The pesticide alarmism was debunked in July by an independent, peer-reviewed study by researchers at the University of California Davis.
He cited flaws in the design of the study that render any conclusions meaningless and asked whether the study passed peer review due to incompetence of the reviewers and editors or due to conflicts-of-interest among the former.
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Now, that is a fair and objective critique of a rigorous study that was peer-reviewed and approved for publication by two respected journals: Middle East Quarterly (already published) and Perspectives on Terrorism (soon to be published).
These problems are all well known in the academic literature and have been dealt with in various ways, making the CRS study unpublishable in any peer-reviewed academic journal.
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Robert Coben, a neuropsychologist on Long Island, has recently published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotherapy a study of autistic children who, by playing special computer games, have improved connections among neurons in the frontal and temporal lobes, resulting in fewer repetitive behaviors, better socialization and improved language skills.
Leszczynski argued that the limitations of this study amounted to failure of the peer review system and called for the retraction of the paper and an investigation into why it was published in the first place.
Unfortunately, a few Ivy League professors and peer review do not guarantee sound methodology, as this study clearly demonstrates.
Jude-funded study is currently under consideration for publication in a peer-reviewed medical journal and could be published as soon as this month, said a physician familiar with the matter.
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The researchers who headed the new study (which has not been published in a peer-review journal, but will be presented at an upcoming conference) asked 600 adults in Germany about their feelings while using social media.
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Indian officials emphasized the data hasn't yet been peer reviewed and should be considered preliminary, mostly because the study is continuing and was designed mainly to test the feasibility of using the GeneXpert machines and not to get a representative measure of drug resistance.
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Such peer review and feedback is recognized as an important part of the onboard study process.
Peer-reviewed and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the study aggregated and analyzed data from 237 studies analyzed to determine whether organic foods are safer or healthier than non-organic foods.
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Google was also the co-sponsor of a study published last summer that looked at, among other things, how peer-to-peer communities rely on indiscriminate ad placements to fund illegal file sharing and streaming.
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Study after study indicates that one of the top sources of information for making a B2B purchase is peer recommendation.
The study compared and contrasted 11 companies that made the transition from good to great, and 11 peer companies that did not over a time period certain as judged by growth in stock returns.
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In a 2010 study, 333 preteens played an online version of "Survivor, " posting personal profiles and receiving peer ratings on their likability.
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