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Table 1 Examples of sentences containing research hypotheses and new knowledge

From: Identification of research hypotheses and new knowledge from scientific literature

ID

Example

Dimension

1

We examined the possibility of establishing new cell lines

Research hypothesis

2

We tested the hypothesis that oral beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) would control gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease…

Research hypothesis

3

These data demonstrate that the unexpected expression of megakaryocytic genes is a specific property of immortalized cells…

New knowledge

4

We show that Oral BDP prevents relapses of gastrointestinal GVHD…

New knowledge

5

CTCF is a transcriptional repressor of the c-myc gene.

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  1. Key words that help us to determine whether a sentence pertains to New Knowledge or Research Hypothesis are marked in bold. Some sentences may be neither Research Hypothesis nor New Knowledge, as shown in Sentence 5