Over the past three years Dr Van Sickle has run two pilot studies to test the new tool.

过去三年来，凡? 西克尔博士已经完成了两次试点研究，以测试新的工具。

The first phase is the pilot study.

第一阶段是试点研究。

Researchers at Stanford University conducted a pilot study in which doctors were rewarded with vouchers only for time-saving services.

斯坦福大学的研究人员进行了一项试点研究，医生仅因提供节省时间的服务而获得代金券奖励。

And we've actually initiated a pilot study to look to see whether we could use art-induced awe to facilitate toleration.

我们实际上已经启动了一项试点研究，看看我们是否可以利用艺术引起的敬畏来促进宽容。

It's also possible that the term was borrowed from scientists who try to determine the feasibility of larger-scale research projects with pilot studies, pilot projects, or pilot experiments.

这个词也可能是从科学家那里借来的，他们试图通过试点研究、试点项目或试点实验来确定更大规模研究项目的可行性。