The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/14/88/prepub Acknofledgement of support for professional services to translate the text in English provided by Roche SAS, France.
But the tide appears to be turning: the past eighteen months have seen the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, the passage of marriage equality in New York, and the first acknowledgement of support for marriage equality from a sitting President.
Our researchers have responded very favourably to acknowledgement and support for the high standards of their conduct, and to recommendations for improvement, when these are warranted.
Incredible that they have absolutely no acknowledgement or support for the very people they are helping to create.
Not only does the physician need to help surrogates understand the reality of the patient's medical situation, but also, there needs to be time, acknowledgement, and support given for the family to grieve the loss of their hopes for the future with the patient, even prior to the death.
These professionals can experience life and death decisions, serious illness and trauma every day of their lives; the familiar can become prosaic and commonplace; but for the patients and families these situations are uniquely shocking and unfamiliar, and they are desperate for support, empathy and acknowledgement.
AoB PLANTS 7 : plv044; doi:10.1093/aobpla/plv044 The authors would like to apologize for the omission of the following acknowledgement: We acknowledge support from EU COST Action FA1203 'Sustainable management of Ambrosia artemisiifolia'.
In the report's acknowledgements, TNTP thanked the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation, among others, for support.
The correct complete acknowledgement for each of the four articles is as follows: The authors thank the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, China, for support.
A special acknowledgement is due to Raquel Vasconcelos, Ana Perera and Andreia Silva for help during fieldwork and also to Justin Gerlach from NPTS for support and information in earlier phases of the study.
