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Get Your Questions Answered With (The Ama Manual Of) Style, Sunita Patterson Apr 2021

Get Your Questions Answered With (The Ama Manual Of) Style, Sunita Patterson

Word for Word 2021

No abstract provided.


The Write Stuff - Spring 2021 (Vol. 18, No. 2), Research Medical Library Apr 2021

The Write Stuff - Spring 2021 (Vol. 18, No. 2), Research Medical Library

Write Stuff 2021

  • A change to the calculation of Journal Impact Factors
  • NIH podcast discusses alternatives to animals in biomedical research
  • Two online grammar resources to bookmark
  • What is a graphical abstract?
  • Unusual terms used in scientific writing and publishing: FAIR Principles


Would You Say You're Apt, Likely, Or Liable To Read This Entry?, Joe Munch Mar 2021

Would You Say You're Apt, Likely, Or Liable To Read This Entry?, Joe Munch

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"Weighed" Or "Weighted": A Weighty Question, Erica Goodoff Mar 2021

"Weighed" Or "Weighted": A Weighty Question, Erica Goodoff

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No abstract provided.


"-Ic" Or "-Ical": When Suffixes Are Problematic (Problematical?), Bryan Tutt Feb 2021

"-Ic" Or "-Ical": When Suffixes Are Problematic (Problematical?), Bryan Tutt

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There There, It's Not That Hard: Choosing Between "Thereby" And "Therefore", Amy Ninetto Jan 2021

There There, It's Not That Hard: Choosing Between "Thereby" And "Therefore", Amy Ninetto

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No abstract provided.


One Life To Live: "Life Span" Vs. "Life Expectancy", Dawn Chalaire Jan 2021

One Life To Live: "Life Span" Vs. "Life Expectancy", Dawn Chalaire

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No abstract provided.


The Write Stuff - Winter 2021 (Vol. 18, No. 1), Research Medical Library Jan 2021

The Write Stuff - Winter 2021 (Vol. 18, No. 1), Research Medical Library

Write Stuff 2021

  • Resources for making your research more rigorous
  • Best practices for presenting with Zoom
  • Research articles: Establishing authorship and author order
  • Unusual terms used in scientific writing and publishing: Megajournal


Using "Both...And" Correctly, Stephanie Deming Dec 2020

Using "Both...And" Correctly, Stephanie Deming

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


"Affect" Or "Effect"?, Ashli Villarreal Nov 2020

"Affect" Or "Effect"?, Ashli Villarreal

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


When To Use "Manage" In Medicine, Tammy Locke Oct 2020

When To Use "Manage" In Medicine, Tammy Locke

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


"Cohort" And "Population", Sunita Patterson Oct 2020

"Cohort" And "Population", Sunita Patterson

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


The Write Stuff - Autumn 2020 (Vol. 17, No. 4), Research Medical Library Oct 2020

The Write Stuff - Autumn 2020 (Vol. 17, No. 4), Research Medical Library

Write Stuff 2020

  • New NIH training module: Vertebrate Animals Section
  • When a journal requests English-language editing
  • CRediT aims to clarify contributions to scientific publications
  • The Assisted Referral Tool (ART): A resource for selecting the best NIH study sections for your grant proposal
  • Unusual terms used in scientific writing and publishing: Cascading peer review


"Fewer" Or "Less"?, Ann Sutton Sep 2020

"Fewer" Or "Less"?, Ann Sutton

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


Using “Conversely”, Bryan Tutt Sep 2020

Using “Conversely”, Bryan Tutt

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


"Imply" Or "Infer"?, Amy Ninetto Sep 2020

"Imply" Or "Infer"?, Amy Ninetto

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


A Note (Or Two) About Using Parentheses, Joe Munch Aug 2020

A Note (Or Two) About Using Parentheses, Joe Munch

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


"Farther" Or "Further"?, Laura L. Russell Aug 2020

"Farther" Or "Further"?, Laura L. Russell

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


"Comprise," "Compose," "Consist Of", Editing Services, Research Medical Library (Formerly Scientific Publications) Jul 2020

"Comprise," "Compose," "Consist Of", Editing Services, Research Medical Library (Formerly Scientific Publications)

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"Use" Or "Utilize"?, Don Norwood Jul 2020

"Use" Or "Utilize"?, Don Norwood

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


The Write Stuff - Summer 2020 (Vol. 17, No. 3), Research Medical Library Jul 2020

The Write Stuff - Summer 2020 (Vol. 17, No. 3), Research Medical Library

Write Stuff 2020

  • Boost your chances of publication by following journals’ instructions to authors
  • EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero: which citation management software is best?
  • Building your data management plan
  • Search for funding opportunities with Pivot
  • Expanding use of digital object identifiers in scientific publishing


"Mannequin" Or "Manikin"?, Erica Goodoff Jun 2020

"Mannequin" Or "Manikin"?, Erica Goodoff

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


"Knock Out" Or "Knockout"? "Knock Down" Or "Knockdown"?, Stephanie Deming Jun 2020

"Knock Out" Or "Knockout"? "Knock Down" Or "Knockdown"?, Stephanie Deming

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


Summarizing And Paraphrasing, Sarah Bronson May 2020

Summarizing And Paraphrasing, Sarah Bronson

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


Shorter Vs. Longer Words, Tammy Locke May 2020

Shorter Vs. Longer Words, Tammy Locke

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


"People" Or "Persons"?, Joe Munch Apr 2020

"People" Or "Persons"?, Joe Munch

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


Keeping Your Sentences Short And Simple, Sunita Patterson Apr 2020

Keeping Your Sentences Short And Simple, Sunita Patterson

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


"Higher"/"Lower" Or "Increased"/"Decreased"?, Dawn Chalaire Apr 2020

"Higher"/"Lower" Or "Increased"/"Decreased"?, Dawn Chalaire

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


The Write Stuff - Spring 2020 (Vol. 17, No. 2), Research Medical Library Apr 2020

The Write Stuff - Spring 2020 (Vol. 17, No. 2), Research Medical Library

Write Stuff 2020

  • How to discuss your study's limitations effectively
  • Reference letters vs. letters of support for NIH grant applications: What's the difference?
  • NCI Bottom Line blog offers insight into grant funding and budgets
  • Dissertations, Text Recycling, and Self-Plagiarism
  • NIH Increases the use of Notices of Special Interest
  • Tips for using Track Changes in Microsoft Word


Using Precise Verbs, Bryan Tutt Mar 2020

Using Precise Verbs, Bryan Tutt

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.