Editorial by I.D. Mothoagae

“… The articles published in this Acta Theologica Supplementum 36 were put through a rigorous double-blind peer-review process in accordance with the required academic standard set for this journal and that of the Department of Higher Education and Training. …”
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Comparative efficacy of acupuncture therapies in premature ovarian failure: A systematic review and network meta-analysis by Yonghang Yi, Fengjun Ma, Yang Jiao, Rongqi Zhang, Yunhao Yi, Yuxia Ma

“…Key methodologic weaknesses included insufficient allocation concealment, lack of blinding, and small sample sizes. Conclusions: Acupuncture therapies may effectively improve POF. …”
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Angestellte zwischen Rechts- und Sozialgeschichte: Forschungsfragen zur Entstehung einer Arbeitnehmerkategorie by Thorsten Keiser

“…Overall, the history of the law of employees is still a blind spot in comparison to the already wellresearched history of the law of industrial workers. …”
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Governance and Public Leadership: Bundles of Democratic societies? by BC, Basheka

“…Like an elephant being described by blind men differently depending on where each of them touches, governance and public leadership are concepts prone to different interpretations by different people. …”
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Kabale University Research Journal Authors Guidelines by Kabale University

“…The journal accepts manuscripts only in English language and is published quarterly: March, June, September and December and uses a double blind peer review process in assessing manuscripts submitted for consideration of publication. …”
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Protocol for a randomised phase 3 trial evaluating the role of Finasteride in Active Surveillance for men with low and intermediate-risk prostate cancer: the FINESSE Study by Samuel Smith, Peter Sasieni, William Cross, Richard Bryant, Steven Kennish, James Catto, Rachel Hubbard, Simon Faulkner, Rohit Chahal, Mohantha Dooldeniya, Marcus Cumberbatch, Bernard North, Alastair D Lamb, Roseann Kealy, Selina Bhattrai

“…Trial pathologist’s and radiologist’s, blinded to allocation, will review representative cases. …”
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The Preferred User: How Audio Description could Change Understandings of Australian Television Audiences and Media Technology by Ellis Katie, Kent Mike, Locke Kathryn

“…Evoking theories of the preferred user and how this understanding of television audiences addresses disability, we argue that different interpretations of how audio description can be delivered, determined through a process of interpretive flexibility (and continued industry creativity and innovation) may finally shift the stagnating discussions around audio description provision, and thus ultimately change the accessibility of television for the blind and vision impaired.…”
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Invagination of the Adductor Loop of the Small Intestine into the Lumen of the Gastric Stump after Pancreatoduodenal Resection by G. V. Balitsky, V. M. Legostaev, T. V. Zema

“…This case of invagination of the blind end of the adductor loop into the gastric stump through gastroenteroanastomosis caused an acute adductor loop syndrome in the patient. …”
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Randomised controlled trial of topical kanuka honey for the treatment of rosacea by James Fingleton, Mark Weatherall, Richard Beasley, Irene Braithwaite, Janwillem Kocks, Mark Holliday, Andrew Corin, Colin Helm, Davitt Sheahan, Barney Montgomery, Judith Riley, Anna Hunt, Christopher Tofield

“…Objective To investigate the efficacy of topical 90% medical-grade kanuka honey and 10% glycerine (Honevo) as a treatment for rosacea.Design Randomised controlled trial with blinded assessment of primary outcome variable.Setting Outpatient primary healthcare population from 5 New Zealand sites.Participants 138 adults aged ≥16, with a diagnosis of rosacea, and a baseline blinded Investigator Global Assessment of Rosacea Severity Score (IGA-RSS) of ≥2. 69 participants were randomised to each treatment arm. 1 participant was excluded from the Honevo group, and 7 and 15 participants withdrew from the Honevo and control groups, respectively.Interventions Participants were randomly allocated 1:1 to Honevo or control cream (Cetomacrogol), applied twice daily for 8 weeks.Main outcome measures The primary outcome measure was the proportion of participants who had a ≥2 improvement in the 7-point IGA-RSS at week 8 compared to baseline. …”
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Digital ecclesiology and Africa’s digital natives: prospects and challenges by K.M. Ndereba

