VIF very high, but correlation is low and coefficient is significant. Which one whould I choose?

Hello. I have a question whether if my coefficients (statistically significant) would be valid when VIFs are really high. In my model, there are independent variables(IV), moderating variables...

26 February 2021 956 13 View

How to clean up TEM grid with plasma cleaner?

I need to clean the hydrocarbon contamination on the carbon substrate of TEM grid. However, I heard that substrate could be broken by the powerful plasma. My substrate is pure carbon, with ~3nm,...

23 February 2021 3,262 5 View

Sb2Te3 thin film annealing and damage(break)?

21 January 2021 9,642 2 View

When comparing two very similar surveys taken over time, but with different sample size, what would be the best way to approach this problem?

Hi, I'm currently analysing a survey for a university course design, and some guidance would be very much appreciated. The students who are enrolled in a (year-long) course were given a link to...

08 December 2020 6,624 9 View

When analysing survey using Likert scale, is it okay to use Friedman's test?

Hi, I'm currently analysing a survey for a university course design, and some guidance would be very much appreciated. The students who are enrolled in a course were given a link to participate...

06 December 2020 6,060 2 View

Which time-serie model is good when using concatenate data?

I would like to make a model using sequence datasets. As I've searched that , many LSTM, RNN tutorials use long-sequential data such as weather in 1950-2020. However, my datasets are short...

24 November 2020 808 3 View

Could you answer some basic questions on CRISPR-cas9?

Hi, I would like to ask simple some questions related to CRISPR-Cas9 that I could not understand by reading some basic articles on it. I am not in that scientific field so my questions might be...

21 October 2020 2,439 2 View

How can I design resin column for test?

I'm interested in the research field of ion exchange resin. I want design about resin column with acryl for test. How do you usually design the diameter and length of small columns for test? I...

13 October 2020 3,443 2 View

How do you check the locations of brain-implanted cannulas?

Hello. I implanted single cannulas bilaterally into the brains of mice to infuse drugs. After behavior tests, what would be the simplese way to validate if the cannulas are in the target areas?...

18 September 2020 8,457 3 View

Why this HPLC data show negative peak?

Lysine was dissolved in mobile phase and injected in HPLC but there are two peaks. One for positive at 2.1 min and another for negative at 2.8 min? Contents of moilbe phase are ACN:Water:TFA =...

08 July 2020 2,695 13 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

Where to find data on trees in tropical agroforestry?

Hi, I'm looking for data (mainly related to management: growth rate, canopy size, soil and climate preferences, etc.) about tropical trees used in tropical agroforestry. Have you ever heard about...

28 February 2021 7,356 8 View

The Shannon's index is inversely proportional to Simpson's index (1-D)?

I'm having a problem with my bloxplot with Shannon's and Simpson's indexs. The value of Shannon for my Community 1 indicating higher diversity (in relation of the Community 2), but have lower...

26 February 2021 3,033 9 View

Any recommendations for methods to analyze elephant space-use (using GPS) and correlating this with changes in NDVI?

For my Masters I am looking into elephant space-use and its effect on vegetation change. I have elephant GPS collar data and was going to use Google Earth Engine to obtain NDVI values. I would...

16 February 2021 7,097 3 View

How to consider effects of rapid warm adaptation in modeling of ecological impacts of warming?

I would highly appreciate it if my fellow ecologists (biologists) provide their opinion on the thoughts below [esp., shortly tell us which path may be more effective, if they know another way, if...

15 February 2021 3,642 6 View

What is the magnitude of yearly rhizopdeposition in tropical forests?

Hi all, I am trying to find reference values on annual soil rhizodeposition rates for different kinds of forests, with a particular interest for tropical rainforests. Do we have an idea of the...

26 January 2021 4,278 4 View

Can you recommend a good book on analytical chemistry for non-chemists?

Dear colleagues, I am asking for you recommendation: I need a book on analytical chemistry in environmental sciences. As a non-chemist (a biologist) I have some basic chemistry knowledge but not...

25 January 2021 8,486 8 View

Why are my Maxent SDM projections coming up almost entirely blue?

Hello Maxent Community, I have been generating SDM models and projections in Maxent. I have had some success with one set of variables (some Hydroshed variables mixed with World CLIM variables);...

19 January 2021 3,994 7 View

How deep into the sediment do marine/riverine oligochaetes live?

I am working with intertidal muddy sediments. In one of my sites the sediment was extremely muddy (high % of silt), oxic layer was shallow, and there were a lot of oligochaetes. I would like to...

14 January 2021 7,269 4 View

Methodology for bird counts (census) in airport?

Hello. I am looking for a description of a methodology for bird counts (census), which is applicable to airport area and will allow me to collect the data about species diversity and abundance at...

11 January 2021 3,213 3 View