Why is my platinum counter electrode getting dirty during electrodeposition?

I am conducting anodic electrodeposition of MnO2 onto a stainless steel substrate, using a platinum strip as a counter electrode. This is done galvanostatically, with the current held between 5...

27 February 2021 1,829 3 View

What is the significance of (isolated) high titers of IgG anti GD1a antibodies in an older patient with polyneuropathy?

Remote history of Campylobacter infection with reactive arthritis, and Spitz nevus (UMP). Arthropod exposure in Zika/ChikV endemic area prior to emergence of length dependent, sensory PN with...

18 February 2021 8,719 1 View

Can Qualtrics generate reports for survey respondents that show their answers to selected questions?

I am using Qualtrics for a Delphi survey. Does anyone know if Qualtrics can generate reports that I can send to respondents. More specifically, I want to send respondents a report of their...

13 January 2021 7,976 3 View

What are health and agricultural econmic impact of the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic_acid (2,4-D) in your country?

Dear Research community, I am writing a review about 2,4-D. Google Scholar has identified 11000 publications with this herbicide as a keyword since 01/01/2018. There is plenty for me to read....

29 December 2020 1,145 6 View

What are the ethical considerations when conducting research with students who are paying for a private course?

I'm going to be teaching an online course to minors using game-based learning strategies. I wasn't to make sure I consider ethics considering students (likely their parents) will be paying to take...

12 December 2020 6,497 11 View

No host reference for metatranscriptomics?

One of the steps during the preprocessing of the data from metatranscriptomic analysis is to remove any host reads (host contamination) by comparing to host database. But what if there is no host...

30 November 2020 3,259 2 View

Primer specificity check with primer blast individually or together?

Hi, When checking my designed primers for specificity, what is the difference if I run BLASTn for each primer individually versus together (ie. forward primer separated by 20 "N" then reverse...

03 November 2020 1,421 4 View

To what extent do motorhomes and other large vehicles degrade road surfaces in relation to cars and other light vehicles?

I am studying the effects on the road system of a rural region of a drastic increase in traffic, particularly Motorhomes. My question is this, do motorhomes and other large vehicles have a...

22 October 2020 8,146 3 View

How to calculate pKa's using DFT for a molecule with three acidic hydrogens?

The molecule in question is a molecule with 3 non-equivalent hydrogens. Am I going to have to run the calculations in all of the transition states?

18 October 2020 1,524 3 View

Gibson Assembly Produces Wrong Product?

I have been using Gibson Assembly to insert a 7kB fragment into an 8kB linearized vector. After assembly many colonies form, but colony PCR on the transformation consistently shows a 1.5 kB...

18 September 2020 247 3 View

What are the values needed for gabor filter's parameter for cifar10 data?

Hi, I implemented a code to gabor filter cifar10 data but the images after being filtered and stacked are not clear like the original images. I think the problem is in the way I am using the...

03 March 2021 6,317 1 View

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02 March 2021 324 2 View

New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before?

Question to you and THEM, the New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before? There appears to be a core problem for...

02 March 2021 3,024 2 View

Is it necessary to report effect size (ES) in statistics of biomedical research given that we already report p values routinely?

Pls share your thoughts

01 March 2021 7,330 4 View

Which reagent is best among 'Dimethylglyoxime" and "Dithiothreitol" for spectroscopic determination of Nickel ?

What I think is Dithiothreitol. As it is water-soluble and does not form a precipitate. But, the thing is it contains sulphur which is quite hazardous to aquatic animals.

01 March 2021 8,374 4 View

What is the value of Conference Review Paper?

How much value does a review paper carry in a higher study aspirant student's profile which is presented in a Peer Reviewed Scopus Indexed conference?

27 February 2021 2,068 3 View

How to identify what type of fillers are in a polymer?

Hello everyone, I have some PHAs blended with fillers and nucleating agents, yet I don't know what kind of fillers or nucleating agents. The producer has shut down and there's no way to get in...

24 February 2021 1,356 8 View

Is it mandatory to specify Subjects Combinations in Generalized Linear Mixed Models (SPSS)?

Hi all, I have data with two levels: lets think of the classic example of students and schools. When running the analysis in SPSS and selecting the Random Effects, we can select (we can or we...

24 February 2021 7,379 4 View

What is your preference for journals for publishing in the field of Hyperspectral Imaging or Remote sensing?

I believe that we need to share our experience in publishing in the field of Hyperspectral Imaging or remote sensing? What is the best journal that you publish with? What is the worst experience...

23 February 2021 3,411 4 View

Do you think there is cognitive oversaturation in the current pandemic? What impact can this have? And other manifestations?

Dear colleagues, Do you think there is cognitive oversaturation in the current pandemic? What impact can this have? And other manifestations? The question is mainly aimed at adolescents (pupils,...

23 February 2021 7,796 4 View