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Case 21 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods A strong abstract conclusion is being discussed without the study methods. What should the ...

Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...

Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; the finding is not a clinical...

State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...

Case 40 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise Clarification for “A correction log that survives the next ...

Case 26 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Correction note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the met...

Case 8 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their treatment. What is an appropria...

Case 30 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise A paper proposes a mechanism but the summary describe...

Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the point beginning “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and...