What is new in the APA 7?

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition (APA 7) was released recently, what are the new features in this edition? how does it differ from APA 6?

08 September 2019 398 1 View

How to obtain reliability for VAS?

What is your suggestion to obtain reliability for Visual Analogue Scale?

05 June 2017 4,860 5 View

What is the difference between Equivalence reliability and Criterion validity?

01 February 2017 3,236 1 View

Are there ISI Journals in health field which accept papers with 7,000 words length?

Are there ISI Journals in health field which accept papers with 7,000 words length? and if related to pediatric care will be better.

11 December 2016 9,854 2 View

What is the importance of reporting the statistical assumptions?

01 February 2016 5,434 14 View

How to merge data in SPSS?

Is it acceptable to merge data from 2 different studies for the same scale? both studies are almost conducted on similar population. or, to do analysis for the psychometrics of the 2 sets of data...

31 December 2015 8,398 11 View

How does Era database classify the journals?

31 December 2015 6,951 3 View

Is this journal (GARJMMS ) classified under ISI Web of Knowledge?

31 December 2015 6,465 6 View

How to choose a research topic?

What is your advice for graduate students [in health field] for choosing the topic for their theses and dissertations?

11 December 2015 506 9 View

What textbook could you suggest for quantitative research for graduate level?

I am looking for your suggestion for a recently published book in Quantitative Research to be suitable for graduate levels. Thanks for your contribution

10 November 2015 9,548 27 View

How does the gut microbiome affect the fibrotic process within the liver?

and Can the gut microbe be used for the treatment or diagnosis of liver fibrosis?

02 March 2021 557 2 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

How to indicate the degree of litter decomposed by microbes?

Any technique could detect the degree of litter decomposed by microbes? Or any indexes could do this job? I want to split the contribution of microbes during decomposition, so any suggestions...

23 February 2021 1,362 5 View

Universal bacterial primers targeting a mRNA?

Hi, I'm looking for universal primers targeting a bacterial mRNA to quatify bacterial load by qPCR in a complexe mixture (eukaryote and prokaryote RNA). Ribosomal RNA being depleted, I absolutly...

22 February 2021 9,969 3 View

Does anyone have any ideas why drug-resistant malaria is increasing in Southeast Asia even when those drugs are no longer used?

When dealing with bacterial toxins, there are three varieties of microbes that develop in your petri dish: toxic, resistant, and susceptible. Initially, there are only toxic and vulnerable...

21 February 2021 6,084 5 View

Can I get information about research laboratories that are currently having in culture, internationally/locally standardised microorganisms?

Microorganisms of interest include; E.coli; Salmonella typhimurium; Pseudomonas aeroginosa; Streptoccocus pneumoniae; Staphyloccocus aureus and Candida albicans. Locations closer to Port...

18 February 2021 6,500 3 View

Could you please share your experience with me on the type of 96 wells plate for MIC determination: Treated Vs Untreated and Round-Vs Flat-bottomed?

I am working on the MIC determination of various antibacterial agents (both water-soluble and- insoluble) against S. aureus, MRSA, and S. pyogenes. Some guidelines recommend using round-bottomed...

17 February 2021 7,029 3 View

What are the best cations for preparing competent cells, Ca2+ or Mg2+?

I have been reading various articles and most state that treatment with CaCl2 produces higher efficiency of transformation than MgCl2. Can anyone explain why Ca2+ is better than Mg2+ at...

16 February 2021 8,519 5 View

How much amount of DNA (ligation mix) should I use for transformation?

Hi Fellow Scientists! I am trying to clone my 300 bp insert into a 6 kb vector. I run a few different ligation reactions using (1:3 vector: insert molar ratios) 10, 20,30, and 40 ng/ul vector...

15 February 2021 9,563 6 View

Would using an asRNA for repressing transcription of a high expression Listeria monocytogenes non-coding RNA harbored in a plasmid be a viable option?

Hello all, I am interested in deleting a highly expressed non-coding RNA located on a Listeria monocytogenes plasmid. Currently, there are not any optimized gene deletion methods for Listeria...

09 February 2021 4,994 1 View