April 2021 - PubTrawlr

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It is possible to make no mistakes and still lose

In one early-ish episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Captain Picard confronts the android Commander Data in his quarters. Although Data has no emotion, he is mired in self-doubt and confusion after losing at a game he thought he would easily win. Data futilely searches for something, something that explains the loss; a malfunctioning […]

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Using PubTrawlr’s Quick Search

The great people at the O’Pake Institute helped us to put together this demo video on how to use PubTrawlr’s Quick Search. Check it out and give it a go yourself. My son would be bummed out that it wasn’t set to Coffin Dance, but what can you do?

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Retractions

The Cardinal’s Revenge: April’s Retraction Notice

Another month, another fresh batch of retraction. Twenty-Five articles were retracted by journal editors this month. Before we get to the results, I want to focus on a non-retracted article that got some press earlier this month and prompted a fair amount of pushback.

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Global Implementation Conference Sneak Preview

Next week is the Global Implementation Society’s biennial conference. We are honored to be presenting on some of our syntheses work. For a sneak preview of our presentation, check out the recording below

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? How Do We Retain Our Teachers?

“Should I stay or should I go? If I go, there will be trouble, And if I stay it will be double. So come on and let me know.” – The Clash For as long as I have worked in education, I’ve heard the grim statistic that half of U.S. teachers leave the profession after […]

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Let’s read 1700 articles at the same time! NLP and Implementation Science

Let’s step into a time machine. The year is 2006. Swedish electronic group The Knife just released their seminal album Silent Shout. The Winter Olympics in Torino just concluded. And a little article by Eccles and Mittman announced a new journal, Implementation Science.

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April’s Monthly Review of Systematic Reviews

We’re in a transitional phase here at PubTrawlr as we move to get our 101 Days of Science and monthly newsletters up and running. Part of that will include much more dynamic and interactive formatting. So, in the meanwhile, I decided to do something cheekily meta this afternoon: a review of journals focused on reviews! […]

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Getting Ready for TecBridge19

Next Thursday will be the TecBridge Awards ceremony. We’re both excited and nervous. The organizers asked us to put together a series of videos explaining our company. It’s just my head with some crude effects, but it gives a pretty good overview of what PubTrawlr is about and why. Check it out below!

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10 tips to help you catch up on the pile of articles you haven’t read

In spring of 2018, I left my quasi-academic position to start The Center for Implementation. As I began planning my time and prioritizing what I needed to do most, I realized that I had fallen behind on keeping up to date with the literature. A large part of my work involves training and supporting people […]

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Merch is here!

PubTrawlr merch is here! Impress your friends! Be the belle of the ball! If interested, reach out to matt [at] pubtrawlr.com.

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Five-year-olds aren’t the only ones scared of shots: Vaccine Hesitancy research

With the recent pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to concerns about blood clotting, there’s a renewed interest in vaccine hesitancy. This refers to the psychological barriers that prevent someone from receiving a vaccine. Is the public going to be more reluctant to get COVID vaccines because of emergent safety concerns, however […]

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How Fractions Help Us See the Big Picture

My oldest daughter is a fifth-grader and is learning about fractions and percentages in her math class this year. She made a big conceptual leap from whole numbers to fractions. The lessons she is learning on comparing and interpreting fractions may prepare her to understand and appraise risks better than most adults.

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It is possible to make no mistakes and still lose

Using PubTrawlr’s Quick Search

The Cardinal’s Revenge: April’s Retraction Notice

Global Implementation Conference Sneak Preview

Should I Stay or Should I Go? How Do We Retain Our Teachers?

Let’s read 1700 articles at the same time! NLP and Implementation Science

April’s Monthly Review of Systematic Reviews

Getting Ready for TecBridge19

10 tips to help you catch up on the pile of articles you haven’t read

Merch is here!

Five-year-olds aren’t the only ones scared of shots: Vaccine Hesitancy research

How Fractions Help Us See the Big Picture

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