What degree of missing data in a particular case/participant results in Expectation-Maximisation no longer working?

I'm dealing with a mediation model and am using the PROCESS module in SPSS. Due to SPSS and PROCESS being limited in the imputation methods - being unable to handle multiple imputation - the other...

02 March 2021 4,362 1 View

Has anyone succeeded in capturing uranium atoms in a fullerene structure?

Additional questions are: What are the encapsulating atoms? How difficult was the process and what rates were achieved? What factors most seriously affect the economics?

20 February 2021 3,134 5 View

How to phrase semi-structured interview questions using IPA without biasing superordinate themes?

Hello, I am preparing a semi-structured interview schedule for an interpretative phenomenological analysis study on marginalized individuals' career experiences as impacted by COVID-19. The aim...

19 February 2021 9,099 2 View

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19 January 2021 6,848 4 View

Why do some full text requests not allow me to respond to the requesting person?

Over the last year, when I have clicked on 'View the Request' in the notifying e-mail for a full text request, I have been taken to the paper in question but there is no request visible and thus I...

16 January 2021 7,558 1 View

Why do my fibroblasts under hypoxia conditions proliferate slower than the same fibroblasts under normoxic conditions?

I am using healthy control lung fibroblasts in a 96 hour experiment with two drugs (nintedanib and Pirfenidone) and vehicle controls for both. I have both hypoxia (approx 1% O2) and normoxia...

12 January 2021 6,260 1 View

How much does radiative heat transfer effect thermal conductivity of materials and how to compare calculations to experirment?

I am calculating the phonon contribution to thermal conductivity for 4 perovskites (BaZrO3, BaSnO3, BaHfO3, and KTaO3) with relatively wide bandgap. When I compare my results for BaZrO3 to the...

27 December 2020 3,232 3 View

Proper method for assessing model invariance following Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and preceding 2x2 between-subject analysis?

I have produced a good-fitting, reliable baseline model according to CFA. The model contains several factors each loaded by several categorical (ordinal) items. I ultimately intend to analyze the...

15 December 2020 1,668 4 View

How to Reinstall Operating System for a TA Instruments 2910 DSC?

Hard drive crashed on an old windows 2000 that was used to control a TA Instruments 2910 DSC. Installed new hard drive and I am trying to figure out where I can find the software/operating system...

17 November 2020 2,467 3 View

Communities based websites do they serve a purpose?

I'm asking and posing this question as it forms a part of my final project year. I building an ASP.net community-based website coupled with an Oracle database and I'm looking for feedback,...

17 November 2020 7,852 1 View

Can we classify HV and LV lines based on line length?

I have dataset which shows the length of power lines. I need to classify the lines based on the line length. Is there a rule to classify the High voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) lines based on...

03 March 2021 4,116 4 View

Irradiation data for JAPAN?

Hi, Could you help me to get the latest (2019, 2020) solar resource data for a particular site in JAPAN? PV GIS and NSRDB data are not in reach to JAPAN, I'm looking for some other database for...

03 March 2021 961 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

Research on Supply Chain Management in Indian context?

Hi, I am planning to apply for the PhD degree in the Supply Chain Mgt. with specific area of "Cold Storage warehouses" during Pandemics and wars. Where lock downs and shut downs are frequent....

02 March 2021 285 2 View

Is there a fast method matching citations to bibliography (manually typed references)?

I need to be able to match in-text citations to a reference list and back again in very large documents (100+ pages) WITHOUT the use of referencing software like Endnote. my method is to type the...

27 February 2021 9,848 1 View

How does an AC-DC power supply Flyback Converter Based USB Charger Model using Matlab/Simulink looks like?

I am required to learn about Flyback converters and I got stuck not knowing to full design of the power supply flyback converter Based USB Charger Model using Simulink, especially the design model...

25 February 2021 5,435 2 View

Sample size determination for non-parametric tests?

How do I run a a priori sample size determination for non-parametric tests, like the Mann-Whitney U-test and the Kruskall-Wallis or other non-parametric tests that accord with the unpaired t-test...

24 February 2021 166 6 View

How to empty large intestine in mice ?

Hi all I am working on colon-targeted drug delivery for which I kept mice fasting for 6h using fasting grills during scotophase (dark period). I observed liquid fecal content in the cecum and...

23 February 2021 7,701 2 View

How can I verify my centrifugal fan design for electric motor cooling?

I have radial blade centrifugal fan design which will be mounted on exhaust side of electric traction motor. The fan will be mounted on same motor shaft inside the housing. How can I verify that...

23 February 2021 2,390 3 View

How to constrain genetic algorithm input u?

My real system (buck converter) can only take an input of 0 to 1 (duty ratio) and I need to constrain the system so the controller action keeps within this bounds. How can I do this? The code for...

22 February 2021 2,125 3 View