In fact, the number of extraction failures could be over-estimated all over the study, as the obstetricians quickly abandoned the new device after only one or two detachments (instead of three, as written in the study protocol).
The number 4·n r (= 4·n ·f w ) and 4·n w (= 4·n ·f r ) of messages are transmitted for read and write in the MQB protocol, respectively, as well as the QB protocol.
We implemented the protocol utilising a the Nessi simulation framework[30] written in the Python programming language.
NDM conceived the study while working as the visiting nephrologist, participated in writing the protocol, data collection and interpretation as well as in writing the draft manuscript.
The descriptive analysis of industry-initiated trials in Denmark used a non-standard definition of ghost authors; in this study ghost authors were defined as individuals, not named as authors, who were involved in writing the protocol, conducting the statistical analyses or writing the manuscript.
RHK assisted in writing the protocol, collected the data, assisted in the statistical analyses, and assisted in writing the manuscript.
MAW has involved in writing the protocol, research tools, data collection, and analysis and writes up of final reports.
AS and MR assisted writing the protocol.
AS helped to develop the study, write the protocol, and write the introduction of the publication.
AS wrote both study protocols, GG participated in the PERIMAX protocol.
