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Tips to complete my PhD successfully and get a post doc
I have just enrolled in a PhD program for computer science, but no one in my family or friend circle has ever done any PhD. Can you please give me tips, to dos, not to dos to excel in my PhD and start ...
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How do you use the information in a real world scenario ie practical setting in an applied? How do you apply the information exchange? [closed]
Well it's self explanatory. How can you use the information? I am not from a technical or software engineering background. How does this translate into other areas of sciences e.g. healthcare. ...
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How to address past academic misconduct as a new faculty member?
14 years ago, as an undergraduate student in a developing country, I was eager to apply for a master's degree abroad. I visited a lab at my university where, despite my lack of research experience, a ...
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actual experience with istex
I was wondering who actually uses Istex. In the homepage, it says researchers, professors and students, but I feel that mostly linguistic researchers use this tool. How coherent is Istex for ...
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Would I be able to get an undergrad degree in CS and the get a PHD in mathematics? [duplicate]
Would it hurt my chances? Obviously if i was applying from a history undergrad to math PHD it wouldn't help, but I dont know if a CS BS would hurt with my math PHD, because CS is just math right?
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Should a statement of purpose be structured into sections?
I'm considering applying to Purdue University's computer science PhD program. While reading the section on the statement of purpose, I saw the following interesting comment:
There is no word limit ...
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ResearchGate citation count and responsiveness [closed]
My total number of citations on Google Scholar is higher by 1000 than the count of ResearcGate, and my h-index is larger by one. This huge difference in citation counts cannot be explained by self-...
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I found a counterexample to an assumption in a proof but not to its result – how to publish this?
I am working on a paper which builds upon work from a paper from the 1980s.
In that paper, a result of the form A < B < C is claimed in generality and is necessary for the proof of a result.
I ...
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Should I send an e-mail showing my interest in the postdoc position if another professor forwards my information?
I sent a cold email to a professor who had already filled a vacancy. He mentioned, however, that he had a colleague with a vacancy and asked if he could forward my email. Of course I agreed, but my ...
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Just graduated with a PhD in engineering and discovered that my published dissertation lacks novelty. What could happen next? [duplicate]
I recently graduated from a top engineering school in the US. My dissertation, composed of three related chapters, was approved by my advisor and three committee members during both my preliminary and ...
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something about law [closed]
Did you know you can practice immigration law by becoming OISC regulated? Apparently it's a more affordable and flexible route with three levels to achieve.
Has anyone else looked into this or gone ...
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Missed interview arragement. Am I softly rejected? [closed]
Last Wednesday I was confirmed for a second (technical) interview after a very good quick one. I was supposed to get the details on Friday (three days later), so I did not answer the mail. The idea ...
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PhD in Biblical Archaeology [duplicate]
What is the appropriate way to ask experts in the field of Biblical Archaeology in Europe about the best topics for doctoral research in this field?
Thank you for your help.
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How do I educate my fellow countrymen about masters in the USA?
I am from Nepal, and kids here feel "entitled" to get a fully funded masters in the USA even if their grades are low and they have no research papers, no LORs, no work experience, and no GRE....
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Is it rude to ask Phd student to give daily report?
I usually meet my PhD students weekly. However for one student, I can clear tell that she basically only does some simple things before the meeting, when I met her. During the communication, I feel ...
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Ideas or topics for a PhD in Biblical Archaeology [closed]
I would like to ask what worthwhile topics can be studied in Biblical Archaeology for a PhD in Europe, please.
I have a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Theology, and I am now finishing a PhD in ...
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Is it normal for journal reviewers to reject submissions based on non-scientific reasoning? [closed]
Is it normal for reviewers to use nonfactual statements as reasons to reject journal submissions? Here, nonfactual statements will be defined as statements that are in contradiction with verified ...
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Will having a chemistry minor benefit me in a material science PhD?
I'm an undergraduate physics major and plan on pursuing a PhD in material science, and am specifically interested in soft materials, nanotechnology, and polymers. I currently have minors in chemistry ...
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Best survey tools for an on-line study [closed]
I am conducting an on-line study and was wondering what the best recruitment tools are available?
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What does this mean when I submitted the revised manuscript (the decison is minor revision )? [duplicate]
I have submitted a manuscript to IEEE TRANS Journal.
After rounds of revisions, I have gone through the major revision, minor revision, and minor revision.
I have just submitted the revised manuscript ...
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Is there any error in the verification process of the hail hypothesis [closed]
The content of the hail conjecture
For any natural number N, if N is even, make it N/2; If N is odd, turn it into 3N+1, and according to this rule, the final result must be 1.
Verify the scope and ...
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Managing Conflicting Feedback from Two Supervisors: Advice Needed? [closed]
I'm currently pursuing my master's degree and feeling stressed out and demotivated due to conflicting opinions from my two supervisors. Since January, I've been stuck on the first section of my ...
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Teaching assistants in UK university
I have accepted a math PhD offer from a university in London. One of the main reasons, other than research, I applied for a PhD is beacause I realy enjoy teaching and I am keen on pursuing a career in ...
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Is sending out a paper copy of a survey to respondents an IRB violation?
I am part of a team that is trying to launch a third wave of a survey that was previously declared exempt by the IRB. I have two questions. First, do you think it would be a violation of institutional ...
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Negotiating tenure track position after major career grant
I have been pushing hard for several years to get an academic job, with little success. The best job I could get was a non-tenure track group leader position, with very questionable promotion criteria....
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Should you ever pick "recommended" or "opposed" reviewers for journal submissions in social science?
