Fabrício Marques

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Obstacles to innovation

Knowledge about Zika and Chikungunya resulted in several patents, but few products within public reach

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GENDER

Depictions of abusive behavior

The number of academic studies about the incidence and effects of bullying and sexual harassment in the country’s universities is growing

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Scientometrics

Study evaluates the output of computer scientists who publish far more articles than their average colleague

Methodology created by a group from UFMG identified anomalous practices in some cases

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Funding

Indicators show a decline in Research and Development in 2020

The pandemic affected private sector investments in Brazil

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SCIENTOMETRICS

Study estimates influence of experienced researchers in collaborations

243 million articles by 2.6 million coauthors were evaluated

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INTERVIEW

Alexandre de Ávila Gomide: Between dismantling and resilience

IPEA economist discusses new book analyzing the impact of policy dismantling in Brazil since 2016

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GOOD PRACTICES

Pay close attention to the signs

Conference attendees discuss new strategies for identifying and combating fraudulent articles sold by paper mills

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GOOD PRACTICES

Masters of disguise

Predatory journals seek to simulate respectability by fraudulenty naming prestigious scientists as article authors and editorial board members

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ANIMAL TESTING

Regulation establishes guidelines on the use of animals in research and teaching in Brazil

At 1100 pages long, the new manual took a decade to produce

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Human resources

Strategies for attracting and rewarding talent

Experts discuss how to increase interest in scientific careers among young people and better appreciate the work of researchers in Brazil

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INTERVIEW

Marcio de Castro: A boost for bold research

New scientific director shares his vision for science and the future of FAPESP and reflects on his career as a plant geneticist

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INTERVIEW

Euclides de Mesquita Neto: The chess game of global science

UNICAMP researcher Euclides de Mesquita Neto discusses the challenges ahead as the executive secretary of the Global Research Council, an association of more than 60 research-funding agencies on all continents

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INDICATORS

A new metric for growth

A policy working group proposes a new metric for innovation impact based on top job creators

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INTERVIEW

Luiz Eugênio Mello: Intense times

Neuroscientist revisits his three years as FAPESP's Scientific Director

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Scientometrics

Study estimates how many years scientific collaborations last in Brazil

UFABC survey analyzed articles written as coauthorships in 81 fields

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GOOD PRACTICES

The miracle of article amplification

The controversial practice of publishing thousands of papers in special journal editions raises suspicions about how rigorously they were reviewed

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Good practices

Covert plagiarism in ChatGPT texts

Studies show that natural language models can be a source of academic misconduct, suggest ways to prevent the problem

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Scientometrics

Review evaluates six decades of studies on women and gender in Brazil

Analysis of more than 30,000 articles shows the evolution of this interdisciplinary field of research

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Interview

Jorge Almeida Guimarães: From farming to protein chemistry

The unexpected story of the son of two farm laborers who, after starting school aged 10, went on to become a researcher and president of CAPES and EMBRAPII

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Public policy

Public ambulances available to 85% of the population, but service is uneven

Researcher maps public ambulance service’s assistance, coverage, and workforce

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Interview

Luciana Santos: We need new arrangements

The new minister of the MCTI talks about plans to recover public funding for research and how to combat gender inequality in science

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Knowledge production

Analysis of millions of papers and patents suggests science is becoming less disruptive

Study indicates limits on the ability of researchers to change the direction of fields of knowledge

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Cover

System designed to detect manipulated images in scientific articles

Artificial intelligence can both generate fake images and help to identify them

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Good practices

When misconduct goes unpunished

Survey finds that only one in five articles containing errors or suspected misconduct lead to a reaction by the publishing journal

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Cover

Foundations for rebuilding Brazil’s scientific capacity

Promise to restore public investment sparks discussion about priorities and plans for research and innovation in the country

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GOOD PRACTICES

Under the skin

University investigates and apologizes for unethical dermatology tests conducted on prison inmates in the 1960s and 1970s

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IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE

Tool helps implement projects based on scientific evidence

King's College London checklist adapted by a Brazilian team and translated into Portuguese

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ARCHIVAL SCIENCE

Effort to expand access to valuable documents

The São Paulo State Public Archive launches a computer platform to preserve and share its extensive digital collection

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GOOD PRACTICES

How to inflate résumés and influence people

List of world's most cited researchers removes 550 names suspected of inflating the impact ratings of their articles

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OPEN ACCESS

Discount and waiver policies for article publication charges are inaccessible to countries like Brazil

Concessions offered by publishers are restricted to authors from very poor nations​

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