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Overall, there is not a lot of controversy over the subject and practice of data sharing. After all, how does mankind benefit in any way from keeping scientific research and evidence behind a lock and key? But, there are two sides to every story and the layered issues of data sharing are no exception. Sure, sharing data can happen at any time and it does not have any physical limit seen yet. So, there must be some reason why it occurs more in some fields and less in others. More importantly, there has to be something that can be done about it on more than one level.

As Time Marches On

The good news is that, for the most part, data sharing is happening at an increasing rate with regulation in fields like technology. In fact, particular institutions actually require that their databases be open for the sake of reproducing results. However, this does not stop a spilt from occurring within particular professions that still shy away from open data. This happens regularly even though there is hard evidence to support the practice of posting research results publicly. In part, this is due to the fact that communication technologies have advanced so quickly in a relatively scant amount of time and people are still figuring out what to do about it. To make the matter more complex, data and information are a form of international currency in modern times like never before.

On Case By Case Status

In the meantime of all the database sharing and researching going on, the issue of information citation is being raised. This is hard to assess let alone regulate. A somewhat troubling matter of fact is that a good amount of research findings, reference material, and findings stay unseen. A large part of this phenomenon is due to the fact that there are little if any legal or institutional guidelines that say otherwise. Basically, whether or not research results and findings find a way into the realm of open data largely depends on who or what organization funds it. Some of these establishments only require an outline for projects exceeding a preset dollar amount while others operate under stricter standards. In some cases, researchers must have a clear idea for what they intend to do with their findings before getting started. These plans may or may not have clauses to include what to do regarding content licensing, which is kind of a whole other ball of wax.

Where to go for Proper Storage

As a matter of fact, the lack of open data available to the public is largely based on the very lucrative and litigious concept of intellectual property. This may not be the biggest deal when it comes to institutions such as government and higher level education. In some fields such as the social sciences, open data is the bread and butter of all that they do. However, when it comes to industries like biopharmaceuticals telling the whole world what you just found is a pretty good way of missing out on life-changing deals. To make sure that research findings have some kind of intellectual property to them, a content license is needed. This means having systems in place to establish the archiving and trade of data under some form of a content license agreement. Venues like to serve as a hub of information to fill this very need.

One Page at a Time

Doing the right thing to progress the facilitation of open data while at the same time protecting the value of research findings is as simple as understanding and implementing content licensing. A good way of achieving that goal without distraction is to take a look into the services available on the RightsPlatform, which is something of a library for researching all kinds of information. Tons of information in the form of images, graphs, figures, charts, and tables await to be used for research enrichment purposes.

Communication power in science has transferred from paper abstracts/research to scientific imagery displaying relevant data. These images of science are used to teach, to inform, and to garner issue visibility. With globalization, face-to-face communication is not as readily available as earlier times. With the advent of technology for communication, imagery transfer becomes as valuable as digital/video streaming, emailed data, and phone. Perhaps more so, as imagery is permanent communication which can be referred to long-term. More value later in the article. Science image format ranges from:

Figures

Tables

Graphs

Charts

Photography

Image repositories have trended in recent years, available through the digital marketplace. Now, users by scientific category can access and use database images to further their relevant communication. Instead of drafting a figure or chart from scratch, for example, users may select completed science images: saving labor, saving time, accelerating work deadlines, and putting that final polish on technical work.

Who Benefits from Scientific Imagery?

Students

Educators

Authors

Scientists

Scientific Community

Researchers (personal/business)

Students and educators must communicate through scientific imagery during standard research and coursework activity. Students develop their communication skills with images for science. In fact, 73% of college students in a recent (anonymous) course evaluation listed “imagery skills” as the most important learned course component. Authors for scientific journals, lab research, scientific abstracts, and blogs, utilize imagery. And, scientists and the scientific community utilize images in daily work activity. Images include astronomical, naturalistic and microscopy content delivered with a click. The scientific community is well aware of the importance of raising awareness (witness climate change issues), and that web users require fast informational transfer. Imagery fits the bill.

The European Space Agency (ESA) used satellite imagery to boost their Rosetta Mission communication campaign. ESA linked visuals to social media platforms to relay their scientific expedition globally. Too, photos submitted with scientific journal articles have rewarded scientists with cover photos in Science, Nature, and National Academy of Sciences publications.

Scientists are also aware that sometime words are not enough – that there is a science to scientific images. Is a picture worth a 1000 words? Well, humans have a limited memory so an image stay embedded in memory longer. A scientific image relays all data relationships at once for understanding. Multiple concepts are transmitted simultaneously, which negates the need for a human working memory to remember the first concept, the second concept, and so on. As also mentioned, the time retention value is there.

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In recent years, a lot more attention has been paid to image manipulation of manuscripts because of how this has turned into a way that research misconduct takes place. Science should never have an agenda or a way of manipulating the data for its own end. At the end of the day, science should be about getting valuable information that is true.

Startling Statistics

The startling trend that researchers have discovered is that about four percent of science articles were suspiciously altered. The problem comes from the fact that you can easily modify images to change the message entirely. This has led to a lack of scientific integrity that we must watch out for.

Three Types of Image Modification

You have three different types of image modification with some being more acceptable than others. The three types of image modification include:

Acceptable

Inappropriate

Fraudulent

Acceptable is one of the classifications for academic articles that is fine within the scientific community. In these cases, they modify the image because of how it will mean that it meets up to the requirements for the picture format in publication. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to publish it. The second classification is known as inappropriate. In this case, they don’t modify the image or the interpretation of it. What they do, however, is they remove the background noise, or they splice together the microscope fields, which make it look false. Finally, you have the lowest type of fraud that takes place, and this happens when they modify an image to have an impact on the interpretation of the results outright. As a researcher, you must remain ever-vigilant to modifying the results and ensuring that it doesn’t mislead the general public.

