(In a newspaper interview yesterday, Mackenbach said that between 5 % and 10 % of research funding should eventually be spent
on replication studies.)
Finding answers depends
on replication studies becoming more common, requiring researchers, funders and journals to place less emphasis on new discoveries.
Not exact matches
Comparison of two strategies to improve infant sleep problems, and associated impacts
on maternal experience, mood and infant emotional health: a single case
replication design
study.
Finally, a Finnish trial of universal home visiting by nurses35 and two U.S. programs implemented by master's degree - level mental health or developmental clinicians have found significant effects
on a number of important child behavioural problems.36, 37 Additionally, a paraprofessional home visitation program found effects
on externalizing and internalizing behaviours at child age 2; however due to the large number of effects measured in this
study,
replication of the findings is warranted.38
Although most
studies of parental depression have focused
on mothers, the impact of depression in fathers has received increasing attention.2, 3 Using data from the 2002 National Comorbidity
Replication Survey, the Institute of Medicine report also estimated that 4.3 % of men with a child under 18 years old had a major depressive disorder within the previous 12 months.1 In addition, a recent meta - analysis4 suggested that the prevalence of paternal depression within the first year of a child's life was 10.4 %.
This
study took a different approach — targeting a drug to a protein that controls how genes are turned
on and off, early in the viral
replication process.
On 20 December, the United States government — acting on advice from the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB)-- asked both journals to publish only the main conclusions of two flu studies, but not to reveal details «that could enable replication of the experiments by those who would seek to do harm» (see «Call to censor flu studies draws fire»
On 20 December, the United States government — acting
on advice from the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB)-- asked both journals to publish only the main conclusions of two flu studies, but not to reveal details «that could enable replication of the experiments by those who would seek to do harm» (see «Call to censor flu studies draws fire»
on advice from the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB)-- asked both journals to publish only the main conclusions of two flu
studies, but not to reveal details «that could enable
replication of the experiments by those who would seek to do harm» (see «Call to censor flu
studies draws fire»).
Our independent scientific advisory board — all members of which are leaders in their fields as well as advocates
on the reproducibility problem — selects
studies for
replication.
Applicants had to show that the
study they wanted to replicate had «cornerstone» status in the field, and that the
replication was relevant, with a special focus
on impact
on health policy and medical guidelines.
So the team made their intentions public by preregistering their
study and submitting the idea to a special issue of Social Psychology focused
on experimental
replication slated to come out in spring 2014.
«We now have clues to how that double - ring structure stably lingers until the cell enters the DNA - synthesis phase much later
on in
replication,» said
study coauthor Christian Speck of Imperial College, London.
In this
study, researchers demonstrated that continued HIV
replication in lymphoid tissue sanctuaries refills viral reservoirs in patients
on ART who have achieved undetectable blood levels of HIV.
In their new
study, the team performed a genome - wide association
study (GWAS)
on a cohort of 235 Labrador retrievers, together with an independent
replication cohort.
«My goal is to make sure EPA does not rely
on scientific
studies unless the data is made available for
replication by somebody.»
Before implementing programs based
on the new
study, Farah says, «we need to invest in
replication, fine - tuning, and all the hard work of bringing a program to scale.»
A panel at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences is currently also
studying reproducibility and
replication, and the British Psychological Society is holding an event
on the topic later this month.
This
Replication Study represents a cautionary tale concerning the impact of biological variability
on experimental design.
The mice in the original
study were from an 8th generation backcross to the FVB line, thus it was
on a mixed background, while the mice used in the
replication will be from a pure 10th generation backcross to the FVB line.
Psychologists also tackled problems of publication bias head -
on, he said, referring to a tendency for
studies that are new and flashy to get more space in the journals than
replications of previous work; that's the case even though
replications are what show that science is strong.
This discovery was first published in the journal Science earlier this year based
on a deCODE
study of over 17,000 individuals, and
replications of this finding have been published by independent groups in authoritative peer - reviewed journals.
