How can I model a prediction of a dependent variable using BOTH a predictor at time 1, time 2 AND the change (time 2-1) of this predictor?

I want to model the following: DV: Y at time 3 IVs: X at time 1, X at time 2, change of X from time 1 to time 2 Which is the most appropriate way (preferably in SPSS). I am afraid I cannot use...

10 December 2020 264 3 View

Can you recommend me tree databases?

Hi. I have slight experience in searching phylogenetic trees, normaly I use TreeBASE or Dryad but some papers that I found doesn't have the resulting trees in these databases or there are genetic...

26 October 2020 582 3 View

Could ANOVAs be used as a substitute for regression models for mediation analysis?

Hello all, I hope you can help me with these questions. I am developing a mediation analysis using the mediation package in R. I need to analyze the influence of perceived learning (Mediating...

18 August 2020 7,521 9 View

What would be the fate of ecotoxicology in the South American studies?

I'm currently working on ecotoxicology and I'd like to know what my colleagues from the same area think, especially in South America. Too much of microplastics in my opinion, but few studies...

18 May 2020 1,064 2 View

(epidemiology) how does one measure the RATE of infectivity?

I am not an epidemiologist, nor am I studying epidemiology, this is a question born of sheer curiosity due to current events. I understand (more or less) the principle behind the basic...

19 March 2020 9,458 3 View

How can I clean insect exoskeleton?

I want to remove whole soft tissues and maintain intact the exoeskeleton

10 March 2020 4,345 6 View

How would you evaluate "Interpersonal Trust" for people who are sharing a 4-seat vehicle with people they do not know?

Hi. I am conducting an experiment and I would like to understand if people would be willing to share a 4-seat vehicle with people they do not know. I have thought that the personal tendency of...

10 December 2019 7,989 3 View

How to handle output data for Taguchi DOE?

I am using a L8 (2 level, 4 Factor) DOE. I have completed the experiments and am now trying to sift through the data and start the analysis. I completed these experiments in a strictly production...

03 December 2019 1,977 5 View

PDL1 expression in PB lymphocytes by flow cytometry?

is there anyone who study PDL1expression in PB lymphocytes by flow cytometry in healthy controls and in pathological cases ( cancer) Oddly, we found that healthy controls express more PDL1 than...

02 December 2019 4,873 3 View

How can i measure health well-being ?

12 August 2019 8,050 3 View

Is there any test to determine the cardiovascular risk of patients with obesity? from the perspective of obesity?

We found tests to determine cardiovascular risk taking into account lipid profile, blood pressure, age, history of diabetes, other laboratories. But when weight is involved, there is a paradox. I...

02 March 2021 6,036 1 View

Is SSRN e-Journal Scopus indexed?

I have publication in SSRN. I want to know whether it is Scopus indexed? Does it show impact factor? What is its ISSN No.?

02 March 2021 4,565 3 View

Would adding books published in Lambert Publishers increase my RG impact?

There are some books published in LAP. Shall I add it to the RG?

02 March 2021 2,753 1 View

What is the most reliable source to get Impact factor of journals?

Source to get Impact factor of journals

01 March 2021 6,654 2 View

Is there a method of determining feed digestibility without the need to re-pellet the feed?

I am aiming to determine the ADC values of a commercial fish feed, but I do not have a steam pelleter or extruder available to me. Ideally, the pellets could be coated with some inert marker....

28 February 2021 7,967 3 View

Which period is considered as study period in research?

Is that starting from proposal development to result writeup or just from data collection to result writeup and reporting (publishing)?

28 February 2021 910 2 View

What role should journals play in leading academic fields?

A recent paper by Yeung and Thomas (2021) on journals in event management opens up an interesting debate on the role of journals as academic fora. They demonstrate that event management publishing...

28 February 2021 3,494 6 View

How to add missing citation?

Dear colleagues, I have found that many authors have a concern regarding their missing citation in RG because often citation in RG is lower than google scholars. I also missed some citation...

26 February 2021 928 6 View

Is IMPACT FACTOR justified in case of Taxonomy?

There is huge pressure of getting good impact factor on scholars now a days. On the other hand Taxonomy is a very dry subject and the concerned papers can only get citation in same group of organism.

26 February 2021 5,851 1 View

How to replicate the well conditions of a crystal hit with 20%(w/v) isopropanol?

I had a crystal hit in a well with 0.1M HEPEs pH 7.5, 10%(w/v) PEG 4000, and 20%(w/v) isopropanol. Why is isopropanol in w/v here if it's just solvent? How do I recreate this well condition?

25 February 2021 9,761 1 View