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31,842 | Imagine one, as part of their academic research, makes a theoretical finding of a new material with interesting properties based on a computer simulation. The method used in the simulation is sound and has been proven to provide reliable results.
Can the discoverer file a patent based on this theoretical work or does ... | [
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31,851 | My area of interest is not so well-researched in the US, but it attracts more interest in some developing countries where the topic is more relevant, but also where academic standards tend to be different, and I must proceed with much more caution.
In EBSCO, recently my searches have turned up a number of articles pub... | [
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"text": "I think it depends what you mean by \"trust\". \n\nA modern academic paper which references no other paper is un... | 2014/11/17 | [
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31,854 | This question is specifically in the context of an American public institution and a generic faculty member, specifically not someone working in religious studies or a similar department. I have noticed over the years that many faculty members have religious items on display in their office or on their office doors, an... | [
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31,855 | I am a postdoc in mathematics and I work in the US. Two months ago I was diagnosed with moderate depression. In retrospect, I can say that I must have starting suffering from it last spring, though I was completely unaware of it at the time. I am currently under treatment, and symptoms are getting better. In particular... | [
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31,859 | Let's assume someone has a very thorough knowledge of a particular field of science but they have absolutely no formal education in this background.
This individual one day realizes a very novel approach to solving a somewhat complex problem. After developing independent tests and coming up with rock-solid evidence th... | [
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31,869 | I am a undergraduate student interested in doing my higher studies in USA. I am tempted to apply for PhD program offered by the colleges but I am skeptical of my selection due to high competition. So, I was planning to first do MS from a reputed college and then later do a PhD. This will improve my chances of admit as ... | [
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31,873 | I'm taking for granted several fact about higher-education system in the US, such as:
* Professors can move freely between universities, even ones outside US. They are in this regard like professional football players.
(Not every country wholeheartedly allows this.)
* Lecturers can obtain tenure position. (Some countr... | [
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"text": "One of the key things about U.S. system of higher education is that it is, for the most part, *not* regulated by ... | 2014/11/18 | [
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31,879 | This post is similar to [this one](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/8278/worry-about-stealing-of-research-ideas) except this is a little bit of a special scenario, I have yet to graduate high school.
I know what you're thinking, oh THIS conversation again, check if it exists, make sure your theorem works, ... | [
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"text": "For mathematics finding a \"Theorem\" without a proof has very little to no value. With very few exceptions, a Theore... | 2014/11/18 | [
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31,882 | I graduated 3 years ago with a MS degree and a thesis. I recently discovered that I forgot to include some data - tables and list of datasets. All my final analysis has been included. Can there be some problem about this in the future?
I have a couple of sentences such as : "For the list of datasets used in this experi... | [
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"text": "> \n> Can there be some problem about this in the future?\n> \n> \n> \n\nWhat sort of problems do you ... | 2014/11/18 | [
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31,889 | There's this teacher who takes pictures of his students during exams, and posts them on social media, with the knowledge of the students. A lot of people enjoy these pictures (including the students), but I'm not sure how I should feel about this.
This also includes editing pictures to make them into *meme*s of some k... | [
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"text": "Doing this without permission is unprofessional, and it may be illegal, depending on your jurisdiction.\n\nAs... | 2014/11/18 | [
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31,891 | From your experience, is it some kind of sign when handling editor of your manuscript (which is under review) sends you a review invitation for other manuscript? | [
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"text": "No, it's no sign at all other than that the handling editor thinks you are qualified to review the article you wer... | 2014/11/18 | [
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31,895 | I am enrolled in a Master's program (Computational Science and Engineering) in Germany and currently I am looking for a Master's Thesis abroad, preferably in the US or in Canada.
Unfortunately, I am not sure how to apply for a thesis and to be honest I am walking around in a vicious circle.
*What I've done so far:*
My... | [
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31,900 | I tend to get much work done when some external force (a teacher) applies pressure. Skills such as speed reading and rapid writing come to me only while working under pressure. Also, sometimes the best solutions only come to me immediately before deadlines. I am interested in starting a PhD, but nervous that there will... | [
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"text": "For your coursework, if any, you will face the same sort of deadlines you'd find in any college course. Expect l... | 2014/11/18 | [
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31,906 | [Related but not a dupe](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/31328/is-it-ever-appropriate-to-correct-a-non-native-teachers-english). One of my Japanese teachers often explains things in a difficult to understand way, or because she uses a lot of Japanese quite quickly, sometimes with constructions we haven't q... | [
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"text": "You can always ask for the task instructions in English, as it's an introductory class she probably won't mind r... | 2014/11/18 | [
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31,912 | Preface: I know
* how how difficult is to get any professorship
* that i should write really good research papers etc...
