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What are the advantages/disadvantages of the different regression approaches when using epidemiology exposure-response data to estimate cancer cancer potency?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of the different regression approaches (Cox proportional hazards, Poisson, Spline analysis) when using epidemiology exposure-response data to estimate cancer potency? Are there other regression approaches that should be considered?
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When it comes to "review" publications, which author is considered more important: the first or the last?
If you decide to be the first author of a review article, and the remaining contributors have equal involvement, how should the last author be chosen? Or in other words, how can you indicate in the manuscript that the last-listed author contributed equally and is not being positioned as the senior author?
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Which is more important when classifying university professors, their research level or their academic level in the subjects they teach their students?
Which is more important, research experience or teaching experience?
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How can AI-based movement monitoring support rehabilitation after hip fracture without compromising older adults’ autonomy and person-centred care?
I am developing a doctoral research direction involving AI-assisted movement monitoring for older adults recovering after hip fracture. The intended role is to identify movement patterns or fall-risk indicators and support timely, individualized rehabilitation—not to replace clinical judgment or human interaction. What design features and outcome measures would best demonstrate that such a system is clinically useful, acceptable to older adults, and ethically implemented? I am particularly...
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What is the most important part of a scientific article? Let's approach this seriously!
I read a question asking what is the most important part of a scientific article. As far as I can see, we have all gone crazy. The most significant part of a scientific article is… simply ALL OF IT. By the way, nobody has commented on the REFERENCES. Or is a copy-paste enough?
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What is the LOD of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)? what is it`s importance in estimation of the hazardous effect of exposure to PAHs?
please explain LOD of PAHs and it`s importance in toxicology
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What is the optimal vaccine schedule for children?
The US administration has changed the recommendations for childhood vaccine schedules based on an analysis of recommended vaccine schedules across the world. https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/assessment-of-the-us-childhood-and-adolescent-immunization-schedule-compared-to-other-countries.pdf
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How to address global food inequity and inequality?
Global food inequity and inequality, which manifests in a situation whereby more than one (out of seven) billion people are hungry, while two billion people eat too much wrong food, can be addressed by: A. The development of accessible rural financial markets (productive credit and consumption credit). B. Adopting the appropriate development technological pathway option for food security (traditional agriculture, industrial agriculture or sustainable agriculture). C. Only...
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What are the most reliable surrogate markers for early diabetic nephropathy progression in primary care settings without access to advanced biomarker panels?
I am an internal medicine physician conducting primary care based research on diabetic nephropathy in Pakistan. In our setting, advanced biomarkers such as KIM-1, NGAL and cystatin C are unavailable. I am seeking expert consensus on which routinely available markers including urine ACR, eGFR trajectory, blood pressure patterns, and HbA1c best predict early CKD progression in T2DM patients in resource limited environment.
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How do you think government funding for scientific research should be allocated?
1. Based on the potential impact on society 2. Based on the track record of the research team 3. Based on the likelihood of commercialization 4. Based on a peer-review process
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