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Signe Mežinska
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Bioethics, medical ethics and research ethics/integrity. Associate professor at the University of Latvia. FAMILY project https://family-project.eu/, BEYOND project https://beyondbadapples.eu/, TRUSTPARENCY project https://trustparency-project.eu/
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · May 12
The ROSiE Case Collection is a rich resource for exploring ethical issues in open science.
- Case studies + discussion questions
- Index by topic, field & research stage
🎞️ Animations for 6 cases!
🔗 Case Collection: zenodo.org/records/1079...
▶️ Animations: www.youtube.com/@rosieprojec...
ROSiE Case Collection: Responsible Open Science
This is a case collection for the ROSiE Training Materials for Responsible Open Science. Many cases included in this material are used in the ROSiE traditional and online training materials; however, ...
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · 1d
Noteikti vērts noklausīties, lai labāk saprastu zinātnes būtību replay.lsm.lv/lv/klausies/...
Krustpunktā Lielā intervija: LU tenūrprofesors Vjačeslavs Kaščejevs - REplay.lv
Tematus, ko apspriest politiķi spēj atrast un mainīt zibens ātrumā. Vēl pirms īsa brīža šķēpi tika lauzti par fundamentālajiem pētījumiem zinātnē. Kā šajā situācija jūtas zinātnieki? Krustpunktā sarun...
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Sholto David @sholtodavid.bsky.social · 3d
Recent MDPI paper including diagram of a bacterial cell with a mitochondrion 🤦‍♀️ The authors propose a mechanism for the toxicity of silver nanoparticles: "Ag+ ions in AgNPs bombard the bacterial mitochondria’s electron transport chain, resulting in cell death".
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · 4d
Tas ir ļoti bēdīgi, jo tas nozīmē, ka ģimenes arī laicīgi nesaņem atbalstu. Mēs sadarbojamies ar somiem projektā par inovatīvām Alcheimera slimības terapijām, un šī pieredze parāda, cik daudz mums vēl ir ko steidzami darīt šajā jomā Latvijā.
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · 10d
Ir, ir vairāk kā 10 veidu. Tikko biju Slovēnijā, un tur bija, šķiet, 100 veidu, kā pagatavot desertus ar magoņu sēklām. Zināmākais varētu būt šis: www.slovenian-kitchen.com/blog-1/2022/...
Prekmurska gibanica — Slovenian Kitchen
A recipe for Prekmurska gibanica, Prekmurian layered cake.
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · 13d
Paldies par piedalīšanos! Katrs respondents ir ļoti gaidīts. Lai novērstu atkārtotu pildīšanu, uzlikām ierobežojumu vienai IP adresei.
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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 15d
Research: low productivity gains from AI may stem from employees using AI to produce "workslop", or low-effort, passable work that creates more work for others (Harvard Business Review)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Jamie Cummins @jamiecummins.bsky.social · 20d
Can large language models stand in for human participants?
Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.

One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.

THREAD 🧵
The threat of analytic flexibility in using large language models to simulate human data: A call to attention
Social scientists are now using large language models to create "silicon samples" - synthetic datasets intended to stand in for human respondents, aimed at revolutionising human subjects research. How...
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · 21d
Šodien gadījās runāt ar senioriem par pacientu tiesībām veselības aprūpē. Nekādi nepamet sajūta, cik ļoti aplami, ja jāstāsta senioriem par to, kā viņiem labāk aizstāvēt savas tiesības situācijās, kurās visu iesaistīto neapšaubāms pienākums jau sākotnēji būtu nodrošināt šo tiesību īstenošanu.
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Anna Abalkina @abalkina.bsky.social · 22d
This is another wake-up call about what is happening with scientific literature, which is being flooded by template papers produced by paper mills. One example is the use of open-access databases like FAERS or NHANES, combined with analyses that rely on biased or incorrect methodologies.
Exclusive: Journal bans drug safety database papers as they flood the literature
celafon/iStockPhoto Starting around 2023, a curious trend took hold in papers on drug safety monitoring. The number of articles published on an individual drug and its link to specific adverse even…
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · 23d
Šis ir lielisks risinājums daudzām problēmām Latvijā - prieks iztēloties, cik vienkārši ar šādu programmēšanu varētu risināt dažādus izaicinājumus, piemēram, demogrāfijas jomā.
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · 25d
What could be more cheerful than Arvo Pärt dancing on the morning of his 90th birthday? His birthday concert in Riga was also absolutely stunning. www.reddit.com/r/classicalm...
From the classicalmusic community on Reddit: Arvo Part Turns 90
Explore this post and more from the classicalmusic community
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 25d
The Russians are showing the same disregard for marine wildlife as they do for human life, by dispatching an increasing number of non-ice class ships to sail on the Northern Sea Route. To prevent an environmental disaster, the Russian shadow fleet must be blocked.
A 20-year-old 'shadow fleet' oil tanker without ice-class is entering icy Arctic route
The Mires is 244 meter long and sails under the flag of Sierra Leone. “Ships of this kind are in danger of serious damage if they get in contact with sea ice,” says a professor in ice navigation.
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · 29d
Man jau liekas, ka ķirbju augšanas veicināšana arī nebūtu ok, jo to jau tāpat katrs krietns dāznieks var labāk izveikt.
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The Cochrane Collaboration @cochrane.org · Sep 8
INSPECT-SR has launched today — a new tool for researchers to detect problematic randomized controlled trials.

