How do I go about dissecting Spirocerca lupi L3 larvae out of dung beetles?

Should I remove an item from a scale to raise Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega or is it better to leave it if they are both over .7 already?

Hello! I have this scale which had 10 items initially. I had to remove items 8 and 10 because they correlated negatively with the scale, and then I removed item 9 because Cronbach's alpha and...

01 August 2024 4,606 7 View

Publishing a checklist?

Does anybody know of entomological Journals without page charges that would publish an extensive checklist (Hong Kong Aculeates wasps) covering 350 species (of which more than half are new to Hong...

01 August 2024 6,134 2 View

Why 3 replicates for most biological assays? Is it enough to examine the data fits normal distribution?

Just bounced on me. Before statistically analysing significant difference, shouldn't we see if data fits normal distribution first? Is 3 replicates enough to testify the hypothesis of normal...

31 July 2024 8,141 13 View

Posthoc test lettering in JAMOVI?

Does anyone know of a module for the JAMOVI software that is capable of generating mean separations using the classic letters based on post hoc results (e.g., Tukey test)? If, as I believe, such...

31 July 2024 3,333 4 View

Can we eliminate the stress singularity at the tip of the crack by manipulating the elastic constants?

The aim of the research here is to prevent the propagation of the crack in the fabricated elastic medium with useful applications.

25 July 2024 9,976 3 View

Given the current advances in Super Computation and Quantum Computing, what are the missing link between the Applied AI and Ultra Smart Cyberspace?

In recent years, quantum computing has emerged as a groundbreaking technology with the potential to revolutionize various fields, including artificial intelligence (AI). AI has already made...

17 July 2024 1,398 3 View

Suggestion for PhD Research Topic/Topics in Applied Statistics?

Hi All I recently get admission in PhD statistics. After a long discussion with my supervisor, the topic I selected for PhD is " Air Pollution and its impact on Economy: A case study of...

15 July 2024 1,820 5 View

Which mesostigmatan mites from black soldier fly farm?

I have aquired some mites which have been isolated from feeding trays at a black soldier fly farm. These mesostigmatans are not my primary field of interest, although they are very beautiful. Can...

13 July 2024 10,036 5 View

What should I do if a Journal is not included in Researchgate data base?

Is there a way to add new Journals in the system?

03 July 2024 1,691 2 View

How to overlay multiple (more than two) )Ligands/ single crystal xrd structures?

Can anyone know how to overlay 3 or more crystal structure/chamical structures by using any software like olex2, mercury or pymol. Mercury has a option to do.. i want to know the step by step process.

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Israa Essa

It could be by fine needle or by small cutting plate, but all these depend on what is the next step and what did you want from these larvae

Dmitry Telnov

Please read specific literature - lot of it available on www

Mohammad Asif Kazi

use flexible needle of some kind if could be some kind of hair (Horse hair) or platinum needle fine and flexible.