Is there any test to determine the cardiovascular risk of patients with obesity? from the perspective of obesity?

We found tests to determine cardiovascular risk taking into account lipid profile, blood pressure, age, history of diabetes, other laboratories. But when weight is involved, there is a paradox. I...

02 March 2021 6,036 1 View

How to compute the distance in km between two points inside the Earth?

Hello everyone. I am looking for a simple formula to compute the distance in Km between two points inside the Earth. I do not mean the usual problem between to cities (distance along the surface)...

02 February 2021 3,455 4 View

How do you transmit and evaluate ethics and moral values in you teaching activity?

Ethics and moral values have always being an essential part of teaching and scientific research. How do you teach and evaluate these essential subjects in your daily interaction with students?

23 December 2020 5,058 7 View

Having issues understanding the particles/mL to molarity conversion, I've seen many different way but non of them seem to match one an the other?

I have 68nm spherical Au NPs, which gave me a concentration of 1.22 x 10^9 particles/mL. How can I calculate the molarity without the need for TEM?

22 November 2020 8,850 3 View

How to migrate a graph database to SQL?

In the research that I am working on, I need to migrate a graph database to sql to carry out tests, I am using neo4j as a tool, the information I have found is about migrating from SQL to neo4j...

09 November 2020 1,869 3 View

How to calculate grain size if FWHM of Lorentzian contribution is nearly zero and lower that FWHM of instrument?

I want to calculate grain size and microstrains. I fitted my peaks with a Voigt function but the FWHM of the Loretzian contribution resulted to be nearly zero, lower than the FWHM obtained from...

28 October 2020 2,578 1 View

Can anyone explain the calculation process of integrated biomarker response (IBR)? Any specifical software?

Hi. I'm working with soil enzymes and I have an issue because i saw several papers that used "integrated biological response" or IBRv2 to integrate data from enzymes and build a hexagonal star...

11 October 2020 5,131 3 View

Do you believe SARS-Cov-2 vaccines will yield a robust immune response and memory?

In view of the potential for Covid-19 reinfection and the weak immune response and short duration in patients previously infected with Covid-19, many doubts have emerged if the virus is capable of...

03 October 2020 5,689 7 View

Any method to dye shells for photography without deteriorating them?

Hi, I need to dye bivalves to bring out the details of the shell and to be able to take good photos. I have heard that there is a gaseous compound that allows this and doesn't damage the samples,...

27 September 2020 1,864 4 View

Do you perceive this as a moral hazard?

It is now common for some peer-reviewed journals to offer paid editorial support for language editing and translation to authors. Is this perceived as a moral hazard? I would say it depends on the...

26 August 2020 4,486 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

Loss of biodiversity its impact on terrestrial ecosystem?

I need research papers with problem statement as well as research questions in respect of the above mentioned topics

04 February 2021 2,240 15 View

What species (or genus even) of crab is this (bivalve using hermit type)?

Two weeks ago I found a peculiar crab in the intertidal zone in SW Florida. when found, the crab was not utilizing a shell. It was similar shaped to porcelain crabs found in our area, but with...

17 January 2021 1,620 4 View

Can anyone identify this fungus/mushroom from China?

The pictures were taken in Guishan Mts in Yunnan. The fungus is ca. 10-12 cm high.

07 January 2021 6,639 10 View

Is there any relevant technique for mesocosm studies in marine environment using Nanoparticles?

I am planning to perform mesocosm study in simulated marine environment using Phosphorus based nanoparticles, i would be using marine micro-organisms in it. kindly suggest me some effective...

07 January 2021 5,877 3 View

How does titanium dioxide (TiO2) as a coating's component enhance the coating performance in terms of anticorrosion??

Greetings, Recently, I was asked by a researcher how does TiO2 enhance the coatings polymeric structure making it able to reduce corrosion reaction by preventing the penetration of aggressive...

02 January 2021 5,257 5 View

How can I build one phylogenetic tree for an arthropod community when I had known their scientific names?

I am working on the phylogenetic analysis for communities of plants and arthropods. A standardized protocol of building phylogenetic tree for plant species list that was widely used in studies....

29 December 2020 181 3 View

Can forward and reverse sequences of PCR products be entirely different from each other?

Dear All, The forward and reverse sequences obtained from the PCR products are not identical at all. Can I still make the contigs for doing BLASTn? Individually both sequences are showing the...

22 December 2020 5,280 5 View

Is there any chemical safe for sea environment, but could be used for repelling planktons and microorganisms?

As an example of Julia Child, whose first receipe was shark repelent, my team and I are looking for some chemicals which wont harm planktons but will help keep planktons from our robot in sea.

20 December 2020 9,616 4 View

What is the most controllable (marine) bacterial culture you can cultivate in simulated seawater?

02 December 2020 6,796 3 View