Because the article, as Gregory goes on to say, "created considerable interest", Nature "decided to invite further contributions on the subject from a number of representative investigators".
Contained within were contributions from sixteen "representative investigators", as the editor referred to them, each responding to "Modern Aristotelianism" Nature's Editor, R.A. Gregory, introduces the occasion by noting that "in Nature of May 8, we published an article by Dr. Herbert Dingle entitled 'Modern Aristotelianism'".
To ensure that the sample was representative, investigators were recruited from throughout the country.
Also, the representative investigators from each collaborating hospital reviewed the workflow of the protocol in steering committee meetings before the registry was started.
The request of the participant, his/her legal representative, investigator or sponsor, whether for administrative or other reasons.
This team was composed of members of the community (imams, notables, town criers), the chief neighborhood medical officer, women's and youth representatives, investigators (including the principal investigator [PI]), fieldworkers, and the internal communication team leader.
As an additional qualitative measure, a focus group discussion with stakeholder representatives (investigators, exercise therapists, GPs, practice team, participants, drop outs) will take place at the end of the study.
The TSC will consist of an independent chairperson (with clinical expertise in HIV), two independent statisticians with expertise in adaptive trial design and medical statistics, a user representative, the investigators, representatives of the research networks, sponsors and principal investigators.
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When the study was conducted by the consent of a legal representative, the investigator or subinvestigator tried to obtain an additional consent from the patient once he/she became able to give consent.
The TSC will consist of an independent chair, two independent clinicians, independent consumer representative, the chief investigator, co-investigator, senior trial manager, trial manager and trial statistician.
