Substantial resource barriers exist for many researchers that hampertheir efforts to generate high-quality data that can be successfullypublished. Globally, considerable scientific research is performedin under-resourced settings, including in countries with less welldevelopedresearch infrastructure, or by investigators in smaller collegeswithout access to expensive equipment or substantial funding.In addition, research is also being performed by novices, such asgraduate students at the start of their careers, and researchers exploringnew areas using unfamiliar techniques who are not able to investin expensive equipment and start-up costs. Finally, efforts to shareexpensive instruments between institutions in developing countriescan be hampered by bureaucracy that causes significant delays toresearch, and even if equipment is purchased as part of a fundedproject, salary to employ a qualified technician and funds for upkeepafter the project ends are often not included. This can result in specializedequipment not being used at all, or being decommissioned.
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