Is it possible to obtain a negative cronbach alpha?

Good evening everyone. If a questionnaire has 4 factors measuring different constructs as for example CAMI questionnaire measuring attitudes toward the mentally ill that has four factors:...

18 February 2021 3,223 3 View

What is exact impact of pH on preparation method of nanoparticles? why some nanoparticles are synthesized in ACIDIC pH while others in alkaline pH?

I am trying to prepare Cerium oxide nanoparticles. literature suggested the acidic pH of the reaction. what is the reason? what is the mechanism if so

28 November 2020 8,825 2 View

Estimate / Predict remaining useful life of a bearing without data of previous failure?

Hello, I am trying to write a program in Matlab to estimate the remaining useful life of a bearing without data of a previous failure. Do you think this is possible? I was thinking to use the...

27 November 2020 9,863 3 View

Two way ANOVA with non normal data?

Good afternoon everyone. I would like to know your oppinion or advise for the following: I would like to compare the results of a variable measured with a likert scale. I have two (or three)...

19 October 2020 4,564 4 View

Comparing two independent groups with very different sample size?

Hello eveyone. I would like to know your oppinion on the following. Do you think that it is adequate to compare two groups with very different sample size and non normal sample distribution? for...

19 October 2020 8,475 4 View

Total Alkaloid Content?

Can someone suggest a simple calorimetric assay protocol for determination of total alkaloid content of plant extract?

10 September 2020 8,835 3 View

What are the environmental problems caused by phosphorus pollution ?

What are the environmental problems caused by phosphorus pollution ?

27 July 2020 948 34 View

What are the harmful effects of nitrates higher concentration on public health?

15 July 2020 3,900 10 View

What are the best methods of water management in the case of an agricultural drought ?

The importance of water resources is evident, and its management through all levels is imperative, especially in arid and semi-arid countries where water demand is highly required for irrigation...

10 July 2020 6,153 7 View

What are the advantages of using renewable energies for the desalination of seawater?

what are the advantages of using renewable energies for the desalination of seawater?

28 June 2020 6,093 3 View

How climate change will influences human and animal behavioral change?

The role of climate change influencing the human behavior as well as economics interest

01 June 2021 0 0 View

Why are the velocities so high in my Boussinesq approximation Fluent simulation?

Hello, I have a mechanism where air rises due to convective flows. In this simulation, nothing is driving the air except this. I understand that the Boussinesq approximation only works for small...

02 March 2021 4,910 3 View

What are the countries most affected by extreme rainfall as a result of climate change?

Increased heat, drought and insect outbreaks, all associated to climate change, have increased wildfires. Decreasing water supplies, declined agricultural yields, health impacts in cities owing to...

01 March 2021 7,168 9 View

What are the harmful effects of these extreme rainfall on the health of newborns? What are the reasons for that?

Extreme rainfall associated with climate change is causing harm to babies in some of the most forgotten places.

01 March 2021 5,647 4 View

How to arrange coordinates and extract climate dataset out of MPI-ESM-MR netcdf files?

Have a nice day everyone, I'm stuck in extracting datasets out of MPI-ESM-MR netcdf files because the latitude ranges from -3*10^6 to 3*10^6 and longitude ranges -5,9*10^6 to 5,9*10^6. Plus, the...

28 February 2021 912 3 View

Why do the air flow results vary totally when adding scalar in CFD ?

Dear All, We are using Autodesk cfd to calculate the air flow in a single sided naturally ventilated room, where air flow depends only on buoyancy due to temperature difference between inside and...

25 February 2021 9,602 4 View

Is is possible to pole with corona poling pellets of the sample material instead of thin films?

As it is highly probable that pellets will have a higher degree of air gaps and voids than thin films, is it possible to pole the samples with corona poling nevertheless? Or is there the...

24 February 2021 1,349 1 View

Have you ever experiencing air vent trouble in fermentation process?

Dear all, My research group is currently working with a 12-litre fermenter. Somehow, if we do the fermentation for more than 20 hours, the process will be more prone to contamination. Our current...

23 February 2021 1,908 2 View

Help with assigning pressure boundary conditions in FLUENT on a large structure?

Hello, I created a very tall tower (>1000m) and applied pressure boundary conditions at the inlet (bottom) and outlet (top) that correspond to the pressure are their relative altitudes....

22 February 2021 9,972 4 View

Could the "incoming radiation (net radiation)" values be negative?

Could the "incoming solar radiation" values be negative? What is the difference between "global solar radiation" and "incoming solar radiation"? Which one might be measured negative values?

21 February 2021 7,726 9 View