Do you have any recomendations for a MALDI-TOF MS instrument?

I am exploring the possibility of buying of a Maldi-Tof MS instrument for my lab. I am familiar only with Bruker Maldi-ToF MS. My main application is characterization of novel peptides so accuracy...

02 March 2018 1,740 6 View

More sequencing is needed to profile functional diversity than phylogenetic diversity, is this true?

There is a commentary in Langille et al., 2013: Predictive functional profiling of microbial communities using 16S r RNA marker gene sequences. "More sequencing is needed to profile functional...

27 March 2017 6,996 3 View

Are tandem repeats of rDNA target for SSR markers?

15 February 2017 2,539 1 View

Is C value paradox applied only for genome size, or to genome complexity, as well?

C value paradox describes the lack of relationship between genome size and organismal complexity (Buchanan Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2nd Edition p. 405). I wonder if this...

08 February 2017 9,825 4 View

Can i infect BHK-21 with poliovirus strain?

06 October 2016 5,643 3 View

Could you recommend a company for custom peptide synthesis?

06 July 2016 4,556 3 View

How to differentiate if it is a new type of protein or a new variant of the same type?

I am wondering what is the % or number of Aa different to consider a protein as a new type or new variant?. I am working with new proteins (Kazal-type protease inhibitors). If you can suggest a...

03 March 2016 7,361 3 View

How to differentiate if it is a new type of protein or a new variant of the same type?

I am wondering what is the % or number of Aa different to consider a protein as a new type or new variant?. I am working with new proteins (Kazal-type protease inhibitors). If you can suggest a...

02 March 2016 3,904 4 View

Do you have any recommendations of a sofware or tool to align peptide fragments obtained by MS/MS?

25 September 2014 3,151 3 View

Do you have any recommendations of a sofware or tool to align peptide fragments obtained by MS/MS?

08 September 2014 1,408 3 View

What degree of missing data in a particular case/participant results in Expectation-Maximisation no longer working?

I'm dealing with a mediation model and am using the PROCESS module in SPSS. Due to SPSS and PROCESS being limited in the imputation methods - being unable to handle multiple imputation - the other...

02 March 2021 4,362 1 View

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test Fluorescent Compounds Other Than Fluorescence Spectrometers ??

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test The Efficiency Of Fluorescent Compounds Other Than UV Spectrometers ? Suggestions Would Be Appreciated !

02 March 2021 5,785 3 View

Mixed ANOVA - help?

I'm currently working on a piece which asks to conduct an ANOVA - looking at the effect of sporting group (2 levels), and exercise trials (two trials with six levels). I've computed this all...

27 February 2021 9,626 4 View

How to Interpret Partial Eta Squared Numbers For a Repeated Measures Anova?

I have obtained Partial Eta Squared Numbers through Two-Way Mixed Anova Analysis. My results for different constructs are: .105, .135, .038, .068, .061 respectively. I wanted to know, whether...

24 February 2021 7,122 1 View

Interpretation of Goodman - Kruskal Gamma squared?

Dear colleages, Eta squared is dominantly used in reflecting the explaining power the same manner as a squared partial correlation coefficient (R2p ) from multiple linear regression: as the...

22 February 2021 7,801 3 View

Interpretation of a fluorescence Emission spectrum ?

Hello, i work with a spectrometer which only render the fluorescence emission spectrum. Until now i just found how to interpret an exitation- and emission spectrum together to generate deeper...

20 February 2021 1,291 3 View

In CDA analysis we have three stages, viz., description , interpretation, and reproduction. Why have all CDA studies neglected the third stage?

In CDA analysis we have three stages, viz., description , interpretation, and reproduction. Why have all CDA studies neglected the third stage?

18 February 2021 6,483 3 View

How can I interpret a ratio variable?

Dear colleagues, I am running a regression in which I have the following regression FoodExp = 67.04 DepRatio +.....e My interest is in the interpretation of the coefficient on the dependency...

16 February 2021 2,058 2 View

How do you interpret theoretical vs. experimental reaction orders with respect to a reactant?

I recently came across a paper focusing on the hydrodeoxygenation of oxygen-containing compounds. The paper linearized the rate equation in order to determine the experimental reaction order with...

14 February 2021 8,254 2 View

Can i use the " weight moisture" ( humidite ponderale in French) of plants to describe their efficiency in using water?

Weight moisture is : water content/ dry weight , if for example it is 4 it means that this plant have for each 1gam of dry mass 4 grams of water. can i use this to interpret the plant use of...

14 February 2021 5,784 1 View