I have identified a zooplankton specimen and I was wondering if I got it right?

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I am having trouble narrowing down the social justice framework of Physician Assisted suicide. thank you for your time. Nicole

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What method can I use to quantify trans-fatty acids in foods?

I'd like to measure trans fatty acids in industrial foods. What method of analysis would you recommend? I've heard of microwave-assisted extraction techniques for processing samples. My lab only...

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What would your recommendation for an EBP be for a student with ASD who is refusing to start assignments, although all are cognitively appropriate?

Student has HFA and is a 15 year old male

30 April 2024 3,887 2 View

How should microbiology specimens be processed in the laboratory to maintain integrity and accuracy?

Upon reading and understanding the article entitled “Tenets of Specimen Management in Diagnostic Microbiology” by Rajeshwar Reddy Kasarla and Laxmi Pathak, it was highlighted that specimen...

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How were sample quality, errors, values, and data evaluated during the transition to lithium heparin gel tubes in the clinical laboratory?

I'm eager for insights concerning the impact on sample quality and data integrity in the clinical laboratory.

11 March 2024 4,081 1 View

Can Rasch analysis indicate which items belong to a certain category?

Can Rasch analysis indicate which items belong to a certain category? I am trying to validate a survey about anxiety. The Likert scale is from 1 to 6 for each of the 17 items. My goal is to...

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What would be the appropriate research design if the subject of your study is an inanimate object e.g microbial fuel cell?

I keep getting confused that if it's true experimental design, who would answer the pre and post test?

06 February 2024 8,577 1 View

Can I call inanimate objects as participants?

I am conducting an on-going research study and I am evaluating the performance of consortium of bacteria as a biocatalyst in a microbial fuel cell. There's some misunderstanding between me and the...

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What method is better than Indirect Ion Selective Electrode when measuring parameters like Sodium, Potassium, and Chloride?

I am looking for other alternative methods to measure the electrolytes aforementioned since other studies claim that Indirect ISE can induce error in its results due to its dilution step.

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Is this a facetotecta nauplius?

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Hi, does anyone have this book?

Hi, I'm looking for this reference: Nogrady, T., R. Pourriot & H. Segers, 1995. Rotifera 3: Notommatidae and Scaridiidae. In Nogrady, T. & H. J. Dumont (eds), Guides to the Identification...

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How Neap and Spring tides affect water quality?

Please, I need more details and relevant documents on how the neap and spring tides affect the water quality and zooplankton community structure in rivers.

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What is the range of zooplankton's (including protozoon and rotifera) elements stoichiometry and nutritional cell quotas?

Please provide the article's link. Thanks!

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Can someone help me with the confirmation of the diagnosis for two species of the Proalides genus (Monogononta, Epiphanidae)?

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Does anyone know this species of pelagic amphipod?

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Scanning/analyzing zooplankton samples using a generic scanner?

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How to measure abundance and relative abundance of freshwater zooplankton and phytoplankton?

I´m currently trying to understand how is abundance measured with these two biological groups since this will be the first time I´ll work with them. As far as I know zooplankton abundance can be...

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Does anyone have this reference "Koste, W., 1978. Rotatoria. Die Radertiere Mitteleuropas. Monogononta." ?

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