What are the patterns of human behavior that lead to COVID-19 infections?

Does data from contact tracing help in establishing patterns of behavior and social interactions that lead to infections? There are cases here in the Philippines where patients have no travel...

25 February 2021 9,002 13 View

How can I selectively dry etch Ti on a polymer substrate?

24 February 2021 5,378 1 View

Which factors contribute to instructional resilience in HE?

If you are teaching in Higher Education, please consider participating in our study on Instructional Resilience during Emergency Remote Teaching. We want to learn about which factors have...

19 January 2021 6,759 15 View

How to view the electrostatic potential value of a Gaussian09W result?

Hi all I am able to view the electrostatic potential surface using Gaussview to see the calculating result from Gaussian09W of a small molecule. However, the strength is represented by color. I am...

19 January 2021 5,448 3 View

Statistics Question: Meta-analysis of factorial trials?

Hi all, is it possible to do a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with factorial design? I would appreciate some guidance/referral to a statistical resource or guide on this. Many thanks.

17 January 2021 4,090 3 View

How would I go about equilibrating the internal humidity of a closed system at 2 different temperatures?

I have a box which is kept at 4C which is enclosed in a ziploc bag. The dimensions of the box are: 18cm x 13.4cm x 4.9cm. The relative humidity of this internal environment is 30% at this...

07 January 2021 6,734 3 View

Blue native page transfer problem?

Hello, I am writing this hoping someone can help me. I am just starting out with BN-PAGE and I have a transfer problem. It seems each time I transfer (2 membranes at a time) in a BioRad wet...

09 December 2020 1,008 3 View

What is the influence of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) in a p-n ternary photocatalyst?

04 December 2020 9,019 2 View

Can I use both coarse resolution (1 km) and high resolution predictors (2 m) in a species distribution model?

I am proposing that a hierarchical approach is used where coarse resolution variables are used to run a maxent SDM and delineate a presence/absence map for my species (tropical conifer tree...

24 November 2020 1,106 4 View

Are there any interesting areas of research yet to be studied with rice viruses?

I'm currently in the process of coming up with a research pitch for a lab to be funded here in the Philippines. Rice is quite the common crop in the South East and its diseases are commonplace....

23 November 2020 5,194 4 View

Is stone a sustainable material? Is it a sustainable approach to use natural stone waste in architecture?

I'm designing a zero-waste restaurant and considering using marble waste to make some tables and a bar countertop. My clients think it's not "sustainable enough" and I would like to have more...

01 March 2021 4,326 7 View

Steps to calculate activation energy by coats & redfern method?

I'm a chemistry student and I'm researching the kinetic degradation of mixed plastic waste. I'm having trouble calculating the activation energy by the coats & Redfern method. The data that...

24 February 2021 974 1 View

How to formulate Energy minimization in Molecular dynamics simulation for alloys using meam potential?

during MD simulation, the atoms are not moving as per required. The problem (as per my observation) lies in energy minimization technique. upon application of tensile strain in x or y direction,...

22 February 2021 380 5 View

Droplet PCR in plastic chips always result an unexpected band, any suggestion of possible contaminations and how to improve?

I am doing droplet based digital PCR inside plastic chips. I can get the correct band, but I also consistently get an unexpected band, slightly shorter. I attached a typical gel image here....

18 February 2021 6,618 2 View

Aspen Plus Error: Unknown or undefined bead number?

Hello, in my Aspen Plus Simulation (see attachment) there are two heat exchangers. One HEX1 (oil+gas) ist fed by hot gas which ist coming out of a burner. The other HEX2 (gas+gas) shall work as a...

14 February 2021 8,096 2 View

Formulate model for one integer optimization?

I am working on one optimization problem. the model with two states, the transition between the two states based on one threshold value (L = 5, which L< 5 -> Normal state, L== 5 ->...

11 February 2021 4,045 3 View

Can downdraft gasifier for RDF be scaled up?

Dear researchers, In literature, so far I am seeing that downdraft is usually used for small-scale purposes (10kW-10MW). One of the reasons behind is "they do not allow for uniform distribution...

08 February 2021 5,403 1 View

Which is the most ecofriendly and effective activated agent for the preparation of activated carbon from sewage sludge?

I am going to prepare activated carbon from the waste activated sludge coming out of WWTP. Can you please help me in understanding, which chemical/physical activating agent will be most...

07 February 2021 9,507 5 View

Anyone knows about how to stop pH getting acidic after 7 days formulating the formulation?

i am trying to formulating one formulation but the problem i am facing is after formulating and adjusting it's pH, when i try to check pH after 7 days it is getting down towards the acidic side....

02 February 2021 9,343 3 View

Inquiry regarding engineering journals for free publications for my dissertation (laser polishing of 3D printed parts?

my dissertation was on laser polishing of 3D printed plastic parts, i want to publish it, can anyone suggest me a free copy engineer journal for this purpos, plz?

01 February 2021 7,140 4 View