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Case 21 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Limit of the answer in “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: “Explain the study’s scope...
Case 24 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Correction note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: retain the wording beginn...
Summary draft for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: the answer addresses “Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid...
Limit of the answer in “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: “Record when only a secondary account was accessible and…” i...
Case 25 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise A result is described only as statistically significant. Wha...
Case 23 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher noti...
Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported? Record what the paper states and mark unreported fields instead of ass...
Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...
Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.
Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...
Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: the point beginning “Describe the measurement, population or model,…”...
Case 35 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise A chart caption names a mechanism but omits the observ...