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

How to perform fit analyses in mediation/moderation models? What is it?

I proposed and tested a mediation model (X-M-Y; in this case M is a mediator). But it is possible that there are other arrangements of the variables (e.g., M-X-Y; Y-M-X) due to the cross-sectional...

08 October 2020 3,668 6 View

Help: How to install Skynet?

SkyNet is publicly available as an open-source software at https://bitbucket.org/jlippuner/skynet. However, i can not install it on my computer? Have anyone met the similar problem? First, CC=icc...

20 September 2020 6,912 16 View

Does anybody have a CIF file of psudo-hexagonal phase of Nb2O5?

I need the cif diffraction data file for Nb2O5. The specification for this compound are given below: Chemical Name: Nb2O5 Crystal Structure: psudo-hexagonal a:3.607 b :3.607 c:3.925 I cannot...

02 December 2019 8,756 3 View

What is Breast cancer cell line suitable for forming tumor expressing HER2 mutant?

I generated the MDA MB 231 stable expressing HER2 mutations with MSCV and HER2 WT as negative and positive control, respectively. Then, I injected 1x10^4 cell of each clone to SCID mice....

17 May 2018 7,705 3 View

How to prevent substrate run out of SDS-PAGE in in-gel kinase assay?

I'm doing in-gel kinase assay. The substrate was mixed to resolving gel to let it be co-polymerized within the SDS gel and run at 12.5 mA. I worried that the substrate will also run during...

17 May 2018 1,786 4 View

How to improve the adhesive of PMMA and quartz substrate ?

I want to do some nanostructures with resist of PMMA by electron beam lithography, but the nanostructure always leave the quartz substrate when I developer. so, I think the reason is PMMA have...

04 March 2018 1,279 6 View

How to do Bonferroni correction when I have more than two bivariate correlations?

03 February 2018 3,638 4 View

What is the core difference between causal inference and circular reasoning?

In social psychology, we often see some theories that demonstrate "threats lead to some behaviors, because these behaviors can reduce threats". For example, feeling of uncertainty (e.g., "I feel...

04 December 2017 4,640 4 View

Can ATP be separated from AMP an ADP by silica gel TLC plate? If so, what is the best developing system?

How to purify ATP in a large quantity, like 1 gram? Is it possible to run a silica gel column instead of a ion-exchange column? Thanks.

09 November 2017 5,943 5 View

Performing a nonlinear analysis on masonry building subjected to tunnelling?

I am trying to model a masonry building over a steel beam to simulate the soil settlement profile, when the model is completed the analysis does not converge effectively (for a total of 11mm a the...

27 October 2020 5,034 1 View

How to report answers of semi- structured interviews?

I need some tips on how to analyse and write down a report of a semi-structured interviews, I collected answers and i have to begin to analyse and report the answers, this is a part of my...

22 August 2020 9,519 4 View

Why do some informal settlements and societies successfully adjust and even thrive amid adversity while others fail to do so?

Many informal settlements have insufficient capacity to forecast, check, handle and reduce disaster risk. These communities face a growing range of challenges including economic hardship,...

23 July 2020 3,511 8 View

Conventional consolidation settlement calculation?

When calculating consolidation settlement under structure loads, it is recommended to use the net foundation stress (net foundation stress= stress of the structure - the stress of the excavated...

01 July 2020 7,196 5 View

How can I adjust weight of temperature and displacement for a least -square objective optimization problem?

Fitting modeling results of a coupled thermal-mechanical numerical model in COMSOL Multiphysics to field data requires solving a least squared objective function which compares temperature and...

29 June 2020 8,533 4 View

I have a question about settlement-hight graph?

I've modeled settlement behavior of a homogeneous embannkment dam by plaxis 2d. Now i want to draw settlement - hight graph but there is an increasing trend not at first increasing trend then...

15 December 2019 773 2 View

How neural networking can be applied in sinkhole risk prediction, if i had the data already avilable?

I did various indoor experiments on sinkhole occurence due to leakage in underground pipelines in various soil profiles. I got data for all the experiments and now i want to apply neural...

11 December 2019 2,829 3 View

How to model settelement of clay in ansys?

hi, I have a project work up to next week you can see the project at pdf. How can I model this soil? I prefer to use CPT213. How can I model the settlement? I am new at Ansys. We used Ansys...

29 November 2019 5,946 3 View

Is there any equation, law or previous research, for ground subsidence due to water interaction?

I am looking for a numerical model, equation or law, which supports the ground subsidence due leakage in underground water pipelines or interaction of water and subsurface soil. Thank you

12 November 2019 1,993 3 View

How to model settelement of clay in ansys?

hi, I have a project work up to next week you can see the project at pdf. How can I model this soil? I prefer to use CPT213. How can I model the settlement? I am new at Ansys. We used Ansys...

10 November 2019 3,885 3 View