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Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: the point beginning “Keep the source citation, retrieval date an...

Case 9 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection context in a privat...

Case 20 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary s...

Case 3 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sa...

Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...

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

Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that every histor...

Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.

Case 5 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? The corrected summary can be useful without a clinical promise: model, methods...

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

Correction note for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: retain the wording beginning “Put the species or model, design, ...