Background Abstracts of presentations at scientific meetings are usually available only in
conference proceedings. If subsequent full publication of results reported in these abstracts …

Background Posters are a popular way of presenting information at conferences. However,
little research has been conducted into their development, and the patterns and extent of …

Background: Recent years have seen a trend toward more operative treatment of upper
extremity fractures in children. The current study examines clinical research regarding …

Within ESP, much attention has been given to the 'open genre network'(Swales & Feak
2000: 8) of academic writing, which comprises the most public and visible research genres …

Purpose: Many abstracts presented at scientific meetings never come to full text publication,
which is a prerequisite for the critical appraisal of a given study for its validity, impact and …

Research has shown that, for the purpose of conveying information, lectures are as effective
as any other method (Bligh, 2000). From an organizational perspective, the possibility of …

Methods Interview based study conducted during the annual meeting of a German specialist
medical conference. A total of 247 attendees, poster authors and „poster chairpersons “were …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the proportion of paper (podium)
presentations at the 2006-2010 Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) annual …

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the five-year publication rate of
papers presented at both the open and closed American Shoulder and Elbow …

Publication is the ultimate desired end point of scientific research. However, oral manuscript
presentations of research studies are often referenced in textbooks, journal articles, and …