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Effect of Aromatherapy Massage on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathic Pain and Fatigue in Patients Receiving Oxaliplatin: An Open Label Quasi–Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Background Patients receiving oxaliplatin may experience peripheral neuropathic pain and fatigue. Aromatherapy massage, a nonpharmacological method, may help to control these symptoms.

Analysis of the crash of a transport aircraft and assessment of fuzzy-logic stall recovery

Acute exercise effects on worry, state anxiety, and feelings of energy and fatigue among young women with probable Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A pilot study

Support is provided for the positive effects of acute aerobic exercise on worry, state anxiety, and feelings of energy and fatigue among young women with worry indicative of GAD.

Analysis of potential wake vortex encounters at a major European airport

Benefits of belly dance on quality of life, fatigue, and depressive symptoms in women with breast cancer - A pilot study of a non-randomised clinical trial.

Belly dance can be a viable form of physical activity for women with breast cancer and was associated with benefits for quality of life, fatigue, and depressive symptoms.

Effectiveness of two web-based cognitive bias modification interventions targeting approach and attentional bias in gambling problems: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

BackgroundDisordered gamblers have phenotypical and pathological similarities to those with substance use disorders (SUD), including exaggerated automatic cognitive processing of motivationally salient gambling cues in t…

A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing effectiveness of prism glasses, visual search training and standard care in hemianopia

A pilot trial to compare prism therapy and visual search training, for homonymous hemianopia, to standard care (information only).

Efficient clear air turbulence avoidance algorithms using IoT for commercial aviation

With the growth of commercial aviation over the last few decades there have been many applications designed to improve the efficiency of flight operations as well as safety and security.

The Look of Tiredness: Evaluation of Pilot Fatigue Based on Video Recordings

Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Treat Sleep Disturbance and Fatigue After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Adapted CBT produced greater and sustained improvements in sleep, daily fatigue levels, and depression compared with TAU, suggesting that CBT is a promising treatment for sleep disturbance and fatigue after TBI.

Determining the effectiveness of an Elder Abuse Nurse Examiner Curriculum: A pilot study.

The Elder Abuse Nurse Examiner Curriculum and associated training materials were efficacious in improving SANEs' self-reported knowledge of and perceived competence in delivering elder abuse care.

Feasibility and Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Training on Balance and GaitRecovery Early after Stroke: A Pilot Study

Objective: To investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of virtual reality training for improving balance and/or gait during inpatient rehabilitation of patients within 12 weeks after stroke.

The Effectiveness of a Simulation-Based Flipped Classroom in the Acquisition of Laparoscopic Suturing Skills in Medical Students-A Pilot Study.

Comparing with traditional approach, a simulation-based flipped classroom approach may improve laparoscopic intracorporeal knot-tying skill acquisition in medical students.

Acupuncture for cancer-related fatigue in lung cancer patients: a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial

Fatigue is a common symptom experienced by lung cancer patients and Acupuncture may be a safe and feasible optional method for adjunctive treatment in cancer palliative care, and appropriately powered trials are warrante…

Decision Making in Complex Environments

Bayesian probability theory, signal detection theory, and operational decision theory are combined to understand how one can operate effectively in complex environments, which requires uncommon skill sets for performance…

Investigating pilot’s decision making when facing an unstabilized approach: an eye-tracking study

A pilot study on feasibility, acceptance and effectiveness of metacognitive-oriented social skills training in schizophrenia

BackgroundIn preparation for a randomized controlled trial, a pilot study was conducted to investigate the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a psychotherapy group based on metacognitive-oriented social skil…

Measurement and analysis of certain flight parameters based on MEMS sensors

Abstract. Gyroscopes established one of the fundamental references for attitude and heading in aerospace applications. The information about angular velocities gives input not only for autopilot, but also damping devices…

Reducing the “cost of caring” in cancer care: Evaluation of a pilot interprofessional compassion fatigue resiliency programme

This pilot study evaluated the impact of a pilot CF resiliency (CFR) programme on interprofessional staff at a regional cancer centre and found reduced clinical stress at programme completion, which may be explained by p…

Effectiveness of exergaming in improving functional balance, fatigue and quality of life in Parkinson's disease: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Exergaming was effective in enhancing balance and reducing fatigue in PD patients after 12 weeks of treatment, but this benefit was not sustained in the long-term.

Structuring an effective human error intervention strategy selection model for commercial aviation

Effectiveness of Information Processing Strategy Training on Academic Task Performance in Children with Learning Disabilities: A Pilot Study

Learning disabilities (LD) can be associated with problems in the four stages of information processing used in learning: input, throughput, output, and feedback.

The Effectiveness of a Pilot Self-Compassion Program on Well Being Components

Self-compassion is a newly developed construct in the field of positive psychology while a plethora of studies highlighted its beneficial outcomes on people’s psychological prosperity.

Heart rate variability biofeedback therapy and graded exercise training in management of chronic fatigue syndrome: An exploratory pilot study.

Both interventions reduce fatigue and HRV-BF seems to have additional effects on components of mental health, including depression, whereas GET seems to emphasise components of physical health.

