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RG says "We're retiring Projects on March 31, 2023". How far it would affect you?

RG certainly must have a reason to reach this decision. How far would it affect you? How would the situation look like in general. And... Do you have alternatives? I hope this is a relevant question.

24 February 2023 1,599 18 View

Do you think your scientific presentation should not be adapted from a journal article?

In trying to be rigorous, scientists frequently pack presentations with content from journal articles. The usual result is a confused audience, befuddled by rapid-fire speaking, too much data and...

30 November 2020 2,117 6 View

Wikipedia Knows Her. BBC Knows Her. Do You?

She left school at 16 without completing her formal education, became a pioneer of virus imaging, and identified and imaged the first coronavirus in 1964. More than half a century after the...

21 April 2020 2,718 5 View

A theme of Death and Celebration: Do you Drink or Smoke?

A theme of death and celebration. This is what I got as a Christmas gift -- an invitation to a new website that addresses drinkers and smokers. The site, https://tobalco.com/ doesn't encourage...

29 December 2019 7,688 0 View

What do you think about all the burning around?

Should Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel about a book-burning culture, Fahrenheit 451, be properly called Celsius 451? Some sources say Bradbury thought "Fahrenheit" sounded better for a title, but...

10 June 2019 9,717 0 View

Do hyphens in paper titles harm citation counts and journal impact factors?

Attention Researchers! A warning from the University of Hong Kong: "According to the latest research results, the presence of simple hyphens in the titles of academic papers adversely affects...

05 June 2019 3,641 4 View

Can bias filter new information?

Murphy's Law of Research tells us that "Enough research will tend to support your theory", but would it suffice? People often accept new information only if it confirms what they believe in. At...

05 June 2019 9,204 2 View

Can physicists predict the jumps of Schrödinger's cat?

YES. I am just sharing news of a Yale University (YU) research which says so. I have always been intrigued by Schrödinger's cat, because personally I fancy God occupying a kind of Superposition....

05 June 2019 2,766 3 View

Do great scientists read works of fiction differently?

In the novel 'Don Quixote' by Cervantes, Nobel-winning physicist Erwin Schrödinger noticed one thing strange: “Sancho Panza, who loses his donkey in one chapter but a few chapters later, thanks to...

05 June 2019 5,697 8 View

Do you think "Request for Abstract" is a bit too much?

I humbly request all researchers to avoid it and confine to Request for Full-Text. How does a reader know whether a research paper is within the limits of his/her grasp unless he/she sees the...

05 June 2019 4,501 6 View

Why do open and free science in a world where science is not open and free?

Because I have realized that the world tends more and more to do open and free science and there is a trend more and more to choose free databases, free tools and open access platforms.

01 August 2024 10,046 1 View

Bangladesh government's reported plan to use lethal force against protesters? We need help Urgently ?

Please Help Us Urgently

01 August 2024 711 1 View

"How has Leader Sheikh Hasina's government allegedly responded to student protests, including the reported killing of over 500 students ?

"How has Leader Sheikh Hasina's government allegedly responded to student protests, including the reported killing of over 500 students, as well as arrests, custody, remand, and the involvement of...

29 July 2024 2,181 7 View

Does there exist any empirical evidence of government expenditure financed by money collected through lobbying?

Basically, i am trying to understand from the literature whether lobbying can also considered an alternative source of financing fiscal deficit.

26 July 2024 8,692 5 View

Can I use Likert scale with Paired Sample T-test?

Hey researchers! I am currently doing a research about to what extent in which A has accelerated the inclusiveness of the payment system in my country. Down below are a few examples of the...

26 July 2024 5,654 3 View

Seeking latest research on social protection in northeast Nigeria, Yobe state. How does it compare with other states?

What has been the social protection outreach like in Yobe state. Which areas are challenging for the government departments and what capacity building would be most effective? Comparison of the...

21 July 2024 9,887 1 View

What is the quality of basic services in the local government units in the Philippines?

I am researching the quality of basic services in the rural barangays of Virac, Catanduanes; and I need additional related literature on the local setting of the subject.

20 July 2024 4,621 0 View

What are the main obstacles to achieving a ceasefire or peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine?

It has been a quite long time since the Russia and Ukraine war has been going on and if we see the context of Geopolitics and International Relations we don't see a mediation between the two...

18 July 2024 6,737 4 View

How high should the remuneration be for test subjects in psychological research projects in Germany?

I am working on a project proposal (DFG project in Germany). I have the problem that I want to calculate how much funds I have to request for my test subjects (e.g., for qualitative interview of...

18 July 2024 1,690 0 View

Can a paper that is posted as a preprint in a database with DOI, can be reviewed in another journal and accepted for publication??

It happened that I am asked to review a paper for a journal. Incidentally, the paper is posted as a preprint in another database as open access with DOI. It is completely citable. Now, should I...

17 July 2024 1,831 4 View