Is it wrong to report an unavoidable unblinded reading of tuberculin sensitivity test (TST), even if took appropriate steps to mitigate it?

We conducted a study to ascertain Mantoux reaction among diabetic patients. Since we conducted the work in a diabetic clinic, we found it difficult to blind the subjects (from investigators or...

04 May 2016 889 2 View

Can I perform a validation of scale into a different language but avoid conducting construct validity temporarily?

I conducted the validation of a scale into another language and it seems to mirror the findings of the original and other international results. However, I was not able to conduct a construct...

31 December 2015 8,840 1 View

What is the Mantoux test (TST) cut-offs for diabetics and non-diabetics in an intermediate to high TB burden country?

CDC guidelines state that in populations with risk factors (DM), the cut-off has to be set at 10mm. But if there were no risk factors (or only HT or dyslipidaemia), what would be the cut-offs then?

07 August 2015 2,463 4 View

Using the Theory Planned Behaviour framework, how do we identify which items to remove from the indirect measures of a construct in a questionnaire?

We compared the composite scores of the indirect and direct measures (attitude/subjective norm/perceived control). They were all strongly correlated. But in some journal articles, authors seem to...

05 June 2015 2,449 8 View

What do you conclude when you have a paired t-test result that is significant but with a high standard deviation (about half the value of the mean)?

The skewness and kurtosis of the data was within limits that can be considered normal (-1 to 1). Do you still conclude that the results are significant but stating that a larger sample size would...

04 May 2015 5,736 4 View

The Questionnaire Conundrum - Is there a way to ensure that a questionnaire is answered satisfactorily well?

Recently, we embarked on a research project that involves the assessment of the intention of primary care physicians in providing sickness certification to patients. We rigorously conducted pilot...

01 February 2015 3,502 10 View

Do I need any permission to use a validated questionnaire that is widely avaliable in the public domain?

I was wondering if I need to get permission from the principal investigator to use a questionnaire that is widely available in the public domain and published by the same researcher. If the...

10 November 2014 5,863 1 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

How to upload pdf of my articles published?

How to upload pdf of my articles published?

03 March 2021 2,183 3 View

New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before?

Question to you and THEM, the New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before? There appears to be a core problem for...

02 March 2021 3,024 2 View

How to add a journal?

I would like to know how to register the journal Flora Montiberica (ISSN 1138-5952 - eISSN 1988-799X) in Research Gate.

02 March 2021 8,156 2 View

Would adding books published in Lambert Publishers increase my RG impact?

There are some books published in LAP. Shall I add it to the RG?

02 March 2021 2,753 1 View

Which is a lucid standard comprehensive book to guide on psychological scale construction and its standardization?

02 March 2021 7,082 3 View

LOAD DISPLACEMENT CURVES Stiffness increasing in ANSYS non linear analysis. HOW CAN I CORRECT IT?

Hi. I am doing non linear FE analysis using a new material beam under flexural 2 point loading using ANSYS. I have defined a bilinear material model. The solution has converged. In results I am...

01 March 2021 9,911 3 View

Is it possible to remove a preprint posted by a journal which is already rejected?

As we know many journals are posting preprints (DOI) in advance before the peer-review process. However, there is no guarantee that the preprints get published. The journal's reviewers undergo the...

01 March 2021 5,778 2 View

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Hi, I have several doubts about one paper (Systematic Literature Review) that was rejected. The main topic is Single-Board Computers in engineering education during the period 2010-2020. The...

01 March 2021 9,015 3 View

How to figure out easily the right journal with the right scope for your paper?

According to my experience most of the selected journals during paper submission are based on journal text matching suggested results from Springer, Elsevier,,,Etc. then the manuscript happened to...

01 March 2021 1,786 3 View