I'm unsure about how to approach this problem. Does anyone know the answer? Chapter 2 problem 141 JP Holman

A pipe having a diameter of 5.3 cm is maintained at 200◦C by steam flowing inside. The pipe passes through a large factory area and loses heat by free convection from the outside with h = 7.2 W/m 2 · ◦C. Using information from Table 2-1 and/or Table A-3, select two alternative insulating materials that could be installed to lower the outside surface temperature of the insulation to 30◦C when the pipe is exposed to room air at 20◦C. If the energy loss from the steam costs $8.00/10 9 J, what are the allowable costs of the insulation materials per unit volume to achieve a payback period of three years where (energy cost saved per year) × 3 = (cost of installed insulation/unit volume) × volume

So I'm a little nervous to ask this question because I don't want the elitist comments to take over (please be nice!)... I'm just wondering if anyone has ever switched from an EdD to a PhD and how their experience went. For context, I'm doing an EdD at one of the best schools in North America, but it's been crazy doing a doctorate on top of my full-time teaching load at a university (Yes, I am a faculty, not admin) and hour long commute each way. I have little time left for my doctorate and research after my full-time job. I'm wondering if it might just make more sense to dive into a PhD and make that my only job.

Has anyone ever switched from an EdD to a PhD? How was your experience in transitioning?

BTW: My ultimate goal is to remain in a faculty role, not do hardcore academic research (perhaps, say, a clinical faculty member).

P.S.

Please no belittling or snobby comments here. I work in academics and hear enough of that every day. ;)

(Cross-posted with r/academia) I have a Zoom interview scheduled late next week for my dream job (more selective SLAC, humanities field). I’d love to do as much as I can to stand out, including having a bank of thoughtful answers prepared about teaching and research.

But it seems like search committees also respond to more subtle cues, like a beautiful phrase here and there, or a well crafted and succinct answer, or a candidate’s enthusiasm that registers in a friendly and confident way rather than coming off as desperate/zealous/anxious. When you have been on a search committee and made an offer to a final candidate, what made your chosen interviewee stand out from the rest - including at the Zoom level? I attended a large public R1 for grad school but have focused on replicating the LAC experience in my current teaching. TIA.

Seems like they've been a thing lately. No, we don't want to have AI do systematic reviews for us. No, we don't want AI to replace our research assistant.

We can't stop people from developing garbage products but maybe we can stop them from exploiting this sub for free ideas in the process?

I submitted my paper to a journal in Elsevier and they never got any reviewer assigned to review the paper and I am feeling very disappointed with their apathetic approach. They sat with the paper for five months until I budged them and they got a reviewer who rejected the paper with irrelevant comments. I resubmitted the paper to the same journal by filing an appeal and they have been sleeping on it for three months now.
I asked them to withdraw my paper last month but they haven't replied yet and just keep saying that they would have to get editor's permission.

It is so frustrating that it's been a year and I am not able to see my own journal paper even go through a review process. It was initially rejected by a couple of journals.

I asked for a research opportunity from my mentor last month, he asked me to send my CV so that he could connect me with someone. But when I asked for more details, he never replied.

Followed up last Friday and sent my CV, I haven’t heard from him since. Should I send a follow-up email after a week? Or should I text him?

Hello everyone, I'm a researcher in the field of electronics and communications engineering. I recently submitted a manuscript to a conference. The organizer sent an email confirming that preliminary checks were done and everything is fine. They asked me to select a place to publish my manuscript: the conference proceedings or to a specific journal (mentioned in the email).

I'm a bit confused, because I have only seen conference papers getting extended to be included in a journal. But that is different. I'm wondering if anyone has seen that before? In other words, they will forward my manuscript to that specific journal, and I couldn't find any relationship between the conference and the journal. So I have no clue why they proposed that. By the way, it is not a predatory journal.

Perhaps the conference and the journal allied this time? Have you ever witnessed that?

Thank you!

I don’t have much friends in my AP seminar class so I was wondering if groups are picked for us or if we create them ourselves? Do we pick our research question from a set assigned by college board, or completely make one up on the spot? Also do I lose points if someone in my group does bad on the presentation?

Hi all,

I recently got my unofficial job offer for a tenure track position at a small university that is very teaching focused, though research is still considered for tenure. I got an offer of start-up funds to be used in 2 years, that I think I could make work. But it is on the low end for start up funds (<10,000). Is this pretty standard for smaller teaching focused schools, or should I try to negotiate a higher start-up package?

Any advice on negotiation or things to ask for would be greatly appreciated.

