Clinical Efficacy of Bhramari Pranayama on Serum Cortisol in Anidra (insomnia) by Nisha Garg, Srikanta Kumar Panda

“…Bhramari Pranayama is particularly beneficial for restoring hormonal balance and treating conditions such as sleeplessness, anxiety, and depression.Methods:This study enrolled 50 subjects suffering from Anidra (insomnia), who provided informed consent and were divided into two groups: Group A (Bhramari Pranayama) and Group B (sleep hygiene). …”
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Community-Based Research among Marginalized HIV Populations: Issues of Support, Resources, and Empowerment by Mario Brondani, Nardin R. Moniri, R. Paul Kerston

“…The discussions were tape recorded upon consent and lasted between 59 and 118 minutes. We analyzed the thematic information collected interactively through constant comparison. …”
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“A democratic art at a democratic price”: The American Celebrations of the Shakespeare Tercentenary, 1916 by Monika Smialkowska

“…The recent, almost exclusive, critical focus on MacKaye’s New York centrepiece has produced a view of the jubilee as participating in “an internal or domestic colonizing venture that seeks to enlist the consent and participation of the masses in their enforced acculturation” (Cartelli, 1999:75).  …”
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Unveiling Thrombocytopenia Trends In Pediatric Epilepsy: The Valproate Connection by Kiran Nayab, Qurrat ul Ain, Ayesha Tariq, Israr Liaqat, Samra Javed, Nadia Mumtaz

“…After written informed consent from parents/guardians, demographic details were noted, and patients underwent testing for platelet count and thrombocytopenia was labelled as a platelet count of <150000/µL. …”
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Legislation on the Protection of Personal Data: Uncertainty vs Specification by I. V. Mikheeva, Ph. G. Nakhman

“…They are related to the unification of quantitative characteristics of local acts regulating the personal data processing; systematization of approaches to the interpretation of the personal data as a concept; as well as the interpretation of the characteristics of the personal data subject consent to their processing supplemented by the latest legislative innovations, etc. …”
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Caffeine Use: Association with Nicotine Use, Aggression, and Other Psychopathology in Psychiatric and Pediatric Outpatient Adolescents by Catherine A. Martin, Circe Cook, John H. Woodring, Gretchen Burkhardt, Greg Guenthner, Hatim A. Omar, Thomas H. Kelly

“…Subjects were consecutively recruited before or after regular clinic visits. Consent was obtained from parents and assent from the youth. …”
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Oral Hygiene Practices and Awareness of Pregnant Women about the Effects of Periodontal Disease on Pregnancy Outcomes by Noora Mohammed Eissa Bushehab, Jayadevan Sreedharan, Sesha Reddy, Jovita D’souza, Hossam Abdelmagyd

“…A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted where 400 pregnant women after consent were requested to complete an anonymous, self-administered, structured questionnaire with twenty-one close-ended questions. …”
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Diplomatic power weaving of global systemic change: The European Union's steps by Stefanović-Štambuk Jelica

“…The relational theoretical perspective on diplomacy as the peaceful search for the consent on just and commonised sharing of life, time, and planet affords the conceptualisation of diplomatic power as the non-episodic offering to others what they need, when, how, and for as long as they need it free from conditions and expectations of returns. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Q-scan and Disclosing Solution in Plaque Detection: A Comparative Study by Zainab Akram, Mahesh Ravindra Khairnar, P. G. Naveen Kumar, Ananta Kusumakar, Sachin Kumar Jadhav, Harloveen Sabharwal, S. Savitha Priyadarsini

“…Methodology: The study was conducted on 174 undergraduate students of a dental institute after obtaining informed consent. The plaque level was first assessed and recorded by Quigley-Hein plaque index in each patient using fluorescent Q SCAN plus device and later using disclosing solution. …”
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The role of mediation in the activities of law enforcement bodies by V. A. Doroshenko

