Uptake and outcome of manuscripts in Nature journals by review model and author characteristics [PDF]
Background Double-blind peer review has been proposed as a possible solution to avoid implicit referee bias in academic publishing. The aims of this study are to analyse the demographics of corresponding authors choosing double-blind peer review and to ...
Barbara McGillivray, Elisa De Ranieri
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Randomized double blind trial of ciprofloxacin prophylaxis during induction treatment in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the WK-ALL protocol in Indonesia [PDF]
Pudjo H Widjajanto,1 Sumadiono Sumadiono,1 Jacqueline Cloos,2,3 Ignatius Purwanto,1 Sutaryo Sutaryo,1 Anjo JP Veerman1,21Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Dr Sardjito Hospital, Medical Faculty, Universitas Gadjah Mada,
Widjajanto PH+5 more
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Clinical evidence on the effects of saffron (Crocus Sativus L.) in anxiety and depression
Crocus sativus L., a member of the Iridaceae family, commonly known as saffron has very much popular as both medicine and spice. Earlier saffron was used as one of the important constituents in opioid preparations for pain relief.
Vanktesh Kumar+2 more
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MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) presents a major public health problem for which currently available treatments are modestly effective. We report the findings of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-site phase 3 clinical trial ...
Jennifer M. Mitchell+37 more
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Background: An in silico screen was performed to identify FDA approved drugs that inhibit SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro), followed by in vitro viral replication assays, and in vivo pharmacokinetic studies in mice.
Mamta K. Jain+24 more
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Double Blind Peer-Review in Logistics
Pre-publication peer-review forms the basis for how scholarly journals assess whether an article is suitable for publication [...]
Robert Handfield
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A randomized, controlled, double-blind crossover study on the effects of isoeffective and isovolumetric intravenous crystalloid and gelatin on blood volume, and renal and cardiac hemodynamics [PDF]
Background & aimsBlood volume expanding properties of colloids are superior to crystalloids. In addition to oncotic/osmotic properties, the electrolyte composition of infusions may have important effects on visceral perfusion, with infusions containing ...
Bradley, Christopher R.+8 more
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Objectives The primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of an inactivated and aluminium hydroxide adsorbed SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (Sinovac, China) in voluntary participants after 14 days of the second dose against RT-PCR confirmed symptomatic COVID-19 ...
Murat Akova, Serhat Unal
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How double blind is double blind? And does it matter? [PDF]
In an apparently double blind crossover study, two experienced measurement technicians were able to identify many of the treatment periods. They most often correctly identified aspirin, a drug with prominent effects and side effects. It is argued that in many circumstances it is better to use a blind observer who is not concerned with the giving of ...
EC Huskisson, J Scott
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Bringing Innovations to Set Up a Better Scientific Journal for Publication of Your Research
The journal Sociobiology announces the adoption of a series of editorial innovations that aim to speed up review and publication time, to select high quality articles for publication, to adopt transparent and ethical editorial standards and to reinforce ...
Evandro do Nascimento Silva+3 more
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