More Must Be Done to Stop It

In some cases, image manipulation happens because of how it supports a narrative that someone else wants to give.However, no one should have the right to write over the truth.Websites like Retractions and PubPeer have made it their business to expose some of these image manipulations. In the latest high-profile case of it happening, you have the research group of cell biologists from the Leibniz Institute on Aging. Karl Lenhard Rudolph ran 91 different scientific institutions, and they discovered that they had manipulated eight of the high-impact science and technology articles using manipulated images.The association issued a formal reprimand against Rudolph for allowing this manipulation to take place.

How Can This Practice Be Stopped?

In the case with Rudolph, the institution required that scientists make an agreement in writing that they will follow the best scientific practices.These measures have also been adopted at many research institutions at the universities as well because it upholds scientific integrity and ensures that people follow this code of conduct. Unfortunately, you still have people who don’t follow this practice. The chief responsibility of it lies with the researchers themselves, and they need to remain aware of upholding scientific integrity at all times.

For science and technology articles, we need to do more to combat this disturbing new practice of manipulating science images because of how it can mislead people for its own profits.

There is hope on the horizon. Companies and researchers have begun to develop new algorithms that make detecting this scientific dishonesty easier. Some companies have made this process more automated where they run the images through the computer to understand how it works better. The checks happen sequentially so that they can detect this type of dishonesty.

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The internet is often the first option you consider when looking for quality images that you can use in your science presentations. Little known to people, you might easily cross the boundaries to dangerous territories that could sink you into infringement charges. This article is geared towards helping you avoid visual plagiarism and keeping you on the safe side of the law. We will give you tips on how to use images on science presentations and articles without getting yourself in trouble.

Indulge In Self-Creation Of Images

Instead of taking the easy route, which is downloading images of science with copyrights from whatever online platform available, you might need to rethink that step and use your images. It is best if you would take your photos either on your own or through a hired researcher. Original photos for your science presentations are not only unique but also legal. Also, if you hire a researcher to take photos, be sure to confirm that the source of photos is secure with no ownership rights protecting them.

Borrow Images

In case you find taking photos as somewhat tiresome and resource consuming, you would have to consider borrowing science stock images. Once you have identified the images you would like to use in your science reports, make efforts to trace the owner or the copyright holder. You could then ask them to allow you to use their pieces of work for your presentation, rightfully. If you cannot trace the image creator, it is advisable to go back to the drawing board and get another photo that has a rightful owner. It’s always right to play safely in these kinds of scenarios.

Utilize Public Domain Images

Images in “public domain” categories assure publishers that the science stock images are free from copyright boundaries and the public is free to utilize the images. For this option, you don’t need to trace for the image creator to ask for permission to use it. But how do you tell if an image can now be categorized under public domain? For instance, in the United States, an image can only be considered to be in the public domain seventy years after the image owner’s death. Nevertheless, be sure to tread carefully with most of these works being repossessed under new ownership, which means that the copyright duration can be extended.

Present The Image In The Form Of “Text”

If you feel that the image you want to use in your science representation will get you into copyright trouble, then you may want to consider not using the model at all. What does this mean? If it’s a tabled graph or pie chart, you can summarize the facts and findings, interpret the data, and use the information to table your thoughts. As long as you will not represent your information the same way you found it from the source, you are on the safe side of the law.

Use Images As You Found Them

Gaining permission from the image creator to use the image doesn’t mean that you have the rights to develop the photos and adjust to your desire and liking. You are not required to re-color, crop, edit, or modify the images to suit your desires. In case you need to make changes to the borrowed image, further permission is required as per the licensing terms and conditions.

Adhere To Image Creator’s Terms And Conditions

Depending on the image creator’s personality and professionalism, some will allow you to use their images freely while some will ask for a fee. Either of the decisions should be respected. Most professionals demand a fee for their services, and it is not any different with image creators. It is best to approach image owners with an open mind.

Following these tips will help you keep safe from getting on the wrong side of the law unknowingly or unintentionally. The law is clear. Are you looking for quality images for your science presentation? Well, explore the RightsPlatform growing library of 2 million images, figures, tables, charts, and graphs. You will find the perfect visual assets for your project or publication.

Necessary

Medical research is tantamount to people living longer and better lives, but that said, sharing what is learned in each medical silo, across all silos, is riddled with levels of impossibility. Patients have rights and they are aggressively defended by laws and those looking to litigiously pursue violations of those protections. There is no debate that patients need their personal health information protected, but at the same time, there are precious learning opportunities that are, somewhat regrettably, buried in legality and bound to each silo.

Epiphany

Sharing is the new frontier for all of us, from cars to homes, we are sharing just about everything. Along comes a pragmatist, understanding the need to protect information, yet also knowing how valuable that information is under the aegis of data sharing. The question becomes if you take a name and all associated medically identifying information off of an image or record, is it still proprietary? The question looms large, but at the same time, other countries, which have some of the same technologies that we do in the United States, can conceivably upload images of no-known-origin to a website so that other medical professionals can research, find and share those images so as to learn more about the human body. This is crucially important for moving the human race forward.

