Study participants Sample Clauses

Study participants. A set of participants of the Sant Pau Initiative on Neurodegeneration (SPIN cohort) was included in the study. The SPIN cohort is a multimodal research cohort for biomarker discovery and validation that includes participants with different neurodegenerative dementias, mild cognitive impairment and cognitively normal controls. All participants receive an extensive neurological and neuropsychological evaluation and undergo structural 3T brain MRI, blood extraction, and lumbar puncture for CSF biomarkers. A subset of participants also receives molecular imaging such as 18F- Fluorodeoxyglucose-PET, amyloid and/or Tau PET. More information on the SPIN cohort can be found at xxxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/our-research/spin-cohort (Alcolea et al., in preparation). In this study, we included all 94 participants from the SPIN cohort recruited between November 2013 and September 2017 that had available CSF samples and 18F- Florbetapir PET imaging. Their clinical diagnoses were mild cognitive impairment (n=35), AD dementia (n=12), other dementias or neurodegenerative diseases (that included dementia with Lewy bodies [n=30], frontotemporal dementia [n=9], vascular dementia [n=1], and motor neuron disease [n=1]), and cognitively normal controls (n=6). All participants gave written consent, and the ethics committee of Hospital Sant Pau approved all procedures included in this study.
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Study participants. We included 94 participants in the study. Table 1 summarizes demographic characteristics and biomarker results in the overall study population and according to the visual interpretation of amyloid PET scans as amyloid-positive (63%) or amyloid- negative (37%). There were no differences in age or sex between both groups. As expected, the amyloid-positive group had a higher proportion of APOEε4 carriers compared to the amyloid-negative group (52% and 20%, respectively; p=0.004).
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Study participants. Conducting studies with stakeholders require more effort in recruiting participants than studying the public opinion. This is due to the fact that for surveying the public all relevant information for identifying a representative sample is available through public sources like official statistics. In contrast, the stakeholder population for a topic or an issue is not officially filed, thus, it is not known how many individuals belong to that population and how it is composed. Our sampling will be deliberate and systematic rather than representative in a statistical sense. First, interviewees and organisations were selected to reflect a range of positions in the relevant innovation systems, though with an emphasis on demonstration projects (on stationary and transport applications) and networks. This stratification and systematisation reflect project objectives and aim at understanding the variety of experiences and views of individuals working in a range of projects, differentiated by project objective, type, scale and country. Second, we also recruited stakeholders by snowball sampling. With the help of some interviewees additional interviewees not identified earlier will be added. Again, respondents will only be selected if they fit with the relevant criteria and add value to the sample. This means that it is not possible to make judgements about the representativeness of a sample as it is e.g. not know to which degree the FCH community consists of engineers or scientists, professionals in marketing or research & development. Furthermore the number of members of the public is much higher than the number of stakeholders. Thus, more time and effort is needed to identify and recruit possible study participants. Preparatory steps for this have been undertaken during WP2 by identifying stakeholders, policies and projects. From this work some conclusions about the situation and the market stage of FCH technologies in the different countries were developed. More generally, what became also obvious in this stage, to conduct a high quality stakeholder study a good knowledge about FCH technologies in each country, especially including some contacts to relevant people, would be necessary. Therefore, the stakeholder study will only be conducted in the five countries where one of our partners is located, i.e. ES, DE, FR, SL, UK. In WP2 extensive lists of stakeholders were collected for each country and served as a basis for potential survey respondents. The overall a...
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Study participants. Ú častníci klinického hodnocení The Institution shall ensure that: Zdravotnické zařízení zajistí, že: 3.4.1 The Investigator shall include only Qualified Participants in the Study. zkoušející zařadí do klinického hodnocení pouze způsobilé účastníky hodnocení; 3.4.2 The Investigator shall only use the most recent Informed Consent Form approved by the Sponsor, IEC and SÚKL. zkoušející použije pouze nejnovější formulář informovaného souhlasu schválený zadavatelem, NEK a SÚKL;
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Study participants. SAWASDEE Pilot Cohort, Thailand 1. aged 18-40 years 2. pregnant at enrollment and in the first trimester or early second trimester (16 weeks’ gestation or less)
