Journal should show balance, not bias, when reporting on PFI

Horses do not exhibit motor bias when their balance is

Simple screening statistical tools to detect reporting bias: when should we ask for raw data?

data raise the question of whether clinicians should trust the results published, and how evidence-based results should be translated into clinical practice [1-3]. As editors, reviewers or readers, it is our responsibility to appraise the data published or proposed for publication, before translating the results into clinical practice. Simple screening tools for detecting certain types of repor...

Horses do not exhibit motor bias when their balance is challenged.

In many equestrian pursuits such as dressage and show-jumping, it is important that the horse exhibits the same level of balance when ridden to the left as when ridden to the right in canter - that is, to show no motor bias. It is a long-held belief within such disciplines that to reduce bias that exists in horses and thus to enhance symmetry of performance to the left and right, the horse need...

The Journal Impact Factor Should Not Be Discarded

which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Journal editors and experts in scientometrics are increasingly concerned with the reliability of the Journal Impact Factor (JIF, Clarivate Analytics, formerly the IP & Science business of Thom-son Reuters) as a tool for assessing the influence of scholarly j...

when should commence dialysis: focusing on the predialysis condition

the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (ckd), as defined by the nfk-kdoqi (the national kidney foundation kidney disease outcomes quality initiative) guidelines, is a glomerular filtration rate less than 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 or the presence of microalbuminuria. ckd is increasing worldwide, leading to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. there is general agreement on the importance of an ...