Holotype specimens deposited in private collection?

What is the validity of a taxon erected on a holotype deposited in a private collection with little or no access to be studied by specialists? Are there rules concerning this? Since this fact can...

08 September 2017 3,633 17 View

Are scientific books a tale of the past?

For over 2,000 years, books have been part of the history of Humanity. In many cases, they are the only testimony of events of the past. Scientific books have shared in the education process of...

31 December 2016 4,476 0 View

Could someone help me with information about international regulations on the number of specimens that could be collected for endangered species?

I am concerned about this subject, because high number of specimens (over 100 in some cases) belonging to endangered freshwater species have been collected and cited recently in different...

05 June 2016 2,119 6 View

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Development of Fish Paleontology in South America

31 December 2015 1,205 0 View

Any research paper call for publication related to management or finance or economics?

It should be standard journal (Indexed)

01 March 2021 8,379 1 View

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

What statistical test do I use when analysing data from the social physique anxiety scale?

I am researching the effect of social media on social physique anxiety of young adults. What statistical test do I use when analysing data from the social physique anxiety scale? (Leary, 2013)

03 February 2021 2,618 5 View

Are there existing studies in economic sociology that have applied Kalyan Sanyal's theoretical framework as a methodological basis?

To be precise, I am looking for studies on informal labour that have taken on board Sanyal's category of the Need Economy and his 'Politics of Exclusion' in studying the political-economy of...

26 January 2021 4,219 3 View

Does anybody know about literature on protest and post-conflict processes/societies? What would you recommend?

I am trying to start a project on the subject and your help would be appreciated

18 January 2021 2,190 6 View

Can you suggest literature studying the conditions information and evidence can influence manager decisions in social impact sectors?

I am working on improving the use of digital innovations at scale globally. Most of the innovations I work with provide relevant knowledge on improving the performance of projects, programs, and...

16 January 2021 1,120 5 View

Most appropriate fit of a standard curve in an enzym-linked lectin assay?

Dear all, I have a question regarding the most appropriate fit of a standard curve in an enzyme-linked lectin assay set-up to quantify the amount of mucin secretion in conjunctival explant...

03 January 2021 1,010 6 View

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03 January 2021 3,227 1 View

Can you suggest Standard vocabulary for characterizing research and development initiatives (project,program,policy,networks) and their performance?

I am doing text mining on the performance on research for development interventions in low income countries. I need some standard dictionaries and typologies to map the content of the paper in a...

31 December 2020 5,329 4 View

Technically is there any difference between policy implications and policy recommendations?

Usually we use the two terms interchangeably in our articles but whether is there any technical difference between them?

26 December 2020 185 18 View