Elicitation of Norwegian EQ-5D-5L values for hypothetical and experience-based health states based on the EuroQol Valuation Technology (EQ-VT) protocol by Knut Stavem, Tonya Moen Hansen, Ylva Helland, Liv Ariane Augestad, Kim Rand, Andrew Garratt

“…The most recent EQ-5D valuation protocol will be followed which includes computer assisted face-to-face, one-to-one interviews and use of composite time trade-off and discrete choice experiments.Ethics and dissemination The study has been reviewed and found to be outside of the scope of the ethics committee and thus not in need of ethical approval. …”
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On the trail of John Calvin's philosophy of language: a few notes on his commentary on Genesis 10 and 11 by N. T. van der Merwe

“…As a follow-up the author refers  to the contemporary paradigm shift of linking the philosophy of language to contextual studies, pragmatics, rhetoric, ethics and hermeneutics. …”
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El hecho extraordinario: García Morente by Juana Sánchez-Gey Venegas

“…Thus, the professor of ethics and dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of Madrid explains the experience of God in his life, the previous argumentation about the existence of God, through the understanding of the concepts of determinism and providence and, in a special way, the event that marked his personal life that April night in Paris.…”
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Synovial Matrix Remodeling and Inflammatory Profile in Disc Displacement of the Temporomandibular Joint: An Observational Case-Control Study by Pallavi Khattar, Mattias Ulmner, Henrike Häbel, Bodil Lund, Rachael V. Sugars

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Euthanasia in veterinary medicine by Aşkın Yaşar

“…Euthanasia is the most fascinating and the most discussed issue in ethics. Euthanasia is a rarely applicable veterinary medical action that it should be performed by specially trained personnel on the desperated animals suffering from a cureless disease or so aged and result in rapid unconsiousness followed by cardiac or respiratory arrest and ultimate loss ot brain function. …”
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Biens communs, biens publics mondiaux et propriété. Introduction au dossier. by Bruno Boidin, David Hiez, Sandrine Rousseau

“…Finally we propose some perspectives offered by different heterodox approaches, in particular institutionalism, ethics and political economy.…”
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Moral Economies and Practicing Moral Laws in Religions by Maria Frahm-Arp

“…With this particular focus, the timing of this edition is poignantly relevant as we face a global recession, the war in the Ukraine, ongoing and deep-rooted corruption in various political systems throughout the world, and the rise of a form of Christianity – prophetic Pentecostalism – which appears to have a weak understanding of morality and ethics. …”
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BİR YENİDEN YAPILANMA KURAMIMIZ VAR MI?- Yenilenmeci İdeolojinin Sorunları ve Geleceği Üzerine- by Mehmet Evkuran

“…The scope of innovation has developed and contained these matters: perception of society, tradition, references and sources, definition of belief/iman, ethics, Islamic sciences, modern world.…”
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Rare and Unusual Raptors of Northern Belize by Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Elizabeth Scarlett, Justin Dalaba, Frank J Mazzotti

“…A small human population and strong conservation ethics have preserved nearly 75 percent of Belize in its natural state. …”
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Efficacy and safety of guanabenz acetate treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a study protocol for a randomised investigator-initiated phase IIa study by Atsushi Nakajima, Yasushi Honda, Kento Imajo, Masato Yoneda, Yuji Ogawa, Takaomi Kessoku, Takashi Kobayashi, Anna Ozaki, Asako Nogami, Satoru Saito, Michihiro Iwaki, Kosuke Tanaka, Atsushi Yamamoto, Kota Takahashi, Yuki Kasai, Noritoshi Kobayashi

“…The primary endpoint will be the percentage reduction in hepatic fat content (%) measured using MRI-proton density fat fraction from baseline by at least 3.46% at week 16 after treatment initiation.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Yokohama City University Hospital before participant enrolment (YCU021001). …”
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Treating common mental disorder including psychotic experiences in the primary care improving access to psychological therapies programme (the TYPPEX study): protocol for a stepped... by David Fowler, Jesus Perez, Peter B Jones, Debra Russo, Clare Knight, Mary Dixon-Woods, Allan B Clark, Margaret Heslin, Sarah Byford, Paul French, Thomas Kabir, Jan Stochl, Mona Kanaan, James Clarke, Nick Grey, Ann Marie Swart, Polly-Anna Ashford, Ushma Patel, Freya Stuart, Hannah Murray, J Hodgekins, Nesta Reeve, Nicola Marshall, Michelle Painter, Maria Leathersich, Martin Pond

“…An amendment was approved by the Ethics Committee on 01 October 2020 and HRA on 27 October 2020. …”
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Trial protocol of an open-label pilot study of oral naltrexone–bupropion combination pharmacotherapy for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder (the NABU trial) by Jonathan Brett, Paul S Haber, Nicholas Lintzeris, Didier Jutras-Aswad, Nadine Ezard, Brendan Clifford, Krista J Siefried, Adrian John Dunlop, Liam Acheson, Carl Moller, Michael Christmass, Kirsten Morley, Steven Shoptaw, Madhukar H Trivedi

