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79,603 | I've just (accidentally) found that one of our colleagues in the lab (who is a graduate student) uses a cracked piece of software on his personal laptop (We were talking near his station and a pop up went up and warned about the fake license of the software).
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79,625 | Recently, I submitted two manuscripts in two different journals. The papers are related, but their contents and purposes are different; and they also made use of different data sets. One of these manuscripts got accepted for publication, but one of the reviewers for the second manuscript informed the editor the paper w... | [
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79,629 | I'm writing an article and in one portion I give a brief historical overview of previous work on the problem I am studying.
(In case this matters, it's a pure math article,
specifically topology.)
I include references to the articles where the prior work I describe first appeared. But I am trying to be brief, so in man... | [
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79,642 | I have been invited for an interview to a post-doc position. In the same time, I am applying for a post-doc fellowship to a different organisation. If that fellowship application will be successfull, I will have to quit the postdoc position (where I am going to do interview) somewhere in the middle, because I am more i... | [
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79,654 | I'm writing my Master's thesis in a field where there exists a common misconception regarding the properties of a material, stemming from some papers published in the 80's and 90's and disproved in a more thorough study published in the 00's. While most of the serious publications in this field cite this newer paper, t... | [
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"text": "I agree that option 2. is not good. If you want to mention the misconception but avoid shaming anybody, you can write some... | 2016/11/10 | [
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79,656 | In my research, I interview practitioners/real users. One of them, a native english speaker, used a lot a swear words (basically the f-word).
Question: **how to deal with curse words in content you need to quote?**
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79,670 | In our research group we do many things, but have little time for writing papers. Sometimes things like formatting the manuscript for some specific journal or just writing the intro and methods sections can be very easy things if what you do is almost always the same, or you just need to rewrite some parts from one pap... | [
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"text": "Writing the manuscript is a significant scientific contribution. Is your research so trivial that anybody can interp... | 2016/11/10 | [
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79,676 | I am a grad student TA and I proctor exams. I want to know, what is the best way to proctor? As in, paths to take while walking, when to stand, when to walk, etc.
Is there any rigorous studies on what catches the most cheating? How does the algorithm change for larger or smaller classrooms?
I am interested in scienti... | [
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79,677 | I am a Phd student in immunology. I was the first student of my supervisor. 4 months after my arrival to the lab, another phd student started to work with us. We work with samples that we obtain from mice (bone marrow, blood, etc.). My supervisor wanted me to work in breeding, weaning, genotyping and handling (injectio... | [
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79,679 | Would it be possible to publish in a decent journal (not ArXiv) without conducting experiments? I was thinking of conducting some correlational research based on existing data (Ex. statistics collected by the government available to the public).
What are my chances of publishing as an undergrad based on existing data... | [
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79,680 | I have an ex who has posted nude photos of me online in the past, linked to my online social media, and posted my full name and where I live. I am concerned he may do so again once he finds out I'm now in a PhD program (he's very jealous of any success I have), and may link to my school bio page, or worse.
Revenge po... | [
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79,693 | Recently, I applied to attend a workshop of 14 days. I came to know about this workshop from colleague of mine. After a few days, I received an email saying I got accepted, along with that, some procedures that I need to follow. Among the points, one was
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> Once you join the course, you will also have to sign (i)... | [
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79,697 | This is the position I am currently in: I finished a Master's a couple of months ago and I plan to start a PhD in a year's time. In the meantime I have applied for jobs and got a very decent and fixed-term one as a research assistant (so, perfect).
Before I start working I will have had to submit at least one PhD appl... | [
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"text": "You could compromise by not stating it in your CV since you have not started the job yet, but mention it... | 2016/11/11 | [
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79,708 | I'm an international student applying for college in the US. I asked subject teachers from my current school to write me recommendation letters, specifically telling them not to just copy one from the Internet. I'm using the Common Application for four out of the eight colleges I'm applying to.
My recommenders submit... | [
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79,710 | I'm going to a conference in December and I will have a 20 minute talk there. Originally, a colleague of mine was supposed to go, but personal circumstances resulted in my taking part instead. My colleague and I cover the same area, so this is not the problem. But since my colleague handed in the title of the talk we h... | [
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"text": "Given that, officially at least, the title of your talk will still be the old misleading one, I'm not sure how muc... | 2016/11/11 | [
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79,714 | What should I do if I need to use part of a previous researcher's work (e.g. an instrument or a questionnaire) who passed away? | [
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"text": "Find out who inherited his copyright, and ask them for permission. \n\nIf he's long dead, his copyright may have ... | 2016/11/11 | [
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79,732 | In a programming in-class test, one of the problems was to write up a certain famous program in Maple. However, I had already written up this program prior to the test just as a hobby, and it was in a folder on my desktop [we were using our own laptops, no internet access]. I just copied that code into a new file, clea... | [
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"text": "Unless it was an open-book test, yes, you cheated."
