Nemec, Kristine http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1119-0105
Stephenson, Andrew http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6803-4333
Gonzalez, Eva Aizpurua http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7045-5535
Losch, Mary
Funding for this research was provided by:
Living Roadway Trust Fund (90-00-LR17-208)
Article History
Received: 7 August 2020
Accepted: 11 February 2021
First Online: 18 March 2021
Compliance with Ethical Standards
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the University Institutional Review Board (IRB) and was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Each participant was provided a letter stating that “Participation is voluntary and your responses will be kept confidential to the degree permitted by the technology used. Each questionnaire has a unique number that is used to indicate when it has been returned, so that we do not burden those who have responded with additional mailings. Though special precautions have been established to protect the confidentiality of your responses, no guarantees can be made regarding the interception of data transmitted electronically. In reporting, no identifying information will be stored with your responses. There are no direct benefits for participating; however, your participation in the study is very important to us, as your answers will be combined with others to better understand roadside vegetation management in Iowa. Risks are minimal and similar to those typically encountered in day-to-day life.”