Is there a classification scheme for rock cavities or caverns with respect to their size and shape?

The range of forms and sizes of cavities in rock is very big. Is there a classification scheme for rock cavities regarding their size and shape?

02 March 2021 4,511 3 View

Cloudy/high background western blot - can anyone help me?

Hi everyone! I try to detect VDR protein (~48 kDa) using Western Blot. After SDS-PAGE using 10% MP TGX Stain-Free Gel from BioRad I transferred the protein onto an metOH activated PVDF membrane...

23 February 2021 6,266 3 View

Which variables can be used to increase/decrease the grain size of czochralski-grown polycrystalline silicon?

Which variables (such as pull speed, melt temperature, annealing temperature/duration, cooling rate, etc.) affect the grain size of czochralski-grown polycrystalline silicon? In what direction...

10 January 2021 2,204 6 View

How do I justify the use of fish scales to synthesize a nano filter?

Good day. I am doing a studu on the use of fish scales to create a nano filter. This is aimed at potentially solving the face mask problem brought about the pandemic. This is what I know so...

09 January 2021 8,907 5 View

Calculating Intercoder Reliability for 3 coders with 7 categories across 6 texts?

How would you calculate inter-coder reliability (Kappa coefficient?) for the following scenario: 6 texts coded across 7 categories (codes) by 3 coders?

23 December 2020 2,324 3 View

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10 October 2020 3,407 2 View

Do you agree that one of the advantages of the Boundary Element Method is that it easily addresses Incompressible Materials (Poisson's Ratio = 0.50)?

When modeling incompressible materials via the Finite Element Method (FEM), typically the plane formulation that is displacement based fails when Poission's Ratio = 0.50, which is a standard...

08 October 2020 7,058 1 View

Recommended analysis for an ANCOVA-like problem with binary variables for dependent variable and covariate?

What is your recommended analysis for the following problem: I have 3 (treatment) groups and a non-randomized pre-post design. I want analyze the effects of the groups on the follow-up measure,...

28 September 2020 5,890 4 View

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18 August 2020 3,955 11 View

Are there any test methods for butterflies or other arthropod pollinator besides bees?

In the current EFSA Guidance on the risk assessment of plant protection products on bees (Apis mellifera, Bombus spp. and solitary bees) related to the Regulation (EC) 1107/2009 valid test methods...

26 March 2020 1,178 1 View

How to get onecolumn document from standard IEEE ACCESS LateX template?

I have prepared a manuscript in IEEE Latex template, but for some purpose, I need to prepare a word file as well (detailed format is not required). Compared to two column .tex file, one column...

02 March 2021 1,830 3 View

APA 7th In-Text citations with two references with three authors with the same surname, but four different author?

I have an issue with APA 7th in-text citation. II have two papers where the first three authors are the same, and the fourth is different. I am using the Mendeley desktop app, and automatically it...

02 March 2021 790 3 View

How Download/Extract citations of 1 given year ALL my publications in Google Scholar?

If you google this you find a lot of smart guys explaining you how to download 1 year of citations of 1 single paper of yours (or anyone else). I mean 1 year of ALL my papers. or ... ALL years or...

01 March 2021 1,121 9 View

Is there a fast method matching citations to bibliography (manually typed references)?

I need to be able to match in-text citations to a reference list and back again in very large documents (100+ pages) WITHOUT the use of referencing software like Endnote. my method is to type the...

27 February 2021 9,848 1 View

How to add missing citation?

Dear colleagues, I have found that many authors have a concern regarding their missing citation in RG because often citation in RG is lower than google scholars. I also missed some citation...

26 February 2021 928 6 View

Is IMPACT FACTOR justified in case of Taxonomy?

There is huge pressure of getting good impact factor on scholars now a days. On the other hand Taxonomy is a very dry subject and the concerned papers can only get citation in same group of organism.

26 February 2021 5,851 1 View

What is the most important parameter of a research work, the impact factor or the h index?

The impact factor is a measure of the importance of a journal based on the number of citations received in a year. ... Articles published in a journal with a high impact factor do not all receive...

24 February 2021 7,481 2 View

What is the original citation for the commonly used activity factors for converting basal metabolic rate to total caloric need?

I see the same activity factor (multipliers) in research papers and websites, but I cannot find where they come from. Does anyone know where these originated? I am looking for an original...

18 February 2021 7,635 2 View

Where can I find a reliable and updated methodology related with the design of spiral heat exchangers?

I need to design an spiral heat exchanger, buy I don't know what reference or bibliography (preferably a book) should I consult in order to get an updated and reliable methodology related with...

14 February 2021 7,910 3 View

Why are we measuring gel content of NBR latex? Does gel content related to the amount of cross-linked in a polymer?

Hi good day to everyone! I am actually studying the gel content of synthetic latex. Refer to ASTM 3616, gel content is measure of insoluble rubbers in the chosen solvent. So, I just would like to...

07 February 2021 605 4 View