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Overview of niekyvanveggel

Signup date: 02 May 2010 at 9:24am

Last login: 25 Mar 2012 at 2:00pm

Post count: 194

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Paper Help: NEJM

niekyvanveggel 194 posts
14 years ago

Does anybody have access to the New England Journal of Medicine? If so, would that person be willing to help me getting this article:

N Engl J Med. 1977 Mar 31,296(13):716-21.
Foundations of cost-effectiveness analysis for health and medical practices.
Weinstein MC, Stason WB.

I know it's old, but in this case it's still crucial :)

Thanks!

Reflecting back on postgrad journey.....(Pre PhD viva)

niekyvanveggel 194 posts
14 years ago

Not even remotely similar... contemplate all you like, but 4 degrees and a certificate by the age of 29 is a hell of an achievement and it's definitely worth a sh*tload of respect! There will be jobs out there that fit your interests, and with a profile like yours (degrees and good work experience)... ever thought of starting your own practice part-time?

Any examples of poor experimental design? (papers)

niekyvanveggel 194 posts
14 years ago

if you PM me your email address I can mail you some... got a few on lab animal science that have flaws in design...

PM system down?

niekyvanveggel 194 posts
14 years ago

======= Date Modified 14 52 2010 19:52:44 =======
The PM systems seems to be down, I'm getting a http error message.

Edit: problem fixed, please close/delete thread. Thank you!

Mres Advice

niekyvanveggel 194 posts
14 years ago

Fingers crossed during the weekend then!

paper help please

niekyvanveggel 194 posts
14 years ago

If we are given an opportunity to select in which journal to publish our papers, do we select a paid journal published by a big company or an internet-based open access journal? I think that many authors will choose the first option. It is paradoxal. We are speaking about free flow of information here but when we have to select between a reputable paid journal with a high impact factor and an unknown free digital open access journal the right to free information has mystically dissappeared from our thoughts.

I personally always try to publish open access, because I believe knowledge should be shared. In my field of research, laboratory animal science, it is regarded highly unethical not to share all your data, since it will lead to the unnecessary use of more animals because experiments have to be repeated. Open access enables me to present all data etc to everyone interested, thus avoiding this ethical problem. Furthermore, I do not mind sharing, as we can all benefit and other people might find new knowledge in my results.

Your assumption is therefore completely incorrect!

Drawing a table of 'hits' in a literature search

niekyvanveggel 194 posts
14 years ago

Hi Kikuka.

I've got an example from my MSc dissertation on search strategies for systematic reviews. PM me your email address if you're interested.

Regards

TOP TIPS FOR GRADUATES ON CREATING A SUCCESSFUL CV

niekyvanveggel 194 posts
14 years ago

DON'T state marital status and date of birth - these should not be relevant in an equal opportunities environment

Oh but they are so relevant... since the real world is a not-so-equal opportunities environment...

newbie!!!

niekyvanveggel 194 posts
14 years ago

What's your field of research Ephiny?

newbie!!!

niekyvanveggel 194 posts
14 years ago

biology rules! Although my project is more biochemistry based... still "bio" though 8-)

newbie!!!

niekyvanveggel 194 posts
14 years ago

I'm new too, started a PhD in Applied Biology - Animal Science two weeks ago :)

stats guru required

niekyvanveggel 194 posts
14 years ago

Andy Fields is my hero :-) Not just for the content of his big bad SPSS book, but also because it is heavy enough for someone to be seriously hurt should I be tempted to throw it at them after the 100th failure of getting my stats right :-s

Yay, I've been cited...

niekyvanveggel 194 posts
14 years ago

Congratulations! Must be a sweet feeling :)

I've been beaten to it!

niekyvanveggel 194 posts
14 years ago

As I have been in biomedical science and my MSc dissertation was about Systematic Review MEthodology, I'd say there is no point is conducting a SR when you decide to exclude valid studies... it then becomes a narrative review, albeit a thorough one. However, I've been indoctrinated when it comes to SRs and therefore biased (hehe, sounds odd in context...).

I'd put them in the SR, but that's just me. :$

Am I the only person who wonders...

niekyvanveggel 194 posts
14 years ago

as do I