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Study participants. Purposeful sampling techniques were used to recruit for the focus groups (Hennink et al., 2010). The aim was to recruit gardeners from different garden contexts and locations who had varying soil testing experiences. Focus group participants were recruited via email solicitation utilizing listservs from community garden and environmental organizations. To be eligible to participate in the focus group, community garden administrators/leaders had to be at least 18 years of age and involved at their present community gardening site in five metropolitan Atlanta counties (Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Xxxxxx, and Gwinnett) for at least 3 months. Potential participants were emailed a survey to ensure their eligibility status. In the eligibility survey, gardeners were asked to share their garden context (e.g., neighborhood, park, school, faith-based, senior-center, healthcare facility), community garden county location, focus group availability times, and whether they had previously tested their garden soil. As an incentive for focus group participation, potential participants were offered a free heavy metal soil screening (valued at $35), interpretation of soil screening results, and resources for more information to reduce exposure. Participants were provided instructions and technical assistance on how to collect their soil samples, and they brought their soil samples to their respective focus group session. Focus group participants also received a gardening gift consisting of gloves, trowel, seeds, and best practices information on reducing exposure to soil contaminants in urban environments. The research protocol was reviewed and determined exempt by Emory University Institutional Review Board.
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Study participants. ‌ Table 1 reports participant demographics, IDU behaviors, and police encounters among study participants in Ukraine. Participants were stratified by whether they were currently receiving OAT (n=192) or not receiving OAT (n=226) at the time of study enrollment. Study participants were predominantly male (82.30%) in their late 30s (mean=38.63, SD=7.22). In comparison to those not on OAT, individuals receiving OAT were significantly more likely to be in a relationship (46.88% vs. 30.09%, p<0.001), live in stable housing (100.00% vs. 96.46%, p<0.01) (not shown in table due to few individuals not in stable housing), be employed (67.71% vs. 52.21%, p=0.001), registered in the AIDS clinic if HIV+ (100.00% vs. 93.14%, p<0.05), and had people they live with supportive of OAT (93.55% vs. 83.78%, p=0.01). Individuals not on OAT had a higher frequency of Hepatitis C (HCV) (74.12% vs. 55.24%, p<0.05). Individuals receiving OAT were significantly less likely to have injected drugs in the past 30-days (6.77% vs. 92.00%, p<0.001). Though not statistically significant, participants not on OAT were more likely to engage in injection risk-behaviors (i.e. received/bought an injection from a pre-filled syringe, used a syringe refilled by someone from their used syringe, and used common instruments for sharing/preparing drugs) than those on OAT. A greater number of participants not on OAT reported to ever experiencing a drug overdose than those currently receiving OAT (54.02% vs. 35.94%, p<0.001). In addition, individuals not on OAT reported significantly greater frequencies of police encounters in their lifetime and in past-6 months. For instance, people not on OAT reported greater lifetime physical assault by police (69.91% vs. 51.04%, p<0.001), and demanded money in the form of a bribe (68.75% vs. 52.08%, p=0.001). In the past 6-months, a greater number of participants not on OAT reported to have been physically assaulted by police (11.06% vs. 4.69%, p<0.05), demanded money in the form of a bribe by police (11.50% vs. 3.13%, p=0.001), and threatened by the police with arrest or violence (10.18% vs. 4.17%, p<0.05).
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Study participants. Women resident in the study area with a living child aged below two years (0–23 months) were invited to participate in the survey. Those who refused to participate were excluded.
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Study participants. To be eligible for inclusion in this study, households needed to have a child under age five, household representative should have completed the survey portion on safe child feces disposal determinants, and households should have no data required for analysis missing. The baseline survey was administered to 3,979 households out of which 935 (23.5%) had a child under five. Of the remaining 935 households only 806 met all the inclusion criteria for the study. Figure 1 shows a diagram depicting how the sample size for analysis was obtained.
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  • Participants The Lender and its participants, if any, are not partners or joint venturers, and the Lender shall not have any liability or responsibility for any obligation, act or omission of any of its participants. All rights and powers specifically conferred upon the Lender may be transferred or delegated to any of the Lender's participants, successors or assigns.

