How to dissolve cross-linked Amberlite IRC120 H, hydrogen form resin?

Hello all, I have used Amberlite IRC120 H, hydrogen form acidic cation-exchange resin for the ion-exchange of waterglass [sodium silicate solution -- 40% Sodium silicate (mol ratio > 3.2)...

21 February 2021 5,614 3 View

Simulation or Experiment? How do we choose?

If we want to assess if a phenomenon is going in a direction we expect, we can simulate it, using digital models, possibly agent models factoring in known properties and interaction features. We...

12 February 2021 1,141 21 View

Matrix based scientific data analysis: extrapolating to matrices of sets?

Data sets, when structured, can be put in vector form (v(1)...v(n)), adding time dependency it's v(i, t) for i=1...n and t=1...T. Then we have a matrix of terms v(i, j)... Matrices are important,...

30 January 2021 9,295 6 View

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14 January 2021 8,086 37 View

What are the most important values we should teach to our students?

In one of my articles "The need for a values-based university curriculum" https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=2019092415204357 I propose that higher education should adopt a...

14 January 2021 2,304 95 View

How teachers-students relationship will change post covid-19 crisis?

With colleagues we are drafting a research project on teacher-student relationship (during) but particularly post covid-19 crisis. We believe that a teacher-student relationship is important for...

04 January 2021 855 22 View

How will COVID-19 change higher education in the short/long run?

31 December 2020 5,414 68 View

Do you hold (or have recently held) an academic position in a university located in the Global South (e.g., South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, India)?

I am working with colleagues on expanding a project focused on global citizenship education in the Global South. Question is: how educators at universities in the Global South prepare their...

27 December 2020 5,712 3 View

What are the values of global citizenship education (GCE) from a point of view of an educator located in the Global South?

This question relates to what educators believe are today the values of global citizenship education (GCE) in the Global South. Some examples: integrity, equity, respect, fairness, empathy,...

27 December 2020 6,643 3 View

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27 December 2020 2,051 18 View

Binary Logistic Generalized Linear Mixed model in SPSS. Is it doable?

I want to analyses the proportion of swimming sperm of three species of fish in two salinities. To analyse the proportion of swimming sperm in a Generalized Linear Model, I would use a Binary...

03 March 2021 2,297 3 View

Why does blocking with my immunogenic peptide cause nuclear fluorescence in ICC?

Hi all, I am validating a polyclonal antibody raised against human ANT4, through WB and ICC. In most of my controls, the antibody shows very little off-target binding, but when I pre-incubate the...

03 March 2021 5,999 3 View

Have someone successfully used the ER alpha (Santa Cruz sc-8002) antibody in immunostaining ?

Santa Cruz now recommends this new antibody (F-10) but I can't find a publication using this reference. I'm working on human et non human primate hypothalamus and so far, it doesn't work. Is...

02 March 2021 10,003 2 View

Issues with Permeabilization during Flow Cytometry?

Hello Everyone. Currently I am working to characterize macrophages in the myocardium after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Due to the low total cell number isolated from rat hearts I can...

01 March 2021 3,867 3 View

Does anyone know an alternative product for cardiac Troponin T antibody for Immunofluorescence (Thermo # MA512960)?

We have been using Thermo Fisher anti-cardiac Troponin T antibody for immunofluorescence staining in FFPE mouse heart sections but it was recently discontinued. The literature shows it to be the...

01 March 2021 4,937 1 View

Is it possible for two human neuronal cell lines to have different gene sequence for the same protein?

I am looking at the ATP1A2 (Sodium/Potassium ATPase alpha subunit 2) in two human neuronal cell lines. Expression levels of this protein seems to be almost equal when detected by one antibody....

01 March 2021 3,607 3 View

How does an antibody have full intact antibody + half antibody?

Hello, I was just wondering how does a antibody have full intact antibody + half antibody? Is it because of the drug conjugation?

28 February 2021 1,577 1 View

Does anyone use antinuclear antibody (ANA) and anti-Phospholipid antibody ELISA kit for Non Human Primate serum samples?

I am looking for anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) and anti-Phospholipid antibody ELISA kit for Non Human Primate serum samples. Any suggestions highly appreciated. Thank you.

28 February 2021 6,512 3 View

RIA. How to measure?

When you use RIA, with a control the unknown sample with antibodies, you bare in mind the binding sites of the antibodies. However you still need to measure labelled antigen (radioactive) and not...

28 February 2021 2,133 3 View

Good morning research fellows, Has anyone worked with senna alata plant extract on any kind of fish?

Literatures on the piscicidal effect of sennaa alata is scanty. if you have any related litrature either in the bark, leaves or roots used as treatment to any aquatic organism please kindly help...

28 February 2021 9,138 2 View