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a PhD scholar, navigating my way around

[science for life @scientistwork]

@MushtaqBilalPhD Watch it, that comment is brutal🥲

[Scholarship for PhD @ScholarshipfPhd]

How to Focus Your Problem Statement: Tips for Identifying Core Issues

[Faheem Ullah @Faheem_uh]

PhD Students - Which journal will accept your paper?

Find out using 3 simple steps.

1. Go to https://t.co/QB12FDe9Gu
2. Upload your paper
3. @thesify_ai will suggest 10 most relevant journals.

These journals are likely to accept your paper.

[Faheem Ullah @Faheem_uh]

Use this FREE tool to analyze data in 10 sec.

This tool is used by more than 500,000 researchers.

1. Go to https://t.co/37yW1qMmPE
2. Click on Data Analysis and upload your data file.
3. Write your prompt for data analysis.
4. For example, generate graphs from data.
5. @answerthisio will generate variety of graphs
6. It also generates an insightful data analysis report.

You can download the graphs and the report.

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[Science News @SciencNews]

What is a PhD?

[Faheem Ullah @Faheem_uh]

Which tool to use in each phase of your PhD?

𝟏. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

@answerthisio → https://t.co/QEzszIIVOK
@liner_app → https://t.co/31V2kSJuU2

𝟐. 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

@RsrchRabbit → https://t.co/G0dN69yt9r
@thetrinkaai → https://t.co/GAfJLsCPmG

𝟑. 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

@nexdata_ai → https://t.co/Be3yaKcGAy
@NoahAITech → https://t.co/nya37Ujraa

𝟒. 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬

@scispace → https://t.co/6vUwqo4wf5
@bricks_hq → https://t.co/DTXfiBl3R8

𝟓. 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

@teampaperpal → https://t.co/DyGFORwsfZ
@Bohrium_AI4S → https://t.co/rNB7rdzt2l

𝟔. 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

Review-it → https://t.co/9rqvOLakNq
@thesify_ai → https://t.co/VLvdGAWCDr

Any other tool you'd like to add?

[Prof Lennart Nacke, PhD @acagamic]

Most researchers waste months on a systematic review

(when a rapid review would have been good enough.)

Two review types. Same question.
Completely different amount of work.

According to this paper, 14 literature review types exist.

If you get started, focus on 2 main types:

[mitsuri @0xmitsurii]

How to efficiently work for hours without burning out.

[JM News Network @JMNewsNetwork_]

"Nobody dies for your sins. Nobody carries your burden for you. What you do, you pay for. If you have done well, you earn a reward. If you have done evil, you pay the punishment. That’s islam."

— Ahmed Deedat

[Wellcome Connecting Science Learning and Training @eventsWCS]

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[science for life @scientistwork]

@aaraofficial1 Biostatistics

[Razia Aliani @RaziaAliani]

Read your conclusion first. Then your intro.
If they don't match, one of them is wrong.
Here's how to do it ⤵️

Step 1: Write a rough conclusion based on your findings
Step 2: Read it back to yourself out loud
Step 3: Draft your intro to match what you actually discovered
Step 4: Check if they're telling the same story

This backwards approach will save you from:
→ Overpromising in your intro
→ Conclusions that drift from your original question
→ Weeks of rewriting entire sections
→ Reviewers calling out inconsistencies

💬 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂?
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[Razia Aliani @RaziaAliani]

Read this paper to know how to 'actually' read a paper!
I've highlighted the key points -> now this 10 min read of 3-pass apprach will change your paper reading technique for good!

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:

— First Pass (5-10 minutes)
Quick scan for bird's-eye view

— Second Pass (up to 1 hour)
Read with greater care

—>> Third Pass below ⬇️

💬 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀?

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[Razia Aliani @RaziaAliani]

Most people either overhype AI (“it will write your paper for you”) or dismiss it (“AI can’t help with my research”)

The reality lies in "Integration" ⤵️

Here's the process I use:

— @scispace turns research questions into instant paper summaries with context-aware Q&A.

— @ConsensusNLP searches 200M+ papers and exports your collection to Zotero automatically.

— @ChatPDF answers specific questions about your papers with direct quotes & pg #

— JANE suggests target journals with impact factors based on your keywords —> @ChatGPTapp for outlines → @jenni for drafts → @Scite for smart citations → @teampaperpal for editing → @anara for final polish.

💬 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄?
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[Faheem Ullah @Faheem_uh]

PhD Students – How to create a diagram in seconds?

First, why do you need diagrams?

You need diagrams for:

→ Your research papers
→ Your presentations
→ Your posters
→ Your thesis
→ And much more

Now it’s easy to create diagrams.

