher, Leticia Micheli

published 25 Mar 2024

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Add-on effects of Chinese herbal medicine external application (FZHFZY) to topical urea for mild-to-moderate psoriasis vulgaris: Protocol for a double-blinded randomized controlled pilot trial embedded with a qualitative study

Junyue Wang, Claire Shuiqing Zhang, Anthony Lin Zhang, Jingjie Yu, Hao Deng, Haiming Chen, Charlie Changli Xue, Chuanjian Lu

published 21 Mar 2024

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An in vitro study in separating tensile loads during maxillo-mandibular fixation using wire and/or elastics

Sudeep Pawa, Surakit Visuttiwattanakorn

published 15 Mar 2024

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Multi-center experience with outpatient total hip arthroplasty via a standard posterolateral approach

Thomas D. Smith, Ian R. Wilson, Colin Burnell, James Vernon, David R. Hedden, Thomas R. Turgeon

published 14 Mar 2024

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Automated code development based on genetic programming in graphical programming language: A pilot study

Pavel Kodytek, Alexandra Bodzas, Jan Zidek

published 07 Mar 2024

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Cervical cancer prevention: Feasibility of self-sampling and HPV testing in rural and urban areas of Bolivia: An observational study

Francesca Maria Carozzi, Ricardo Royder Yanez, Irene Paganini, Cristina Sani, Stefania Cannistrà, Marzia Matucci, Sandra von Borries, Silvia Traina

published 07 Mar 2024

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Public and patient perspectives on the use of clinical and administrative health data to identify and contact people at risk of future illness—The case of chronic kidney disease

Donald J. Willison, Danielle M. Nash, Sarah E. Bota, Samar Almadhoun, Teresa Scassa, Amit X. Garg, Kidney Patient and Donor Alliance of Canada , Ann Young

published 01 Mar 2024

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