This question applies to all disciplines but I am curious here about social science journals in particular. Is it ever a good idea to name/identify specific reviewers that you would like to have them ...
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What are good reasons for declining to referee a manuscript that hasn't been posted on arXiv?
This question is inspired by the comments under this answer, specifically the points raised by user TimRias. The discussion was about a paper submitted to Physical Review D (PRD), a journal covering ...
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Journal I published is on the ESCI list, but can't find it in PubMed, is there a reason for that?
I recently authored a simple case report in a local journal. It is Q4 in Scimago and in the ESCI of Clarivate. But I can't find my paper in Pubmed. Is there a reason for that?
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Paper was submitted 24 months ago, what is wrong with the journal and publisher? [closed]
People often complain that 3 months is long or 6 months or even 12 months.
Well, my paper has been with this journal for 24 months and the process has not yet concluded.
In the process I have sent ...
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Collaborator asking for multiple figures for thesis?
A PhD student who was a co-author on a previous paper (helped with 1 experiment) is asking for the raw files for multiple extensive figures to use in their PhD thesis presentation.
I created each of ...
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How to come back to academic machine learning career after absence due to health issues
Back in 2018 I started a master's degree in CS focusing on ML with the goal of eventually obtaining a PhD. This did not work out for two reasons: 1) most of the ML faculty left for another university. ...
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The Zentralblatt asked me to review a worthless paper, what to do?
I am an amateur mathematician who at age 64 finally became published in January. As a result, review requests started coming in.
The first two were from two different journals. Both papers were well ...
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Is it unfair for a journal to change a decision on an accepted paper if it is later found to be too derivative of the author's previous work?
I edit a journal and we have recently started using similarity checks. We have a paper that we accepted, but before we published it we found that it is very similar to previous papers of the author.
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Is there a recommended day to send a cold email or is it better to send it as early as possible?
I've always known that it's best to send cold emails to potential postdoc supervisors on Monday morning. Now I find myself in the situation where I've found a professor who lists a postdoc vacancy on ...
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Citing specific R functions in publications?
I'm wondering how common (or uncommon) it is to cite R functions in publications. E.g. to write in a manuscript something like:
We used the 'X' function from the 'Y' package version 0.2.0 [@ref] to ...
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Design-Based Research and Design Thinking: are they the same thing?
Is there a difference between design-based research and design thinking? I was introduced to the idea of DT in a start-up scenario. The experience led me to DBR. Sometimes I think they are doing the ...
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(College, Public Speaking) HW Help looking for a good source that argues against my point [closed]
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Greetings! I am currently compiling an annotated bibliography for my persuasive speech, which sheds light on the topic of invisible disabilities. To create a well-rounded ...
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Professor previously wrote letter, and now he's not responding to my emails
Last year I applied for PhD programs. I got together four letter writers two from my current MA program and two from a previous MA program. I was rejected from every PhD program that year, and I was ...
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What should I do with academic misconduct of my advisor?
My PhD advisor shared research proposal materials with us that he has reviewed as a grant panelist. He told us feel free to read whenever we have time and explore these ideas. I don't feel comfortable ...
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Open Educational Resources Listed on CV
I have been contributing to OER Commons, and was wondering how I could consider adding that to my CV. I have two works now that I used LaTex to construct problems, and develop flashcards for ...
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How are plagiarism cases, within the same institution, typically resolved, in the US? [closed]
Let's say X did some work at a research institution, and then he left. Then years later, another person Y at the same institution published this work, perhaps further augmented, but without saying it ...
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How is an R01 grant typically split? [closed]
Let's say an NIH R01 grant pays $500,000 per year in total cost. And the PI does not have any other grants.
How does this get split, typically? $200,000 to the institution, $150,000 to the PI and the ...
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Status of a manuscript whose required reviews are completed
I have submitted a paper to a good math journal in first week of May 2024. After a month (+ a week at most), the online system shows the status “Required reviews completed”. However, to this day, I ...
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What do you struggle with (psychically and physically) when working on a digital project? [closed]
as the title says: how would you describe your health condition while working on one or multiple projects in digital? I'm curious about digital wellbeing and safety topic and I'd really appreciate if ...
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Can someone with a PhD in the field take the GRE/SAT/AP tests in the same field and pass, without preparation? [closed]
I'm curious if someone with a PhD in (say) math can take AP math, SAT Math 2, or GRE math subject test and pass, without preparation. I define "pass" as scoring enough for an "A" ...
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Is there a limit to the number of times a journal editor will send my paper for review if referees keep declining?
I submitted a paper to Physical Review D, an APS journal, approximately a month ago. So far, the editor has forwarded my paper to six referees for review, all of whom have declined. I suspect this may ...
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State of the uk postdoc market [closed]
Am I a bad applicant or are there really no positions in the uk?
I’ve been looking for maths or maths adjacent postdocs nationwide in the uk and the results are slim to none. There aren’t any in or ...
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(UK) Maths PhD CV advice for industry or academia? [closed]
CV tips for industry?
I’m a stem PhD graduate (numerical PDE modelling) with a BSc (hons) in physics (specialising in cosmology) and im having problems finding job opportunities. I suspect it’s ...
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"journal of Electronics,Computer Networking and Applied Mathematics(JECNAM)" tell me about this journal category? [closed]
"journal of Electronics,Computer Networking and Applied Mathematics(JECNAM)" tell me about this journal category ?
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What is the best place to discuss scientific articles online (STEM related fields)? [closed]
What is the best online-place to discuss, ask questions about or comment scientific articles (STEM related fields) ? Here, "best" means most frequented and high probability to be read/...
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