  • Eligible Participants Families and individuals experiencing homelessness. For the purposes of the Program, families and individuals are considered to be homeless only when he/she/they lack(s) a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence and reside(s) in a place not meant for human habitation, such as cars, parks, sidewalks, abandoned buildings, motels, or other shelters, or for reference as further defined in 24 CFR Part 578.3 and 576.2.

  • Participating Employers As of the Effective Date, the following Participating Employer(s) are parties to the Plan:

  • Participant See Section 7(a) hereof.

  • Rights of Participants Any participant in a Lender's interests hereunder may assert any claim for yield protection under Section 4.03 that it could have asserted if it were a Lender hereunder. If such a claim is asserted by any such participant, it shall be entitled to receive such compensation from the Borrower as a Lender would receive in like circumstances; provided, however, that with respect to any such claim, the Borrower shall have no greater liability to the Lender and its participant, in the aggregate, than it would have had to the Lender alone had no such participation interest been created.

  • Instructions for Certification - Lower Tier Participants (Applicable to all subcontracts, purchase orders and other lower tier transactions requiring prior FHWA approval or estimated to cost $25,000 or more - 2 CFR Parts 180 and 1200) a. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective lower tier is providing the certification set out below. b. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department, or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment. c. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the person to which this proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its certification was erroneous by reason of changed circumstances. d. The terms "covered transaction," "debarred," "suspended," "ineligible," "participant," "person," "principal," and "voluntarily excluded," as used in this clause, are defined in 2 CFR Parts 180 and 1200. You may contact the person to which this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations. “First Tier Covered Transactions” refers to any covered transaction between a grantee or subgrantee of Federal funds and a participant (such as the prime or general contract). “Lower Tier Covered Transactions” refers to any covered transaction under a First Tier Covered Transaction (such as subcontracts). “First Tier Participant” refers to the participant who has entered into a covered transaction with a grantee or subgrantee of Federal funds (such as the prime or general contractor). “Lower Tier Participant” refers any participant who has entered into a covered transaction with a First Tier Participant or other Lower Tier Participants (such as subcontractors and suppliers).

  • Participants and SPVs In addition to the other rights provided in this Section 9.9, each Lender may, (x) with notice to Agent, grant to an SPV the option to make all or any part of any Loan that such Lender would otherwise be required to make hereunder (and the exercise of such option by such SPV and the making of Loans pursuant thereto shall satisfy the obligation of such Lender to make such Loans hereunder) and such SPV may assign to such Lender the right to receive payment with respect to any Obligation and (y) without notice to or consent from Agent or the Borrower, sell participations to one or more Persons other than a Credit Party, an Affiliate of a Credit Party or a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural Person, a Non-Funding Lender or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under the Loan Documents (including all its rights and obligations with respect to the Term Loans, Revolving Loans, Swing Loans and Letters of Credit); provided, however, that, whether as a result of any term of any Loan Document or of such grant or participation, (i) no such SPV or participant shall have a commitment, or be deemed to have made an offer to commit, to make Loans hereunder, and, except as provided in the applicable option agreement, none shall be liable for any obligation of such Lender hereunder, (ii) such Lender’s rights and obligations, and the rights and obligations of the Credit Parties and the Secured Parties towards such Lender, under any Loan Document shall remain unchanged and each other party hereto shall continue to deal solely with such Lender, which shall remain the holder of the Obligations in the Register, except that (A) each such participant and SPV shall be entitled to the benefit of Article X, but, with respect to Section 10.1, only to the extent such participant or SPV delivers the Tax forms such Lender is required to collect pursuant to Section 10.1(g) and then only to the extent of any amount to which such Lender would be entitled in the absence of any such grant or participation, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law (as defined in Section 10.3(a)) that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation (and in consideration of the foregoing, each such Participant and SPV shall be deemed to have acknowledged and agreed to be bound by the provisions of Section 9.22) and (B) each such SPV may receive other payments that would otherwise be made to such Lender with respect to Loans funded by such SPV to the extent provided in the applicable option agreement and set forth in a notice provided to Agent by such SPV and such Lender, provided, however, that in no case (including pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above) shall an SPV or participant have the right to enforce any of the terms of any Loan Document, and (iii) the consent of such SPV or participant shall not be required (either directly, as a restraint on such Lender’s ability to consent hereunder or otherwise) for any amendments, waivers or consents with respect to any Loan Document or to exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights such Lender may have under or in respect of the Loan Documents (including the right to enforce or direct enforcement of the Obligations), except for those described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of Section 9.1(a) with respect to amounts, or dates fixed for payment of amounts, to which such participant or SPV would otherwise be entitled and, in the case of participants, except for those described in clause (vii) of Section 9.1(a). No party hereto shall institute (and the Borrower shall cause each other Credit Party not to institute) against any SPV grantee of an option pursuant to this clause (f) any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation or similar proceeding, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper of such SPV; provided, however, that each Lender having designated an SPV as such agrees to indemnify each Indemnitee against any Liability that may be incurred by, or asserted against, such Indemnitee as a result of failing to institute such proceeding (including a failure to be reimbursed by such SPV for any such Liability). The agreement in the preceding sentence shall survive the termination of the Commitments and the payment in full of the Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 9.6(c) without regard to the existence of any participation. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person other than Agent except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations and Section 1.163-5(b) of the Proposed Treasury Regulations (or, in each case, any amended or successor version). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, Agent shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