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79,747 | I'm currently approaching the end of my undergrad, and I'm faced with a dilemma (my field is computer science). On the one hand, I have a professor that I've been working very closely with on some promising research, and he's pushing very hard for me to go into grad school. On the other, I have the (extremely lucrative... | [
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79,748 | I am citing [this publication](http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.09.058) in my thesis using the author-date citation format. The article is fully accessible, however the Journal apparently placed it into an issue that will appear next year. Therefore, the citation information (BibTex) says that the year of publicat... | [
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79,758 | How can I add a author-date citation to a sentence that ends with parentheses? That can occur when using [parenthetical remarks](https://english.stackexchange.com/q/6632/134032) or when an abbreviation is introduced:
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> However, methane has a higher Global Warming Potential (GWP)(IPCC 2013).
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> Most environment... | [
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79,764 | I am writing a report based on activities performed during my internship as a webmaster. It is to be written in the format of a thesis in APA format. In the report I reference examples that I found on the Internet. However, I have been asked to include references to books.
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79,780 | I'm currently in my first semester as a tenure-track faculty in a small liberal arts college. I also finished my dissertation and defended about 5 months ago. While I'm grateful that I've got a tenure-track job as a newly minted Ph.D., I'm struggling to do research at the moment. Of course, I've been busy adjusting to ... | [
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"text": "You may be suffering from burnout. You've been running at full speed for well over 20 years (K+12+4+7). You may ... | 2016/11/12 | [
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79,791 | I'm interested in applying to pharmacy school and programs for a PhD in chemistry. The PhD programs only admit less than 10 people a year and it's more likely that I won't get in to one of these compared to pharmacy school. The issue is that the pharmacy programs provide admissions offers earlier than when the PhD inte... | [
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79,794 | One of my manuscript was submitted to a journal in one year and four months ago, and after two rounds of reviews, its status was changed to "Awaiting EIC Decision" two weeks ago. As far as I know, the "Awaiting EIC Decision" status is the final time when the chief editor to decide whether to accept or reject the paper,... | [
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79,796 | ### Background
I’m 25 years old and have recently started the second year in my PhD. I’m from Brazil, where most people start their PhDs at 24 and finish them at 28, so I’d say I’m following the classical schedule quite closely. I’ve graduated in physics and did my masters in a field of mathematical physics called qua... | [
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79,802 | I have looked at Geology jobs but only oil and gas or engineering comes up which I have no interest in. I'd rather do something more academic.
I'm currently a student in a UK university and am hoping to become a researcher at a UK university in the future. Do the universities employ researchers who don't need to fulfi... | [
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79,819 | Without going into the details, I got a little irritated and frustrated with my advisor today.
I've been feeling myself slowly losing respect for her as a manager, but have remained professional and friendly. Her micromanagement and unpredictability have had some negative impacts on my project. We had to work closely... | [
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79,820 | I taught a large class last summer, and one of my students asked me to write a letter of recommendation. I said yes, and at this point I think it is too late in the application process to change my mind.
The student got an A in the class, but never came to my office hours or talked to me at all before she asked me for... | [
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79,843 | Some journals put author pictures and short bios at the end of the articles. Do you know of published examples in which the authors used humorous pictures of themselves, for instance with funny poses or unusual hats? | [
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79,845 | After submitting a paper, I uploaded it on arXiv, to give it immediate visibility.
After a few months (*more than six months*), the article has been accepted and finally published on IEEE Xplore. However, Google Scholar only shows the arXiv version, without pointing to the IEEE one.
How can I manually make Scholar re... | [
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79,852 | This may seem a bit mundane or silly to many but I figured it might be useful for others besides me, hence the question.
My boss (postdoc mentor) is a very kind person, who pretty much exclusively writes in grammatically correct, well articulated sentences and ALWAYS have a nice but relatively formal greeting at the e... | [
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79,860 | I'm shortly going to a conference which is held at a centre pretty much in the middle of nowhere (or, to be more precise, in the middle of a hiking region). The suggested way of reaching the destination is by taxi, and the public transportation is nearly non-existent.
