Journal Articles

3. Journal Articles

4. What is the very first section of a journal article, after the title, called?

5. Abstract

6. What is the world’s largest scientific database of peer-reviewed journal articles?

7. Web of Science

8. Based on the order of the authors, who is the likely the head (or boss) of the research group responsible for coming up with the original, general idea of this paper (and also the likely person who provides the funding for the research)?

9. James F. Kasting

10. What are the six parts of a journal article?

11. Abstract • 1ntroduction • Methods • Results • Discussion/Implications • Conclusion/Summary (Some flexibility on answer of 5 and 6, at discretion of Gameshow host Christa)

12. Based on the order of the authors, who is the likely person who did most of the science and writing for this research paper?

13. Jacob D. Haqq-Misra

14. Presentation Skills

15. Chilean Exports • Fresh fruit leads Chile's export mix - Chile emerges as major supplier of fresh fruit to world market due to ample natural resources, consumer demand for fresh fruit during winter season in U.S. and Europe, and incentives in agricultural policies of Chilean government, encouraging trend toward diversification of exports and development of nontraditional crops - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Report • Chile is among the developing economies taking advantage of these trends, pursuing a free market economy. This has allowed for diversification through the expansion of fruit production for export, especially to the U.S. and Western Europe. Chile has successfully diversified its agricultural sector to the extent that it is now a major fruit exporting nation. Many countries view Chile's diversification of agriculture as a model to be followed. • Meanwhile, the U.S. remains the largest single market for Chile's fruit exports. However, increasing demand from the EC and Central and East European countries combined may eventually surpass exports to the U.S., spurring further growth in Chile's exports. • If you’ve read this far, your eyes probably hurt and you’ve been reading this tedious long-winded text instead of listening to me. I’m insulted- can’t you see I’m doing a presentation up here? Look at me! Congratulations, however, on having such good eyesight. What is wrong with this slide?

16. TOO MANY WORDS (and/or too small of font)!

17. What is wrong with this graph? (2 possible answers)

18. Either: • No label or units on axes • Too small font

19. What is the BEST way to get better at presentations?

20. PRACTICE!

21. You are a Mongolian microbiologist giving a presentation in Italy to scientists (notmicrobiologists though) on your research. What two parts about the following statement would be ineffective, when describing your research to this audience: “I am a microbiologist at NUM in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. I mainly study BSE in cows.”

22. NUM is an abbreviation that those in Italy might not be familiar with. • BSE = bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease)  high probability non-microbiologists will not know this abbreviation.

23. RANDOM Q! (Both teams get a chance, closest answer wins) Roughly, how many Internet webpages exist?

24. 700 billion

25. Tools

26. What is the difference between a ‘wiki’ and ‘wikipedia’?

27. A ‘wiki’ is a general term for any webpage, editable by the public. ‘Wikipedia’ is a specific type of wiki that is a free, collaborative internet encylcopedia

28. Altantsetseg (in Mongolia) and Delgerzul (in Korea) both have Dropbox accounts and share a folder together. Altantsetseg wants to share a file with Delgerzul. In order to do that, Altantsetseg had better make sure of what two things when she ‘shares’ the file?

29. She has uploaded it to the shared folder. • She is connected to the internet.

30. Why would it be a bad idea to make a ‘google alert’ for the term: “computers?”

31. Too vague – you’d get too many responses. Better to be more specific, like: “Bose–Einstein condensate-based quantum computers”

32. Nyamdulam is interested in following a blog about mining issues in Mongolia and also wants to know about the latest developments in mining laws in Mongolia. Which should she use Google Reader, and which should she use Google Alerts?

33. Google Reader – blog Google Alert – keywords, like: “mining laws in Mongolia”

34. RANDOM Q! (Both teams get a chance, closest answer wins) How many records (journal articles, abstracts, etc.) are there on Web of Science?

35. 46.1 million (as of 2009)

36. Miscellaneous

37. What does CV stand for?

38. curriculum vitae

39. (Both teams get a chance, closest answer wins) In terms of land area, how many Omnogovi aimags could one fit in Mongolia?

40. 9.5 times

41. (Both teams get a chance, closest answer wins) How much money is lost each year due to UB air pollution (particulate matter, specifically)-related health issues?

42. 500 MILLION USD Or 651 BILLION Tugriks (~20% of UB’s 2008 GDP)

43. What percent of deaths per year in UB are conservatively estimated to be related to particulate matter (air pollution/smoke/dust)? (Both teams get a chance, closest answer wins)

44. Anywhere between: 10-25%

45. What is meant when it is said an article is “peer-reviewed?”

46. If an article is peer-reviewed, it means that it has been “checked over” by one ore more colleagues in a similar scientific field. They have provided feedback about the article, which might include small or large changes to the article. Once the peer-reviewers are satisfied, the article can be published. Often, articles can be rejected because the peer-reviewers do not approve of it.

47. Web of Science (Both teams get a chance, fastest correct answer wins)

48. What is the journal Nature’s most cited article (as far back as NUM’s Web of Science shows)?

49. Answer depends on NUM subscription, check in class… From 1990, onward: From 2008, onward:

50. What is the most recent review article on the topic of “Titan haze.” Hint: Search the topic: “Titan haze,” then “refine results” after you have searched.