Finding Information in Medical Sciences: Searching the Medical Literature
Figure 21.1. The main search page of MEDLINE®. Scenario The following example is used in order to illustrate how to refine searching techniques to get the most out of a…
GENERAL SURGERY
Research Methods in Ion Channel Biology
) and prevents the flow of ions between the pipette and the membrane. Transmembrane ion-flux through channels is measured as an electrical current using an electronic amplifier connected to the…
Funding Opportunities in Biomedical Sciences and Preparing a Successful Grant Application
It strongly encourages investigator-initiated research across the spectrum of its mission. The NIH issues hundreds of funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) in the form of programme announcements (PAs) and requests for…
How to Write a Successful Research Proposal: The Science, Art and Economics of It
A grammar book For example, Strunk and White, The Elements of Style A dictionary For example, Merriam-Webster’s or Oxford Collegiate Dictionary A style manual For example, American Medical Association Manual…
Writing a ‘Discussion’ Section in a Medical Article: An Exercise in Critical Thinking and Argumentation*
Were objectives of this research initiative specified in general and more specific terms as well? Let us remember that a distinction should be made between general objectives, that is, points…
Writing Protocols for Preclinical Drug Disposition (ADME) Studies*
Figure 7.1. Various factors affecting design of preclinical drug disposition research protocol. Drivers of Preclinical Drug Disposition Studies Generally, the main driver of preclinical drug disposition studies is a drug…
Comprehensive Review of the Literature
Figure 20.1. Factors involved in designing literature review. The outline of any literature review is a direct product of nature of audience and the novelty factor of the contents, which…
Principles of Study Designs in Clinical Research*
Figure 13.1. Correlation between development phases and types of study.3 This matrix graph illustrates the relationship between the phases of development and types of study by objective that may be…
Working with Journals: Cover Letter to the Journal, Peer Review and Revision Process
Figure 30.1. General flow of manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. Grey boxes represent actions by authors and green boxes represent actions by the editor and/or publication manager. Therefore, if the journal…
Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Research
Figure 8.1. Factors that influence design of new drug delivery systems. Figure 8.2. Market and technology-pull approaches of developing a drug delivery system based on 4Ds. Irrespective of whether market…