Me and a group of other junior researchers (PhD's... | [
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79,862 | The recent open science/source/access movement has put pressure in publishing not only in open access journals, but also in sharing raw data/figures/etc.
That being said, given the volatility of our current sharing platforms, how can that be done successfully in a way that will last for a significant amount of time a... | [
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79,871 | In developing countries like Nepal, people don't usually carry research activities during undergrad studies, but I want to get into it from undergrad itself. I am currently studying research articles, consulting professors and will be contacting governement research organisation to ask for support for devices required. | [
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79,875 | Is it possible to have a double PhD even if the university you are originally applying for doesn't focus on this category? A double PhD is not the same thing as two PhDs. For example, the medical school at the University of Groningen describes its [double PhD program](https://www.groningenbiomed.com/research-and-fundin... | [
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79,877 | [I don't want to kill any more mice, but my advisor insists that I must in order to get my PhD](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/67897/i-dont-want-to-kill-any-more-mice-but-my-advisor-insists-that-i-must-in-order)
I read the above post and I realized that I will be sailing in the same boat.
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79,882 | This question is about best practices of writing manuscripts in mathematics.
**Q. How much "storytelling" in the introduction section of a math paper is "appropriate"?**
To clarify what I mean by "storytelling" let me give an example but of course one can find numerous of such cases:
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79,883 | I have been working on my doctoral thesis with a very well known professor in the field. I am going to finish 1 year of my study with him. As usual, we have been meeting every week at least once on the problem.
*Problem*: No matter how much I do prepare about the possible discussion on any topic, I have been *losing c... | [
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79,888 | I am UK national applying for a PhD (microbiology) in the USA. The application process requires a statement of purpose which includes, among other things, a section on recent / current work activities that are relevant to the application.
I am a Master's student and have plenty of relevant details to talk about from ... | [
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79,900 | My friend recently moved to Canada and she holds a BSc from an overseas university. Her school wasn't world-famous but wasn't bad either. For the past year she'd been studying English and preparing for the GRE to get ready for admission into a North American university.
Apparently there is this professor in the US who... | [
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79,906 | I was an undergrad student with Professor *X* a few years back. Prof. *X* used to be a co-author in all the publications with Prof. *Y*. Prof. *Y* is very popular in the field.
Now, I am working in a university. I have keen interest to work with Prof. *Y* on a few problems of interest.
I have less idea on how to coll... | [
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79,911 | You did very similar work on your own before, and now you happen to have stumbled upon a similar assignment. Why exactly would reusing your previous work be unethical?
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79,933 | I am applying for assistant professor positions in the U.S. and Canada, and I often have to fill in forms of **voluntary** self-identification disclosing my gender, race, veteran status, disabilities etc. I usually do that, even though I am not certain whether and how this information could affect my prospects of getti... | [
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79,941 | Is there a web service that retrieves all of the ORCIDs for the authors associated with a DOI? I've looked at crossref.org, but I can't seem to find information on how to do this with their service.
I am currently using their HTTP-based API to query information about a publication given its DOI. It returns the names o... | [
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79,947 | "A definition is a statement of the meaning of a term... In mathematics, a definition is used to give a precise meaning to a new term, instead of describing a pre-existing term." - Wikipedia.
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79,949 | Using Google's search operators, [guide](https://bynd.com/news-ideas/google-advanced-search-comprehensive-list-google-search-operators/), we can restrict our search to that of a particular web domain, eg: `site:twitter.com Taul Dunoolw`
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79,965 | Is it acceptable to put your nationality on a CV when applying for a position at an American university?
For your interest, in some countries it is customary to put your date of birth, marital status, or even your religion on your CV. As far as I understand, this gets an application binned immediately in the USA. But ... | [
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79,987 | Most (probably all) universities attribute to each subject a fixed number of credits, which in turn are [most of the time] related to the time spent in classes.
In Brazil, the majority of courses are worth 60 credits and lectures are 120 minutes long. During my undergrad (physics) I've watched several lectures from a... | [
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79,989 | Most of the universities in the US [use abbreviations](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/7362/can-i-use-abbreviations-in-the-title-of-a-research-paper) on their websites. Can it be considered a *good practice* to use abbreviation of the same university I am applying to? | [
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80,007 | Very recently, I received an email from a student (probably, undergrad) from some country asking me for an endorsement for his/her paper to be submitted to arXiv. I do not know the student. I have never cited his/her work in my publications and possibly not vice-versa. Basically, there is no link at all.