“…Qualitative interviews will assess the acceptability of the intervention and outcome measures.Ethics and dissemination This study received ethics approval from the St Vincent’s Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee (2023/ETH00549). …”
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Harnessing Big Heterogeneous Data to Evaluate the Potential Impact of HIV Responses Among Key Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa: Protocol for the Boloka Data Repository Initiative by Refilwe Nancy Phaswana Mafuya, Edith Phalane, Amrita Rao, Kalai Willis, Katherine Rucinski, K Alida Voet, Amal Abdulrahman, Claris Siyamayambo, Betty Sebati, Mohlago Seloka, Musa Jaiteh, Lerato Lucia Olifant, Katharine Journeay, Haley Sisel, Xiaoming Li, Bankole Olatosi, Neset Hikmet, Prashant Duhoon, Francois Wolmarans, Yegnanew A Shiferaw, Lifutso Motsieloa, Mashudu Rampilo, Stefan Baral

“…The study received initial ethics approval (May 2022), renewal (June 2023), and amendment (July 2024) from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Research Ethics Committee. …”
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Supervised Injecting Room Cohort Study (SIRX): study protocol by Lisa Maher, Thomas Kerr, Matthew Hickman, Alexander Thompson, Peter Higgs, Paul Dietze, Paul A Agius, Nick Scott, Daniel O’Keefe, Mark A Stoové, Jack Stone, Dylan Vella-Horne, Ashleigh C Stewart, Amanda Roxburgh, Sione Crawford, Josephine Norman, Zachary Lloyd, Nico Clark

“…The SIRX study also has a secondary focus on the effect of MSIR exposure on health service use and related outcomes.Ethics and dissemination SuperMIX Study (599/21) and SIRX-R Study (71/23) ethics approvals were obtained from Alfred Hospital Research Ethics Committee. …”
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Low & Anaplastic Grade Glioma Umbrella Study of MOlecular Guided TherapieS (LUMOS-2): study protocol for a phase 2, prospective, multicentre, open-label, multiarm, biomarker-direct... by Marshall Pitz, Eng-Siew Koh, Elizabeth H Barnes, Lucille Sebastian, Mandy L Ballinger, David M Thomas, Christopher O'Callaghan, John Simes, Hui K Gan, Sonia Yip, Hao-Wen Sim, Desma Spyridopoulos, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Cynthia Hawkins, Kristen McParland, Benjamin Kong, Subotheni Thavaneswaran, Patrick J Wheeler

“…Two additional therapeutic arms are currently in development.Ethics and dissemination Central ethics approval was obtained from the Sydney Local Health District Ethics Review Committee, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Zone, Sydney, Australia (Approval: 2022/ETH02230). …”
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Initial treatment of steroid-sensitive idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in children with mycophenolate mofetil versus prednisone: protocol for a randomised, controlled, multicentre tr... by Burkhard Toenshoff, Martin Konrad, Steffen Luntz, Anja Sander, Peter F Hoyer, Rasmus Ehren, Marcus R Benz, Jorg Doetsch, Alexander Fichtner, Jutta Gellermann, Dieter Haffner, Britta Höcker, Bärbel Kästner, Markus J Kemper, Uwe Querfeld, Lutz T Weber

“…The primary endpoint is the occurrence of a treated relapse within 24 months after completion of initial treatment.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval for this trial was granted by the ethics committee of the Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg (AFmu-554/2014). …”
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Critique d’un outil méthodologique à travers l’étude d’un objet métis by Adrien Lemaitre

“…According to Codes of Ethics, the professional must ensure that these values are respected. …”
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« Doctrine des scandales » et scandale de la doctrine : Les sermons de John Donne sur Mathieu 18.7 by Guillaume Fourcade

“…This transformation is reflected and enacted by their halting logic, ethics and poetics.…”
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Unity in Diversity: Coinfluence of Basic Mythological and Philosophical Systems of India by O. G. Ulltsiferov

“…The article, using detailed factual material, focuses the similarities and differences between those systems, results in the basic data regarding ontology, cosmology, ethics and sociology of those systems. The article shows the interaction and mutual enrichment of so different systems.…”
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Evaluating the efficacy of multi-incision and tube-dragging therapy combined with laser closure for high horseshoe-shaped anal fistula: Protocol of a prospective, randomized, contr... by Min Yang, Zubing Mei, Qingming Wang, Ye Han, De Zheng

“…Consequently, obtaining more definitive and authoritative evidence through scientifically rigorous clinical trials is of utmost importance in further validating this treatment approach.<h4>Ethics and dissemination</h4>We have submitted the clinical study protocol to the Ethics Committee, and it has been approved under ethical approval number 2021-1036-111-01. …”
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