Does anyone simulate the supercooling phenomenon of the PCM (COMSOL)?

I have a heat transfer model in the thermal bath (temperature changes in the range 23-33degC), in which a vial with PCM material is immersed (melting temperature is 28degC). During the heating...

03 January 2021 3,548 2 View

My Wright-Giemsa Stain on macrophages isn't showing any cytoplasm, just nucleus. Any tips to improve my staining?

I'm pretty sure they are mostly macrophages since after a 2 hour incubation in M199 they are stuck with pseudopodia. My slides just aren't pretty enough for me. I'm using Fisherbrand Wight-Giemsa...

13 December 2020 5,475 3 View

Any suggestions to avoid the break of resin slices (Technovit 7100) on the microtome blade?

Hi everybody, I am beginning with the inclusion of biological samples (fish larvae) in resin (i.e. Technovit 7100). I am experimenting some troubles during the cut at the microtome (I would like...

16 November 2020 2,373 3 View

How to obtain promoter sequences?

Hi dear fellows, I would like to perform ChIP-PCR on the promoter sequences of genes, but I am not quite sure how to design primers for the promoter sequences. Can someone please help me? My...

20 September 2020 7,371 6 View

Recommended packages or references to combine regional climate models and Holdrige life zones with R?

I want to use R to make regional climate models to analyze changes in Holdridge's life zones. I haven't used R in a long time so I'm kind of outdated and would like to read some references that...

01 July 2020 1,728 4 View

What strategies to use to make distance classes more attractive to students?

In times of pandemic, distance learning has gained strength. What can teachers do to make distance classes more attractive to students?

23 May 2020 8,148 22 View

In your opinion, are bibliographic review articles important and should they be published by scientific journals?

Some journals do not accept review papers because they consider that the theoretical framework is the basis of a research, and not the research itself. Other magazines already accept and encourage...

20 May 2020 7,841 50 View

Metabarcoding fungi in lake sediment cores - advantages/disadvantages of ITS and 18S?

In my PhD, I want to analyse fungal communities in lake sediment cores from Siberia. One of the performed experiments will be a metabarcoding of the fungi. Therefore I am evaluating primers at the...

05 May 2020 3,920 1 View

Which species do you recommend for ecotoxicological tests of industrial effluents containing hydrocarbons?

The question aims to know what types of species are most used in ecotoxicological tests of effluents from industries in the oil sector.

26 April 2020 5,382 21 View

How can I include a second order term in the model?

My hypothesis is that the functional diversity of fish (responsible variable) increases until an optimum level of a gradient of habitat structural complexity (predictor variable), but decreases...

01 April 2020 9,569 4 View

Does the pressure(-600 mmHg) affects pH?

When I conducted the degassing experiment using decompression under anaerobic condition(and I used ferrous based chelating agent), the oxidized ferric were observerd. So, could you tell me the...

03 March 2021 4,892 5 View

What is the production process of CaFe ferroalloys?

I looking for ferro calcium production process

03 March 2021 1,755 4 View

Do anyone here can help us in the field of molecular docking?

We have synthesized various metal complexes with different environment around the metals. Now to see the application of synthesized complexes we need this study also. we are also interested in...

01 March 2021 1,899 2 View

Distribution of particles in metal matrix?

How would define the "good" and "poor" distribution of particles within the matrix. Is there a quantitative solution to assess the distribution of the particles, which then having denotation of...

28 February 2021 7,397 8 View

Which transition metal salt precursor is best for doping? Why?

I would like to synthesize a transition metal doped TiO2 via solgel method. Hence, I would like to know which metal salt precursor to choose among Chloride, Nitrate, and Sulphate. A clear...

27 February 2021 4,285 3 View

What software programs can directly simulate Additive Manufacturing Directed Energy Deposition (DED)?

I understand there are a lot of software programs that can simulate DED by going through specific modeling, simulation, and commands. For me, that was time consuming and results were not accurate....

24 February 2021 4,428 3 View

It is necessary to reflux the Schiff base and metal salts to obtain metal complex??

24 February 2021 9,166 3 View

Thermal reduction of graphene oxide.?

I am trying to reduce graphene oxide by thermally but I have no proper information regarding this. Can any one help me regarding the details about temperature and time for the reduction of...

23 February 2021 4,155 4 View

What is the best etching method for Mg-Ca alloy?

I have used Picral etchant (4.2 g Picric acid, 10 mL Acetic acid, 70 mL Ethanol, 10 mL distilled water) but it didn't work. Is there any alternative?

21 February 2021 2,558 5 View

Color of spiro-ometad film?

What does the color of a spiro-ometad film indicate? I got purple, green, red, even black color of the spiro film. Is there anything we can get from the preliminary color analysis(e.g. oxidation...

21 February 2021 1,831 4 View