The Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA; [ 31]) is a consortium established to conduct large-scale research studies of carriers of germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic mutations [ 32].
In the years since 2006, surgeons developed new operations, incorporated safer techniques and better equipment, and began conducting large-scale research on complication rates and safety measures.
At a conference last week at the Centre for Social Relations at Coventry University, I listened to Salman Hameed, an astronomer who has moved into sociology and conducted large-scale research across five countries on why and how Muslims are creationist.
GPRD data provides an opportunity to conduct large scale epidemiological research in primary health care use, health outcomes and pharmacology.
Introducing this communities' process of holistic community engagement to other communities would provide an opportunity to conduct large scale and more rigorous research.
Without industrial collaboration, it is difficult for basic research laboratories to conduct large scale screens to identify itch blockers.
Scholars who conduct large scale tracking of users news reading habits find little evidence of partisan information seeking (more research here and here).
Therefore, it was not possible to conduct large-scale qualitative research, such as focus groups.
The recent advances in sensor technologies and digitization have produced a wealth of data to help research activities by facilitating improved measurements and conducting large scale analysis.
Also, many African countries lack the infrastructure required to conduct large-scale neuropsychiatric genetics research, e.g. refrigeration for blood samples and cloud-based technology for phenotypic data collection.
Use of the Internet to conduct randomised controlled trials is increasing, and provides potential to increase equity of access to medical research, increase the generalisability of trial results and decrease the costs involved in conducting large scale trials.
