What are the consequences of the outbreak of the coronavirus and where can we find reliable information about how to deal with the virus?

In the twenty first century we already had to deal with SARS and ebola and now there is the coronavirus pandemic. What can we do to stop a further outbreak and where can we find reliable...

04 March 2020 9,295 9 View

What is the philosophy of your scientific field of study?

Philosophy of the sciences The hypothesis I make here is that if you understand the philosophical background of your scientific field of study, it will help you in doing better research, in the...

01 August 2019 7,979 98 View

Which handbooks, guidelines or platforms do you use to improve your research and writing? Which would you recommend to other researchers and writers?

In science, scientific writing as a tool to produce, communicate and preserve scientific results is important and so are books and other sources that show us how to do it. The Chicago Manual of...

30 July 2019 7,418 24 View

Does anybody have experience in R&D (Tech) Project Management with a more "facilitating" approach rather than the managing approach ?

02 June 2018 936 20 View

Is there a theory of the composition of successful shopping streets in inner cities or important literature about it?

05 August 2015 8,408 8 View

Measuring the scientific character of a theory

'When should a theory be ranked as scientific?' This question was put forward by Sir Karl Popper in his contribution to the book 'Philosophy of Science' (Martin Curd & J.A. Cover, ed. 2012)...

01 January 1970 6,242 20 View

Is there a credible case to be made against education?

01 January 1970 584 13 View

What kind of fluid could I use for a pitfall trap that also does not invalidate molecular testing?

Hi, I want to start testing pitfall trap to obtain ants samples, but I need to conduct molecular analysis on those insects. So, what kind of fluid can I use? Ethanol expires too early and I need...

03 March 2021 5,978 5 View

Does Napabucasin soluble in dichloromethane and in ethanol?

I need to prepare a solution of Napabucasin (inhibitor of cancer cell stemness) in dichloromethane. The drug is expensive, so maybe somebody already tried to do it. If it is soluble, what is the...

02 March 2021 9,945 3 View

What are the countries most affected by extreme rainfall as a result of climate change?

Increased heat, drought and insect outbreaks, all associated to climate change, have increased wildfires. Decreasing water supplies, declined agricultural yields, health impacts in cities owing to...

01 March 2021 7,168 9 View

How to accurately quantify chitin?

Hi all, I have been working on the quantification of chitin in insect samples and feed for a while but I can notice that the quantification methods (e.g. exposure to HCl, NaOH, and weighing sample...

01 March 2021 1,843 2 View

Why am i not getting solid after reacting APTES with salicylaldehyde?

The reaction of APTES with salicylaldehyde in ethanol leads to the formation of imine compound yellow solid which is mention in literature, but I am not getting yellow solid I don't know why? when...

28 February 2021 2,955 2 View

How to best wash a 96-well plate containing microplastic?

I am planning my protocol for my dissertation for an experiment quantifying bacterial (E. coli) biofilm formation on micro-plastic (5mm discs of polyethylene bags) by conducting a crystal violet...

23 February 2021 7,868 2 View

Please help in identification of this insect?

This insect is minute in size around 1 mm and not clearly visible with naked eye.

22 February 2021 5,907 11 View

Are there any known solvothermal methods to synthesize MoS2 nanosheets using solvents other than water (like ethanol/ethanol-water mixture) ?

I need to synthesize MoS2 nanosheets by alternate methods without pure water as a solvent.

22 February 2021 9,246 1 View

What is the best etching method for Mg-Ca alloy?

I have used Picral etchant (4.2 g Picric acid, 10 mL Acetic acid, 70 mL Ethanol, 10 mL distilled water) but it didn't work. Is there any alternative?

21 February 2021 2,558 5 View

Purification of proteins from baculovirus-infected insect cells?

18 February 2021 6,665 6 View