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High school science fair: Positive and negative outcomes
AbstractThe goal of our ongoing research is to identify strengths and weaknesses of high school level science fair and improvements that can help science educators make science... -
Measuring national capability over big science’s multidisciplinarity: A case ...
In the era of big science, countries allocate big research and development budgets to large scientific facilities that boost collaboration and research capability. A nuclear... -
Strengthening capacity for natural sciences research: A qualitative assessmen...
Background: Strengthening research capacity in low-and-middle-income countries is essential to drive socioeconomic development and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.... -
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Background Growing evidence suggests that second-generation cryoballoon ablation (2G-CB) is effective in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (PerAF). The cornerstone... -
Open access availability of Catalonia research output: Case analysis of the C...
The open access availability of publications by Catalonia's CERCA research centres was analysed to determine the extent to which authors use open access journals, repositories,... -
Comparative study on the mechanical mechanism of confined concrete supporting...
: In order to solve the supporting problem in underground engineering with high stress, square steel confined concrete (SQCC) supporting method is adopted to enhance the control... -
Analysis of vertically loaded piles considering crushing characteristics of c...
: In this paper, a method was developed to assess the vertical response of piles considering crushing characteristics. A load transfer model of a pile is built and the... -
Using the CustusX toolkit to create an image guided bronchoscopy application:...
Purpose The aim of this paper is to show how a specialized planning and guidance application called Fraxinus, can be built on top of the CustusX platform (www.custusx.org),... -
Open source software security vulnerability detection based on dynamic behavi...
Open source software has been widely used in various industries due to its openness and flexibility, but it also brings potential security problems. Therefore, security analysis... -
Image-Based Single Cell Profiling: High-Throughput Processing of Mother Machi...
Background Microfluidic lab-on-chip technology combined with live-cell imaging has enabled the observation of single cells in their spatio-temporal context. The mother machine... -
Case selection and causal inferences in qualitative comparative research
Traditionally, social scientists perceived causality as regularity. As a consequence, qualitative comparative case study research was regarded as unsuitable for drawing causal... -
The Design Help Desk: A collaborative approach to design education for scient...
: Visual design, learning sciences, and nanotechnology may be strange bedfellows; yet, as this paper highlights, peer interaction between a designer and a scientist is an... -
Human CAP cells represent a novel source for functional, miRNA-loaded exosome...
Exosomes represent a promising delivery tool for nucleic acid-based pharmaceuticals. They are highly suitable for transporting therapeutic miRNAs to tumor cells, due to their... -
A sequential Monte Carlo approach to gene expression deconvolution
: High-throughput gene expression data are often obtained from pure or complex (heterogeneous) biological samples. In the latter case, data obtained are a mixture of different... -
Singularity: Scientific containers for mobility of compute
Here we present Singularity, software developed to bring containers and reproducibility to scientific computing. Using Singularity containers, developers can work in... -
Reproduction study using public data of: Development and validation of a deep...
Replication studies are essential for validation of new methods, and are crucial to maintain the high standards of scientific publications, and to use the results in practice.... -
The proximal experience of awe.
Research on awe has grown exponentially in recent decades; however, few studies have considered whether awe-inspiring experiences also inspire other emotions. In two studies, we... -
Multi-institutional study of GRE scores as predictors of STEM PhD degree comp...
The process of selecting students likely to complete science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) doctoral programs has not changed greatly over the last few decades... -
Does engagement predict research use? An analysis of The Conversation Annual ...
: The impact of research on the world beyond academia has increasingly become an area of focus in research performance assessments internationally. Impact assessment is expected... -
How much would each researcher receive if competitive government research fun...
Scientists are increasingly dissatisfied with funding systems that rely on peer assessment and, accordingly, have suggested several proposals for reform. One of these proposals...