What would you recommend as the best textbook on numerical (algorithmic) solutions to partial differential equations?

.... that would be suitable for a senior-level bachelor of Mathematics major? Thank you.

08 September 2018 4,167 0 View

What would you recommend as the best textbook on Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)?

.... that would be suitable for a senior-level bachelor of Mathematics major? Thank you.

08 September 2018 5,315 12 View

What is the evolutionary advantage of having one's brain left hemisphere control the right side of the body & right hemisph. control the left side?

What is the reason for the two brain hemisoheres to control the sides of the body opposite to them? Is this phenomenon also true for lower mammals such as mice, rats and squirrels, for example?

05 June 2018 3,408 13 View

Has anybody applied Fourier transformation on stock market graphs?

If it can be resolved into simple sinusoids, it might be possible to predict stock market behavior, even if only with partial success. But I am sure that there is a straight line component with a...

04 May 2018 4,302 4 View

Can somebody knowledgeable in the field please give me some advice on which text mining software is best for medical and bioinformatics research?

I would like to know. the best one(s) to use, whether free or proprietary. Thanks much!

04 May 2018 6,021 6 View

Can someone recommend a good and clearly-written textbook on "Digital Signal Processing"?

I have no formal training in electrical engineering (where DSP is staple) but I do have a bachelor's degree in mathematics. I prefer a textbook with plenty of examples. Thanks very much in advance!

03 April 2018 4,536 16 View

Are there any good and well-written books or treatises on 'Signal Detection Theory' and 'Theory of Maximizing Signal-to-Noise Ratio' ?

I believe (as do many others) that these two topics are crucial to unraveling key information from data mining results, especially biological DM. However, my observation is that these 2 key...

03 April 2018 497 4 View

Is there any electromagnetic radiation with higher energy than gamma rays and lower energy than ELF?

I was wondering if the upper and lower limits of the electromagnetic spectrum have been extended through modern research. Gamma rays, with energies of 1.24 MeV, constitute the upper limit, and ELF...

03 April 2018 2,533 3 View

I would like to know how the scientific community feels about "independent scholarship." If you have opinion(s) about it, will you please share them?

Independent scholarship is generally and broadly defined as "basic or applied research without affiliation(s) to any college, university or public and private research institutes" (e.g., please...

09 October 2017 3,499 4 View

What are the top three computer simulation software that are useful for making predictions in biology and medicine?

Are they based mostly on Monte Carlo methods? Are there any based on Las Vegas and Atlantic City algorithms?

07 August 2017 5,980 3 View

Is there a powerful system for the security of the systems distributed on IoT systems?

Is there a powerful system for the security of the systems distributed on IoT systems?

02 March 2021 3,858 10 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

What does Servant Leadership mean today and in the future? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

In current time of many changes in business and world of work, a lot is said and reported about the importance, skills and benefits of leadership. Are soft skills becoming more and more important?...

02 March 2021 8,149 3 View

How Relativistic effects is one reason for lanthanide contraction?

The Lanthanide contraction which is the decrease in ionic radii of the elements in the lanthanide series from atomic number 57, lanthanum, to 71, lutetium, is due to poor shielding of the 4f...

01 March 2021 2,272 4 View

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01 March 2021 3,905 5 View

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

01 March 2021 8,087 3 View

How to highlight novelty in your research paper?

I have come up with a method and had written a paper on it. Paper got rejected by a journal stating that there is no theoretical novelty. I am kind of confused on why the novelty that I am able to...

28 February 2021 2,393 8 View

What are possible instrumental variables for business dynamics (firm entry/exit)?

Dear All, For my paper, I use business dynamics (firm entry/exit rates) as an independent variable in the econometric part. Due to endogeneity I follow a 2SLS approach, for which I need a...

28 February 2021 5,322 3 View

Why am I not able to use all VEP programs for the in silico analysis of avpr1b SNP's?

Good day researchers I am busy analysing the predicted effects of certain SNP's in AVPR1b. When using the VEP prediction programs (SIFT, Polyphen, FATHMM, LRT, Provean, Mutation Assessor, and...

28 February 2021 5,197 1 View

For modelling epoxy-based matrices (in composites), which model in ABAQUS is the most suitable, Concrete damaged plasticity or Drucker-Prager model?

I am working on developing a micromechanical FE model for predicting kink-band formation in UD composites. To model matrix plasticity, which model, out of Concrete Damaged Plasticity and...

28 February 2021 5,415 1 View