* that its not smart to plan on this and only this
My hometown is middle of the country, only 2 universities in my field.
Help me out, how do I maximize my chances of being near my family and get... | [
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31,920 | I heard this speaker at IJCAI complained that his paper got rejected because the methods he used were too simple despite the results being highly competitive (twice the state of the art, at least according to one metric). The complain can be listened in [this video at 29'30''](http://videolectures.net/ijcai2011_etzioni... | [
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"text": "This is relevant to the Kuhn - Popper debate about the way science works, and there is a considerable lite... | 2014/11/18 | [
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31,924 | I wonder is it a good idea to ask for a letter of recommendation from a emeritus professor who I took his course and knows me well?
I was wondering is it bad to get a letter from someone who is not in Academia anymore? | [
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"text": "The best reference is the one that is both honest and based on extensive firsthand knowledge of your qualities. Emerit... | 2014/11/18 | [
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31,934 | I am currently leading a three person team to tackle an undergrad engineering project that involves several parts. I am responsible for data analysis using sophisticated computer algorithms, another is responsible for creating a software graphical display and another is involved in the programming of a piece of hardwar... | [
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"text": "The issue you are referring to is called \"[social loafing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_loafing)\" and is ... | 2014/11/19 | [
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31,941 | I wanted to know how the research profile of a doctoral student or a post-doc is usually judged in academia. In the list of peer-reviewed conference or journal publications, how crucial is the **position** in the authors list, to judge the research calibre.
I am aware that being the first (primary) author is most impo... | [
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31,944 | Suppose I'm writing a paper and at some point in the paper (e.g. the background section), I write that "Vanilla ice cream is healthier than chocolate ice cream." I search EBSCO and find check all research studies that tested this and find and skim through 15 papers all supporting this claim, including the earliest pion... | [
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"text": "The purpose of a citation is twofold:\n\n1. It prevents you from taking credit for other person's work.\n2. I... | 2014/11/19 | [
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31,952 | I had a telephone conversation with a proposed Ph.D. supervisor last Monday and he agreed that he will double-check my research proposal before I submit it. Then I emailed him the proposal. However, I haven't heard from him for a week, so I sent a reminder email to him this Monday. And yet still no feedback from him so... | [
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"text": "First, ask yourself whether you are sending the right email.\n\nOne of my professor mentors had a very useful heur... | 2014/11/19 | [
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31,954 | We've had discussions on this site about the [German tradition of Prof. Dr.](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/12406/why-are-the-german-professors-addressed-as-prof-dr-xxx), but I'm unclear on how it maps over to the North American academy.
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31,966 | In about a week I'll be introducing the Coriolis effect to a group of about 50 undergrads. This means I'm going to have to at least touch on fictitious forces and frames of reference.
These aren't physicists and I can't guarantee that they've taken (or paid attention during) elementary physics, so I can't just put the... | [
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31,970 | I am currently teaching computer-science courses in a Spanish-speaking country and I’m having trouble translating my academic rank into English.
Here in my country the position is called *profesor auxiliar (auxiliary professor* in a word-by-word translation) and it has this responsibilities:
* You’re expected to have... | [
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31,973 | There is a PhD thesis which is inline with my MSc thesis topic.
The author has collected and classified a huge number of references for the background.
While I am writing the background section, if I use the references he used, but not the sentences and organization, is it still plagiarism?
I am talking about 50-60 ... | [
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31,984 | A session at an annual professional society meeting that I regularly help to organize includes an "invited" talk to anchor the session. Some years, the invited speaker is unable to attend the meeting (due to illness, travel problems, etc.). If we are able to arrange a last-minute substitute speaker to fill the time slo... | [
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31,987 | I sometimes have professors who use their own names for things. For example in lecture one kept referring to the "perfect marriage algorithm" but after talking with him I'm fairly certain he was referring to the [Stable marriage problem](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stable_marriage_problem). This is a challenge for me ... | [
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31,991 | I'm writing a statement of purpose for my PhD applications and in some cases I'd be very happy if any person from a certain group (say the Algebra Group) would take me as his/her student. Could this be considered a weakness in my application? How should I handle this?
