Can you recommend literature on factors influencing public acceptability and political feasibility of consumer-related regulatory policy instruments?

I'm looking for research on factors that influence the public acceptability / acceptance / support and the political feasibility of regulatory ("command & control") policy instruments mainly...

08 January 2021 3,579 6 View

Artificial/natural ageing response of ANSI/SAE 385 and similar Aluminum Casting Alloys ?

Hello everybody, I am looking for information about precipitation hardening/ageing of die casting alloys identical with or related to ANSI/SAE 385.0 - according to specification, this alloys...

30 November 2020 1,701 3 View

Agmatin determination with LC MSMS?

I would like to determine agmatine (C5H14N4 CAS 306-60-5) with LCMSMS. The samples are sport supplements. The processing should be just dilute and shoot . I have not yet succeeded in achieving a...

29 November 2020 8,356 4 View

What is a suitable purification method for big dextrans (> 2000 kDa) beside size exclusion chromatography?

Is capillary electrophresis or ion exchange chromatography a convenient method when charges are introduced into the dextran?

06 February 2020 7,946 6 View

Ibuttons: measurement of battery lifetime?

Dear all, I have some ibuttons for temperature measurement which have been stored for several years. Before I use them for field work, I would like to know Is there any way to measure if the...

10 February 2019 7,769 3 View

NPSG "Alarm Safety": Recommendations for a minimum set of data analyses to be done on alarm data?

Regarding the NPSG 6.01.01 "Alarm Safety": Are there any recommendations for a minimum set of data analyses to be done on alarm data? Above and beyond the "alarm inventory", do you know about any...

18 September 2018 555 1 View

Looking for a simulation tool to evaluate the economics of small fuel cell CHP for residential buildings?

I am looking for an available tool that I can use to evaluate different scenario's of using a small scale fuel cell as a CHP that provides the heat and electricity for a residential building. In...

23 October 2017 6,161 2 View

Difference between Chen & Thissen's (1997) LD statistic and Drasgow et al.'s (1995) "Doubles" + degrees of freedom?

Hi, I am currently looking into local (in)depence statistics for IRT models and I am confused about several handle degrees of freedom. I am dealing with binary data (items with K=2 categories) so...

26 March 2017 7,568 2 View

Which substance causes the reddish heartwood of pine, larch and douglas fir?

03 March 2017 1,599 3 View

Does anyone have data on the salinity and pH of the faeces of bird species?

I am looking for experimental data/papers on the salinity and pH of the faeces of a number of commensal bird species in urban environments. In particular I am looking for studies on pigeons,...

21 June 2016 1,165 6 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

Can the Dunn's test be used as an appropriate post-hoc for the G-test?

Research Question: Are red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) a statistically significant proportion of raptor (bird of prey) diets? I am planning on using a series of G-tests (determining whether...

23 February 2021 5,827 3 View

Do you have papers on hindlimb myology of birds to share?

Hi all! we are looking for papers (or information) on muscles of the hindlimbs of birds (extant and extinct) that include the intrinsic muscles of digits. Any help will be more than welcome! Thanks!

22 February 2021 7,186 3 View

Do you have papers on hindlimbs myology of birds to share?

Hi all! My work team and I are looking for papers on muscular descriptions of the hindlimbs of birds (extant and extinct) that include the intrinsic muscles of digits. Any help will be more than...

22 February 2021 8,330 6 View

How to extract RNA from brown adipose tissue(BAT)?

30 January 2021 6,610 3 View

Does someone know which structure could exit the olfactory bulbs at their antero-dorsal top ?

Hi people, I am studying bat brains through endocranial casts and I cannot identify which structure could be present in sort of a canal located dorsally to the cribriform plate. It is like...

27 January 2021 797 6 View

What is the best way to track bird migration?

Migratory birds are globally scattered. What should be the ways to track them? Except ARGOS. Elaborate.

25 January 2021 2,355 4 View

Which statistical test to use to see if there is a significant difference between the vigilance of bird species at different feeders (in SPSS)?

I have gathered data on bird species visiting 4 hanging feeders in different locations and have calculated the proportion of time they have spent displaying vigilant behaviour while at the feeder....

18 January 2021 9,959 7 View

Which sampling techniques can be used for huge flying insects?

Tropidacris collaris is a grasshopper. Adults, which can reach more than 15 of length, are strong flyers and actually they resemble small birds or bats. Most of the time T. collaris is found in...

13 January 2021 3,735 5 View

How would you extract bird flapping motion from a video?

Suppose you have a footage of a bird flying by flapping in a fixed frame recorded by a single camera. Is there any library/software which, given assumptions on distance, size and angle, could...

12 January 2021 7,614 3 View