Clinical Research Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Abstract | a brief description of the problem, methods, and findings of the study, written so the readers can decide whether to read the entire report |
Acknowledgments | People who helped with the research but whose contribution does not qualify them for authorship |
Call for abstracts | a notice sent out by a professional conference committee 6-9 mos before mtg date; indicates topics of interest, submission requirements, & deadlines for submitting a proposed paper or poster |
Blind review | an independent anonymous review of one's manuscript done by two or more experts in the field; reviewers do not know the identity of the author and others do not know the identity of the reviewers |
Discussion section | |
Dissertation | lengthy, formal document that argues in defense of a particular thesis |
ejournal | peer reviewed electronic journals that are exclusively in online format |
Figure | graphic representations of summarized results; used as a method for displaying information more dramatically on some phenomenon overtime for portraying conceptual or empirical models |
Graph | |
Impact factor | a measure of citation frequency for an average article in a journal |
Journal article | a report appearing in a professional journal |
Key words | important terms used to search for references on a topic in a bibliographic database, and used by authors to enhance the likelihood that their report will be found |
Lead author | usually the first name author who has the overall responsibility for the report of a research study |
Manuscript | the rough copy of the full research report created for the intention of review prior to publication |
Methods | the steps procedures and strategies for gathering and analyzing data in a study |
Peer review | the review and critique of a research report or proposal of another researcher |
Poster session | session at a professional conference in which several researchers simultaneously present visual displays summarizing their studies, while conference attendees circulate around the room cruising displays |
Refereed journal | journals that have a policy of blind reviews; this in general makes a journal more prestigious the non referred journals |
References | provide (a book or article) with citations of authorities |
Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA) | Awards designed to stimulate research in institutions that provide baccalaureate training for many individuals who go on to do health related research |
Contracts | is federal disbursement award given for studies desired by the government |
Direct costs | specific project related costs such as STAFF and SUPPLIES |
Exploratory/Developmental Grant Award (R21) | intended to encourage new, exploratory, & developmental research projects by providing support for early stages of research |
Grants | a federal disbursement award given for studies conceived by researchers themselves |
Grantsmanship | the set of skills involved in securing research funding |
Indirect costs | institutional overhead costs |
Modular Budget | paid in modules of $25,000 or less per year of direct costs |
Overhead | |
Priority score | during the NIH review procedure the study section assigned the scores only to applications judged to be in the top half of proposals based on a preliminary approval by assigned peer reviewers |
Program announcement | announcement issued by the National Institutes of Health that describes new, continuing, or expanded program interests |
Request for applications (RFA) | grant mechanism allowing federal agencies to identify a specific topic area in which they're interested in receiving proposals for |
Request for proposals (RFP) | a solicitation made often through a bidding process, by an agency or company interested in procurement of a commodity, service or valuable asset, to potential suppliers to submit business proposals |
Research Project Grant (R01) | the primary funding mechanism for independent research; objective is to support specific research projects in areas reflecting the interests & competencies of a principal investigator |
Research proposal | document communicating is research problem, its significant, purpose, procedures for solving the problem, & when funding is sought, how much study will cost |
Small Grant Program (R03) | funding provided to support pilot, visibility, & methodology development studies |
Study section | a panel of peer reviewers who evaluate NIH applications for their scientific merit |
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