(b).

Excluded questions
Number	Question	Rationale for exclusion
Mercer 1(a)	Are the intended users (may include users, beneficiaries, and/or stakeholders) of the research described in a way sufficient to assess their representation in the project?	Question pertains to the research proposal itself and not the project.
Mercer 1(b)	Is the mix of participants included in the research process sufficient to consider the needs of the project's intended users?	Question examines the composition of the community partners and not the comanagement structures of the researcher-partner interface.
Mercer 2(d)	Does the proposed research project consider multiple levels of determinants of health (e.g., individual, familial, organizational, political, and/or economic)?	Question examines the nature and content of the research itself and not the comanagement structures that exist between the researchers and intended users.
Mercer 4(g)	Is there sufficient provision for assistance to intended users to indicate a high probability of research results being applied?	Question concerns the outcomes and uptake of the research and not the process itself.