We argue that the concept of substantial equivalence or the concept of familiarity, originally developed in the context of the US regulatory system for GM organisms and based on opposite assumptions as the EU regulatory system [60], is not per se applicable in the EU context.
However the experimental design could not reach a full 3-way factorial (2x2x2) design, as it proved difficult to come up with a solution on how to create a learning task ' without (ir) relevant and (un) familiar context', or in other words how to manipulate the relevance and familiarity of the context when the context is absent.
The researcher (MR) spent time in the clinic area gathering data, developing familiarity with the context and the environment.
I did not feel I contributed as I could have if I was in amongst other people (consumer member, virtual group) Additionally, our observations of the discussion suggested that limited and slow online response may have been discouraging for a person without prior experience and familiarity with the context and process of research commissioning, aside from familiarity with online communication.
Her experience and observations in this field helped, not only to establish rapport with participants, but also to inform the interview questions and research process because of her familiarity with the context.
The contribution of top down processes is particularly evident when effects of word familiarity and reading strategy are observed in the context of controlling for the visual input or word frequency (Cummine et al., 2013; Twomey et al., 2013).
Specifically, analysis considered data in the context of trust, familiarity, confidence and risk.
In the context of a lack of familiarity, Luhmann argues that 'confidence' is required, which is semantically different to 'trust' [ 64].
His singular approach to paint application may have been suggested in part by familiarity with the work of Titian, and could be seen in the context of the then current discussion of 'finish' and surface quality of paintings.
Our data confirms previous literature that suggests women conceptualise postnatal depression in the context of role transition, loss of familiarity and loss of control[ 21].
