How to dissolve cross-linked Amberlite IRC120 H, hydrogen form resin?

Hello all, I have used Amberlite IRC120 H, hydrogen form acidic cation-exchange resin for the ion-exchange of waterglass [sodium silicate solution -- 40% Sodium silicate (mol ratio > 3.2)...

21 February 2021 5,614 3 View

By which mechanism does potassium hyrdoxide works as an activator in the preparation of activated carbon?

Activated carbon is prepared from biomass using KOH as the activating agent. What is the possible reaction between KOH and the biomass?

14 February 2021 8,095 4 View

Simulation or Experiment? How do we choose?

If we want to assess if a phenomenon is going in a direction we expect, we can simulate it, using digital models, possibly agent models factoring in known properties and interaction features. We...

12 February 2021 1,141 21 View

Matrix based scientific data analysis: extrapolating to matrices of sets?

Data sets, when structured, can be put in vector form (v(1)...v(n)), adding time dependency it's v(i, t) for i=1...n and t=1...T. Then we have a matrix of terms v(i, j)... Matrices are important,...

30 January 2021 9,295 6 View

How to calculate the gas composition for a heat treatment where a very low oxygen partial pressure is needed?

I'm interested in a selective oxidation in an austenitic stainess steel so that Chromia rather then ferrous oxide is formed on top of my metal. I know I should have a value of pO2 around...

16 December 2020 8,541 7 View

The loss of hyperbolicity in PDE?

Question about the loss of hyperbolicity in nonlinear PDE: when complex eigenvalues appear, what is the effect on flow? I understand that we do not have general results on existence in this case,...

16 December 2020 2,571 3 View

Lipid structures disappear upon negative stainging. Does anyone knows this effect?

13 December 2020 1,559 3 View

Cryo-EM Vitrobot settings for large lipid structures. How can I reduce ice thicknes?

Dear all, I have an issue figuring out good plunging conditions for large lipid structures: I have carbon coated C-Flat 2/2 400mesh copper grids with large (elongated) lipid structures on it....

13 December 2020 6,696 2 View

How to resolve the sample contamination issue in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) even after long-time plasma cleaning?

Hi, I am doing TEM routinely in my daily research work. Most of my TEM samples are the inorganic oxide-metal nanocomposite films deposited on single crystal oxide substrate (such as STO, MgO)....

11 December 2020 2,695 5 View

Human-Machine co-operations or competition? Where are we today?

At the cross-roads of Technology for Advanced Manufacturing, involving robots and humans, and Digitised Economic Sectors, is a governance matter for Cognitive Manufacturing [1] and rules of the...

21 November 2020 7,145 20 View

What is the best way to keep an anaerobic chamber anoxic in the absence of hydrogen?

I'm a graduate student who works with an anaerobe, so I often work in an anaerobic chamber. I've been working on an assay that involves the steady-state of the quinone/ quinol pool. Anoxic...

03 March 2021 2,971 1 View

Good sites to recruit survey participants on a grad school student budget?

Any good recommendations for participant recruitment for online surveys on a grad school student budget?

02 March 2021 4,293 4 View

Is there a recitation score bank system for fair evaluation and assessment of student recitation?

In actual and virtual class, even if there is rubric for recitation, students may still fail to receive fair grades or scores. Others are active in recitation and others are not or others may fail...

26 February 2021 8,387 3 View

Do you think there is cognitive oversaturation in the current pandemic? What impact can this have? And other manifestations?

Dear colleagues, Do you think there is cognitive oversaturation in the current pandemic? What impact can this have? And other manifestations? The question is mainly aimed at adolescents (pupils,...

23 February 2021 7,796 4 View

Must a control group to be in the same semester that a experimental group for a study in education?

Hi everyone, I'm researching about mobile learning in higher education. Due to the small number of the students in the semesters, I cannot have a experimental and control group together. I'm...

22 February 2021 3,653 11 View

Latent profile analysis based on two variables/sources of data?

Hello, for my master project, I would like to conduct a latent profile analysis about self-regulated learning skills. I would like to take two different measures into account when creating the...

21 February 2021 2,326 3 View

How to resolve Gaussian error termination " Error termination via Lnk1e in F:\G16W\l103.exe" for TS(QST3)?

When I run the job for TS(QST3) in gaseous phase, it was completed without any error. But when I add water in CPCM model it terminated with an error: Inconsistency: ModMin= 2 Eigenvalue=...

21 February 2021 3,198 2 View

Where can I find raw quantitative datasets on ecosystem services?

I'm an Undergraduate student on the search for a research topic which has to involve any ecosystem service(s) and a response to environmental change. I'm looking for raw quantitative data sets (I...

19 February 2021 5,911 2 View

Person-Codes for questionnaires in longitudinal studies: Is there an easy solution for better matching-rates?

Hi, I have a problem regarding matching of longitudinal data in my field of research (university students). We have a Person-Code for matching data measured in different time points, but 30%+ of...

17 February 2021 3,075 4 View

How to calculate the Atomic Polar Tensor using DFT ?

Dear friends, I am a beginner at DFT calculation. I have done a structure optimization using DFT- B3LYP/6-31G*, Nevertheless, I don't know How to calculate the Atomic Polar Tensor (APT) in...

17 February 2021 9,082 3 View