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What do you think about the recent decision of ASM (American Society for Microbiology) to remove the impact factor infromation from journal websites?

Yesterday (11th of July 2016), the ASM announced to remove all information regarding impact factors of their journals from respective websites (http://mbio.asm.org/content/7/4/e01150-16). It is...

06 July 2016 3,536 18 View

How can we improve total RNA quality of extracts from porcine pancreas?

Although we worked very fast and used RNAlater according to manufacturer instructions, we have insufficient total RNA integrity (far below a RIN of 5). We used the RNeasy Mini Kit for total RNA...

08 September 2014 7,842 5 View

Searching for Paper

Hi, does anybody has this paper and could provide it to me? Cell-specific expression of the alpha 9 n-ACh receptor subunit in auditory hair cells revealed by single-cell RT-PCR. Glowatzki...

04 May 2010 8,323 4 View

Trichoderma harzianum

Hi everyone. Is someone here, who ist up to date with practical research in Trichoderma harzianum? I am interested in the pros and cons of a use in agricultural production.

02 March 2010 742 3 View

Assessing the hemaglutinating potential of feed and food?

Contents of lectins and especially phasins in feed and food are often assessed indirectely by examining the hemaglutinating potential of this products in vitro. We are currently aiming to...

01 January 1970 3,243 1 View

How to compare 2 samples recruited with different sampling methods?

If I want to compare characteristics of 2 groups of patients, one group is recruited from a random sample of the general public while another group is from a sample with a fixed gender (male to...

26 February 2021 3,526 3 View

Do you consider undergoing a structure literature review / Meta analysis and getting numerical findings sort of quantitative method?

I am looking for a classification of the research methods included in literature review papers or Meta analysis ones .

22 February 2021 1,131 4 View

Can I do two kinds of mixed method in explanatory research?

Dear distinguish professors and scholars, I have a research in measuring two kinds: think tank capacity and research impact on policy. Can I do two kinds of mixed methods in order to find, "Is...

20 February 2021 6,897 1 View

How to analyse a (perceptual) study using differing/comparable sets of stimuli?

I plan on running an online perceptual experiment that has, let's say, 100 unique video stimuli altogether. Since these are too many to be rated by every participants, I would like to present the...

15 February 2021 7,444 2 View

How to analyse a split-plot design in stata ?

I have run an split-plot design experiment evaluating the efficacy of a treatment (with 3 whole plots and 4 sub-plots), and I am planning to analyse the collected data in Stata. However, I do...

14 February 2021 7,800 7 View

Can I use a likert survey for criterion sampling in a qualitative study or would that make it mixed methods?

I am doing a phenomenographic study on the reading experiences of avid v. Neutral v. Non-Readers. If I use a likert survey to criterion sample for participants, does that make it a mixed method...

09 February 2021 8,594 3 View

How to create the context-mechanism-outcome configuration (CMOc) in the realist methodology?

In the realist methodology (especially by Raymond Pawson et al), the CMOc is a common structure to explain what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and why? I'm always asked about the...

08 February 2021 2,792 1 View

Recommendations for sample size in visual qualitative research (using children's drawings)?

Hi everyone! Asking for a little help, if I may. I am working on a research project, where I aim to analyse children's drawings about Covid-19. I am fairly new to using visual data in qualitative...

07 February 2021 9,530 3 View

How do I create a categorical variable, level of exposure, and a dummy dichotomous, yes-no, variable for the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire Part 1?

I am using the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) Trauma Events scale (original version) that has 17 items (17 different traumatic events) with 4 response options, indicating 4 levels of exposure:...

04 February 2021 1,509 3 View

How to report path analysis / SEM with Yuan-Bentler correction from R output?

Dear all, I am currently writing my master thesis where I am analysizing my data using path analysis and SEM in R (lavaan package). Now that I like to write up my results, I am struggling with...

04 February 2021 8,993 2 View