Kozikowski, Andrzej
Morton-Rias, Dawn
Puckett, Kasey
Jeffery, Colette
Mauldin, Sheila
Goodman, Joshua
Article History
Received: 5 April 2022
Accepted: 30 March 2023
First Online: 11 April 2023
Declarations
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: The Sterling IRB Chairman determined that this research does not constitute human subjects research and is therefore ineligible for IRB approval. Although it is not within the IRB's jurisdiction to approve non-human subjects research, the IRB Chairman conducted an ethical evaluation of this research to assess whether any aspect of the study, as submitted, appeared to violate any human subject protections. Following review, the IRB Chairman's assessment of the study is as follows: The above-referenced study, as submitted to Sterling IRB (IRB#8310), does not appear to be in violation of any human subject protections. This evaluation does not constitute IRB approval of the proposed study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.