CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF PREPRINTS AND FINAL JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS FROM COVID-19 STUDIES: DISCREPANCIES IN RESULTS REPORTING AND SPIN IN INTERPRETATION

Cross-sectional study of preprints and final journal publications from COVID-19 studies: discrepancies in results reporting and spin in interpretation

Objective To compare results reporting and the presence of spin in COVID-19 study preprints with their finalised journal publications.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting International medical literature.Participants Preprints and final journal publications of 67 interventional and observational studies of COVID-19 treatment or prevention from the

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Measurements of Tool Wear Parameters Using Machine Vision System

Monitoring tool wear is very important in machining industry as it may result in loss of dimensional accuracy and quality of finished product.This work includes the development of machine vision system for the direct measurement of flank wear of carbide cutting tool inserts.This system consists of a digital camera to capture the tool wear image, a

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Going virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic: adaptation of a mixed-methods dietary behavior study within a community-based participatory research study of African-American adults at risk for cardiovascular disease

Abstract Background Identifying mechanisms to maintain CBPR studies during an infectious disease pandemic is vital.The current paper describes the changes Facemask in methods and processes conducted within a CBPR mixed-methods study to a virtual setting during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.Method The DC Community Organizing for Optimal

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