How to Balance Bench work with Reading and Writing?

I am a second-year grad student. I am finding it difficult finding time to read literature and write (things like qualifying exam, thesis, grants). I find myself so busy with bench work that I...

01 March 2021 3,325 4 View

What sampling strategy is utilising secondary data, reducing survey population into sub-groups?

I am writing a research proposal, using a universities' convenience survey data that they have conducted. In order to answer my research question, I will need to look at two specific generational...

09 January 2021 3,220 4 View

Is BRSV ("bovine respiratory syncytial virus") less susceptible to RNA degradation than SARS-CoV-2 when thawing a sample?

I've noticed that when thawing long-frozen samples (3-4 months at -20 C), most of the SARS-CoV-2 virus does not remain intact, but that the surrogate appears to. Has anyone else noticed this?

09 January 2021 4,168 7 View

Asalam o alikum, Can anyone please help me in interpretation of XRD data?

Actually, I want to present the in table form (dcal , dexp, 2 thita, hkl) but don't know how to find these values from data.

28 December 2020 6,769 4 View

Is it need to test Cronbach's Alpha for extracted features from data?

As Cronbach's Alpha is usually used for test the reliability of measurements given by questionnaires, however, I wonder that whether I use this test for features extracted from behavioral data. I...

26 December 2020 9,602 2 View

Doping of r-GO?

if the percentage of doping Au into rGO is too small 1~10%, is it not enough to prevent restacking of r-GO in xrd results, rGO peak appeared at 22.2 and also the peaks of gold nanoparticles so...

21 December 2020 6,091 3 View

XRD peaks for gold nanoparticles ?

is the concentration of gold salt that were added will affect on the peaks appeared. i added a very little amount of gold salt to dope graphene oxide and not all the peaks that proved the...

17 December 2020 9,275 3 View

If someone has the pdf file of below mentioned reseach paper?

14 December 2020 5,935 3 View

Can you centrifuge and re-suspend a cDNA sample?

I am woking with very low concentrations of RNA in an attempt to run a qPCR analysis. Given this, I am going to attempt to synthesize cDNA without diluting my sample, and in two different,...

12 December 2020 3,247 3 View

I saw sparkles in my samples?

i am trying to dope boron in graphene oxide , and after i take out my samples from the oven i put them in the microwave for 40 sec , and i saw sparkles . and fume also i couldn't understand why

16 November 2020 6,852 5 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

How to plot Beamforming?

Hellow, i am do a code for LMS beamforming whit UCA arrays I find the weigth (w) But i dont know how i can plot the radiation Pattern with this result Thanks for the help

10 August 2020 6,442 2 View

How to keep in memory the global ecological pause during the COVID-19?

Dear Researchers, I would like to raise a debate with you, regarding the impact of COVID-19 in the environment and climate change. We are a group of researchers that have launched a map, which...

08 June 2020 9,286 3 View

Can anyone tell me which species (or higher taxon) this is?

We found this small, maybe parasitic, crustacean in the North Sea offshore. The posterior body part is missing, but it looks quite characteristic. There is double-hooked rostrum, 2 antennae...

08 April 2020 6,842 9 View

Macrofauna-Can you tell me what species this is?

Can anyone identify this species? It's from a temperate lagoon located in the southern part of the Po River delta (Italy). Many thanks, Monia

03 March 2020 9,999 5 View

Is there any current research being done on ocean species that can convert carbonic acid?

For a class I am looking at the effects of ocean acidification, and within this although I am finding that there are species that are both negatively (coral, oysters, etc.) affected and positively...

11 February 2020 4,212 2 View

Is there any current research being done on ocean species that can convert carbonic acid?

For a class I am looking at the effects of ocean acidification, and within this although I am finding that there are species that are both negatively (coral, oysters, etc.) affected and positively...

01 February 2020 349 2 View

Anyone used "casting traps" to study the blue crab Callinectes sapidus?

Anyone has field experience on eficiency of using this type of casting traps (image attached) versus more "traditional" pots ? If applied to the blue crab, would be optimal. The idea would be to...

11 December 2019 5,478 6 View

Why can't I get target-specific sequences of Bryozoa in PCRs?

Hello, I am a PhD student interested in population genetics of marine invertebrates. Currently I'm working with a bryozoan: Reteporella. I have been trying to amplify COI (at least) and, although...

13 November 2019 7,387 4 View

Why can't I get target-specific sequences of Bryozoa in PCRs?

Hello, I am a PhD student interested in population genetics of marine invertebrates. Currently I'm working with a bryozoan: Reteporella. I have been trying to amplify COI (at least) and, although...

10 November 2019 2,188 4 View