Level 1 pre-post multilevel regression: Panel data or ANOVA approach?

Dear colleagues, I am currently teaching myself in multilevel analysis using educational data. I found few to zero literature on basic analysis methods. In my context we frequently use level-1...

17 February 2021 9,378 5 View

Reliable and Valid Instrument for Causes of Medical Errors?

Is there any questionnaire/survey that measures the causes of medical errors? Example: physician negligence vs. systemic issues. Looking for a reliable and validated instrument. Thank you!

15 February 2021 2,874 4 View

Should the AUC in a concentration-time graph of a subcutaneous implant be roughly the same for poeple?

I have 2 concentration time curves of a subcut drug implant. the first group has a peak around the 50 day mark where as the second group does not. Both groups received the same implant by the same...

10 February 2021 2,305 3 View

Software for flow cytometry-like gating of data sets?

I am currently trying to do image based cytometry from fluorescence microscopy images. From the images I extract data such as cell size and a number of fluorescence intensities. Is there any...

09 February 2021 6,278 1 View

Can A. thaliana splice algae genes?

24 January 2021 329 2 View

Does long term preservation (10years) of Collembola in 99% Ethanol affect recovery rate of extraction by flotation?

Hello! I am currently developing an automated counting approach using Fiji to count Collembola from pitfall trapped samples that have been stored in Ethanol (99%) since 2010. I use flotation (tap...

13 January 2021 659 2 View

Co-stain Lectin PNA FITC conjugate with an uncojugated primary antibody?

Hello, I am planning to stain retinal tissue sections for IHC and want to co-stain cones and rods. For this we plan on using a Lectin PNA From Arachis hypogaea (peanut), FITC Conjugate for cones...

12 January 2021 583 1 View

How to use Abaqus USDFLD subroutine to vary stiffness?

Hi I have a problem where I am trying to vary the stiffness spatially across a structured interface. The whole idea is to vary the stiffness vertically, with a bulk stiffness of 8GPa decreasing...

06 January 2021 262 3 View

I really need help with cov-2 pseudotyped lentivirus production. Support?

Hi, i'm desesperate. i'm trying to produce lentivirus usinf BEI resources kit NR-52948. 24 hours after transfection i detect a massive GFP expression in my 293T cells. After 72 hours i filtered...

30 December 2020 9,889 6 View

How can i estimate the total phenolic content from a plant extract?

Suggestions and recommendations are welcome. A protocol used and experience would also be helpful.

25 December 2020 9,807 4 View

What kind of intervention will be relevant to increase motivation among young sport trainees?

Any suggestion on what book to read is also welcome.

03 March 2021 1,646 4 View

How UAV or drone can be beneficial to better estimate crop yield?

As we know, crop yield estimation has been done traditionally with farmer's expert knowledge, deductive sampling in representative areas, and remote sensing with satellite imagery. Farmer's Expert...

01 March 2021 3,468 3 View

What is the role of work experience in motivating high tech entrepreneurship in Aviation industry?

Related work experience plays a vital role in motivating the Entrepreneurship. But when we talk about high tech entrepreneurship in Aviation industry, we talk about very high investment and high...

22 February 2021 376 5 View

Methodological confusions regarding deductive and inductive reasoning, hypothesis and theory test?

Hi Colleagues- What do you think about the following methodological issues: 1. Is it methodologically wrong to formulate quantitative research questionnaire based on inductive reasoning? 2. Is it...

21 February 2021 4,634 6 View

Trouble shooting with his tagged protein expression in E.Coli?

i have issues in expressing a chicken protein in BL21 cells with his tag. I do not see induction even at 18 degrees. Any suggestions

15 February 2021 8,939 3 View

In the Academic Motivation for College Students do the Amotivation items need to be reverse scored?

Hi All, For the The Academic motivation scale for college students (AMS-C28) I was wondering where the Amotivation items need to be reverse scored as all other items that are measured it seems...

24 January 2021 3,681 8 View

Can you polarize Jurkat cells into different T helper subsets?

I am wondering if anyone has had success with in vitro polarization (via cytokines) of Jurkat cells. My goal is to understand the affect of a drug on Treg induction and differentiation. I...

12 January 2021 3,606 2 View

Which method to choose for analysing semi-structrured interviews?

Hi, I did a literature review on innovation diffusion theories (Rogers), and I attempted to test the practicality of these theories when introducing novel medical devices. I did semi-structured...

05 January 2021 276 8 View

How teachers-students relationship will change post covid-19 crisis?

With colleagues we are drafting a research project on teacher-student relationship (during) but particularly post covid-19 crisis. We believe that a teacher-student relationship is important for...

04 January 2021 855 22 View

Quantitative Research Involves 3 Different Likert Scales, how do I go about data analysis?

This is our first research paper and it is titled "Effect of Peer Connection on Attitude Towards School and Academic Motivation in Higher School Students During Pandemic". We aim to investigate...

30 December 2020 5,450 4 View