Does Location Map of Informal Settlements in South Africa exist?

I urgently need a map that shows the point locations of informal settlements in South Africa. I am currently working on a study that seeks to relate protests location to the location of informal...

02 February 2021 4,113 7 View

What methodology can be used in battling and managing security incidence in IoT technologies ?

I am writing a research paper on security incidence response and Management concerning IoT

24 December 2019 9,064 2 View

Does sodic metasomatism have effect on zircon composition and concentric zoning in peralkaline granites? How can I describe the CL image?

The zircon grains I got from my peralkaline granites are irregular and stubby with 1:1 predominant aspect ratio from length 60 - 130 um and width 45 - 80 um to give a sub-angular outline...

28 April 2019 8,152 8 View

Can science provide answers to every questions? or Can science provide solution to every problems or issues of life?

There is that current and popular thinking and trend in research that every problem or issue of life that is not scientifically proved is not valid and correct. So, should every academic research...

10 October 2018 9,910 13 View

What can my annealing temperature be if both my forward & reverse primer have the same Tm according to synthesis report?

What can my annealing temperature be if both my forward & reverse primer have the same Tm according to synthesis report, E.g. Tm=60.4 for both?

25 February 2016 9,454 2 View

How do I construct a phylogenetic SNP tree using whole genome sequences of bacteria?

I have obtained assembled genomes (assembled contigs) of 14 salmonellae to construct a phylogenetic SNP tree but my background in this is little. I will appreciate some sorts of guides through the...

07 September 2015 9,527 15 View

I am in need of additionnal paper on the Mormyrids fish especially on their feeding ecology and their reproductive traits

01 January 1970 9,165 5 View

How different is whole rock Lu-Hf isotope systematics from in-situ zircon Lu-Hf isotope systematics?

I am currently working on a manuscript using some U-Pb zircon data and whole rock Lu-Hf data of granitic rocks from southeastern Ghana. However, I'm facing some difficulty working with the whole...

13 May 2020 4,054 1 View

Is that possible the occurrence of biotite, hornblende, sphene and apatite in the same granite and which type of geological setup is indicate?

My study area is restricted to the central part of Singhbhum Craton surrounding by Iron Ore Group (IOG) belt in the Eastern India, India. In the mapped area meta-volcanic and meta-sedimentary...

14 March 2020 2,801 3 View

What are the most applied solvents to help epoxy resin to penetrate through granite stone?

I'm looking for a solvent that could penetrate epoxy resin (mw~400) into the granite stone

06 March 2020 420 2 View

Present minerals in this granite thin section?

I recognise the cross-hatch of microcline, but I'm not sure of the minerals showing the bright interference colours (needless to say, I'm new to analysing thin sections). I've added 2 photos...

10 November 2019 1,272 2 View

How to create a POSCAR of nanoparticle for vasp calculation?

I want to run the phase transition of zircon with nano size. Anyone has a idea for creating the POSCAR file for a nanoparticle ? attachement is the .CIF file for zircon.

09 October 2019 5,705 5 View

How do I know whether a given coarse aggregate is basalt or granite, if I don't have any information about its source?

We are using a particular coarse aggregate ( 10 mm -20 mm)in our place. I don't know what is it..basalt or granite or something else. At least as of now, I don't have definite information about...

09 October 2019 4,556 2 View

Uniaxial compressive strength of Westerly granite?

What is the uniaxial compressive strength of westerly granite? References would be appreciated.

08 September 2019 8,571 2 View

Why does resistivity vary for the same rock of different geological ages?

It is known that resistivity of a rock formation varies according to its geological age. For example, intrusive rocks like granite and gabbro of quarternary-tertiary age have a resistivity range...

07 August 2019 7,854 9 View

What are oldest U-Pb ages reported from Ladakh and E Karakoram?

The Kohistan island arc and Ladakh island arc in NW Himalayan region are commonly considered as one island arc that has been separated into two segments due to uplift of the Nanga Parbat-Haramosh...

07 August 2019 1,442 3 View

How can I adjust post peak behavior of a soil in Plaxis soil test?

I have uniaxial lab results from a granite specimen which I am trying to replicate in Plaxis 2D using the soil test module. The graph looks good until the peak, then after that in Plaxis the line...

05 June 2019 8,175 4 View