Why do researchers believe data on rodents can be extrapolated onto humans?

This is a constant when proofs are offered for monoamine hypothesis. I read an, on the surface, interesting, technical paper only to discover the data is about mice- although ostensibly the...

11 December 2018 3,848 0 View

Does supply create its own demand?

Ok. An old question put out 200 years ago by Jean-Baptiste Say, and one usually answered with a 'no'. But can you make a reasonable try at arguing 'yes' strongly and convincingly?

07 August 2018 4,387 15 View

The Golden Rule for Teachers?

I came across this on my linked in site. The question really references the Student Centred Approach to teaching. The above concludes that the Golden Rule involves: Putting yourself in your...

07 August 2018 3,717 23 View

To what extent did the USA cause the collapse of the British and French Empires after World War 11?

During the 2nd World War, President Roosevelt's Atlantic Charter had committed the USA to dismantling the British and French empires in Asia, although not to dismantling their own. Roosevelt had...

07 August 2018 7,707 10 View

Do you rely on authority heuristics when considering a subject?

How many believe a judgement or point of view simply because it comes from a professional or from someone endowed with intellectual or political (in its widest sense) authority? If you are told...

06 July 2018 7,230 5 View

Is intelligence overrated?

Although intelligence is purveyed as a requisite quality how does it really help towards success, for example, happiness and quality of life. Is there something to be said for stupidity? Are...

06 July 2018 5,585 90 View

Is academia just a way of presenting knowledge and does it therefore deserve its status?

Academic training is lengthy but often resolves into specific ways to present knowledge and information. This requires ability but does it require great ability. When I did my first degree I...

06 July 2018 8,980 14 View

What is the overall effect of International Students?

Does their presence in host countries, usually in the West, aid the host countries or their own country more? Do millions of students learning and training in other countries aid globalisation? Do...

06 July 2018 3,159 17 View

Have any of your original professors/lecturers done outstanding work in their discipline and are now celebrated?

I wonder how many ever succeeded but remained big fish in a tiny pool, happy to be under half-lit lamps throwing occasional light on them and their work.

06 July 2018 1,480 1 View

Do you believe Foucault was right to hold that madness is merely a construct?

Is madness just an idea developed as a consequence of the constitution of a prevailing notion of rationality, as Foucault examined in Madness and Civilisation. The development of Normalcy, an idea...

06 July 2018 2,262 7 View

Do we need to write protocol for a second study of a systematic review that has been registered and published?

I have conducted and published a systematic review and meta-analysis research with the topic related to public health and health pomotion (protocol was registed in PROSPERO). Now we want to...

03 March 2021 8,920 3 View

Ideas for Phd's Thesis on pricing (Marketing)?

Hi everyone, I'm studying Marketing and I would like to write my PhD thesis on the topic of pricing. Any specific ideas?

02 March 2021 9,706 5 View

How to write a scientific report?

We are analysing scientific reports at University in great detail, so I wanted to find a scientific report about how to write a scientific report. Including detail such as what information to put...

02 March 2021 7,602 4 View

Could any one guide me, to write research proposal for grant? ?

We have one plant, the local people using this for controlling blood sugar, the toxicity and antidiabetic activity of the plant is not reported yet, please guide from whag should be the process ?...

02 March 2021 2,300 1 View

Energy minimization in LAMMPS using NVT ?

How do I do energy minimization in lammps with NVT ensemble ? I am using the following command and it does not seem to work. It stops at extremely high energy and gives me the error zero search...

01 March 2021 2,294 3 View

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01 March 2021 3,905 5 View

How to Balance Bench work with Reading and Writing?

I am a second-year grad student. I am finding it difficult finding time to read literature and write (things like qualifying exam, thesis, grants). I find myself so busy with bench work that I...

01 March 2021 3,325 4 View

Which software is better to write systematic review paper?

We have seen some authors use some software to write review paper. As obvious, the study of all published papers concerning our studying field is not possible and these software can help us to...

27 February 2021 6,296 1 View

How can we raise the figure when we writing a paper with Latex ?

Hi, everyone. I'm a starter to write a paper by Latex. But I have some difficulty using it. I'm writing the paper with 2 columns. And, there is one figure that occupies the 2 both-sides. I want to...

26 February 2021 3,738 3 View

How to determine implicit ontological and epistemological stance?

I am hoping for some guidance and additional reading material that will assist me in determining ontological and epistemological stance when not explicitly detailed within the research. Here is...

26 February 2021 227 5 View