“…It argues that digital ecclesiology should not be perceived as a hindrance to the church or be blindly accepted. It should rather be critically engaged to delineate its prospects and challenges for the church’s ministry. …”
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IGJR 2/2019: Open topic issue on intergenerational justice by IF and FRFG

“…The journal is released biannually and employs a double-blind peer review process. Its editorial board consists of about 50 internationally renowned experts from ten different countries. …”
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Ukryte w języku aspekty przygotowania dzieci do szkoły by Grażyna Szyling

“…The language image of the schools’ world generated by children and reconstructed in the analysis conforms to the concept of transmissive education dominating in the Polish society, which positively values blind obedience and observance of other people’s instructions as the strategy of learning. …”
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A toolkit for quantifying individual response to herbal extracts in metabolic and inflammatory stress by Soo-yeon Park, Oran Kwon, Tim van den Broek, Jildau Bouwman, Ji Yeon Kim

“…Two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trials were conducted involving participants with PhenFlex challenge after overnight fasting. …”
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Metformin increases mammographic breast density: a randomized controlled trial by Sadaf Alipour, Ladan Hosseini, Zohreh Forootan, Hadith Rastad, Leila Bayani, Mahboubeh Abedi, Bita Eslami

“…The aim of this study was to determine the effect of metformin on MBD in non-diabetic premenopausal women. Methods A double-blind, placebo-controlled study was performed. A total of 151 premenopausal women received 500 mg metformin tablets twice a day for 6 months, or a placebo, were included. …”
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Gendering the Decision-Making Positions in Higher Education: A Cross-Sectional Gender Audit in Three Selected Universities in Malawi by Juliet Chiwaya Kamwendo

“…In addition, all three institutions suffer gender-blind promotion criteria and systematic institutional resistance which makes it difficult for women to ascend to decision-making positions hence the hierarchy is highly dominated by males. …”
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Evaluation of alveolar bone changes of jaws in periodontitis patients with and without dental fluorosis using cone-beam computed tomography by Kharidhi Laxman Vandana, Mohanan Thushara, S. Shivaprasad

“…Background: The periodontal management in patients affected by dental fluorosis and its effect on jawbone quality presents a blind spot due to a lack of knowledge. Aim: The aim of the study was to determine how dental fluorosis affects the periodontium in terms of cortical plate thickness, trabecular pattern, and bone density (BD), and the study compares patients with and without dental fluorosis who have periodontitis. …”
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RETRACTED: Protecting the Rights of Minorities under International Law and Implications of COVID-19: An Overview of the Indian Context by Nehaluddin Ahmad

“…In the last few decades, these trends have been clear; however, they have dramatically increased in the last few years, and the administration has turned a blind eye.…”
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The haemodynamic effects of umbilical cord milking in term infants: a randomised controlled trial by Mehmet Tekin, Mahmut Gokdemir, Erzat Toprak, Musa Silahli, Hasan Energin, Zeynel Gokmen

“…Methods: In this prospective, randomised controlled study, 149 healthy term infants with a birth week of ≥37 weeks were randomly assigned to either the UCM or immediate cord clamping (ICC) group. Blinded echocardiographic evaluations were performed in all the neonates in the first 2–6 h. …”
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Seurat function argument values in scRNA-seq data analysis: potential pitfalls and refinements for biological interpretation by Mikhail Arbatsky, Ekaterina Vasilyeva, Veronika Sysoeva, Ekaterina Semina, Ekaterina Semina, Valeri Saveliev, Kseniya Rubina

“…Processing biological data is a challenge of paramount importance as the amount of accumulated data has been annually increasing along with the emergence of new methods for studying biological objects. Blind application of mathematical methods in biology may lead to erroneous hypotheses and conclusions. …”
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