People from 119 different countries participated, submitting videos that stunned Lego and fellow fans with their creativity.
To our delight, over 1,600 high school students from 39 U.S. states and 23 countries participated, submitting a total of 865 videos by the contest deadline in February.
Of these, 60 invited volunteers agreed to participate, submitted signed consent forms and were randomized to either Arm 1 or Arm 2. Two volunteers, one randomized to each arm, subsequently elected to drop out of the study prior to initiation, due to inability to travel on the dates of the on-site course or to attend the on-line course, respectively.
In the face of adversity, they continued to come to class, actively participate, submit all of their assignments, and excel.
Each participating subject submitted a signed consent form, a general questionnaire containing demographic, past and present medical history, as well as diet information from the food frequency questionnaire.
The authors would like to thank the veterinarians at the clinics and hospitals who have participated and submitted cases of neoplasia to the DVCR.
Each participating department submitted an initial policy paper.
The audience on Sunday participated by submitting questions in the days and weeks before the reading, and Mr. Irving (inset) answered some of those that had been preselected.
Blue Shield said 67% of providers who reported they weren't participating had submitted at least one claim for Covered California members.
All the participating laboratories submitted results within the 8-week time frame.
