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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Low-dose radiation, scientific scrutiny, and requirements for demonstrating effects
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Biology, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1741-7007-11-92 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Anders Pape Møller, Timothy Alexander Mousseau |
| Abstract |
Recent nuclear accidents have prompted renewed interest in the fitness consequences of low-dose radiation. Hiyama et al. provided information on such effects in the Japanese pale grass blue butterfly in a paper that has been viewed more than 300,000 times, prompting a barrage of criticism. These exchanges highlight the role of scrutiny in studies with potential effects on humans, but also raise questions about minimum requirements for demonstrating biological effects. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 27% |
| Japan | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 7 | 64% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 91% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 26 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 24 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 8 | 31% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 19% |
| Professor | 3 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 8% |
| Other | 4 | 15% |
| Unknown | 1 | 4% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 31% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 8% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 2 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 8% |
| Other | 3 | 12% |
| Unknown | 6 | 23% |