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Re:Vitamin D insufficiency may account for almost 90% of Cov... by adrianN on Monday November 30, 2020 @11:54PM (#25262456)
"Treat it as if it were a preprint" is different from discounting the paper.
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Re:Vitamin D insufficiency may account for almost 90% of Cov... by neuronic on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @03:15AM (#25263422)
That's the science-snobby way of dismissing it.
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Re:Vitamin D insufficiency may account for almost 90% of Cov... by adrianN on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @03:21AM (#25263459)
Not at all, preprints are very important because the publishing process can take many months. In fast moving fields (e.g. COVID research) working with preprints is vital if you want to do cutting edge research.
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