Gifts

A platform that can store several images, records, tables and other pertinent medical research articles and information in a way that can be immediately researched with keywords, and that which warrants results from around the globe, might be the greatest tool in the bags of data sharing for medical professionals the world over. In addition, to be able to compare many images of the same area of the body, like MRI images of the human brain, can warrant such positive developments going forward, this would seem like a legally-protected gift of a website.

Seeing

Doctors and medical personnel alike have been largely flying blind for decades now, having just the hospital’s records and images of certain conditions to go on. Where an independent medical sharing platform will really do good work is in the area of medical trials, where a group of patients in Asia, with seemingly identical preliminary brain MRI’s, are given the same exact trial as patients in another part of the world. This is revolutionary leveraging of medical technology that can be a teaching tool as well as a learning platform full of medical research articles, which carries the added benefit of helping medical professionals gain a greater point-of-reference on several maladies.

Discovering

The greatest thing about technology is realizing new uses for a technology that was developed with just a certain function in mind. In the case of a “rights platform” where all kinds of information can be shared in an innocuous and non-identifiable way, clearly this has incalculable and positive repercussions. Students can use it to share information, doctors to share esoteric cases, consumers to research and it also creates a worldwide team of professionals who are all in it for a cause. The only way lots of diseases are going to be forced to drop their “disease” moniker is through a constant and steady pipeline of learning.

Sharing

The industrial revolution led to greater productivity, commerce and expansion. It was great and we rode the fruits of that wave, across all continents, for many years. We are in the midst of a technological revolution the likes of which we are unsure what history books will refer to this time as, but most of us know inherently that we are in the wake of something amazing. Without anticipation, we are on a ride that does not seem to ever be anything less than totally exciting, and that which also never seems to end.

Eureka

This time will likely be regarded as the greatest period in the history of human innovation and through this technological revolution, and the sharing of very valuable medical information, across all continents and professions, the curing of many diseases will no longer be a conundrum, but will rather become perfectly feasible under the aegis of the very beneficial sharing platform.

Exploring the RightsPlatform, with their ever-growing collection of what now stands at over 2 million images, will help anyone looking to leverage images for publications, comparisons, journals, or other projects where you need access to images that heretofore might have been inaccessible.

You’ve created a new project that you want to sell, and all you need is to add a few images to it. You think that it shouldn’t be that hard, since it seems that the internet is full of images out there on social media. Also, you’ve got 3 emails this month that tout their free image downloads. Surely, you can just grab one of them for your project, right?

If you think that, you would be wrong and could be setting yourself up for having to pay out a substantial amount in royalties. While an image is an image, and it is easy to just right click and download; it does not mean that you have the legal rights to use that image. If the image’s rights are reserved by the creator, you may have to buy those image licensing rights to use it in any commercial setting. Also, depending on the setting, you may have to pay more for the image licenses. However, how do you know what rights you have to buy?

Royalty Free Rights

When you go to stock image sites and select the image that you want to use. It is important to consider what rights are being offered. If the image is listed as offering royalty free rights to the image and you buy that type of rights, it means that you pay them one fee and receive the rights to use the image as many times as you desire in the future. However, you must be careful to observe a few limitations on that license. While you are purchasing the rights to use the image, the site may implement restrictions on how that image may be used. For example, you may not be able to use it for commercial purposes. So, you may want to inquire from the site what restrictions are on the image use. If you want more uses, you may be able to buy a license for those uses.

Extended Image Rights

For these extended purposes for use of the image, they may be offering an extended license for use of the image. In that case, the purchase may entitle you to use the image in the commercial reasons for which you want the image. These licenses cost more, but they allow more flexibility in use of the image to suit your needs.

Public Domain Rights

Some images are listed as public domain, and those type of images are free of copyright and restrictions, due to reasons such as the expiration of prior claimed rights. These images are free to be used in any setting without the restrictions of licensed images, if they are truly public domain.

Conclusion and Solution

Image licensing is a complicated world, and it can take a lot of research to determine the legal rights for images that are randomly found on the internet. That is one reason for using a qualified and trusted stock image provider. The provider has gone through a great deal of personal time and effort to ensure the rights of those images, and they can offer you protection from hidden legal landmines that you don’t want to encounter, years into using the image and being known for it. When you explore the vast 2 million image library at RightsPlatform, you can trust assured that the rights options are accurately portrayed and secure purchases can secure the images for the purposes you desire for your visual media.

It’s natural for first-time authors to struggle writing science articles, but at the same time, it presents a feeling of excitement. It can be overwhelming as well, considering you’re about to face a large amount of data and information, which you have to compress in one comprehensive write-up. So, yes, it’s can be extremely difficult to figure how and where to begin the manuscript writing process.

With proper research, however, you’re guaranteed with a good start. But first, you’ll have to come up with a topic in order to begin the writing process.

Scientific journal articles should be accurate, clear, and simple. These three are the benchmarks authors must take note of when it comes to writing science research articles, considering the fact that these types of writing can be difficult to comprehend.

In the end, your goal is to make sure that your work achieves respect and recognition while keeping your work understandable even for those not acquainted with your chosen topic.

Research and Writing Tips

Give yourself plenty of time to research and write. Science articles are essentially a compressed work of years of scientific progress. For this reason, you should arm yourself with the right understanding of the topic and implications of the discoveries made at present. To make it on time, always start early. Read literature as much as you can and write down important details that will serve as your key points.

Choose a strong topic and make an outline. While general information is good, it would be better to choose the main topic, which will provide more meaning to your readers.

