By which mechanism does potassium hyrdoxide works as an activator in the preparation of activated carbon?

Activated carbon is prepared from biomass using KOH as the activating agent. What is the possible reaction between KOH and the biomass?

14 February 2021 8,095 4 View

Should studies published in predatory journals be included in systematc reviews?

I am conducting a systematic review of intervention, and i observed that one included study could determine the statistical significance of the final meta-analysis. Problem is, that article has...

13 April 2020 922 9 View

OCR system for phonetic (IPA) symbols?

I need to convert manually annotated IPA transcriptions into digital format. Does anybody know of an OCR system able to recognise IPA symbols (even just for English phonemes)?

25 March 2020 5,982 0 View

Bibliography on the effect of soils on nectar and sap?

10 September 2019 8,922 4 View

What is the correct phenol red permeability through Caco2 monolayer?

Dear all, I am performing Caco2 permeability experiments using transwell inserts and I am using phenol red permeability assay to verify the monolayer integrity. What is the maximum phenol red...

06 March 2019 6,726 6 View

How much solvent (ethanol) would I need to extract capsaicin (and other capsaicinoids) from siling haba?

Siling haba is a variation of Capsicum annuum var longum. The capsaicin extracted will be tested against aphids to test its insecticidal properties. Someone suggested that I should use 5ml/g or 2g...

12 February 2019 1,373 3 View

How much ethanol do I need in extracting capsaicin from red bell peppers?

The capsaicin recovered will be tested against aphids.

04 February 2019 5,811 5 View

Is anyone aware of studies concerning geostatisics in the environmental field?

I'm looking for studies on environmental analysis carried out by geostatistics

16 January 2019 5,356 4 View

CVD adhesion on silicon substrates?

Dear all, I am currently trying to uniformly deposit organic semiconductor via thermal CVD at low pressure (around 10 Torr), but I sometimes get either no deposition or not homogeneous deposition...

21 October 2018 3,185 4 View

Melting curves with the same shoulders but with different primers, possible reasons??

I am getting crazy about this. I am having less than perfect melting curves, with different primers. The funny thing is that while primers give a main peak at different temperatures, as it is to...

20 August 2018 7,029 13 View

How to compare two groups with only two measurements?

Hiiiii everyone! I have an enquiry on statistical analysis. I was looking for many forum and it's still cannot solve my problem. I want to compare means of two groups of data but only with two...

03 March 2021 8,796 3 View

How to analyze a particular region of my simulation box in GROMACS?

Hi, I am using GROMACS 5.1.4 to simulate water in contact with a surface. I am only interested to calculate some properties of water near the surface. Let's say at a distance of x nm from the...

03 March 2021 9,989 2 View

Anyone plz suggest relevant topic for research in image processing+Deep learning.?

I have selected brain tumor images ...but now found that already lots of research done n this topic.

03 March 2021 5,774 3 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

How to get onecolumn document from standard IEEE ACCESS LateX template?

I have prepared a manuscript in IEEE Latex template, but for some purpose, I need to prepare a word file as well (detailed format is not required). Compared to two column .tex file, one column...

02 March 2021 1,830 3 View

How to calculate average trend in maximum annual NDVI from MODIS?

I am wanting to calculate the average trend in maximum annual NDVI in Iceland from 2010-2020 using MODIS MYD13Q1 V6. How would I do this? I have currently inserted the NDVI bands from the MODIS...

02 March 2021 752 2 View

How can the modification of garden soil cause global warming?

Hello, I am working on a soil project and I found a primary research article that tests how the modification of agricultural soil can cause global warming, using a thermal collector, however I...

02 March 2021 7,161 3 View

Does anyone know how to plot my station to a section plot on Ocean Data View (ODV)?

I made a vertical section plot with WOA .nc file on ODV, and now I want to plot my stations (csv. file) in it. Does anyone know how to import my points to the section? They are two different...

01 March 2021 3,610 1 View

What kind of food stuff increase the potentiality of human brain?

There are different kinds of food stuffs which we intake daily according to our requirements. Carbohydrate, protein, fat, mineral, vitamin, water are mainly working for the growth and development...

01 March 2021 831 2 View

Does anyone know to clarify these changes?

01 March 2021 1,290 2 View