Is publication political, who you know or consequent to genuine quality?

For creative writers only. I had a student who although published abroad could not get published in the UK. Although her detective novel was published, she was told by a male agent that only male...

05 July 2020 1,933 41 View

YAMC can be used in the endothelial cell tube formation assay?

YAMC (conditionally immortalized mouse colon epithelial cell line) can be used in the endothelial cell tube formation assay in the study of in vitro study of angiogenesis?. Appreciate your...

02 June 2020 7,318 2 View

Are the morals (sic) of a writer, artist or scientist part of their overall assessment?

Does it matter if Picasso was driven by destructive maschismo in his relationships, Oscar Wilde employed rent boys, Einstein was promiscuous (maybe) when heralding their different achievements?...

07 April 2020 1,410 6 View

Calculating batch testing sample size?

Hi all, I'd like some advice on some statistics. I am producing a device in batches of 50. I require a particular property of the device to be above 1.88 for it to be considered a pass. I...

26 July 2018 7,822 3 View

Is academia just a way of presenting knowledge and does it therefore deserve its status?

Academic training is lengthy but often resolves into specific ways to present knowledge and information. This requires ability but does it require great ability. When I did my first degree I...

06 July 2018 8,345 13 View

Do drugs that affect the brain's serotonin actually work or is it just wishful thinking on the part of doctors?

Serotonin is a hormone. The chemical name is 5-hydroxytryptamine and it is a monooamine neurotransmitter Biochemically, serotonin is derived from tryptophan a primary amino acid, and is a...

04 April 2018 9,084 15 View

Do teachers need, or possess, knowledge outside the curriculum?

Many teachers merely teach the curriculum possessing no outside knowledge of the subject. As they rarely research they don't need to perhaps, but does that mean that they are therefore...

23 March 2018 5,360 72 View

Is it necessary for leaders to always act ethically?

Few leaders act ethically, but act according to political necessity. Is that necessarily wrong except when leaders are actively corrupt or pursue violent ends? Isn't it important for leaders to...

26 January 2018 9,002 43 View

Are there different kinds of intelligence involved in writing a great novel, inventing a new product or service, understanding cosmology, etc?

In many ways, writing a novel, creating art, and scientific discovery seem to require different faculties, although clearly some attributes must be the same. In terms of intelligence (most IQ...

04 January 2018 1,740 7 View

How does climate change affect migratory fishes ??

Climate change and challenges faced by aquatic biota.

22 December 2017 2,795 8 View

What were the impacts of liberalization and globalization on Russia in the decade following the collapse of the Soviet Union?

I am writing an essay that will examine the negative impacts of globalization by criticizing the neoliberal paradigm through the lens of Russia during the 1990s.

19 November 2020 5,122 4 View

Does anyone know of cases of complete eye evulsion (eyes jumping out of their sockets) in ancient or medieval sources?

01 November 2020 1,234 3 View

How peoples in the world get all information concerning Covid-19?

Because of international threat of covid v-19 and spread of disease to the the degree of closing many countries and delay in the economic regain ,millions of peoples in America,russia ,india...

23 September 2020 1,822 3 View

No title

27 July 2020 4,032 92 View

Journal Quartiles for Research Evaluation?

Dear all, Could you please tell me the countries where the journal quartiles SJR/JCR are used for the state system for research evaluation (except for Russia)? Best, Dmitry

21 June 2020 5,635 7 View

Is OPEC+ truly a Cartel or a Tale of Two Countries?

Background Information The knowledge of Economics is, to me, a derived demand - not an end in itself but a means to an end. What do I mean by this? We were thought in school how a cartel operates...

09 April 2020 8,568 9 View

Are there any studies that highlight contextual factors that determine the socio-emotional development of children in Russia?

Hello! I study contextual factors (including cultural factors) that determine the socio-emotional development of children aged 10 and 15 years. This study is part of the SSES international study -...

31 December 2019 8,518 3 View

Are there any examples of "milch" as "mich" in medieval writings?

In medieval manuscripts (XV century and earlier), are there any examples where "milch" (= German "milk") would be consistently spelled as "mich" (the letter "L" omitted)? Occurrences of composite...

31 December 2019 5,099 2 View

Dear Colleagues, does anybody plan to visit the International Conference on "Optical reflectometry, metrology & sensing 2020"?

My friends, my dear colleagues, I am the Scientific Secretary of this Conference. It is held by the Photonics Laboratory and Agri-biophotonics Laboratory of the Perm Federal Research Center of the...

25 December 2019 4,220 29 View

Where can I get data on nonprofit sector development in European countries?

Dear colleagues, I am looking for statistical data on the development of the nonprofit sector in European countries (number of nonprofit organizations, number of their employees, if possible,...

18 November 2019 4,818 3 View