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You don’t have to be rich to save money: On the relationship between objectiv...
Saving is an important financial behavior that provides an individual with psychological security and boosts his/her overall sense of well-being. For this reason, scientists and... -
‘We’re passengers sailing in the same ship, but we have our own berths to sle...
Background Patient and public involvement (PPI) is a requirement for UK health and social care research funding. Evidence for how best to implement PPI in research programmes,... -
Perceived conflict of interest in health science partnerships
University scientists conducting research on topics of potential health concern often want to partner with a range of actors, including government entities, non-governmental... -
Economic Evaluation of an Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management Program to Con...
Aedes albopictus is the most invasive mosquito in the world, an important disease vector, and a biting nuisance that limits outdoor activities. Area-wide integrated pest... -
Push button replication: Is impact evaluation evidence for international deve...
Objective: In past years, research audit exercises conducted across several fields of study have found a high prevalence of published empirical research that cannot be... -
Quality of Research Practice – An interdisciplinary face validity evaluation ...
There are few acknowledged multidisciplinary quality standards for research practice and evaluation. This study evaluates the face validity of a recently developed comprehensive... -
Validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the Newest Vital Sign: a ...
Health literacy (HL) refers to the ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services, and is thus needed to make appropriate health decisions. The... -
Capacity to conduct health research among NGOs in Malawi: Diverse strengths, ...
Background The role of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in health research has attracted growing attention. NGOs are important service providers and advocates in... -
Ten simple rules for structuring papers
AbstractGood scientific writing is essential to career development and to the progress of science. A well-structured manuscript allows readers and reviewers to get excited about... -
A new survey to evaluate conflict of interest policies at academic medical ce...
Background A majority of academic medical centers (AMCs) have now adopted conflict of interest policies (COI) to address relationships with pharmaceutical and device industries... -
Oral Medicines for Children in the European Paediatric Investigation Plans
INTRODUCTION: Pharmaceutical industry is no longer allowed to develop new medicines for use in adults only, as the 2007 Paediatric Regulation requires children to be considered... -
Review and Analysis of Publication Trends over Three Decades in Three High Im...
Context Over the past three decades, industry sponsored research expanded in the United States. Financial incentives can lead to potential conflicts of interest (COI)... -
Assessing health research grant applications: A retrospective comparative rev...
BACKGROUND: Research funders use a wide variety of application assessment processes yet there is little evidence on their relative advantages and disadvantages. A broad... -
Financial Relationships between Organizations That Produce Clinical Practice ...
Background Financial relationships between organizations that produce clinical practice guidelines and biomedical companies are vulnerable to conflicts of interest. We sought to...
