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Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: the point beginning “State the study design and what was actually me...

Reader check for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: distinguish the discussion point “Put the species or model, design,...

Case 15 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support i...

Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...

Method note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: use “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…” as a row heading in...

Case 5 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What should be clarified? Exerc...

Case 34 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the ...

Ask whether the changed figure affects the archive’s interpretation. Updating a citation alone may leave an unsupported conclusion in the opening summ...

Case 25 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise Correction note for “Retractions and expressions of concern i...

Case 11 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Correction note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and outpu...

Case 5 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-referen...