Can authors names in a publish paper influence the visibility of that particular article?

Can the position, grade, number of publication of scientists that authored a paper influence the visibility (acceptance, read, recommendation, citation,....) of an article during the submitting...

14 July 2020 3,011 8 View

Could someone Labelled CD8 T cells in deparaffinized section?

Hi I am trying to labelled murine CD8 LT by immunofluorescence on thymus and tumor sections embedded in paraffin and dewaxed. I meet some difficulties. I tried several Antobodies without...

08 December 2019 4,451 1 View

Raman spectroscopy: Analyzing an unknown material attached to a rough Beryl Heliodor, this graph been produced, any idea of what it could ?

Using a Raman (Gem Ram) operating with a laser calibrated at 785 nm, I attempted to determinate the nature of an unknown material disposed on certain places at the surfaces of a rough beryl...

19 November 2019 6,421 3 View

Can anyone help me to identify these fungal ascospores?

Dear Colleagues, I need some help in the identification of these fungal ascospores evidenced in a sediment originating from the "Caune Arago" cave (eastern Pyrenees, France) and dated to 400 000...

28 December 2018 4,713 2 View

Sites of metabolism (SoMs) usually refer to atomic reaction centers. Can we represent SoMs as bonds instead of atoms?

Hi all, I have looked at many papers and datasets, and realized that the definition and/or labelling of sites of metabolism is often used differently. Molecules with a tertiary aliphatic amine,...

03 May 2018 506 3 View

How should I fixe mouse eyes to get the optimal structure of the retina and to do immunofluorescent stainings?

18 April 2017 9,360 5 View

Does anyone know good bioinformatics tool(s) adapted to analyze promoter regions in a non-model insect species?

I am analyzing a putative case of lateral gene transfer...

03 December 2012 5,650 5 View

Can anyone recommend an advanced book about social problems analysis?

I'm looking to know authors and topics more relevant in the analysis of social problems from a comparative perspective.

09 October 2012 2,363 4 View

Which numerical method is appropriate to solve numerically a couple of two ODEs with initial and final conditions known?

I have to solve numerically a system of two differential equations, one with and the other initial condition to final condition. I tried the method called "shooting in" vain.

06 October 2012 3,139 13 View

Any suggestions of alternative methods to DiI for spine density and dendritic tree analysis?

We tried DiI on 200micron mouse sections but the stain seems to last a few days only and then "disappear" (leaking?) for neurons... That leaves us with a very short time to shoot confocal images...

26 September 2012 8,899 23 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

Where can I find raw quantitative datasets on ecosystem services?

I'm an Undergraduate student on the search for a research topic which has to involve any ecosystem service(s) and a response to environmental change. I'm looking for raw quantitative data sets (I...

19 February 2021 5,911 2 View

What should a smart water system look like?

Our team is designing a smart water C&C dashboard for a smart city initiative. As we look into the current smart water system landscape, we couldn't reconcile to a definitive solution that...

16 February 2021 1,094 3 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

Resume Book UEP2013 Asian Edition, dis somebodey has it?

I am looking for a copy of the resume book of UEP2013 Asian Edition (Urban Environmental Pollution 2013 Asian Edition) held in Beijing. If somebody has it, please I would like to obtain an...

11 February 2021 2,247 2 View

How to compare different models with different inputs and data length?

I want to run 5 different models to estimate stream flow. In order to optimize the characteristics of these models I use Taguchi method. So I have to run different models according to the Taguchi...

11 February 2021 7,986 6 View

Having trouble with qPCR amplification plots. My curve's never seem to reach a plateau. Any ideas?

The parameters of the curve all seem acceptable, typically reactions results are above 0.9852, -3.1 to -3.6 slope, and 90-110% reaction efficiency. The results seem to be what I would expect from...

04 February 2021 1,138 3 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