The 26th International Symposium of Sapporo Cancer Seminar: Innate immunity in cancer and infectious diseases

Listing of oral and poster presentations from SIP 10. Opening address L.M. Schoonhoven. Session 1: Central neural bases of host plant recognition. Oral Presentations. Session 2: Chemosensory bases of host plant recognition. Oral presentations. Poster Presentations. Session 3: Integrative studies of insect behaviour. Oral Presentations. Poster Presentations. Session 4: Insect behaviour in tritrophic systems. Oral Presentations. Poster Presentations. Session 5: Plant Defences. Oral Presentations. Poster Presentations. Session 6: Insect life histories and plant growth responses. Oral presentations. Poster Presentations. Session 7: Choosing host plants: mechanisms and evolution. Poster Presentations. Session 8: Microbial partners in insect-plant associations. Poster Presentations. Session 9: Genetic bases of host-plant associations. Oral Presentations. Poster Presentations. Session 10: The phylogeny of insect-plant associations. Oral presentations. Poster Presentation. Closing Address R.F. Chapman.

Rethinking poster presentations at large-scale scientific meetings – is it time for the format to evolve?

Background/Aim: Congresses, scientific fairs on an academic platform, are held in numerous disciplines all over the world and bring physicians together. Through these congresses, the physicians can follow the latest developments in their profession and present their work. Many researchers first present their work in a congress, then update their work in the light of the feedbacks and publish them in a peer-reviewed journal. Although many oral and poster presentations are made in scientific congresses, a small portion are finally published in a peer-reviewed journal. This may be because the effort spent in preparing an abstract is much less than that spent during the preparation of an entire manuscript. However, the publication of a presentation in a peer-reviewed journal is a gold standard factor showing the quality of research and that it is worthy of publication. More detailed congress abstract evaluation criteria and their proximity to the procedures involved during the journal acceptance stage will likely enhance the publication rate. The purpose of this study was to perform a detailed evaluation of presentations at congresses held by the European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES) in 2013, 2014, 2015 and determine their rates of publication in peer-reviewed journals. Methods: The booklets for three consecutive annual ESTES congresses (2013, 2014, 2015) containing presented papers were accessed online. All oral and poster presentations were analyzed, and published studies in peer-reviewed journals that are indexed in Google Scholar database until 2019 were identified. These published studies were then analyzed and used to determine the Publication Factor for Congress (PFC) for these congresses. Results: The total number of presentations at ESTES congresses in 2013-2015 was 1746, of which 878 were oral (50.2%) and 868 (49.8%) were in poster form. 450 (25.7%) of these were subsequently published in peer-reviewed journals that are indexed in Google Scholar database. 148 of the published papers (32.9%) were based on poster presentations, and 302 (67.1%) were from oral presentations. Conclusion: The publication rate of oral and poster presentations presented at the 2013-2015 ESTES congresses from the date of the congress to 2019 was 25.7%. Oral presentations were published more than poster presentations. It suggests that the papers with high publication potential have a high tendency to be presented as oral presentations by the authors. Determination of publication rates and publication factor for a congress at specific intervals may increase the motivation of authors at the participation and submission stages and strengthen the brand value.

A retrospective study. The aim of this study was to determine the publication rate and impact factors (IFs) among all abstracts presented at the 2010 and 2012 meetings of the International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine (ISSLS). The publication rate of abstracts presented at overseas meetings was reported to be around 50%. However, the publication rate and IFs of oral and poster presentations made at ISSLS meetings were unclear. Moreover, whether the publication rates and IFs differed for papers associated with oral or poster presentations at ISSLS meetings was unknown. We investigated all 1126 abstracts (oral, special posters, general posters) presented at ISSLS meetings held between 2010 and 2012. PubMed was searched to identify publications and IFs were determined using journal citation reports. We also compared the publication rates and IFs between oral and poster presentations. The overall publication rate was 50.1% for three ISSLS meetings (564 publications/1126 abstracts). The overall publication rate for oral presentations, special posters, and general posters given in the 2010 to 2012 meetings was 62.0%, 48.3, and 46.6%, respectively. Overall, papers related to oral presentations had significantly higher publication rates than those of special and general posters (P = 0.0002). The average IFs of publications associated with abstracts presented at three ISSLS meetings was 2.802 for oral presentations, 2.593 for special posters, and 2.589 for general posters. There were no significant differences in average IFs between oral and poster presentations (P > 0.05). The publication rate for abstracts presented at ISSLS meetings was high and similar to publication rates for abstracts presented at other meetings concerning orthopedic and spine research. However, there was no significant difference in IFs between oral and poster presentations, suggesting that abstract evaluations cannot predict IFs of the eventual publication. 4.

