A Comparative Study of "41-Menbari" Religious Ceremony in Shahreza, Iran by S. Sepehr Tabatabaei, Peyman Raei

“…In Lorestan, black-clad and masked girls with bare feet go around the mourning rituals and husseiniyahs of the city as a group from the first morning of Ashura and light a candle with different intentions, especially in fortune-telling in every meeting and mourning rituals (Yavari, 2009, p. 94). …”
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從接觸開始：對高齡者進行同志教育的教學實踐 Initiating Dialogue: Implementing LGBT Education for Older Adults in Taiwan by 張德勝 Te-Sheng Chang, 陳上迪 Shang-Ti Chen, 王鴻哲 Hung-Che Wang, 喀飛 William Shen

“…These reflections indicate that the participants generally offered “politically correct” responses, such as expressions of understanding and respect; their responses often masked implicit discriminatory attitudes, such as the unfounded belief that children raised in gay families might also “become” gay. …”
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School-based relationship and sexuality education intervention engaging adolescent boys for the reductions of teenage pregnancy: the JACK cluster RCT by Lohan Maria, Gillespie Kathryn, Aventin Áine, Gough Aisling, Warren Emily, Lewis Ruth, Buckley Kelly, McShane Theresa, Brennan-Wilson Aoibheann, Lagdon Susan, Adara Linda, McDaid Lisa, French Rebecca, Young Honor, McDowell Clíona, Logan Danielle, Toase Sorcha, Hunter Rachael M, Gabrio Andrea, Clarke Mike, O’Hare Liam, Bonell Chris, Bailey Julia V, White James

“…Fieldwork staff and staff who completed the data entry were masked to allocation throughout the trial. Intervention If I Were Jack is an evidence-based, gender-transformative and comprehensive-approach RSE intervention, developed with substantial user co-design and of proven feasibility. …”
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The importance of occupation in the development of the COVID-19 pandemic by Alex Burdorf, Reiner Rugulies

“…Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. …”
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Testing the efficacy and safety of BIO101, for the prevention of respiratory deterioration, in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia (COVA study): a structured summary of a study protoc... by W. Dioh, M. Chabane, C. Tourette, A. Azbekyan, C. Morelot-Panzini, L. A. Hajjar, M. Lins, G. B. Nair, T. Whitehouse, J. Mariani, M. Latil, S. Camelo, R. Lafont, P. J. Dilda, S. Veillet, S. Agus

“…In Part 2, randomization will be stratified by centre, gender, RAS pathway modulator use (yes/no), co-morbidities (none vs. 1 and above), receiving Continuous Positive Airway Pressure/Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP/BiPAP) at study entry (Yes/No) and suspicion of COVID-19 related myocarditis or pericarditis (present or not). Blinding (masking) Participants, caregivers, and the study team assessing the outcomes are blinded to group assignment. …”
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Robust Variable Selection and Regularization in Quantile Regression Based on Adaptive-LASSO and Adaptive E-NET by Innocent Mudhombo, Edmore Ranganai

“…At the predictor matrix with collinearity-masking points under the <i>t</i>-distribution, all adaptive versions outperformed their respective non-adaptive versions with respect to all metrics. …”
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Individualised variable-interval risk-based screening in diabetic retinopathy: the ISDR research programme including RCT by Simon Harding, Ayesh Alshukri, Duncan Appelbe, Deborah Broadbent, Philip Burgess, Paula Byrne, Christopher Cheyne, Antonio Eleuteri, Anthony Fisher, Marta García-Fiñana, Mark Gabbay, Marilyn James, James Lathe, Tracy Moitt, Mehrdad Mobayen Rahni, John Roberts, Christopher Sampson, Daniel Seddon, Irene Stratton, Clare Thetford, Pilar Vazquez-Arango, Jiten Vora, Amu Wang, Paula Williamson

“…These were set as high-, medium- and low-risk for progression to screen-positive respectively. We conducted a masked, two-arm, parallel assignment, equivalence, RCT with design input, monitoring and analysis by an independent trial unit. …”
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Conscientious Objection Based on Patient Identity by John Dinelli

“… Photo by Cecilie Johnsen on Unsplash INTRODUCTION Across the country, states are enacting legislation that curtails LGBTQ+ rights and liberties.[1] In March 2021, Arkansas enacted Senate Bill 289, titled the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act (the “Act”).[2] The Act permits medical practitioners, healthcare institutions, and insurance companies to refuse to treat, or, in the case of insurance companies, to cover, a non-critically ill person if treating the individual violates their religious or personal beliefs. Though masked as protecting religious liberties, the Act discriminates against LGBTQ+ patients. …”
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Mortality impact, risks, and benefits of general population screening for ovarian cancer: the UKCTOCS randomised controlled trial by Menon Usha, Gentry-Maharaj Aleksandra, Burnell Matthew, Ryan Andy, Kalsi Jatinderpal K, Singh Naveena, Dawnay Anne, Fallowfield Lesley, McGuire Alistair J, Campbell Stuart, Skates Steven J, Parmar Mahesh, Jacobs Ian J

“…Blinding Investigators and participants were unblinded and outcomes review committee was masked to randomisation group. Analyses Primary analyses were by intention to screen, comparing separately MMS and USS with C using the Versatile test. …”
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Helping pregnant smokers quit: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial of electronic cigarettes versus nicotine replacement therapy by Przulj Dunja, Pesola Francesca, Myers Smith Katie, McRobbie Hayden, Coleman Tim, Lewis Sarah, Griffith Christopher, Walton Robert, Whitemore Rachel, Clark Miranda, Ussher Michael, Sinclair Lesley, Seager Emily, Cooper Sue, Bauld Linda, Naughton Felix, Sasieni Peter, Manyonda Isaac, Hajek Peter

