Item 44 — Sources of funding and other support; role of funders

Specify the sources of funding and other support and the exact role of the funders in performing the study. Indicate whether the authors had independence in each phase of the study.

Explanation and Elaboration: Authors should describe how funders contributed, whether through financial resources, in-kind, materials, or logistical support, and detail any other involvement in the study. Additionally, authors should indicate whether they retained full independence in conducting the study, free from any influence or control by the funders, particularly in areas critical to research integrity like data interpretation and publication of results. Any writing performed by parties not listed as authors should be disclosed, particularly if they are sponsors or paid by sponsors. This transparency allows readers to assess potential biases or conflicts of interests that may arise from funding sources.

Examples
Supported by the Innovation Fund by the Region of Southern Denmark (grant 10240300). [Author contributions (22), CC-BY 4.0]
This study was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (grant no. 01EA1709) within the framework of the Junior Research Group for Personalized Nutrition & eHealth (PeNut) of the enable Competence Cluster of Nutrition Research. The analysis was part of the project IMaGENE funded by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (grant no. 16DKWN075). Further, the present work was supported by the German Research Foundation (project no. 450799851 and project no. 455422993/FOR 5298-iMAGO-P1). D.R. is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the European Research Council, and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation through grants to institution. [Author contributions (40), CC-BY 4.0]

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