All study components were approved by the Institutional Review Board IRBB) of Stanford University.
Ethics approval for all study components was granted by the University of Toronto Health Sciences Research Ethics Board, APH's Research and Evaluation Committee, Algoma District Group Health Centre's (GHC Research Ethics Boardd, and NRPH's Research and Evaluation Review Committee.
All study components were approved by the local ethics committee of the Landesärztekammer Rheinland-Pfalz (study code n°: 837.211.09/6717 (patients), n°: 837.476.09/6982 (healthy controls)) and is compliant with the Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki).
In this qualitative study, components of HRQL as experienced by children with asthma themselves were explored.
As with the SPs study component, we stratified Riyadh city by geographical areas and a convenient sample of pharmacies from different areas was selected.
The LSM is accompanied by a qualitative study component researching the perception and acceptability of LSM within the population.
Written consent was obtained prior to each clinic visit following thorough description of the study and its components by a trained staff member, answering questions, with a copy provided for review to participants before the scheduled visit.
We selected first the covariate which had the largest value of R (a measure of the proportion of the between-studies component of the variance explained by the model) based on the results of the preceding series of univariable analyses.
The load-resisting capacity of buckling-restrained braces (BRB) composed of an H-shaped core element and an external tube was investigated in this study by component testing.
In this study, the substitution of ceramic components by recyclable PET bottles, aluminum cans and Tetra Pak cartons, used as an in fill material for semi-precast slabs, was investigated experimentally.
