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

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

Which air pollution/air quality books do you recommend for working with environmental engineering students?

I am exploring up-to-date books on air pollution and air quality, and I would like to know which books do you recommend for environmental engineering students.

25 January 2021 3,972 7 View

Why my ladder bands are not properly stained?

Hi. I am doing an agarose gel electrophoresis. After running PCR samples in a 2% agarose gel at 90V x 45' I obtained the results in the image. The ladder bands are not properly stained. For...

14 January 2021 2,316 4 View

How can I model a prediction of a dependent variable using BOTH a predictor at time 1, time 2 AND the change (time 2-1) of this predictor?

I want to model the following: DV: Y at time 3 IVs: X at time 1, X at time 2, change of X from time 1 to time 2 Which is the most appropriate way (preferably in SPSS). I am afraid I cannot use...

10 December 2020 264 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

Can you recommend me tree databases?

Hi. I have slight experience in searching phylogenetic trees, normaly I use TreeBASE or Dryad but some papers that I found doesn't have the resulting trees in these databases or there are genetic...

26 October 2020 582 3 View

Can DNA sequencing help in identification of hybrids amongst butterflies?

Recently I faced a problem while separating 3 species of genus Lethe butterflies (group Woodbrowns -Satyrinae) working along an elevation gradient and different forest habitats in Kedarnath Musk...

15 October 2020 2,916 3 View

Could ANOVAs be used as a substitute for regression models for mediation analysis?

Hello all, I hope you can help me with these questions. I am developing a mediation analysis using the mediation package in R. I need to analyze the influence of perceived learning (Mediating...

18 August 2020 7,521 9 View

Perception on business failure prediction models using the annual report?

27 July 2020 1,141 2 View

Which tropical country is the most easy for obtaining research permit (for biological research)?

Dear all, High beurocracy hihly complicate field ecolocial and evolutionary research nowadays. Nearly all tropical countries (maybe all?) requires research permit for performitng research and in...

04 February 2021 3,672 6 View

What will be the impacts of post covid-19 stress on working nurses?

The health and well-being of nurses are essential to the quality of care that they provide for people and communities. The Covid-19 pandemic has put them under unprecedented pressure. The impact...

26 January 2021 2,440 20 View

What data analysis is applicable if my study will employ a Likert scale to establish association between certain factors and an ordinal variable?

My study aims to find what factors that lead to nurse stress are most significantly associated with nurse absenteeism. So the questionnaire will ask about these factors through a Likert scale...

17 January 2021 7,388 8 View

Can R be used for SEO?

13 January 2021 1,920 1 View

Santolina species, wax moth and bees?

Expect a savage answer and being reported to ResearchGate Admin if your answer clearly shows you did not read the whole question and you are scamming the points system by answering with an...

12 December 2020 4,413 7 View

What was scientist thinking about Bees communication before Karl von Frisch discovery?

In the 1920s, Karl von Frisch pointed out that bees use special dancing patterns. What scientist or people think about bees communication before its discovery.

22 November 2020 1,426 5 View

LIFE in SMART CITIES: Animal data versus Human data, complementarity or not?

One observation is that in any city (those I know) you have humans, of course, but you also have many animals. Statistics of humans start with population data (for instance demographics) and...

08 November 2020 4,127 6 View

The Perceived Level of Stress among a specific group of Nurses during COVID-19. Quantitative or Qualitative?

Hi. I want to create a research proposal assessing the perceived level of stress among a certain group of nurses during COVID-19. (For example, I might focus on Research Nurses who were deployed...

29 October 2020 8,815 10 View

How to create a index using principal component analysis?

Hi All I need your guidance on how we can combine multiple variables and develop one index. The goal is to have a index based of which we can plan for staffing. The variables are: daily patient...

21 October 2020 422 6 View

Can anyone help me understand how to adjust my SAS glm analysis to include a random effect for site?

I am not great with statistics so please be understanding. I have 17 pollinator sites that I collected data from and am comparing the effect of habitat type (2 classes) on several different...

24 September 2020 3,140 5 View