Can you help identifying invertebrates from juvenile fish gut contents, River Teme, Worcestershire, UK?

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Where can I acquire the Dimension of Administrative Support Inventory Scale?

Needed for a dissertation,

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Are there any information about protocols of CRISPR in leishmania strains?

I am looking for a CRISPR protocol for application in leishmania strains

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Overheating with western blot transfer - likelihood of protein transfer?

Hello, I've just attempted a wet transfer of a western, and had set up the cassette and tank, and run @ 100V and set it to 90 mins. I had pre-chilled the transfer buffer - but didn't put the...

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Has anyone successfully used steam on Persicaria perfoliata and its seeds?

I know steam has become a potential for killing invasive plants. I am curious to know whether or not it has been used successfully in killing the plant and the seeds of Mile-a-minute (Persicaria...

19 June 2024 6,216 0 View

Air bubbles forming underneath tissue during dehydration step of IHC?

Hi all, I've processed my own IHC for many years and never run into this problem before, but the last few times I've tried staining, I've had the same issue. I'm wondering if it's a reagent...

08 May 2024 3,979 1 View

Why are there fumes while heating melamine to graphitic carbon nitride ?

I am heating melamine at 550°C for 4 hrs but around 470°C I could observe white fumes from the muffle furnace which deposits as white powder on the outside of the furnace. I do not know why the...

01 May 2024 9,719 2 View

How do I compute for my sample size if the QUANT phase of my Explanatory sequential research is Mediation Analysis?

I am quite confused about what formula to use to compute my sample size. I will be conducting a Sequential Explanatory design wherein my QUANT phase will make use of mediation analysis and my qual...

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To what extent does Sysmex DI-60, with automated prep, advanced flagging, and quality control, minimize errors in hematology tests,and enhance result?

This research question delves into the multifaceted impact of integrating the Sysmex DI-60 hematology analyzer with several advanced features—automated sample preparation, advanced flagging...

12 April 2024 1,708 1 View

How to write a proposal for resolving workplace conflicts?

I am writing a research paper on resolving workplace conflict. I need help writing problem statement and proposal and any suggestions for references.

19 March 2024 8,986 3 View

How to know how much to dilute a sample of acid for ICP OES?

I have solutions from an SFEIS test that I want to check for the dissolved elements. the solution used was Na2SO4 or H2SO4. How much should I dilute the sample before analysis? I am not sure what...

05 March 2024 4,266 4 View

An animal in not a rock (e.g., Koch 2013), it has an internal constitution that can be modified?

Vertebrates and invertebrates (e.g., arthropods: insects, crustaceans, etc.) have two different neuro-muscular systems given their differential construction: the former have an endoskeleton and...

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Please tell me the scientific guidelines (books) on Trombidiformes ticks?

books and scientific papers on the morphology, taxonomy and so on of ticks of the suborder Trombidiformes

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How long time does it take for a fruit species to become naturalized and considered locall species?

Plant Taxonomy

09 June 2024 6,845 1 View

How to perform the anaysis of taxonomic on raw reads from the mixed sample?

Hi, I am very new to Bioinformatics. Recently, I have the project that aims to perform taxonomic anlysis on raw reads from mixed samples taken from environment. For example, we perfromed NGS...

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How to read in multiple files in R and then make a phyloseq object ?

I want to do microbiome analysis using R, for which I have three folders that contain ASV data, metadata i.e. sample data, and taxonomy data for 56 sample studies. I want to read the data in those...

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Hello, our metabarcoding PCRs work fine in 96-well but not in 384 well-plates. Did anyone experience this problem as well?

We are working with aquatic DNA samples and 7 different regions amplifying invertebrates, plants and vertebrates. We optimized our reactions in 96-well plates which worked well but now we do the...

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Who can help me to get the PDF file of this paper?

Yuen P.H. 1965. Some studies on the taxonomy and development of some Rhabdisoid and Cosmocercoid nematodes from Malayan amphibians. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 174, 275–298. Thank you very much for...

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Can anyone identify these Cumaceans?

Hi everyone, I've been struggling to identify the family these guys belong to. Does anyone have any ideas? Taken from NE Atlantic 2200m depth.

23 April 2024 1,282 4 View

Is anyone familiar with techniques that can be used to induce oviposition in female beetles (or insects in general)?

More specifically: We are working on breeding some mycophagous Erotylidae and I would be very interested in obtaining eggs for life cycle studies. Thanks

20 April 2024 9,785 1 View

Methods to calculate Shannon Index?

I have three field margin types (grassy/shrubby/tree) and each type have 5 sites. I need to calculate Shannon index for insect counts from each field margin type.... Q1. In my case how should I...

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