Research - Methods
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Can literature analysis identify innovation drivers in drug discovery?

30 Oct 2009 Drug discovery must be guided not only by medical need and commercial potential, but also by the areas in which new science is creating therapeutic opportunities, such as target identification and the understanding of disease mechanisms. To ... Read more...

Photovoice as community-based participatory research: a qualitative review.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To explore the use of photovoice as a research methodology to identify and explore community health and disability priorities. METHODS: Published studies (n = 31) that applied photovoice as a research methodology to promote and enhance ... Read more...

[Reporting guidelines are also useful for readers of medical research publications: CONSORT, STARD, STROBE and others]

30 Sep 2009 Over the last few years reporting guidelines for research papers have had increasing attention and use. They comprise recommendations and checklists, developed by expert groups consisting of researchers, methodologists and journal editors. They aim ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Research - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Can literature analysis identify innovation drivers in drug discovery? 30 Oct 2009
• Conclusion: mental health in the mainstream of public policy. 30 Oct 2009
• Photovoice as community-based participatory research: a qualitative review. 30 Oct 2009
• [Reporting guidelines are also useful for readers of medical research publications: CONSORT, STARD, STROBE and others] 30 Sep 2009
• Publishing nutrition research: a review of epidemiologic methods. 29 Sep 2009
• Overlook agricultural research at our peril. 12 Sep 2009
• The use of viral gene transfer in studies of brainstem noradrenergic and serotonergic neurons. 10 Sep 2009
• Antiepileptic drugs in children in developing countries: research and treatment guideline needs. 8 Sep 2009
• Post-publication sharing of data and tools. 8 Sep 2009
• Data sharing: Empty archives. 8 Sep 2009
• Data's shameful neglect. 8 Sep 2009
• Climate-control plans scrutinized. Sep 2009
• A pragmatist approach to the problem of knowledge in health psychology. 30 Aug 2009
• False impressions, intuition and the nature of methods: how insufficient study of methods confounds the study of biology itself. 30 Aug 2009
• APT drug R&D: the right active ingredient in the right presentation for the right therapeutic use. 26 Aug 2009
• Drawing statistical inferences from historical census data, 1850-1950. 30 Jul 2009
• Optimizing learning and quality of life throughout the lifespan: a global framework for research and application. 30 Jul 2009
• A traditional Tibetan medical response to advancements in basic longevity research. 30 Jul 2009
• Caloric restriction and longevity: the science and the ascetic experience. 30 Jul 2009
• ASI 2009: immunology "down under". 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Research'

Definition: Critical and exhaustive investigation or experimentation, having for its aim the discovery of new facts and their correct interpretation, the revision of accepted conclusions, theories, or laws in the light of newly discovered facts, or the practical application of such new or revised conclusions, theories, or laws. (Webster, 3d ed)

Descriptor UI: D012106

Alternative terms: Research; Investigative Report; Investigative Reports; Report, Investigative; Reports, Investigative; Laboratory Research; Research, Laboratory; Summary Report; Report, Summary; Reports, Summary; Summary Reports; Research and Development; Development and Research; Research Methodology; Methodology, Research; Research Priorities; Priorities, Research; Priority, Research; Research Priority; Research Techniques; Research Technique; Technique, Research; Techniques, Research; Research Technics; Research Technic; Technic, Research; Technics, Research; Interdisciplinary Studies; Interdisciplinary Study; Studies, Interdisciplinary; Study, Interdisciplinary; Research Activities; Activities, Research; Activity, Research; Research Activity;

Related Mesh Headings: Information Services; Operations Research; Systems Analysis; Nursing Research; Dental Research; Ethics, Research;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: H01.770.644;

Technical Notes: GEN; prefer specifics; research as a field or the progress or status of research in a particular field; do not add routinely for specific studies involving "research": Manual 29.16; /methods: consider RESEARCH DESIGN