The mail to m... | [
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80,008 | I have read a lot of tips on how to give a good conference talk: know your audience, give context, don't talk too fast, give your talk a clear structure or story, minimize text on slides, etc.
However, more often than not, presentations I've been to break most of these tips (quickly flipping through walls of text and ... | [
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80,013 | Possibly a very amateur question, yet I think is the best to know the answer as simply and as soon as possible.
Let me use a (not yet IRL, but only hypothetical) example: I want to write either my thesis, possibly even my PhD in the field of video games: construction, psychological relations and so on. I know a man, w... | [
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80,020 | Is there a lower value to publishing with other co-authors instead of just oneself? Why are some people so reluctant to acknowledge your participation and contribution? | [
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80,045 | I'm writing the related work section of a paper and the survey paper **X** does such a wonderful work categorizing the existing approaches in the field, that I'm thinking on using the same categories in my paper (I have already cited the survey).
* Is this consider plagiarism?
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80,058 | My major field in undergraduate studies was `A`, whereas my current graduate field has been shifted to `B` (at a Canadian university).
I'm in trouble to find a TA position, as following:
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80,060 | Can a reference list for a research paper contains references for resources that are never cited in the text but was useful for the research? | [
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80,071 | I’m afraid this question is mostly opinion-based, but I was wondering if there is any piece of material out there that covers the spectrum of opinions.
What exactly is a post-doc? Is it an education, an employment or something in between? This question is particularly bothering me, since in Sweden post-docs may be fin... | [
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80,075 | I have always been on a courses where lecturer teaches something and then gives the exercises on that subject. Is that a better way than reveal all exercises when the course begins? I mean, why I should always have only one week time to write solutions and then wait until the next set is revealed? I understand that thi... | [
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80,094 | Most community colleges and universities ask for PhD / Master's in Mathematics in order to become a Assistant Professor / Instructor in mathematics. I know that this will greatly depend on the particular school, but do people in academia view theoretical physicist (someone with a PhD in theoretical physics) as equivale... | [
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80,102 | I am a masters student and recently I got a paper of mine published in a journal.
The paper contains my name and another authors name that helped me with some minor things. I didn't know that this paper was going to be published but after it did I told my professor about it and he said that the paper could be part of ... | [
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80,107 | I'm an undergrad with hopes of entering academia. My transcript isn't stellar, and the general sense I get is that I can make up for this with good references. How do I find which professors have the best reputation, so I can try to establish a relationship and hopefully get references from them?
If the subject is rel... | [
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80,110 | I have been thinking about this question for a while and did a few googling here and there; but, didn't get anything good. Probably, academia could help.
I am early in my teaching career as a lecturer (I am just 25 now) and also working towards my PhD.
My classes are very interactive and I sometimes become very frien... | [
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80,114 | Is it necessary to have many slides when presenting in conference, if the speaker can clearly present his or her research with only just a few slides? How to decide when to use or not to use the slide? Science and engineering fields of research are preferred. | [
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80,125 | Question from my professor :
While filling in a request for Recommendation Letter, portal said
>
> Please upload PDF File. Do not print recommendation and scan as PDF
>
>
>
My professor had printed the letter on college letterhead, signed it, scanned and saved as PDF well in advance.
And now he is confused abo... | [
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80,130 | Does GRE play as a cut-off point in one's Economics Phd application even though s/he has a strong profile including 4.0 GPA, strong recommendation letters, good SOP, and relevant research and teaching experience? | [
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80,137 | Have any studies been done of students' motives for being students at universities?
At one extreme there are those who want to study at a university in disregard of the disapproval of their parents and friends and everyone else. At an opposite extreme are those who are there *only* because of the expectations of other... | [
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80,138 | I published a master's thesis through some online system through my university. They said they would post it online, but I'm not able to find it online.
For a few months, it was hosted on my personal page on the university domain, so it was downloadable in Google Scholar, but that's no longer the case.
How can I make... | [
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80,150 | We had submitted a research paper (graph theory related), which included a set of theorems, lemma, and proofs, to an international Mathematics conference around 2 months back.
The decision on our manuscript has come just a couple of days back. The decision is '*rejected*'. However, we do not understand why there were ... | [
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80,157 | We wrote a case report (1 + 2 co authors). The case report was not accepted. I tried to convince the other co-authors to re-write and submit.
