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Case 5 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Method note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: use “Describe the species, mod...

Case 16 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher noti...

Case 43 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-m...

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

Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...

Case 33 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sam...

Case 11 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with s...

Method note for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: use “Put the species or model, design, comparator and…” as a row hea...

Reader check for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: distinguish the discussion point “Locate the primary study and con...

Reader check for “Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support?”: distinguish the discussion point “Separate document provenance...

Case 33 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion · source wording exercise Correction note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench...

Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...