If you were writing for a journal that was not in your first language, what would you do?
08.03.2026 23:48
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If you were writing for a journal that was not in your first language, what would you do?
It's the same author on all three references!
I wonder if some "plagiarism" software has simply picked that up, rather than it being some novel finding that hadn't been reported or cited before.
Or maybe they were simply describing something well known in the field in a way they always do in that situation.
It's not uncommon to use the same turns of phrase to introduce a topic that become second-nature to repeat every time you talk about it.
Usually, any article that appears in an academic journal has also been presented at many conferences prior to that, but there is no requirement for each of those presentations to be mentioned or cited in the paper.
And textbooks are often not considered 'academic enough' to be cited.
But I don't really understand why this is plagiarism?
If they have "reused" material, it was from a conference report and a textbook chapter that they wrote, not a previous journal publication.
Is it possible that different fields just do things very differently?
I was blacklisted by the UK government because some guy at Porton Down didn’t like me retweeting something that called Jacob Rees Mogg a “haunted pencil”
I know that's a question for DHSC to answer, but did they give *any* indication about *why* that slipped through?
Has anyone asked them that?
So why was it mentioned in the plan???
It's not enough to say that it shouldn't have been stated when it was.
There are real structural barriers to RCP fixing this when they have people on the JRCPTB who will be resisting it.
Just over a year ago, I left my 25 year NHS career to dedicate my life to a group of patients who remain largely unseen and unheard by the NHS - people with severe #LongCOVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (#ME). 🧵
youtu.be/pk00btt7CVs?...
I'm not sure that image (or the implication therein) is correct though. Can you check?
Image of a brain Brain and muscle chemistry in myalgic encephalitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID: a 7T magnetic resonance spectroscopy study "The changes in lactate in ME/CFS are consistent with the presence of energetic stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. A reduction in total choline in long COVID is of interest in the context of the recently reported association between blood clots and 'brain fog', and earlier animal studies showing that choline might prevent intravascular coagulation. Importantly, differences in findings between ME/CFS and long COVID suggest that the underlying neurobiological mechanisms, while leading to similar clinical presentations, may differ." Read more here>>
UK research study
Brain and muscle chemistry in myalgic encephalitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID: a 7T magnetic resonance spectroscopy study
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Screenshot from AMMES March 2026 newsletter
#MEcfs #LongCovid #CFS #PwME #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
Today is the National Day of Reflection.
The UK "must learn lessons" - not only "to be better prepared for the next pandemic" but to protect vulnerable lives and health now.
Our thoughts are with everyone who suffered and those living with loss. ❤️💛
How Parasitic Cuckoos Lay Host-Matching Eggs Whilst Remaining A Single Species
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#EggShellColor🥚 #SpeciesConcepts #ornithology🦉 #birds🪶 #Mimicry #evolution #ecology #BroodParasitism grrlscientist.medium.com/how-parasiti...
🚨MCAS: EXCITING NEWS & SURVEY OPPORTUNITY🚨
Dr Larry Afrin & MANY others have been working behind the scenes for years trying to improve the mast cell activation syndrome situation. The work has paid off & we now have an International Society for MCAS: ismcas.org 🧵
I (sometimes) diligently label my plants each year, only to find that the ink has washed off the labels by the following year, so then have to wait until they sprout leaves or flowers to identify them! 🙄
How ever did plants cope before there were humans around to prune them at the right time... 😏
@continuitytweets.bsky.social You OK?
Missed your #totp posts yesterday. 😟
This is something that the #MEDeliveryPlan FDP should have addressed as an *absolute* priority.
Language matters. Awareness matters.
Great that the BBC are showing these stories, but they shouldn't be getting these details wrong.
@sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social
This is shocking stuff!
Fmr Marine Brian McGinnis's whereabouts is currently unknown. His wife and his attorney are not allowed to see him.
He has undergone surgery.
Anthony Aguilar's call to action is now up on YT for those who don't want to/can't view it on X:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV6T...
WTAF?! 👇
Marine vet whose forearm was snapped by a senator has been DISAPPEARED by the US government.
His family is desperately seeking help to find Brian McGinnis, the marine and firefighter who stood up against Trump's war in a hearing.
#WhereIsBrian
Or that we have known and ignored it for decades...
Lots of large pink camellia blooms
Camellia through the window
A thrush in the middle of the front lawn
Spot the thrush…
"Here is how bullshit replicates itself in today’s medical world: Conduct a flawed trial, declare success despite serious questions, then develop health policy based on these hyped-up claims."
Why even do studies if their results don't even matter?
:sigh:
with alt - everybody needs to see this.
Yes. That's an advert for the event, not a report of it.
