How to calculate Ligand-active site distance in a ligand-protein complex from MD simulation?

I have run a MD simulation of a ligand-protein complex in GROMACS using CHARMM forcefield. Reviewer has asked me to calculate Ligand-activesite distance and binding free energy of ligand with...

27 February 2021 4,703 1 View

How to indicate the degree of litter decomposed by microbes?

Any technique could detect the degree of litter decomposed by microbes? Or any indexes could do this job? I want to split the contribution of microbes during decomposition, so any suggestions...

23 February 2021 1,362 5 View

How to Implement Elastoplasticity in a PCL model in COMSOL Multiphysics?

I am using COMSOL Multiphysics 5.5. I am trying to simulate the tensile test of PCL scaffolds. However, regardless of the strain, I have the elastic region all the time which is not true when it...

23 February 2021 4,050 1 View

How to define the sink temperature and film coefficient?

Hi, everyone. I am considering the heat conviction during compacting simulation by Abaqus. I was wondering that how to define the sink temperature and film coefficient? Is there any references...

21 February 2021 6,197 1 View

Can RNAscope be used to quantify the mRNA expression level of certain genes?

Hello, all, I want to explore the mRNA expression level of certain genes in the brain under physiological and pathological conditions. In previous studies, the researchers usually isolated the...

18 February 2021 1,518 1 View

Would bisulfide sequencing result be affected if the tissue is fixed by perfusion?

I am looking into DNA methylation of mice as an aging marker along with other assays and recently I added brain IF to the list of assays. For this, I need to fix the brain by transcardial...

09 February 2021 9,012 3 View

Why E1g mode (Molybdenum disulfide) is undetectable in Raman spectroscopy?

I synthesized 1T/2H hybrid phase MoS2 on a graphite foil surface by hydrothermal method, and then analyzed it by Raman spectroscopy. As a result, three new peaks correspond to the 1T phase were...

04 February 2021 6,580 2 View

Can I use 500ng of DNA for restriction digestion?

The recommended amount of DNA for restriction digestion is 1ug in a 50ul rx I've got around 500-600ng of DNA in a total volume of 35ul. Would I get satisfactory results with this amount of DNA for...

31 January 2021 729 6 View

Difficulties purifying Outer Membrane Vesicles using a Sucrose Density Gradient: Unable to detect any protein after this process?

I'm currently trying to purify Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) following their extraction from the bacteria I'm working with. After the initial extraction the concentration of protein seems good...

27 January 2021 6,852 3 View

Where can I find these two papers?

14 January 2021 1,572 3 View

Is there any published or unpublished statistics on dropout rate (Dose1 to Dose-2) for Covid-19 vaccination in India, US, UK or any other country?

Are there any published or unpublished statistics or papers on the dropout rate (Dose1 to Dose-2) for Covid-19 vaccination in India, USA, UK, or any other country where vaccination has started at...

28 February 2021 4,237 1 View

Possible problem for showing 0.2 sun intensity instead of 1 sun intensity in AAA class Newport solar simulator?

We have a AAA class Newport solar simulator. We changed the Xenon Arc Lamp recently (XBO450W, Make:OSRAM) as the lifetime got over. However, the intensity is coming to be only 0.2 sun instead of 1...

14 February 2021 9,998 3 View

What is the best and affordable method to make and distribute a survey?

What is the best and affordable method for higher education student to build and distribute a survey in the United States of America with consideration of the following points: There are no...

23 January 2021 9,342 2 View

In this winter, the trend of death and infection rate due to covid-19 in Bangladesh is much lower than USA or other 1st world countires, why?

According to the opinions of experts the casualties caused by covid-19 would suppose to be increased in winter. Similar trend is seen in the case of USA and other 1st world countries....

14 January 2021 2,146 2 View

Can cosine of solar zenith angle be negative?

I am trying to find the cosine of sun elevation angle on slope terrain, I found the values between -0.9 to 0.9. Should the value be set to 0 - 0.9 or the negative value acceptable?

24 December 2020 4,027 4 View

Are there only winners in the world of exism?

BREXISM finally is over and they got a trade deal with europe now, but exism left the UK poorer according to the news Brexit is finally done. It will leave the UK...

23 December 2020 4,071 6 View

How is chemistry taught in schools in the United States?

How is chemistry taught in schools in the United States? A comparative study of high school chemistry education

10 December 2020 9,972 3 View

How much salt in a m^3 of water would be needed to prevent evaporation ?

Assume you have 1 cubic meter of water with 1 square meter of surface exposed to the sun. If you kept adding salt to the solution, is there a point at which evaporation would cease? Assuming the...

22 November 2020 5,444 1 View

Can the bending of a light ray passing by the sun correctly be explained by gravitoelectromagnetism?

Can the bending of a light ray passing by the sun correctly be explained by gravitoelectromagnetism?

02 November 2020 9,950 6 View

Can consensus metal price forecast be effectively used in the mining industry?

At the beginning of 2017, Donald Trump was about to be inaugurated as the next United States president. In anticipation of President Trump's policy changes in the United States, with possible...

28 October 2020 243 1 View