Can anyone identify this plant?

Recently I took some photos of this interesting plant in northern Peru (3500 metres above sea level, near Kuelap). Could you please help me to identify the species, genus and family? Thank you...

11 December 2018 4,143 11 View

What software (s) can you recommend for hydraulic simulations in water pipes and connections?

What is the software indicated to make a hydraulic simulation of water hammers (with a precision of hundredth of seconds) in a domiciliary water connection?

09 October 2018 3,139 5 View

Which are the most important journals in the field of sanitary engineering in the Spanish language?

03 April 2018 7,406 3 View

Are there studies / publications on the influence of water hammers (pressure surge) on the operation of water meters?

Are there studies / publications on the influence of water hammers (pressure surge) on the operation of water customer meters, especially single and multiple jet meters (meter inaccuracies)?

03 April 2018 8,138 0 View

Can anyone identify the Species, Genus or Family of this catfish?

Recently I took some photos of this catfish in a cave in the northern Peruvian Andes. Can anyone identify the Species, Genus or Family? Thank you very much ! Stefan

09 October 2016 4,744 5 View

Are there any low-cost alternatives to the UFR (Unmeasured-Flow Reducer) ?

Recently I read about the Unmeasured-Flow Reducer (UFR) produced by AY McDonald to reduce the under-registration of low flow rates in water meters. The problem is that the device is quite...

08 September 2016 6,674 2 View

Which software is recommended for phonetic transcription of languages ?

I am looking for a software to support phonetic transcription of a sound recording in a phonetically undocumented language. I have heard about PRAAT, but I wonder if there is a software that can...

07 August 2015 9,839 8 View

Are there independent evaluations, which show limitations of the use of GPR (Ground-penetrating Radar) for the detection of illegal water connections?

01 January 1970 2,627 1 View

Are there experiences with acoustic location of illegal water connections ?

Currently we are trying to locate clandestine (illegal) water connections by acoustic location of plastic pipes in Moquegua (Peru). Are there any known experiences of this kind ?

01 January 1970 7,877 3 View

Would fecal samples stored at -20C for over a year impact metagenomic analysis?

Dear All, I have access to some rodent fecal samples that have been stored at -20C instead of -80C. Anyone have experience with the impact of stowage condition on comparative metagenomic analysis...

01 March 2021 2,512 1 View

Isolates of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus?

Dear Dr. Cai, my name is Simone Prospero and I work in the team of Phytopathology at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research (WSL;...

01 March 2021 1,133 1 View

How to remove the residual PDMS on the silicon mold?

Incompletely cross-linked pdms are difficult to remove.

01 March 2021 798 3 View

The reason that the culture of white fungi Contamination with green mold(Trichoderma), the culture autoclave at121 for 15 min. What is it?

Is the period to autoclave not enough? The inoculation in a hood and flame and UV and alcohol.

27 February 2021 9,356 3 View

Is IMPACT FACTOR justified in case of Taxonomy?

There is huge pressure of getting good impact factor on scholars now a days. On the other hand Taxonomy is a very dry subject and the concerned papers can only get citation in same group of organism.

26 February 2021 5,851 1 View

What is the most suitable medium of ascomycetes fungi ??

What is the most suitable medium of ascomycetes fungi ??

26 February 2021 4,413 1 View

Has anyone used the Illumina ITS1 primer sets?

Hi everyone, Illumina provides a list of primers to amplify with high taxonomic coverage the ITS1 region for further fungal sequencing, but I cannot find the exact amount necessary of each...

25 February 2021 6,969 3 View

What is this fern?

Please help me to identify this fern species. Thank you in advance.

24 February 2021 2,435 5 View

How to use Remote sensing and GIS applications for mapping the available medicinal plants within the locality/municipality?

Hello, I'm very interested in mapping and managing the conservation of the Philippine traditional medicinal plants, in which I think is very helpful in the field of medicine for further analysis...

21 February 2021 374 5 View

Can medicinal plants really play an inherent rule in the COVID-19 tackle?

Numerous scientific reports cited plant extracts with potential antiviral activity and even anti-COVID-19? Why these findings are neglected? I remember very well the warning released by the WHO to...

17 February 2021 2,141 9 View