I am an undergrad computer science fresher from a university in India. I want to get a summer research internship in some university in Japan or USA. I am very interested in math and want to get a PhD in some related stream in the future. I can speak/understand/write fluently in Japanese.

Can somebody help me out and tell me exactly what i should do/whom I should reach out to? I am completely new to this world, but want to do bigger things in the future.

PS:

I’m writing a paper for a class and I was just curious if it would be possible to publish given plagiarism and what not.

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to apply for an NIMH early career diversity supplement sometime next year and am also hoping to start a family around the same time. I know parental leave is offered for diversity supplements, but I’m wondering if anyone has experience navigating this process. Specifically, do they require you to be on the supplement for a certain period before you’re eligible to take leave?

There’s a chance my award month and birth month could overlap, which I’m hoping to avoid, but I’m trying to balance work and life demands as best as possible. Shout out to all the parents in academia—it’s such a challenge to navigate!

Thank you for any advice or insights you can share!

Hi everyone, I’m working on launching a new journal focused on service management in Southeast Asia, and I’d love your advice on how to find editors interested in joining from the start. My goal is to build a diverse and supportive editorial team—folks who are not necessarily top-tier, tenured professors, but who are genuinely motivated to help shape a high-quality publication over time.

Any tips on how to approach potential editors, where to advertise, or what qualities to look for would be really appreciated!

I recently came across a paper in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) with significant errors that, as someone in this field, I believe should not have been published. Over a month ago, I flagged these issues and contacted both the corresponding author and the journal. While the journal assured me they would investigate, I haven’t received any updates.

Two weeks ago, I anonymously posted my concerns on PubPeer. Although my comment was approved, it doesn’t show up in search engine results. Additionally, I was unable to notify the corresponding author via email and could only reach two co-authors. Similarly, my bug report comment was accepted but isn’t visible on the site. Has anyone experienced a similar issue?

Been into this state from time to time since graduate school but I’m not sure if anyone else also experienced same thing 😂

It usually happens when the experiment results are not going anywhere productive, or when the results are not as expected, or when facing a major rejection. When that happens I’d feel I’m the failure, and I do not deserve to even talk to people. I’d hide myself from group social activities because I feel people are happier than me because they have good progresses and without good results I’m too shamed to social with them. I don’t even go to support groups because people there talk about weekly highlights while I feel I have nothing to put on the table.

It was worse when I was in graduate school but when I moved higher up into career and accumulated more good results the feeling is alleviated. Anyone on the same boat before? And how did you resolve the feeling?

I’ve worked really hard to get here. The journey has not been straightforward for many many years, with countless people not believing in me. I’ve recently finished my MSc with a distinction at a Russell group university and have just received a prize for best overall mark for the research project! I honestly thought it was a scam at first. This will be hugely helpful for job and PhD applications !!

How long does it take a typical poli sci journal to make an editorial decision for book reviews?

When it first came out people were extremely against it. What is the consensus now?

Currently, I use it to generate a few paragraphs of text using descriptive prompts. Then I tell the tool to edit the text or edit myself, checking for inaccuracies, hallucinations etc. I also remove points it makes that I normally wouldn't and change the language a bit so it's more human and less sterile. Of course it can't discuss your data for you but it's an excellent tool for speeding up stuff like introduction and background.

Edit: Excuse the title.

I am in a psychology PhD program that tends successfully prepare students for academic jobs, post docs, or teaching positions.

I however would like to go into industry and do research for a company, hospital, or government. I have a strong background in statistics. My program has fewer resources for preparing PhD students for an industry job search.

I am having a difficult time with my job search. I am not identifying many positions and I am surprisingly not getting much response from places I have applied to. I am concerned that my search strategies are ineffective or that my applications are not crafted optimally.

Does anyone have resources for phds on the market for industry jobs? Anything that can help guide me in where to look for jobs, how best to connect with potential employers, search terms to use, general do’s and don’ts? I tried to find a Reddit community for PhD level industry jobs and couldn’t find one.

I’m in my first year of my MA in International Studies and I graduated with my Bachelor’s of Community Development with Environmental Studies. I applied for a few TA positions and got one, but I’m worried it will be too much on my health (I have a chronic health condition and am recovering from some immune system challenges). I’d love to do a PhD because I recently realized that I would love to teach Uni classes. I was a TA for two courses in my undergrad. One only involved marking and tutoring, but the other involved doing a tutorial and marking.

I have a 4.27/4.33 GPA, lots of leadership experience (former president of my program’s student club, experience working with the UN, leading student groups, etc.) and a lot of research experience. I’m an RA, I am also hoping to publish my honours and masters theses (Not at all trying to brag! I just worked very very hard). I also think I’d have good references. Do I also need TA experience from my MA program to be considered a good candidate.