  • Retirement Program Any employee employed prior to October 1, 1977, working at least seventy (70) hours per month shall by law be a member of the Washington Public Employees Retirement system (PERS) Plan One. Any employee working at least seventy (70) hours per month, entering employment on or after October 1, 1977, shall by law be a member of the School Employees Retirement System, Plan Two or Three. The District shall provide each new employee information concerning PERS or SERS membership benefits.

  • Instructions for Certification – First Tier Participants a. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective first tier participant is providing the certification set out below. b. The inability of a person to provide the certification set out below will not necessarily result in denial of participation in this covered transaction. The prospective first tier participant shall submit an explanation of why it cannot provide the certification set out below. The certification or explanation will be considered in connection with the department or agency's determination whether to enter into this transaction. However, failure of the prospective first tier participant to furnish a certification or an explanation shall disqualify such a person from participation in this transaction. c. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when the contracting agency determined to enter into this transaction. If it is later determined that the prospective participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the contracting agency may terminate this transaction for cause of default. d. The prospective first tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the contracting agency to whom this proposal is submitted if any time the prospective first tier participant learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances. e. The terms "covered transaction," "debarred," "suspended," "ineligible," "participant," "person," "principal," and "voluntarily excluded," as used in this clause, are defined in 2 CFR Parts 180 and 1200. “First Tier Covered Transactions” refers to any covered transaction between a grantee or subgrantee of Federal funds and a participant (such as the prime or general contract). “Lower Tier Covered Transactions” refers to any covered transaction under a First Tier Covered Transaction (such as subcontracts). “First Tier Participant” refers to the participant who has entered into a covered transaction with a grantee or subgrantee of Federal funds (such as the prime or general contractor). “Lower Tier Participant” refers any participant who has entered into a covered transaction with a First Tier Participant or other Lower Tier Participants (such as subcontractors and suppliers).

  • The Participating Interests Each Lender (other than the Lender acting as L/C Issuer in issuing the relevant Letter of Credit), by its acceptance hereof, severally agrees to purchase from the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer hereby agrees to sell to each such Lender (a “Participating Lender”), an undivided percentage participating interest (a “Participating Interest”), to the extent of its Percentage, in each Letter of Credit issued by, and each Reimbursement Obligation owed to, the L/C Issuer. Upon any failure by the Borrower to pay any Reimbursement Obligation at the time required on the date the related drawing is to be paid, as set forth in Section 1.3(c) above, or if the L/C Issuer is required at any time to return to the Borrower or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other Person any portion of any payment of any Reimbursement Obligation, each Participating Lender shall, not later than the Business Day it receives a certificate in the form of Exhibit A hereto from the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) to such effect, if such certificate is received before 1:00 p.m. (Chicago time), or not later than 1:00 p.m. (Chicago time) the following Business Day, if such certificate is received after such time, pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer an amount equal to such Participating Lender’s Percentage of such unpaid or recaptured Reimbursement Obligation together with interest on such amount accrued from the date the related payment was made by the L/C Issuer to the date of such payment by such Participating Lender at a rate per annum equal to: (i) from the date the related payment was made by the L/C Issuer to the date two (2) Business Days after payment by such Participating Lender is due hereunder, the Federal Funds Rate for each such day and (ii) from the date two (2) Business Days after the date such payment is due from such Participating Lender to the date such payment is made by such Participating Lender, the Base Rate in effect for each such day. Each such Participating Lender shall thereafter be entitled to receive its Percentage of each payment received in respect of the relevant Reimbursement Obligation and of interest paid thereon, with the L/C Issuer retaining its Percentage thereof as a Lender hereunder. The several obligations of the Participating Lenders to the L/C Issuer under this Section 1.3 shall be absolute, irrevocable, and unconditional under any and all circumstances whatsoever and shall not be subject to any set-off, counterclaim or defense to payment which any Participating Lender may have or have had against the Borrower, the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person whatsoever. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such obligations shall not be affected by any Default or Event of Default or by any reduction or termination of any Commitment of any Lender, and each payment by a Participating Lender under this Section 1.3 shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

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