First time secondary research, some points I should keep in mind?

I am conducting secondary research for my dissertation for undergraduation (Psychology) , what should I make sure my proposal consists of? Are there any tips I need to keep in mind?

22 February 2021 6,035 1 View

Build an orthogonal box in ASE?

Hello, I was wondering the best way to build an orthogonal box filled with a defined crystal structure in ASE. I know it could be easily done in LAMMPS, but I guess it is also doable in ASE. The...

21 February 2021 5,899 4 View

I have faced a problem to amplify VP2 gene of porcine parvovirus 1,2,3 and 5? Please suggest me how can i solve this problem?

Till now i haven't got any PCR amplified vp2 gene bands on specific annealing temperature and in step up PCR.

08 February 2021 819 4 View

Is diversity in teaching methods for students important in communicating information?

Is diversity in teaching methods for students important in communicating information?

26 January 2021 3,387 7 View

Can anyone provide me with the scoring method and the questionnaire of Work life balance scale by Hayman (2005)?

Greeting! For my MA dissertation, I am thinking of taking Work life balance scale by Hayman. However, I can't find the scoring procedure; also confused about the actual rating taken. If anyone...

23 January 2021 4,074 7 View

Quantitative Research Involves 3 Different Likert Scales, how do I go about data analysis?

This is our first research paper and it is titled "Effect of Peer Connection on Attitude Towards School and Academic Motivation in Higher School Students During Pandemic". We aim to investigate...

30 December 2020 5,450 4 View

My research involves 3 diff scales about peer connect, attitude towards school and academic motivation, how should I go about finding the correlation?

This is the first time I'm conducting research and I'm unsure about the result and scoring process, kindly help

27 December 2020 1,260 3 View

How to explain "Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance" phenomenon of silver nanoparticles in transmission mode of UV/Vis spectroscopy?

The UV/Vis spectrum of my AgNP samples show a global curve at around 450-500 nm, which should be attributed to LSPR of silver, but how could I explain this phenomenon without reflective UV/Vis...

24 November 2020 665 2 View

Hi everyone, I am digesting my plasmid with SgrAI enzyme but it showed staractivity everytime?

My plasmid (pJET1.2) contains an insert of around 2969bp. The total size of plasmid 5942 bp. I am cutting it with AhdI, SgrAI and BssHII. Desired bands are of 2969, 1632 and 1432bp. I want to...

15 November 2020 4,761 4 View

Perceived Academic Stress?

Hello, Does anyone have any idea of how this is scored? What would be the average scores? Would would be seen as very low/high? BEDEWY D & GABRIEL A. Examining perceptions of academic...

09 November 2020 2,040 1 View

Looking for Materials with high thermal expansion coefficient and high temperature resistance?

03 March 2021 8,272 1 View

What are anisotropic electrical and optical properties of a semiconductor due to?

In some materials, properties such as band gap, thermal conductivity differ along different crystallographic axes. What are the basics?

01 March 2021 1,923 3 View

What do I do with DLS peaks that are from the buffer?

I'm looking at the aggregation of my protein sample using DLS. Unfortunately, my buffer (20mM HEPES) also results in a set of peaks. These are at approximately 1 and 1000 d.nm. The lowest peak...

01 March 2021 9,015 2 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

Why do a weight decrease for thermal degradation in nitrogen gas condition?

Hi all The question is related to TGA(Thermogravimetric analysis). Thermal degradation easily understood but why do samples weight decrease? altough just binding is broked, the weight of...

26 February 2021 1,100 5 View

Can thermal cycler machines be problematic during PCR?

Hi, my question is about the heating of thermal cycler machines and I hope some of you had experienced a similar thing previously. There are two thermal cycler machines in the lab(BioRad) and for...

26 February 2021 4,777 4 View

How to increase solubility of Poly acrylic acid in Dioxane solvent?

I am working with Polyacrylic acid (100.000Da) and instead of water, I need to use another solvent (dioxane) to dissolve PAA. However, because of the high molecular weight, it's quite hard to...

25 February 2021 2,225 5 View

How can I verify my centrifugal fan design for electric motor cooling?

I have radial blade centrifugal fan design which will be mounted on exhaust side of electric traction motor. The fan will be mounted on same motor shaft inside the housing. How can I verify that...

23 February 2021 2,390 3 View

Thermal reduction of graphene oxide.?

I am trying to reduce graphene oxide by thermally but I have no proper information regarding this. Can any one help me regarding the details about temperature and time for the reduction of...

23 February 2021 4,155 4 View

What is the system of units used in the thermal conductivity by Spitzer and Harm?

23 February 2021 9,253 1 View