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31,993 | When I read up the bibliography of the mathematicians and scientists in the early 19th to 20th century, I am always shocked at how they were able to graduate university with PhD(s) at such a young age.
For example, Yakp Vol Neehahn graduated from two universities simultaneously at the age of 22 with two PhD degrees an... | [
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31,999 | For some context:
>
> [In sociolinguistics, a T–V distinction (from the Latin pronouns tu and vos) is a contrast, within one language, between second-person pronouns that are specialized for varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, age or insult toward the addressee.](https://en.wikipedia... | [
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32,006 | When I was undergraduate I proved something which was non trivial (but I have to be honest, it was not something very important) in mathematics and i presented it to a professor at the university. He found it correct and he included the theorem in his new book (it *was* new - this happened in 2008) with my name along t... | [
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32,013 | One year ago, I started working on a subject with one of the professors of our department. The idea was mine, and all of the subsequent steps including modellings, simulations, generation of figures, writing the paper and even responding to the reviewers were done by myself completely, and the professor just reviewed t... | [
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32,024 | So, thanksgiving break is coming up. On my campus, a large portion of the students leave early Wednesday to get back home. The break doesn't officially start until Thursday, but since that is the holiday the students (understandably) leave earlier.
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32,027 | I'm applying for graduate school in a hard science this year, and most things on my application are pretty good so far. Two of my letters should be strong, but regarding the third one, the professor told me in the interest of full disclosure, that his letter will be a positive one, but certainly not the best he's writt... | [
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32,029 | I just finished my Bachelor in Psychology and the master's programmes I am interested in pursuing require some experience with at least one programming language. Of course, at no point in my studies was there a course related to programming and I am considering taking free online courses. Since there have been some que... | [
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32,035 | I am in the beginning of my phd studies in computer science. Specifically, I am in the area of machine learning and linked data. I have talked with my professor about these both types of dissertations, however, it`s on my own which format I choose.
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32,046 | When I was in high school, I spent one of my summers working in a lab. The professor had a small lab, so I was given my own project, and made enough progress on it to publish a paper.
While I was working there, one of the PhD students started taking a keen interest in my work, and she kept wanting to discuss the probl... | [
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32,057 | I recently sent a paper to a journal (which I put on arXiv beforehand) which has now been accepted with some corrections. I want to put the corrected version on arXiv. The corrected version is written using the style file supplied by the journal.
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32,064 | I managed to snag my first interview for a tenure-track assistant professor job. As I had heard, the itinerary seems somewhat gruelling. What caught my eye in particular are three 45min-1hr meetings with various higher-ups: The Dean of Science, the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, and the Associate Vice-president (A... | [
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32,066 | I'm an assistant professor in a non-English country. I work in control system and signal processing. I write publications in my native language. But I want to get experience in publications in English. But I think my English is not so good. So I have small questions. Does anyone know courses or sites where I can practi... | [
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32,067 | I know that PhD is not like other degrees which ends in a span of 2-4 years.
Also, one cannot control the span of the program which entirely depends on topic and guides.
But I heard from some where that some universities offer PhD within 3-4 years and there is no minimum journal requirements.
I would like to know if ... | [
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32,084 | I received an acceptance from the Editor by email, but when I checked the status of my manuscript in the journal website it is "Editor Decision", even after week of receiving the email.
what does that mean? and should I talk to the Editor? | [
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32,096 | I am about to wrap up my first semester at my University. Before school had started in the summer I had developed an iOS application for the University which gained the attention of one professor, before the semester had even started he emailed me and informed me of a research position he think I'd be interested in. It... | [
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32,108 | I am in my first year of my master's program in computer science. I have been sitting in on one professors lab meetings whose research I am really interested in when I asked him if he was comfortable working with me on a master's thesis he gave a response which I am having trouble interpreting. He said that he felt com... | [
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32,112 | This question is inspired by answers and comments to the question ["Should a postdoc talk about his depression with his mentor?"](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/31855/should-a-postdoc-talk-about-his-depression-with-his-mentor) on this website.