🔗 Find out more here: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...

#INSPECTSR #ClinicalTrials #EvidenceBasedMedicine #SystematicReviews #ResearchIntegrity
A hand with a magnifying glass focuses on a chart with a rising trend line and bars. Text reads, "New tool detects problematic trials before they distort evidence." The background features torn grid paper and abstract shapes, with a scientific and investigative theme.
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · Sep 6
Here we are: "This non-profit grassroots site identifies and verifies courses where ALL student work is done in person, offline, and on paper. " certifiedaifreeskillsandknowledge.org
Certified AI-Free Skills and Knowledge
The place to go to know whether they really know
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · Aug 25
Paldies, jau atradu, ka ir pieejama bibliotēkā. LU bibliotēka pēdējos gados piedāvā ļoti plašu grāmatu klāstu elektroniski, kas, šķiet, nav pienācīgi novērtēts.
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · Aug 25
Ja nu kāds ieinteresējās par "Baltic Eugenics", LU bibliotēkā tā elektroniski ir pieejama.
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · Aug 25
Paldies! Nezināju par šo grāmatu.
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · Aug 25
Neko nezinām. Tāpat kā visai maz zinām par eigēnikas praksēm (tur vismaz ir prof. Vitas Zelčes rakstītais), vai negribam reflektēt par medicīnas praksēm padomju laikā (psihiatrija, medicīnas eksperimenti utt.).
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · Aug 24
Sunday mood. Great to be part of a gatherer nation.
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The Embassy of Good Science @embassysci.bsky.social · Aug 22
🌟 Want to become a #ResearchIntegrity trainer?
The next VIRT2UE Train-the-Trainers course still has a few spots open!

🧭 Learn to guide others in responsible research
📄 Flyer below
🔗 Register here 👉 www.xendens.nl/p/31/dienste...
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Elisabeth Bik - Perpetrator 5, a fraudulent microbiologist @elisabethbik.bsky.social · Aug 22
New paper:

Tackling paper mills requires us to prevent future contamination and clean up the past – the case of the journal Bioengineered

With @deadneanderthals.bsky.social, @smutclyde.bsky.social, @mortenoxe.bsky.social, @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social, and me

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Tackling paper mills requires us to prevent future contamination and clean up the past – the case of the journal Bioengineered
Taylor & Francis journal Bioengineered has been targeted by paper mills. Our goal is to identify problematic articles published in Bioengineered during the period 2010 to 2024. Dimensions was used ...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Aug 21
Can you imagine a US envoy handing a Nazi medal to the family of an American who died fighting for Hitler? Because this just happened:
www.cnn.com/2025/08/20/p...
Witkoff delivered Russian medal from Putin to family of American who was killed fighting for Russia in 2024 | CNN Politics
US special envoy Steve Witkoff delivered a Russian medal to the grieving family of an American who was killed fighting for Russia in 2024, a senior administration official told CNN.
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Signe Mežinska @signemezinska.bsky.social · Aug 19
Not such a bad idea: "Academics should be limited to one publication every year, or even every two years, as a solution to the “publish or perish…mania”, two business researchers have suggested." www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
Researchers suggest one-a-year publication limit - Research Professional News
“Probably controversial” proposals intended to spark renewed efforts to tackle “publish or perish...mania”
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Lex Bouter @lexbouter.bsky.social · Aug 12
Nice! My preprint with short personal reviews of 31 novels on #ResearchIntegrity now published open access in Chinese.
English preprint: bit.ly/409E5ff
Chinese publication: bit.ly/4osKFYp
@peerreviewcongress.bsky.social @wcrifoundation.bsky.social @nrin-integrity.bsky.social @retractionwatch.com
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