Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
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NCATS Tissue Chips in Space-The UW Kidney Chip Experiences
In this “Behind the Papers” post we describe the challenges faced to modify the kidney MPS perfusion system from a terrestrial lab to the ISS-NL for our two successful launches in 2019 (CRS-17) and 2022 (CRS-22) as well as the experimental results from CRS-17.
They shoot eyes in... Switzerland?
How a part-time mum came to write a paper on eye injuries by rubber scattershot after decades of private practice
How large language models can help scale citizen science in chronic disease research
We have observed a consistent desire among persons with chronic diseases to tell their story and be heard. Engaging them more in health research may demand new ways for capturing and analyzing such free-text narratives. Large language models can streamline the analysis and lead to novel insights.
What I Learned When I Stopped Studying College Students
Many psychology studies use college student samples or crowdwork websites like Amazon's MTurk, but is it wise to build psychological theory on this small slice of humanity?
'SIMONA' software package released!
The software package SIMONA (an acronym standing for SIgned MOdels for Network Analysis) is designed to solve maximum-entropy models for signed networks and generate the related ensembles.
Common Conditions of use Elements – Deceptively simple use conditions.
This blog describes the ideas and work behind the publication: Common conditions of use elements. Atomic concepts for consistent and effective information governance .
