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Altmetric and the Inewsource Investigation

The findings of the investigation have come as a surprise to many. They show that the women in the UCSD scandals deserved more exposure and recognition. While the UCSD summary did not mention plagiarism, inewsource did, and emailed the vice chancellor of research at UCSD, Sandra Brown, to ask her about it. It turned out that she knew nothing about the scandals, but she did say she would be asking her staff and other senior administrators about them.

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Altmetric and the Inewsource Investigation

The findings of the investigation have come as a surprise to many. They show that the women in the UCSD scandals deserved more exposure and recognition. While the UCSD summary did not mention plagiarism, inewsource did, and emailed the vice chancellor of research at UCSD, Sandra Brown, to ask her about it. It turned out that she knew nothing about the scandals, but she did say she would be asking her staff and other senior administrators about them.

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The study did not take into account features that block third-party tracking. For example, it did not look at whether users can disable features that prevent the transmission of their personal data to third-party advertisers. It also did not consider the default behavior of Microsoft’s Edge browser. However, it did suggest that users who value their privacy can turn off autocomplete and disable certain other default behaviors. In other words, Edge is a good choice if they’re concerned about privacy and want to avoid tracking.

Using Altmetric, researchers were able to track how often news stories about scientific papers were mentioned on the Internet. While this is a huge change from previous studies, it does indicate that journalists need to pay attention to how they portray scientific discoveries and their results. By analyzing how many articles are linked to a particular scientific paper in news, they were able to determine whether or not a story reflects the truth or not.

This study showed that journalists were cautious when reporting science, downplaying the degree of certainty. This contradicts the notion that scientists tend to exaggerate their findings in the hopes of making more money. The researchers used the Altmetric website to calculate the degree of certainty in news articles and abstracts. Using this data, they then built a computer model to analyze hundreds of thousands of articles. That way, they could see which articles were more likely to feature accurate information.

The inewsource investigation this year focused on the use of university resources by Dr. Kevin Murphy. Inewsource reported that the professor falsely claimed ownership of an invention he had invented and provided patients without authorization. Further, his behavior violated the university’s policy on disclosing business interests. The report has led to a lawsuit against the university. Inewsource is now available to the public and scientists. It can be found online here.

While the study focuses on how journalists report science, it also shows how journalists can downplay the certainty of findings. Compared to March 2014, six-in-ten Americans said that changes were needed in July 2015. These findings are a shocking revelation, but they should not be ignored. There are ways to reduce the data collected in the process. One of the most effective ways is to block websites from autocomplete, which can be disabled in the settings of the website.