The specific procedure for informing subjects of the required response on each trial was manipulated so that some tasks could only be performed using an allocentric representation of the visual target; others could be performed using either an allocentric or hand-centered representation; still others could be performed based on an allocentric, hand-centered or head/eye-centered representation.
Banks and building societies are dusting down the procedures for informing millions of customers of changes to their lending rates.
The standard procedures for informing respondents of the purpose of the assessments and the guarantee for anonymity used in the annual household surveys were applied and the survey did not introduce new interventions, nor prevented access to interventions nor exposed individuals to possible harm.
From these they derive 30 "indices of democracy", which consist of detailed questions that range from "How far is appointment to office determined by popular election?" to "How effective are procedures for informing citizens of their rights?".
When asked which procedure of being informed they would have preferred, the donors always chose the method they were used to.
We will also develop and test out data analysis procedures, with the particular aim of informing the statistical analysis plan for a full trial.
We organised a group session two weeks before surgery, as part of the preoperative screening procedure, to inform patients about the procedures and expectations around surgery and hospitalisation and to answer questions.
The aims of this study were to estimate the short-term effectiveness of the iQuit intervention compared with usual care alone, to assess the acceptability of the intervention to participants and to assess the feasibility of the intervention and of aspects of the trial design and procedures to inform the design of a definitive trial.
Substantial variability in procedures to inform patients of their MMR screening results was also observed, but downstream outcomes were not assessed.
This paper introduces the general framework, concepts, and procedures of anatomically informed basis functions (AIBF), a new method for the analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data.
