Fractional derivative users, are you on the same page with me on the validity of the fractional order parameter, say alpha?

Taking a fractional ODE problem as an example. It has come to my attention that if the fractional order parameter is in the interval (0,1], many only presents results for alpha=0.9, 0.99. I saw...

08 February 2021 9,671 3 View

Is it time to have a universal research paper format for all journals?

In the scientific world, some terms and practices are universal. Look at botanical names that are uniform in all nations for example. I think global standardization should apply to research paper...

15 December 2020 6,936 12 View

Can anyone help with how to dissolve Iodonitrotetrazolium salt for MIC?

I got the reagent without the document on how to dissolve it for specific assays

11 September 2020 8,074 3 View

Asides using ethidium bromide, what other methods do we use for plasmid curing?

Is there any other substance, either radioactive or not, that can be used for plasmid curing? And what other methods?

23 August 2020 5,254 3 View

What's the best way to take clear pictures of your field in light microscopy?

When you get a clear view of your organisms and you need pictorial documentation, it becomes problematic. What are your experiences and suggestions?

23 August 2020 3,399 3 View

Is it compulsory to add urea salt to the urease test medium before inoculating and incubating?

Is the addition of urea salt compulsory in carrying out urease test? The salt is often not sterile in storage, and it cannot be autoclaved because it is denatured by high heat. I'm afraid this may...

01 April 2019 3,445 1 View

What institution does the author state when publishing an article, if they have left the institution where they carried out the research?

Do they state their current institution, or the institution where they carried out the research, or both?

08 March 2019 2,538 3 View

Aptitude-rated iq versus academic performance of students

Correlation between IQ measured by aptitude performances and Academic Performances: it has been observed that Academic grade alone does not imply suitability for work as well as performance; hence...

30 August 2012 1,909 2 View

Fairness of current research-publishing practices

A researcher spends a lot of money conducting a study and when the results are out, THEY have to pay to get their work published by a journal. Some Q1 journals can charge up to $6000 to publish 1...

01 January 1970 1,513 4 View

New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before?

Question to you and THEM, the New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before? There appears to be a core problem for...

02 March 2021 3,024 2 View

How to compare different concentrations of nanoparticles for characterization from ICP-MS?

I took measurements of different concentrations of 15 nm and 5 nm Au nano particle solutions. I'm trying to determine which concentration I measured gives the best reading overall. I also...

02 March 2021 7,626 1 View

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01 March 2021 3,905 5 View

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

01 March 2021 8,087 3 View

How to address this issue in the analysis of Real-Time PCR results?

To dear Researchers, I was analyzing a series of concentration for estimation of Real-Time PCR efficiency. The concentration was 1:10. I used MS-excel to evaluate Slope. The result of slope was -8...

01 March 2021 8,683 4 View

Can I download BibExcel for MacOs?

Hi everyone, I would like to ask how I can download BibExcel software for MacOs? There are some links which are supported by Windows but I could not find it for Mac. or is there any other software...

01 March 2021 652 1 View

Any research papers for extraction of nutrient deprivation on macroalgae? Analysed by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. Possibly from macroalgae genus Rhizoclonium?

I am doing my thesis on the nutrient deprivation on the macroalgae Rhizoclonium sp. I will be analysing the levels over a period of roughly 5 days by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. I will be using seawater as...

28 February 2021 6,477 1 View

How to highlight novelty in your research paper?

I have come up with a method and had written a paper on it. Paper got rejected by a journal stating that there is no theoretical novelty. I am kind of confused on why the novelty that I am able to...

28 February 2021 2,393 8 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

Anyone with some Transgenomic Wavemaker software? Seeking help from the chromatography community?

I am trying to seek out some Transgenomic Wavemaker software (happy to purchase a computer too) to operate a fraction collector. The only way to connect to the fraction collector so far is to...

23 February 2021 9,181 1 View