The double blind method is an important part of the scientific method, used to prevent research outcomes from being 'influenced' by the placebo effect or observer bias. Blinded research is an ...

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Penny Gowland from the University of Nottingham in the UK, who is an advocate for double-blind, says she is “absolutely delighted” by the move and by IOP Publishing “for listening and leading on this” ...

Instead of the traditional single-blind method, in which reviewers are anonymous but know the authors' identity, authors will now be able to choose double-blind peer review, in which both authors ...

Amid recent scandals, Alva Noë considers an essay on the role of cognitive bias in science — and how methods of research in one field, like physics's data blind study, could be replicated in ...

Lowell, F. C., and Franklin, W. "Double blind" study of treatment with aqueous allergenic extracts in cases of allergic rhinitis. J. Allergy 34:165–182, 1963.

Moreover, the S-cycle adopted a double-blind, double-dummy method. Since the study drug vials of FosNTP and FosAPR were distinguishable by appearance, unblinded pharmacists prepared the study drugs, ...

This was a double-blind, parallel-group study conducted in Athens, Greece, using an equal randomization method. Thirty-eight infants were selected using a double-blind method and a computer ...

In this double-blind trial, we randomly assigned patients with intermediate-2 or high-risk myelofibrosis to twice-daily oral ruxolitinib (155 patients) or placebo (154 patients).