Why does flow deformation occur at the test line and control line on nitrocellulose membranes (LFIA)?

I use 1% BSA in 10 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) solution when striping my nitrocellulose membranes with antigens and antibodies. However, I always observe deformed flow when my sample or running...

16 February 2021 4,224 3 View

How can I set up UV irradiation for crosslinking lab?

Hi, I am using a mix of 2 polymers and want to try and crosslink them. I have a UVA lamp of 365nm and have tried the lab previously at 30cm above. How would you recommend I approach the lab and...

31 January 2021 8,711 3 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

How to simulate Sloshing water using Dynamic mesh in ANSYS Fluent ?

I am trying to model sloshing water in a tank in ANSYS Fluent using Wall motion. BUT it seems that System coupling is not responding to wall motion and it works only with Dynamic mesh.

20 January 2021 2,963 3 View

Are there other models that meet the same purpose?

Both Jakes and Gaussian models are used to characterize the power spectral densities of mobile communication channels.

11 January 2021 759 3 View

SDAS, secondary dendritic arms space relation with solidification rate?

Want to know the relation between sdas and solidification rate, the mechanism by which getting smaller space between secondary arms by increasing the rate ?

23 December 2020 735 2 View

Shall i use the country's CPI score or rank while entering the data ?

I have the Corruption perception index as a control variable in my study and i'm not sure what i have use the score or the rank of the country ? please advice what i have to use in the data entry...

09 December 2020 3,797 2 View

Any thoughts for a research topic in a master's level thesis regarding combination of Supply chain and entrepreneurship?

Hi, we are two master's students at JIBS and currently looking for inspiration and suggestions for a research topic that has a connection of both "supply chain" and "entrepreneurship". maybe...

18 November 2020 2,524 3 View

Can electrophoretic mobility measurements of polymer-coated AuNPs be used to infer the role of charge (if any) in their dispersion stability?

Hello Everyone, We have stable citrate-coated AuNPs dispersed in water. Different polymeric protective coatings (PEG, PVP, BSA) have been chemically grafted to the citrate-coated AuNPs for...

17 November 2020 2,903 16 View

How can instructors assess the intercultural competence of their ESL students?

Intercultural competence is a skill rarely taught and measured in ESL venues. What is an ideal way of measuring the student's progress in developing intercultrual awareness and testing it?

08 November 2020 2,176 16 View

Can I arbitrarily take a cycle number of 40 for the gene that was not expressed at all in qPCR results calculation?

I ran RT-qPCR for a control and a treated group and it appears that my gene of interest was not expressed at all in any of the subjects in the control group. So I was wondering if I could...

20 February 2021 6,243 10 View

How to get better phase shift in C-V curves for ferroelectric devices?

I tried to sweep my ferroelectric devices from -2V to 2V and then from 2V to -2V and The two hysteresis peaks are off by several microFarads. Should i increase bias voltage? I am doing these...

16 February 2021 8,514 2 View

Does anyone know if the Quantstudio 3 qPCR machine requires a passive reference when Using SYBR? I ran a qPCR and got the plot in the attached file.?

I know that my target is in my sample as I extracted it from cell culture myself. These plots show some amplification. The first one seems O.K for the first 36 cycles but then collapses at the...

14 February 2021 2,809 2 View

Are there any exception like work hardening in metals elastic limit due to dynamic loading?

The samples made out of spring steel are taken from same lot. The specimens were shaped following heating to forging temperature - Forming- Hardening -Tempering methods. After storage of almost 6...

11 February 2021 952 6 View

What is the general cyclic energy degradation factor for plain concrete at material level in stress strain curve?

Plain Concrete subjected to cyclic loading get reduction in its stiffness and strength with the every cycle of loading. What is ratio of energy enclosed in one hysteresis loop to adjacent...

10 February 2021 1,051 1 View

Having trouble with qPCR amplification plots. My curve's never seem to reach a plateau. Any ideas?

The parameters of the curve all seem acceptable, typically reactions results are above 0.9852, -3.1 to -3.6 slope, and 90-110% reaction efficiency. The results seem to be what I would expect from...

04 February 2021 1,138 3 View

Queries regarding the rain flow counting algorithm?

02 February 2021 9,790 2 View

PCR primers bind to specific DNA at specific temperatures but not other temperatures?

I ran PCR in order to analyze a P-element excision on a mutant drosophila line. My results were not conclusive, however that is beside the point. I ran a temperature gradient in order to optimize...

25 January 2021 9,164 11 View

HPLC: how to calculate violaxanthin area if it overalps with neoxanthin?

Does anybody know of, or have a method suitable for HPLC analysis that allows to separate violaxanthin from neoxanthin? I want to quantify the xanthophyll cycle (violaxanthin, antheraxanthin and...

21 January 2021 5,775 5 View

the product size is 191bp would it be a problem during conventional pcr?

I have designed a primer for Bacillus subtilis sfp gene. As I have mentioned the size is 191 bp. however I need some suggestions regarding PCR temperatures and cycle length. As the it is smaller...

09 January 2021 8,309 4 View