During the past years, many papers have already been published to study the spectral methods, for example, [11 14].
Another strength is the use of validated questionnaires that were published prior to the study.
Dr. Leshner is now chief executive of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which publishes Science magazine, but took pains to say he "had nothing to do with the decision to publish the study".
Consequently, it has been decided to publish the study protocol prior to achieving results.
The participants in this study provided consent to participate and for us to publish the study findings.
Appraisal and quality scoring were documented using published tools appropriate to the study design [ 17– 20].
To our knowledge no other study has been published in regards to the study of Leishmania species in jackals.
Late last year, the U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) unanimously asked Science not to publish the study's details.
When drug trials don't show positive results, medical journals are less likely to publish the study.
After consulting with the Royal Society, Pickett publicly criticised The Lancet for agreeing to publish the study.