I waited for 3 years and 6 months. The co-authors showed no interest after repeated calls. I wrote the case report completely fresh with review of literature.
Can I send for pub... | [
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80,165 | I am editing a dissertation that has a single research question with multiple subquestions, and where every question has a null and alternative hypotheses. The current numbering and lettering scheme looks like this:
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RQ SQ1 SQ2 SQ3
Ho H1o H2o H3o
Ha H1a H2a H3a
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80,167 | I read somewhere in this Stack Exchange that it's best to not make strong statements (such as stating the previous method is completely wrong) etc. In my paper, I thought that stating this the model I am presenting is the first model for this type of device would bolster the chances of publication. It is true that ther... | [
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"text": "In 1988, in their paper *Quantum Hatb effect devices as circuit elements*, Rictotcf and Kemeny presented ... | 2016/11/20 | [
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80,168 | Questions related to this in a not specifically academic setting have been asked elsewhere, notably [Should developers have administrator permissions on their PC?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/701214/should-developers-have-administrator-permissions-on-their-pc) and [Should dev be admin on their computer?](https:... | [
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80,175 | I may or may not 'drop' my Point Set Topology course since I performed very poorly in it (also I am partially inclined to 'drop' the course so as to avoid a low GPA ), but I do not have any idea whether it will be a problem during my PhD application or interview. I want to know how much it matters. | [
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"text": "(I am the graduate coordinator of the math department at UGA.) \n\nPoint set topology is a good course to take f... | 2016/11/21 | [
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80,180 | The status of my manuscript is "Awaiting AE decision", and it has lasted for nearly four months.
I have sent two pieces of mail to AE to inquire of the status, but I have not received any reply.
What does this situation mean? What should I do?
..While, I am still waiting, no reply. | [
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"text": "It could mean they're overworked or disorganized. Four months seems substantial. Maybe you could try a phone c... | 2016/11/21 | [
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80,202 | I am referring to a situation described in a previous question of mine:
[How to deal with an abusive advisor?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/55803/how-to-deal-with-an-abusive-advisor)
To summarize for those who don't want to read the lengthy story: I had a difficult relationship with my previous Master'... | [
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80,220 | I'm planning to get double honours in CS and Pure Mozh. I'm confused what's the biggest benefit of Ph.D. will be for me? People say you learn to do research, but I can do research(as I have the appropriate background, CS and Mozh) sitting at home or in industry. Then what's the biggest benefit of Ph.D.? Why should I do... | [
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80,227 | I'm planning to get double honours in CS and Pure Math. ([Link](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/80220/do-i-still-need-a-phd-to-do-research-if-i-have-double-honours-in-cs-and-pure-mat) to my previous post.) But I'm very confused about getting a PhD. Will it help me as a startup founder?
The only thing that... | [
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80,239 | I am currently the course leader of an introductory course for undergraduates.
Each semester, more than 500 students take the course.
One of the course assessment tasks
is a multiple-choice quiz which is held twice a semester.
One of the problems is that the quiz is currently paper-based,
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80,245 | I am in my third year of PhD in Finance program, and I still haven't found a topic yet. I almost got burned out searching for topics. Stuff that I can think of are either trivial or have been done by the others before. Recently, I start feeling overwhelmed and self-doubting.
Coming from an eingeering background, I us... | [
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80,253 | I'm currently in my fourth and final year of my UK masters degree in Physics. The course is accredited as an MSci, equivalent to doing a 3 year Bsc followed by a 1 year Msc.
I'd like to apply to study nuclear engineering at Universite Paris-Saclay in France. The masters available there consists of a Masters 1 and a Ma... | [
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80,262 | I was chosen as a reviewer for a conference in the field of computer science in which the authors can also submit some extra materials like proofs and additional implementations separately (until a week after the deadline), but their papers should be understandable and self-contained without considering these additiona... | [
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80,281 | I have replicated a method of interpolation recently proposed by certain author, and I want to tell him that I have done so. I suppose the author is interested in knowing that students are engaged with his work and are using his findings. But I'm unsure on how should I address him.
* Should I just write to him saying... | [
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80,283 | I spoke with a research professor who informed me that I may be able to work with him on a systematic review. However, he warned that it can be very tedious and frustrating so I should think about it. I understand that a systematic review involves looking through many papers, however, I would appreciate if someone coul... | [
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80,287 | I was just handed a paper for review (official review request by an editor of a journal) written by my current supervisor (the guy with the grant). I have not been involved in this work, and I don't feel inclined to dish out any free goodwill on behalf of him being my supervisor.
