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In this article, the authors present a list of reasons why they rejected papers for publication: The study did not address an important scientific issue The study was not original (someone else had already done the same or a similar study) The study does not actually test the authors' hypothesis A different type of study should have been done Practical difficulties (in recruiting subjects, for example) led the authors to compromise on the original study protocol The sample size was too small, the study was uncontrolled or inadequately controlled The statistical analysis was incorrect or inappropriate The authors drew unjustified conclusions from theirAbstract:
Why were papers rejected for publication? The study did not address an important scientific issue The study was not original (someone else had already done the same or a similar study) The study did not actually test the authors' hypothesis A different type of study should have been done Practical difficulties (in recruiting subjects, for example) led the authors to compromise on the original study protocol The sample size was too small The study was uncontrolled or inadequately controlled The statistical analysis was incorrect or inappropriate The authors drew unjustified conclusions from their data There is a significant conflict of interest (one of the authors, or a sponsor, might benefit financially from the publication of the paper and insufficient safeguards were seen to be in place to guard against bias) The paper is so badly written that it is incomprehensibleread more
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Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma
TL;DR: This systematic review and meta-analyses confirmed the findings of a previous study published in “Rhinitis and Asthma: Causes and Prevention, 2nd Ed.” (2015) as well as new findings of “Mechanisms of Respiratory Disease and Allergology,” which confirmed the role of EMTs in the development of these diseases.
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Empirical studies of agile software development: A systematic review
Tore Dybå,Torgeir Dingsøyr +1 more
TL;DR: A systematic review of empirical studies of agile software development up to and including 2005 was conducted and provides a map of findings, according to topic, that can be compared for relevance to their own settings and situations.
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Validity of Antonovsky’s sense of coherence scale: a systematic review
Monica Eriksson,Bengt Lindström +1 more
TL;DR: The validity and reliability of Antonovsky’s life orientation questionnaire/sense of coherence scale (SOC) seems to be a reliable, valid, and cross culturally applicable instrument measuring how people manage stressful situations and stay well.
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Lupus anticoagulants are stronger risk factors for thrombosis than anticardiolipin antibodies in the antiphospholipid syndrome: a systematic review of the literature
TL;DR: The detection of lupus anticoagulants and, possibly, of immunoglobulin G (IgG) anticardiolipin antibodies at medium or high titers helps to identify patients at risk for thrombosis, however, to take full advantage of the conclusions provided by the available evidence, there is an urgent need to harmonize investigational methods.
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Clinical tests: sensitivity and specificity
TL;DR: Many clinical tests are used to confirm or refute the presence of a disease or further the diagnostic process, but most clinical tests fall short of the ideal of correctly identifying all patients with the disease and all patients who are disease free.
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Evidence-Based Medicine: How to Practice and Teach EBM
TL;DR: This chapter discusses how to ask clinical questions you can answer and critically assess the evidence for evidence-based medicine, as well as 7 Rapid Reference Cards used in clinical practice.
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Mortality in relation to smoking: 50 years' observations on male British doctors
TL;DR: In this article, the British Medical Association forwarded to all British doctors a questionnaire about their smoking habits, and 34440 men replied, with few exceptions, all men who replied in 1951 have been followed for 20 years.
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Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge
TL;DR: A collection of classic essays written throughout Popper's illustrious career, expounding and defending his 'fallibilist' theory of knowledge and scientific discovery.
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Clinical Epidemiology: A Basic Science for Clinical Medicine
TL;DR: Clinical Epidemiology is a book dedicated to H.L. Mencken, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Douglas Adams, and the Emperor's New Clothes and Physicians and others who wish to recognize key clinical epidemiologic features of the diagnosis and management of patients will benefit from reading.
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Publication bias in clinical research
TL;DR: The presence of publication bias in a cohort of clinical research studies is confirmed and it is suggested that conclusions based only on a review of published data should be interpreted cautiously, especially for observational studies.
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