Forced feeding of convicts: problems of theory and practice by Yu. V. Orel, R. R. Galán Vioque

“…It has been proposed to abandon and prohibit the forced feeding of a mentally healthy and capable person who has declared a hunger strike, contrary to his informed and voluntary refusal, in the form in which it currently exists, replacing it with artificial feeding (supportive therapy) with the express or necessarily implied consent of the person.…”
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Novel Insights for Systemic Inflammation in Sepsis and Hemorrhage by Bolin Cai, Edwin A. Deitch, Luis Ulloa

“…However, the recognition of inflammatory cytokines as a common lethal pathway has become consent. Proinflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) or high-mobility group box1 (HMGB1) are fanatically released and cause lethal multiorgan dysfunction. …”
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A prospective hospital-based study on C-reactive protein as a response predictor of antidepressant treatment in drug naïve patients with major depressive disorder by Didakamiwan Khonglah, Arghya Pal, Nitu Mallik, Debes Ray, Malay Ghosal, Rudraprasad Acharya

“…Methods: Fifty patients of first episode MDD with no past history of antidepressant exposure and other medical comorbidity were recruited after obtaining consent for Escitalopram therapy. The CRP levels of the patients were evaluated on the day of recruitment and depressive symptoms were monitored using Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale at weeks 0, 3, 6, and 12. …”
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Study protocol for using a smartphone application to investigate speech biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease and other synucleinopathies: SMARTSPEECH by Jan Rusz, Tomáš Kouba, Vojtěch Illner

“…A significant increase in several aspects of PD-related speech disorders is expected, and is anticipated to reflect the underlying neurodegeneration processes.Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Ethics Committee of the General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic and all the participants will provide written, informed consent prior to their inclusion in the research. …”
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Staphylococcus aureus: Screening for Nasal Carriers in a Community Setting with Special Reference to MRSA by Yukti Sharma, Sanjay Jain, Harshvardhan Singh, Vasudha Govil

“…A total of 200 subjects were screened for nasal carriage after obtaining verbal consent. These were both healthy subjects attending various outpatient departments and health care workers. …”
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Copyright Norms, Copyright Infringements and Remedies in Ukraine and Jordan: What Interesting Complexities Tell of Two Jurisdictions? by B. Malkawi, S. Y. Ablamskyi

“…Issue of copyright protection has been a great initiative gaining laudable ground in the world of intellectual property law, as it seeks to protect and safeguard the ideas of the author for it not to be violated and infringed upon by another without the author's consent or authorization. In ensuring author's right, a plethora of international, regional, and even national legal dispositions has been put in place for guaranteeing that works of author's should be protected against infringement. …”
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Relation of Depression, Anxiety, and Quality of Life with Outcome after Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty by Suprakash Chaudhury, Kalpana Srivastava

“…A total of 35 patients undergoing PTCA were included in the present project with their informed consent. All patients filled a specially designed proforma, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Coronary Scale, Seattle Angina Questionnaire, and a health related quality of life measure (EQ 5D) one day before undergoing PTCA. …”
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Study of Life Events and Quality of Life in Patients of Major Depressive Disorder by Alkesh Patil, Aparna Sengupta, Ashwini Mule, Sagar Karia

“…After taking informed consent, data on quality of life, enjoyment and satisfaction, stressful life events and severity of depression were gathered using questionnaires and a semi structured interview. …”
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Radiologically Guided Renal Artery Embolization with an Amplatzer Vascular Plug as a Rescue Therapy for Refractory Nephrotic Syndrome in AL-Amyloidosis by I. Spozio Züst, H. R. Räz, F. Burkhalter

“…With the patient’s informed consent, medical nephrectomy was tried with nonsteroidal-anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), cyclosporine, and aminoglycosides, with significant deterioration of his renal function, but without relevant effect on his proteinuria. …”
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Responsible Email Marketing in Higher Education by Lukas Vartiak, Martina Chrancokova, Miriam Garbarova, Juraj Fabus

