Now everyone can measure attention
| Date: | 19 October 2020 |
| Author: | Yvonne Groen |
Everyone knows what attention is, said William James 150 years ago. But nowadays psychologists are still struggling to reliably assess attention, especially impairments of attention. The experience of attention is very personal and what is regarded normal differs strongly between people. Therefore, a large norm group is necessary to pinpoint impairments of attention.
Is it possible to publish all of our peer-reviewed articles in Open Access journals?
| Date: | 16 October 2020 |
| Author: | Katja Loos |
Is it possible to publish all peer-reviewed articles of our research group in Open Access journals? Two years ago, this journey started, and we started to submit our manuscripts exclusively to journals that are cover by the VNSU Open Access agreements. As a result, we were able to publish more than 95% of our manuscripts Open Access in this time period.
Preregistration of a quantitative study using secondary data in the social sciences
| Date: | 14 October 2020 |
| Author: | Maria Wiertsema |
A case study about preregistration of a quantitative study using secondary data in the social sciences.
Lifestyle and Hand Eczema - A systematic Review
| Date: | 12 October 2020 |
| Author: | Marjolein Brands |
Hand eczema is a common skin disease with a one-year prevalence of up to 10% and a long-lasting negative impact on quality of life. Both endogenous and exogenous factors play a role in the pathogenesis of hand eczema.
Children and young people as coresearchers in qualitative research
| Date: | 11 October 2020 |
| Author: | Malou Luchtenberg |
In the case study presented here we use a collaborative method to improve data analysis and research outcomes by engaging and involving children of the public. Several activities made the outputs of our research more (and freely) accessible for both academics (by open access publishing) and the public (through videos, an interview and poster presentation on the international iCAN conference by young people).
Preregistered main vs. alternatives analysis
| Date: | 10 October 2020 |
| Author: | Arnout Smit |
We believe this ‘main versus alternatives analysis’ structure makes the results easier to interpret for readers because it provides a baseline, while still providing as much information we can to improve future analyses using similar data.
Benefits of and doubts about the preregistration procedure
| Date: | 09 October 2020 |
| Author: | Robin Groen |
Introduction and research context
This case study "Publishing a preregistered study in an open access journal. Benefits of and doubts about the preregistration procedure" describes the publication process of a preregistered study in an open access journal,...
On becoming an open research practitioner
| Date: | 08 October 2020 |
| Author: | Sanne Brederoo |
At times, I feel quite content with my own open research practices. Yet I doubt whether I would call myself an open research practitioner. I might be doing it, but what if I’m doing it for the wrong reasons?
Open access Google earth-like maps of Islet of Langerhans during Type 1 diabetes
| Date: | 06 October 2020 |
| Author: | Pascal de Boer |
Atlases are typical reference books for use by many. We created an online repository of nanometer-scale Atlases of Islets of Langerhans during type 1 diabetes, thereby turning a refrigerated biobank into a database.
Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (October 2020) - 'The Financial Impact of Fossil Fuel Divestment'
| Date: | 03 October 2020 |
| Author: | Open Access Team |
Each month, the library’s open access team puts an Open Access publication by a UG author in the spotlight. The article of October 2020 is "The financial impact of fossil fuel divestment," co-authored by Auke Plantinga and Bert Scholtens