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When the policy exists to share postprints freely on personal sites, why do researchers often refrain from doing so, and what incentives or constraints drive that hesitation?
There has been extensive discussion about the funding model for research publications. Large publishing houses do not fund research themselves; instead, they charge substantial subscription fees or open-access publishing fees. Keeping articles behind paywalls can impede open science and broad access to knowledge. Nevertheless, many publishers grant authors the right to share postprints of their papers immediately on their non-commercial personal blogs or websites. Despite this permission,...
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How can medical microrobots improve our awareness regarding the diagnosis and treatment of diseases?
How can medical microrobots improve our awareness regarding the diagnosis and treatment of diseases?
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How many samples do you need to analyze for effective blood plasma products quality control?
A blood bank is set up with a laboratory for the preparation of blood components. Product quality control (e.g. plasma sterility) should be performed. How many samples do you need to analyze for effective control? How do you calculate this number? Does it vary depending on the total number of components produced?
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What is the most important research material in protein bioinformatics? 1. Protein sequence 2. Protein structure 3. Protein-related Software 4. A high-speed computer
A protein's sequence contains its intrinsic properties as a code. Nobel laureate scientist, C. B. Anfinsen proved it through experiments. Unlike sequence, since structures are man-made and obtained under different laboratory conditions, they may contain human error. Further, unlike nucleic acid, to date, the protein-folding code is unknown. So, in my opinion the study of protein sequence is primary. It is better if one can include structure study with it. But little can be said about this...
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Do chronic studies in two species provide significant value in drug development?
Chronic studies in rodent (6 months) and non rodent (9 months) are required for approval of a new drug. Results of these studies are not required until the NDA is submitted, i.e. all the clinical trials are complete. The results of these studies are rarely included in the drug label. Since we generally have subchronic data in two species and long-term exposures in carcinogenicity studies, are the required chronic studies adding to patient safety?
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How do carbon nanotubes prove beneficial in medical health care?
Nanotechnology in Medicine
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How should SciPinion improve their account profile page?
Currently, an account's profile includes a CV, education, employment. It also asks for an H-index but does not specify which source. It also excludes information about research output in general and limits itself seemingly to journal articles, chapters, and patents. It could ask about data sets, scientific software, and other research output forms. It can allow people to list an ORCID, ROR (institutes), Mastodon/Twitter, GitHub/GitLab accounts, etc, allowing people to establish a much richer...
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