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"Efficacy" Or "Efficiency"?, Don Norwood Mar 2020

"Efficacy" Or "Efficiency"?, Don Norwood

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


Dangling Modifiers, Sarah Bronson Feb 2020

Dangling Modifiers, Sarah Bronson

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


"Casual" Or "Causal"?, Erica Goodoff Feb 2020

"Casual" Or "Causal"?, Erica Goodoff

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


Using Greek Letters In Scientific Text, Ann Sutton Jan 2020

Using Greek Letters In Scientific Text, Ann Sutton

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


Five Tips For Writing In Plain Language, Amy Ninetto Jan 2020

Five Tips For Writing In Plain Language, Amy Ninetto

Word for Word 2020

No abstract provided.


The Write Stuff - Winter 2020 (Vol. 17, No. 1), Research Medical Library Jan 2020

The Write Stuff - Winter 2020 (Vol. 17, No. 1), Research Medical Library

Write Stuff 2020

  • Best practices for sharing confidential materials outside MD Anderson
  • 11th edition of the AMA Manual of Style to be published this month
  • MD Anderson’s policies on disclosure of foreign relationships
  • New NIH grant application instructions and forms coming in spring 2020
  • Cabell’s Blacklist
  • Unusual terms used in scientific writing and publishing: Hybrid journal and mirror journal


"Post-" Or "After"?, Stephanie Deming Dec 2019

"Post-" Or "After"?, Stephanie Deming

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


"Due To" Or "Owing To"?, Laura L. Russell Dec 2019

"Due To" Or "Owing To"?, Laura L. Russell

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


Limiting The Use Of Abbreviations, Tammy Locke Nov 2019

Limiting The Use Of Abbreviations, Tammy Locke

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


"Peruse" Or "Pursue"?, Joe Munch Nov 2019

"Peruse" Or "Pursue"?, Joe Munch

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


Nouns That Should Be Verbs, Sarah Bronson Oct 2019

Nouns That Should Be Verbs, Sarah Bronson

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


"Suggestive," "Suspected," Or "Suspicious"?, Kathryn Hale Oct 2019

"Suggestive," "Suspected," Or "Suspicious"?, Kathryn Hale

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


The Write Stuff - Autumn 2019 (Vol.16, No.4), Research Medical Library Oct 2019

The Write Stuff - Autumn 2019 (Vol.16, No.4), Research Medical Library

Write Stuff 2019

  • Scientific Publications and the Research Medical Library join forces, expand services
  • Incorporating sex as a biological variable in NIH grant applications
  • Hyperlinks in NIH grant applications
  • Altmetrics: Looking beyond citation analysis to measure impact
  • Guidelines for reporting your research methods to improve reproducibility and rigor
  • Unusual terms used in scientific writing and publishing: Core Grant


"Cite" Or "Site"?, Laura L. Russell Sep 2019

"Cite" Or "Site"?, Laura L. Russell

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


Using Terms Consistently, Bryan Tutt Sep 2019

Using Terms Consistently, Bryan Tutt

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


"Issue" Or "Problem"?, Don Norwood Aug 2019

"Issue" Or "Problem"?, Don Norwood

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


"-Log" Or "-Logue"?, Sunita Patterson Aug 2019

"-Log" Or "-Logue"?, Sunita Patterson

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


"Incidence" Or "Prevalence"?, Erica Goodoff Jul 2019

"Incidence" Or "Prevalence"?, Erica Goodoff

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


"Disinterested" Or "Uninterested"?, Ann Sutton Jul 2019

"Disinterested" Or "Uninterested"?, Ann Sutton

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


The Write Stuff - Summer 2019 (Vol. 16, No. 3), Research Medical Library Jul 2019

The Write Stuff - Summer 2019 (Vol. 16, No. 3), Research Medical Library

Write Stuff 2019

  • Using Research Resource Identifiers (RRIDs) to enhance rigor and reproducibility
  • Court ruling sheds light on publishing giant OMICS International
  • Manuscript presentation tips to improve the peer review process
  • How to insert Greek letters, symbols, and other special characters in Word documents
  • Changes to Plan S give researchers and publishers time to adapt
  • Unusual terms used in scientific writing and publishing: Hanging indent


"Formally" Or "Formerly"?, Dawn Chalaire Jun 2019

"Formally" Or "Formerly"?, Dawn Chalaire

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


"Tendency" Or "Trend"?, Amy Ninetto Jun 2019

"Tendency" Or "Trend"?, Amy Ninetto

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


"Namely" Or Not?, Stephanie Deming May 2019

"Namely" Or Not?, Stephanie Deming

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No abstract provided.


"Simple" Or "Simplistic"?, Ashli Villarreal May 2019

"Simple" Or "Simplistic"?, Ashli Villarreal

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No abstract provided.


Expressing Ranges Using Hyphens, Tammy Locke Apr 2019

Expressing Ranges Using Hyphens, Tammy Locke

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


"As Well As" Or "And"?, Joe Munch Apr 2019

"As Well As" Or "And"?, Joe Munch

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


The Write Stuff - Spring 2019 (Vol.16, No.2), Research Medical Library Apr 2019

The Write Stuff - Spring 2019 (Vol.16, No.2), Research Medical Library

Write Stuff 2019

  • Setting up a writing critique group
  • NIH clarifies terminology regarding rigor of the prior research
  • Scientific Publications’ grant proposal editing service
  • European Plan S aims to mandate open access by 2020
  • NIH tip: Check your funding opportunity announcement 30 days before submitting your grant application
  • Unusual terms used in scientific writing and publishing: “Blinded” peer review and clinical trials


"Flaunt" Or "Flout"?, Sarah Bronson Mar 2019

"Flaunt" Or "Flout"?, Sarah Bronson

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


"Underlie" Or "Underline"?, Ashli Villarreal Mar 2019

"Underlie" Or "Underline"?, Ashli Villarreal

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.


Empty Words: A Very Bad Habit, Bryan Tutt Feb 2019

Empty Words: A Very Bad Habit, Bryan Tutt

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.