Why are my bands weird in this Agarose gel?

Can someone please give me some possible things that could go wrong? Here is my recipe: 0.5g Agarose 50 mL of TAE 1x 1 uL ethyl bromide. Gel was run at 100V for 1 hour. The buffer used is also TAE.

01 March 2021 9,952 3 View

How to increase solubility of Poly acrylic acid in Dioxane solvent?

I am working with Polyacrylic acid (100.000Da) and instead of water, I need to use another solvent (dioxane) to dissolve PAA. However, because of the high molecular weight, it's quite hard to...

25 February 2021 2,225 5 View

How to minimise the risk of being abused the profile of potential participants tagged in a social media post?

Dear colleagues, I got this one in one project I did ethics review. It's great to hear about your thoughts/experiences. "Doing an open recruitment online (i.e., via Facebook) requires public...

22 February 2021 3,322 3 View

Any suggestion on self-efficacy scale ?

Dear researchers, I am planning on conducting a research on the relationship between Language learning strategies, by Oxford (1990) and self-efficacy. I have found Morgan-Jinks Student Efficacy...

22 January 2021 8,432 3 View

I need to apply a questionnaire from an article. What statistical analysis do I need to use?

Hello, I found a survey about attitude toward language in an article which I find fit to use it in my thesis. The survey has 30 questions, which were put into 5 factors through factor analysis...

21 January 2021 9,419 3 View

Why did I obtain abnormal staining by TUNEL assay?

I use Abcam TUNEL Assay Kit - HRP-DAB (ab206386) on mouse tissues. The staining showed a pattern that I expected to see with a specific layer of cells dying due to drug treatment. But the...

12 January 2021 144 1 View

Is there a generalized method to derive current-mode model of any DC-DC converters?

Hi all, As new DC-DC converters are being proposed, associated control method should be proposed and based on the small-model signal analysis of the DC-DC converters. Using average space state...

06 January 2021 7,247 3 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

How is datasets good?

Can you show me some ways to generate benchmark datasets?

22 December 2020 362 4 View

Does crystallinity degree, (and crystalline phase) of a polymer affect its surface energy and adhesion?

I have several PLLA electrospun nanofibers with different crystallinity degrees and also different crystalline phases and I am measuring the adhesion force by AFM-based techniques. I wonder if we...

28 November 2020 3,269 5 View

Shall I skip the measurement model in SmartPLS?

Hello everyone, I had run a mediation model in SmartPLS using questionnaires that were already validated among my statistical population. A professor who edited my paper -though she is not...

01 March 2021 3,052 3 View

How to calculate stress at the cross section of spherical particles within a matrix?

Hi all, I am currently working on some background calculations before I start a new project related to metal matrix particulate composites. I am trying to find a way to calculate the stress at...

19 February 2021 8,503 3 View

Cross-country research: How can I control for the factor country, although I don't have any hypotheses regarding country differences?

Hello, I am currently preparing a preregistered report for experiments in different countries. I am studying motivations/values of students; therefore, I want to conduct several same experiments...

28 January 2021 5,763 3 View

Does anybody know about literature on protest and post-conflict processes/societies? What would you recommend?

I am trying to start a project on the subject and your help would be appreciated

18 January 2021 2,190 6 View

How can I generate a population with a fixed correlation coefficient in R?

I want to generate an artificial population using two variables (say x & y) with a fixed correlation between x & y. Which package/command in R software can help in this?

18 January 2021 2,545 9 View

What causes the temperature variation of Carbon/PAEK composite sample while heating with AC current at certain voltage in a number of cycles/one time?

It should be either decrease or increase for nth time during heat supply. Is there any possibility of irregular temperature sequences as shown in figure. In that picture the highest temperature...

12 January 2021 4,390 4 View

R package for multivariate dispersion as a measure of beta diversity?

Hello, everyone: I've been reading some old and new papers on how to compute beta diversity using incidence or abundance data from several assemblages/communities. For my data, I am interested...

03 January 2021 9,293 1 View

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01 January 2021 5,831 1 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

2nd factor analysis, interpretation help, Can any one explain?

I am trying to see if cultural intelligence (CQ) is composite of skill, knowledge, cognition using 2nd order factor. i get the idea of latent variable (Sk,Kn,Co)'s standardized regression weight...

14 December 2020 1,930 3 View