“…Mediation is conducted by mutual consent of the mediation parties, taking into account the principles of voluntariness, confidentiality, neutrality, independence and impartiality of the mediator, self-determination and equality of rights of the mediation parties. …”
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Factors Affecting Risky Alcohol Consumption, Smoking Addiction in Forced Syrian Migrants by Dilara Demircan, Meltem Guler

“…For the purposes of the study, participants were informed about the Consent Form, Demographic Information Form, Daily Stressors Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment, World Health Survey, Social Support Scale, Scales for Adaptation, Cultural Distance Scale, and Acculturation Orientation Scale, Intergroup Contact Quantity Scale, Valenced Positive Contact Scale, Valanced Negative Contact Scale, Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence, and The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Scale were applied. …”
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on dispensing counters of community pharmacies in Klang Valley by Yao-Li Chow, Hong-Wai Tham

“…This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of MRSA on the dispensing counters of community pharmacies under different settings - community pharmacies in shopping malls and high streets in Klang Valley. With verbal consent, swab samples were collected from dispensing counters of 23 community pharmacies using sterile cotton buds moistened with sterile sodium chloride (NaCl) solution. …”
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Hubungan Keputusasaan dengan Depresi Pada Pasien Diabetes Melitus Di Padang by Rika Sarfika

“…This study aimed to investigate the relationship between hopelessness and depression among patients diabetes mellitus.This research is analytical research with a cross-sectional study approach. 122 people with type 2 diabetes mellitus at Pauh and Andalas Public health center were designated as samples in this study with inclusion criteria not having a history of mood disorders or mental disorders (based on medical diagnosis), aged 25 - 65 years and willing to sign an informed consent form. Data collection was conducted from September to October 2016 using the SDS (Self-rating Depression Scale) questionnaire and BHS (Beck Hopelessness Scale) questionnaire. …”
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Breaking through undergraduate thesis writing barriers: insights from Indonesian EFL students by Ainun Nisa Alkhasanah, Nur Kholis

“…Five undergraduate students in an Islamic university in Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia were recruited to participate in this study, regarding the criteria: the EFL students completed writing their theses and signed a consent form. Data were garnered through interviews and document analysis. …”
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Study of depression and life satisfaction in patients attending geriatric outpatient department in a tertiary care center by Sayalee Daberao, Shilpa Adarkar, Sagar Karia

“…Institutional ethics committee approval was obtained, and informed consent was obtained from the participants. Results: More than one-third of our participants (37.9%) were found to be depressed, and 27.3% were found to be less satisfied with life. …”
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The role of strategic management in the success of projects in educational institutions by Savićević Sara

“…The sample was selected using a random method, and all participants signed informed consent. Data were collected using the Strategic Management Importance Scale, which contains 20 statements rated on a Likert scale from 1 to 5. …”
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African Diaspora Pentecostals Deliverance Practices and the Lived Reality in the United Kingdom by Nomatter Sande

“…The study findings were that African diaspora Pentecostal deliverance practices clash with scientific mental health approaches, and overtly can be abusive, especially around consent, ethical concerns and post-deliverance trauma. …”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences by G.V. Sintsov, D.E. Feoktistov

“…In addition to the need to eliminate gaps and contradictions in the regulation of witness immunities of Russian ombudsmen, the issue of waiving witness immunity on the part of the ombudsman is being discussed only with the consent of the person in whose interests the witness im-munity was granted. …”

Social-emotional competence in early adolescence: the role of prosocial behaviour and peer acceptance by Rozi Sastra Purna, Liliyana Sari, Fitri Angraini, Fauziah Afrilda

“…After filling in informed consent, 380 junior high school students aged 12 and 14 years in Padang city, Indonesia was recruited through the cluster sampling technique. …”
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Research in compulsory drug detention centres in China: Characteristics and ethical considerations by Yazid Barhoush, Joseph J. Amon

“…The majority of studies (56%) did not provide any information on the consent of research participants. Only ten (15%) studies reported receiving ethics approval. …”
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