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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... -
Gestational diabetes mellitus in Africa: a systematic review.
Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is any degree of impaired glucose tolerance first recognised during pregnancy. Most women with GDM revert to normal glucose... -
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... -
Heterogeneous groups overcome the diffusion of responsibility problem in soci...
Social norms promote cooperation in everyday life because many people are willing to negatively sanction norm breakers at a cost to themselves. However, a norm violation may... -
Supporting evidence-informed policy and scrutiny:A consultation of UK researc...
Access to reliable and timely information ensures that decision-makers can operate effectively. The motivations and challenges of parliamentarians and policy-makers in accessing... -
Improved tools and strategies for the prevention and control of arboviral dis...
Background \ud Research has been conducted on interventions to control dengue transmission and respond to outbreaks. A summary of the available evidence will help inform disease... -
The need for randomization in animal trials: an overview of systematic reviews
Background and Objectives: Randomization, allocation concealment, and blind outcome assessment have been shown to reduce bias in human studies. Authors from the Collaborative... -
The perceived feasibility of methods to reduce publication bias
Publication bias is prevalent within the scientific literature. Whilst there are multiple ideas on how to reduce publication bias, only a minority of journals have made... -
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... -
Informed Consent in the Genomics Era
Informed consent, the process of gathering autonomous authorization for a medical intervention or medical research participation, is a fundamental component of medical practice.... -
Factors that predict life sciences student persistence in undergraduate resea...
Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) have the potential to benefit undergraduates and longer UREs have been shown to lead to greater benefits for students. However, no... -
Animal models of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: A machine-assist...
We report a systematic review and meta-analysis of research using animal models of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). We systematically searched 5 online... -
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... -
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Computational biology is an interdisciplinary field, and many computational biology research projects involve distributed teams of scientists. To accomplish their work, these... -
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... -
Pharmacologic control of oxidative stress and inflammation determines whether...
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is characterized by progressive glomerulosclerosis (GS). ROP mice have a sclerosis-prone phenotype. However, they develop severe, rapidly... -
Evaluation of a mid-career investigator career development award: Assessing t...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) K18 award mechanism provides funded opportunities for established investigators to gain knowledge in fields outside of their primary... -
Faculty perceptions and knowledge of career development of trainees in biomed...
The Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) program is an NIH-funded effort testing the impact of career development interventions (e.g. internships, workshops,... -
Perceptions of scientific research literature and strategies for reading pape...
Reading primary research literature is an essential skill for all scientists and students on science degree programmes, however little is known about how researchers at... -
Survey of Academic Field Experiences (SAFE): Trainees Report Harassment and A...
Little is known about the climate of the scientific fieldwork setting as it relates to gendered experiences, sexual harassment, and sexual assault. We conducted an...
