How to write an honest but effective abstract for scientific papers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2019.e00170
Abstract: Abstract Due to lack of training in scientific writing and sometimes unethical practices, abstracts are often poorly written, lack critical information, and sometimes contain spin. An effective abstract provides brief but adequate information on the… read more here.
Keywords: abstract scientific; effective abstract; scientific papers; write honest ... See more keywords
A note on pandemic mortality rates
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DOI: 10.1080/03461238.2021.1966830
Abstract: This paper considers a population being affected by a mortality stress during a limited period of time, for example a pandemic. It has recently been suggested that the mortality stress during a pandemic can be… read more here.
Keywords: copyright; mortality; note pandemic; mortality rates ... See more keywords
The Visual Abstract: Why, when, what and how
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DOI: 10.1111/petr.14413
Abstract: A visual abstract is a onepanel image type of informational graphic (infographic) that combines scientific data with principles of visual design,4 to display in one concise pictorial the most important aspects of a study: concise… read more here.
Keywords: article; visual abstract; number; twitter ... See more keywords
The Rhetoric of the Trump Administration
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DOI: 10.1111/psq.12699
Abstract: By extending the personalized presidency from the institution to the individual president while undercutting the bureaucracy's reliance on expertise and by attacking democratic norms and values, Donald Trump undermined both the executive as an institution… read more here.
Keywords: trump administration; abstract; rhetoric trump;
Abstract 1491: Mitochondrial dysfunction from defective Cytochrome oxidase complex induces tumorigenic phenotype
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DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2017-1491
Abstract: Mitochondrial defects that affect activity of the electron transport chain (ETC) complexes are associated with several diseases including cancer. Dysfunctional mitochondria resulting from mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) alterations or exposure to xenobiotics have been shown to… read more here.
Keywords: cytochrome oxidase; oxidase; tumorigenic phenotype; cco ... See more keywords
Abstract 3986: Regulation mechanism and clinical significance of KPNA2 promotes MDSCs infiltrating in epithelial ovarian cancer
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DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2017-3986
Abstract: Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells (MDSCs) are a population of immune cells that negatively regulate immune responses, which could promote tumor invasion and metastasis. Recently research has revealed that tumor could actively reshape the immune-microenvironment for its… read more here.
Keywords: regulation mechanism; kpna2; ovarian cancer; cancer ... See more keywords
Interactive Design of Random Aesthetic Abstract Textures by Composition Principles
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DOI: 10.1162/leon_a_01768
Abstract: The automatic synthesis of abstract textures is, to some extent, feasible. As evidenced by abstract art theoreticians, one can think of an abstract picture as a tree of elementary shapes interacting according to a short… read more here.
Keywords: interactive design; random aesthetic; abstract textures; composition ... See more keywords
All forest, no trees? Data journalism and the construction of abstract categories
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DOI: 10.1177/1464884918767577
Abstract: This study takes a sociology of quantification approach in exploring the impact of ‘commensurative’ processes in data journalism, in which distinct incidents and entities are rendered similar, aggregated, and shaped into elaborate abstract constructs. This… read more here.
Keywords: legacy outlets; journalism; data sources; data journalism ... See more keywords
Democracy in a Year of Crisis
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DOI: 10.1353/jod.2021.0018
Abstract: Freedom House's latest Freedom in the World report found that 2020 marked the fifteenth consecutive year of decline in global freedom, with countries where freedom deteriorated outnumbering those where it improved by the largest margin… read more here.
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Large EEG amplitude effects are highly similar across Necker cube, smiley, and abstract stimuli
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232928
Abstract: The information available through our senses is noisy, incomplete, and ambiguous. Our perceptual systems have to resolve this ambiguity to construct stable and reliable percepts. Previous EEG studies found large amplitude differences in two event-related… read more here.
Keywords: visibility; erp effects; cube; amplitude effects ... See more keywords
The Social Distancing Festival
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DOI: 10.3138/ctr.186.005
Abstract: The Social Distancing Festival is an international, multidisciplinary online theatre festival that was created as theatres, music venues, and art galleries across Canada shut their doors owing to the spread of COVID-19 The website received… read more here.
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