So I'm just curious, I've transitioned from history to archaeology since getting my BA, gonna start on my MA for archaeology and ultimately wanna have my career in working for the Forest Service as an archaeologist. However I still love history, research, and academia. I was curious if I pursued a second MA in history at some point. Would it be enough to teach university courses for extra income or as a second job a long with my own? Is that something that could be feasible, so I can still be involved in academia and research while working as an archaeologist as my main job.

I am building a researcher/student assistant which can do anything and access everything on the web (think order stuff, create accounts, access papers, tell you resources for material, find coaching centres, etc)

For you to use it, what kinds of things would you: ask it OR expect it to do OR want from it?

This app will be designed to make it much easier and faster to do easy as well as very complex and repetitive tasks

Feel free to put stuff that you have already done or do on the web, but also things you could imagining doing if you had 10 personal assistants doing stuff for you.

I’m looking to apply for a PhD program, and wanted to ask for some advice on making up some skills I feel I am lacking in.

I’ve graduated with strong results in both my undergraduate (Politics) and my masters (interdisciplinary social sciences and humanities focussing on global political and cultural theory).

Both of these degrees focussed solely on essay writing and I was not provided with a background in research methods. I feel like I have become adept in understanding, synthesising, and presenting different conceptual and theoretical traditions. These are valuable skills, but seem to be different than what is necessary to do a PhD.

I struggle with finding gaps in literature, coming up with clear and achievable research questions and objectives and selecting an appropriate methodology. Last year, I applied for three PhD programmes (UK) and got in but was unsuccessful in getting funding. I believe this is because my proposal was very broad and theoretical, and lacked an appropriate methodology. My degrees allowed me to be very creative and write about topics I’m passionate about, but this is only part of what is needed for a PhD.

Does anyone have advice for me to build these skills so I can apply again for the next application cycle? I’ve also been considering doing another masters to build the skills - but family and academic mentors seem to think this shouldn’t be necessary.

My advisor has received a suspicious email mentioning that our recently published paper has been nominated for an award. The email content is written below, and when I clicked the link, it led to an EO website called "Pencis". They mostly promoted conferences related to health and medicine.

Do you guys think it is a scam? Is there anyone who has received a similar email before?

Dear Author,

Welcome! Your recent publication has been provisionally selected for the "Best Researcher Award" submit your profile via the following link: xx

Best regards,

The Organizing Committee,

Cardiology Awards

Reference:

[Abstract]

Hello all.

I'd love your input and experience with choosing between two degrees I'm very interested in - MA/MSc Sociology and MSc Equality Studies. I'd like to hear your thoughts on choosing your master's programme, progressing towards a PhD / academic career, experience with planning your PhD, obtaining funding and more.

I am finally going back to university next year for a master's degree, after years of working with diverse communities in music and culture and as a qualitative brand researcher. I'm looking to obtain the master's for three reasons:

1. Diving into sociology (and related fields) as an academic discipline to research burning questions and interests I have (my bachelor's is in international relations)
2. Shifting my career towards academia, writing and advising on policy
3. Acquiring methods and knowledge for progressing towards a PhD (somewhat follows from 2.)

I know that I'm very interested in sociology and that it could provide the perfect umbrella for my research interests. They are: sociology of emotions and mental health, social policy, sociological theory, feminism, , class, politics and political economy, elderly people, futurism. My main interest lies with the sociology of mental health and mental health justice.

I'm currently trying to choose between an MA in sociology, an MSc in sociology (like MA but with added, mandatory quant methods) and a programme called MSc Equality Studies. The latter combines feminist sociology and research methods, social justice, philosophy, disability studies, critical political economy and politics / policy, which are all areas I'm also very interested in.

If I could, I'd do them both and classic sociology is very interesting to me and all the areas covered in the MSc Equality would be equally exciting and really reflect the spectrum of areas I think, read and write about every day. Ultimately, I imagine a hybrid career between teaching, advising on policy, writing and activism.

If you could answer (some of) the following questions, I'd be very grateful:
- Does a master's in a classical subject like sociology, rather than, say, Gender Studies, significantly increase the chance of obtaining teaching positions in the future?
- Would you recommend to go for the programme that excites me slightly more right now (Equality Studies) or the one that seemingly offers more opportunities in the long run (Sociology)?
- Social Scientists: How important are quant methods for an academic career in sociology today? I hear differing opinions on this from academics I've spoken to. Some say, you only need them if you want to become a policy maker, some say quant methods in sociology are nowhere near as important as they used to be, some say you need them for a PhD and so on
- How difficult is it to progress towards a funded PhD in the social sciences with a) a classical subject master's and b) an interdisciplinary master's, given that you obtained a very good to excellent grade?
- Any advice you have for planning the path towards a PhD. I.e. when to start thinking about the research question and methods, what to look out for in institution and supervisor etc.
- Provide your own path / experience (in quick words sufficient!) with switching discipline from bachelor to master's (and potentially master's to PhD) and then progressing towards an academic career

Thanks a lot!

