potential participant

collocation in English

meaningsofpotentialandparticipant

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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/
us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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participant
noun[C]
uk
/pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.pənt/
us
/pɑːrˈtɪs.ə.pənt/
a person who takes part in or becomes involved in a ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandparticipantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Beyond the advantages described so far, interviews allow for an extra level of care in controlling forpotentialparticipantbiases.
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Eachpotentialparticipantwas provided with written information about the study, a letter of invitation, and an information sheet in plain language.
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Consent was always sought, using simple written information about the study which was read out to everypotentialparticipantand supplemented by a verbal explanation.
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Then the investigator met thepotentialparticipant, explained the purpose of the study and the potential risks and benefits, and assessed the person's understanding of the study.
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For example, when apotentialparticipantis approached by a council worker, clinician or person in a position of authority, he or she may feel obliged to take part.
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It is also apotentialparticipantin a possible new project to monitor the environmental impact of sea lice treatments.
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Potential participants were invited to attend interviews, and participation was voluntary.
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As 18 of these were not currently practising as public health nurses, this left 364 potential participants.
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The team chose not to recruit through the media because of the additional costs of having to manage and screen potential participants.
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These agreements allowed us to screen children, identify potential participants, place children in foster families, and carry out longitudinal follow-up procedures.
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A largescale investigation would be enhanced by the development of a consistent battery of baseline measures to be administered to all potential participants.
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Potential participants were provided information about the study by persons in a number of community-based organizations, those who expressed interest were invited to participate.
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Readers of the text are an audience of potential participants.
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Of particular importance when conducting research with people from culturally diverse communities is the accessibility of the research to potential participants.
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Potential participants were telephoned and an interview was arranged if they consented to take part in the study$.
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They point out that it may not simply be recruitment fatigue, but also that the pool of potential participants may be shrinking.
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We therefore approached potential participants individually to describe the study and invite them to participate.
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This allowed for the identification of 890 potential participants.
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Recruitment to date has occurred predominately as a result of direct contact with potential participants responding directly to adverts or leaflets.
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