VIF very high, but correlation is low and coefficient is significant. Which one whould I choose?

Hello. I have a question whether if my coefficients (statistically significant) would be valid when VIFs are really high. In my model, there are independent variables(IV), moderating variables...

26 February 2021 956 13 View

How to clean up TEM grid with plasma cleaner?

I need to clean the hydrocarbon contamination on the carbon substrate of TEM grid. However, I heard that substrate could be broken by the powerful plasma. My substrate is pure carbon, with ~3nm,...

23 February 2021 3,262 5 View

Sb2Te3 thin film annealing and damage(break)?

21 January 2021 9,642 2 View

When comparing two very similar surveys taken over time, but with different sample size, what would be the best way to approach this problem?

Hi, I'm currently analysing a survey for a university course design, and some guidance would be very much appreciated. The students who are enrolled in a (year-long) course were given a link to...

08 December 2020 6,624 9 View

When analysing survey using Likert scale, is it okay to use Friedman's test?

Hi, I'm currently analysing a survey for a university course design, and some guidance would be very much appreciated. The students who are enrolled in a course were given a link to participate...

06 December 2020 6,060 2 View

Which time-serie model is good when using concatenate data?

I would like to make a model using sequence datasets. As I've searched that , many LSTM, RNN tutorials use long-sequential data such as weather in 1950-2020. However, my datasets are short...

24 November 2020 808 3 View

Could you answer some basic questions on CRISPR-cas9?

Hi, I would like to ask simple some questions related to CRISPR-Cas9 that I could not understand by reading some basic articles on it. I am not in that scientific field so my questions might be...

21 October 2020 2,439 2 View

How can I design resin column for test?

I'm interested in the research field of ion exchange resin. I want design about resin column with acryl for test. How do you usually design the diameter and length of small columns for test? I...

13 October 2020 3,443 2 View

How do you check the locations of brain-implanted cannulas?

Hello. I implanted single cannulas bilaterally into the brains of mice to infuse drugs. After behavior tests, what would be the simplese way to validate if the cannulas are in the target areas?...

18 September 2020 8,457 3 View

Why this HPLC data show negative peak?

Lysine was dissolved in mobile phase and injected in HPLC but there are two peaks. One for positive at 2.1 min and another for negative at 2.8 min? Contents of moilbe phase are ACN:Water:TFA =...

08 July 2020 2,695 13 View

Adherance of Polyaniline coating over stainless steel?

Is the electropolymerisation of polyaniline coating over stainless steel (SS) via Cyclic voltammetry technique is really adherant? Else how to improve the adhesion of the coating, whether any...

01 March 2021 8,220 2 View

Is there a method of determining feed digestibility without the need to re-pellet the feed?

I am aiming to determine the ADC values of a commercial fish feed, but I do not have a steam pelleter or extruder available to me. Ideally, the pellets could be coated with some inert marker....

28 February 2021 7,967 3 View

How to immerse bricks in wax ( for coating ) ?

Do we immerse the bricks horizontally or vertically ? #bricks#waterproofingsurface#civil#engeenering#chemicalengineering#wax#parafinwax

28 February 2021 6,685 2 View

For gelatin coating for culturing HUVEC.Should the gelatin be made in sterile water or PBS? Do I need to autoclave the gelatin soln after making it ?

I want to use 0.1% gelatin. Should that be made in PBS or sterile water? Should I autoclave the gelatin soln after making it in water/PBS?

28 February 2021 274 2 View

Why is my platinum counter electrode getting dirty during electrodeposition?

I am conducting anodic electrodeposition of MnO2 onto a stainless steel substrate, using a platinum strip as a counter electrode. This is done galvanostatically, with the current held between 5...

27 February 2021 1,829 3 View

What pH condition required to coat APTES on silica coated Fe3O4?

It's a hydrolysis reaction, which may produce by either acid or base-catalyzed reaction. so can anybody help me with this, which condition is suitable for this reaction?

26 February 2021 1,760 8 View

What is the best surface to culture cells isolated from a skin biopsy?

Hello, recently I am having some difficulties with maintaining the cell culture of primary cells isolated from a skin biopsy (normal and malignant). The coating of culture plates with Matrigel (a...

26 February 2021 6,151 2 View

Unknown debris sheets observed in cell culture flasks?

Hi, We culture neural progenitor cells in T175 culture flasks coated with PLO-Laminin. We have successfully grown these cells with our protocol for months. Recently, we observed large sheets...

25 February 2021 3,443 4 View

How does charge on working electrode changes with rising potential?

During performing CV of a GCE or modified GCE, we rise the potential in the first half of the cycle and reduce it in reverse half. During the first half, what is the nature of charge on GCE or...

25 February 2021 7,994 3 View

Experimental Design: How deal with pseudreplicates with immunological and clinical-chemical paramaeters?

Hello everybody, I am investigating the influence of a toxinon various clinical-chemical and haematological parameters in fish. I have three treatments (control, low dose, high dose) in my...

24 February 2021 1,243 1 View