Why do we need to neutralize the charge of the system by adding ions before we proceed to energy minimization step in GROMACS ?

I am learning MD simulations using GROMACS and while I was doing a protein in water MD simulation a doubt raised. I was following the steps mentioned on the tutorials page and it said The system...

15 February 2021 5,514 4 View

Divergence detected in AMG solver for temperature and species , DEFINE_VR_RATE, Fluent ?

In 2D Model, Reaction in porous Zone, Error occurs on hooking UDF , DEFINE_VR_RATE in Fluent, .The error spikes just after running calculation after 1st iteration. Divergence detected in AMG...

16 November 2020 9,053 3 View

How to verify if a measuring system is working right?

We have 2 machines that test products. Both of these qualify the product to be Good or Bad ( Based on amount of leak ). The final outcome is attribute variable (Good/ Bad) whereas the way we...

16 November 2020 688 7 View

How to create a surface plot and contour? If i have an excel file with X, Y ,Z values of the surface ( Periphery of a tube) and Q (heat flux) value.?

Need to create 3d surface plot. Data I have X, Y ,Z coordinate of the pipe surface and the corresponding Q (heat flux) values at that point. Nearly 222440 data points of a 2m length pipe. Thank you

07 October 2020 9,854 7 View

Initialization in Fluent? Hybrid initialization or Standard initialization ?

Looking towards an incompressible flow (with K-e, turbulence model), with mass flow/velocity inlet and Pressure outlet boundary condition. Which initialization method preferred? How far it can...

05 October 2020 4,742 5 View

Why did it take humanity so long to start writing though we have been speaking for tens of thousands of years ?

They say we were just speaking and not writing anything for tens of thousands of years till a basic form of writing evolved just about ten thousand years back. Why this yawning gap ?

22 September 2020 5,313 7 View

Which is the best software to simulate chemistry of materials in correlation with their mechanical properties ?

ANSYS or ABAQUS donot correlate materials chemistry wirh the observed or simulated mechanical properties. Is there a software that can do this structure to property correlation. ?

22 September 2020 1,171 3 View

Is there any cost-effective, simple and efficient way to analyse and estimate the amount of vitamins in algal samples?

I am currently pursuing my research in Phycology. I'd like to know if there's any simple and cost-effective method to detect and analyze nutrients and vitamins in the algal matter. The experiment...

18 September 2020 4,081 3 View

Which research institutes in India have an algal identification facility?

I am currently pursuing my research in Phycology and planning to conduct a study on microalgae. Is there any place where I can send my samples to be identified? (Preferably in South India) Also,...

17 September 2020 4,440 2 View

How is the co-expressed genes regulatory network plotted? Is there any Bioinformatics tool for the same?

Hi, I am working on molecular validation of co-expressed genes in Rice under moisture stress. I have a list of genes that are co-expressed in three rice varieties, under a particular set of...

12 July 2020 7,494 1 View

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02 March 2021 324 2 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

What is the value of Conference Review Paper?

How much value does a review paper carry in a higher study aspirant student's profile which is presented in a Peer Reviewed Scopus Indexed conference?

27 February 2021 2,068 3 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

Are you looking for a quality online conference on teaching and learning technology?

This large international conference will be held online this year due to COVID. I am submitting a paper to the Technology Enhanced Language Learning track (8). It is about a topic I have never...

15 February 2021 1,975 15 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