Level 1 pre-post multilevel regression: Panel data or ANOVA approach?

Dear colleagues, I am currently teaching myself in multilevel analysis using educational data. I found few to zero literature on basic analysis methods. In my context we frequently use level-1...

17 February 2021 9,378 5 View

Reliable and Valid Instrument for Causes of Medical Errors?

Is there any questionnaire/survey that measures the causes of medical errors? Example: physician negligence vs. systemic issues. Looking for a reliable and validated instrument. Thank you!

15 February 2021 2,874 4 View

Should the AUC in a concentration-time graph of a subcutaneous implant be roughly the same for poeple?

I have 2 concentration time curves of a subcut drug implant. the first group has a peak around the 50 day mark where as the second group does not. Both groups received the same implant by the same...

10 February 2021 2,305 3 View

Software for flow cytometry-like gating of data sets?

I am currently trying to do image based cytometry from fluorescence microscopy images. From the images I extract data such as cell size and a number of fluorescence intensities. Is there any...

09 February 2021 6,278 1 View

Can A. thaliana splice algae genes?

24 January 2021 329 2 View

Does long term preservation (10years) of Collembola in 99% Ethanol affect recovery rate of extraction by flotation?

Hello! I am currently developing an automated counting approach using Fiji to count Collembola from pitfall trapped samples that have been stored in Ethanol (99%) since 2010. I use flotation (tap...

13 January 2021 659 2 View

Co-stain Lectin PNA FITC conjugate with an uncojugated primary antibody?

Hello, I am planning to stain retinal tissue sections for IHC and want to co-stain cones and rods. For this we plan on using a Lectin PNA From Arachis hypogaea (peanut), FITC Conjugate for cones...

12 January 2021 583 1 View

How to use Abaqus USDFLD subroutine to vary stiffness?

Hi I have a problem where I am trying to vary the stiffness spatially across a structured interface. The whole idea is to vary the stiffness vertically, with a bulk stiffness of 8GPa decreasing...

06 January 2021 262 3 View

I really need help with cov-2 pseudotyped lentivirus production. Support?

Hi, i'm desesperate. i'm trying to produce lentivirus usinf BEI resources kit NR-52948. 24 hours after transfection i detect a massive GFP expression in my 293T cells. After 72 hours i filtered...

30 December 2020 9,889 6 View

How can i estimate the total phenolic content from a plant extract?

Suggestions and recommendations are welcome. A protocol used and experience would also be helpful.

25 December 2020 9,807 4 View

Inter-rater / inter-coder reliability for thematic analysis?

In my research, I have used metaphorical elicitation tasks to investigate learners' conceptualization of speaking fluency. In the analysis phase, I used thematic analysis to make themes out of...

10 February 2021 4,719 11 View

Any suggestion on the methodology for Soil depth and ph mapping using machine learning ?

Hello, Please, I need your opinion. I want to map the depth of 20,000 hectares of land. I have sampling points of 20,000 with their respective depth attributes and photos of the topsoil(less than...

31 December 2020 4,325 3 View

Conceptual metaphor: will multiple target concepts be activated once a single source domain is activated?

It is common that a source domain is conceptually linked to multiple target domains. According to the neural theory of metaphor, once a concept as a source domain is activated, signals will spread...

28 September 2020 6,106 4 View

What metaphors are explaining the COVID-19 pandemic and how do they impact on the approach that is being considered from public health?

Media discourses around the coronavirus pandemic tend towards metaphorical expressions such as the war against an invisible enemy, of the ecosystem balance so that the Earth returns to its...

31 March 2020 3,098 14 View

What's the qualitative research methodology on analysing classical literature?

If I want to write research that analyses the metaphor of Shakespeare's play and how it can be used to reflect and study accounting ethics implementation, what's the proper approach to the...

17 February 2020 8,936 3 View

Does metaphorical thinking exist in dog?

based on observation of my (young) dog I'm starting to think that thay are capable of conceptual metaphoric thought.

28 April 2019 1,967 3 View

Does metaphorical thinking exist in dog?

based on observation of my (young) dog I'm starting to think that thay are capable of conceptual metaphoric thought.

03 April 2019 834 3 View

Is there a reliable method to extract all linguistic expressions of the metaphor and metonymy of an abstract word in corpus?

Is there a reliable method to extract all linguistic expressions of the metaphor and metonymy of an abstract word in corpus?

25 February 2019 8,578 3 View

Is there any framework for relation between Politeness theory and metaphor?

I would like to research about politeness and metaphor. How can these concepts (politeness and metaphor) be related? can you suggest any books or articles in this regard? Do you know whether I can...

09 February 2019 8,064 4 View

The reasons behind the emergence of Sociocultural perspective in Metaphor research in Applied Linguistics?

Since Lakoff and Johnson's "Metaphors We Live By", Applied Linguists use Conceptual Metaphor Theory for different pedagogical purposes. While some researchers use a pure cognitive perspective in...

01 February 2019 9,274 4 View