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When multiple PD/PIs are proposed, must all PD/PIs and all institutions involved be AREA-eligible? When multiple PD/PIs are proposed, must all PD/PIs and all institutions involved be AREA-eligible? Yes, each PD/PI must have an appointment at an AREA-eligible institution. In addition, each PD…
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How Scientists Are Selected to Be Members of a Chartered Review Group
Selection CriteriaScientists must meet general requirements, expertise requirements, and requirements specific to the given study section/scientific review group. Balancing experience and diversity when developing rosters for a scientific review group is one of the most challenging tasks a…
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Using zApps Files - Windows
Open the folder where you placed the extracted files. Figure 1 shows the folders and files included in the zApps. Double-click on the file ClickMe.htm, which will open in your default web browser (but you do not need to be connected to the Internet to open this file). Figure 1- List of files…
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Extracting and Saving Files - Windows XP
Double-click on the zApps zip file you downloaded and saved on your computer. When WinZip opens, click on “Extract”. The Extract window will open, allowing you to select where you want the files to be extracted. It remembers the folder where you last extracted files. If the folder you…
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Extracting and Saving Files - Windows 7
  Unzip the file created for the meeting: Click on the file name/icon and right mouse click to display the options. When the options window opens, select “Extract All” (second from the top). Figure 1: “Extract All” option in Windows 7.   The “Extract Compressed (Zipped) folders…
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Using zApps with Safari - MacOS
Open the folder where you saved the zApps file. Figure 1 shows the folders and files included in the zApps. Double-click on the file ClickMe.htm, which will open in your default web browser (but you do not need to be connected to the Internet to open this file). Figure 1- List of files…
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Using zApps with Firefox - MacOS
Open the folder where you saved the zApps file. Figure 1 shows the folders and files included in the zApps. Double-click on the file ClickMe.htm, which will open in your default web browser (but you do not need to be connected to the Internet to open this file). Figure 1- List of files…
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Extracting and Saving Files - MacOS
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I’m extremely busy this semester and don’t see how I can finish all my critiques in time. What’s the harm in asking my senior postdoc to help me out? Which relationships constitute a conflict of interest in initial peer review? Which relationships do NOT constitute a conflict? Are training…
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Premise, Rigor, Sex as a Biological Variable
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How has the Vertebrate Animals Section (VAS) of the application changed? What are the VAS criteria that must be addressed? Do applicants describe all proposed procedures on animals in the VAS? Do applicants describe and justify the sex of the animals proposed in the VAS? Do applicants justify…
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