Caveat emptor: for researchers, a rose will not smell sweet unless we know its composition
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DOI: 10.1042/bsr20170078
Abstract: In a recent publication in Bioscience Reports “Contaminants in commercial preparations of ‘purified’ small leucine-rich proteoglycans may distort mechanistic studies”, Brown et al. identified by mass spectrometry and immunoblotting that certain commercial preparations of the… read more here.
Keywords: smell sweet; decorin biglycan; researchers rose; rose smell ... See more keywords
Predatory conferences: Caveat emptor!
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DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14855
Abstract: It is a dream of every young researcher or postgraduate student to publish an article in an indexed journal and to present an oral paper or poster at a reputed conference. Unfortunately these young researchers… read more here.
Keywords: venereology; dermatology; conferences caveat; predatory conferences ... See more keywords
Caveat emptor: the combined effects of multiplicity and selective reporting
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DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-2888-9
Abstract: Clinical trials and systematic reviews of clinical trials inform healthcare decisions. There is growing concern, however, about results from clinical trials that cannot be reproduced. Reasons for nonreproducibility include that outcomes are defined in multiple… read more here.
Keywords: multiplicity; selective reporting; clinical trials; systematic reviews ... See more keywords