Sadly, my name without consent, in a predatory journal. What do I do?

I google searched my name the other day and found out that I am a coauthor (without my consent) of a paper published in a predatory journal. Please, is there a way I could take my name off the...

18 February 2020 5,515 5 View

Raman spectra interpret for epoxy and unknown?

How to interpret the Raman spectra for epoxy and unknown by identifying the distinct peaks for unknown. I attached the Raman spectra of both compounds below.

06 December 2018 1,206 2 View

I want to know which one is better DAPI or Acridine Orange for counting marine bacteria? and if someone have the protocol to estimate biomass.

27 June 2017 6,055 5 View

Plant identification

15 May 2017 2,538 10 View

Can anybody please help me to identify this plant?

Dear all, Can anybody please help me to identify this plant? The picture of the plant was taken from a forest in Amuana Praso in the Eastern region of Ghana. Thanks for your help.

02 May 2016 3,792 6 View

Is it normal to obtain multiple bands for AmoA primers in soils?

I'm using Amoa_2R and Amoa_1F primers. After the PCR my gel showed multiple bands for the soil sample that I'm working with. I was expecting only a 481 bp. I tried different annealing temperatures...

18 May 2015 9,358 3 View

Should I use relative risk ratio or marginal effects to interpret the output of multinomial logit?

I want to know which one is the best for interpretation of logit regression.

29 December 2014 2,696 5 View

Can someone help us and send an aliquot of E. coli ML-35 (ATCC 43827) lyophilized to our institute postal address?

05 October 2014 5,786 1 View

Why are my real time PCR amplification curves jagged throughout despite neat and specific corresponding melting curves?

I used the Roche LightCycler 480 and MCF-7 breast cancer cell line cDNA samples to construct an efficiency curve for the ABCG2 gene. This is the 2nd repeat of the experiment and although my...

14 April 2012 6,286 21 View

Why are 90% of conferences scheduled in 2020 cancelled and not rescheduled because of Covid-19?

Why are 90% of conferences scheduled to take place in 2020 canceled? Is it to say that the world has no hope of recovering from this virus (Covid-19) anytime soon? It would have made more sense if...

01 January 1970 5,370 4 View

After a reference from Int J Body Compos Res, can any body help?

Hi, I am after the reference below, my library says it cannot obtain a copy either locally or internationally, any help appreciated! Chris Wang ZM, Heshka S, Wielopolski L, Pi-Sunyer FX, Pierson...

03 March 2021 6,193 1 View

Irradiation data for JAPAN?

Hi, Could you help me to get the latest (2019, 2020) solar resource data for a particular site in JAPAN? PV GIS and NSRDB data are not in reach to JAPAN, I'm looking for some other database for...

03 March 2021 961 3 View

How to quantify carbon deposition on CuZnAl catalyst?

Dear All, I want to quantify carbon deposition on the surface of the CuZnAl catalyst. I have tried thermogravimetric analysis, but I've got weight gain as the active Cu- get oxidised. Does anyone...

01 March 2021 1,907 3 View

Why Trivalent chromium start precipitating above PH 5 ? Moreover discuss difference between adsorption of chromium and precipitation of chromium ?

I am a student of MS Environmental Engineering and started my research phase. I am working on metal removal ( chromium iii ) by using activated carbon prepared from the agricultural feedstock. So...

01 March 2021 5,475 2 View

Why might my GFP tag be dissociating from my plasmid after transfection?

I have a set of stably transfected cell lines all transfected with plasmids containing GFP tags on the C terminus. During a western blot using anti-GFP antibody, one of my plasmids has dissociated...

01 March 2021 9,310 4 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

The reason that the culture of white fungi Contamination with green mold(Trichoderma), the culture autoclave at121 for 15 min. What is it?

Is the period to autoclave not enough? The inoculation in a hood and flame and UV and alcohol.

27 February 2021 9,356 3 View

How the wettability of rock sample can be changed by ageing in pure hydrocarbon oils only?

I want to do wettability analysis of hydrocarbon oil (octane)/rock/surfactant solution system. but to do the analysis first I have to make rock surface oil-wet. Since hydrocarbon oil does not have...

27 February 2021 5,383 3 View

How to calculate Ligand-active site distance in a ligand-protein complex from MD simulation?

I have run a MD simulation of a ligand-protein complex in GROMACS using CHARMM forcefield. Reviewer has asked me to calculate Ligand-activesite distance and binding free energy of ligand with...

27 February 2021 4,703 1 View

How can I assign a velocity along one direction to CO2 molecules in a molecular dynamics simulation using GROMACS?

Dear all, I am trying to perform a MD simulation about the interaction between CO2 and a polymer. I create my model, solvate it and perform the NVT and NPT equilibration. Now I am not able to...

26 February 2021 10,014 3 View