Can I use the CHARMM GUI input files for Gromacs in HPC?

Good day everyone! I am a Biochemistry undergraduate in the Philippines and to be very honest, we have no background in bioinformatics since we really focused on wet lab techniques + theory. Due...

15 February 2021 3,422 4 View

Cause of slow bromophenol blue migration and smearing while running SDS PAGE?

While running gels for western blotting, I am currently getting, what seems to be, the blue dye from my sample buffer migrating more slowly in sample lanes leaving blue streaks. These transfer to...

08 February 2021 5,317 3 View

Same sample, significantly different trace for DMF vs. THF for cyclic voltammetry?

Dear reader, I've been having trouble with my cyclic voltammetry recently, but I then had a break through and managed to get apparently "clean" results using dry, deoxygenated THF and/or DMF,...

06 January 2021 4,312 3 View

Can I use GROMACS for field-theoretic simulation of copolymers?

I need to know if I can use GROMACS instead of LAMMPS for my undergraduate thesis wherein I will generate phase diagrams of copolymers using FTS. Thank you so much!

22 November 2020 3,725 3 View

How to quantify lncRNA/miRNA in ribosomal depleted RNA-seq?

I did some ribosomally depleted RNA-seq in rat brain. Does anyone have recommendations on how to quantify/compare small RNA expression between samples? I have used RNA STAR to map reads back to...

11 November 2020 5,331 1 View

What are some essential steps when using THF for cyclic voltammetry?

I'm new to electrochem/cyclic voltammetry. I'm interested in measuring cyclic voltammograms of organic semiconductors in organic solvents, specifically, THF. I know that in principle I should be...

09 November 2020 2,298 4 View

At what stage of development do animals develop sentient?

I'm trying to find out in the development between being an embryo and an adult animal does the animal become phenomenally conscious? I'm especially looking for recommendations for articles on the...

30 August 2020 3,815 3 View

How to depolarize cultured primary neurons with KCl without them dying?

14 August 2020 1,488 8 View

Recommendations on model enveloped viruses that are easy and safe to propagate?

Hi everyone, We are synthesizing a virucidal material that will kill SARS-CoV-2 on contact. In these preliminary stages, we want to use enveloped surrogate viruses that are the easiest to...

08 August 2020 6,731 4 View

Where can I purchase fluorescent silica nanoparticles?

Hi all, I want to purchase fluorescent silica nanoparticles (with and without a functional group to make it hydrophobic) in powder form. A variety of size options would be key. Preferably, if you...

04 August 2020 7,440 6 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

After a reference from Int J Body Compos Res, can any body help?

Hi, I am after the reference below, my library says it cannot obtain a copy either locally or internationally, any help appreciated! Chris Wang ZM, Heshka S, Wielopolski L, Pi-Sunyer FX, Pierson...

03 March 2021 6,193 1 View

What techniques can I use to determine the miscibility of polymer blends?

The term miscibility refers to the single-phase state in thermodynamics. I do not mean the compatibility of different components. To determine the miscibility I know several techniques such as...

03 March 2021 4,107 4 View

Why are the velocities so high in my Boussinesq approximation Fluent simulation?

Hello, I have a mechanism where air rises due to convective flows. In this simulation, nothing is driving the air except this. I understand that the Boussinesq approximation only works for small...

02 March 2021 4,910 3 View

How to repeat an operation on an atom selection for multiple times in PyMol?

Hi, I am trying to construct a multi-layer fibril structure from a single layer in PyMol by translating the layer along the fibril axis. For now, I am able to use the Translate command in PyMol...

02 March 2021 4,569 4 View

Shall I skip the measurement model in SmartPLS?

Hello everyone, I had run a mediation model in SmartPLS using questionnaires that were already validated among my statistical population. A professor who edited my paper -though she is not...

01 March 2021 3,052 3 View

What is involved in morphological changes of SEM images of a substance?

In the sem analysis of CaCO3 nanaoparticles, the morphology images showed spherical shaped particles but the proposed morphology for these type of nanoparticles is trigonal. I prepared the...

01 March 2021 1,960 4 View

Joint behaviour in Abaqus is not captured well?

I am working on roof joint and trying to simulate the behaviour in Abaqus. I am successful in running the model but the final graph does not follow the experimental curve in the negative direction...

01 March 2021 6,661 3 View

How to define tie constraint between rigid body and another part in dynamic explicit model of Abaqus?

Hi dear researchers I connected a rigid body into the part of my structure by tie constraint and then I added displacement to rigid body, in static general step every thing is fine and these two...

28 February 2021 3,442 2 View

Where to find data on trees in tropical agroforestry?

Hi, I'm looking for data (mainly related to management: growth rate, canopy size, soil and climate preferences, etc.) about tropical trees used in tropical agroforestry. Have you ever heard about...

28 February 2021 7,356 8 View