How to size battery banks?

I am designing a small grid connected solar PV power-plant. As the battery's capacity is specified in Ah and demand in kWh. What is the best way to size the battery bank? I have battery price in...

28 February 2021 1,638 3 View

Do you think there is cognitive oversaturation in the current pandemic? What impact can this have? And other manifestations?

Dear colleagues, Do you think there is cognitive oversaturation in the current pandemic? What impact can this have? And other manifestations? The question is mainly aimed at adolescents (pupils,...

23 February 2021 7,796 4 View

What is the standard protocol in doing replicates for C. elegans lifespan assay on solid media (thru worm picking)?

I would like to know what is the standard protocol in the number of worms per plate and number of plates per concentration of extract X in a lifespan assay done in solid media and not automated...

23 February 2021 9,933 1 View

What is the possible cause of MSCs low growing?

Hello Everyone, We are inexperienced in culture of MSCs trying to grow a sample from BM of a mare. It is the second time that after preparation of new medium (DMEM-F12 with high glucose - 10% Hy...

07 February 2021 9,989 7 View

What is better to buy a real-time pcr machine or an endpoint?

Hello everyone, we are acquiring a new molecular biology laboratory with the fundamental objective of identifying species of microalgae and cyanobacteria. Perhaps you could help us decide if it is...

24 January 2021 8,320 4 View

How to improve the yield for the reaction below?

I am trying to increase the yield for the reaction below. I did the column and I saw that the major side-product is the symmetric dimer formed by 4-bromobenzyl bromide. I imagine that NaH is...

20 January 2021 7,874 4 View

Is it possible to calculate the energy stored (kWh) in a EV battery by knowing the cathode discharge potential and specific capacity properties?

For example, if I have the following data for a LiNi0,8Co0,15Al0,05O2 compound used in the cathode: - Specific capacity = 200 mAh/g - Average voltage = 3,7 V I have no information about the...

16 January 2021 3,038 2 View

PCR used to work, now it doesn't, why?

I recently did a PCR with certain primers, and the reaction went well for two gels, but when I repeated the exact same reaction a third time it suddenly didnt work, then I did it a 4th time and it...

12 December 2020 364 5 View

Is there some good Instrument for evaluate life's quality of patients with chronic disease?

I'm trying to conduct a research from this field. There's someone to help me?

09 December 2020 4,065 5 View

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

03 November 2020 8,155 3 View

What are the countries most affected by extreme rainfall as a result of climate change?

Increased heat, drought and insect outbreaks, all associated to climate change, have increased wildfires. Decreasing water supplies, declined agricultural yields, health impacts in cities owing to...

01 March 2021 7,168 9 View

How to accurately quantify chitin?

Hi all, I have been working on the quantification of chitin in insect samples and feed for a while but I can notice that the quantification methods (e.g. exposure to HCl, NaOH, and weighing sample...

01 March 2021 1,843 2 View

Please help in identification of this insect?

This insect is minute in size around 1 mm and not clearly visible with naked eye.

22 February 2021 5,907 11 View

Purification of proteins from baculovirus-infected insect cells?

18 February 2021 6,665 6 View

Extraction of DNA from insect samples conserved in silica gel?

Hi everybody, can anybody suggest how to extract DNA from insect samples conserved in silica gel (in my case, mosquitoes)? Does anybody know a commericial kit which does that or a particular...

10 February 2021 3,392 4 View

How do I prepare and store insect samples for JH measurements?

I need to preserve termite samples for future quantification of juvenile hormone in their bodies. Or extract the Juvenile Hormone and keep that samples stored for future quantification. I may need...

09 February 2021 1,995 1 View

Working with insect primary cells in cell medium and in saline solution?

I work with insect primary cells, which I let grow in TC100 insect medium. For fluorescence measurements I have to discard medium (because of its fluorescence properties) and give a saline...

28 January 2021 3,867 1 View

How to extract a single stranded DNA from a double stranded DNA sample isolated from stem borer(rice affecting insect) ?

How to extract a single-stranded DNA from a double-stranded DNA sample isolated from stem borer(rice affecting insect)? As I need to amplify ss Dna using a COX-1 marker having primer sequence as...

22 January 2021 3,424 3 View

Helicoverpa armigera eggs are not hatching in lab condition, why?

Dear RG friends, I am providing a complete H. armigera diet for larvae and maintaining the eggs in the growth chamber as well as in-room conditions. But since three months, eggs laid from the...

21 January 2021 5,546 32 View

Detection of insect eggs in stored and processed products?

Currently, in order to identify insect eggs in stored or processed products (such as contaminated flour or wafer samples), staining was performed based on the method mentioned in the below...

15 January 2021 6,362 5 View