Why am I not able to use all VEP programs for the in silico analysis of avpr1b SNP's?

Good day researchers I am busy analysing the predicted effects of certain SNP's in AVPR1b. When using the VEP prediction programs (SIFT, Polyphen, FATHMM, LRT, Provean, Mutation Assessor, and...

28 February 2021 5,197 1 View

Should we reduce the standard unit of length to 0.31951540592 meter ?

The reasoning behind this question is to align the ratios of the proton potential in energy per charge to the speed of light in distance per time. As these two dimensions appear to be related,...

27 February 2021 947 7 View

What metal thin film houses also do annealing?

Could anyone provide names of metal thin film deposition vendors that also do high temperature annealing, in the range of 300-500 C?

27 December 2020 6,137 3 View

Vacuum freeze drying protocol in human skeletal muscle tissue methods, anyone?

I will be freeze-drying small skeletal muscle samples (~60mg) per sample using a Virtis SP Scientific Benchtop Pro Freeze Dryer. I've had difficulty findings a reference protocol to determine the...

21 November 2020 1,423 1 View

Does anyone freeze samples in GeneJET RNA extraction kit lysis buffer?

For the GeneJET RNA purification kit from Thermo Scientific, does anyone know if you can lyse your sample (suspension cells in my case) in the lysis buffer from the kit and then keep the sample at...

18 October 2020 4,993 3 View

Looking for good/reliable betaine assay kits. Does anyone have experience with such a thing?

I am looking to quantify both human serum and skeletal muscle homogenate betaine concentrations via ELISA or colorimetric assay kits. Has anyone had a good experience with any products...

24 September 2020 4,550 3 View

Accurate curvature estimation of CT-scans (image stack)?

We have multiple CT-scans in the format of TIF image stacks. To get the mean curvature we first transform the stack to a triangular mesh (using Marching Cubes). To make the triangles in this mesh...

03 August 2020 7,921 4 View

Input from experts in environmental survey sampling design on draft sampling design decision tree?

Hi. I am trying to help provide some rough advice for selecting amongst alternative sampling designs to measure bird density or abundance. The surveys are short-term in duration such as for impact...

22 January 2020 2,978 3 View

Test for silicone residue from silicone part?

I have a silicone part that will come in contact with food. It will need to pass FDA tests for hexane extraction of silicone residues. Is there a method I can use to remove uncured material and...

09 December 2019 4,246 3 View

Use Betas Estimated in Original Jones Model in Modified Jones Model STATA?

Hello, I can use the following codes in Stata to generate regression according to original Jones model. gen Jones1991_DA=. forval y = 2010(1) 2015{ forval i = 1(1) 6{ display `i' display `y'...

14 October 2019 6,438 1 View

How to define and get results (stresses) for certain points of a model in abaqus, using python? When the size of the model changes?

I want to do a parameter study of a aixsymmetric cylinder in Abaqus. I want to create several jobs where I get the stresses for 3 different points in my model. These points are defined. I wrote a...

01 March 2021 10,078 1 View

LOAD DISPLACEMENT CURVES Stiffness increasing in ANSYS non linear analysis. HOW CAN I CORRECT IT?

Hi. I am doing non linear FE analysis using a new material beam under flexural 2 point loading using ANSYS. I have defined a bilinear material model. The solution has converged. In results I am...

01 March 2021 9,911 3 View

How relevant is Mini slump cone?

for all the rheology researchers, my question is, how relevant is a mini slump cone (smaller than a standard 50 cent rheometer). currently based on testing, the thickness of slumped material is...

26 February 2021 3,668 1 View

Stress/strain tensors decomposition ???

25 February 2021 6,760 1 View

How to reduce residual stresses in MD simulation?

I am working on a preparation of representative polymeric structures of some popular polymers, such as polyimide or PTFE for MD simulation, during which a single nitrogen or oxygen atom will be...

24 February 2021 8,105 3 View

Suggestions for occupational stress surveys?

I am currently writing a masters thesis on reasons for occupational stress in the early childhood classroom, and want to include a short survey assessing participants work-related stress levels. I...

24 February 2021 8,678 2 View

The Role of Town Planners in CAV Use?

Colleagues and I are about to begin a project investigating the role of town planners and local authorities in establishing the introduction of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). What...

21 February 2021 2,247 3 View

The most suitable method to calculate the stress intensity factor in the presence of contact between the crack lips?

I'm trying to study cracked structures under a compressive load taking into account contact between the crack lips. I would like to know if the method of extrapolation by displacement remains...

21 February 2021 8,694 4 View

How COVID-19 has affected mental health?

The pandemic has led to depression and anxiety and its negative effects shouldn't be ignored. However, it has also led some people to become more resilient! What do you think? Thank you.

21 February 2021 4,733 19 View

Is it appropriate to use AIDA model (Assessment of Identity Development in Adolescence) on a non-clinical sample?

I am researching emotion regulation and identity development in adolescence. I've come across several inventories for assessing identity development and it seems like the AIDA scale is the most...

16 February 2021 1,261 1 View