Why are we measuring gel content of NBR latex? Does gel content related to the amount of cross-linked in a polymer?

Hi good day to everyone! I am actually studying the gel content of synthetic latex. Refer to ASTM 3616, gel content is measure of insoluble rubbers in the chosen solvent. So, I just would like to...

07 February 2021 605 4 View

How to determine the number of cells before suspending them in 1x binding buffer in Annexin V FITC assay?

I am performing Annexin V FITC assay for adherent cells. According to the protocol described, the treated cells were trypsinised and collected, followed by washing them twice with cold PBS. The...

18 July 2020 8,695 5 View

Appearance of crossing point signal even in water during qPCR. Help?

We have been running qPCR to detect Fusarium in wheat grains. Suddenly out of nowhere, we kept getting crossing point signal in the blank (PCR water). We have done the following: ran with only...

01 March 2020 1,408 3 View

What are the factors that affect the compatibility between filler and solvent in fabrication of mixed matrix/composite membrane?

I've heard of compatibility between polymer and solvent used to dissolve it based on the solubility parameter. However, little have I found upon solvent and filler interaction and compatibility....

18 August 2019 5,376 1 View

How to perform data analysis for ranking of familiarity of foods?

the most familiar food was assigned to 1 and continue rank among the list of the foods until the least familiar food. How to perform weighted ranking or any suitable method can be suggested for...

21 September 2018 6,557 3 View

Why do my western blots look so odd?

The three images attached here are for 3 different proteins probed at the same time. The first one is GAPDH. Does anyone have any idea why (1) Despite reasonable Bradford assay results, GAPDH...

14 January 2018 5,544 3 View

Choice of electrolyte for characterizing Cu2O/CuO coated on Cu mesh?

I have Cu2O/CuO coated on Cu mesh and would like to characterize its electrochemical properties using CV and Impedance analysis. I have tried using 0.5M and 1M of Na2SO4 (scan rate 10mV and 20mV),...

03 September 2017 4,244 4 View

Peak height in qPCR melt curve analysis?

31 October 2016 1,428 5 View

Why my cells (Flp-in CV-1) precipitate after adding in the antibiotics?

The culture looks fine during maintenance but after transfection, precipitation forms immediately after I adding the antibiotics (hygromycin b) for positive cells selection. So I tested the fresh...

18 August 2016 2,955 3 View

Where do i buy Sybr green dye?

27 June 2016 6,138 3 View

What are some of the research gaps in machine learning and artificial intelligence in africa?

i would to know some of the research gaps in the artificial intelligence field in most african countries.

03 March 2021 6,145 3 View

Good morning research fellows, Has anyone worked with senna alata plant extract on any kind of fish?

Literatures on the piscicidal effect of sennaa alata is scanty. if you have any related litrature either in the bark, leaves or roots used as treatment to any aquatic organism please kindly help...

28 February 2021 9,138 2 View

Is there any Machine Learning/AI algorithm that lets you predict with incomplete features without missing value imputation process?

For instance, the model is trained with A,B,C,D,E features to predict F target. Then, I want to make prediction on a new data, but with only A,C,D,E is known without doing missing value imputation...

28 February 2021 1,556 6 View

What are the important topics in the field of Artificial Intelligence in Business world?

Dear All, I am doing my MS in Electronic Businesses. And I am interested in the AI field and its applications for businesses, its benefits, impacts, etc. What kind of scientific research dominate...

26 February 2021 8,816 6 View

Suggest me some trending topics for phd research in text mining/AI/machine learning?

My master's research is in info retrieval and text mining. I would be grateful if you could help me to select a good topic for my phd research proposal.

24 February 2021 393 14 View

What software programs can directly simulate Additive Manufacturing Directed Energy Deposition (DED)?

I understand there are a lot of software programs that can simulate DED by going through specific modeling, simulation, and commands. For me, that was time consuming and results were not accurate....

24 February 2021 4,428 3 View

I am looking for a simple software program to model 3D chemical bonds. The purpose is to generate high-quality graphical abstracts. Any suggestion?

Hello everyone: I am looking for a simple software program to model chemical bonds. The purpose is to generate a high-quality graphical abstract for a top leading journal in the field of...

23 February 2021 8,012 3 View

How can we improve AI in detecting fraudulent activities on digital payments?

I am conducting a study on the effectiveness of AI towards detecting and averting digital payment fraud. What are the popular AI techniques being adopted in mitigating digital fraud and how could...

21 February 2021 3,888 4 View

Which programs are to be used to register 2D image onto a 3D image data set?

I am trying to register a light micrograph onto a 3D CT data set, as I want to extract the corresponding image from the CT data set. Is there any software or program can do this accurately? I am...

21 February 2021 8,220 3 View

What is the better software for approximation of 3D surface with equations?

I have a massive of x, y, z coordinates of 2D surface in 3D space, which builded in Ansys HFSS or AutoCAD. How can I get the analitical aproximation of this surface by formulas?

21 February 2021 3,444 7 View