Numbers and units of measurement occur in almost every sentence in the results sections of engineering and physical sciences research papers, and they are imperative to how the paper is read and understood. Mistakes in Read More
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A group of 43 leading publishers and scholars from 10 countries met in Canada to define predatory publishers and journals. The participants included funders, researchers, policymakers, academic institutions, librarians, publishing societies, and patients and caregivers who engage Read More
Have you ever wondered why pieces of Styrofoam get stuck to a cat’s fur? Or why some clothes, when rubbed together, sometimes cling to each other? This happens because some materials, when in contact, Read More
Modern electronic devices are capable of producing high-quality images, but the process of acquiring and processing images is complex. Sometimes, disruptions in signals that produce images lead to “noise,” which causes the images to be Read More
As a female student studying in a foreign country, I have experienced a lot of rejection in many areas of life. Firstly, when I was a chemistry student, I experienced that others did not want Read More
My story began early autumn, 2009. I was an international student of an Erasmus Mundus Master’s program in Library and Information Science. The program was highly demanding for me, a home-attached student without any previous Read More
Last year, the Bibsam Consortium, which represents 85 Swedish higher education and research institutions, decided against renewing its agreement with Elsevier as the publisher failed to meet the consortia’s demands for a shift toward open Read More
That feeling when the deadline is fast approaching and you have barely made a dent in your work – yes, it is dreadful to say the least. At that point when you think you won’t Read More
Writing grant proposals can be a difficult process, involving significant amounts of time, resources, and energy until the proposal is successfully submitted. This energy is expended on the writing of the technical components of the Read More
The human brain consists of several intricate networks or “circuits.” One such complex circuit, called the “reward circuit,” is involved in reward-associated learning, a process in which nerve cell activity changes in response to a “Read More