Recently doubts have been raised about the ability of pilot wave theories with field ontology to recover the predictions of quantum field theory. In particular, Struyve has questioned that the overlap between wave func-tionals of macroscopically different states with fixed particle number is really non-significant. With numerical computations and some further plausibility arguments we show that...

The aim of this pilot study was to investigate Ukrainian-speaking migrants' attitudes to the use of interpreters in healthcare service in order to test a developed questionnaire and recruitment strategy. A descriptive survey using a 51-item structured self-administered questionnaire of 12 Ukrainian-speaking migrants' and analyzed by the descriptive statistics. The findings were to have an inter...

BACKGROUND Practice-based data collection can offer insight into the nature of chiropractic practice and contribute to resolving the conundrum of the chiropractic profession's role in contemporary healthcare, subsequently informing care service policy. However, there is little formal data available about chiropractic practice to inform decision-makers about the nature and role of chiropractic w...

In March 2005, when the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) announced the change in the board-certification process, the specific criteria for the new Initial Certification Examination intended for recent graduates of orthodontic programs were not delineated. The board’s ultimate goals were to engage as many young orthodontists as possible in the certification process and to subsequently maint...

INTRODUCTION This pilot study evaluates the effects of a targeted dance class utilizing classical ballet principles for rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy on balance and upper extremity control. METHODS Twelve children with cerebral palsy (ages 7-15 years) with Gross Motor Function Classification scores II-IV participated in this study and were assigned to either a control group o...

Received February 7, 2003 Abstract The Maternal and Child Health Centres (MCHCs) of the Department of Health have been using the Distraction Test (DT) as the main tool for infant hearing screening. Recognising the limitations of the test, a one-year pilot project was conducted to investigate the feasibility of implementing Automated Otoacoustic Emission (AOAE) screening in MCHCs and to compare ...

In this paper the Schrödinger equation (SE) with gravity term is developed and discussed. It is shown that the modified SE is valid for particles with mass m < MP , MP is the Planck mass, and contains the part which, we argue, describes the pilot wave. For m → MP the modified SE has the solution with oscillatory term, i.e. strings.

It is argued that the natural kinematics of the pilot-wave theory is Aris-totelian. Despite appearances, Galilean invariance is not a fundamental symmetry of the low-energy theory. Instead, it is a fictitious symmetry that has been artificially imposed. It is concluded that the search for a Lorentz-invariant extension is physically misguided.

PURPOSE The primary goal of this 3 year grant-funded pilot project was to determine if a specialized training program could increase the number of dental hygienists in New York state who routinely address tobacco use with their patients. METHODS A training program based on the 2000 Clinical Practice Guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, was developed to educate licensed and register...