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32,114 | Maybe my question is naive, but:
If my paper was publish as open access (for example in Springer - <http://www.springer.com/gp/open-access>), could I upload the paper in researchgate.net and similar sites? | [
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32,118 | After a year of researching for my Masters project, I am writing a manuscript for publication. I have spent nearly 3 months writing it now. My advisor has read my drafts, but after nearly 4 drafts that I thought were successively better, he says that I am in still the pre-draft stage and that I don't know how to write ... | [
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32,124 | In many cases the words *via* and *through* are interchangeable. However, is *via* viewed as acceptable to use among the academic community, typically?
I personally have a distaste for it, but that doesn't really mean much. | [
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32,131 | I have developed an educational software in which I make use of some copyrighted images, for example from Disney, and am now writing an article about it.
How should I reference or cite that those images are copyrighted? Should I put it on a footnote or just blur the images inside the article?
I would not like to have... | [
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32,138 | I'm considering requiring a textbook that sells for US$140 on Amazon. Used copies cost $95 and up. I expect about 60 students to take the course. Our students are not wealthy. Some will skip buying the book, and their academic performance will suffer, if they feel they cannot afford it. I'd like to find ways of saving ... | [
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32,144 | Recently, a newly published paper in a journal cited one of our papers and managed to misspell my name in the reference list. How should I deal with this? Simply ignore this? Or should I contact the authors or publisher to mention this? | [
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32,160 | I was curious to find out if there were any "tells" in faculty searches that someone is going to get a formal offer before the official paperwork is received. Are candidates who are about to be hired asked to fill out extra forms or provide additional documentation that might not have been needed earlier in the process... | [
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32,164 | I've attended a lot of seminars and lectures by now, and it's typical for the chair of the seminar to offer audience members a chance to ask questions of the speaker about their work after the presentation.
Most of the time, the questions seek clarification of some aspect of the presentation or focus on a more compreh... | [
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32,165 | I for one have never understood the distinction between a regular prof with a prof Emeritus/Emerita aside from the obvious fact that a Prof. Emeritus is someone who is usually fairly elderly and has spent quite a bit of time in the University.
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32,167 | After my 10th grade I joined a polytechnic college for a specialization in Infomation Technology (Diploma in Information Technology). Now, I am in my final year of under-graduate studies (Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology), and I want to pursue my graduate studies from the United States of America.
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32,169 | I have a professor at my university who uses content from an un-cited textbook that he has never referenced anywhere, including his green sheet (syllabus), as an additional resource. At least some slides he has used include parts of content that have been re-worded and others that are 100% the same. I noticed this by G... | [
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32,171 | I recently received my Mozhematics GRE subject test score of 650 ( 48%). I know this score is miserable but in my country, I have the option to retake the GRE next year October only.
Assuming otherwise I have a strong profile (with achievements in other examinations in my country and some research experience ) Should ... | [
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32,177 | I am applying to doctoral programs in the US.
I would like to use my master's thesis preprint as my writing sample because it was written in English and is in the field on which I intend to concentrate in my possible doctoral studies.
Though my advisor, who is not a native speaker too, feels it is okay for my thesis... | [
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32,181 | Some months ago, I was asked to review a paper for a computer science conference. I submitted my report about a week before the deadline, and I strongly recommended acceptance subject to a few minor corrections.
Just after the deadline, I was contacted by the programme committee member who originally asked me to revie... | [
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32,190 | If I reuse unpublished work in new unpublished work, would this be considered self-plagiarism?
Examples would be:
1. Use the same paragraph of text in more than one cover letter for job applications
2. Use the same unpublished results in more than one funding application
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32,209 | I was alleged in scientific misconduct in form of authorship abuse. More details are in my previous questions
[How to respond to allegations of misconduct in authorship dispute?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/21710/how-to-respond-to-allegations-of-misconduct-in-authorship-dispute)
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32,222 | I am applying to math graduate programs, have a list of schools of different range, but I am so worried about being accepted to a grad school, that am considering to apply to 20 schools.
My undergraduate institution is one of the top schools in math, #1 or #2 in several math fields.
My worry is that I messed up gra... | [
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32,225 | Aluke (for argument's sake) is a postdoc in maths in an Australian University, but did her PhD in Europe. She is making two applications for funding. The first is to funding scheme A in her home country, the second is to funding scheme B in Australia. Scheme A is less prestigious and is worth less money than Scheme B. ... | [
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32,227 | My UG university have awarded me a scholarship for master's degree ( I'm an international student ) the scholarship pays for all expenses of the master's degree for the whole duration of the study.
