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How might AI-assisted peer review tools reshape scientific publishing, and what safeguards should be implemented to maintain review quality while addressing the increasing volume of submissions?
The peer-reviewing process is being faced with ever-growing challenges as submission rates are still rising exponentially in all areas. Journal editors are faced with the challenge of getting capable reviewers who are ready to volunteer their time, with a result being delays in reviewing, reviewer exhaustion, and worse, compromised quality. Meanwhile, AI technologies are accelerating their ability to review scientific manuscripts for methodology, statistical fitting, plagiarism screenings,...
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To what extent can AI be used in scientific writing?
Routine aspects of inspection and considerations include, but not limited to: Obtaining the research question and hypothesis, choosing statistical analytic approaches and methods, data Interpretation, English editing, content Generation, drawing conclusions, etc. These are just several aspects, however, the potential hazards include the risk of bias, uniform tone in writing, lack of creativity, etc. Although with supervised use all these aspects can be partially controlled, to what extend do...
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How sustainable are current water sources—including alternatives such as desalination, wastewater reuse, and groundwater—for supporting irrigated agriculture in semi-arid and arid regions?
Over 80% of water use in semi-arid and arid regions is allocated to agricultural irrigation, making the sustainability of water sources in these areas a critical concern. The key trade-offs and long-term implications of relying on alternative waters sources are not fully understood.
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Are there concrete examples that genomics research or genomic selection led to superior crop cultivars?
Numerous articles predict that genomics research and genomic selection would accelerate plant breeding. We have been conducting a study to see how much more effective is genomic selection relative to conventional visual selection in plant cultivar development for a number of years and are about to write a summary article. We are interested in knowing similar researches and their results and conclusions.
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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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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 hurt it
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AI for academic writing: friend or foe?
Given the increasing availability of AI writing tools, how can academic institutions ensure the responsible use of these technologies while maintaining the integrity of research and scholarship?
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What are the potential benefits and drawbacks of utilizing microorganisms as a substitute for chemical fertilizers and pesticides?
Can microbes revolutionize modern agriculture by replacing synthetic fertilizers and pesticides? Explore the potential of beneficial microbes as natural alternatives to conventional chemical inputs and discuss the environmental and economic benefits of adopting microbial-based agricultural practices.
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