David Schmidt

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When a journal accepts a manuscript to review, are they creating a contract to provide a service?

I recently had a paper declined by a journal because they were unable to find a reviewer. I was wondering about the journal's obligations at this point. By accepting the paper for review, have...

20 November 2018 6,165 12 View

How to manage zero difference data pairs in wilcoxon signed rank test?

When using a Wilcoxon signed rank test pairs of data that have a difference score of zero are removed from the analysis and the sample size reduces. How then should the sample size be reported?...

29 September 2016 1,897 4 View

Translational Research: where are the boundaries?

In Australia at the moment Translational Research is very popular, if poorly defined. Being captured under this banner at the moment are a range of projects including those that replicate existing...

19 January 2016 9,930 4 View

Is ethical approval required for a document review?

I am looking to do a study of an health organization's strategic plans, operational plans, position descriptions and so forth. Some of these documents are in the public domain, whilst others...

13 November 2015 7,853 14 View

Is it recommended to straight leg raise or not to straight leg raise after total hip arthroplasty?

Avoiding SLR as an exercise after total hip replacement was one of the rules when I was a clinician, but nobody could tell me why. Is there research to support this? Any ideas?

11 May 2015 8,533 20 View

How important are group sizes in randomisation for an RCT?

I have recently reviewed an RCT involving 328 patients randomised into a treatment group with 183 patients and control group with 145 patients. I understand the 328 were randomised as an entirety...

25 August 2014 7,396 12 View

Discipline advisor / strategic leadership roles in Allied Health professions - is there any evidence?

Where I work we have allied health discipline advisors for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetics, speech pathology and social work- these are strategic leadership and support roles. These...

11 August 2014 868 17 View

How late is too late to publish clinical research?

For novice researchers completing a research project is a massive challenge. Sometimes they lack the confidence to write for peer review at the time of completion of the study, but at a later...

02 April 2014 3,134 5 View

How to handle a shortage of reviewers as an author

I have had several papers rejected by journals because of an inability of the journal to find reviewers. As an author this is incredibly frustrating as not only do you spend a long time waiting...

01 January 1970 5,747 9 View