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Researchers use various robust scientific measures to determine representative sample sizes for their studies. This depends often on whether the number of elements within the population is known...

06 July 2018 6,639 0 View

What is the exact effect size classification by Cohen (1988)?

Effect size is an easy way of quantifying the difference between two groups which is more advantageous than only using tests of statistical significance. It seeks to reiterate the size of...

04 May 2018 9,055 7 View

Is there any difference between MANOVA and Mixed ANOVA?

The use of complex statistical tools for analysis has always posed a challenge to researchers due to the assumptions which they need to meet before their use. I would like to know where the...

01 February 2016 4,277 1 View

What is the philosophy behind the use of the cross-sectional descriptive design?

Researchers use designs which are underpinned by certain philosophies. I would like to know from colleagues the appropriate paradigmatic stance that is consistent with the cross-sectional...

01 February 2016 6,374 8 View

What are the differences between 'diglossie' from the perspectives of sociolinguists and 'diglossie' form the view point of didacticiens?

'Diglossie' is a linguistic term which is applicable in didactics and sociolinguistics. The real connotation of the notion is usually argued from the point of view of the two domains of learning:...

31 December 2015 9,663 7 View

How does one's paradigmatic orientation affect their definition of educational aims, goals and objectives in curriculum discourse?

There are clear differences in the notions: educational aims, goals and educational objectives. It is possible that the paradigmatic orientation of an individual would determine to a large extent,...

10 November 2014 6,238 31 View

What is theoretical tringulation and how can it be properly harnessed in linguistic and literary research?

Modern research places enormous task on researchers to use more than one method that guarantee valid propositions. One of such measures is adopting theoretical triangulation from different fields...

09 October 2014 8,602 5 View

What could be deduced as being Noam Chomsky's definition of a kernel sentence?

Kernel sentences are simple, active, declarative sentences containing no modifiers or connectives used in making more elaborate propositions. Did Chomsky define it in a different way at all? What...

09 October 2014 9,581 4 View

What is the contribution of Robert Lowth to the evolution of modern day English grammatical theory?

Robert Lowth is a household name in English grammatical theory. How has his writings positively influenced today's grammatical discourses?. Were there any weaknesses in his postulations?

08 September 2014 4,329 3 View

Is it actually true that the 'publish or perish' philosophy is watering down quality of instruction among faculty and administrators?

It is almost a forgone conclusion that promotion to a senior rank in a tertiary institution is contingent on one's ability or capacity to publish knowledge-filled quality papers for the...

08 September 2014 2,248 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

Waters 2707 HPLC autosampler problem?

I am using a 2707 waters HPLC device. When I try to inject a sample, it says missing plate or rack. I changed the needle and calibrated its position but I still get the same problem. I even get...

02 March 2021 1,408 1 View

Good sites to recruit survey participants on a grad school student budget?

Any good recommendations for participant recruitment for online surveys on a grad school student budget?

02 March 2021 4,293 4 View

Why almost every element would be metallized in sufficiently high pressure and low temperature?

(This statement is from wikipedia, BTW). What is so special about metallic bond that is limiting high-P low-T state of a matter (as long as individual atoms exist, not white dwarf of neutron star...

02 March 2021 3,309 2 View

Does anyone know HRM channel in a 2 plex QIAGEN Rotor- Gene Q qPCR can be used as a separate channel?

I am going to have 3 different probes in my qPCR work that I am going to do. But I realized that the machine we have in the lab is a Rotor-Gene Q 2plex HRM Platform, saying it has green, yellow,...

01 March 2021 8,544 1 View

I have designed reflectarray element and feeding it though Horn Antenna on HFSS. After full wave simulation, I am not getting desired results?

I have designed reflectarray element to generate OAM beams at 5.8GHz and feeding it though Horn Antenna on HFSS. After full wave simulation, i am not getting desired results i.e Radiation pattern...

01 March 2021 9,701 5 View

Can we distinguish the type of free fluid inside the pelvic and abdominal cavities whether blood or serous fluid using the ultrasound?

during ultrasound examination of acute abdomen, sometimes we see free fluid , can we know the type of fluid ,whether blood or not , using ultrasound only? if yes , what are the sonographic...

01 March 2021 7,476 4 View

Any research papers for extraction of nutrient deprivation on macroalgae? Analysed by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. Possibly from macroalgae genus Rhizoclonium?

I am doing my thesis on the nutrient deprivation on the macroalgae Rhizoclonium sp. I will be analysing the levels over a period of roughly 5 days by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. I will be using seawater as...

28 February 2021 6,477 1 View

Microstrip antenna design tutorial of HFSS 3D layout module ?

I have designed a 24 GHz rectangular antenna on HFSS 3D model and got desired results while desing the same antenna with same dimensions I am getting resonance frequency at 27 GHz I am...

28 February 2021 4,426 2 View