Using the payback framework to evaluate the outcomes of pilot projects supported by the Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance [PDF]
Introduction: The Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) program of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) seeks to improve population health by accelerating the translation of scientific discoveries in the laboratory ...
Latrice Rollins +5 more
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Pilot project purgatory? Assessing automated vehicle pilot projects in U.S. cities [PDF]
Pilot projects have emerged in cities globally as a way to experiment with the utilization of a suite of smart mobility and emerging transportation technologies. Automated vehicles (AVs) have become central tools for such projects as city governments and
Devon McAslan +3 more
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The Impacts of Low-Carbon City Pilot Projects on Carbon Emissions in China
Here, we assessed the impact of low-carbon city pilot projects on carbon emissions across China through application of a series of econometric techniques to data on these three waves of low-carbon city construction. Our baseline results are obtained from
Zhengge Tu, Yu Cao, Jiayang Kong
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Pilot Projects in Water Management [PDF]
Pilot projects appear in many forms in policy making and management. In an effort to understand the nature and use of pilot projects and improve their effectiveness, we undertake a practice-based and theoretical study of the pilot project phenomenon ...
Heleen Vreugdenhil +3 more
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Children and young people's experiences of completing mental health and wellbeing measures for research: learning from two school-based pilot projects. [PDF]
Demkowicz O +8 more
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Lessons learned from ten years of the Mountain West Clinical and Translational Research Infrastructure Network: A case study from the research core [PDF]
The Mountain West Clinical & Translational Research Infrastructure Network (MW CTR-IN), hosted at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health, began as a ...
Kathrene R. Conway +8 more
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A double-blind pilot randomized controlled trial of topical tranexamic acid after sinus surgery [PDF]
Background: There has been limited study of topical tranexamic acid (TXA) in endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). We report a pilot study, examining the effects of topical TXA with regards to recovery after ESS.
A.R. Kumar, A.J. Wood
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Usability testing of a blind intubation device for intubation novices: a randomized crossover simulation study [PDF]
Objective A new blind intubation device (BID) has been developed for endotracheal intubation. This study aimed to test the usability of the BID in comparison to direct laryngoscopy (DL) and video laryngoscopy (VL) with inexperienced healthcare providers ...
Dae Kon Kim +5 more
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The Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) has become one of the best known NGO projects in the provision of sanitation. In the 16 years since its inception, the Project has directly and indirectly assisted about one million people in Orangi (Karachi) to improved sanitation.
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Self-esteem and weight status of young adults: Findings from a pilot study
BACKGROUND: Researchers have examined the association between self-esteem and obesity in past studies. However, most studies have focused on pediatric or adolescent populations.
Echu Liu, Su-Hsin Chang
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