Know what the journal requirements are. Before writing your piece, you should already have the idea where it is going to be published as journal requirements may vary for each publication. Make sure to follow what is required, including the word count, page limit, number of papers cited, etc.

Be knowledgeable of the literature. While discoveries are pleasant to write, include initial studies as well. Science research articles are only good if there is a summary of discoveries, implications, and the future of a certain study.

Always jot down notes. Notes are essential and will help create the structure of your article. While reading articles about your topic, make notes at the same time and track its source as well.

Refer to published science journals and understand them. An important part of your research is to analyze data and know that the caveats or implications are. You should be able to point out how implications can be addressed.

Elaborate significant findings. This will help you discuss whether certain observations are maintained across species. Don’t forget to expound on the differences as well and make your own speculations on how these differences may be beneficial to other species. This will help your readers understand the process of what you’re trying to discuss.

Make use of figures and charts. Graphics make it easier to emphasize key points of your article. One technique most researchers employ is making a timeline detailing significant discoveries that have helped solidify the field further.

Be open for feedback. Allow your colleagues, mentor, or lab mates to read drafts of your work. A different perspective allows for more interpretation different from your own. Buy discussing your review, you are making room for improvement and could help point out inaccurate data.

Discuss the future of the field. Again, seek help from mentors or peers. Discuss with them the potential future of the field of study to determine its course. Speculating the future of the field will help you understand it even more.

Once you’ve reread your first draft, make the necessary changes if you need to. After you’ve cleaned it all up, it’s time to write your final draft. Ensure all important information is included and that each paragraph makes sense. Keep a natural and steady flow and watch out for grammatical or typographical errors. Also, every source should be included in the bibliography page.

After finishing your final paper, make one more adjustment. Take time to read it over and over again. The goal is to create one quality science journal article, so don’t forget to visit the RightsPlatform. Browse through their growing library of 2 million images, tables, graphs, to add value to your content.

People process information and difficult subject matter much more effectively through visual explanations rather than written and spoken content. According to numerous studies, people process visual information ten of thousands of times more quickly than written text, and people who receive information through visual content are 43 percent more likely to do as they are told in the presentation. Visual assets are hugely powerful tools all businesses should utilize, regardless of size.

Data Visualization

The concept of data visualization is to present data in more digestible and comprehensible forms through images, charts, graphs, graphics and more. It has been scientifically proven that the majority of people are visual learners. The effectiveness of visuals increases with more complicated data and subject matter. To make your audience pay better attention, and to ensure they remember the majority of your presentation or reports, be sure to include visuals to make a significant impact.

Visual Impact

The impact of visuals exist in a number of ways. The brain simply processes visual data and complex information more quickly and easily. Examining a detailed white paper or spreadsheets can be exhausting, daunting and time-consuming. The visual impact of an image or chart can allow a person to grasp data in a matter of seconds rather than to be explained over many pages or worksheets that would typically require 15 minutes or more to examine and read, and there is no certainty of comprehension. Using visuals can also save time and labor costs while improving engagement rates, conversions and company likeability. As an added bonus, many SaaS and web-based companies and organizations provide platforms that allow you to create or borrow the most stunning and impactful visuals for little to no cost to your business.

Types and Strategies

You can use any number of visual types for different reasons to improve your impact. If you wish to convey powerful statistics and financial information, charts and graphs are most effective. This can be effective in pitch meetings, presentations and internal weekly management updates. If you wish to relate a larger amount of data, you might consider creating a customized infographic. Images are a wonderful way to establish relationships and powerful connections with your consumer base. And do not forget about using all of the above on various social media channels for the best results.

Data Insights and Analysis

Once you place data into visuals you can far more easily identify patterns, trends and behavior of customers, operations and industries. You can clearly see where your business falls short, the areas in which your employees are less productive and find the marketing campaigns that are underperforming. This will allow you to easily and swiftly adapt your processes and procedures, fine tune budget strategies and improve employee job satisfaction. You can also improve inventory management and sales projections.

Copyright

It is important to remember that if you do not create an image, graphic, chart or other visual entirely from scratch, you must be mindful of copyright protection and sourcing. Many people and businesses will allow individuals to use their visuals either for free if used for commercial purposes or for free if you plan to alter or adapt the visual in some way. Other visuals must be purchased to be able to use for either personal or business use. And in many cases, it is customary to give credit to the original source of the visual.

When you use visual content, you will present a more dynamic, effective and memorable report or presentation, as well as improve your bottom line in all departments from marketing to sales. Explore the RightsPlatform growing library of 2 million images, figures, tables, charts and graphs. Find the perfect visual assets for your project or publication.

In education methods today we understand that there are different kinds of learning styles represented within any group of students. Providing stimulating learning opportunities can make a difference for the student who finds science topics dull simply because they have not yet grasped the exciting fields of scientific inquiry that are literally all around them.

The Possibilities of Modern Visual Technology

Changes in textbook styles over recent decades certainly help make information more accessible for a variety of students. Using incredible science images and graphics within the classroom and for lesson plans has a large impact as well. At RightsPlatform Marketplace we offer educators, students, and researchers access to visualizations and images that spark interest in viewers, readers, and listeners. These build on the sensory ability of the viewer to provide knowledge and understanding in a form that conveys unambiguous understanding.

