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I decided I could grumpy tweet disappointing systematic review methods or I could do something different today.
Let's try something different. Let's take you to #SearchingSchool.
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Let's try something different. Let's take you to #SearchingSchool.
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There's this called Google where you can search for shit so that you understand it better.
One of the things you might do when embarking on a #systematicreview is, well, first, consult with a librarian, but also try to understand some resources.
paperpile.com/g/academic-res…
One of the things you might do when embarking on a #systematicreview is, well, first, consult with a librarian, but also try to understand some resources.
paperpile.com/g/academic-res…
The programme for #ESMARConf2023 is taking shape!
We'll have an incredibly exciting and engaging week of talks, panel discussions, workshops, tutorials and networking opportunities!
Here's a thread with a few details...
#EvidenceSynthesis #MetaAnalysis #RStats
1/8
We'll have an incredibly exciting and engaging week of talks, panel discussions, workshops, tutorials and networking opportunities!
Here's a thread with a few details...
#EvidenceSynthesis #MetaAnalysis #RStats
1/8
We're hoping to have 6 hackathons around #ESMARConf2023 - these are slow-burn group projects run over the year to produce or develop FREE tools to support evidence synthesis!
FREE TOOLS, PEOPLE!
2/8
FREE TOOLS, PEOPLE!
2/8
We hope to have 10 x 60-minute panel discussions, covering things like: using text analysis to support search methods; rapid reviews and R; stakeholder engagement and evidence synthesis, plus tonnes more!
3/8
3/8
🚨greylitsearcher update🚨
Significant upgrade to greylitsearcher! Now supports advanced searching of Google AND provides a search report text file.
estech.shinyapps.io/greylitsearche…
Here's some details... 🧵
#medlibs #InformationRetrieval @SystematicSearching #EvidenceSynthesis
Significant upgrade to greylitsearcher! Now supports advanced searching of Google AND provides a search report text file.
estech.shinyapps.io/greylitsearche…
Here's some details... 🧵
#medlibs #InformationRetrieval @SystematicSearching #EvidenceSynthesis
You can now build complex Google site: searches the same way you can in Google Scholar...
And you can search across multiple sites simultaneously... (just be sure they support Google site: searching)
developers.google.com/search/docs/ad…
developers.google.com/search/docs/ad…
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 12/23/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/12/23/dai…
The agglomeration and dispersion dichotomy of human settlements on Earth | Scientific Reports
nature.com/articles/s4159…
#HumanSettlements, #Dispersion, #agglomeration, #SatelliteImagery, #SocialBehavior
nature.com/articles/s4159…
#HumanSettlements, #Dispersion, #agglomeration, #SatelliteImagery, #SocialBehavior
The Week Ahead: Biden's last stand
robertreich.substack.com/p/week-ahead-b…
#legislation, #PartisanPolitics, #BuildBackBetter, #FederalFunding, #VoteDelay, #consequences
robertreich.substack.com/p/week-ahead-b…
#legislation, #PartisanPolitics, #BuildBackBetter, #FederalFunding, #VoteDelay, #consequences
1/6 Our 🌎 is heating and losing crucial carbon sinks. (Look at the #Amazon!)
🌳Tackling climate change means decarbonizing the economy but also recarbonizing our ecosystems
🦥I'm looking at the role of mammals in this task
But wait, mammals absorb CO2?⬇️
#DICECON21 #ConEffect
🌳Tackling climate change means decarbonizing the economy but also recarbonizing our ecosystems
🦥I'm looking at the role of mammals in this task
But wait, mammals absorb CO2?⬇️
#DICECON21 #ConEffect
2/6 Well no *but* they mediate carbon flux:
Grazing by🦌🦘can stimulate🌿growth (more CO2 absorbed). Too much grazing does the opposite!
🐺🦁 influence plant growth by keeping 🦌 in check.
Meanwhile🐰 can ⬆️ soil carbon by digging. So much going on!
