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Approach and Nature of Palliative Care
Caring for people who are near the end of life has a relatively short timeframe as a specialist health care activity. In this chapter, the history of...
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The Submission Process
There are many criteria for selecting a suitable journal to submit a manuscript to. Journals can be open access, free for all to read and paid by the...
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Optimal Use of the English Language
Scientific English is highly codified. Certain words and phrases often return in many articles. This serves to provide optimal clarity. The best way...
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Other Scientific Texts
In addition to research papers, young scientists may have to write research proposals, review articles or internship reports. Reviews discuss the...
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What Is Science?
Science is an intricate system that uses observations, research, and investigations to achieve insight in nature and describe it truthfully. What do...
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Presenting the Data
Figures and tables are essential tools to summarize data and present them to the reader. There is a large variety of figures, plots, tables, and...
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Increasing the Positive Predictive Value in RCTs: Lessons from Bayes’ Rule
In this chapter, we shall use Bayes’ rule to investigate the parameterisation of the positive predictive value (PPV) as a means of reviewing the...
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What Can Comparisons of Randomised and Non-Randomised Studies Tell Us?
A strand of research in Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) compares results of randomised and non-randomised studies to empirically assess the...
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Multi-Studies: A Novel Approach to Addressing Irreplicability in RCTs
This chapter proposes a novel approach to addressing irreplicability encountered in randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Irreplicability affects, to...
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Mass Spectrometry-Based Characterization of Protein Aggregates in Tissues and Biofluids
Protein aggregation is a common mechanism in multiple neurodegenerative and heart diseases and the accumulation of proteins in aggregates is toxic to...
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Proteomic-Based Studies on Memory Formation in Normal and Neurodegenerative Disease-Affected Brains
A critical aspect of cognition is the ability to acquire, consolidate, and evoke memories, which is considerably impaired by neurodegenerative...
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Proteomics and Metabolomics in Congenital Zika Syndrome: A Review of Molecular Insights and Biomarker Discovery
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection can be transmitted vertically, leading to the development of congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) in infected fetuses. During...
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Kidney Disease and Proteomics: A Recent Overview of a Useful Tool for Improving Early Diagnosis
Kidney disease is a critical and potentially life-threatening degenerative condition that poses a significant global public health challenge due to...
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Applications of Proteomics in Probiotics Having Anticancer and Chemopreventive Properties
Proteomics has grown in importance in molecular sciences because it gives vital information on protein identification, expression levels, and...
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Omics to Unveil Diabetes Mellitus Pathogenesis and Biomarkers: Focus on Proteomics, Lipidomics, and Metabolomics
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by elevated blood sugar levels, resulting from either body’s inability to...
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A Long and Winding Road: Reflections on a Career in Science Policy
Science policy is an exciting and fulfilling career path for those trained as scientists, but the road from Ph.D. to science policy professional can...
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Scholarly Publishing as a Career Path for the Scientist
As the academic career path has become less feasible for most researchers, scholarly publishing offers a way to put scientific training to use and to...
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The Unplanned Journey: From the Bench to University Leadership to Biotech Company CEO
My journey as a scientist started as most do. Beginning in graduate school followed by a postdoctoral position and then my first tenure-track...
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Scientific Societies: Working for Science But Not on Science
Career opportunities in science are numerous and diverse, and many do not involve doing science, that is, working on science. Rather, they involve...
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A Compass to Academic Success: Charting an Educational Career Path at a Large Research University
There are multiple pathways to academic success at a large research university, and many of the requirements for promotion as a traditional basic...