How to interpolate from a time-series database ?

Hi, I am having trouble with a problem, in the field of Optimal Control and the generation of optimal time-series. Let's consider a system, whose dynamics are represented by dx/dt =...

24 February 2021 9,105 2 View

Are international conferences a dying species?

In our discipline (chemistry), annual meetings of the American Chemical Society (ACS) used to be mega-events with up to 20,000 participants. The current one will be virtual, and the organizers...

06 January 2021 1,882 5 View

How to avoid rejection of your research paper?

Despite certain disadvantages, peer-review is generally accepted as a quality control of manuscripts submitted to scientific journals. The higher the rank of the journal, the more often...

03 December 2020 3,235 17 View

How important are citations? Are they overrated?

Citations of research papers are the topic of various threads on this platform. Quite often researchers ask how to increase the number of citations. I did my first 30 years of chemical research in...

01 December 2020 6,173 94 View

How to find the number cells in each LSTM hidden layer from python code?

LSTM has two hidden layers, I want to know the number of cells in each hidden layer.

30 November 2020 3,481 4 View

How can we sell chemistry to the public?

Chemistry is frequently termed the "central science". It underlies the foundation of modern civilization (drugs, plastics, textiles, dyes, fertilizers etc.), but the public perception of chemistry...

30 November 2020 1,113 15 View

How can chemistry help fighting COVID-19?

Chemistry is frequently termed the "central science". As such, chemistry is expected to play a major role in fighting the coronavirus. For example, hand sanitizers and drugs are all based on...

30 November 2020 4,983 17 View

What was your most exciting research achievement?

As dedicated researchers we all try to contribute to the advancement of our discipline. Often the work can be routine, but occasionally there are some real highlights. Can you please share your...

23 November 2020 4,150 20 View

Is vertical farming the future of agriculture?

Please provide your opinion on vertical farming. Is it the future of agriculture? If yes, where is it most promising (areas, countries cities etc.)?

17 November 2020 3,934 97 View

Is peer-review censorship or necessary evil?

Most researchers have made individual experiences with publishing in peer-reviewed journals. What is your opinion about the peer-reviewing process in general? In your opinion, is it "censorship",...

28 October 2020 3,631 97 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

Negative result on natural product sample cholinergic assay?

i have been doing cholinergic assay on natural product and for some of the samples, i get negative value for the inhibition activity. can anyone help me explain the meaning of the negative value...

17 February 2021 4,118 1 View

Can anyone help to find any research articles related to the below mentioned objective?

Astaxanthin used in surimi based products as colour enhancer or as an antioxidant! Regards & Thanks Asik Ikbal

25 January 2021 9,399 4 View

What types of tubes should I use for allantoin assay?

Hi everyone, I am doing an allantoin assay in urine and all the protocols seem pretty vague. I am currently using this website which seems to be the most helpful:...

07 January 2021 8,023 3 View

Extraction of heavy metals in dry meat and fish sold in market along the high ways?

I am doing extraction of heavy metals in dry meat and fish sold in market along the high ways The project requires me to use different extraction method. Can anyone help.

04 January 2021 719 3 View

Why is outcome of a natural product discussed in terms of phytochemistry of its constituents instead of as a whole substance?

it has been observed that publication of an outcome of a natural herbomineral product in a clinical study contains mechanism of action in terms of chemistry of individual constituents of the...

04 January 2021 7,372 3 View

Does anyone recycle cell culture media and if there is a person what is the procedure and WHY do they do that?

our team researching to cultivated meat, and there is some question related to cell culture media and recycling cell culture media: 1) is cell-cultured media recyclable? 2) has anyone recycled...

27 December 2020 1,467 4 View

What are some good polymer to use for packaging a biological product ,which can be steril by gamma?

As different polymers with different characteristics are exist,I want to know What polymers can be used for packaging an orthobiologic product(bone allograft),which can have enough resistent to...

22 December 2020 8,196 5 View

For those in natural products, what rotovap bath temperature do you use to concentrate your extracts?

I'm a graduate student in a marine natural products lab doing isolation and structure elucidation. We currently rotovap our extracts to concentrate them with a water bath temperature of 25 C,...

09 December 2020 6,199 4 View

How to handle milk clotting Issues during media preparation for Screening of Halotolerant Protease Producing Bacteria (with Skim Milk)?

We want to screen halotolerant protease producing bacteria. Since Skim milk (HiMedia) is available in our lab, therefore, we want to screen extracellular protease by this compound/ supplement. We...

04 December 2020 7,657 6 View