In praise of descriptive research

In Praise of Descriptive Science: A Breath of Fresh AIRE

Meyer et al. find that subjects lacking the AIRE gene, critical for self-tolerance in T lymphocytes, show a broad range of autoantibody specificities, which can have extremely high affinities. The data also suggest that some of these autoantibodies can, surprisingly, prevent some types of autoimmunity, particularly type I diabetes.

on the status of mixed methods research in applied linguistics

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In Praise of Interdisciplinary Research through Scientometrics

The BIR workshop series foster the revitalisation of dormant links between two fields in information science: information retrieval and bibliometrics/scientometrics. Hopefully, tightening up these links will cross-fertilise both fields. I believe compelling research questions lie at the crossroads of scientometrics and other fields: not only information retrieval but also, for instance, psychol...

In praise of conventional research methods for medical education research.

the investigation of research articles in applied linguistics: convergence and divergence in iranian elt context

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