How can we measure the reliability and validity of our survey questionnaire?

We are conducting survey research on COVID-19 misinformation among students. How can we validate our survey for it to produce valid and reliable data? Also, what statistical tools can we use to...

16 February 2021 678 3 View

How to design a reactive extraction process in Aspen Plus?

Hello, my task is it to create a specific extraction process. There is a mixture containing water, nitric acid and hydrochloric acid. It is known, that tributyl-phosphate is a solvent, which...

03 January 2021 4,163 3 View

Could speech recognition software be developed that DOESN'T convert sounds into waveforms? If not, what does it say about the semiotics of knowledge?

The standard approaches in speech recognition (and A.I. generally) rest on some very interesting assumptions that deserve to be carefully examined...

02 January 2021 9,363 11 View

Do children learn best when they're given the freedom to pursue their own interests?

21 October 2020 9,970 12 View

What sensors are applicable for plastic detection using Arduino?

Are there Arduino sensors that can be used to detect the presence of plastic materials? Our proposed study is an arduino based plastic detection from the water surface. We plan to use infrared...

16 October 2020 4,552 3 View

What is the ideal treatment of data for arduino-based research projects?

Our research is An Arduino-based solar-powered surface water plastic proximity detection and characterization system. We are currently writing our methodology for our research proposal but we are...

12 October 2020 905 3 View

C. S. Peirce held that, because mathematics makes no presuppositions, it is even more basic than phenomenology? Do you agree?

30 August 2020 3,686 13 View

Recovery rate of biodiversity when shifting from conventional to organic farming?

If it exists, where can I find data or some relevant references on the recovery rate (and time) of insect biodiversity (or just pollinators) when shifting from conventional to organic farming for...

11 August 2020 6,996 7 View

Wanulcas and banana - any experiences?

02 August 2020 1,358 3 View

What are the recommended diluents for the Pierce BCA protein assay kit?

I have performed a tissue homogenization/extraction protocol using methanol and chloroform as the solvents. The aliquot being using for BCA analysis contains both solvents. I understand that the...

23 June 2020 650 1 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 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

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

Is it possible for two human neuronal cell lines to have different gene sequence for the same protein?

I am looking at the ATP1A2 (Sodium/Potassium ATPase alpha subunit 2) in two human neuronal cell lines. Expression levels of this protein seems to be almost equal when detected by one antibody....

01 March 2021 3,607 3 View

Is CD44 degraded in lysosome together with hyaluronan after CD44 mediated endocytosis of hyaluronic acid?

Also when RHAMM binds hyaluronic acid, they get internalized, will RHAMM also be degraded? Or both CD44 and RHAMM will be transferred back to the cell membrane? Asking for breast cancer cell line...

01 March 2021 8,169 2 View

Do you need the CMV enhancer before the CMV promotor for a proper function of CMV on the gene that follows?

I'm a student and I have to produce a cell line with a knockin for the NRF2 gene with GFP. I have to put a promotor in front of the GFP because the gene will be too far away from the promotor of...

28 February 2021 7,127 2 View

What could be some reasons why unstimulated monocytes are getting activated?

Im doing PBMC isolation -> CD14+ enrichment using magnetic beads -> stimulation setup. My negative control is just cells in cRPMI but they seem to get activated over and over again.

28 February 2021 7,883 3 View

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28 February 2021 9,936 2 View

When is it unnecessary to change organisational culture?

As a former management practitioner, I recall a generally accepted view that changing organisational culture is difficult, so you should only attempt it if the organisational change that you are...

27 February 2021 2,595 8 View

Does RNAiMAX transfection reagent work in serum free medium?

I diluted siRNA and RNAiMAX in opti-MEM and added to the cells which they were in the growth medium. Is it a right way? or should I culture cells in the opti-MEM medium for a while and not in...

26 February 2021 10,041 3 View