Shanker Lal Shrivastava

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Is Most Published Research Really False?

Is Most Published Research Really False? http://www.stat.cmu.edu/~ryantibs/journalclub/ioannidis.pdf https://www.businessinsider.com/why-most-published-scientific-research-is-wrong-2013-10?IR=T

03 March 2018 1,787 5 View

What is the reason for very low hemoglobin?

This is with reference to a patient suffering from low hemoglobin (as low as 4-5) for over a decade. With blood transfusion or medication (including some injections etc.), the hemoglobin rises...

12 December 2017 7,095 12 View

What could be the reason for differential body temperature?

The question is with reference to a patient suffering from differential body temperature, her right side (particularly the hand) occasionally being substantially colder than the left.

12 December 2017 5,276 5 View

Should publications be an essential criterion (outweighing other qualifications) for judging the caliber of a teacher?

Nobel winner declares boycott of top science journals http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/09/nobel-winner-boycott-science-journals

07 July 2015 7,025 4 View

How can it be said that precisely 'Sixth' Mass Extinction is Approaching, Humans Won’t Be Spared?

http://www.ibtimes.com/sixth-mass-extinction-approaching-humans-wont-be-spared-study-1976102 When everything gets extinct and the world starts afresh, how do the people get the clue that such...

06 June 2015 7,179 2 View

Should the messages circulated in the names of reputed scientists be taken for granted?

For instance, opine on the following message circulated on social media: This message is from a group of Doctors in India: (forwarded in public interest) 1) Do not drink APPY FIZZ. It contains...

03 March 2015 6,938 3 View

What are the causes of having a feeling of choking or something getting stuck in the throat?

People occasionally have a feeling of difficulty in swallowing or like something being stuck in the throat. When this happens, it is a matter of seconds? It feels like breath getting stopped until...

02 February 2015 665 14 View

Are medical practioners compromising with ethics to earn money?

A person, undertaking his daily activities routinely, travels (himself) to a distant city for a medical consultation at a self acclaimed super speciality hospital. He is hospitalized and...

12 December 2014 488 3 View

What should be the weightage accorded to the list of publications in assessing a teacher/researcher for selection/ promotion in service career?

Millions of research publications have been reported containing erroneous/ wrong / false results (while still many such others might have gone unnoticed!). Lot many of these have even been...

10 October 2014 8,803 11 View

What is the relevance of respiration heat on a commodity being vacuum dried, with reference to drying kinetics?

Should respiration heat be considered as a factor affecting the vacuum drying process? The question is based on some experts' opinions on this effect.

07 July 2014 2,947 5 View

Is rice-kheer (an Indian dessert) a Newtonian or a non-Newtonian fluid?

Rice kheer is prepared by boiling rice in milk (@ 6-7 g of rice/100 g milk) and then simmerring gently till rice grains are softened and begin disintegrating). With reference to the question,...

05 May 2014 8,416 10 View

What is the best air distribution system for a cold storage chamber (for horticultural produce)?

Let us consider a chamber with L x B x H of 18 m x 16 m x 4 m storing apples. What type of air distribution system (including locations of air inlet and outlet) should be used?

05 May 2014 10,124 1 View

Should there be a provision for deletion/amendment of an erroneous published article?

Erroneous articles are occasionally seen published in Journals. Even the Journals with huge fleet of Editors/Reviewers may face such instances despite their elaborate editorial protocol. As...

05 May 2014 7,614 26 View