I recently stumbled upon an incident that I feel compelled to share, as it raises questions about academic integrity and the definition of plagiarism in research. I’m seeking your thoughts on whether this constitutes plagiarism or if it’s an acceptable practice in the academic community.

Here’s the situation:

I discovered a conference paper from IEEE titled "Basketball Player Action Recognition and Tracking Using R(2+1)D CNN With Spatial-temporal Features" (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10760677). Upon reviewing the references, I noticed a citation to a GitHub repository created by DIFFERENT author, which called "Basketball-Action-Recognition" (https://github.com/hkair/Basketball-Action-Recognition). Out of curiosity, I explored the repository and made a striking discovery: the conference paper seems to heavily borrow from the GitHub project with minimal modifications.

Original GitHub Project:

The GitHub author created a model to classify basketball player actions in videos. The process involves:

1. R(2+1)D Model (or any 3D CNN architecture): To classify actions.
2. Player Tracking: Done manually by selecting the Region of Interest (ROI) using OpenCV's TrackerCSRT_create() tracker. The experiment was conducted using YOLOv3 for object detection.

What the Conference Paper Did:

The paper essentially replicates the GitHub project but replaces the player tracking component. Instead of YOLOv3 + TrackerCSRT_create(), the authors used YOLOv8 + BoTSORT. However, this modification isn’t groundbreaking. A quick Google search for "YOLOv8 + BoTSORT" yields numerous GitHub repositories with similar implementations. The rest of the methodology appears unchanged, and the structural resemblance is striking.

It’s worth mentioning that the authors of the conference paper did not provide their source code, which makes it difficult to verify their claims or assess the originality of their work. However, based on my analysis, I am confident that the modifications made to the original GitHub project could be implemented with just a few lines of code—likely less than 5% of the original codebase. Furthermore, the added code isn’t novel; it can be readily found in other GitHub repositories or similar online resources.

While the authors could argue that they chose not to provide their source code for personal reasons, I believe this raises another concern. Given that the paper cites GitHub repositories in its references, there’s an implicit expectation that the authors should respect the copyright and intellectual property of the original creators. Providing their source code would demonstrate transparency and respect for the open-source community, while ensuring that their work adheres to academic standards.

My Questions:

1. Is this considered plagiarism? The conference paper relies heavily on the original GitHub work, with changes that are arguably minor (less than 5% of the code).
2. If this is not plagiarism, does it mean I can take an existing GitHub project, make a trivial modification (like swapping out a tracker), and publish a conference paper based on it?

I value academic integrity, and this incident makes me wonder where we draw the line between legitimate research and appropriation of others’ work. I’d love to hear your perspectives!

A friend completed her PhD a few years ago. Her advisor was found guilty of research misconduct and abruptly resigned to avoid being fired. She was able to complete the program and graduate. She recently found out that the advisor relocated to another university, took a large portion of her dissertation work and published it without giving authorship but gave an acknowledgment (this is not appropriate in our field). Is there anything she can do? The work was published in her dissertation before the advisor published the work in a journal. This is unethical and she is devastated. Please help.

So, I have recently submitted my manuscript to one of the Nature Portfolio Journals (npj) and my submission statues shows it has passed the technical check and it is with the Editor now (Editor assigned). This is my first paper submission, so I do not really know what this means. Does this mean it has made it through the Editor's cut? What's going to be the next steps? Thank you.

Hi yall. A professor I developed a good relationship with, agreed to write a letter of recommendation for me to a program that allows me time apply to two different research opportunities at two different labs. He sent me an email asking for my resume alongside a “letter of interest for the research program you are applying for.” I would technically be applying for two under the same admissions process so would I make two letters? Also would these letters just be meant for the laboratory or would I mention him? I’ve never heard of a letter of interest nor do I know the importance of it. Anything helps thank you 🙏

I passed my oral presentation and submitted my thesis on 17th October. I have been contacting several theme heads in the last 2 months; either I don't receive a reply, or they don't have an available vacany/grant.

Please let me know how I should get a postdoc or research officer role in Australia/ New Zealand.