Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Filtered by: Social Sciences
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 .
A single wearable sensor combined with machine learning estimates step length in older adults and patients with neurological disorders
We applied machine learning tools to estimate step length from features derived from a single, wearable, lower back sensor in older adults and people with altered gait patterns. Our results highlight the advantages of using machine learning for step length estimation and other related tasks.