I'm well qualified to review it, and I... | [
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80,289 | I'm applying to programs in Computer Science and Robotics and would feel very uncomfortable working on defense-focused or funded projects.
Is it unrealistic (in terms of funding opportunities) to refuse to work on such projects?
If not, at what point in application/admission does it make sense to make this expectatio... | [
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80,301 | My son, 25, just got notified that he didn't pass his qualifier the second time around so he's been dropped from his PhD program.
As a parent, I only want my child to be successfully happy, both in his personal and social life. It's disheartening and heartbreaking to know that all his hard work and countless hours of... | [
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80,314 | I am hesitating whether to apply to some of the "University of California" universities. The problem is, many of them ask for a "personal history statement":
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"text": "The dreaded personal statement! \n\nPut yourself in the shoes of the people reviewing your application. They... | 2016/11/23 | [
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80,320 | In [this comment](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/26455/what-should-i-do-if-i-submitted-an-article-to-a-predatory-journal/78916?noredirect=1#comment198048_78916), it was claimed:
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> Predatory publishers thrive because when you apply for a job or a grant, few read your papers. They check the papers you p... | [
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80,332 | I'm currently investigating a subject that has theoretical and algorithmic aspects. I have my theoretical background that I think is novel enough.
As for the algorithmic aspect, I found paper X (not written by me or anyone I know personally) to be genuinely very good, but I think that using my theoretical advances I ca... | [
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80,336 | My research paper was published as a conference document. I signed the copyright. In accordance with it the publisher is a copyright owner. Now, I found that my abstracts is written (literally) on the website of some organization which is unknown for me. The abstract on the publisher's website is open and can be copied... | [
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"text": "If the publisher now holds the copyright, they would have to provide the permission to reproduce it. The \"law [th... | 2016/11/23 | [
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80,339 | I read on <https://ropengov.github.io/r/2016/06/10/FOI/>:
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> Finland becomes to our knowledge the first country where annual subscription fees for all individual publishers and all major research institutions have been made available.
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>
> […]
>
>
> Limited access to detailed pricing information and agreement d... | [
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80,341 | Recently, I got a paper to review for a journal (Elsevier) which is very reputed. The fact is that this journal had rejected two of my earlier works after keeping it *under review* for more than a year approximately.
I understand that in science, it is good to forget the past; however, it still keeps me haunted when I... | [
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80,360 | I'm giving a talk on scientific conference in a couple of days and I have prepared my concept and my presentation. Because what I'm going to talk about is not done in practise in my country, I have included in my presentation examples and research results from the past from other academics and researchers.
Is this oka... | [
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80,363 | I have a couple of published works, and I have received, so far, three review requests from three different journals. I have decided that reviewing service will help my resume at this stage. How can I increase my chance of receiving review requests from good journals? Is it appropriate to contact an editor and offer my... | [
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80,365 | I'm looking to get an MBA at University of Texas at Austin. I'm planning on working full-time while going to school, so I'm interested in their Evening MBA program.
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80,370 | I am a postdoc in computer science. At the end of my first year I have submitted a paper to a reputable conference, co-authored by me, a PhD student and my adviser. It was recently rejected. Reason: it was a rushed submission at the insistence of my adviser, the project simply needed more time. Our submission was publi... | [
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80,371 | My question is regarding applied Mozh journals (for example SIAM). Is there such a thing that a bad paper gets rejected very fast? Also if a paper is under review for more than 6 months, then should one expect at least a reasonable review (Although it may get rejected at the end)? | [
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80,391 | One of our recent submission has been suggested to be revised by a journal (CS). However, we could not at first believe that we have to address the comments or points raised by 11 reviewers plus the editor's comments. The comments are very diverse and conflicting.
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80,394 | I am a prospective PhD student in the humanities and I have already got in touch with a potential advisor in the university I would really like to work in. I have drafted a research proposal (as I have to submit one with my application) and sent it to him for feedback.
At the same time, I am planning to apply at othe... | [
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80,403 | I am an undergraduate student in the Netherlands (and non-EU citizen). For some reason I feel research assistantships (at my level, or even once you graduate) are more common in the US than in Europe. Perhaps I am not familiar with the lingo here though.
I was wondering where to look for, or what should characterise ... | [
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