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

Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” is an...

Case 9 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion A protocol summary omits conditions and controls. What makes the account reproducible...

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

Case 3 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output t...

Case 18 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain the wording beginning “Ask...

Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.

Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and reassess claims that relied on the paper. Do not leave the historical citation look...

Correction note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: retain the wording beginning “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” i...

Case 10 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”:...