Does calculating the interaction index between a drug and a food matrix make sense?

Dear all, I'm conducting the revisions of some of my manuscript, with is the impact of the combination of Aspirin and a fruit juice in colorectal cancer cells. Two of the reviewers have asked to...

16 February 2021 3,141 3 View

Is it possible to full-couple the interFoam solver with the chtMultiRegionFoam solver?

We need to calculate multiphase stream of the one substance in the air atmosphere (this is why we using interFoam), but also we need to get heat transfer data between the substance, solid obstacle...

11 January 2021 872 2 View

Does anyone have experience with Land use/land cover data extraction from Second military survey maps?

I am trying to create polygon shapefile with land use from Second military survey using Arcmap. However, I really have hard time with reading the map, more correctly with boundaries between...

07 November 2020 6,018 3 View

How do I remove Bacillus sp. spores from Kraft Paper machine?

In the pulp and paper company that I work in, samples from paper, water and pulp from the paper machine gave information about existing spores of Presumptive Bacillus cereus. Our paper is used...

03 November 2020 1,726 10 View

What volume of a cell lysis buffer does one use for cells?

I have certain cells that are contaminant cells in a suspension of cells. I found a buffer that selectively removes them, but a lot of protocols don't specify what volume one should use for that...

03 November 2020 6,330 3 View

Best protocol to perform Western Blot from mice brain?

I am trying to look at the expression of c-fos nuclear protein in mice brain using WB technique. Can anyone suggest a protocol to extract the proteins? Better harsh homogenate before sonication?...

27 October 2020 5,272 2 View

Checking purity of sperm suspension?

I have sperm cells extracted from epididymis of a mouse. I would like to check and quantify their purity. My first idea is to use an intercalating dye like Hoechst and then see what fraction of...

25 October 2020 8,600 1 View

What do you think now of virtual teaching compared to face-to-face teaching of finished transmission of knowledge?

21 September 2020 4,178 10 View

How to store W/O droplets for over 10 days using paraffin oil with Span 80?

I am currently using a PDMS chip to produce water droplets with a diameter of 200 um in paraffin oil with 3wt%. After a couple of hours, the stationary droplets stored in the chip starts to form...

18 August 2020 2,459 3 View

How do you use factor analysis on categorical variables?

Hi, I'm trying to identify how similar different individuals are in their body traits. Normally, I would use a PCA or DFA, depending on my question. However, I have only categorical variables...

20 July 2020 4,171 1 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

How should I analyze the multiple scans in Malvern Zetasizer software?

Hello, I am currently using the Malvern Zetasizer software for the purpose of obtaining the size distribution of nanoparticles produced in the lab. When I perform the runs in the software to get...

15 February 2021 4,251 1 View

How to determine measurement uncertainty of a mass balance?

Hi everyone, I work at a factory plant where they use a mass balance. The problem is that there is an huge difference between the input and output of one element. There are several people working...

10 February 2021 5,764 3 View

Which optimization algorithm is most efficient for fitting a regression model using training dataset?

The goal of regression model is either to minimize the prediction error or to maximize a classification accuracy depending on the type of the model. Is there any optimization algorithm that is...

10 February 2021 4,128 3 View

Why does the accuracy of NN decreases when two datasets are combined?

I am working on gait analysis using a feed-forward NN. When I use data from the accelerometer (3 columns for each axis if stored in a data frame), I get an accuracy of 95%, and when I used data...

07 February 2021 9,654 6 View

How can I multiply values with standard distribution and with triangular distribution?

I am calculating emissions considering the uncertainty of the data to do Monte Carlo simulation. Some variables such as yields have normal, lognormal or even uniform distributions. These must be...

03 February 2021 6,318 5 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

Which techniques are used to improve the accuracy of deep learning models by compressing neural networks?

Hi all, I am looking for enhancing the accuracy of a deep learning model using some techniques to compress neural networks. Could someone suggest to me some of the tools/techniques,...

29 January 2021 1,781 4 View