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How to heat polymer for about 130° without oil bath ?

is there any other way to heat a polymer evenly other than oil bath if so what are those and how to use it

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Ti6Al4V - Phase differentiation between alpha and alpha prime martensite?

Dear Researchers, Is it feasible to distinguish between alpha and alpha prime martensite in the Ti6Al4V alloy under rapid solidification in the as-cast state using XRD, in addition to...

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Is coulombic efficiency (CE) same as electron distribution % of current as mg of chemical oxygen demand (COD)?

To determine the % of different electron sinks in MFCs, electron distribution (%) is represented as mg COD (eg: initial sCOD = 100%, current = 34%). Is this value of electron distribution same as...

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How to interpret results of AST for Pseudomonas aeruginosa?

While doing AST for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, after incubation, no zone of inhibition observed in the plate near the well. wells surrounded by bacterial growth, when the same plate observed under UV...

25 July 2024 9,229 1 View

Flow through curved domains?

Hi everyone, I am working on a curved domain in which a ship is situated in the middle (geometry is given below). In my understanding the general fluid flow is parallel to the x axis from inlet to...

25 July 2024 9,058 4 View

What is the Principle of Cysteine-carbazole-sulfuric acid reaction with glucose?

I have been looking for the principle of Cysteine-carbazole-sulfuric acid reaction in research papers and books, but couldn't find it. This reaction is mainly used for the quantification of...

23 July 2024 3,891 0 View

How can AI technology to enhance the agricultural productivity?

Farmers no longer have to apply water, fertilizers, and pesticides uniformly across entire fields. Instead, they can use the minimum quantities required and target very specific areas, or even...

22 July 2024 8,296 3 View

Reversed flow at outlet due to the release of DFBI?

Hi everyone, I am working on a simulation involving restricted canal with ship using DFBI. I am facing reversed flow in my outlet boundaries as the DFBI is released (In 1.25s). Is there any...

17 July 2024 7,032 1 View

Can a paper that is posted as a preprint in a database with DOI, can be reviewed in another journal and accepted for publication??

It happened that I am asked to review a paper for a journal. Incidentally, the paper is posted as a preprint in another database as open access with DOI. It is completely citable. Now, should I...

17 July 2024 1,831 4 View

Do software tools exist to assess the economic and technical practicality of introducing new food products, such as yogurt with modified starch?

This question explores the world of food innovation and asks if there are computer programs that can analyze the financial and technical feasibility of introducing new food products. For instance,...

13 July 2024 7,446 0 View

Could anyone help me identify the species?

Could anyone help me in identification of these species growing in China's coastal wetlands? I attach some photos. Thank you.

27 May 2024 9,656 7 View

How to ascertain using Mitochondrial DNA barcode similarity the relationship of the two mollusk species.?

Is their specific threshold for discriminating species similarity based on Mitochondrial DNA Percent similarity Identification particularly for Mollusk? What is specific DNA barcode (BLAST)...

20 April 2024 9,806 1 View

Increase gDNA yield for mollusk tissue extraction?

I regularly have low DNA concentrations on the vetigastropod tissues I extract. I have tried fresh tissue and older/museum tissues. We use the Thermo Scientific GeneJET Genomic DNA Purification...

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Help for Mitochondrial 16S rRNA PCR?

Hi All, I am trying to amplify mitochondrial 16S gene for marine snails (Calliostomatidae) and other vetigastropods, but I only get primer dimers or nothing on the gel. These primers have worked...

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Can anyone identify the Genus and Family of this transparent cave-dwelling snail?

Last weekend I took a photo of this cave-dwelling snail in a northern peruvian cave (1200 metres above sea level). Could you please help me to identify the Genus and Family? Thank you very much.

02 March 2024 5,416 5 View

When and where was the term "Univalvia" used for Mollusca?

while attending class my professor asked us to count benthic species,and in my counting i mentioned sea snails,certain i have read multiple times that their classification is "univalvia" since...

27 February 2024 365 5 View

Has anyone extracted total RNA from an organism and when evaluating its integrity they obtain this? Any suggestions or explanation?

The only answer I have come close to is the "hidden break" event of ribosomal subunits reported in mollusks and insects. However, in these studies up to 3~4 bands are reported, in my case I have...

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This mollusk is similar to the species Corbicula tibetensis. Or Corbiculina ferghanensis may also be. What do you think?

05 December 2023 4,834 1 View

Can someone help me with the identification of the species of Creseidae(Mollusca: Gastropoda)?

I have come across these species so often recently that I have looked up so many literature that I have not been able to identify them as species other than the genus Creseis. Previously, I...

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I have some issues amplifying the COI gene in mollusk samples. How can I optimize the PCR?

I'm having trouble obtaining a well-defined band of the COI gene in mollusk (Aulacomya atra) adductor muscle samples, despite using 35 cycles and TBT-par. Other mitochondrial and nuclear genes...

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