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Open-Access-Days 2020 in Bielefeld: At home but open

Open-Access-Days 2020 in Bielefeld: At home but open

Due to the confusing situation in the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers have decided that the Open-Access-Tage 2020 will not be held as an on-site event in Bielefeld.

Universities Are Adjusting Review, Promotion, and Tenure Expectations Due to COVID-19

Universities Are Adjusting Review, Promotion, and Tenure Expectations Due to COVID-19

The emergence of COVID-19 has drastically upended the academic enterprise. Because of physical distancing, many non-tenured faculty members are facing additional, unexpected obstacles in their promotion and tenure trajectory. Transitioning classes to online learning environments will detract from research efforts, and winding down laboratory operations will result in a more direct reduction in research output.…

Iceland Lab's Testing Suggests 50% of Coronavirus Cases Have No Symptoms

Iceland Lab's Testing Suggests 50% of Coronavirus Cases Have No Symptoms

There's a lot about Iceland that other countries could envy: Its spectacular natural surroundings, its place among the world's happiest countries, and, now, its large-scale testing for the novel coronavirus, which could influence how the world understands the outbreak.

Strong Caveats Are Lacking As News Stories Trumpet Preliminary COVID-19 Research

Strong Caveats Are Lacking As News Stories Trumpet Preliminary COVID-19 Research

Some argue that rapid data sharing is ideally suited for infectious disease outbreaks like the one we’re experiencing now. However, the prospect of public access to unvetted work sparked worry about potential health scares and patients demanding unproven treatments. 

COVID-19 Report by the Imperial College London‌ Response Team

COVID-19 Report by the Imperial College London‌ Response Team

In this report, th e authors use a semi-mechanistic Bayesian hierarchical model to attempt to infer the impact of these interventions across 11 European countries.

ARL Urges Publishers to Maximize Access to Digital Content During COVID-19 Pandemic

ARL Urges Publishers to Maximize Access to Digital Content During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) joins global library associations in urging publishers to maximize access to digital content during the emergency conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an unprecedented time for the academic enterprise, and humanity will benefit from an unprecedented response by publishers in support of research and learning.

Exploring Collaborative Non-commercial Publishing Models for Open Access: Apply to Perform a Study

Exploring Collaborative Non-commercial Publishing Models for Open Access: Apply to Perform a Study

COAlition S publishes a call for an informed study containing an analysis and overview of collaborative non-commercial (aka “Diamond”) publishing journals and platforms. The study is financially supported by Science Europe. The objective is to identify ways to support publishing initiatives wishing to implement Diamond business models.

Point of View: Mitigating the Impact of Conference and Travel Cancellations on Researchers' Futures

Point of View: Mitigating the Impact of Conference and Travel Cancellations on Researchers' Futures

As the scientific community adapts to new working conditions in response to the growing pandemic, early-career researchers recommend actions to help lessen the unintended consequences of canceled conferences.

The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence

The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence

The December, 2019 coronavirus disease outbreak has seen many countries ask people who have potentially come into contact with the infection to isolate themselves at home or in a dedicated quarantine facility. Decisions on how to apply quarantine should be based on the best available evidence. We did a Review of the psychological impact of quarantine using three electronic database

Funding Information in Web of Science: an Updated Overview

Funding Information in Web of Science: an Updated Overview

Despite the limitations of funding acknowledgment (FA) data in Web of Science (WoS), studies using FA information have increased rapidly over the last several years. Considering this WoS' recent practice of updating funding data, this paper further investigates the characteristics and distribution of FA data in four WoS journal citation indexes.

WHO Launches Global Megatrial of the Four Most Promising Coronavirus Treatments

WHO Launches Global Megatrial of the Four Most Promising Coronavirus Treatments

Simple design aims to let even overwhelmed physicians and hospitals participate

Authors Overestimate Their Contribution to Scientific Work, Demonstrating a Strong Bias

Authors Overestimate Their Contribution to Scientific Work, Demonstrating a Strong Bias

Teamwork is an essential component of science. It affords the exchange of ideas and the execution of research that can entail high levels of complexity and scope.

Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine Hippos' Show How Invasive Species Can Restore a Lost World

Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine Hippos' Show How Invasive Species Can Restore a Lost World

Descendants of the drug lord's pets bear similarities to extinct megafauna

Antibodies from COVID-19 Survivors Could Be Used to Treat Patients, Protect Those at Risk

Antibodies from COVID-19 Survivors Could Be Used to Treat Patients, Protect Those at Risk

Infusions of antibody-laden blood have been used with reported success in prior outbreaks, including the SARS epidemic and the 1918 flu pandemic.

Coronavirus and Mild Winter Helps Germany to Reach 2020 Climate Target

Coronavirus and Mild Winter Helps Germany to Reach 2020 Climate Target

Think-tank Agora Energiewende calculates emissions to drop by 50-120m tonnes this year but warns of lower green investments post-crisis

Science Papers You Should Be Reading About the Coronavirus

Science Papers You Should Be Reading About the Coronavirus

Here are a few of the papers our scientists are reading that you might want to check out, too.

NSF Marshals Data Science, Blockchain to Streamline Federal Grant Processing

NSF Marshals Data Science, Blockchain to Streamline Federal Grant Processing

The National Science Foundation is testing a creative mix of machine learning, blockchain technology and data science to tackle a stubborn challenge: How to better evaluate more than 60,000 grant applications it receives each year.

Dimensions: COVID-19 Publications, Datasets and Clinical Trials

Dimensions: COVID-19 Publications, Datasets and Clinical Trials

This file contains all relevant publications, datasets and clinical trials from Dimensions that are related to COVID-19.