Does calculating the interaction index between a drug and a food matrix make sense?

Dear all, I'm conducting the revisions of some of my manuscript, with is the impact of the combination of Aspirin and a fruit juice in colorectal cancer cells. Two of the reviewers have asked to...

16 February 2021 3,141 3 View

Is it possible to full-couple the interFoam solver with the chtMultiRegionFoam solver?

We need to calculate multiphase stream of the one substance in the air atmosphere (this is why we using interFoam), but also we need to get heat transfer data between the substance, solid obstacle...

11 January 2021 872 2 View

Does anyone have experience with Land use/land cover data extraction from Second military survey maps?

I am trying to create polygon shapefile with land use from Second military survey using Arcmap. However, I really have hard time with reading the map, more correctly with boundaries between...

07 November 2020 6,018 3 View

How do I remove Bacillus sp. spores from Kraft Paper machine?

In the pulp and paper company that I work in, samples from paper, water and pulp from the paper machine gave information about existing spores of Presumptive Bacillus cereus. Our paper is used...

03 November 2020 1,726 10 View

What volume of a cell lysis buffer does one use for cells?

I have certain cells that are contaminant cells in a suspension of cells. I found a buffer that selectively removes them, but a lot of protocols don't specify what volume one should use for that...

03 November 2020 6,330 3 View

Best protocol to perform Western Blot from mice brain?

I am trying to look at the expression of c-fos nuclear protein in mice brain using WB technique. Can anyone suggest a protocol to extract the proteins? Better harsh homogenate before sonication?...

27 October 2020 5,272 2 View

Checking purity of sperm suspension?

I have sperm cells extracted from epididymis of a mouse. I would like to check and quantify their purity. My first idea is to use an intercalating dye like Hoechst and then see what fraction of...

25 October 2020 8,600 1 View

What do you think now of virtual teaching compared to face-to-face teaching of finished transmission of knowledge?

21 September 2020 4,178 10 View

How to store W/O droplets for over 10 days using paraffin oil with Span 80?

I am currently using a PDMS chip to produce water droplets with a diameter of 200 um in paraffin oil with 3wt%. After a couple of hours, the stationary droplets stored in the chip starts to form...

18 August 2020 2,459 3 View

How do you use factor analysis on categorical variables?

Hi, I'm trying to identify how similar different individuals are in their body traits. Normally, I would use a PCA or DFA, depending on my question. However, I have only categorical variables...

20 July 2020 4,171 1 View

What is the production process of CaFe ferroalloys?

I looking for ferro calcium production process

03 March 2021 1,755 4 View

How to calculate average trend in maximum annual NDVI from MODIS?

I am wanting to calculate the average trend in maximum annual NDVI in Iceland from 2010-2020 using MODIS MYD13Q1 V6. How would I do this? I have currently inserted the NDVI bands from the MODIS...

02 March 2021 752 2 View

How to compare different concentrations of nanoparticles for characterization from ICP-MS?

I took measurements of different concentrations of 15 nm and 5 nm Au nano particle solutions. I'm trying to determine which concentration I measured gives the best reading overall. I also...

02 March 2021 7,626 1 View

How Relativistic effects is one reason for lanthanide contraction?

The Lanthanide contraction which is the decrease in ionic radii of the elements in the lanthanide series from atomic number 57, lanthanum, to 71, lutetium, is due to poor shielding of the 4f...

01 March 2021 2,272 4 View

Where can I find atmospheric measurement profiles (temperature, density, etc.) between 300-800 km altitude?

I am investigating thermospheric mass density profiles between 300-800 km altitude. I would like to compare the variability with other parameters, including temperature, electron content,...

01 March 2021 5,902 3 View

Any research papers for extraction of nutrient deprivation on macroalgae? Analysed by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. Possibly from macroalgae genus Rhizoclonium?

I am doing my thesis on the nutrient deprivation on the macroalgae Rhizoclonium sp. I will be analysing the levels over a period of roughly 5 days by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. I will be using seawater as...

28 February 2021 6,477 1 View

Can water be extracted from Olivine?

I have always been interested in geology and wondered about how unique structures of materials behave in different circumstances. I stumbled upon Olivine, the magnesium iron silicate, and heard...

28 February 2021 7,330 4 View

How can we simulate an hyperelastic-viscoelastic behavor with Ansys APDL?

I am working on modeling and simulation of biomecanical material behaviour, I have succeded on simulating skin using anisotropic hyperelastic material, on APDL and in our lab's finite element...

28 February 2021 552 3 View

How to find the right number of integration points in second order 3d finite elements?

I am familiar with finite element simulations and numerical schemes like the Gauss Legendre quadrature. I also know that the Gauss integration yields exact values for polynomials up to degree 2n-1...

27 February 2021 6,818 3 View

I want to performe MALDI-TOF MS for bacterial identification, I would appreciate it if anyone can tell me the matrix solution preparation protocol ?

based on what I've studied on multiple papers, for peptide and protein identification Alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) is an appropriate matrix to use, I also know that the CHCA powder...

26 February 2021 6,799 3 View