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 I haven't used R in a long time so I'm kind of outdated and would like to read some references that...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

Karl Marx vrs Adam Smith, can you see the market illusion associated with each model?

If there are sustainability gaps, then there are market illusions as well as broken circular economic structures. Hence there is a market illusion associated with red socialism/Karl Marx and with...

15 October 2020 1,538 8 View

Is any of these questions with no answer yet relevant to you?

If any of the questions listed below is interesting to you, please write a comment stating your view or please recommend the question you find interesting to contacts you think may be interested...

09 October 2020 4,482 5 View

What is the role of electoral politics in Hannah Arendt's conceptualization of the masses?

In Arendt, masses are distressed due to traumatic events, economic hardships imposed upon them, or political crises, systemically marginalized and pushed out of the boundaries of the political...

20 August 2020 5,099 7 View

What is the impact of philanthropically-minded entrepreneurs in the institutionalization of social innovation?

Curious about the idea, that philanthropically-minded entrepreneurs can help to diffuse/institutionalize social innovation due to their belonging to at least two matured fields of business and...

12 August 2020 4,117 3 View

Is there a well-evaluated self-rating-scale for measuring teachers' actions to promote good student-teacher-relationship?

A good student-teacher-relationship and a good class climate are important factors for both student learning outcomes and students' social and emotional development. For a research project I am...

26 July 2020 983 7 View

Determinants that lead to the presence of local architecture?

01 July 2020 5,643 4 View

Has anyone done research what are the determinants of implementing industry 4.0 solutions from the point of view of PESTEL factors?

I am looking for research results, scientific articles, tips which factors affect on Industry 4.0 implementation and spread of using in practice. Maybe simple PESTEL factors could be useful -...

17 June 2020 7,494 1 View

Which book is the best to follow for doing qualitative research ?

I am doing social constructionist research on everyday life. There are so many books on qualitative research that it is hard to decide which one is among the top best ones. I am searching for a...

12 May 2020 328 3 View

Is school related gender based violence under the field of inclusive education?

The social concern of school related gender based violence has been trending lately in various education research journals and discussions around psycho-social well being of learners. I need...

11 May 2020 3,131 7 View

How do you think the consequences of COVID-19 on the world will affect the achievement of the SDGs, in particular # 1,2,3,8 and 13?

Taking into account the latest worrying statements from world leaders (WHO, World Bank, ...) because of COVID-19, we can fear the worst for the world economy. The foreseeable consequences on...

23 April 2020 7,819 36 View