I would like to know if this raises my chances to get accepted for a masters program ? Does being a "risk free" student g... | [
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32,235 | I was flagged for plagiarism on a programming assignment. We get 3 submissions a day for the ~3 weeks that the project is open. I finished my project in about 1 week, but on one of those days I used my friend's computer to submit my assignment to the autograder (so I really got 4 submissions in one day). The undergradu... | [
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32,246 | Recently I wrote a course paper on a subject connecting my major to my current major. In the background section, I listed quite a bit of essential information I think is information that is readily available, and which I can confirm through many years of life and work experience, but which my instructor knows nothing a... | [
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32,250 | I find most articles through EBSCO and similar search tools, then export the BibTeX details to my own `bibliography.bib` file. Recently, I found some BibTeX files with a strange author field, containing not just the name of a person, but also of a research lab or a college. E.g.:
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32,255 | I have a discussion with my mate about how to reference with the Harvard referencing style.
I would say it is wrong to do the referencing like in the picture below.
My suggestion was that the footnotes was to explantion of synonyms or something li... | [
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32,256 | I'm applying to a BS/MS program and I'm gathering recommendations. I'm an international student from China and I was transferred to my current college last year.
Two weeks ago, I went to see my professor during his office hours to ask if he could write me a recommendation letter. He agreed and told me to email him.
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32,260 | Having recently finished my PhD, I have now secured funding to act as PI on a project.
I continue to work alongside my former PhD supervisor, with the old supervisor listed as a collaborator on the new project.
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32,262 | My postdoc finished 9 months ago. My former supervisor has asked me to submit an abstract on my work to a conference next year.
No-one intends that I will attend the conference. My ex-supervisor has an invited talk there, and basically wants current and former group members to also submit contributed talks that can a... | [
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32,271 | I’m finishing my first paper, and am struggling with the citations a bit.
I have used a particular implementation of an algorithm.
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32,274 | I am a recently PhD graduate student in computer science.
In the last months, I wrote a paper about an aspect of my thesis, with the collaboration of my former supervisor.
We found a call for papers for a **"special section"** of an important journal, that is a section focused on the data set we are exploiting.
The s... | [
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32,275 | Grad school application starts now along with all the anxieties associated with it.
One of the question I ask myself and repeatedly get asked by my peers is that what would the profs think when the transcript and resume reveals that they are just an average student (i.e. 3.3 GPA, at minimum of grad school acceptance ... | [
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32,288 | I am a first-year international master student in a US statistics department. I am offered a 10-hour teaching assistant appointment next semester. I am considering taking it. I have no idea how to weight the benefit and cost of the appointment.
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32,289 | I'm looking at faculty ads for computer science in the UK and noticed that the average salary range seems to be significantly lower compared to the US. Typically, a starting Lecturer ( = Assistent Professor) can expect an [annual salary in the range of only 35k - 42k GPD which is in the range of 55k - 66k USD.](http://... | [
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32,295 | I recently started my PhD and now try to find a convenient software for managing my literature research. What I want it to be able to do is:
* Let me highlight PDFs
* Add notes to PDFs
* Add tags to my literature
* (as a bonus:) load methadata and create bibtex files
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32,298 | Are there any issues or concerns a with student giving lecturers Christmas cards? I am apprehensive that the religious connotations of Christmas might offend some card recipient(s). However, if the card is appropriate and professional I can't imagine why it would raise concerns. I wanted to gather the opinions of other... | [
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32,300 | How should one cite previous work of his own? If one paper relies on previous work that author already did I suppose that paper should be cited. Given that one paper is a continuation of the one before should the papers that are cited there as previous work be cited as-well? | [
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32,310 | I’m applying for a postdoctoral role in the UK, and I am asked to have ’bibliographic search skills’. I’m sort of at a loss as to what that means, specifically – does anyone know? I’m assuming it doesn’t just mean ‘can read a bibliography’. I have a Ph.D., so I’m sort of embarrassed not to know what this means, but the... | [
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32,315 | I submitted my paper to one of Bwrungor’s journals seven months ago. One month ago I received a letter from the editor-in-chief:
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> Following a review of the manuscript by the editorial
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32,317 | >
> **IMPORTANT:** The allegation of gang-rape in the *Rolling Stone* article that formed the basis for this question has been retracted; later evidence on the matter shows that [the allegation that gang-rape occurred at the fraternity was false](http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/12/everything-we-know-uva-rape... | [
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32,320 | I was born in Ukraine and when I immigrated to the United States at a young age my middle name was translated phonetically. In Eastern Slavic cultures, our middle names aren't quite the same as middle names in the United States. It's not simply an "alternative name" for me. Our middle names are patronymic. They are our... | [
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32,327 | Is it standard for graduate students to give their advisors gifts around Christmas, like chocolates or bottles of wine? What about other important people, such as their thesis committee members, or department secretaries? | [
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32,331 | I am currently in the second year of a four year Computer Science MSCi program in the UK.
