Methodological confusions regarding deductive and inductive reasoning, hypothesis and theory test?

Hi Colleagues- What do you think about the following methodological issues: 1. Is it methodologically wrong to formulate quantitative research questionnaire based on inductive reasoning? 2. Is it...

21 February 2021 4,634 6 View

Are there alternatives to the Devarda alloy when estimating nitrogen?

Are there alternatives to the Devarda alloy when estimating nitrogen? devarda alloy is reducing the nitrate to ammonium

15 February 2021 8,838 3 View

Up to what extent website personalization can help in creating urge to buy impulsively?

Up to what extent website personalization can help in creating urge to buy impulsively? The digital transformation is making most of the organizations to go online and start doing business through...

09 February 2021 4,430 6 View

Observation instrument for classroom activity in consecutive interpreting?

Hello everybody My research involves an intervention where an instructor delivers a training course to students. My role as a researcher is to write down observations. Do you have any idea about...

03 February 2021 6,853 3 View

Can anyone help to convert ODK XLS into XML?

We want to conduct a verbal autopsy using WHO adult VA updated tools in ODK. The current version of WHO adult verbal autopsy tools is v1.5.3. I have successfully converted VA ODK-XLS v1.4 into XML...

03 February 2021 844 2 View

What is the best way to encode categorical variables in datasets with many features and avoid increasing dimensionality of the dataset?

I am working with a large dataset that has many categorical variables with many classes in each variable. I want to encode the categorical variables without increasing the dimensionality of the...

31 January 2021 6,986 3 View

How is the repeatability interpreted in agreement subject?

Dear Researchers, In a study, we assessed the agreement between two tools. At first, we used Bland-Altman plot. Then we calculated Repeatability Coefficient. Mean Difference (sd): 0.827...

30 January 2021 236 1 View

Can I check GFP transfection in 293T cells by flow cytometry?

I would like to troubleshoot the transfection stage of my lentiviral transduction protocol. In short, I have 4 lentiviral plasmids, one of which encodes GFP. I tried transfecting the HEK293T...

24 January 2021 2,341 3 View

May I know how to determine the acceptable intakes for new types of nitrosamine discovered in drug?

Currently only common nitrosaminse like NDMA and NDEA have mentioned the acceptable daily intake. Based on EMA guidance, should refer to ICH M7 chapter 7.5 guideline. I have read but could not...

20 January 2021 522 1 View

Why best practices are recommended in software security?

Hey, I am looking for some research papers or white papers that investigate how the enforcement of best practices contribute to secure software development? Any recommendation is appreciated....

29 December 2020 1,715 15 View

Any research papers for extraction of nutrient deprivation on macroalgae? Analysed by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. Possibly from macroalgae genus Rhizoclonium?

I am doing my thesis on the nutrient deprivation on the macroalgae Rhizoclonium sp. I will be analysing the levels over a period of roughly 5 days by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. I will be using seawater as...

28 February 2021 6,477 1 View

Please, any real time simulation tool recommendation for islanding detection and control in DG to me aside MATLAB as it keeps freezing and very slow?

I am currently working on islanding detection and control in distributed generations. I would kindly ask that you recommend a real-time simulation tool that helps me in this study. I have tried...

13 January 2021 3,626 3 View

Could you help me to find a research topic or something related to the Islanding detection on smart grid system?

06 January 2021 6,508 5 View

Why below-ground ecology is still unexplored (majority of it) in our country ?

Below ground ecology or below ground ecological functions and ecosystems roles are very crucial and highly significant for any ecosystem especially for the forest ecosystems. The interaction among...

02 January 2021 6,912 3 View

In R software, how to restrict geographical area only to the coastline / intertidal zone?

Hello all! I'm trying to conduct an SDM analysis in R regarding a species which only occurs in the intertidal area. I need to be able to restrict my geographical range to a range of points in...

13 November 2020 351 9 View

Anyone an expert in algae in Victoria, Australia?

I found this (very pretty) algae (see picture) in a bore-fed and suburban catchment run-off fed, human made lake (Newport Lakes) in Newport, Victoria, Australia. I'm a vertebrate zoologist with a...

09 November 2020 7,587 3 View

Can you suggest a sub-problem and possible objectives regarding to this thesis/research study?

03 November 2020 8,155 3 View

At what time points should pro-inflammatory cytokines levels be tested in a mouse model of Prototheca algae infection?

I'm working on establishing an murine infection model of the Prototheca algae. Not much is known about the dynamics of the infection, nor the induced immune response. I'd like to use the...

19 October 2020 2,908 2 View

Image database of vegetation quadrats?

I am trying to develop a web teaching module (thanks to COVID) on plant community ecology. I am searching some database of photographs from plant quadrats to let students experience the whole...

14 October 2020 8,156 1 View

How can i interface the microgrid with the main utility grid?

The system below is a dc microgrid. During the islanded mode, the battery buck-boost converter regulates the 400V dc across the dc load. While the ac-dc converter(after the transformer) regulates...

09 October 2020 1,563 1 View