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Case 49 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · comparison exercise Reader check for “Reading a preclinical paper: what bel...

Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...

Limit of the answer in “A correction log that survives the next archive update”: “Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction…” is ...

Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...

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...

List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...

Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: use “Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not…” as a...

Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” belongs to the ques...

Correction note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: retain the wording beginning “Describe the species, model and…” in the record. If...

Case 35 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the re...