The Power of Visualization

Visualization has become an essential tool for correcting past forms of understanding in the sciences. Compared with the flat, 2-D sketch of an atom of years ago, the rich 3-D graphic of photographic quality allows students to gain knowledge from the visualizations presented to them which are far more accurate and much more engaging. Computer technology has made it possible to represent science images that are bold. They are layered with information that viewers can absorb in instant, non-verbal ways which convey amazing impressions. The written text often lacks this on its own. The invisible worlds opening up in various scientific fields become accessible by means of crisp, colorful, direct, and accurate data science images.

Data in Action

Using scientific images from a variety of fields textbook publishers, teachers, researchers, and students can develop studies, lessons, and projects that engage readers and viewers on multiple levels. The use of the written word can be augmented by the clear and instant relay of information through imagery. Words still have to relay information in a linear way, one symbol and one word following after the other, and therein lies its weakness. Photos, graphs, and illustrative data images carry supporting information that clarifies and enlarges concepts for the intended audience. For increasingly computer-oriented and visually attuned student bodies, conceptual visualization may carry the presentation or publication in ways that make learning last longer.

Graphs Come Alive

Educators and science publishers no longer rely on plain science graphs that have the potential to lose the interest of viewers. Using layered design, conceptual detail, and clear design, graphs have become an interactive tool for viewers to engage with as they learn about topics and expand their grasp of the possibilities reflected by the data. These graphs illustrate data in easily grasped formats.

Visual Assets At Your Fingertips

RightsPlatform provides the access to rich visualizations that enhance understanding in dynamic ways for every learning style out there. Facts and figures come to life with the intrinsic artistic beauty and astounding detail that brings science topics to vivid life. Science images can inform, inspire, and stimulate scientific inquiry in others.

Communicate visually to support hands-on research, build understanding in studies and lectures, and tap into prior knowledge to build further understanding. Connect with students in ways that leave a lasting impression that will influence present understanding and future decision making. Inspire the next generation of science leaders. Explore the RightsPlatform library of 2 million images that continues to expand each day. Including tables, graphs, charts, images, and more, our library awaits you as you tap into the powerful educational tool of visual communication for your projects and presentations.

Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory disorder that causes thick, scaly patches to form on the skin. The medical term for psoriasis is psoriasis vulgaris or plaque psoriasis and it’s the most common form of the disorder. The disease was originally linked to leprosy and is very similar in many aspects. The severe itchiness caused by psoriasis leads to a lot of scratching, which eventually dislodges flakes of the scaly skin. This usually results in a very tiny amount of bleeding. Symptoms of the condition include itchiness, inflammation of the skin, and chronic, red plaques covered with silvery scales. Psoriasis images usually show the most affected areas, which include the lower back, scalp, knees, and elbows. Psoriasis affects a very small percentage of the worldwide population, and it’s more common in certain ethnicities. Patients who suffer from Crohn’s disease have a significantly higher risk of suffering from psoriasis as well.

Types of Treatment

The main drugs that were used to treat the condition in the past included corticosteroids, cyclosporine, and methotrexate. Treatments currently being used are categorized as topical, systemic, or phototherapy. Mild or moderate cases can be treated with topical therapies, such as lotions, ointments, and shampoos. They can also be combined with other treatments for more severe cases. Topical therapies include Vitamin D analogues, corticosteroids, retinoids, dithranol, and coal-tar products. These drugs work for the most part by reducing the production of skin cells and swelling. Phototherapy involves the use of ultraviolet light for cases of moderate to severe psoriasis. This treatment can cause long-term damage to the skin, which can be seen in psoriasis images. It can also increase the risk of cancer. Complicated or hard to treat cases can be treated with systemic drugs like methotrexate or ciclosporin. Another drug that’s used for the treatment of psoriasis, specifically plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, is Apremilast, also known as Otezla. It acts to restrain an enzyme that controls inflammation.

Advances in Treatment

The discovery of how the immune system affects the development of psoriasis, specifically the immunopathological mechanisms that occur in the condition, have enabled advances in treatment. This new information was garnered through research into other autoimmune diseases where similar problems existed. Some of the newer treatments such as biologics work very well as psoriasis treatment by targeting specific areas of the immune system like T cells or interleukins. The biologics is categorized as a systemic treatment. These drugs are made with proteins or antibodies and injected into the body. They work by inhibiting the malfunction in the immune system that contributes to psoriasis. The biologics curb T cells, block certain chemicals in the immune system, and bind to proteins that cause inflammation. Psoriasis disease images can show the effects of biologics, which is a reduction of inflammation and less growth of scaly skin. Biologics approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of psoriasis are listed below:

Adalimumab (Humira)

Adalimumab-adbm (Cyltezo)

Brodalumab (Siliq)

Etanercept (Enbrel)

Etanercept-szzs (Erelzi)

Guselkumab (Tremfya)

Infliximab (Remicade)

Ixekizumab (Taltz)

Secukinumab (Cosentyx)

A biologic called Efalizumab was withdrawn from the market because of the potential risk of patients developing a viral disease called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.

Side Effects and Experimental Treatments

Some of these treatments can have serious, long-term side effects and should only be started and continued under close supervision by a specialist in the field. Research is ongoing to find safer agents and products capable of treating the more severe forms of psoriasis. Other new treatments are in the experimental phase but close to receiving approval from the FDA. These include ISA247 (voclosporin) for treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, and Bz-423, which is a 1,4-benzodiazepine.

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A principle known as content licensing may prove valuable for various societal sectors. Rights Platform, a company that enables publishers to manage visual assets invites customers to read this short blog that will discuss what this practice is and provide examples of how the concept can be advantageous to those who adhere to it.

What Is Content Licensing?

