Can mycoplasma contamination in primary neuronal culture interfere with neuronal growth?

I am doing primary neuronal cultures (mix of neurons and astrocytes) from mice. One year ago we moved and changed labs and since that time I am not able to grow nice neurons (either they don't...

30 September 2020 2,517 1 View

The compensation procedure- beads (for fluorochrome) and cells (dead/live staining)- how to do it?

Hi, I would like to ask about the compensation procedure. I use Fortessa/ Diva and automated compensation procedure. I have a set from BD for compensation setting. Referring to the manufacturer...

28 February 2020 8,765 2 View

What standardised psychometric test to use for self-efficacy for female athletes?

Hello, I am looking for a valid and standardised test to measure self-efficacy of female athletes for my doctoral thesis. Any suggestions? Thank you

14 November 2019 849 3 View

What is the best recommended growth and freeze media for SH-SY5Y cells?

I received SH-SY5Y WT cells and started growing them in low glucose DMEM with FBS and S/P. After reading article about changed cell morphology and detachment of cells from growth surface due to...

06 October 2019 1,475 2 View

Why can't I load my purified pcr sample from a gel to another gel to confirm purification The product evaporates out of well before I can run the gel?

23 July 2018 3,700 8 View

Why all phages in ELISA are positive?

I perform 5 biopannings rounds and then did ELISA with the 'soup of phages' from each circle (coating with specfic antybody, then phages and antiM13). Biopannings from 1-4 had really low OD but...

18 June 2018 915 3 View

Can someone help me determine the NMR data for 2,5-dimethoxyampehtamine?

Interpretation of this compound and all the chemical shifts

20 March 2017 703 1 View

Does anybody has an experience with human serum depletion prior to MS- or electrochemical analysis?

12 March 2015 8,710 5 View

Does anyone use a thermo-desorption technique for mercury speciation in solid samples?

22 February 2015 9,352 11 View

How to compute the internal consistency of a scale with ordinal items?

Hi community, I am trying to determine what is the best way to calculate the internal consistency of a newly developed self-esteem scale. I am working together with two other researchers on the...

28 February 2021 1,369 5 View

How can I set up a good fit SEM model in AMOS?

I am trying to make an SEM model in AMOS for my dissertation but having some trouble with getting a good fit. I am looking for relationships between self-efficacy reported on a Likert scale and...

26 February 2021 8,642 4 View

Inpatient DBT to reduce parasuicidal behaviour?

Currently trying to obtain as many pieces of research as possible for my dissertation around the implementation of DBT within the inpatient unit for those with a diagnosis of BPD. Primarily...

23 February 2021 5,654 2 View

Latent profile analysis based on two variables/sources of data?

Hello, for my master project, I would like to conduct a latent profile analysis about self-regulated learning skills. I would like to take two different measures into account when creating the...

21 February 2021 2,326 3 View

Online surveys for social sciences researchs: what are your opinions about this tool and how can we improve the research design to incorporate online?

Good morning everyone, Due to the pandemic, I conducted several online surveys. It is quite agile, not at all expensive, but there are several problems: the sample's representativeness and its...

21 February 2021 7,457 3 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

ZnS oxidizes to ZnO!!why??

when I put my ZnS solution in the chemical bath, the ZnS oxidizes so there are ZnO peaks appearing because of the reaction with the oxygen in the air, despite the fact that I close the beaker...

14 February 2021 5,778 9 View

Hi, can a variable in a questionnaire be measured with a series of questions or it has to one question for one variable?

I am doing research on the impact of competitive bidding on project success and would like to use SEM. Project success shall be: cost overage, completion time, quality of works and variation...

13 February 2021 4,413 6 View

Why non-specific band appear on T-ARMS PCR?

Hi everyone. We want to know how can I remove the non-specific band amplification on this variant. Although the amplification of non-specific band is not as intense as the band that we want, but...

09 February 2021 588 2 View

What is your opinion regarding opening of school? Now students are supposed to join school. Do you think that decision is in the interest of society ?

From long Pendamic now government is opening school and colleges on for off line classes. What do you think that this decision is fruitful to the students and society too?

08 February 2021 3,068 6 View