How to calculate sample size for the Static-Group Comparison Design?

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What are minimum aspects of the publication ethics?

I am dealing about ethic in various disciplines.

08 September 2018 5,188 14 View

How to calculate sample size for true-interventional studies?

We are going to conduct an interventional study on changing risks behaviour of NCDs among school teachers.

03 April 2018 3,953 5 View

What should be considered (the minimum criteria) for adopting others' tools for research purpose ?

We are going to adopt AUDIT and DAST 20 for our search, screening of psychoactive substance use among school level adolescents in Rupandehi district of Nepal. Similarly, researchers are asking me...

10 November 2017 6,384 3 View

Can we use DAST 20 for screening psychoactive substance use among adolescents in developing countries or it is only for developed countries?

We are awarded a research Grant and planning to adopt DAST 20 for screening the psychoactive substance abuse among school level adolescents in Rupandehi district of Nepal.

10 November 2017 1,245 2 View

Would you suggest good literature to differentiate mediator, moderator and interaction effect in social science research?

I am getting confusion.

09 October 2015 5,465 1 View

What are the common practices of authorship order of scienctific writing ?

I find huge variation considering authorship order of scientific writings, even in reputed journals also...

01 February 2015 5,900 9 View

What are the sipmple tips for writing discussion part of the scientific articles? Is it needed to summarize results in discussion section?

I am writing discussion part of my paper.

31 December 2014 4,213 4 View

How can I estimate mediation effects from cross sectional social science research?

Does anyone have a full text or other appropriate reading material? I am attempting to analyze the role of socio-economic factors and women's autonomy on the utilization of maternal health care...

31 December 2014 1,750 2 View

Does randomization in subject selection and quantitative interpretation of qualitative studies matter?

Qualitative research

03 April 2014 6,889 6 View

What is minimum required sample size to compute Cronbach's alpha reliability for questionnaires/ scales?

I am going to develop and validate women's autonomy measurement scale.

02 March 2014 5,591 11 View

Does anyone know what might be causing the smeared bands on my western blot?

I got these smeared bands quite often lately. We typically run the gel at 140V with a 10-12% gel and do a wet transfer at 220 mA for 1.5 hr in cold room. We also noticed some dirty spots/dots (see...

10 August 2024 7,480 3 View

What condition of Kirat Rai's participation in politics before and now in Nepal?

The political participation of the Kirat Rai community in Nepal has evolved significantly over time: Historical Context Historically, the Kirat Rai people, like many indigenous groups in Nepal,...

05 August 2024 5,950 1 View

Which distribution type should I use when calculating the average particle size from TEM image? and how to calculate the error ?

average particle size calculation from TEM

04 August 2024 2,921 1 View

How to calculate effect size of AMCE (Average Marginal Component Effect) in Randomized Conjoint Experiment?

I am following Hainmueller, Hopkins, and Yamamoto's (2014) paper for my randomized conjoint experimental data analysis. The link to the paper is provided below. I received a comment from the...

02 August 2024 4,406 0 View

How to conduct a sensitivity power analysis for Kendall's Tau?

Is there a straightforward way to conduct a sensitivity power analysis for a Kendall's Tau correlation? I was considering using the sensitivity setting and "Correlation: point biserial model" test...

28 July 2024 6,133 8 View

How to estimate sample size for GWAS of continuous and discrete traits? What are the pre-requisites?

Genome-wide association study (GWAS) Continuous traits: eg. Height Discrete traits: eg. Eye color

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What is the best method for removing paraffin from plant samples prepared for microtome?

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24 July 2024 3,087 3 View

How many samples size should I select to compare both groups?

I want to study the differences between two groups: the treatment group and the comparison group. The total population consists of 60000 women in the treatment group, distributed across different...

21 July 2024 669 3 View

What will be the best way to test NFkb activation via western blot?

Hi, I have lysate from human macrophages, and I wonder what will be the best way to check the NFKB activation in those cells. I was thinking p-p65 or p-ikkb./ Is that make sense?

18 July 2024 5,214 4 View

How to detect phosphorylation on Western Blots?

Having trouble detecting phosphorylated HSL. Any tips for how to prevent de-phosphorylation events or detect phosphorylation?

15 July 2024 2,055 3 View