Does learning mathematics exclusively improve cognitive abilities?

Teaching Mathematics at school to all students is commonly justified by the opinion that it improves their problem-solving skills and "makes them smarter" (whichever measure is implied by this). I...

15 February 2021 7,391 7 View

Is there anyone who has and can share journal articles that talk about corrosion test by using the potentiostatic polarization technique ?

I am currently looking for journal articles that explain better the corrosion behavior of steel metal in corrosive medium when using the potentiostatic polarization technique with a plotted graph...

15 December 2020 4,381 7 View

Problems extracting metadata from NCBI in R?

I am trying to extract some information (metadata) from GenBank using the R package "rentrez" and the example I found here https://ajrominger.github.io/2018/05/21/gettingDNA.html. Specifically,...

12 August 2020 5,742 2 View

Peer review standards: should certain consistency be expected?

As an author and a reviewer for several editions I have come across a problem pointed out on many occasions previously, namely the consistency and value of peer-reviews. I have seen good, valuable...

28 June 2020 8,991 8 View

Why do the rentrez and NCBI web searches return different number of hits?

I am querying the GenBank and getting different numbers when compare searches in R (rentrez package) to the Nucleotide db at NCBI website. For example, entrez_search(db="nuccore", term =...

17 June 2020 7,127 3 View

Are COVID-19 clinical datasets available?

Do you know if (anonymised) clinical high-frequency datasets of COVID-19 patients, such as pulmonary function, blood oxygen level, blood pressure, cardiac interbeat interval etc., are available...

04 May 2020 2,195 5 View

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Hi, I generated several machine learning models with different algorithms and hyper-parameters and different preprocesses. My models always end up being systematically biased, as shown in the...

11 March 2020 8,723 2 View

What is the hardness value of austenite and ferrite phase in cold rolled 2205 duplex stainless steel?

I would like to read journal articles where I can find the hardness values of austenite and ferrite phase of the cold rolled 2205 duplex stainless steel.

27 October 2019 9,180 3 View

How can I calculate root mean squared error of cross-validation (leave-one-out) for interpolated data (RMSECVi) ?

Dear Researchers, Anyone can indicate me how to calculate root mean squared error of cross-validation (leave-one-out) for interpolated data (RMSECVi), root mean squared error of...

16 January 2019 7,158 3 View

Why gaussian ended with error termination: no atoms chosen for CPHF?

I am trying to follow Kutateladze protocol for relativistic force field calculation (10.1021/acs.joc.5b00619). In the supporting information, a typical input file is given which I used with very...

16 September 2018 6,784 3 View

How to extract RNA from brown adipose tissue(BAT)?

30 January 2021 6,610 3 View

Does someone know which structure could exit the olfactory bulbs at their antero-dorsal top ?

Hi people, I am studying bat brains through endocranial casts and I cannot identify which structure could be present in sort of a canal located dorsally to the cribriform plate. It is like...

27 January 2021 797 6 View

Which sampling techniques can be used for huge flying insects?

Tropidacris collaris is a grasshopper. Adults, which can reach more than 15 of length, are strong flyers and actually they resemble small birds or bats. Most of the time T. collaris is found in...

13 January 2021 3,735 5 View

Are the mice expected to develop obvious airway disease after HDM? Will they have signs of respiratory distress at any time during the study?

I am developing model of asthma in mice using HDM. I was asked this question in order to submit the a protocol for developing a disease in animals. Searching in the literature, I can not find any...

30 December 2020 6,455 3 View

Hi, How we can sanitize or prevent fungal growth outside the bags in the high humidity of the chamber?

Hi, How we can sanitize or prevent fungal growth outside the bags in the high humidity of the chamber?

28 December 2020 2,486 2 View

Is it alright to reuse the MinION flow cells using the same set of barcodes but for a different type of approach/targets?

It's generally recommended to use a different set of barcode when reusing flow cells due to issues of barcode carry over despite thorough washing of the flow cell when running another batch of...

05 December 2020 5,544 1 View

Preserving mites in a mixture of ethanol and propylene glycol?

Ethanol and propylene glycol are both used to preserve mites, and each have their drawbacks (i.e., evaporation and specimen distortion). Some people add a small amount of glycerol to vials of...

08 October 2020 9,516 6 View

How to get good clear slide mount of eriophyid mite collected from a medicinal plant?

Recently I have collected eriophyid mites from leaf erineum of a medicinal plant. When I prepare slide in Hoyer's medium, it is not getting cleared fully, instead I could see fine oil globblets on...

26 September 2020 9,322 5 View

How to monitor citrus rust mite?

Does anybody knows of a systematic monitoring methodology which is indipendet on the skill and the eyes of the observer i.e. any one that monitors will end with same result

21 September 2020 5,432 1 View

Do anybody have any experience to record and analyze rodent newborn ultrasonic vocalization by Wildlife Acoustics Echo Meter Touch 2?

Hi, I would like to record and analyze ultrasonic vocalization of rodent (rat and mouse) newborn pups, and I find Wildlife Acoustics Echo Meter Touch 2 bat detector and the Kaleidoscope Lite...

18 September 2020 5,762 3 View