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BMJ Evid Based Med
December 2024
Westmead Applied Research Centre, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Objectives: This study aimed to describe how health researchers identify and counteract fraudulent responses when recruiting participants online.
Design: Scoping review.
Eligibility Criteria: Peer-reviewed studies published in English; studies that report on the online recruitment of participants for health research; and studies that specifically describe methodologies or strategies to detect and address fraudulent responses during the online recruitment of research participants.
Front Res Metr Anal
December 2024
University of California Cooperative Extension, Davis, CA, United States.
The proliferation of AI-powered bots and sophisticated fraudsters poses a significant threat to the integrity of scientific studies reliant on online surveys across diverse disciplines, including health, social, environmental and political sciences. We found a substantial decline in usable responses from online surveys from 75 to 10% in recent years due to survey fraud. Monetary incentives attract sophisticated fraudsters capable of mimicking genuine open-ended responses and verifying information submitted months prior, showcasing the advanced capabilities of online survey fraud today.
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November 2024
School of Computing and Information Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK.
Today, many businesses use near-field communications (NFC) payment solutions, which allow them to receive payments from customers quickly and smoothly. However, this technology comes with cyber security risks which must be analyzed and mitigated. This study explores the cyber risks associated with NFC transactions and examines strategies for mitigating these risks, focusing on payment devices.
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November 2024
Department of Tropical Agriculture and International Cooperation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan.
The increase in honey fraud in the global market has highlighted the importance of pollen analysis in determining or confirming the botanical and geographical origins of honey. Numerous studies are currently underway to develop efficient and rapid methods for the determination of the quality, botanical, and geographical origin of honey. Typically, the physicochemical analysis of honey is used to evaluate its quality and geographical source.
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December 2024
University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Introduction: breaches of research integrity have risen during these years. Tunisia´s stance regarding scientific integrity remains unknown. The aim of our study was to identify the reasons for the retraction of Tunisia-affiliated publications in the biomedical field, to describe the characteristics of these retractions, and to assess the position of Tunisian legislation regarding breaches of research integrity.
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