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Contribution of genome-wide association studies to scientific research: a bib...
In genetic epidemiology, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are used to rapidly scan a large set of genetic variants and thus to identify associations with a particular... -
Establishing a Minimum Dataset for Prospective Registration of Systematic Rev...
BACKGROUND: In response to growing recognition of the value of prospective registration of systematic review protocols, we planned to develop a web-based open access... -
Narrative Style Influences Citation Frequency in Climate Change Science
Peer-reviewed publications focusing on climate change are growing exponentially with the consequence that the uptake and influence of individual papers varies greatly. Here, we... -
Public availability of published research data in high-impact journals.
Background There is increasing interest to make primary data from published research publicly available. We aimed to assess the current status of making research data... -
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.... -
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... -
Linguistic Traces of a Scientific Fraud: The Case of Diederik Stapel
When scientists report false data, does their writing style reflect their deception? In this study, we investigated the linguistic patterns of fraudulent (N = 24; 170,008... -
A Descriptive Analysis of Overviews of Reviews Published between 2000 and 2011
Background Overviews of systematic reviews compile data from multiple systematic reviews (SRs) and are a new method of evidence synthesis. Objectives To describe the... -
Measuring coverage in MNCH: a validation study linking population survey deri...
Background: Accurate data on coverage of key maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) interventions are crucial for monitoring progress toward the Millennium Development Goals... -
Conflict of Interest Disclosures for Clinical Practice Guidelines in the Nati...
Background Conflict of interest (COI) is an important potential source of bias in the development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and high rates of COI among guideline... -
Endorsement of the CONSORT Statement by High-Impact Medical Journals in China...
BACKGROUND: The CONSORT Statement is a reporting guideline for authors when reporting randomized controlled trials (RCTs). It offers a standard way for authors to prepare RCT... -
The emergent integrated network structure of scientific research
Scientific research is often thought of as being conducted by individuals and small teams striving for disciplinary advances. Yet as a whole, this endeavor more closely... -
Global Epidemiology of Mental Disorders: What Are We Missing?
Background Population-based studies provide the understanding of health-need required for effective public health policy and service-planning. Mental disorders are an... -
Computation of adherence to medication and visualization of medication histor...
Adherence to medications is an important indicator of the quality of medication management and impacts on health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of healthcare delivery.... -
Mapping the evolution of entrepreneurship as a field of research (1990-2013):...
This article applies scientometric techniques to study the evolution of the field of entrepreneurship between 1990 and 2013. Using a combination of topic mapping, author and... -
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... -
Identifying audiences of e-infrastructures--tools for measuring impact.
Research evaluation should take into account the intended scholarly and non-scholarly audiences of the research output. This holds too for research infrastructures, which often... -
Systematic evaluation of the teaching qualities of Obstetrics and Gynecology ...
Background: The importance of effective clinical teaching for the quality of future patient care is globally understood. Due to recent changes in graduate medical education, new... -
Less Work, Less Respect: Authors' Perceived Importance of Research Contributi...
Background Attitudes towards authorship are connected with authors' research experience and with knowledge of authorship criteria of International Committee of Medical Journal...
