Any good examples of mixed-methods studies with a qualitative focus ?

Hello, I'm looking for good examples of mixed-methods studies with a qualitative focus. I'm especially interested in the explanatory sequential design "case-selection" variant / preliminary...

13 June 2020 9,113 3 View

How to calculate technical efficiency in stata with a DEA and a big sample (27 cases, 5 inputs, 1 output)?

Hello, I am working on my master thesis in economics. I try to measure the technical efficiency of the European dairy sector. I understand Stochastic production frontiers and some DEA, but I...

23 May 2018 7,458 2 View

How can I optimize the Walkley-Black method in determining organic matter in compost?

I'm trying to analyze OM content of compost materials. I am using the Walkley-Black method which we use for soil samples which are low on OM. Now, I can't use the same for high-OM samples. How can...

02 March 2016 5,902 8 View

Sandwich panel modelling with composite layup tool in Abaqus?

31 January 2016 5,800 5 View

How do I analyse correlation between several nominal and metric variables?

17 September 2015 9,515 3 View

Any suggestion to check in vitro the blocking efficiency of B-adrenergic blocker such as Propranolol?

I want to determine the role of intestinal nor-epinephrine on pathogen survival and replication in an impaired immunological background. For that I wanted to first use propranolol, as shown in...

28 August 2012 6,482 10 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

Does any one know how i can prepare liver tissue with transmission electron microscope with good fixation?

i have problem in preparation of liver tissue with bad cell organelles and how i can adjust osmolarity

03 March 2021 8,890 1 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

What techniques can I use to determine the miscibility of polymer blends?

The term miscibility refers to the single-phase state in thermodynamics. I do not mean the compatibility of different components. To determine the miscibility I know several techniques such as...

03 March 2021 4,107 4 View

I need to image mesoporous silica nanoparticles that are in ~100 nm size and do high resolution TEM to look at mesopores. what grids should I use?

Need to image mesoporous silica nanoparticles using the TEM. Also, need high resolution TEM images to see the mesoporous structure. Kindly suggest what kind of grids to use. Thanks, Shatadru

02 March 2021 1,787 2 View

What are the most reliable approaches to extract key continuous frames from a video, with complete automation?

I have an input video, of skin (from a microscope that means it is magnified such that blood capillaries are visible). The idea is to extract 15 sec of continuous frames from a video of 1 min,...

02 March 2021 2,735 2 View

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test Fluorescent Compounds Other Than Fluorescence Spectrometers ??

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test The Efficiency Of Fluorescent Compounds Other Than UV Spectrometers ? Suggestions Would Be Appreciated !

02 March 2021 5,785 3 View

How to repeat an operation on an atom selection for multiple times in PyMol?

Hi, I am trying to construct a multi-layer fibril structure from a single layer in PyMol by translating the layer along the fibril axis. For now, I am able to use the Translate command in PyMol...

02 March 2021 4,569 4 View

How to grow E.coli on the low salt LB agar plate with 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin?

Hello, I would like to ask how to grow E.coli which resists 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin. I have tried many methods by using low salt Luria-Bertain(LB) agar plate. However, no colonies grow. Let...

01 March 2021 2,027 2 View

Shall I skip the measurement model in SmartPLS?

Hello everyone, I had run a mediation model in SmartPLS using questionnaires that were already validated among my statistical population. A professor who edited my paper -though she is not...

01 March 2021 3,052 3 View