Meet @answerthisio: a tool to make diagrams in seconds.

It works in 5 simple steps.

1. Go to https://t.co/xOqcmapsKR and log in.

2. Click on Diagrams from the left menu.

3. Enter your diagram description

4. Select the type of diagram e.g., flowchart.

5. Get your perfect diagram

You can create the following types of diagrams.

↳ Flowchart
↳ Mind map
↳ Gantt chart
↳ Timeline
↳ Pie chart
↳ State diagram
↳ Git graph
↳ User journey

Anything you'd like to add?

[Hugh Kearns @ithinkwellHugh]

Starting a #PhD? You need the PhD Planning Toolkit. Lots of FREE resources for research students here: https://t.co/29j6UdzSqr
Thesis planners
Six monthly planners
Monthly planners
Weekly planners
ToDay lists
Free to download and customise. #PhDchat #PhDForum #AcademicChatter

[Razia Aliani @RaziaAliani]

You know that feeling when your advisor says 'but what's the gap?' & your mind goes blank Here's your rescue!

Learn your Gap types & how to address them ⤵️

— Theoretical: when theories fail to explain reality

— Methodological: when current methods fall short

— Empirical: when we lack evidence to explain something

— Conceptual: when key definitions are muddy

— Temporal: when research hasn't kept up with changes

— Spatial: when studies ignore geographic differences

— Literature: when studies fail to build on existing knowledge

Each has distinct ways to address them.
What most miss?
Connecting MULTIPLE gap types creates the strongest research justification.

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[Dr. Simon @goddek]

🚨🇮🇱 I CAN‘T STAND THIS PROPAGANDA ANYMORE.

Yes, I’m glad that Israeli hostages have been freed. And just as glad that Palestinian prisoners have been released. But a few things need to be made clear:

FIRST: It’s absurd that Israelis are called “hostages” while Palestinians are labeled “prisoners.” That’s propaganda. It’s the same thing: human beings who’ve had their freedom taken away, on both sides.

SECOND: The released Israeli hostages appear well-fed, smiling, not a single kilo lost. Clearly treated well under the circumstances. In contrast, the Palestinian prisoners look like they’ve just walked out of a death camp: emaciated, scarred, aged by years of abuse. Tortured. And no one talks about it.

THIRD: Everywhere I read: “Hamas killed all the women, only men were released.” That’s simply a lie. A malicious one. The women who were still alive had already been released in earlier exchange deals. But facts don’t matter when it’s time to push the next hate-driven narrative for $7000.

FOURTH: Everyone talks about a handful of Israeli hostages, but no one mentions the tens of thousands of Palestinian hostages abducted by Israel. Many of them children. Imprisoned without charges, without trial.

FIFTH: And no one talks about the tens of thousands of civilians killed in Israel’s genocide.

SIXTH: While the ‘ceasefire’ (it’s just a matter of time until Israel breaks it again) is being celebrated, radical Israeli settlers are still violently stealing land in the West Bank; with full impunity. They break international law daily, and no one seems to care.

SEVENTH: Politicians across the world are shamelessly cucking for Israel, offering blind support while refusing to even mention the crimes committed in Gaza, the ongoing apartheid in the West Bank, or the endless aggression toward neighboring countries.

EIGHTH: The same governments and media that claim to stand for human rights, international law, and “never again” are now either silent or fully complicit: funding, arming, and excusing an apartheid regime in real time. When Palestinian lives are dehumanized, erased, and bombed into dust, suddenly all those values vanish

So no, I will not take part in this propaganda. I will not whitewash Israel’s crimes.

And yes, I still stand by my words: A STATE LIKE ISRAEL SHOULD NOT EXIST.

[Faheem Ullah @Faheem_uh]

How to write a scientific paper in 15 steps

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟏. What is the main point of your study?

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟐. Determine what the story is.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟑. What did you do?

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟒. Why did you do what you did?

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟓. What were the results of what you did?

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟔. Outline introduction like Swales’s CARS model.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟕. Draft a list of findings.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟖. Draft a list of problem items.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟗. For each problem item provide a response.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟏𝟎. Determine thesis of the closing paragraph.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟏𝟏. Find the paragraphs.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟏𝟐. Blend figures with the narrative.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟏𝟑. Write a topic sentence for each paragraph.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟏𝟒. Write a concluding sentence for each paragraph.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟏𝟓. Write the supporting sentences.

𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒: Drake JM, Han BA (2025) How to write a scientific paper in fifteen steps. PLoS Comput Biol 21(9): e1013505.

I think John and Barbara did an excellent job.

This 15-step guide is very useful for writing papers.

Anything you'd like to add?

[science for life @scientistwork]

@IranObserver0 @gork what are the highlights of this agreement