Often practiced in the publishing community, the licensing of content occurs when the proprietors of specific assets such as intellectual property distributes said holdings to another party for a specific duration and fee. Moreover, the seller often specifies the terms by which the purchaser can utilize the content licenses in question.

An Example Of Content Licensing

A notable example of this practice is digital online platform printing content originally produced by another entity, such as a news publication.

The Advantages

The purchasing of licensing content could create a number of advantages for a business or entity with an online presence that include:

Exposing Customers To A Wide Array Of Content

Printing information provided by a reputable source can give the license purchaser the opportunity to share an increased amount of valuable knowledge. Providing readers or customers better quality information can help an entity increase its online presence by driving more traffic to its site.

Establishing Less Lost Manpower

Republishing existing material enables the content purchaser to devote less time to researching and editing content for its media outlets. A significant amount of work hours could be spent gathering, polishing and placing useful information to appropriate digital avenues. If such tasks are already accomplished, manpower could be expended on other pertinent activities.

Building A Better SEO Presence

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is vital to any digital presence. The basic goal of SEO is to make a specific online entity as attractive to viewers as possible. In order to accomplish this task, a digital entity must ensure that its content will be recognized and rank highly in well known search engines that internet surfers typically employ when conducting searches.

High quality content ranks amongst the most important factors a search engine algorithms uses to rank the value and validity of a specific business or organization’s online presence. Ergo, providing content of a higher quality is a better way to increase an entity’s online presence, generate more interest in their site and perhaps ultimately establish more clients or customers.

Meeting Industry Standards

Most search engines can differentiate between licensed and unlicensed content. Unlicensed content is often deemed as duplicate information that will not be ranked highly by SEO algorithms. Furthermore, replicating duplicate content may be further detrimental because the information contained in it might not be accurate or from reputable sources and printing this material could result in copyright violations that could subject the entity accused of committing such malfeasance to potential punishments.

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As a scientist or researcher, you want your work to have an impact on the target audience. Although written content communicates your message well, it is sometimes hard to understand because different words have diverse meanings to disparate people. To overcome such issues, you should try to use as many science images as possible in your research report.

Why Images?

We prefer images to text because that is how our brains are coded. The central nervous system processes pictures 60,000 times faster than it processes words. This means that we are more likely to pay attention to visual objects.

If you open a page with an image, there is a high likelihood that you will focus on the picture first before reading the content. Of the five senses, sight is the most active. This characteristic has been developed through years and years of evolution. It is believed that our ancestors had a keen sense of sight to protect themselves from predators.

Evidence From Social Media

The most popular websites on the planet are image sharing sites. People are more likely to comment on a photograph post than on a mere status update because the former is more engaging. Human beings will respond to something that they can relate with.

With a photograph, everybody sees the same thing regardless of the place of origin. Since an image is not affected by language barriers, it is a straightforward medium of communication. Another example is emojis, these tiny ‘images’ have become the universal language of social media because they demonstrate emotions without any words.

Why Learning Through Images is More Effective

If you are a slow reader like me, you know that this activity can be exhausting and time consuming. Furthermore, it is harder to memorize written words than visual content. For this reason, some publishers are turning to infographics as a way to explain certain subjects.

You should consider using infographics to compress the findings and report them in simple visuals, graphics, science images, and figures to make the learning easier and more memorable. Such an approach will not only help you spark the interest of young science learners, but also attract the attention of non-scientists.

Images Tell A Story

You may want to sensitize people about a certain scientific topic, for example, cancer. However, after publishing your report, it fails to make a big impact. This happens because people don’t easily respond to written reports. In such a case, it is advisable to look for science stock images and add them to the report.

Images help us become more interested in the subject. They make us feel as if we are part of the story instead of being an outsider. As a result, we are more inclined to engage in a discussion about the topic.

Conclusion

Images help us understand scientific data more quickly because the brain processes visual information more easily. As a researcher, you should try to incorporate science stock photos in your findings to make the report more interesting.

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Almost every aspect of science is data-driven. Data is how scientists test their theories, unlock discoveries, and find inspiration for experiments.

But once you conduct an experiment and collect your raw data, what can you do to learn if your hypothesis is valid?

This is when science graphs come into play.

Visual learning is a huge aspect of interpreting data, which is why researchers use diagrams in their lab reports. The proper figure allows the scientist to interpret the trends found in the data, something that’s not always easy to do with tables.

So how can you figure out which of the numerous science charts and graphs to use?

Much of it depends on what type of data you are collecting and what it is being measured against. This post will cover the most common types of graphs in science papers and what kind of data they work best for.

Tables

While tables can show progress with numbers, they are best used when tracking short, one-dimensional progress, like the weekly height of a plant. Measuring progress over a longer period of time with tables tends to make small trends disappear in a wash of numbers. A common measurement natural scientists do is tracking the monthly concentration of atmospheric CO2 over several decades. That amount of data can be shown in a line graph, which can show the small month-to-month fluctuations as well as the large-scale upward trend of CO2 concentrations.

Line Graphs

Line graphs are also useful for comparison measurements. Tracking the height of one plant can be accomplished with a data table, but when you measure two or more plants, the table can be harder to read. Chart can use several lines to show how the plants developed differently from each other.

Bar Graphs

Another one of the most common science graphs is a bar graph. Bar graphs are useful charts to show the results of a survey that have clear, definitive answers, such asking a person’s favorite genre, the ancestry origins of a neighborhood, or the composition of waste in a landfill. Bar graphs are useful to show a preferred answer or, in some cases, a clear majority.

