Does article acceptance depends upon the expertise of the reviewer?

I felt that the acceptance and rejection of an article is entirely depends on the expertise of the assigned reviewer. Is a four member review panel is enough to asses one's work?

01 January 1970 7,302 7 View

If you were a member of an academic committee, then how will you evaluate a Ph.D thesis of an applicant ?

I wonder why a Ph.D Thesis from a reputed institute should have all the fame. I have seen some cases in which Dr. 'X' Ph.D from MIT or Cambridge or IIT have great chances to get selected in an...

01 January 1970 8,585 75 View

Call for papers - Journal of coastal sciences

01 January 1970 6,020 4 View

What is the soil texture of these soil types?

Aquic haplustalfs, entic chromusterts, fluventic ustropepts, lithic ustorthents, paralithic ustorthents, typic chromusterts, typic haplustalfs, typic rhodustalfs, typic ustorthents Soil...

01 January 1970 217 7 View

How to separate water from glycerol solvent in a solvent recovery vacuum distillation column?

I am currently doing my third year design project. I have been assigned to design a glycerol recovery column in vinyl acetate monomer production. The process unit before the recovery column is an...

01 March 2021 9,525 4 View

What is the state of the drug inside solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs)?

I am a little confuse with the mechanism of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs). The main point of encapsulating drugs into SLNs is because some drugs have low solubility in water. Therefore, SLNs...

01 March 2021 3,703 3 View

Why is the sum of the elements in a row in a Q matrix equal to zero?

When explaining substitution models, the substitutions are expressed as Q matrix. Why is the sum of the elements in a row zero?

28 February 2021 3,864 3 View

Where to find data on trees in tropical agroforestry?

Hi, I'm looking for data (mainly related to management: growth rate, canopy size, soil and climate preferences, etc.) about tropical trees used in tropical agroforestry. Have you ever heard about...

28 February 2021 7,356 8 View

How long do vaccines protect us against COVID 19?

Or will we have to get vaccinated every year, as in the case of influenza?

27 February 2021 1,048 5 View

Does different dilution factors affect negatively on NH3 reading ?

I have a sample of treated water sample & asked to obtain ammonia conc. in sample using a machine with 5-25 ppm detection range. However, upon testing with different dilution factors, all...

27 February 2021 8,483 3 View

LEDs on Vis Light photo degradation of MB water sol via N doped TiO2 in a mini flume?

Good day to all, I have no experience with light emitting diodes. I am building a glass mini flume to demonstrate the photo degradation of Methylene Blue in water running over self cleaning...

26 February 2021 4,026 5 View

To date, according to health authorities, 30% of the population's diseases are initiated by drinking water pollution. Do you know this problem?

The main studies are as follows: * regular and timely receipt of information about the state of the environment using automated systems (stationary and mobile); * operational analysis of the...

23 February 2021 912 5 View

Multinomial probabilities and confidence intervals - obtaining the CI of the reference category?

Hi, Some background to my question: I have fitted 1st order multinomial Markov models with covariates. Since all probabiilties (for each row of the transition matrix) sum to 1, I estimate only...

22 February 2021 2,541 4 View

What are some underexplored theories and concepts in Activated Carbon as A Water Filter?

Hi, me and my team mates are currently planning to pursue the topic of Activated Carbon from Coconut as a Water Filter. And we would like to ask for your suggestions and knowledge on what specific...

22 February 2021 6,569 3 View