How can I measure MMP-1 protein activity or protein level from liver tissue?

Instead of checking only the mRNA level, I want to check the active protein level of MMP-1 in Liver tissue from mice. How can I do that?

03 March 2021 1,763 2 View

Do I need to strip the PVDF membrane before staining it with colloidal gold?

Dear Colleagues, After running Western blot on PVDF membrane and detection using ECL, I would like to stain my PVDF with colloidal gold to be able to allign the ECL image with total proteins on...

02 March 2021 7,829 3 View

What is the characteristic length to determine the Reynolds number for the scattered turbulent fluid flow?

Dear all, I just saw this example in FB on the difference between laminar flow and turbulent flow. The flow from a pipe hits the sink and scattered. The flow from the pipe is characterized as...

02 March 2021 1,999 5 View

Shall I skip the measurement model in SmartPLS?

Hello everyone, I had run a mediation model in SmartPLS using questionnaires that were already validated among my statistical population. A professor who edited my paper -though she is not...

01 March 2021 3,052 3 View

Have anyone checked before Cyclic voltammograms of intial ITO substrate and E-teck?

As a beginner in electrochemistry, I tried to obtain cyclic voltamograms of commercial anatase powder deposited on an ITO substrate or on Eteck. After several attempts, I noticed that my cyclic...

23 February 2021 3,175 3 View

Is it okay to mention you distributed your qualitrics study link through social media sites?

Just want to be clear and know it is okay to say I have distributed the qualitrics link through social media such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to ensure my target audience is reached in my...

21 February 2021 5,143 2 View

Why samples do not run in resolving gel?

Hello everybody, I have a problem with SDS-PAGE and I do not know why my samples stop at the top of the resolving gel and they do not run through it. The percentage of gel is 15% and the size of...

14 February 2021 9,116 6 View

Do you know of an informal caregiver of a person who has recently received a bone marrow transplant?

We are conducting a pilot study of an intervention for informal caregivers of persons who have recently received a bone marrow transplant in the US. If you know of anyone who might be interested,...

13 February 2021 9,174 1 View

How to convert all .csv file to grayscale image and then save them?

I have a database of experiment .csv files. how to extract the feature from this .CSV file with max-min normalization? I need a matrix(with values between 0 to 255) to be converted to a grayscale...

04 February 2021 7,773 3 View

Is it possible that the single-pass absorption exceeds 50%?

Dear researchers It's well-known that the maximum light absorption of any structure can not be greater than 50%. Is it possible that the single-pass absorption exceeds 50%? How?

17 January 2021 2,335 7 View

How to handle studies which report perfect effect sizes in a meta-analysis using Pearson's r?

I'm in the process of updating a meta-analysis and in one of the new studies, effect sizes are reported as Tau-U. Two of the effect sizes are reported as Tau-U = 1.00. I am using Andy Field's...

24 February 2021 2,265 3 View

How to read a flow cytometry graph detailing cell cycle?

Hello everyone, When determining cells in different stages of the cell cycle, cells are stain for Brdu and Propidium Iodide. I understand how PI can be used to discriminate between G1 and S/G2...

18 February 2021 3,920 3 View

How to report Fishers Exact test from SPSS in a report properly?

I am wondering how do I write the data I have collected from my fishers exact test into words so that it backs up my work? the exact sig.(2-sided) was 0.033, meaning it is significant because its...

17 February 2021 3,441 7 View

GST assay in microplate?

I'd like to know if anyone can provide me with a protocol for traditional GST enzymatic assay (with GSH and CDNB as substrates) in a 96 well microplate, for cell line and/or C.elegans...

11 February 2021 1,328 3 View

Does anyone have a stack of images of action potentials or abnormal brain scans?

I need a stack of black and white .jpeg/.tiff/.jpg/.png images across time of either action potentials, neurons firing, or brain scans (comparing disease and normal brain, disease progression,...

09 February 2021 2,648 3 View

How to test the equality of two proportions with multiple samplings?

02 February 2021 9,574 5 View

Western blot transfer problem - what could cause it?

Hi everyone, We are doing western blot with yeast protein extracts. We are applying a wet transfer method using Tris-Gly as a transfer buffer (with 10% methanol) and running it with constant...

25 January 2021 4,228 6 View

Is Juniper Publisher ( Journal of Gynecology and Women's Health) a good journal to publish my paper?

Dear colleagues, Do you have any knowledge about Juniper Publishers? Have any of you published in the Journal of Gynecology and Women's Health ( ISSN: 2474-7602, Impact Factor: 0.621 (2017-18))? I...

21 January 2021 9,362 4 View

I am trying the synthesis of graphene oxide by using modified hummer's method and the color of my product was white silver so is it graphene oxide?

i have tried modified hummer's method for the synthesis of graphene oxide by adding Graphite powder and NaNO3 in H2SO4 . In this mix KMnO4 was added and diluted with water . this mix was heated...

13 January 2021 9,423 4 View

Which peak should I consider when calculating ZIF-8's crystalline size from XRD?

Hello, Using the Scherrer's equation, one could calculate, roughly, the crystalline size of ZIF-8. However, I am confused as to which peak in the XRD pattern should be taken for the calculation?...

10 January 2021 8,633 3 View