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Importance of Literature Survey in Research

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Importance of Literature Survey in Research The purpose of research is to create something new and useful to the society. The usefulness of any work is measured in comparison with the earlier research in the field. This phase of research will enlighten the research scholar with all the details of the field of research. The survey must be exhaustive . It's the process taken up reverse in time, starting from the present and move backwards in time.  The first step is to fix up a base paper on which we are planning to begin our journey into research.  Journey from the base paper Start reading this paper carefully for their claims. Note all the claims made by the authors. Then verify the insights of how the claims are realised. Surely, we won't be following anything to start with. But with multiple readings, we start to follow the logic behind the claims of the paper.  For better clarity, they suggest us to refer to the earlier research works. We simply follow this...

My Great Experiences with Latex!: How Latex super- simplified my thesis writing?

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My Great Experiences with Latex!: How Latex super- simplified my thesis writing? Published in Medium.com  https://link.medium.com/MtRbXAcRHjb It was the third quadrant of my research scholar life when I was introduced to Latex. The earlier days we were comfortable with MS Word. We all were used to it’s inherent difficulties like page setup, margin setting, placing the right sized tables, placing the images at right positions, adding equations etc. We were so much attached to the tool that all such issues were taken as part of life. Just used to continue. Then I was introduced to Latex by my Co- Supervisor. He insisted multiple times to try with Latex. His claim was with Latex, the only thing we need to do is to feed the matter and the rest of the issues like page setup, placement of equations, figures, tables all are taken care automatically by Latex. Having a curious mind and an attitude of always trying new whenever possible, I thought let me verify his claims. That’s...

A Simplified Process for Research Paper Writing

 Published in Medium.com https://link.medium.com/HwwGgieYDjb  Hi dear researchers,  Every researcher will one day reach a stage when the research work need to be published for recognition. There are multiple needs and benefits for publishing your work on some recognised platforms like journals and conferences.  I understand your dilemma regarding the publications. In this article, I’m presenting some important details that clarify the concepts of Paper Writing.  Needs for publications:  The major purpose of publications is to verify:  • Authentication of the research work • Relevance of the work in the current context • Plagiarism  Advantages:  The benefits of publishing your work:  • Provides a timestamp to your the research. When multiple researchers claim for your work,  the whole research recognition will be to the one who published first. Hence make sure to publish a soon as you feel it’s worth for publication.  • ...