If a journal doesn't provide doi after acceptance of the manuscript, is it authentic?

It is related to submission of the manuscript in a Journal and the process of its online availability.

18 February 2021 9,269 5 View

Why use both bead beating and enzymes (lysostaphin and lysozyme) for DNA extraction from sputum samples?

Hello, I have read in a few publications that to extract total DNA from sputum samples, both bead beating and enzymes are used to disrupt the cells. Bead beating is supposed to be efficient in...

18 February 2021 3,360 2 View

What could be the reason for XRD pattern starting from very high counts/intensity at 3 degree 2 theta?

I am working on XRD analysis of the clay minerals from the sea sediments. My XRD pattern shows very high counts at the start of the XRD pattern (3 degree 2 theta) which is very unusual. The counts...

31 January 2021 4,493 9 View

How to make a site-Selective Electroless Nickel Plating?

I would like to plating Ni/Au on the selected area. Can anyone give me a suggestion? It is a bit like to make golden finger on PCB board. Instead with the PCB board, I use polyimide as my...

28 January 2021 8,330 1 View

Is it possible to prepare clay minerals by mixing pure oxides of required elements? What would be theoretical difficulties with it?

Practically this is not at all necessary. But theoretically, would hydrous/hydrothermal synthesis be enough (like mix 1 mole alumina gel and 4 mole silica gel and gently heat) or would it require...

26 January 2021 6,403 3 View

How to use PVQ Psychometric Tool?

Hello, I'm doing a research about if psychometric tools can be translated into video games. My main major is video games. So I'm an absolute newbie with psychometric tools. I have chosen PVQ tool...

22 January 2021 5,992 2 View

How to measure the hardness for PLA & PHAs polymers?

Hello, I am a bit confused on whether to follow ASTM D785 (Standard Test Method for Rockwell Hardness of Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials) or ASTM D2240 (Standard Test Method for...

21 January 2021 7,487 4 View

For mineral / compound characterization studies like FTIR, SEM, XRD, how many replicates should be taken for data analysis?

If we do some spectroscopy technique for only one sample, is it enough for data analysis or we have to do multiple samples from each treatment for getting authenticate results to publish in...

09 January 2021 5,896 2 View

Will there be two research designs if using Mixed Methods?

I am having a hard time with my dissertation pre-proposal (super long story, but I have no help). If I use the Mixed Method, will my research design will be both phenomenological and descriptive...

07 January 2021 5,007 3 View

The hospitals reported rise in ICU admissions of young COVID patients - Is the new strain of COVID to be blamed?

05 January 2021 3,141 12 View