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No problem Sue. Glad to have helped.

2011-11-01T12:00:41.115-05:00

No problem Sue. Glad to have helped.

Hi Thomas, This is indeed unnecessary. It's ...

2011-06-15T06:22:02.513-05:00

Hi Thomas,

This is indeed unnecessary. It's maybe just part of the research work being done on cloning. I agree with you that there is no need to clone a pet. One can adopt.

Thanks,
Neil

It might be like that song from South Pacific, &qu...

2011-06-15T06:17:26.110-05:00

It might be like that song from South Pacific, "Only 15 inches high!". How could a robot replace a real girlfriend? One would have to stretch their imagination - and the robot.

That is one thing that a lot of real estate buyers...

2011-06-15T06:13:38.656-05:00

That is one thing that a lot of real estate buyers have to be aware about. There are a few properties that might be for sale at an extremely low price. One of the reasons why is because the area gets flooded. Overdevelopment might be the cause of the increase.

Never heard this one before. Will check it out.

2011-06-15T06:08:24.185-05:00

Never heard this one before. Will check it out.

Thanks for making my day! grad student writing a p...

2011-06-03T12:26:55.036-05:00

Thanks for making my day! grad student writing a policy brief on food waste and anaerobic decomposition.

Jess, exactly. And thanks. I've moved, so chec...

2011-03-08T14:13:03.409-05:00

Jess, exactly. And thanks. I've moved, so check out my new digs!

James, It seems to be working for me.

2011-03-08T14:12:10.429-05:00

James, It seems to be working for me.

I got the same email today, and searching in googl...

2011-02-24T08:35:44.661-05:00

I got the same email today, and searching in google about it is how I found your blog.

In my case, I will not replay.

Here here! I always make the effort too. In fact, ...

2011-01-13T18:29:47.271-05:00

Here here! I always make the effort too. In fact, it is exactly what I am about to do today for a Review Article I am writing.

So many times people cite things that don't exist... frustrating.

Loving your blog too. ;)

Hey, Thanks for sharing this link - but unfortun...

2010-12-06T03:28:41.091-05:00

Hey,

Thanks for sharing this link - but unfortunately it seems to be down? Does anybody here at bioenergyrus.blogspot.com have a mirror or another source?

Cheers,
James

Was it?

2010-10-13T19:45:44.562-05:00

Was it?

Most definitely. Let me know what site you want me...

2010-10-06T14:34:55.010-05:00

Most definitely. Let me know what site you want me to link to, and slap my link up on yours.

I would like to exchange links with your site bioe...

2010-10-04T21:35:22.272-05:00

I would like to exchange links with your site bioenergyrus.blogspot.com
Is this possible?

Then the solution would probably just be to encour...

2010-10-02T01:01:01.661-05:00

Then the solution would probably just be to encourage more publishing in Mandarin Chinese language. Benefits and incentives:

- Improve native Chinese scientific journals
- Provide incentives for top researchers to publish in Chinese science journals (and to encourage their research institutions to support this process)
- Boost the national and international profile of publishing in Chinese.
- Chinese researchers can publish in their mother tongue, and so they won't be pressured to plagiarize for a language (like English) that's so different and unfamiliar to them.
- Publishing in one's native tongue is always more efficient and effective for a country, and China is one of the few language and cultural centers large enough to support a massive regional/international scientific community in the Chinese language. (German is probably the other major example given the related history of the German countries as a great scientific center, and their current pivotal position in central Europe and the EU economy. Then e.g. Japanese or Hindi one level behind Chinese and German in that regard, but perhaps also with some potential if their countries become research centers.)

Truthfully, the Mandarin Chinese language has already gone international, with Confucius Institutes sprouting up everywhere and millions of students from Korea, Thailand, Japan, France, Sweden and other Western countries studying it, plus (maybe already) the main language of the Internet. And with automatic translation becoming so efficient (plus easy to Chinese character--> pinyin rendering where necessary), it makes the most sense for China to focus increasingly on native-language publishing. It's the most economically effective way for China and the nearby countries to boost up their scientific base and become international leaders in many fields.

Republished over at LabSpaces (comment included, t...

