In the third stage of recruitment the researchers contact survivors in accordance with their approved research protocol and request participant consent to take part in the research.
The enrolling investigator contacted another investigator to request participant allocation from a concealed list of random allocations that had been generated by drawing numbers from a bag.
Then, we requested participants to gaze at the edge of the monitor shown in Fig. 1a.
We took advantage of this and requested participants to carry the devices in pouches around their necks to minimize attracting attention to themselves.
The color scheme was, naturally, green (heart chakra) and the brides married themselves to Mother Earth, requesting participants to engage in an ongoing practice of being more eco-friendly.
In order to assess the construct validity of the primary measurement tool for low back pain, we requested participants to complete the Roland Morris Disability questionnaire.
On average 5.6 s (range = 2.6 8.5 s) after the end of the inhalation phase a question mark appeared, requesting participants to indicate whether they had perceived an odor or not.
A generic email message was sent to all undergraduate medical students requesting participants for the study.
Ethical challenges included requesting participants' informed consent and respecting ethical procedures.
If requested, participants can access their individual results at the completion of the study period, by making a direct request to the CTC.
