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SPSS - how to create new variable include and excluding cases based on another variable?

Hi there, I have been searching and searching and cannot find an answer to this problem... I have a variable (Ref_Accepted_Comb) for the number of referrals accepted with values of (1=Yes, 2=No,...

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Does maternal potentiation work?

Has anybody been able to replicate finding of papers that show increased vocalization in mice pups after a brief period of interaction with their dam, also called maternal potentiation? We have...

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Anybody know how can I analyze differences between groups vocalization syntax using the transition probability between syllables?

I have been using a MATLAB script called DeepSqueak to analyze vocal communication in mice. One of the outcomes of this analysis is the transition probability between the different syllables that...

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Anyone with experience conducting proximity ligation assay (PLA) in mouse heart tissue ?

I was wondering if anyone had any experience doing proximity ligation assays (PLA) using mouse whole heart (ventricular) tissue (in any state)?

29 November 2020 9,103 1 View

PCA: What is the significance/meaning of a smaller ellipse?

First, is there a test to be able to say an ellipse in a PCA plot is "smaller" than another? Second, what is the significance/meaning of a smaller ellipse? (Greater constriction/Less...

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How to extract/remove ethanol from kava tincture?

Producing Kava tincture using different alcohol concentrstion as solvent, soaked for 3 weeks filter off the kava paste and left with mixture of kavalactones and ethanol..need a method to remove...

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Can you have one variable load onto two factors in a CFA, prior to SEM?

I am running a SEM, and I have 6 variables which will load onto two factors (positive and negative mental health). However, this model does not meet a good model fit. When I allow depression to...

19 May 2020 8,286 3 View

When does someone use corrected fin length and the actual fin length in heat transfer problems?

In some instances the extended length of a fin is used but then in other instances the normal fin length is used in extended surface heat transfer problems.

23 March 2020 7,553 4 View

How will I calculate the surface temperature of a HDPE pipe that is exposed to the sun?

I need to calculate the final temperature of a pipe that's been lying in the sun for the day, however, I am unsure how to do this. I know how to calculate the heat transfer through the pipe wall...

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Mouse islet isolation without pancreas perfusion?

Is there a current/reliable way to isolate mouse islets (keeping their morphology and viability for culturing in vitro) without perfusing the pancreas through the bile duct?

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Does anyone know HRM channel in a 2 plex QIAGEN Rotor- Gene Q qPCR can be used as a separate channel?

I am going to have 3 different probes in my qPCR work that I am going to do. But I realized that the machine we have in the lab is a Rotor-Gene Q 2plex HRM Platform, saying it has green, yellow,...

01 March 2021 8,544 1 View

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Does anyone have the experience of using Taq Man probes in the QIAGEN Rotar- Gene qPCR machine?

01 March 2021 5,311 1 View

Are protein samples in SDS compatible with ELISA?

I have used an AllPrep DNA/RNA/Protein Mini Kit QIAGEN kit to extract RNA and protein from my samples. At the end of the protein purification, I resuspend my protein in 5% SDS. Will these samples...

28 February 2021 7,370 3 View

How to improve RNA isolation?

Hi, I have been struggling with a weird issue for my RNA samples. I used the Qiagen RNA plus mini kit. For some reason no matter how careful I am with the washes, when I measure the RNA, I get...

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Why is my qPCR suddently not working?

I've been working with qPCR for some months now. I amplify 2 genes (PSEN2 and HN1), and the protocols are optimized for both and have been working fine. The other day I amplified HN1 for some...

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Agarose gel purification pre MinION sequencing?

Dear all, we performed an agarose gel purification with MinElute kit (QIAGEN) to extract bands between 3500 bp and 6000 bp for further sequencing with MinION. After the purification process,...

16 February 2021 5,178 1 View

Low DNA yields with midiprep and maxiprep plasmid extraction kits but excellent results with miniprep kits. What can be a possible reason?

I need to extract large amounts of plasmid DNA for transfection into mammalian cell lines with as little as possible enterotoxins and I usually use the Qiagen Endofree plasmid maxi kit for the...

09 February 2021 3,779 6 View

What is the optimal propagation regime for pET-1M(KanR) and pMCSG7(AmpR) plasmids in DH5alpha E.coli?

Dear all, I am trying to harvest the low-expression plasmids in the mentioned E.coli strain. I constantly gel very low concentrations (30-50 ng/uL while the concentration is usually around 100...

08 February 2021 4,255 4 View

What is the general miRNA yield one gets from the Qiagen miRNEASY serum/plasma advanced kit?

I am using the Qiagen miRNEASY serum/plasma advanced kit, using 400ul of frozen plasma. What is the yield you get on average? I am using nanodrop currently for quantification. I am getting...

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Can I RNase A treatment my extracted plamid?

I have extracted the plasmid with the Qiagen maxi Endofree kit. the result of gel electrophoresis for this sample showed a band of degraded RNAs. Now, I want to remove RNAs from the eluted plasmid...

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