Promoting healthy transition to college through mindfulness training with first-year college students: Pilot randomized controlled trial

ABSTRACT Objective: Given the importance of developmental transitions on young adults' lives and the high rates of mental health issues among U.S.

Using Perceived Self-Efficacy to Improve Fatigue and Fatigability In Post-Surgical Lung Cancer Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: Fatigue remains a prevalent and debilitating symptom in persons with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Exercise has been shown to be effective in reducing fatigue, yet interventions are limited for postsurg…

Feasibility and Effectiveness of Memory Specificity Training in Depressed Outpatients: A Pilot Study.

This is the first study to show that MeST in an outpatient setting is feasible and can lead to an increase in autobiographical memory specificity and that it may decrease depressive symptoms.

Anomaly detection of aircraft engine in FDR (flight data recorder) data

This paper deals with detection of anomalous behaviour of aircraft engines in FDR (flight data recorder) data to improve airline maintenance operations.

FDM Machine Learning: An investigation into the utility of neural networks as a predictive analytic tool for go around decision making

The purpose of this research is to investigate the utility of neural networks in modeling decisions using historic aircraft flight data and low error rates with testing data indicate the success of the network in predict…

Time Series Analysis Methods and Applications for Flight Data

This chapter defines what is a flight data recorder (FDR) and provides its history by outlining the different types of FDR from pioneering type to the most recent one.

Effectiveness of a High-Fidelity Simulation-Based Training Program in Managing Cardiac Arrhythmias in Children: A Randomized Pilot Study.

A simulation-based training with debriefing had positive effects on stress and satisfaction about skills of pediatric residents and nurses and on observed TSs and NTSs of the leaders during simulation sessions.

Nonintrusive pilot fatigue monitoring

Bayesian Sensitivity Analysis of Flight Parameters in a Hard-Landing Analysis Process

A flight parameter sensor simulation model was developed to assess the conservatism of the landing gear component loads calculated using a typical hard-landing analysis process.

Feasibility and effectiveness of adding object-related bilateral symmetrical training to mirror therapy in chronic stroke: A randomized controlled pilot study

This study showed the feasibility of adding object-related bilateral training to mirror therapy (MT) to improve upper limb (UL) activity in chronic stroke patients, and both types of training improved UL bilateral activi…

Psychophysiological Sensing and State Classification for Attention Management in Commercial Aviation

These initial results are a first step toward the goal of demonstrating simultaneous real time classification of multiple states using multiple sensing modalities in high-fidelity flight simulators.

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Selling safety: the use of celebrities in improving awareness of safety in commercial aviation

Results suggest that celebrities do increase the recall of safety-related information and subtitles were found to be effective, however, only in the presence of representative in-cabin aircraft noise.

Safety Culture in commercial aviation: differences in perspective between Chinese and Western pilots

Analysis of Flight Data Using Clustering Techniques for Detecting Abnormal Operations

The new method, enabled by data from the flight data recorder, applies clustering techniques to detect abnormal flights of unique data patterns and can support domain experts in detecting anomalies and associated risks f…

Developing General Training Effectiveness Scale for the Malaysian Workplace Learning

Information on evaluating training effectiveness via a general instrument is limited despite its obvious need in human resource development (HRD) especially in the Malaysian context.

Examination of excessive fuel consumption for transport jet aircraft based on fuzzy-logic models of flight data

The fuzzy-logic modeling (FLM) technique will be employed to establish the reference lift-to-drag (L/D) model and flight data will be used to enhance fuel efficiency for commercial transports to reduce fuel consumption.

Employing humour and celebrities to manipulate passengers’ attention to pre-flight safety briefing videos in commercial aviation

Effects of sleep/wake history and circadian phase on proposed pilot fatigue safety performance indicators

The Karolinska Sleepiness Scale and Samn–Perelli fatigue ratings, and psychomotor vigilance task performance and mixed‐model analysis of variance examined associations between these measures and sleep/wake history, after…

The feasibility and effectiveness of high-intensity boxing training versus moderate-intensity brisk walking in adults with abdominal obesity: a pilot study

BackgroundHigh-intensity interval training (HIIT) performed on exercise cycle or treadmill is considered safe and often more beneficial for fat loss and cardiometabolic health than moderate-intensity continuous training …

Commercial Aviation Safety, 5th Edition By Clarence Rodrigues;Stephen Cusick

The Impact of Safety Management Systems on Safety Performance: Commercial Aviation Operations

Examining the Effectiveness of Pre-Flight Cabin Safety Announcements in Commercial Aviation

Pilot fatigue: relationships with departure and arrival times, flight duration, and direction.

The findings indicate the influence of flight timing (interacting with the circadian body clock cycle), as well as flight duration, on in-flight sleep and fatigue measures at TOD.

An analysis of flight Quick Access Recorder (QAR) data and its applications in preventing landing incidents

A long landing is one type of flight incident that will multiply the risk of a runway excursion. It occurs frequently but receives little attention in research due to difficulty in obtaining the real flight data.

Effectiveness of cognitive remediation and emotion skills training (CREST) for anorexia nervosa in group format: a naturalistic pilot study.

Improved strategies are needed both in supporting inpatients to tolerate the group therapy setting and in helping them to develop the skills necessary for participation, which addressed 'cold' and 'hot' cognitions in gro…