Progress, opportunities, and key fields for groundwater quality research under the impacts of human activities in China with a special focus on western China
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8753-7
Abstract: Groundwater quality research is extremely important for supporting the safety of the water supply and human health in arid and semi-arid areas of China. This review article was constructed to report the latest research progress… read more here.
Keywords: western china; quality; quality research; groundwater quality ... See more keywords
Why we should worry less about predatory publishers and more about the quality of research and training at our academic institutions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2017.01.001
Abstract: In 2014 over 400,000 articles were published in about 8000 journals that many regard as predatory.1 The term “predatory publishers” was first used by Jeffrey Beall of the University of Colorado, who until recently documented… read more here.
Keywords: predatory journals; less predatory; predatory publishers; worry less ... See more keywords
Quality Research in Africa and Why It Is Important
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DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c04327
Abstract: T African Academy of Sciences, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is a pan-African nonprofit institution that supports worldclass scientific research. It also serves as a thought leader for African science, assembling its own Fellows, professional staff,… read more here.
Keywords: research; science; research africa; quality research ... See more keywords
Looking beyond the individual: Quality research requires supportive environments
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DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2017.1309012
Abstract: This issue of Medical Teacher includes an article by ten Cate and colleagues which focuses on defining excellence in health professions education PhD dissertations. The authors point out that PhD programs in health professions education… read more here.
Keywords: research; staff; unit; institution ... See more keywords
Supporting quality research in teacher education
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DOI: 10.1080/1359866x.2018.1433597
Abstract: In complex and often volatile environments, all those associated with the work of teaching are increasingly challenged to demonstrate the ways in which we impact positively upon the diverse students, families and carers who must… read more here.
Keywords: research; quality research; teacher education;
Step up for quality research
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aan0859
Abstract: In response to calls for change from within and outside the scientific community, funding agencies, journals, and professional societies are developing new requirements to promote reproducibility and integrity in research. Amid this activity, the voices… read more here.
Keywords: quality; research; step quality; integrity ... See more keywords
QUALITY RESEARCH MANAGEMENT IMPROVES DESIGN RESEARCH EFFECTIVENESS
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DOI: 10.7166/30-3-2246
Abstract: Design research projects are often more complex than initially perceived due to a requirement for novelty, the creativity inherent in the design process, and the limited experience of novice researchers. Also, expectations from institutions and… read more here.
Keywords: quality; research; quality research; research management ... See more keywords