25 Jan Using the article: Urine GABA levels in ovarian cancer patients: elevated GABA in malignancy 1. (a) Discuss whether the title identifies the main topic and is likely to attract the reader.
Using the article: Urine GABA levels in ovarian cancer patients: elevated GABA in malignancy
1.
(a) Discuss whether the title identifies the main topic and is likely to attract the reader.
(b) Describe the aims of the study.
(c) Evaluate whether the abstract would be clear to someone who does not read the full paper
2. Critically discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Introduction.
3. Evaluate whether the experiments are explained in sufficient detail and would be easily reproducible by a competent scientist.
4.
(a) Critically discuss the clarity and ease of interpretation of the data set presented.
(b) Discuss whether, in your opinion, there are appropriate experimental controls.
(c) Critically discuss whether the conclusions are justified, based on the data presented.
5. In general, would you rate the paper as ‘Outstanding’, ‘Good’, ‘Fair’ or ‘Poor’? Discuss your reasoning.
