Is Wikipedia an appropriate resource to be cited by scientists to justify their views?

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Do your students rely on Wikipedia and YouTube as a source of information?

With the current availability easy access to information online, students in higher education and school education are more in favour of checking online resources such as those on Wikipedia or...

06 July 2018 7,561 9 View

Is it necessary to publish in Web of Science (ISI) listed journals?

Is it necessary to submit your work to journals listed in Web of Science rather than indexed in PubMed, or Scopus? Will publication in journals with impact factor determine the influence of your...

06 July 2018 6,416 13 View

Do you have "dissection" as part of teaching and learning anatomy in your medical curriculum?

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05 June 2018 9,975 8 View

How did you handle rejection of a submitted publication?

Rejection of a submitted publication is not good news, particularly for junior researchers such as PhD students. The worst is when you receive two rejections in a week. How did you handle such...

05 June 2018 1,838 8 View

What do students in PBL do in tutorial 2, do they present their learning issues as powerpoint, or do they construct knowledge on the whiteboard?

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05 June 2018 7,904 4 View

What are the advantages and disadvantages of an outcome-based curriculum?

Many schools have moved to an outcome-based curriculum, my question is, based on the experience you have at your school, what are the advantages and disadvantages of an outcome-based curriculum?

05 June 2018 8,165 6 View

What type of assessment do you use in assessing students in the problem-based learning (PBL ) component?

If your school has a PBL program, what type of assessment do you have in place to assess students in this component? Do you use more than one tool? And does this assessment contribute to the...

05 June 2018 6,259 5 View

Have you ever faced a challenge or a conflict with one of your students, how did you handle such situation?

Sometimes tutors face a conflict with one of the students, mainly when teaching a graduate student, how did you handle such situation? Are their educational principles behind the actions you have...

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As a problem-based learning tutor what was the most challenging situation that you have faced?

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Why do some students find it difficult to contribute to the discussion in problem-based learning tutorials?

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Timeout error!! Processor in the loop (PIL) using STM32F4 Matlab 2018a?

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How Can I clain a removal of a co-author?

I would like to make a correction in a co-author in your paper which is wrong. This name is also in other papers of Kenton Ko. Zey Ko is not a Co-author . The correct name is Zdenka...

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How does the injection volume impact LLOQ and ULOQ in regression analysis (LC-MSMS)?

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Difficulty in debugging code to correct error - TypeError: '<' not supported ?

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How to perform Haldane correction on SPSS?

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17 February 2021 9,178 2 View

How can I calculate the magnetic force applied from a magnet (no electrism)?

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What is the best way to do symmetry in ANSYS Fluent for flow between two concentric cylinders ?

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11 February 2021 2,193 6 View

What is the ideal value of UACI for image encryption scheme?

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Mohannad H. Al-Sherrawi

Please see this link:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Does_anyone_knows_a_research_paper_that_looked_at_the_authenticity_of_wikipedia_information

Samy Azer

Thank you Dr Al Sherrawi for the link. I aimed from my question to raise doubts about the accuracy of the Wikipedia articles and warn against using them as scientific resources. In fact, I have contributed to research this area, and we have demonstrated deficiencies in the Wikipedia articles examined (such as cardiovascular articles) such as lacking accuracy, gaps in knowledge, poor application of knowledge, misleading interpretation of information, and several problems in references. Those interested in this area could look at my records of publications on ResearchGate.