2010-10-01T12:17:26.187-05:00

Republished over at LabSpaces (comment included, thanks James!)

http://www.labspaces.net/blog/620/Chinese_plagiarism_and_the_death_of_English_language_journals

This isn't just in China-- there's a decen...

2010-10-01T02:05:25.279-05:00

This isn't just in China-- there's a decent amount of plagiarism in the US and British journals too. Probably not quite this high, but a problem nonetheless.

The other factor here is that the report cited plagiarism in the English-language journals by the Chinese researchers, so a lot of this is probably just the language barrier. Chinese scientists for obvious reasons would struggle to write in a language so confusing (esp. in its spelling, pronunciation, and grammar) as English, not to mention so radically different from their native Chinese. I had Chinese colleagues who worked for more than 20 years in the USA, and even they had trouble publishing in scientific English-- it's just too complicated a language for them to communicate in, so plagiarism of other English-language articles is the inevitable result.

It's just not realistic to expect China to commit the massive resources it would take to get its millions of scientists utterly fluent in English-language publishing. And with the US and British economic decline, there's just not enough funding to help Chinese researchers learn English while working here anymore, so most Chinese researchers will increasingly be working either domestically or in other research centers (like Germany or Korea). China would probably be better off using those resources to fund new laboratories (and domestic journals) rather than spend it on diminishing returns improving their English. This will be even more so as China grows more confident and economically powerful, especially as the country arrives at #1 world economy status-- there's no way the country would waste its resources on forcing its researchers to publish mainly English-language articles. As Chinese (as well as German) gain more international prestige, it will be more natural to publish in those languages.

I'll certainly check it out (downloaded the Ta...

2010-09-30T12:51:45.352-05:00

I'll certainly check it out (downloaded the Tag reader) but wondering how widely adopted this will be.

I think that Microsoft Tag is a much newer and bet...

2010-09-30T12:06:14.565-05:00

I think that Microsoft Tag is a much newer and better solution to qr codes.
Have you seen them?? http://tag.microsoft.com

Cath: Yes, I believe I will be able to tell. This ...

2010-09-30T09:48:45.291-05:00

Cath: Yes, I believe I will be able to tell. This journal has them listed as Rev #1 and Rev #2 in Manuscript Tracker, and the reviews should come back similarly marked. Unless of course the Assoc Editor switches things around.

Soil Mama: Three months is a total farce, but I've been down that road as well. I do sometimes take up my allotted month, but I always get it back before 30 days is up. Why others can't do that is beyond me.

In reply to #2, yes I have. In response to #6, I ...

2010-09-29T21:20:35.466-05:00

In reply to #2, yes I have.

In response to #6, I need to blog about my experiences with my grandfather. He had BOTH chemo and radiation within a week of his passing, AND neither doctor would tell him his cancer was incurable. That was left up to the family.

1- I don't really get the appeal for AAAS memb...

2010-09-29T19:53:15.964-05:00

1- I don't really get the appeal for AAAS membership if you don't need the mag. I feel like there are too many other societies to join ($$$)

2- 40 page views is pretty good (at least I think it does since I don't know what "good" really would be) have you thought of moving to a bigger venue?

3- I was pretty happy to get my 5 yr sticker a few yrs back, it made me feel pretty cool to put it on my car :)

6- I really don't think spending $ on medical services for the very elderly is worth it. I know it sounds cruel, but after seeing my grandparents suffer for extended periods and not gain any quality of life, it just doesn't seem worth it. I sure don't want to go that way!

I would take it as a good sign. my MS this spring ...

2010-09-29T19:44:21.849-05:00

I would take it as a good sign. my MS this spring went FAST and smooth. This latest one has been forgotten by a reviewer and the editor is trying to track them down and twist their arm to get the review back. it's been almost 3 months- I think that's way worse than getting review back in 5 days.

Well they must at least have found the title inter...

2010-09-29T19:18:56.572-05:00

Well they must at least have found the title interesting enough to read it immediately, and then keep reading... I say it's a good sign!

Will you be able to tell which review is which once the other(s) come in and you get to see them?

Great blog you got here. I'd like to read some...

2010-09-29T15:12:41.444-05:00

Great blog you got here. I'd like to read something more about that matter. The only thing your blog misses is a few photos of some gizmos.

Katherine Karver
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