I would like to know how credible is an application for a PHD in Computational Fluid Dynamics, from an MSCi in Computer Science?
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32,333 | I was reading [this question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/32164/what-to-do-about-questions-that-are-designed-to-embarrass-the-speaker) about famous people asking rude questions in talks, and it reminded me of a situation which happened at the end of my academic career. I would really like some advice o... | [
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32,337 | Several small related questions about how to present oneself in a faculty application, and in particular the cover letter:
Should it end by saying something, like "I am waiting for your call" or "I will follow up by phone or email"? I have seen the latter recommended, but for me it seems somehow annoying.
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32,353 | Is a letter of recommendation from an employer required to be on the official letter head of the company?
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32,355 | Sometimes I struggle in choosing notations for a mathematical paper. There are probably no explicit rules, but unwritten conventions. In a discussion, is it proper to use different typographical variants of the same letter to denote different variables?
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32,367 | One of the main criticism against arXiv is that while there is some basic filtering, but there is no scientific review of the papers. I wonder whether adding a comment section has already being discussed publicly and why as of now arXiv does not have a comment section. | [
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32,369 | *When during the application process should a candidate say that their spouse is also looking for a job?*
The issue of academic spouses who want to find employment close enough to live together is colloquially called the "two body problem", and it is a perpetual challenge for job applicants.
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32,371 | Several advices for job application, recommend to mention faculty that have similar interests and can be future collaborators. What is the best way to do that?
* I have worked on topic T and I would like collaborate with with Dr. A
* I believe that my work can extend the work of Dr. A
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32,377 | I just found out one of my grad school electronic applications is having problem with a third party letter service company. So I have to ask the letter writers themselves to upload the recommendation letters. The deadline is the first day after returning from Thanksgiving so I am thinking to email them today (Thanksgiv... | [
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32,394 | There are some general questions on this site about judging the reputability of journals in general:
* [How do you judge the quality of a journal?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/101/how-do-you-judge-the-quality-of-a-journal) and
* [How to identify predatory publishers/journals](https://academia.stackex... | [
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32,397 | For the last many days, I have a question in mind related with the editorial decision of accepting or rejecting the manuscript after peer-review:
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32,405 | I noticed that a few research centres and university departments provide a multi-year **strategic plan** document on their websites.
For example, [IIT (Italian Institute of Technology)](http://www.iit.it/images/stories/scientific_plan/iit-strategic-plan-2012-2014.pdf) and [Stanford Computer Science Department](http://w... | [
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32,415 | I recently attended a lecture where the speaker used piece of software to interactively poll the audience and display the results. The particular solution was [ResponseWare](https://www.turningtechnologies.com/response-solutions/responseware). What other solutions are available? Worth the money (if paid)? Pros and cons... | [
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32,416 | I recently attended a lecture where the speaker used piece of software to add interactive results to poll audience. As a presenter and/or audience - what is your opinion on added value of such exercise? Worth the hassle?
What are the benefits? What problems can it get you into?
In my particular case for example - yo... | [
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32,421 | A colleague of mine enjoys using philosophical questions to undermine ideas that are different to his own and to derail discussions that are not in his favour. At first I thought he was offering genuine perspectives, but overtime I realised he was just being defensive and finding enjoyment out of disrupting discussions... | [
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32,430 | I am a PhD student from India studying in the UK and I have been diagnosed with Hepatitis B during my recent visit to India. The sad part is that it is a recurrence of the disease as I contracted it before my PhD and had to delay my PhD for a few months in the beginning.
Now that I have been diagnosed with it again, ... | [
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"text": "I'm at Simon Fraser University in Canada, but I've recently been dealing with this issue as I'm involved wit... | 2014/11/28 | [
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