Which Anarhichas species is this?

We're currently studying growth of larval/juvenile wolffish, which were hatched from wild-caught, fertilized egg-balls in Icelandic waters earlier in the year. At the moment, we're not sure if the...

07 August 2016 2,345 32 View

Who will join the 8th International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 28 to July 2, 2016?

08 September 2015 9,819 6 View

Can anyone give me basic background data for the energy homeostasis of tilapia?

Fish have various ways of depositing fat as energy reserves. Some ("fatty") species have a lot of fat deposited in their muscle tissue whereas others ("lean") species may have large liver as their...

05 June 2014 534 6 View

What is your best tip for hosting a sucessful conference - and what mistakes should be avoided?

I'll be hosting a medium-sized (300+ participants) scientific conference in 2016 (International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology). When it come to both practical/logistic organization, as well as...

11 December 2013 1,862 2 View

How high are corticosterone plasma levels in fish, and what is the function of corticosterone in fish?

Often, cortisol levels in fish are measured immunologically using antibodies with high (or non-defined) cross-reactivity with corticosterone. A few references (and I'm looking for more) indicate...

09 October 2013 7,887 5 View

Should we abandon the anonymous, collegial, peer-review system for scientific publications and bring in professional, paid reviewers instead?

In a recent discussion tread on open access, my attention was drawn to a recent paper in Nature (see link) outlining publication costs and the large profit margins that the publishing houses are...

05 June 2013 2,125 39 View

What's this "RG Score" nonsense?

I enjoy the RG forum as it allows us to initiate and participate in interesting conversations, and to follow the publication flow of our colleagues as well as being able to share publications with...

09 October 2012 7,034 83 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

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02 March 2021 324 2 View

Arena simulation - how do i model the following model in ARENA (see description) (new to ARENA)?

Hello, I'm fairly new to ARENA and I have the following problem: I have two queues in which, in each queue, a different order type arrives (both having an arrival rate of exponential 10). Order...

02 March 2021 2,431 3 View

Research on Supply Chain Management in Indian context?

Hi, I am planning to apply for the PhD degree in the Supply Chain Mgt. with specific area of "Cold Storage warehouses" during Pandemics and wars. Where lock downs and shut downs are frequent....

02 March 2021 285 2 View

Can you share me how teacher education is managed in your respective national educational system?

I feel that the practice in teacher education in my country is below the expected performance level due to very poor management system. Hope I will learn something from your experiences.

02 March 2021 1,516 4 View

How does one access the Cranet survey data on HRM practices?

Hello, The Cranet website does not provide any lead to the data obtained from their multinational survey on HRM practices. Any help on accessing the data would be most appreciated. Thank...

01 March 2021 9,536 3 View

Is there any research regarding how training and development is going to change in the era of Fourth Industrial Revolution?

As the organizations getting prepared for the fourth industrial revolution, to enhance the skills of their workforce what type of changes are necessary and going to occur in the training and...

01 March 2021 3,199 3 View

Which is suitable for use with Python? MySQL or SQL Server?

Which is suitable for use with Python? MySQL or SQL Server? What is your suggestion?

01 March 2021 3,422 3 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

What role should journals play in leading academic fields?

A recent paper by Yeung and Thomas (2021) on journals in event management opens up an interesting debate on the role of journals as academic fora. They demonstrate that event management publishing...

28 February 2021 3,494 6 View