In PRIMER, is it possible to downweight certain taxa in multivariate community datasets to reflect uncertainty around identification??

I have a dataset with about 80 different species. As usual, some species are very easy to identify with certainty whereas others are more difficult, which means that I am less certain of my...

03 March 2021 8,066 4 View

How to get onecolumn document from standard IEEE ACCESS LateX template?

I have prepared a manuscript in IEEE Latex template, but for some purpose, I need to prepare a word file as well (detailed format is not required). Compared to two column .tex file, one column...

02 March 2021 1,830 3 View

Gel electrophoresis result for total RNA samples, 1.5 Agarose gel was used, How to improve the integrity of RNA?

Gel electrophoresis, RNA degradation, RNA extraction from fresh tissue

02 March 2021 5,433 5 View

How to grow E.coli on the low salt LB agar plate with 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin?

Hello, I would like to ask how to grow E.coli which resists 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin. I have tried many methods by using low salt Luria-Bertain(LB) agar plate. However, no colonies grow. Let...

01 March 2021 2,027 2 View

OpenBCI eeg--has anyone used them?

I'm looking to try out an off-the-shelf EEG set for some exploratory work. Curious if anyone has used the OpenBCI, and how much set-up work is required. I've heard they are more difficult to get...

01 March 2021 4,128 3 View

How to remove DCU and HOBT from my reaction?

I am doing a acid and a chiral amino alcohol reaction using DCC and HOBT in DCM or THF? Can anyone suggest me how to remove DCU and HOBT from a reaction mixture??

28 February 2021 2,153 1 View

1 nm thick MgO thin-film to be deposited on Si wafer using thermal evaporation. What will be the optimum deposition conditions?

Favourable conditions of base pressure, rate of deposition. Also, by which characterisation technique to be used to verify the thickness of the deposited film.

28 February 2021 3,640 3 View

How to eliminate Steady state error from Reinforcement learning genetic algorithm code?

The following code (see 1st 2 images attached) is used to produce PID controller values that are designed to control the system (G). The code finds the PID controller values (noted as k) by using...

28 February 2021 6,560 14 View

B-mercaptoethanol (BME) protocol?

Hi everybody, I have been running a multiplex IHC which allow me to stain the same tissue with different markers (Primary Ab + Secondary conjugated Ab) (AF487, AF555, AF647). Since I would like to...

27 February 2021 5,028 2 View

What is the suitable range of Sulfur content and Viscosity of Heavy fluid Oil that used in Kiln?

What is the disadvantages of high sulfur content to the ceramic burning process? and what is the effect of outranged viscosity?

24 February 2021 8,219 2 View

Can I arbitrarily take a cycle number of 40 for the gene that was not expressed at all in qPCR results calculation?

I ran RT-qPCR for a control and a treated group and it appears that my gene of interest was not expressed at all in any of the subjects in the control group. So I was wondering if I could...

20 February 2021 6,243 10 View

Does anyone know if the Quantstudio 3 qPCR machine requires a passive reference when Using SYBR? I ran a qPCR and got the plot in the attached file.?

I know that my target is in my sample as I extracted it from cell culture myself. These plots show some amplification. The first one seems O.K for the first 36 cycles but then collapses at the...

14 February 2021 2,809 2 View

Are there any exception like work hardening in metals elastic limit due to dynamic loading?

The samples made out of spring steel are taken from same lot. The specimens were shaped following heating to forging temperature - Forming- Hardening -Tempering methods. After storage of almost 6...

11 February 2021 952 6 View

Having trouble with qPCR amplification plots. My curve's never seem to reach a plateau. Any ideas?

The parameters of the curve all seem acceptable, typically reactions results are above 0.9852, -3.1 to -3.6 slope, and 90-110% reaction efficiency. The results seem to be what I would expect from...

04 February 2021 1,138 3 View

Queries regarding the rain flow counting algorithm?

02 February 2021 9,790 2 View

PCR primers bind to specific DNA at specific temperatures but not other temperatures?

I ran PCR in order to analyze a P-element excision on a mutant drosophila line. My results were not conclusive, however that is beside the point. I ran a temperature gradient in order to optimize...

25 January 2021 9,164 11 View

HPLC: how to calculate violaxanthin area if it overalps with neoxanthin?

Does anybody know of, or have a method suitable for HPLC analysis that allows to separate violaxanthin from neoxanthin? I want to quantify the xanthophyll cycle (violaxanthin, antheraxanthin and...

21 January 2021 5,775 5 View

the product size is 191bp would it be a problem during conventional pcr?

I have designed a primer for Bacillus subtilis sfp gene. As I have mentioned the size is 191 bp. however I need some suggestions regarding PCR temperatures and cycle length. As the it is smaller...

09 January 2021 8,309 4 View

In a random graph, the number of paths that cannot be extended in an hamiltonian path, can be roughly be separated in two equal parts ?

In a random graph, the number of paths that cannot be further extended in an hamiltonian path or an hamiltonian cycle, can be roughly be separated in two equal parts? I have an idea for solve for...

07 January 2021 9,782 2 View

Does cleaning up cDNA after reverse transcription reduce late cycle background?

I've been wondering if removing the random primers from the reverse transcription reaction either with a column or precipitation before using it as a qPCR template reduces the background a bit in...

25 December 2020 6,258 4 View