What actually is Research?

Having undertaken research, both qualitative and quantitative and recalling an old quote "Research is the rigorous search for knowledge". Is that really or still the case? This is where I thought...

31 December 2013 8,339 11 View

Canine human interaction benefits

As part of my ongoing research I am investigating the benefits and disadvantages of canine human inter-relationships. Specifically I am reviewing the short period of between an hour and three...

03 April 2013 8,657 4 View

Grabbing human evolution by the teeth. DNA sequencing as a tool to investigate Homo sapiens sapiens migration.

A problem exists with the reliability of the findings relating human DNA to places in the exploration of human migration. More recently, where samples of populations or individuals alive are taken...

03 April 2013 241 2 View

Would a judicial system be better if it were computerised; replacing judge, jury and lawyers?

I've had recent experience of the judicial system here in Scotland on a number of occassions and my experience of cost, system and outcomes personally were very poor. I have wondered on and off...

02 March 2013 4,648 37 View

During this time of rapid climate change is there anyone working in fields relating to the Gaia Hypothesis?

The Gaia Hypothesis seemed to cause a social response to James Lovelock, Schumacher and Capra, yet this area here of research is empty.

31 December 2012 6,084 10 View

How to access MSCI KLD Stats and Sustainalytics?

Hello all, I'm currently working on my undergraduate thesis and I'm having difficulties trying to access KLD Stats and Sustainalytics because my campus Airlangga University and apparently other...

02 March 2021 8,525 1 View

CGA 300 Regulator for CO2 cylinder?

Has anyone ever tried to deliver CO2 with a CGA 300 regulator? I know that a CGA 320 regulator is standard for CO2. The issue is that I currently do not have any free CGA 320 regulators. I also...

25 February 2021 3,292 3 View

What are the patterns of human behavior that lead to COVID-19 infections?

Does data from contact tracing help in establishing patterns of behavior and social interactions that lead to infections? There are cases here in the Philippines where patients have no travel...

25 February 2021 9,002 13 View

Can cells be reused after using WST 8/ CCK 8 from Sigma Aldrich?

Hi all, Can cells be reused after I have seed them onto 96 well plates and test them with cell counting kit at OD450 (CCK8) at 12 hours, wash them with PBS x3 and add new media and let them...

24 February 2021 5,072 1 View

Why cannot world and community leaders be gentle? Where did ethics of care go?

The whole world is in a mess and paused. We all are tired of seeing hypermasculinized and destructive leaderships all around us. This world has seen enough of the aggressive patriarchal social...

23 February 2021 292 7 View

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22 February 2021 9,932 11 View

How to perform Haldane correction on SPSS?

I was wondering if anyone knew how to perform the Haldane correction for SPSS (this is the definition of the correction -...

21 February 2021 2,882 1 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

What is the minimum number of exosomes/ml to have a good yield of total RNA for Illumina sequencing?

I am using IZON qEV2 columns to isolate exosomes from 100 ml of cancer cell conditioned medium. in NTA analysis I usually see concentration of 2x10^9 particles/ml. But when I proceed with this...

20 February 2021 6,879 3 View

Any suggestions or recommendations on a good publishing house based on the African for academic books in the field of Communication and media studies?

I am currently working on a book on Public Relations (from an African perspective) and the rationale behind the book is the fact that as instructors in this field, we borrow instances and case...

19 February 2021 2,482 2 View