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Computer-based tool aids research, helps thwart questionable publication practices
01-23-2008 · UT Southwestern Medical CenterA new computer-based text-searching tool developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers automatically – and quickly – compares multiple documents in a database for similarities, providing a more efficient method to carry out literature searches, as well as offering scientific journal editors a new tool to thwart questionable publication practices.
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