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A reader should usually be able to understand most data shown on a figure based only on the figure and its caption. They should not need to read the main text.

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Journal articles sometimes include photographs to provide context, or to show method or result information.

What is the main purpose of an academic conference poster?

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In academic publications,  figure captions usually go above the figure they are describing, while table captions go below the table.

Below is a figure from a published article.

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[Image from Venig, A.; Stănică, F.

Irrigation and Fertilization: A Comprehensive Analysis of Their Influences on Qualitative Indices in Two Plum Varieties.

The figure below is taken from a published article.

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[Original source: Blais, C.; Le Dinh, A.Q.; Loranger, É.; Abdul-Nour, G.

Precious Metals Recovery Process from Electronic Boards: Case Study of a Non-Profit Organization (QC, Canada).

Which of the following would be considered a form of visual communication?

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If we consider the linear communication model,  which of the following are examples of negative (deterimental) noise in visual communications?

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Image Credit: (c) Chen Chen, Wenya Xiao, Han Y. H. Chen via  Global Change Biology

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Reference: Chen, C. Xiao, W.; Chen, H. Y. H. Mapping Global Soil Acidification Under N Deposition. Glob. Chang. Biol. 2023, 29 (16), 4652-4661. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16813

Plagiarism only applies to text and does not apply to images.

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