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Cloudy or "milky" surface of soft (Ag, Al, etc) single crystals. How to avoid?

Hi all, sorry for double-posting, but the "discussion topic" doesn't seem to get enough attention. We have recently started to work with Al single crystals for surface science experiments....

30 July 2020 2,603 3 View

Abaqus high stresses?

Hello , Recently I received a strange effect: stresses in the outcome are higher, then those specified by Plastic material performance, i.e. there was specified 180MPa, while in the odb frame I...

02 July 2020 4,118 4 View

Humic acids degradation by microorganisms?

Is there any new info on microbial degradation of humic acids in or out of soil?

07 March 2018 1,087 2 View

Inflamation by dead cells?

If dead cells of microorganisms forming a biofilm on a stent, accumulate due to actions of antimicrobials, could they provoke inflamation?

27 February 2018 8,671 3 View

How to immobilize lactic acid producing bacteria on the surface of medical devices?

Do you know some cheap hydrogel to cover the surface of medical devices?

25 February 2018 8,916 2 View

How to make small FOV collimator?

I have a sensor and I want to make really small FOV, like 0.1 degree.So, I use lens, which focus light into pinhole. So FOV is Tan(D/f)^-1, where D is pinhole size, f is focal length. It means, If...

18 September 2017 3,889 3 View

Is it possible to predict UV-VIS absorption spectra of polyconjugated polymers?

Hi, and thanks for taking a look. There are well-known Woodward-Fieser rules that allow predicting the absorption peak locations in diene compounds that may have unsaturated substituents attached...

07 June 2017 9,188 2 View

Has anyone else experienced this problem with Omicron (Focus) EFM 3/4 evaporator?

I would like to deposit iron from the commercial e-beam evaporator, in UHV, but I can get no emission current, fhile flux monitor shows negative flux in the range of nA. I would guess, this is the...

06 March 2014 5,862 9 View

Can somebody help me find reasonably simple software for calculations of magnetic exchange between paramagnetic metallic centers in complexes?

I am new to this area and we are having more and more of these kind of compounds. Any help will be highly appreciated.

27 November 2013 1,901 2 View

What do you think are the most effective measures to suport the economic activity in the COVID-19 environment?

What is your opinion about the effectiveness and efficiency of economic measures taken in the times of that specific crisis? Why do you think measures taken in your country gave a positive (or...

01 January 1970 4,149 21 View

How can I edit suggested publications?

Hi there! I regularly receive suggestion about papers and authors that are totally out of my area. Does anybody know how I can fix this? Thank you!

01 March 2021 9,574 4 View

When is it unnecessary to change organisational culture?

As a former management practitioner, I recall a generally accepted view that changing organisational culture is difficult, so you should only attempt it if the organisational change that you are...

27 February 2021 2,595 8 View

How can I separate Gertrud Pfister's profile and the profile of Gerald Gems?

we are co-authors of several publications. But I am the only and single author of most of my publications which are based on my own research. How can I separate the profiles?

21 February 2021 4,582 3 View

Why use both bead beating and enzymes (lysostaphin and lysozyme) for DNA extraction from sputum samples?

Hello, I have read in a few publications that to extract total DNA from sputum samples, both bead beating and enzymes are used to disrupt the cells. Bead beating is supposed to be efficient in...

18 February 2021 3,360 2 View

Change of First name?

In some publications you refer Deivid Chica (with Barranco) but the true first name is Maria Dolores Chica , in spanish Ma. Dolores Chica. Before I answer yes is an author Deivid Chica, but...

18 February 2021 5,004 3 View

How should I compute a new variable with z-scores?

I would like to create a new variable using 4 different measures: hIndex (range: 1-47), # of publications (range: 0-111), and 2 other measures (range: 1-7). I changed all of these variables into...

09 February 2021 4,866 3 View

Do you know any reporting tool, guidelines for credibility assessment tool used for studies/publications with Artificial Intelligence?

I want to conduct a Systematic Review and assess the quality of methods used/proposed by researchers. I found out that scientists often utilize QUADAS for that...

05 February 2021 8,743 5 View

How do Research Gate proceed to integrate in the reference data publications and citations the recently published journals ?

How do Research Gate proceed to integrate in the reference data for publications and citations the recently published journals - for instance for the last months of 2020 and for instance Intl J...

02 February 2021 9,336 7 View

How to add journals not listed on Research Gate ?

I have two publications one listed in the web of science master list " European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences " ISSN: 1805-3602 and Second " Journal of Managerial Sciences"...

26 January 2021 7,158 7 View

Can you recommend a good book on analytical chemistry for non-chemists?

Dear colleagues, I am asking for you recommendation: I need a book on analytical chemistry in environmental sciences. As a non-chemist (a biologist) I have some basic chemistry knowledge but not...

25 January 2021 8,486 8 View