Safe Clinical Research Guidelines During a Pandemic
The current coronavirus pandemic required a swift response from authorities in an effort to manage the spread of the virus. Lockdown in many countries was enforced quickly to try…
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“Statistical Significance” a Term of the Past?
What do you do when you are trying to decide if your treatment is effective?
In your research study, there are two groups (or more), where one group (or the test group) of…
How (and Why!) to Write a Great Lay Summary
Millions of scientific articles are published every year and important scientific breakthroughs are happening daily. Scientific research is one of the most important foundations of…
Chasing the P-Value: Statistical Significance and the Perils of P-Hacking
In the world of research, we learn about the importance of statistical significance. The p-value (the p stands for “probability”) is crucial. Usually, a p-value of less than 0.05…
Preproducibility Preceeds Reproducibility in Research
Reproducibility is vital to research practice. Fundamentally, it means that different researchers use the same method, under the same conditions, and they should get similar…
Checklist: Guide For Writing a Successful GPF Application Essay
This checklist will guide the students through the GPF application writing and submission process. GPF or Global PhD Fellowship is organized by Korean Research Foundation. This…
3 Ways to Effectively Manage a Research Grant
After putting in grueling weeks and months preparing your grant proposal, there is nothing better than clicking on that email that says your work has paid off; you got the grant!…
How to Develop a Good Research Hypothesis
A hypothesis is a statement that introduces a research question and proposes an expected result. It is an integral part of the scientific method that forms the basis of scientific…
How to Draft the Acknowledgment Section of a Manuscript
The acknowledgment section is an integral part of all academic research papers. It provides appropriate recognition to all contributors for their hard work. We discuss here, the…
Abstract vs. Introduction: Do You Know the Difference?
Ross wants to publish his research. He sits to draft his manuscript. After completing the abstract, he proceeds to write the introduction. He finds himself a bit confused. Do the…
How to Conduct Literature Surveys Using Multidisciplinary Databases (Part 3)
Writing a good literature review is essential for any good research. In our previous articles in this series, we learned about databases used in literature review for life science…
Discussion Vs. Conclusion: Know the Difference Before Drafting Manuscripts
The discussion section of your manuscript can be one of the hardest to write as it requires you to think about the meaning of the research you have done. An effective discussion…