#DICECON21 #ConEffect
Grazing by🦌🦘can stimulate🌿growth (more CO2 absorbed). Too much grazing does the opposite!
🐺🦁 influence plant growth by keeping 🦌 in check.
Meanwhile🐰 can ⬆️ soil carbon by digging. So much going on!
#DICECON21 #ConEffect
3/6 Mammal functions are so complex #climate scientists are ignoring them in #carbonbudget relying on 🛰️ images of 🌍vegetation.
But their role matters: by some estimates 🐺control of 🦌in North America could offset emissions of up to 20mn 🚗/year!
#DICECON21 #ConEffect
But their role matters: by some estimates 🐺control of 🦌in North America could offset emissions of up to 20mn 🚗/year!
#DICECON21 #ConEffect
PNAS issue “Sustaining the Commons” reports on a set of pre-registered, harmonized RCTs in 6 countries to assess how community monitoring of common pool resources can lead to better resource outcomes.
Issue: bit.ly/3keVi2b
3-min video:
[1/11]
Issue: bit.ly/3keVi2b
3-min video:
[1/11]
@gotonura & I on what we can learn from the Special Feature, incl. the challenges of developing generalizable knowledge about institutions in complex social-ecological systems & of synthesizing empirical evidence in sustainability science [2/11]
pnas.org/content/118/29…
pnas.org/content/118/29…
#Meta-analysis: @tara_slough @dktr_dr @RoeeLevyZ & country teams use all the data for Big Picture meta-analysis. Read the individual studies below to see full richness of lessons learned about mechanisms & moderators of impacts across contexts. [3/11]
pnas.org/content/118/29…
pnas.org/content/118/29…
In this paper in @NatureEcoEvo we outline 8 major problems that can occur with traditional ways of reviewing the literature, and provide concrete advice on how to avoid them: rdcu.be/b8pp0
This thread outlines our key points! (1/23)
#EvidenceSynthesis #SystematicReview
This thread outlines our key points! (1/23)
#EvidenceSynthesis #SystematicReview
Traditional ways of reviewing the literature may be susceptible to bias and end up giving us incorrect conclusions.
This is of particular concern when reviews address key policy- and practice- relevant questions. (2/23)
This is of particular concern when reviews address key policy- and practice- relevant questions. (2/23)
Systematic reviews aim to maximise rigour and minimise susceptibility to bias using rigorous methods.
But despite these methods being available, poor reviews are still published: these could be improved with a few key processes; some not prohibitively costly. (3/23)
But despite these methods being available, poor reviews are still published: these could be improved with a few key processes; some not prohibitively costly. (3/23)
Check out our new paper on the need for better understanding of academic searching:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jr…
#InformationRetrieval #MedLibs #EvidenceSynthesis
A thread with our key points... (1/20)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jr…
#InformationRetrieval #MedLibs #EvidenceSynthesis
A thread with our key points... (1/20)
We agree with others that we now face an 'information crisis' (#infodemic). There is SO much published research we need to find and digest.
Doing this reliably requires systematic review approaches, but even then, it's hugely challenging to find all relevant research.
(2/20)
Doing this reliably requires systematic review approaches, but even then, it's hugely challenging to find all relevant research.
(2/20)
Academic searching/information retrieval is an art form, and there is no 'perfect' search strategy - it takes careful planning and requires substantial skill and training.
These searches are highly complex and must be used in fit-for-purpose bibliographic databases. (3/20)
These searches are highly complex and must be used in fit-for-purpose bibliographic databases. (3/20)
Here's a thread on what's very wrong about using only Google Scholar for a literature view, as done by Buribalova et al. in this recent review: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #SystematicReview #EvidenceSynthesis
Problem 1: Their search string is flawed. The authors say they used a 'systematic' search for articles on Google Scholar. However, their search will not work as intended because:
a) GS doesn't support Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT); b) you cannot nest more than one substring (bracketed set of synonyms) in a search; c) they have not nested geographical synonyms within brackets...
