Medicaid claims data offers a smarter way to find and recruit providers for qualitative research
Researchers used New York State Medicaid pharmacy claims to identify and recruit 104 high-volume providers of medication for opioid use ...
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3D Confocal Imaging Exposes Hidden Bias in Cerebral Microhemorrhage Counts
Three-dimensional confocal imaging of cleared brain tissue shows that standard histological sectioning misses up to 38% of cerebral microhemorrhages, with ...
Citizen scientists map Poland’s mosses, but a dozen enthusiasts dominate the data
An analysis of 17,451 verified iNaturalist moss records from Poland shows citizen science can track conspicuous and invasive species, but ...
Computational study finds rock availability and collection effort do not fully explain plesiosaur diversity patterns
A computational analysis found that separate proxies for marine rock availability and collection effort did not fully explain plesiosaur diversity ...
Marine Biodiversity Maps Reveal Uneven Reliability Across Taxonomic Groups, New Study Finds
A new quantitative framework reveals that the reliability of marine biodiversity maps varies dramatically across taxonomic groups, with data-rich groups ...
Scientists Mine Instagram Photos to Map a Treeline Species Across 2,000 Kilometers of the Andes
Researchers turned tourist photos on Instagram into 1,238 ground truthing points to validate a satellite-based map of the lenga beech ...
Mapping the gaps: South Africa’s spider records reveal deep sampling bias
A new analysis of 121,605 spider records from seven South African collections quantifies sampling bias and knowledge gaps across spatial ...
Rescuing centuries of frog and snake records on Africa’s isolated islands
A new study compiles 6,185 records of São Tomé & Príncipe's amphibians and reptiles from museums, literature and citizen science, ...
Hidden Kingdom of the Deep: Scientists Map Thousands of Fungal Records Across the Mediterranean Sea
A new study in Microbial Ecology compiles 4,623 fungal records from 125 articles, documenting 914 unique taxa across the Mediterranean ...
Hidden Rounding Errors in Wind Data Can Skew Wind Power Estimates by 60 Percent
A new Monte Carlo-based correction framework shows that routine rounding in India's wind speed records systematically biases Weibull parameter estimates ...
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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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