User:Kirthana Reddy/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article

Complete your article evaluation below. Here are the key aspects to consider:

Lead section

A good lead section defines the topic and provides a concise overview. A reader who just wants to identify the topic can read the first sentence. A reader who wants a very brief overview of the most important things about it can read the first paragraph. A reader who wants a quick overview can read the whole lead section.

Does the lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
Does the lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
Does the lead include information that is not present in the article? (It shouldn't.)
Is the lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

A good Wikipedia article should cover all the important aspects of a topic, without putting too much weight on one part while neglecting another.

Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
Is the content up-to-date?
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

Wikipedia articles should be written from a neutral point of view; if there are substantial differences of interpretation or controversies among published, reliable sources, those views should be described as fairly as possible.

Is the article neutral?
Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
Are minority or fringe viewpoints accurately described as such?
Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

A Wikipedia article should be based on the best sources available for the topic at hand. When possible, this means academic and peer-reviewed publications or scholarly books.

Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
Are the sources current?
Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
Are there better sources available, such as peer-reviewed articles in place of news coverage or random websites? (You may need to do some digging to answer this.)
Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization and writing quality

The writing should be clear and professional, the content should be organized sensibly into sections.

Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
Are images well-captioned?
Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Talk page discussion

The article's talk page — and any discussions among other Wikipedia editors that have been taking place there — can be a useful window into the state of an article, and might help you focus on important aspects that you didn't think of.

What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

What is the article's overall status?
What are the article's strengths?
How can the article be improved?
How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Examples of good feedback

A good article evaluation can take a number of forms. The most essential things are to clearly identify the biggest shortcomings, and provide specific guidance on how the article can be improved.

Peer review of this article about a famous painting

Which article are you evaluating?[edit]

Biomarker (cell)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?[edit]

I chose this topic because i heard biomarkers but never actually knew what they mean, what their function or work was in the molecular biology industry. So as soon as i saw i thought this was a good opportunity to know and gain knowledge on it. This matters because as i went through this topic and read i knew they were a great help and use in the biotechnology industry which is kind off what made me look into it.

My preliminary impression as i read Biomarker was that it was maybe an instrument or a tool used in laboratories to manipulate a cell but as i went through i got a hold that it is what is done to a cell. More like altering cells or tissues or even fluids so that they indicate processes and responses to interventions.

Evaluate the article[edit]

A biological marker, is basically alteration in cells or fluids that can be calculated to indicate normal responses of drug for intervention. Biomarkers are used to find out how much the disease is effecting the person and predict the outcomes. In this article i read about the different classes of biomarkers, applications of biomarkers and some examples of biomarkers.

The three classes of biomarkers are prognostic, predictive and pharmacodynamic.

A prognostic biomarkers is a clinical characteristic that provides information of a particular patient health outcome.The best example for this kind of biomarkers are cholesterol and blood pressure.

A predictive biomarker measures the drug before the treatment and provides the information on effect of drug but does not tell any information on the disease. Predictive biomarkers are highly sensitive and specific.

A pharmacodynamic one measures the interactions between the drug and the receptor. They are known to be used in drug mechanism of tumor cells.

The clinical applications biomarkers are classified as molecular, cellular or imaging biomarkers. There are four main types of molecular biomarkers they are genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolic biomarkers. The genomic biomarkers are used to identify the irregular sequence in the genome of a DNA. Where as transcriptomic biomarkers analyses all the RNA molecules except exomes. These shows the molecular identity and concentration of RNA of specific population. Lastly proteomics permits the detection of changes made in proteins of protein biomarkers.

Cellular biomarkers allow cells to get isolated and characterized by their physical appearance and functions of the cells.

Imaging biomarkers allows to detect the disease earlier compared to molecular biomarkers.

Few examples of biological markers are embryonic and cancer. The embryonic biomarkers are very important to fetuses, as the role of each cells are decided by the biomarkers.