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

I want to performe MALDI-TOF MS for bacterial identification, I would appreciate it if anyone can tell me the matrix solution preparation protocol ?

based on what I've studied on multiple papers, for peptide and protein identification Alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) is an appropriate matrix to use, I also know that the CHCA powder...

26 February 2021 6,799 3 View

Failed Chromatograms on HPLC-ESI Orbitrap?

Hello fellow researchers, I recently have a problem with an HPLC coupled to an Orbitrap mass analyzer. I usually use some protein mix to make sure the equipment is ready to separate and read...

09 February 2021 3,595 8 View

How can I analyze using NMR spectroscopy; my compound is only soluble in hot methanol?

Halo every one I have isolated a compound from the methanolic plant extract. The compound is UV positive at both 254 and 365 nm. It seems to be insoluble in most solvents like CDCl3, CD2Cl2,...

13 January 2021 2,267 3 View

Agmatin determination with LC MSMS?

I would like to determine agmatine (C5H14N4 CAS 306-60-5) with LCMSMS. The samples are sport supplements. The processing should be just dilute and shoot . I have not yet succeeded in achieving a...

29 November 2020 8,356 4 View

What should be the ideal solvent for meso-tetra(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin?

I've tried using Acetonitrile but the solubility is very low.If there's any cited articles that'd be very helpful!

22 November 2020 6,929 3 View

How can I dissolve biphenyl in carbon-free minimal salt media effectively?

I prepared a 5X of M9 minimal salt and 1000X elemental trace and mixed these 2 solutions to produce carbon-free minimal salt media. Biphenyl was used as a carbon source but was prepped separately...

20 November 2020 5,904 5 View

HPLC data show negative peak on the blanks, please can I solve the problem?

09 November 2020 5,884 5 View

Can i make sample solution (stock and working ) in methanol and analyze sample with hplc mobile phase acetonitrile and water ?

i am confused if sample should be prepared in mobile phase as used in HPLC Will the different solvent for sample and mobile phase being different affect peaks or any component of anlysis ?

03 November 2020 1,656 2 View

What would cause a bathochromic shift (lambda max increase) of protein?

I purified a small protein using HPLC on an acetonitrile (+0.1% TFA) gradient. I then lyophilized the HPLC fraction and resuspended the freeze-dried sample in sodium acetate, potassium nitrate,...

20 October 2020 2,833 1 View

Is Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide Mass Spectrometry compatible?

Hello forum, I would like to know if TBA.OH is volatile in mixtures of acetonitrile or methanol. I want to analyze peptides that were previously dissolved in TBA.OH-conatining solution, but dried...

05 October 2020 6,936 3 View