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Prof Opar is a minority shareholder in Vald Performance Pty Ltd, the company responsible for commercialization of the NordBord, which is investigated as part of the current study. Prof Opar has received research funding from Vald Performance, for work unrelated to the current manuscript. Prof Opar was previously the Chair of the Vald Performance Research Committee, a role that was unpaid. Prof Opar has family members who are minor shareholders and\/or employees of Vald Performance. Prof Opar was partly responsible for the design of the current study as well as reviewing drafts of the manuscript. A\/Prof Morgan Williams, is employed by VALD Performance Pty Ltd.","order":4,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Competing Interests"}}],"article-number":"146"}}