What Researchers Need Know About Data Sharing

Overall, there is not a lot of controversy over the subject and practice of data sharing. After all, how does mankind benefit in any way from keeping scientific research and evidence behind a lock and key? But, there are two sides to every story and the layered issues of data sharing are no exception. Sure,...

The Importance of Communicating Through Scientific Images

Communication power in science has transferred from paper abstracts/research to scientific imagery displaying relevant data. These images of science are used to teach, to inform, and to garner issue visibility. With globalization, face-to-face communication is not as readily available as earlier times. With the advent of technology for communication, imagery transfer becomes as valuable as...

How to Avoid Image Manipulation in Science Academic Research Articles

In recent years, a lot more attention has been paid to image manipulation of manuscripts because of how this has turned into a way that research misconduct takes place. Science should never have an agenda or a way of manipulating the data for its own end. At the end of the day, science should be...

Tips For Legal And Ethical Use Of Images In Scientific Presentations And Articles

The internet is often the first option you consider when looking for quality images that you can use in your science presentations. Little known to people, you might easily cross the boundaries to dangerous territories that could sink you into infringement charges. This article is geared towards helping you avoid visual plagiarism and keeping you...

A Guide to Data Sharing in Medical Research

Necessary Medical research is tantamount to people living longer and better lives, but that said, sharing what is learned in each medical silo, across all silos, is riddled with levels of impossibility. Patients have rights and they are aggressively defended by laws and those looking to litigiously pursue violations of those protections. There is no...

A guide to image licensing

You've created a new project that you want to sell, and all you need is to add a few images to it. You think that it shouldn't be that hard, since it seems that the internet is full of images out there on social media. Also, you've got 3 emails this month that tout their...

Tips For Successful Science Research and Writing

It’s natural for first-time authors to struggle writing science articles, but at the same time, it presents a feeling of excitement. It can be overwhelming as well, considering you’re about to face a large amount of data and information, which you have to compress in one comprehensive write-up. So, yes, it’s can be extremely difficult...

How to explain data through visualizations

People process information and difficult subject matter much more effectively through visual explanations rather than written and spoken content. According to numerous studies, people process visual information ten of thousands of times more quickly than written text, and people who receive information through visual content are 43 percent more likely to do as they are...

Using Visualization & Images to Understand Science Concepts

In education methods today we understand that there are different kinds of learning styles represented within any group of students. Providing stimulating learning opportunities can make a difference for the student who finds science topics dull simply because they have not yet grasped the exciting fields of scientific inquiry that are literally all around them....

Psoriasis Images: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory disorder that causes thick, scaly patches to form on the skin. The medical term for psoriasis is psoriasis vulgaris or plaque psoriasis and it's the most common form of the disorder. The disease was originally linked to leprosy and is very similar in many aspects. The severe itchiness caused by...