How do I correct for phylogenetic nonindependence between a binary/multistate categorical variable (independent) and a continuous depedent variable?

Dear community, I am rather new to phylogenetic comparative methods and seek your advice. I want to compare a continuous trait (dependent) between species belonging to either groupA and groupB...

22 September 2020 1,618 4 View

Can you fill a quick questionnaire?

Hi there, my name is Panagiotis Koilakos and I am studying computer science in AUEB, Greece. During an HCI(Human-Computer Interaction) course, we had to select a home device and try to beautify it...

02 January 2020 4,939 3 View

How can I remove false positives using the calculated bisulfite conversion rate in a WGBS experiment?

Dear community members, We have available WGBS data for a species. We used Bismark to map the reads to the reference genome. Unmethylated lambda phage DNA was spiked-in, to estimate the bisulfite...

18 July 2018 4,081 2 View

Is there a "stress test" for fish larvae which would reveal their stress resistance without implementing violent methods (i.e. lack of oxygen)?

I need to estimate the quality of fish larvae by estimating their stress resistance OR their resistance to the lack of oxygen. However due to ethical issues I need to use non-violent methods (i.e....

27 November 2017 1,824 3 View

Is there any questionnaire or survey conducted that have measured the satisfaction of companies from a Recruitment Process Outsourcing?

I'm trying to find a questionnaire that can measure the satisfaction rate of a company according the recruitment services that a Recruitment Agency provided.

18 November 2017 9,012 3 View

Hello I would like to ask you how we can add the different sulfur compounds in hysys for the crude distillation? Thank you!

Different forms of sulfur containing compounds.

04 July 2017 9,495 9 View

Can I remove taxa from pre-existing phylogeny before running a PGLS analysis?

Hello all, I want to run a PGLS analysis. I have a phylogeny with branch lengths, but I want to run the PGLS analysis for a slightly smaller subset of taxa than the ones contained in the...

25 June 2017 7,371 0 View

How can I know all the node coordinates where pressure is calculated as also the corresponding node ID using COMSOL?

Hi,I have the square 5x5 geometry of the attached Figure. I solve a pressure distribution problem where pressure changes its values along the x-axis. I would like to know all the node coordinates...

13 September 2016 6,935 6 View

Is it possible to minimize an array of values (not just a simple function), using the genetic algorithm optimtool of Matlab?

I am conducting simulations for Genetic Algorithm using optimtool('ga') of Matlab. I would like to minimize the difference of two arrays so that I can fix the valueof a parameter which is the...

09 May 2016 4,987 4 View

Safe concenctration of Guinidine hydrochloride in cell cultures?

Hello, I need to use guinidine hydrochloride to clear any aggregates of apoA-I in my solution and then treat cells with it. What is a safe final concentration of GndHCL in the cell cultures?

26 March 2016 3,983 4 View

Looking for Materials with high thermal expansion coefficient and high temperature resistance?

03 March 2021 8,272 1 View

Can we classify HV and LV lines based on line length?

I have dataset which shows the length of power lines. I need to classify the lines based on the line length. Is there a rule to classify the High voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) lines based on...

03 March 2021 4,116 4 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

Does Napabucasin soluble in dichloromethane and in ethanol?

I need to prepare a solution of Napabucasin (inhibitor of cancer cell stemness) in dichloromethane. The drug is expensive, so maybe somebody already tried to do it. If it is soluble, what is the...

02 March 2021 9,945 3 View

New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before?

Question to you and THEM, the New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before? There appears to be a core problem for...

02 March 2021 3,024 2 View

I am interested in medicinal chemistry field, which books are highly recommended to learn from?

I am at the beginner level in drug design and drug discovery, and I am interested to learn more about this field. Which books are highly recommended to start from and gives me all essential...

02 March 2021 8,437 2 View

How to grow E.coli on the low salt LB agar plate with 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin?

Hello, I would like to ask how to grow E.coli which resists 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin. I have tried many methods by using low salt Luria-Bertain(LB) agar plate. However, no colonies grow. Let...

01 March 2021 2,027 2 View

Issues with Permeabilization during Flow Cytometry?

Hello Everyone. Currently I am working to characterize macrophages in the myocardium after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Due to the low total cell number isolated from rat hearts I can...

01 March 2021 3,867 3 View

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

01 March 2021 8,087 3 View

Which cell line should we use to perform biological dosimetry experiments?

We are preparing some experiments based on irradiating cells under different conditions in order to evaluate the effects in terms of DNA damage, genetic expression, etc. As our project is...

01 March 2021 3,355 3 View