“…Our analysis highlights the importance of transparency, consent, and personalisation in fostering trust and building long-term relationships with students, alums, and prospective learners. …”
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Effects Of Phototherapy On Serum Calcium Level In Neonates With Hyperbilirubinemia by Qura-tul-Ain Javaid, Salma Aziz, Noor-ul-Ain, Uzma Abid, Ayesha Afzal, Umer Javaid

“…Neonates fulfilling inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study after obtaining informed consent from the parents. Before giving phototherapy, serum calcium levels were checked. …”
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Second Hand Tobacco Smoke Exposure among Adults in an Urbanized Village in Delhi by Yukti Bhandari, Jugal Kishore, Abhilasha Yadav, Aritrik Das

“…Each subject enrolled in the study was explicitly informed of the purpose of the study by the investigator and provided written informed consent before enrolment. Data were checked for errors, entered in Microsoft Excel, and analyzed in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). …”
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Variations in Institutional Review Board Approval in the Implementation of an Improvement Research Study by Darpan I. Patel, Kathleen R. Stevens, Frank Puga

“…Lastly, 11 of the 14 sites required documented consent. The greatest delay in approval was seen early on in the IRB process with site PIs averaging 45.1 ± 31.8 days to submit the study to the IRB. …”
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Torsion of Hydrosalpinx with Concurrent Acute Cholecystitis: Case Report and Review of Literature by Preeti R. John, Amelia M. Pasley

“…Intravenous antibiotics were administered and consent was obtained for operative intervention. During laparoscopy, the right Fallopian tube with hydrosalpinx was noted to be twisted three times. …”
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Onset of depressive symptomatology in a sample of university students by Omar Enzo Santangelo, Sandro Provenzano, Dario Piazza, Alberto Firenze

“…The first section investigated demographic and social data, while in the second section the QIDSSR16 (Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report) test was administered. 539 students (68.3% female) gave informed consent and completed the questionnaire. Considering as a dependent variable: Depressive symptomatology moderate- severe-very severe, the statistically significant independent variables associated are I don’t live with my family (aOR 1.63, 95% CI 1.01-2.63, P=0.043), I currently smoke (aOR 1.55, 95% CI 1.01-2.39, P=0.048) and Low perceived health status (aOR 4.14, 95% CI 2.73-6.28, P<0.001). …”
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Obsessive beliefs in generalized anxiety disorder by Guliz Senormanci, Ramazan Konkan, Omer Senormanci

“…The current study compared 119 patients with GAD and 137 healthy controls. Written informed consent was provided and Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire-44 (OBQ-44), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale, Beck Depression Inventory (BDE), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were administered to each participant. …”
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Preferences among Pregnant Women in Choosing a Private Midwife Practice as Service Provider for Antenatal Care (ANC) by Rully Fatriani, Risneni Risneni

“…Eighty-eight samples obtained by accidental sampling met the inclusion criteria and expressed consent to participate. The instrument used was a questionnaire, and data was analyzed using univariate. …”
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Analyzing Language Dysfunctions in Patients of Motor Neuron Disease and Their Psycho-Emotional Problems: A Case Study by Azeem Alphonce, Irfan Abbas, Riaz Riaz Ullah

“…For data collection through observation and the caregivers' semi-structured interviews, the consent of the patient and his caregivers was taken. …”
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Determination of the caries risk in children under 5 years of age in schools of the northern of Quito, Ecuador by Alex Esteban Carrera, Francisco Carcelén Arce, Ana María Cabezas, María Fernanda Chavez Campuzano, María Jose Jarrin, Alessandro Dourado Loguercio, Ana del Carmen Armas Vega

“…Materials and methods: The sample consisted by 102 pairs; child and parents and / or representatives, who have been accepted a prior informed consent, they were subjected to the management of caries by risk assessment survey (CAMBRA) to determine the risk of presenting caries in their children. …”
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AI for chemistry teaching: responsible AI and ethical considerations by Blonder Ron, Feldman-Maggor Yael

“…Ethical issues include digital poverty, lack of national regulatory adaptation, use of content without consent, unexplainable models used to generate outputs, AI-generated content polluting the internet, lack of understanding of the real world, reducing diversity of opinions, and further marginalizing already marginalized voices and generating deep fakes. …”
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