Is Medical Academic corruption real?

https://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2010/05/ex-editor-nejm-tells-how-big-pharma-has-corrupted-academic-institutions/ I am not sure if Angell's views are correct Are Medical academics slaves...

09 October 2018 1,406 2 View

Ethics Boards: A Help or a Hindrance?

Does mind-numbing bureaucracy hinder the free flow of creative thought? The necessity for ethical and procedural control is clear. But have we outlived this method of control? Does our IT and...

01 January 1970 935 12 View

COP24: Another example of Political failure?

Why do our politicians keep on failing us like this? Should politicians be subjected to a mandatory psychometric test , an IQ test and an enforced retirement age of 65 years?

01 January 1970 6,768 3 View

Cars for the environment

Full electric versus Hybrid: which is better on all round assessment? Hybrid cars combine a petrol engine with an electric driven component. Eg:...

01 January 1970 2,501 20 View

Climate Change: Time to change strategy?

Should we be spending more time analyzing and securing water sources and reviewing farming types and practices? Should we be considering changing crop types and farm locations? Should we be...

01 January 1970 1,129 40 View

Toxic work environments: What would you do?

-Choices: -Suck it up and wait for colleagues to suffer? -Talk out and risk your livelihood? -Walk away and retain your sanity?

01 January 1970 6,963 16 View

Has modern Journalism deteriorated in quality?

Our capacity for quick access to news events has improved dramatically, due to the ubiquitous Smartphone camera. But have other elements of reporting declined in quality? - Delayed stats, even...

01 January 1970 677 3 View

Should Growth Hormone be used to increase height in healthy children?

Height has social value. Many studies show that taller people earn more and are more successful. Some societies value height as a beneficial social characteristic So, should we be giving growth...

01 January 1970 2,139 1 View

Why are people drawn to 'Game of Thrones'?

Game of Thrones is a popular movie series It contains elements of violence, war, social and personal warfare and human intrigue Why are we drawn to this mixture of elements? What does it say...

01 January 1970 8,694 3 View

ResearchGate and Collaborative discussions

01 January 1970 820 1 View

Is there any test to determine the cardiovascular risk of patients with obesity? from the perspective of obesity?

We found tests to determine cardiovascular risk taking into account lipid profile, blood pressure, age, history of diabetes, other laboratories. But when weight is involved, there is a paradox. I...

02 March 2021 6,036 1 View

How to code open-ended questions in SPSS?

Hello all, In SPSS I am going to code 2 open-ended questions. I have already read all the answers and I made a list of the most important categories to which I can code the answers. This question...

02 March 2021 1,757 4 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

What SPSS analysis should I run with one IV (with two levels) and two DVs?

Hi, I am trying to figure out which test would be most appropriate to run for the following question: Is there a difference in task blood pressure between smokers and non-smokers? There are two...

01 March 2021 8,235 2 View

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01 March 2021 3,905 5 View

Issues with Permeabilization during Flow Cytometry?

Hello Everyone. Currently I am working to characterize macrophages in the myocardium after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Due to the low total cell number isolated from rat hearts I can...

01 March 2021 3,867 3 View

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

01 March 2021 8,087 3 View

How to highlight novelty in your research paper?

I have come up with a method and had written a paper on it. Paper got rejected by a journal stating that there is no theoretical novelty. I am kind of confused on why the novelty that I am able to...

28 February 2021 2,393 8 View

How to compute the internal consistency of a scale with ordinal items?

Hi community, I am trying to determine what is the best way to calculate the internal consistency of a newly developed self-esteem scale. I am working together with two other researchers on the...

28 February 2021 1,369 5 View

What could be some reasons why unstimulated monocytes are getting activated?

Im doing PBMC isolation -> CD14+ enrichment using magnetic beads -> stimulation setup. My negative control is just cells in cRPMI but they seem to get activated over and over again.

28 February 2021 7,883 3 View