Controlled study links moisture to freeze-thaw pore changes in saline soils
A controlled Jilin Province study found that moisture was most strongly associated with NMR-derived pore redistribution in saline and non-saline ...
Tag: experimental design
Efficacy of statistical and design interventions for improving reproducibility in biomedical research
A registered-report simulation study found that statistical and design interventions for improving biomedical research reproducibility had mixed and measure-dependent effects.
How Water Flows Underground: Pumping Test Geometry Holds the Key to Mapping Hidden Aquifers
A new study shows that dipole pumping tests, which create directional flow fields, extract far more information about heterogeneous aquifers ...
Stop trusting single accuracy scores: why ML models need distributional evaluation
A large-scale study argues that machine learning performance should be reported as distributions with confidence intervals on quantiles rather than ...
Sudden pH Shifts in Lab Tests Exaggerate How Diatoms Respond to Ocean Acidification
A long-term evolution experiment shows that abrupt laboratory pH shifts exaggerate diatom growth and carbon fixation responses to ocean acidification ...
Studying Stress One Factor at a Time Misleads Biology, Plant Scientist Argues
University of Missouri scientist Ron Mittler is urging biologists to study organisms under multiple simultaneous stressors, arguing that combined stresses ...
Empty Fruits Are Quietly Sabotaging Plant Germination Science, Rosemary Study Warns
A new rosemary study shows that unnoticed seedless fruits can reverse or erase the apparent effects of temperature, water and ...
Bacterial Toxin Challenge Gets a Timing Makeover in the Hunt for Brain-Saving Plant Compounds
A new review proposes a kinetics- and mechanism-informed framework for using lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammation models to screen phytochemicals with greater rigour ...
Large-Scale Experiments Face a Reckoning in the Digital Era
A large consortium of academic and industry researchers maps six open challenges facing large-scale randomized experiments, from organizational incentives and ...
Out-of-Body Experience Trial Fails Its Main Test but Yields a Strange Surprise
A controlled trial of out-of-body experiences found no evidence participants could identify hidden objects, but two participants accurately described researchers' ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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