“…Conclusions ECs were not significantly more effective than NPs in the primary analysis, but their effect appears to have been masked by EC use in the NP arm. When this was controlled for, ECs were almost twice as effective than NPs in all abstinence outcomes. …”
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On the potential fingerprint of the Antarctica ozone hole in ice-core nitrate isotopes: a case study based on a South Pole ice core by Y. Cao, Z. Jiang, B. Alexander, J. Cole-Dai, J. Savarino, J. Erbland, L. Geng, L. Geng, L. Geng

“…Nevertheless, this enrichment is small and masked by the effects of the snow accumulation rate at the South Pole over the same period of the ozone hole. …”
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Conscientious Objection Based on Patient Identity by John Dinelli

“… Photo by Cecilie Johnsen on Unsplash INTRODUCTION Across the country, states are enacting legislation that curtails LGBTQ+ rights and liberties.[1] In March 2021, Arkansas enacted Senate Bill 289, titled the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act (the “Act”).[2] The Act permits medical practitioners, healthcare institutions, and insurance companies to refuse to treat, or, in the case of insurance companies, to cover, a non-critically ill person if treating the individual violates their religious or personal beliefs. Though masked as protecting religious liberties, the Act discriminates against LGBTQ+ patients. …”
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Shifting Paradigms by Amanda Pisciotta

“…It is crucial to recognize that masking autistic traits is not the optimal outcome for individuals with autism. …”
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The Politics of Pain by Alix Masters

“…For example, countries with strong histories of Buddhist thought and culture have traditionally opposed the ideology of palliative care.[26]  In Buddhism, suffering is considered an inextricable part of life and masking this suffering through medical intervention is looked down upon.[2]  For example, Vietnam, a country with a culture strongly imbued with Eastern Buddhist values, has a long history of rejecting palliative care and pain medications in general.[26]  Due to this, the World Health Organization’ declaration that palliative care is a universal human right could also be understood as a Western organization blatantly ignoring Buddhist cultural traditions.  …”
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Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of guided self-help versus individual cognitive behavioural therapy with a trauma focus for post-traumatic stress disorder (RAPID) by Jonathan I Bisson, Cono Ariti, Katherine Cullen, Neil Kitchiner, Catrin Lewis, Neil P Roberts, Natalie Simon, Kim Smallman, Katy Addison, Vicky Bell, Lucy Brookes-Howell, Sarah Cosgrove, Anke Ehlers, Deborah Fitzsimmons, Paula Foscarini-Craggs, Shaun R S Harris, Mark Kelson, Karina Lovell, Maureen McKenna, Rachel McNamara, Claire Nollett, Tim Pickles, Rhys Williams-Thomas

“…Methods RAPID was a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled non-inferiority trial with assessors masked to treatment allocation. Individual randomisation was used. …”
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Online remote behavioural intervention for tics in 9- to 17-year-olds: the ORBIT RCT with embedded process and economic evaluation by Chris Hollis, Charlotte L Hall, Kareem Khan, Marie Le Novere, Louise Marston, Rebecca Jones, Rachael Hunter, Beverley J Brown, Charlotte Sanderson, Per Andrén, Sophie D Bennett, Liam R Chamberlain, E Bethan Davies, Amber Evans, Natalia Kouzoupi, Caitlin McKenzie, Isobel Heyman, Joseph Kilgariff, Cristine Glazebrook, David Mataix-Cols, Eva Serlachius, Elizabeth Murray, Tara Murphy

“…All trial staff, statisticians and the chief investigator were masked to group allocation. Results Two hundred and twenty-four participants were randomised to the intervention (n = 112) or control (n = 112) group. …”
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Resuscitation with pre-hospital blood products in adults with trauma-related haemorrhagic shock: the RePHILL RCT by Nicholas Crombie, Heidi A Doughty, Jonathan RB Bishop, Amisha Desai, Emily F Dixon, James M Hancox, Mike J Herbert, Caroline Leech, Simon J Lewis, Mark R Nash, David N Naumann, Karen Piper, Gemma Slinn, Hazel Smith, Iain M Smith, Rebekah K Wale, Alastair Wilson, Aisling Crombie, Mark Midwinter, Natalie Ives, Gavin D Perkins

“…For patients who survived to be admitted to hospital, the local research teams sought written, informed consent from the patient or a legal representative to continue in the trial. Randomisation and masking Randomisation (variable block size, stratified by site 1 : 1 ratio) was implemented through a central and secure trial database at the Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit. …”
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Peer support for discharge from inpatient to community mental health care: the ENRICH research programme by Steve Gillard, Rhiannon Foster, Sarah White, Andrew Healey, Stephen Bremner, Sarah Gibson, Lucy Goldsmith, Mike Lucock, Jacqueline Marks, Rosaleen Morshead, Akshaykumar Patel, Shalini Patel, Julie Repper, Miles Rinaldi, Alan Simpson, Michael Ussher, Jessica Worner, Stefan Priebe

“…Evidence for the effectiveness of peer support in mental health services remains equivocal, and the quality of randomised controlled trials to date is often poor, with trials at risk of bias because of unclear randomisation and masking procedures and incomplete reporting of outcomes. …”
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Climate forcing growth rates: doubling down on our Faustian bargain by James Hansen, Pushker Kharecha, Makiko Sato

“…Increased short-term masking of greenhouse gas warming by fossil fuel particulate and nitrogen pollution represents a ‘doubling down’ of the Faustian bargain, an increase in the stakes. …”
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