Literature Reviews: A How-To Part 2 Step by Step This week’s post is Part 2 in our topic of literature reviews. Part 2 is a 6 Step process for completing literature reviews and will help you break down the process so you can effectively work away without being too overwhelmed. We decided to divide this topic into [...]
SNJ ASSOCIATES RESEARCH NEWS AND INFORMATION WEEKLY DIGEST FEB 22, 2016 This week’s digest takes a look at updates in technology research news regarding a liquid biopsy and secure healthcare team communication in hospitals Liquid Biopsy From a Saliva Sample What is a liquid biopsy? For many, a biopsy creates images of needles or a [...]
Literature Review: A How-To Part 1 ~ Before the Search This week’s post discusses a literature review, the process of systematically looking at the research information available across a topic you are interested in reviewing. We must warn our readers that the topic is quite long. We decided to divide it into two parts. This [...]
SNJ ASSOCIATES RESEARCH NEWS AND INFORMATION WEEKLY DIGEST FEB 15, 2016 This week’s digest takes a look at the impact of chronic pain along with the benefits of red raspberries in our diet Impact of Chronic Pain Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that nearly half of all adults in the United States suffer from [...]
Creating and Editing a Research Question In this post, we are going to talk about steps involved in creating and editing a research question. Depending on what type of research method or approach you are using for a study or research project, establishing a research question (or a research objective) is one of the most [...]
SNJ ASSOCIATES RESEARCH NEWS AND INFORMATION WEEKLY DIGEST FEB 8, 2016 This week’s digest takes a look at antidepressants and suicide/aggressive behavior, screen time and kids along with healthcare and the cultural context for our military veterans Antidepressants (SSRI's) & Risk of Suicide and Aggressive Behavior The issue of antidepressants or SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) [...]
A Few More Words About Bias In Research It is important to understand that it is relatively easy to find some form of bias in research; therefore, it is technically correct to refer to reducing bias in research rather than eliminating bias altogether. The issue is not that bias in research is present rather, the issue [...]
SNJ ASSOCIATES RESEARCH NEWS AND INFORMATION WEEKLY DIGEST FEB 1, 2016 This week’s digest takes a look at women and their unique experience of heart attacks, the most common skin cancer among African Americans along with the association between e-cigarettes and poor health outcomes Women and Heart Attacks: We Know There Is a Difference The [...]
Influence and Bias in Research This post will discuss how our ideas and thoughts are influenced by the world around us and specifically, how various aspects of our environments influence information thus, our overall knowledge. We will offer a few examples of how our environments specifically influence our shared research knowledge. We’ll end this post [...]
SNJ ASSOCIATES RESEARCH NEWS AND INFORMATION WEEKLY DIGEST JANUARY 25, 2016 This week's digest takes a look at Statin drug use for heart disease, the Zika virus and child obesity where we ask if a sugar tax will help. We Need to Better Understand the Impact of Statin Drug Use This past weekend, SNJ tweeted [...]