Park, Joon Hyung
Carter, Min Z.
DeFrank, Richard S.
Deng, Qianwen
Article History
Received: 7 May 2016
Accepted: 5 November 2016
First Online: 21 November 2016
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: The author(s) declare(s) that there is no conflict of interest.
: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Study 1: The research project has been reviewed according to the ethical review processes in place in the University of Nottingham Ningbo. These processes are governed by the University’s Code of Research Conduct and Research Ethics. Any questions regarding human rights as a research subject may be addressed to UNNC Research Ethics Sub-Committee Coordinator: Joanna.Huang@nottingham.edu.cn. Please refer toExternalRef removed. An anonymous online-based questionnaire was distributed to the participants and the data was treated anonymously and confidentially. The participant information sheet was shown to them and they were asked to choose “agree” or “disagree” button to participate in the survey. Study 2: The research project has been reviewed according to the ethical review processes in place in the University of Houston. These processes are governed by the University of Houston committee for the protection of human subjects. Any questions regarding human rights as a research subject may be addressed to the University of Houston committee for the protection of human subjects (713-743-9204). Please refer toExternalRef removed. Informed consent was obtained from individual participants who completed the paper survey. Some participants preferred an online version of the survey. The data was treated anonymously and confidentially. Informed consent was shown to them and they were asked to choose “agree” or “disagree” button to participate in the survey.