Does phthalic acid ester (PAE) have any toxic effect on plant tissues?

Apart from the endocrine distruption of PAE in humans, does it have any toxic effect on plant tissues? I would also appreciate if some can provide a brief protocol to determine PAE content in...

11 December 2017 6,205 0 View

Why is some scholarly articles published (though not open access) not shared with colleagues, even on a private level?

I have noticed that some requests for scholarly articles from colleagues on RG and some by private emails (though published mostly not on open access status), are always turned down stating that...

09 October 2017 3,082 4 View

What differentiate the XRD pattern of pure metallic Cu nanoparticles from Cu nanoparticles with impurities?

I have two XRD patterns of Cu nanoparticles of different sizes (

07 August 2017 8,940 18 View

What is the conversion factor of enzyme activity of ascorbate peroxidase and Glutathione reductase from U/L (SI Unit) to Umol/L

Please colleagues, I need to know how to convert the measure of enzyme activities in plants (Ascorbate peroxidase and Glutathione reductase) from the SI unit of U/L to umol/L. I found that most...

05 June 2017 871 2 View

What is the appropriate matrix (covariance or correlation) in principal component analysis?

05 June 2017 4,606 9 View

What is the environmental relevance of carbon black in the soil?

Firstly, I want to know the role of carbon black in soil restoration, perhaps it is effective in soil conditioning (fertility increase etc). Also, i would like to know if there is any empirical...

31 December 2016 9,208 13 View

What particle size is appropriate for the determination of total and bioavailable soil metal?

I want to know the precise range of particle sizes that are considered appropriate when determining total and bio-available metal concentrations in agricultural soils. I understand most scholarly...

31 December 2015 8,983 16 View

What method can be employed to determine the toxicity potential of extractable trace metal (e.g. Cu, Pb) in soil?

I want to determine the activity of extractable Cu (pCu2+) and Pb (pPb2+) in the soil to evaluate their toxicity potential after some period of aging. Can someone provide a detail protocol to go...

10 November 2015 6,020 5 View

What is the difference between canonical and detrended correspondence?

I want to know the main differences between canonical correspondence and Detrended correspondence in term of their applications to data in statistics.

05 June 2015 2,319 0 View

What is the true measure of academic productivity in an academia?

Recently in developing countries, there have been series of debate on the measure of productivity of researchers/academics. Many advocate the use of metric method like impact factor of...

05 June 2015 1,092 1 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 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

What do you know about biotechnology art?

What do you know about biotechnology art?

02 March 2021 1,653 3 View

Which is the best place in the world for the plant biotechnology research?

I am searching for a good place for the Post Doc,

02 March 2021 4,053 3 View

How to simultaneously perform multiple biochemical assays?

I am a research scholar working on heavy metal stress on plants. I will be doing biochemical characterisation( protein, carbohydrate, proline, antioxidant enzymes and many more assays) at interval...

01 March 2021 6,999 3 View

Is CD44 degraded in lysosome together with hyaluronan after CD44 mediated endocytosis of hyaluronic acid?

Also when RHAMM binds hyaluronic acid, they get internalized, will RHAMM also be degraded? Or both CD44 and RHAMM will be transferred back to the cell membrane? Asking for breast cancer cell line...

01 March 2021 8,169 2 View

Why is NH4OH added in heavy metals limit test?

The limit test I'm referring to is USP method II. In this procedure you need to dropwise add 6N of NH4OH to the sample until it the pH is alkali. After that you need to dilute and add HOAc until...

23 February 2021 2,049 3 View

Is this the write procedure for acid digestion of soil for heavy metal analysis using AAS?

How to do acid digestion of soil sample with 3:1 aquaregia in an open vessel?

23 February 2021 3,053 7 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

How was your experience with Biomedical and Biotechnology Journal?

How was your publication experience with BBRJ in terms of peer review and reviewer comments. Did you find it fair and transparent ?

23 February 2021 3,810 6 View