The data that makes up bar graphs is based on percentages, which also make up the core premise of a pie chart. The major difference is that pie charts are shown in circle form with uneven wedges instead of separate bars. As such, it’s recommended to use pie charts with data that doesn’t have numerous categories, so the individual wedges are clearly visible (showing the distribution of a student’s daily activities is a good example). Just be sure the percentages add up to 100!

Topography

Sometimes, the data being collected is extremely widespread, such as the focal points of earthquakes around the world or the heights and slopes of a mountain range. Bird’s-eye maps are useful ways to show the trends in these data sets. Taking a flat-world map of Earth and marking the earthquakes with red dots not only shows the quantity, but also concentrations and hot zones. Topography, the lines used to show heights, are often printed on maps to show climbers the best ways to safely climb mountains.

Conclusion

These are some of the common scientific figures you’ll find in lab reports and articles. Many published scientists often upload their charts and graphs onto http://www.rightsplatform.com so their fellow experimenters can see their findings and use them as stepping stones for new discoveries.

If you are working on a project or experiment of your own, explore the growing RightsPlatform library, with 2 million images to work with. You’ll find the perfect figure for your work.

With today’s improvements in technology, the world is more connected than ever. Sharing data has become easier to accomplish across multiple platforms.

Some researchers may be concerned about copyright content when providing access to the public. However, other researchers hold onto the archaic system of trying to keep their research undisclosed to the rest of the world out of misplaced fear or apprehension. Sharing data provides many benefits to researchers as well as to the world.

Some of the key reasons to share data are discussed below.

Because You Have To

More and more journals are requiring public access to data. Organizations such as the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, the British Ecological Society, the American Geophysical Union, and the Society for the Study of Evolution are primary proponents behind the requirement to provide important information to the public.

Additionally, many funding agencies and institutions require that the results of research be shared with the public as a condition for receiving funding. Many organizations now make it the researchers’ duty to share data with others.

To Increase Visibility of Your Work

Another important reason to share data from your research is to increase its visibility. If you make the greatest discovery but no one knows about it and no one can apply it, the impact is minimal. It is only through sharing that you can have the greatest reach with your work.

Additionally, by sharing data, the researcher can increase his or her reputation and profile. Previously unpublished data can now easily be published, including videos, posters, visual content, and other mediums.

Sharing data can also help bring more awareness to your subject field. This can lead to getting more people involved in the field, as well as providing important insight to new researchers.

To Gain Insight

When you share your data and research with others, you open the conversation on the project. You can gain powerful feedback from others in your field whose opinions you respect. You can incorporate some of this feedback into your work so that you are able to approach the problem from a variety of angles. Having this feedback can often help lead you to a new idea that you might not have considered without this communication.

By sharing, researchers can accelerate science and medicine, increase the scale of scientific studies, and provide an opportunity for researchers in different areas to contribute to research.

Increased Efficiency

Shared data provides greater efficiency. More data allows access to more research. Researchers do not have to begin at the very start of every project. They can commence their project on the heels of other published work. Errors can be more readily identified when data is shared. Duplicate work can also be avoided to save time and money. Countries that do not have as many resources can still contribute to the dialogue through shared data.

Enhanced Transparency

Sharing data makes research more transparent. It can help prevent fraud or expose radical claims that are not supported by the data. This helps keep the integrity of multiple industries intact and away from public scrutiny.

Learn How to Share

Sharing data can lead to the benefits discussed above, along with many others.

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Many healthcare providers are actively digitalizing data, which may be analyzed and used to impact medical research in significant ways. Additionally, greater advances in technology like wearable health monitors and public health analysis allows for even greater amounts of integral data that can help inform medical research of tomorrow.

Patients can likely be armed with greater knowledge and understanding of their physical condition with this data, and medical research can be impacted in significant ways.

Improved Patient Care

Big data can provide improved care to patients. Big data opens up options that were not available only a few decades ago. For example, researchers would generally have to wait for results to come in. However, researchers can now use big data to access many medical records and test results so that they are able to make more informed and faster decisions. These benefits ultimately go directly to the patient.

Having access to big data allows researchers to more quickly analyze cancer cells and map connections between cells or conditions. This allows healthcare workers to make faster decisions that can help prevent further harm to patients. Public health organizations can collect data, communicate, and provide real-time information regarding the outbreak of diseases and medical development.

Symptoms can be tracked, and data can be input so that researchers can prepare geographical risk charts and predict future outbreaks so that resources are available when necessary.

Many healthcare providers around the world now implement electronic health records. This approach centralizes patient information, which can also be used to aggregate and analyze relevant data. All these factors result in improved patient care and medical research.

Clinical trials can be conducted more quickly at reduced costs due to big data. Historically, patients were randomly assigned to patients. However, big data allows potential trial patients to be selected based on the information in their electronic medical records, medical databases, and wearable technology. Medical research articles may also spread the word about these trials so that they have greater reach into the industry.

Customized Personalized Care Options

Today’s medical researchers can analyze big data to provide personalized care options. One of the greatest advancements is involved in analyzing the sequencing of human genomes and DNA, which is much less expensive than it was a decade ago. Analyzing DNA can provide healthcare providers with critical information about a patient’s health, how the patient is likely to respond to medicine, and whether the patient is likely to develop certain conditions.

Possible applications of big data usage include being able to create customized medicine based on this information. Tailored treatment can be provided to patients when data regarding the patient’s electronic health records, social factors, DNA information, and diet information are taken together.

