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Does the number of unread emails correlate with blood pressure?
The hypothesis is simple: as unread emails increase, so does stress — and potentially blood pressure. Yes, it’s a light-hearted question, but it taps into a real intersection of digital life and mental/physical health. With email overload being a known contributor to workplace burnout, this research could highlight a simple, visible marker of digital stress, making people’s blood boil.
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Why do in vitro studies often show ideal results for new techniques, while clinical outcome studies show no significant difference compared to conventional treatments?
In Endodontics specifically: 1. Irrigation techniques (e.g., GentleWave, PUI): • In vitro: Often show superior bacterial reduction compared to conventional syringe irrigation. • Outcome studies: Many show no statistically significant difference in long-term healing or success rates (e.g., JOE 2022, 2024 papers). • 2. Root canal sealers (e.g., bioceramics vs epoxy): • In vitro: Bioceramic sealers demonstrate better properties (e.g., antimicrobial, biocompatibility). • Outcome studies: No...
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Should Impact Factor be the standard for judging how sound a journal is?
Impact Factor is about citations and not necessarily quality
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is better to write scientific paper alone or with participants ?
is better to write scientific paper alone or with participants ?
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Editors at many reputable journals are having a difficult time finding peers to conduct peer reviews of submitted manuscripts for free. Do you think peer reviewers should get paid for their efforts?
Paid versus non-paid peer reviewing of scientific manuscripts Incentivizing the peer review process
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Are there easily available options for scientists in foreign countries if they don't find suitable job in home country.
It asks for different opinions from people from different countries.
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Answer Accepted 35 Answers 26 Votes
Do you think that H index reflect experience?
H- index in any database such as google scholar, Scopus, web of Science
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For a change in the peer-reveiwing as an urgent need?
With an increasing number of Journal and other publication, the review by peer started to be difficult and very often nonqualified reviewers are solicited. Very often now the Journal send us a list that ressemble the directory a. This is a problem since many of the persons listed here do not have even a record over 10 and there are supposed to review works they don't know, and they are not qualified. I would like to start a huge discussion that can be sent to the main Journal to change the...
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Answer Accepted 15 Answers 13 Votes
Snail mucous has many advantages, what is the best way to extract it without changing its composition?
land snails like Eremina desertorum, how can i get its mucous without killing or hurting it?
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How publication retractions should be handled?
With an alarming rise in number of retracted papers, what the scientific community thinks is the best way to handle them? 1. Should be ignored, giving benefit-of-doubt to the authors 2. Authors with multiple retracted papers should be demoted 3. Organizations with high retraction rates should be banned from entering various rankings, and debar them from government funding for 1-2 years 4. Court trials against the faulty researchers for criminal wastage of public money
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