Why is my platinum counter electrode getting dirty during electrodeposition?

I am conducting anodic electrodeposition of MnO2 onto a stainless steel substrate, using a platinum strip as a counter electrode. This is done galvanostatically, with the current held between 5...

27 February 2021 1,829 3 View

What is the significance of (isolated) high titers of IgG anti GD1a antibodies in an older patient with polyneuropathy?

Remote history of Campylobacter infection with reactive arthritis, and Spitz nevus (UMP). Arthropod exposure in Zika/ChikV endemic area prior to emergence of length dependent, sensory PN with...

18 February 2021 8,719 1 View

Can Qualtrics generate reports for survey respondents that show their answers to selected questions?

I am using Qualtrics for a Delphi survey. Does anyone know if Qualtrics can generate reports that I can send to respondents. More specifically, I want to send respondents a report of their...

13 January 2021 7,976 3 View

What are health and agricultural econmic impact of the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic_acid (2,4-D) in your country?

Dear Research community, I am writing a review about 2,4-D. Google Scholar has identified 11000 publications with this herbicide as a keyword since 01/01/2018. There is plenty for me to read....

29 December 2020 1,145 6 View

What are the ethical considerations when conducting research with students who are paying for a private course?

I'm going to be teaching an online course to minors using game-based learning strategies. I wasn't to make sure I consider ethics considering students (likely their parents) will be paying to take...

12 December 2020 6,497 11 View

No host reference for metatranscriptomics?

One of the steps during the preprocessing of the data from metatranscriptomic analysis is to remove any host reads (host contamination) by comparing to host database. But what if there is no host...

30 November 2020 3,259 2 View

Primer specificity check with primer blast individually or together?

Hi, When checking my designed primers for specificity, what is the difference if I run BLASTn for each primer individually versus together (ie. forward primer separated by 20 "N" then reverse...

03 November 2020 1,421 4 View

To what extent do motorhomes and other large vehicles degrade road surfaces in relation to cars and other light vehicles?

I am studying the effects on the road system of a rural region of a drastic increase in traffic, particularly Motorhomes. My question is this, do motorhomes and other large vehicles have a...

22 October 2020 8,146 3 View

How to calculate pKa's using DFT for a molecule with three acidic hydrogens?

The molecule in question is a molecule with 3 non-equivalent hydrogens. Am I going to have to run the calculations in all of the transition states?

18 October 2020 1,524 3 View

Gibson Assembly Produces Wrong Product?

I have been using Gibson Assembly to insert a 7kB fragment into an 8kB linearized vector. After assembly many colonies form, but colony PCR on the transformation consistently shows a 1.5 kB...

18 September 2020 247 3 View

Can two EC50 values with different hill slopes be compared?

Hello, I fit a classical dose response curve Y=Bottom + (Top-Bottom)/(1+10^((LogEC-X)*HillSlope)) to my data (not related to inhibitors etc). The model I use is purely qualitative but it fits...

23 February 2021 8,155 5 View

Reaction condition to convert NH2 to COOH?

I need to couple Dopamine by NH2 end to silica nanoparticles coated by PEG-NH2, but first i need to convert the PEG-NH2 to COOH by using succinic anhydrous ... can you suggest a reaction condition ?

13 February 2021 2,768 4 View

Is this grounds for theophylline toxicity even though her plasma is within the therapeutic range? if it is, how is that possible?

A patient was given 300 mg Theophylline taken twice a day for the treatment of her bronchial asthma and has a positive clinical response. She has been compliant in taking her medication however,...

09 February 2021 3,489 3 View

Difference between assessing EC50 in presence of physiological levels of human serum albumin and alpha1 acid glycoprotein vs. % human serum?

01 February 2021 1,825 1 View

I am finding a lot of cellular debris in the culture flask? What are the reason behind it?

I am facing a problem that cellular debris observed in my SHSY5Y cells. I have seeded the cells in DMEM media with 10% FBS in T-25/ 60mm dish (antibiotic used PEN-Strepand gentamycin). I have also...

17 January 2021 3,074 3 View

How can we increase awareness about Covid 19 prevention in our city among the local population?

The general public must be made aware of the mode of transmission, presenting symptoms and the measures that can be undertaken to prevent the spread of infection. Few options- Media, Webinars...

03 January 2021 3,538 13 View

Are the receptor proteins on the surface of infected cells will increase or decrease the susceptibility of antivirals?

Are the receptor proteins on the surface of infected cells will increase or decrease the susceptibility of antivirals?

22 December 2020 3,242 4 View

How to convert Terapeutic Human Doses to Cell Experimentation Doses?

"Toxicological evaluations revealed that Cur is found to be pharmacologically safe, even up to 12 g per day, as reported by several animal studies and in phase-I clinical trials Similarly,...

07 December 2020 3,012 1 View

Which neuronal cell line contain D1R?

I'm formulating a drug delivery system that could stimulate Dopamine receptor, For that i need to choose cell line that contain D1R and could be simulated using my delivery system... I have read...

20 November 2020 9,104 2 View

How to increase presynaptic neurotransmitter release artificially?

I would like to pharmacologically increase presynaptic neurotransmitter release in mice CNS in vivo (through the extracellular micro-infusion of a compound). Which strategy would you recommand?...

02 November 2020 5,645 3 View