Researchers at SciLifeLab / Uppsala University headed by Johan Elf have used a combination of microfluidics and image analysis of E. coli with fluorescent labels
on the
replication machinery to
study how the
replication and division cycles are coupled in individual cells.
The drug, an antiretroviral pill known as Truvada, interferes with the
replication of the most common HIV virus and can reduce the risk of new infection by 62 % or more if taken consistently, according to the results of three
studies published today
on the website of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Replication of knowledge and single correct responses are inadequate preparation for students entering vocations or going
on to higher academic
studies.
As long as research data is obtained through hypotheses posed in testable terms and nested in a body of established theory; as long as the data collection and analytical methods permit direct investigation of the question; and as long as the
study results are open to
replication and professional scrutiny, we will have a professional body of research
on which to base reform efforts.
«As long as
study results are open to
replication and professional scrutiny, we will have a professional body of research
on which to base reform efforts.»
Impact of the Teacher
Study Group Professional Development Program
on student vocabulary and observed teaching practice: A
replication in first - grade classrooms
In the SPIEE lab, Christine helps lead a
replication study focusing
on teacher - student relationships in middle school classrooms.
Contrary to previous reports, more recent
studies evaluating the effects of lysine supplementation
on viral
replication have not detected a significant benefit when L - lysine is administered to FHV - 1 infected cats.
His graduate research focused
on the
study of viral
replication and transcription of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) under the guidance of Dr. Jose Antonio Melero at the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Madrid, Spain.
FIREPAW researchers assisted colleagues in the Bahamas in providing supporting statistics for their
replication study of the FIREPAW research
study on Companion Animals Guardians vs. Owners.
Here is a good article
on lack of
replication of data and
studies in economics:
According to the Science article
on the special
replication issue, several authors of original
studies described the
replication process as «bullying.»
Slide 8 of the PDF touches
on the desirabiltiy of
Replication within trees, within the site, and between sites in Dendro
studies.
I would hasten to add that McIntyre's claims about the lack of «
replication» in the
study is pure BS, based once again
on, perhaps deliberate, misunderstanding of the requirements for an accurate standardization curve.
The 1 RCT
on the UCLA / Lovaas — based treatment that met inclusion criteria was considered to be of fair quality.3 This
study, the first attempted
replication of Lovaas» manualized intervention to use random assignment, a standardized assessment battery, and explicit accounting of intervention hours, compared a clinic - based method to a parent program.
The
study entails a conceptual
replication of previous findings
on subjectively perceived therapeutic factors.
In a larger
replication study of the six - session treatment protocol with 21 couples, significant positive changes were found
on the Marital Satisfaction Inventory (Hannah, Luquet, et al 1997).
We are also currently conducting 3 randomized clinical trials, a
replication and extension of the domestic violence
study, a
study on treating affairs, and a
study treating addiction.
It doesn't mean that we should discount advances in cancer research, but it does mean that we should devote more resources to, and place a higher priority
on,
replication studies.
More recently, psychologists have been trying to replicate some classic «priming»
studies (see more here and here
on this topic) with mixed results; some
replication attempts have been successful, while others have failed.
A 4 -
study replication of the moderating effects of greed
on socioeconomic status and unethical behaviour., Anjana Balakrishnan, Paolo A Palma, Joshua Patenaude, and Lorne Campbell
The search was limited by language (the paper had to be in English), by methodology (the
study had to be an empirical
study, experimental
replication, follow - up
study, longitudinal
study, prospective
study, retrospective
study, quantitative
study, or treatment outcome / randomized clinical trial), by publication type (the
study had to be a journal article published in a peer - reviewed journal), and by sample (the
study had to be conducted
on humans).
A national survey
on multicultural competence for professional counselors: A
replication study.
Thus, a
replication of our
study in established work group could further examine if agreeableness buffers the negative effects of relationship conflict
on teamwork mental models.