Do you know whether non-coding RNAs are involved to mediate inter-kingdom communication mechanisms?

If you have original data or if you want to provide your opinion about this topic you can contribute to the following Research Topic: "Inter-kingdom communication mechanisms mediated by non-coding...

04 May 2016 8,703 0 View

Do you know real and documented examples of plagiarism in research papers?

I am looking for research papers copied (in full or in part) by other papers to identify a "percentage of plagiarism". Authors can be different. Can you help me find any papers?

09 October 2013 5,524 19 View

Salivary miRNAs concentration and sample stability at room temperature

What is the concentration of mRNA and miRNAs that is possible to recover from saliva? Are miRNAs degraded (or not) after 2-3 days if properly stabilized (i.e. RNALater or similar)?

09 October 2012 2,602 2 View

Offset miRNAs and the software miRDeep2

I would like to know if the software miRDeep2, for miRNAs prediction from Next-Generation Sequencing data, when checking for a correct Drosha/Dicer cut, takes into consideration the presence of...

08 September 2012 5,612 2 View

Recovery of circulating miRNAs from plasma/serum

08 September 2012 7,723 36 View

ClinProTools and errors with spectra with different acquisition parameters

I receive an error from ClinProTools when trying to obtain the peak list after importing two sets of spectra collected in different periods. Acquisition parameters have changed, calibration and...

08 September 2012 5,371 11 View

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test Fluorescent Compounds Other Than Fluorescence Spectrometers ??

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test The Efficiency Of Fluorescent Compounds Other Than UV Spectrometers ? Suggestions Would Be Appreciated !

02 March 2021 5,785 3 View

How to compare 2 samples recruited with different sampling methods?

If I want to compare characteristics of 2 groups of patients, one group is recruited from a random sample of the general public while another group is from a sample with a fixed gender (male to...

26 February 2021 3,526 3 View

Do you consider undergoing a structure literature review / Meta analysis and getting numerical findings sort of quantitative method?

I am looking for a classification of the research methods included in literature review papers or Meta analysis ones .

22 February 2021 1,131 4 View

Can I do two kinds of mixed method in explanatory research?

Dear distinguish professors and scholars, I have a research in measuring two kinds: think tank capacity and research impact on policy. Can I do two kinds of mixed methods in order to find, "Is...

20 February 2021 6,897 1 View

How to analyse a (perceptual) study using differing/comparable sets of stimuli?

I plan on running an online perceptual experiment that has, let's say, 100 unique video stimuli altogether. Since these are too many to be rated by every participants, I would like to present the...

15 February 2021 7,444 2 View

How to analyse a split-plot design in stata ?

I have run an split-plot design experiment evaluating the efficacy of a treatment (with 3 whole plots and 4 sub-plots), and I am planning to analyse the collected data in Stata. However, I do...

14 February 2021 7,800 7 View

Can I use a likert survey for criterion sampling in a qualitative study or would that make it mixed methods?

I am doing a phenomenographic study on the reading experiences of avid v. Neutral v. Non-Readers. If I use a likert survey to criterion sample for participants, does that make it a mixed method...

09 February 2021 8,594 3 View

How to create the context-mechanism-outcome configuration (CMOc) in the realist methodology?

In the realist methodology (especially by Raymond Pawson et al), the CMOc is a common structure to explain what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and why? I'm always asked about the...

08 February 2021 2,792 1 View

Recommendations for sample size in visual qualitative research (using children's drawings)?

Hi everyone! Asking for a little help, if I may. I am working on a research project, where I aim to analyse children's drawings about Covid-19. I am fairly new to using visual data in qualitative...

07 February 2021 9,530 3 View

How do I create a categorical variable, level of exposure, and a dummy dichotomous, yes-no, variable for the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire Part 1?

I am using the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) Trauma Events scale (original version) that has 17 items (17 different traumatic events) with 4 response options, indicating 4 levels of exposure:...

04 February 2021 1,509 3 View