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Case 11 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? The corrected summary can be useful without a clinical promise: model, method...
A chromatographic peak-area figure and net material content answer different questions. Record the report’s own definition and units before comparing ...
Reader check for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: distinguish the discussion point “Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond th...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Case 9 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Limit of the answer in “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel wi...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Case 35 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Correction note for “Reference management: disting...
Case 45 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Reference management: dist...
Limit of the answer in “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions wit...
Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the interpretation. The reader should be able to see what was observed witho...