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

Binary Logistic Generalized Linear Mixed model in SPSS. Is it doable?

I want to analyses the proportion of swimming sperm of three species of fish in two salinities. To analyse the proportion of swimming sperm in a Generalized Linear Model, I would use a Binary...

03 March 2021 2,297 3 View

Looking for Materials with high thermal expansion coefficient and high temperature resistance?

03 March 2021 8,272 1 View

Guidelines for survey (question type) analysis?

Hi. Please tell me what guidelines should i need to follow for questionaries' type research work in India. It is not hospital based work, we are conduction basic institutional based qualitative...

03 March 2021 2,037 3 View

What are the values needed for gabor filter's parameter for cifar10 data?

Hi, I implemented a code to gabor filter cifar10 data but the images after being filtered and stacked are not clear like the original images. I think the problem is in the way I am using the...

03 March 2021 6,317 1 View

Can we block unwanted images during the x-ray prediction?

i am try to classify the x-ray images. During classification , can i block unwanted images (except x-ray image).

03 March 2021 7,100 1 View

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03 March 2021 5,360 2 View

What techniques can I use to determine the miscibility of polymer blends?

The term miscibility refers to the single-phase state in thermodynamics. I do not mean the compatibility of different components. To determine the miscibility I know several techniques such as...

03 March 2021 4,107 4 View

Sample dilution for quantitative analysis using ELISA?

If the detection range is in ng/ml but the reference range is in ug/ml for a molecule or protein in serum or plasma .how to dilute and what is the initial volume to be taken for quantitative analysis

02 March 2021 7,670 3 View

The procedure compute?

02 March 2021 5,204 3 View

How to locate and collect the pineal gland in the amphibian brain?

Our team has been trying to locate and collect the pineal gland in the American bullfrog's brain (Lithobates catesbeianus) for some time now. However, we don't have a standardized protocol for...

18 February 2021 3,453 4 View

What is the correct common name for Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris?

There are two extant species of Hydrochoerus: Hydrochoerus isthmius, the lesser or Panamanian capybara, and the genotype species H. hydrochaeris. The latter is the more common species of capybara,...

11 February 2021 3,494 14 View

Is there an alternative to PGLS that considers phylogenetic signal when calculating the estimated value?

I have been working on a study trying to estimate body mass in mammals using a skeletal proxy in R. My dataset has high phylogenetic signal (Pagel's Lambda = 0.9) and I am interested in removing...

26 January 2021 6,997 3 View

The best thermal imagers in zoological research for detecting small mammals in soil?

What are the best thermal imagers to use in the study of insectivores, rodents and carnivorous mammals in soil horizons? The ability to detect herpetocomplex with a thermal imager in natural shelters?

17 November 2020 346 5 View

Does anyone know papers that use large databases of abundance of different groups of species?

03 October 2020 2,506 4 View

Who eats the seeds of various woody plants in Europe?

For an upcoming book (in danish) on managament of forest biodiveistty, I would like to present a table summarizing the biodiversity value of various woody species. I wonder if there are any...

09 September 2020 3,376 5 View

Is there any identification key available for the identification of the origin of plant damages?

I am slowly putting together a very basic identification key of plant damages, to determine first if the source of the damage is living or not, and then what did it: bacteria, fungi, insects,...

05 September 2020 6,608 9 View

What are the best conditions for preserving long-term feces samples for phylogenetic analysis?

Hello all, I am trying to obtain information about the specific conditions for the method of preserving feces samples for mammals ( preservative type, preservative concentrate, preservation...

23 August 2020 7,136 10 View

Does anyone know about public databases of baseline corticosterone in reptiles?

I'm searching some public databases of baseline corticosterone in reptiles, I know there is a public database of hormones by Vitousek et al. 2018 ( https://hormonebase.org/ ) and has some data...

31 July 2020 540 3 View

Where to find predator:prey mass data (for terrestrial carnivores)?

I'm looking for datasets (or databases) in which the body mass of predator and prey are presented. I'm specifically interested in terrestrial predators (snakes, mammals, birds). An example of is...

16 June 2020 2,453 9 View