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

How to do buckling analysis in ansys apdl for laminated plate with PZT 5H attached?

I am doing buckling analysis of laminated plate surface bounded with two piezoelectric PZT 5H and axial compressive load is applied. I am getting an error, No ANEL table exists for material 2....

16 February 2021 510 1 View

What is the maximum voltage a piezoelectric PZT layer can handle?

I have a circular PZT layer deposited by PLD method. The dimensions are: 20um diameter and 350nm thick. It has 100nm Pt electrodes sputtered on the top and bottom. I would like to know what is the...

25 January 2021 688 5 View

Which type of press is proper and common for making PZT parts?

What kind of press is using to make electroceramic parts, including PZT parts (hydraulic press, pneumatic press, etc.)? Furthermore, what is the reason for using this type of press? And does the...

28 December 2020 1,215 2 View

It is possible to model piezo electric behaviour with Coupled Field Transient tool?

I am trying to model a piezoelectric sensor attached to an aluminum thin plate. I know that it is possible to model a PZT using Mechanical APDL, selecting the proper elements, such as PLANE13,...

13 October 2020 7,915 11 View

What is the nature of the undesired current response peak in PUND technique for ferroelectric characterization right before U and D pulses ?

Hello, Recently I used the Positive Up Negative Down technique to calculate the polarization of PZT. After the experiment, I observed two unwanted current response peak which appears right before...

04 October 2020 6,736 3 View

How to fix this error "Volume has invalid topology for mapped brick meshing." in APDL mechanical?

I am doing modelling work of piezoelectric sensors bonded on the surface of the host structure. I have been doing this work in ANSYS APDL. I made three geometries for PZT patch, adhesive layer...

01 October 2020 2,412 8 View

How to mesh two bodies separately with different mesh size in Ansys APDL?

I am doing modelling work of piezoelectric sensor bonded on the host structure. The size of the PZT patch & adhesive layer is 10x10x0.3 mm whereas the size of the host structure is quite...

29 September 2020 6,538 6 View

What are the Rayleigh damping coefficients for concrete? Does it depend on grade of concrete?

I am modelling a piezoelectric material bonded on the host structure & correspondingly I have to plot electrical conductance vs frequency plot. I have been doing the work in Ansys apdl &...

04 September 2020 8,626 3 View

How to Design a Impedance Matching Circuit for Ultrasonic Transducer?

29 January 2020 6,715 4 View

What is the best suitable High Voltage amplifier to excite PZT ceramic C-91 patch (fuji ceramics ltd.)?

I need some information regarding a suggestion for piezo linear amplifier/High voltage amplifier suitable to operate at a peak voltage of 500V/mm for piezo ceramic patches (Rectangular C-91)....

27 November 2019 8,466 8 View