Why am I not able to use all VEP programs for the in silico analysis of avpr1b SNP's?

Good day researchers I am busy analysing the predicted effects of certain SNP's in AVPR1b. When using the VEP prediction programs (SIFT, Polyphen, FATHMM, LRT, Provean, Mutation Assessor, and...

28 February 2021 5,197 1 View

Can I use a likert survey for criterion sampling in a qualitative study or would that make it mixed methods?

I am doing a phenomenographic study on the reading experiences of avid v. Neutral v. Non-Readers. If I use a likert survey to criterion sample for participants, does that make it a mixed method...

09 February 2021 8,594 3 View

When is it optimal to choose an OFAT (One factor at a time) design over DOE (design of experiment)?

As a current undergraduate student majoring in Microbiology who is still learning DOE (Design of experiment) on my own, I have heard and read that an OFAT design is considered the most inefficient...

29 January 2021 8,256 3 View

Lighting for open field test behavior assay?

I am currently setting up our lab's behavioral space to run the open field test in rats, and I am trying to figure out how to set up lighting to evenly illuminate the open field chamber (a 90 cm x...

26 January 2021 1,399 3 View

Why is my blot transfer bad now?

I had been having beautiful blot transfers, but in the last few days I have ran into issues where there is high background staining and poor band resolution. The background staining is very...

23 December 2020 670 3 View

How/where to provide a dataset?

If someone has collected a large useful dataset that could be useful to social science research, gender research, a specific industry sector in business, and possibly business students or those...

05 October 2020 9,236 6 View

Does amelanotic B16-F10 cells give rise to black toumour nodles when injected in mice?

I am culturing B16-F10 cells in RPMI as these cells tend to die when cultured in DMEM high glucose. When cultured in RPMI, cells are amelanotic. If I inject these amelanotic cells in vivo (i.v.),...

02 September 2020 3,524 1 View

Why do 293T cells starts dying after lentiviral transfection?

I have a lentiviral transfection protocol on 293T cells that has been working for years, but for the past few months, my 293T cells starts de-attaching from the plate. I finally figured out it was...

16 August 2020 6,647 3 View

Any ideas on where to look to for organization theory that speaks to why people join organizations?

I am studying place attachment. Place attachment is usually examined by looking at place and the emotional connection individuals have with place. However, I am interested in learning about how...

11 June 2020 9,483 7 View

What are some of your favorite mixed-methods studies related to environmental management and citizen science/stewardship?

I'd like to learn more about interesting environmental management and citizen science/stewardship studies that combine both quantitative and qualitative methods.

25 May 2020 4,994 1 View

Why cannot world and community leaders be gentle? Where did ethics of care go?

The whole world is in a mess and paused. We all are tired of seeing hypermasculinized and destructive leaderships all around us. This world has seen enough of the aggressive patriarchal social...

23 February 2021 292 7 View

Why is ethics significant in business and how should one control unethical behavior ?

1. The significance of ethics to business and how to control bad behavior.

21 February 2021 882 14 View

Describe a serious ethical dilemma you have experienced. Use the 12 questions developed by Laura Nash to offer a solution to the problem?

Describe a serious ethical dilemma you have experienced. Use the 12 questions developed by Laura Nash to offer a solution to the problem.

21 February 2021 9,133 2 View

Discuss the extent to which morality in African traditional societies can be classified under the Natural Law theory of morality?

How can one classified African traditional societies under natural law

18 February 2021 7,334 8 View

What are some alternatives to the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS) developed by Dr. Lucy L. Guglielmino?

The Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS), also known as the Learning Preference Assessment (LPA), was developed by Dr. Lucy M. Guglielmino in 1977 to measure learners' attitudes of and...

15 February 2021 3,095 4 View

What are backpropagation formulas for residual neural networks?

14 February 2021 4,194 3 View

How to derive equations for a resonant buck converter with ZVS?

I am not understanding how each author is deriving the equations and the working principle. Individual authors are giving their own working principle explanation for different circuit topology....

12 February 2021 496 1 View

Which ethical metrics is expected from an academic who is the owner or the creator of the measuring instrument?

Which ethical metrics is expected from an academic who is the owner or the creator of the instrument? The measurement tool will be applied to adults as an online form and a snowball sample will...

01 February 2021 9,188 3 View

Genus name priority from the same publication (Zoology)?

I came across a recent taxonomic work, where two genera were synonymized. Both genera were published in a paper in 1922 by the original author who revised the family at that time. The original...

19 January 2021 1,920 4 View

Will it be ethically appropriate to demand increased patient responsibility for own health?

The health care system is facing challenges when more individuals are not taking responsibility over their own health care decisions and actions. This is evident in narratives where patient...

16 January 2021 7,760 13 View