Trends in Female Authorship at American Academy of Otolaryngology-HNS Annual Meetings From 2007 to 2022.

Rate of conversion of reports presented at the Turkish Society of Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery Congress into publication

Presentations at scientific congresses and symposiums can be in two different forms: poster or oral presentation. Each method has some advantages and disadvantages. To combine the advantages of oral and poster presentations, a new presentation type was conceived: "video in poster." The top of the portable digital video display (DVD) player is opened 180 degrees to keep the screen and the body of the DVD player in the same plane. The poster is attached to the DVD player and a window is made in the poster to expose the screen of the DVD player so the screen appears as a picture on the poster. Then this video in poster is fixed to the panel. When the DVD player is turned on, the video presentation of the surgical procedure starts. Several posters were presented at different medical congresses in 2007 using the "video in poster" technique, and they received poster awards. The video in poster combines the advantages of both oral and poster presentations.

BackgroundThere is underrepresentation of women at surgical conferences. We examine the representation of women in Irish urology by looking at gender balance within the Irish Society of Urology (ISU) conference. AimsISU programmes over thirteen years from 2008 to 2020 were assessed and female representation in session chairs, guest speakers, poster and oral presentations identified. Gender distributions of authors for each year was examined. To investigate changes in female representation temporally, the period of this study (2008–2020) was subdivided and compared: 2008–2013 and 2014–2020. Results76 sessions were presided over by 138 chairs, of which 6 (4.3%) were female. Eight conferences had zero female chairs. 62 guest lectures were given, 6 (9.6%) by women. Of total 340 poster and 434 oral presentations, women delivered 24.9% (0–47.5%) of posters and 31.6% (10.3–59.4%) of oral presentations. We found no significant difference in the percentage of female poster presentations between the time periods 2008–2013 (m = 18.2, sd = 13.7) and 2014–2020 (m = 34.3, sd = 17.8), t(11) = −1.4, p > 0.05. However, we found a significant difference in the percentage of female oral presentations between the periods 2008–2013 (m = 18.7, sd = 14.2) and 2014–2020 (m = 40.6, sd = 14.5), t(11) = −2.8, p < 0.05. ConclusionsOur study is the second to examine female representation in Irish urology. Session chairs and guest speakers were grossly overrepresented by males as were oral and poster presentations. Despite lacking female influence overall, in more recent years there was an increased representation of women. Societies should strive to increase female representation, as this perpetuates a positive feedback loop, encouraging future female trainees to pursue urological surgery.

There are many parameters that could be used to evaluate the quality of scientific meetings such as publication rates of meeting abstracts as full-text articles after the meeting or scoring with validated quality scales/tools that evaluate individual papers, project proposals, or submitted abstracts. This study aimed to determine the full-text publication rates for abstracts presented at Turkish National Medical Education Congresses and Symposia and to assess the quality of given abstracts. s presented at national medical education congresses and symposia between 2010 and 2014 in Türkiye were evaluated. Initially, the abstracts were evaluated if they were published as full-text articles in international and national peer-reviewed journals following the meeting. Secondly, the quality of presented abstracts was assessed with the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI) scale. Overall publication rate for the abstracts was 11.3%. The publication rate of oral and poster presentations were 26.6% and 8.1%, respectively. Oral presentations had a statistically higher publication rate than poster presentations (p = .000). The mean MERSQI score for abstracts was 7.73 ± 2.59. The oral presentations had higher MERSQI mean scores than poster presentations (8.28 ± 2.46 vs. 7.61 ± 2.6; p = .032). Similarly, published abstracts had a significantly higher score compared to unpublished abstracts (10.07 ± 2.74 vs. 7.43 ± 2.41; p = .000). Interestingly, there was no statistical difference between the mean MERSQI scores of the published oral and poster presentations (9.33 ± 2.45 vs. 10.61 ± 2.72; p = .101). This study showed that the main factor for a meeting abstract to be published as a full-text article is the scientific quality of the study. The quality of presentations at annual medical education meetings in Türkiye were low compared with international meetings which did not improve over five years. An institutional policy that would set quality standards for medical education research and increase the awareness of researchers on the topic might help improve the design, execution, and reporting of such studies in Türkiye. The MERSQI could be a valuable tool to monitor the quality of submitted abstracts and to increase the awareness of novice researchers on high quality research.

