These accusations were odd because an independent pilot study of the technique, whose results were published formally in the August issue of the Journal of Urology, but which have been common knowledge since 2008, suggests most of the patients involved have indeed experienced improvements in bladder function.
In a pilot study, admittedly of only 14 patients, 11 of them had their blocked vessels opened by at least 10%.
Patients who took part in a pilot study showed marked signs of improvement after taking GLP-1.
Meanwhile, a similar pilot study at the University of Missouri studied the use of Tai Chi as a method of cognitive rehabilitation for cancer survivors who had undergone chemotherapy.
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One pilot study, at the University of Minnesota, showed that MRI brain scans of people who had been diagnosed as sexually compulsive were different than those with other types of impulse control disorders.
So why does this tiny Phase I pilot study, successful for only four of six women, matter so much?
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The study came from pilot-testing of a new, faster test for TB.
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As the NMC report shows, 97% of students in a pilot study found the Challenge-Based Learning approach worthwhile, and 80% reported that their work made a difference in their communities.
Traits on offer included some which a pilot study indicated people associate with a sense of psychological stability (such as being trustworthy or reliable), some that are associated with psychological instability (being spontaneous or adventurous, for example) and some with no real relevance to instability or stability (like being loving or funny).
In the case of Yoga, a recent pilot study at Indiana University showed some positive results in using yoga as a follow-up to physical rehabilitation therapy for elderly stroke victims.
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The pilot study was published in January in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
The Fellowship is a key element of UNESCO's recent investment in media development in the Mano River states of West Africa, with Liberia chosen as the pilot case study.
The pilot's success was astounding: 24 of the 27 seniors in the study were accepted into four-year colleges.
Although the state courts have studied the issue of cameras in the courtroom to death over the past 10 years (and concluded that cameras can be manged so as to not interfere with the fair adminstration of justice) the federal courts recently announced a two year pilot project in a few isolated courts to study the issue.
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