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The preregistration revolution Open
Progress in science relies in part on generating hypotheses with existing observations and testing hypotheses with new observations. This distinction between postdiction and prediction is appreciated conceptually but is not respected in pr…
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Internet of Things and Big Data Analytics for Smart and Connected Communities Open
This paper promotes the concept of smart and connected communities SCC, which is evolving from the concept of smart cities. SCC are envisioned to address synergistically the needs of remembering the past (preservation and revitalization), …
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The NHS long term plan Open
Rightly ambitious, but can the NHS deliver?
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Case Study Method: A Step-by-Step Guide for Business Researchers Open
Qualitative case study methodology enables researchers to conduct an in-depth exploration of intricate phenomena within some specific context. By keeping in mind research students, this article presents a systematic step-by-step guide to c…
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The Role of 3D Printing in Medical Applications: A State of the Art Open
Three-dimensional (3D) printing refers to a number of manufacturing technologies that generate a physical model from digital information. Medical 3D printing was once an ambitious pipe dream. However, time and investment made it real. Nowa…
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An autonomous laboratory for the accelerated synthesis of novel materials Open
To close the gap between the rates of computational screening and experimental realization of novel materials 1,2 , we introduce the A-Lab, an autonomous laboratory for the solid-state synthesis of inorganic powders. This platform uses com…
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Statistical methods in water resources Open
First posted May 22, 2020 For additional information, contact: Chief, Analysis and Prediction BranchIntegrated Modeling and Prediction DivisionWater Mission AreaU.S. Geological Survey12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., Mail Stop 415Reston, VA 20192C…
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Adaptive radiotherapy: The Elekta Unity MR-linac concept Open
Daily full online replanning is the most robust adaptive planning method for Unity. It is feasible for specific sites in clinically acceptable times. Faster methods are available, but before applying these, the specific use cases should be…
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PREPARE: guidelines for planning animal research and testing Open
There is widespread concern about the quality, reproducibility and translatability of studies involving research animals. Although there are a number of reporting guidelines available, there is very little overarching guidance on how to pl…
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Towards carbon neutrality and China's 14th Five-Year Plan: Clean energy transition, sustainable urban development, and investment priorities Open
China's 14th Five-Year Plan, for the period 2021-25, presents a real opportunity for China to link its long-term climate goals with its short-to medium-term social and economic development plans. China's recent commitment to achieving carb…
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Searching for and selecting studies Open
This chapter outlines some general issues in searching for studies; describes the main sources of potential studies; and discusses how to plan the search process, design and carry out search strategies, manage references found during the s…
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Planning experiments: Updated guidance on experimental design and analysis and their reporting III Open
Scientists who plan to publish in British Journal of Pharmacology ( BJP ) must read this article before undertaking a study. This editorial provides guidance for the design of experiments. We have published previously two guidance document…
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The new definition of health technology assessment: A milestone in international collaboration Open
Background An international joint task group co-led by the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) and Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) has developed a new and internationally accepted d…
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Corruption in public projects and megaprojects: There is an elephant in the room! Open
Despite the relevance of corruption in project selection, planning and delivery, the project management literature pays little attention to this crucial phenomenon. This paper sets the background to foster the discussion concerning how to …
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The Relational Dynamics of Space-Time Open
The Relational Dynamics of Space-Time is a groundbreaking theory that redefines space-time as an emergent and discrete structure, arising from fundamental interactions between elementary entities. Rooted in the principle that “nothing is e…
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The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach Open
The sustainable livelihoods approach improves understanding of the livelihoods of the poor. It organizes the factors that constrain or enhance livelihood opportunities, and shows how they relate. It can help plan development activities and…
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Why students do not turn on their video cameras during online classes and an equitable and inclusive plan to encourage them to do so Open
Enrollment in courses taught remotely in higher education has been on the rise, with a recent surge in response to a global pandemic. While adapting this form of teaching, instructors familiar with traditional face‐to‐face methods are now …
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Building Capacity for Evidence-Based Public Health: Reconciling the Pulls of Practice and the Push of Research Open
Timely implementation of principles of evidence-based public health (EBPH) is critical for bridging the gap between discovery of new knowledge and its application. Public health organizations need sufficient capacity (the availability of r…
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Strategy archetypes for digital transformation: Defining meta objectives using business process management Open
Digital transformation dominates the practical and scientific discourse. Still, many companies do not have a clear plan on how to approach it. Particularly, small- and medium-sized enterprises struggle to initiate their digital journey as …
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Best Practices and Advice for Using Pupillometry to Measure Listening Effort: An Introduction for Those Who Want to Get Started Open
Within the field of hearing science, pupillometry is a widely used method for quantifying listening effort. Its use in research is growing exponentially, and many labs are (considering) applying pupillometry for the first time. Hence, ther…
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The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development Open
Our civilization needs a clean, resilient, productive, safe, well-observed, documented and predicted ocean. “The ocean we need for the future we want” was the motto of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission proposal to the United N…
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Rationale and Plan for Vitamin D Food Fortification: A Review and Guidance Paper Open
Vitamin D deficiency can lead to musculoskeletal diseases such as rickets and osteomalacia, but vitamin D supplementation may also prevent extraskeletal diseases such as respiratory tract infections, asthma exacerbations, pregnancy complic…
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Design of experiments application, concepts, examples: State of the art Open
Design of Experiments (DOE) is statistical tool deployed in various types of system, process and product design, development and optimization. It is multipurpose tool that can be used in various situations such as design for comparisons, v…
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Practical Guidance for Knowledge Synthesis: Scoping Review Methods Open
Scoping reviews are a useful approach to synthesizing research evidence although the objectives and methods are different to that of systematic reviews, yet some confusion persists around how to plan and prepare so that a completed scoping…
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The IMO initial strategy for reducing Greenhouse Gas(GHG) emissions, and its follow-up actions towards 2050 Open
At the 62nd Meeting (2011) of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (henceforth MEPC), the IMO had adopted the proposed amendment adding to the MARPOL Annex Chapter Ⅵ making it mandatory the EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) for …
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DOE/EPRI Electricity Storage Handbook in Collaboration with NRECA Open
The Electricity Storage Handbook (Handbook) is a how-to guide for utility and rural cooperative engineers, planners, and decision makers to plan and implement energy storage projects. The Handbook also serves as an information resource for…
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Review of Studies on Technology-Enhanced Language Learning and Teaching Open
In this study, we reviewed articles on technology-enhanced language learning and teaching. We aimed to summarize the content of reviewed articles in the following categories: (1) the number of articles published by journals and by year; (2…
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Student perspectives on rubric-referenced assessment Open
This study suggests that students use rubrics to support their own learning and academic..performance. In focus groups, fourteen undergraduate students discussed the ways in which..they used rubrics to plan an approach to an assignment, ch…
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Big Data sources and methods for social and economic analyses Open
[EN] The Data Big Bang that the development of the ICTs has raised is providing us with a stream of fresh and digitized data related to how people, companies and other organizations interact. To turn these data into knowledge about the und…
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CrisisMMD: Multimodal Twitter Datasets from Natural Disasters Open
During natural and man-made disasters, people use social media platforms such as Twitter to post textual and multimedia content to report updates about injured or dead people, infrastructure damage, missing or found people, among other inf…