Toll-like receptors(TLRs)are the bona fide pattern recognition receptors(PRRs)that ale capable to recognize the pathogen associated molecular patterns(PAMPs)of infectious agents to activate innate immune cells and further modulate adaptive immune system.Recent discoveries indicate that TLRs also play an important role in the initiation and progression of cancer.Moreover.the agonists and/or antagonists of TLRs have been used for anti-cancer immunotherapy as immunoadjuvants or cyto-toxic drugs.Thus,TLRs are not only involved in immune responses to prevent exogenous pathogen infection but also play an im-portant role in cancer immunity,and can served as an important target for cancer immunotherapy.In this re-view,we will discuss the current progress about the role of TLRs in cancer development and cancer immuno-therapy. Key words: Toll-like receptor; Cancer; Innate immunity; TLR signaling; NF-kB

This editorial is a follow-up of an earlier article (E. Bulska ‘Good oral presentation of scientific work’ Anal Bioanal Chem 385:403–405) on strategies for effective oral communication. The previous discussion highlighted some of the differences in communicating results via formal written manuscripts and oral conference presentations. A scientific poster presentation is in many ways a hybrid format, sharing similarities with both journal manuscripts and research talks. In many respects, the poster presentation is an ideal venue for the novice, providing a less intimidating entree to conference presentations than the more formal oral presentation format. However, at many scientific meetings, particularly those with limited invitation only oral presentations, poster presentations are also valued by seasoned professionals as a mechanism to disseminate their research results and engage in scientific dialog with colleagues with similar research interests. This opportunity for extended personal dialog between the poster presenter and interested colleagues is one of the primary benefits of poster presentations. The poster session format, in which posters are hung for viewing for several hours or several days with the author in residence for only a few hours to answer questions, means that the poster has to effectively communicate your message on its own. The first challenge in a large poster session is to attract attention to your poster. The most important factors in drawing visitors are a research topic of significant current interest, a catchy title, interesting abstract and a visually appealing poster. Because time at a conference is limited, scientists will focus on viewing those posters that are most relevant to their own research. Therefore, in planning your poster presentation think about the most exciting trends in your research area and try to capture these ideas in your title and abstract. When faced with a large group of posters, it is natural for people to be drawn to the posters that are most attractive. The following section describes what you can do to create a poster that will attract viewers and hold their attention long enough to learn about your research.

National and international meetings, such as the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) meetings, provide a central location for the gathering and dissemination of research. The purpose of this study was to determine the publication rates of both oral and poster presentations at CNS and AANS meetings in peer-reviewed journals. The authors reviewed all accepted abstracts, presented as either oral or poster presentations, at the CNS and AANS meetings from 2003 to 2005. This information was then used to search PubMed to determine the rate of publication of the abstracts presented at the meetings. Abstracts were considered published if the data presented at the meeting was identical to that in the publication. The overall publication rate was 32.48% (1243 of 3827 abstracts). On average, 41.28% of oral presentations and 29.03% of poster presentations were eventually published. Of those studies eventually published, 98.71% were published within 5 years of presentation at the meeting. Published abstracts were published most frequently in the Journal of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery. Approximately one-third of all presentations at the annual CNS and AANS meetings will be published in peer-reviewed, MEDLINE-indexed journals. These meetings are excellent forums for neurosurgical practitioners to be exposed to current research. Oral presentations have a significantly higher rate of eventual publication compared with poster presentations, reflecting their higher quality. The Journal of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery have been the main outlets of neurosurgical research from these meetings.

Medical conferences provide a forum for the rapid dissemination of research directly to health professionals and academics. However, the published record of poster and oral presentations from these meetings is usually limited to abstracts. We aimed to assess how many wound studies presented as conference abstracts were eventually published in journals and to identify the factors that predicted publication. The study was a retrospective review. We identified abstracts relating to oral and poster presentation from two large wound conferences. Following data extraction from the abstracts, a systematic search was conducted to examine if the research was subsequently published as a journal article. A time-to-event analysis was conducted to assess predictive associations between features of the research reported in the conference abstracts and time to full publication. In total, 492 abstracts from two European wound care conferences were identified (467 after exclusions). Of the abstracts included, 60% (279) were for posters and 40% (188) were for oral presentations. Over half of the abstracts (53%) reported results from case studies or case series design. In total, only 57 (12%) of the abstracts included resulted in a related publication. Analysis suggested that those studies reporting positive findings were significantly more likely to be published (hazard ratio 1.79, P= 0.001, 95% CIs 1.26-2.55). Few studies presented as conference abstracts at these two wounds conferences were subsequently published. This may be because of the low methodological quality of studies accepted for poster or oral presentation.

80 The nationalities represented at the bi-Annual world congress of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy

SIICA junior faculty: Current activities and future goals.