Reduction of Risk

Big data can also reduce risk. Researchers can use big data to simulate various possibilities so that they are not tested on human patients. Additionally, it can be used to determine risk. Researches can determine the likelihood of exposure to toxic substances, predict medical outcomes, and identify high-risk factors by using big data.

When data from health insurance companies are linked to patient records, fraudulent behavior can also be detected, which can help reduce the risk of insurance companies paying on fraudulent claims.

Implementing Big Data

Explore Rights Platform’s growing library of more than 2 million images, figures, tables, charts, and graphs. You can select from various visual assets to add to your medical journal articles or other publications, and be part of the movement of incorporating big data into medical research.

Medical data management refers to the organization, storage, and sharing of data that has been utilized in medical research.

Managing data collected during research is usually integrated into the process of conducting research itself. Some of the actions involved include naming files and placing them in relevant directories, organizing different versions of data, placing controls on who can access research data, and creating regular backups.

Managing and securing data while creating visible research outputs are two key considerations for medical data management. Blockchain adoption will significantly alter the medical data management landscape in the immediate future.

Medical Data Management and Security

The potential loss of data poses a serious risk that most researchers simply cannot afford. To combat the risk of data loss, several measures ought to be taken.

First, create regular backups of data. Backups can be created both in physical form and in cloud storage. It’s best to have a secure cloud storage backup for data that needs to be accessed often and shared from afar.

For more sensitive information, physical backups kept in cold storage are ideal. Backup hard drives have become small, lightweight, and affordable. With data storage capacities in excess of 1 terabyte (TB), you shouldn’t need too many of them to cover all your backup needs.

Keeping backup drives offline and in a safe location is referred to as keeping them in cold storage. Cold storage backups can be kept in locked safes or simple faraday cages for maximum security.

Visible Research Outputs for Better Medical Data Management

One of the primary and most common objectives of medical data management is to ensure reproducibility of research and allow the information to be easily shared.

When research is properly identified and made available, it will be cited more often by other researchers.

Being a part of the ever-growing body of research will further increase the value and utility of your research. Increased visibility also assures that your research will not be lost to data theft or corruption, as others will have expanded upon it.

Blockchain Adoption for Medical Data Management

There is an increasing trend toward the use of blockchain technology as it relates to medical data management. This will solve a great many problems that medical researchers encounter today.

With data stored on the blockchain, secure access becomes available from anywhere in the world in a way that is more efficient than traditional cloud services.

In addition, the distributed nature of the blockchain means that medical data management can be carried out by a large distributed network of computers around the globe. This makes it difficult for any outside attacker to compromise the system as it has no single point of failure.

When coupled with advances in artificial intelligence (AI), there’s no telling what lies on the horizon for medical data management.

In the future, blockchain-based AI virtual assistants could instantly access any medical research data ever created and deliver it to a medical professional with a simple voice command. All of that data could be processed in sophisticated ways to create astounding new advances in medicine. The possibilities are endless.

For now, two of the most important things to keep in mind when it comes to medical data management include security and visible research outputs.

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Rights Platform will create stunning visuals for all of your medical research data. We will use medical stock images and the most cutting-edge visual tools to convert your data into easily digestible and very memorable formats.

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Do you ever wonder about the effectiveness of your online data visualization?

Studies have shown that we retain visual information much better than audio information.

But not all visual content is created equally.

When it comes to content licensing, your visual data needs to serve certain goals in order to be effective.

Key Online Data Visualization Best Practices

There’s a long list of best practices when it comes to online data visualization. That being said, there are a few, in particular, that stand out from the rest.

To begin, your visual data needs to be audience-specific. To create an effective presentation, you must first know your audience.

Once you have determined your audience, next you must consider what action you want them to take. What actionable impact will your data have?

The action your audience might take should serve your goal. So, after having defined your audience and their desired action, define your goal.

Finally, communicate all of this clearly. Cut out the fluff and stick to the essentials.

Using these online data visualization best practices, you can rest assured that your visuals will have maximum impact.

Audience-specific

Your online data visualization should always be tailored to your audience. What does the main target persona of who you’re trying to reach look like? Most importantly, what kind of information are they looking for?

Whoever will be your highest priority in viewing the data should receive the most consideration in this regard. You can’t tailor everything to everyone all the time. Focus on who will be viewing the data first and who is most important to your goals.

Actionable Impact

Does your online data visualization drive people to take action? Begin by defining what action, or inaction, you want your audience to take as a result of processing that data you’re presenting.

Perhaps the goal is to placate your audience by showing them things are progressing smoothly in a certain area. If that’s the case, then your visuals should serve to make them feel as though they don’t need to take any action at all.

Goal-oriented

What is the goal of your online data visualization? This relates back to the action you want your audience to take. Make sure that your visualization is geared toward your goal and only contains data that relates to that goal.

Clear Communication

This one goes without saying. If what you’re presenting isn’t clear and to the point, how can you expect anyone to understand or retain the information?

Creating online data visualizations that communicate ideas clearly also involves cutting out any unnecessary components. If your presentation intends to show your audience how your organization has grown in terms of revenue and reach over the past year, there’s no need to include every little detail about your market and customers, for example.

Online data visualizations that are audience-specific, spur the audience into action based on a goal, and communicate ideas clearly will be most effective.

Rights Platforms Online Data Visualization Best Practices

These are only four of the best practices for online data visualization. Stunning presentations of data will serve your audience in specific ways and inspire them to act accordingly.

Rights Platform will create incredible online data visualizations every time.

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