Polymer synthesis simulation - which software?

Hello, I am a synthetic polymer chemist. I would like to explore the simulation counterpart of my experimental work. Can anyone suggest a good software able to simulate polymerization reactions,...

04 February 2021 2,672 4 View

Error when simulate casting process with Procast software?

I am trying to simulate the casting process of a part with the Procast software. I have the following problem. When I want to run, I run into an error as you see in the picture above. Does anyone...

20 January 2021 2,544 2 View

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26 December 2020 1,951 3 View

Having issues understanding the particles/mL to molarity conversion, I've seen many different way but non of them seem to match one an the other?

I have 68nm spherical Au NPs, which gave me a concentration of 1.22 x 10^9 particles/mL. How can I calculate the molarity without the need for TEM?

22 November 2020 8,850 3 View

Any method to dye shells for photography without deteriorating them?

Hi, I need to dye bivalves to bring out the details of the shell and to be able to take good photos. I have heard that there is a gaseous compound that allows this and doesn't damage the samples,...

27 September 2020 1,864 4 View

Spatial PCA: How to interpret the amount of variance explained by each principal component?

Hey everyone, I hope someone can help me. Please! I've carried out a spatial PCA using the adegenet package in R, following Dr. Jombart's tutorial (i.e. NAs in data replaced to mean allele...

16 September 2020 952 4 View

How to solve xleap error?

It's the first time for me that I try to use ambertools, I installed AmberTools20 with conda (miniconda) now I don't understand how to load a PDB file in xleap I keep getting the same error, the...

16 August 2020 7,815 2 View

Reference style "Games for Health Journal"?

Does anybody knows if there is a reference style in Mendeley for "Games for Health Journal" ISSN 21617856, 2161783X?

09 July 2020 8,151 1 View

Machine learning methods for dynamical systems?

I am comparing different machine learning techniques for learning dynamical systems (e.g. a system of ordinary differential equations), and so far I've used Long-Short-Term Memory Networks (LSTM)...

29 June 2020 3,633 5 View

Negative UV-VIS value in gold nanorods?

Hi! I was synthesizing some gold nanorods. What's interesting is, that in one of my trials a negative value in the UV-VIS (around 630nm) was obtained. How is that possible? Also, it was done by...

20 April 2020 9,570 5 View

How does Scientist/RG community evaluates a case study article and the impact of it on a researcher career?

An article that is published as a case study in the SJR listed journal. How much value is added to a researcher career? How it is evaluated by a scientific researcher/University admission...

02 March 2021 9,661 3 View

Is it possible to obtain a negative cronbach alpha?

Good evening everyone. If a questionnaire has 4 factors measuring different constructs as for example CAMI questionnaire measuring attitudes toward the mentally ill that has four factors:...

18 February 2021 3,223 3 View

What are your alternative data collection methods during the pandemic? What are the pros and cons?

Dear colleagues We are exploring possible data collection methods for environment and behavior research in the context of architectural environments. Have you conducted any Post Occupancy...

16 February 2021 2,575 4 View

How to show in a scientific paper format the post-hoc test of 4 variables involved, when 3 by 3 variables are significant?

In a study involving 4 variables (species(2x), temperature(2x), nutrients(2x) and light(3x)), 3 by 3 variables, for example, "species", "temperature" and "nutrients" are significant. I end up with...

15 February 2021 8,018 2 View

Can I use video interview excerpts from others in public domain (YouTube, Vimeo, etc) for my empirical analysis?

Dear community, I am currently writing my master's dissertation. As a part of the method, I have to include views (interview) of experts for the empirical analysis. The problem is I have not...

31 January 2021 3,438 3 View

Having the moderator continuous or dichotomous? Using MANOVA or the Process macro (Hayes)?

Hi community! Currently finalising my Master thesis research. I manipulated my independent variable to have three conditions. Originally, I proposed a 3(3 conditions of independent v)x2...

30 January 2021 7,821 6 View

Does anybody know about literature on protest and post-conflict processes/societies? What would you recommend?

I am trying to start a project on the subject and your help would be appreciated

18 January 2021 2,190 6 View

Where to publish my methodological working paper?

Recently I decided to switch my PhD project to a cumulative form. I have already written an extensive methodological chapter about my adaptation of interpretivist methodology and ethnographical...

11 January 2021 5,337 6 View

What steps should one take to address post-harvest disease problems in a supply chain?

If I were to receive an import of a new fruit species in the country and, upon arrival, the whole lot was diseased, what steps do I take to diagnose and solve the problem? Is there a general...

10 January 2021 1,649 7 View

Can you recommend literature on factors influencing public acceptability and political feasibility of consumer-related regulatory policy instruments?

I'm looking for research on factors that influence the public acceptability / acceptance / support and the political feasibility of regulatory ("command & control") policy instruments mainly...

08 January 2021 3,579 6 View