In addition, we manually searched the reference list of all primary articles and review articles.
In addition, we manually searched the reference lists of all primary articles and review articles.
The SMILE project and a file of the original primary article used to complete SMILE is then electronically submitted.
The inclusion criteria were that an article must (i) have reported on MNDs (specifically ALS, SMA, and PMA), (ii) be a primary research article, (iii) have been conducted in SSA, and (iv) have been indexed in the databases up until April 19 , 2015
The Figure Facts template is a Microsoft Word table that students fill in electronically as they read a primary research article in preparation for class.
In our model, "prior experience" is the student's ability to read and analyze a primary literature article before enrolling in the course.
This experience gives students the opportunity to develop their IL and SL skills for interpretation and extrapolation of data within a primary research article.
Specifically, in weeks 1 and 15 of the Spring 2012 semester, students recorded the amount of time they spent reading each section of a primary research article.
Students who used Figure Facts for one semester increased the amount of time they spent examining figures in a primary research article, and regular exposure to primary literature was associated with improved student performance on a data interpretation skills test.
Two individuals independently evaluated all identified articles for eligibility on the basis of four criteria: articles that reported original data from a primary publication, articles that reported on human subjects or experimental models, articles that made specific mention of histopathology in AKI, and articles that included subjects or models with sepsis.
Using the inclusion criteria of English language, adult patients, primary article, minimum 50 patients, primary focus on prognostic factors, and mortality outcome, 104 articles were identified.
