As part of its work, TWO checks the facts about homosexuality in published materials; and it notifies scientists of possible misrepresentations of research findings.
He cites an exclusion of sceptical views from the literature; a misrepresentation of primary research, and its uncertainties, in some secondary presentations; a lack of openness to requests for information and a willingness to contravene Britain's freedom of information act; a discordance between what the scientists said in private and what they said in public.
The title of Arjo et al.'s paper includes defamation and a misrepresentation of our research, implying that it is 'pseudoscience' and alleging that it claimed Roundup Ready maize and Roundup herbicide caused 'cancer' in rats - a claim we never made.
Two of the leading French researchers interviewed by the Sun wrote to the paper to protest the misrepresentation of the research: "We were dismayed that the major public health benefits of French policy were not properly reflected.
This open letter arguably reflects some frustration or disappointment among a large swath of the scientific community in this realm, and concerns that misrepresentation of the research by groups like the APA has damaged the credibility of our field.
"They never come out as 'this is a big problem and we should do something about it,'" says Sass, adding that governments can perpetuate a misrepresentation of this research by condoning ILSI's approach.
To assess the extent of research publication misrepresentation among otolaryngology residency applicants and to determine applicant attributes associated with misrepresentation.
In both respects, it is a careless and irresponsible performance, poorly argued and full of misrepresentations, slapdash research, and gossip.
Hack jobs often involve surprisingly raw, transparent misrepresentations of fact: in these days of search engines and online databases you don't need a staff of research assistants to catch 'em with their hands in the cookie jar.
This aspect of research practice includes a) reporting of research findings, b) communication with the media, c) transparency regarding assumptions and uncertainties, d) communications and action plan, e) avoidance of misrepresentations and improper inferences, and f ) psychological impact of research results.
