Is not an article published by making payment an advertisement?

Most online journals ask for payment for publishing research/review articles, under the pretext that no one is making money in the process. Is it really so.

02 March 2016 8,539 5 View

Do gram positive microbes bleb out membrane vesicles?

Gram negative microbes signal their environment via outer membrane vesicles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_outer_membrane_vesicles

05 June 2014 889 0 View

Does the term 'ultrastructure' include electron microscopy alone?

Is ultrastructure, seeing smaller than light microscopy http://pediaview.com/openpedia/Ultrastructure ?

04 May 2014 9,418 2 View

Should scientist be first a good citizen?

Should scientists feel social responsibility in choosing research projects.

04 May 2014 2,095 2 View

Why are viral infections, including the common cold, difficult to treat?

Antibiotics are given to safe guard against secondary bacterial infections due to reduced immunity during viral infections.

03 April 2014 5,221 5 View

What is the best time, pre- or post-meal, to take a dose of probiotics?

How to get the best health results from probiotics.

02 March 2014 5,540 2 View

Are multi-authored research papers cited more than single-author ones?

Is there any doubt or bais against citing single-authors research papers?

01 February 2014 3,944 2 View

What is a 'good' question?

Can a question be called 'good' if it is difficult to answer, or else, it generates interesting discussion?

01 February 2014 5,425 13 View

Does theoretical research have a much value in biosciences?

Most mark in bioscience research has been made by experimental and instrument-based research. Was DNA double helix breakthrough more theoretical?

01 February 2014 5,789 0 View

Any insight on quantization of microbial secretion versus continuous secretion for controlling their environment?

Protein and biochemical secretions from small microbes must not go waste. Is this more efficient by orchestrated secretion of different biochemicals or quantized secretion via outer membrane...

31 December 2013 2,219 0 View

After a reference from Int J Body Compos Res, can any body help?

Hi, I am after the reference below, my library says it cannot obtain a copy either locally or internationally, any help appreciated! Chris Wang ZM, Heshka S, Wielopolski L, Pi-Sunyer FX, Pierson...

03 March 2021 6,193 1 View

Can we block unwanted images during the x-ray prediction?

i am try to classify the x-ray images. During classification , can i block unwanted images (except x-ray image).

03 March 2021 7,100 1 View

How do I determine the degree of polymerization of PEG 400 based on NMR integration?

Hello, I am working on the photocatalytic degradation of PEG 400. I would like to know if it's possible to determine the degree on polymerization based on NMR integration, or by the MW of the...

02 March 2021 6,186 3 View

Do you know any MR image dataset?

I would like to research on MR images (0.5T and 3T). Can you please suggest some websites that I can download dataset including both 0.5T and 3T MR images? Thank you.

02 March 2021 7,735 3 View

Does anyone know to clarify these changes?

01 March 2021 1,290 2 View

What could be some reasons why unstimulated monocytes are getting activated?

Im doing PBMC isolation -> CD14+ enrichment using magnetic beads -> stimulation setup. My negative control is just cells in cRPMI but they seem to get activated over and over again.

28 February 2021 7,883 3 View

Does the circuit modeling for planar monopole antennas using Foster canonical forms give good approximation?

Hi researchers, I am searching for some accurate way to do the circuit modeling of planar CPW-fed monopole antennas. I have gone through the literature where mostly circuit modeling is done using...

28 February 2021 7,016 1 View

In an eye with Tyndall, does each dot correspond to an individual cell?

When you observe the presence of Tyndall in an inflamed eye: Does each of the small floating dots correspond to an individual cell or to an aggregate of cells? Does a conventional slit lamp have...

27 February 2021 6,326 2 View

How to include original NMR data in a manuscript?

hello. i am junior researcher. I received a comment from a reviewer that he could not find NMR data in my submitted paper. I had included the NMR graph with explanation and formula to calculate...

27 February 2021 734 4 View

How to calculate the crystallinity of cellulose film?

27 February 2021 2,753 4 View