How to Implement Elastoplasticity in a PCL model in COMSOL Multiphysics?

I am using COMSOL Multiphysics 5.5. I am trying to simulate the tensile test of PCL scaffolds. However, regardless of the strain, I have the elastic region all the time which is not true when it...

23 February 2021 4,050 1 View

Can I perform two way ANOVA in case of some missing groups?

I had control cells and performer ELISA analyses group (time 0). I stimulated cells with substance A and B and cultivated for 1, 2 and 3 hours. On each cells I performed ELISA. I have results...

17 February 2021 8,933 4 View

How to do qualitative field research in a hostile environment?

It is much said about doing qualitative research and field study. I'm curious about your hints/experiences in doing ethnography in hostile environment touching sensitive topics (marginalized...

30 November 2020 4,151 14 View

What is the scenario for the gold price?

What do you think about the further growth of gold price? Do you think that the upward trend is coming to an end? Or may be we observe a temporary turbulences caused by the US presidential...

23 September 2020 1,344 4 View

How to make a one-dimensional SOM (Kohonen) map?

Could you please help me and give some tips on how to design trajectory/line using a one-dimensional Kohonen "map"? I need it to my article on bankruptcy but as I'm not statistician I can't handle...

23 September 2020 6,834 2 View

What's the acceptable value of _refine_ls_shift/su_max for Rietveld refinement?

Hi, my background is in single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Now, I am carrying out the so-called Rietveld refinements in GSAS-II and am getting quite large _refine_ls_shift/su_max values (ranging...

01 September 2020 7,012 2 View

How can I start a quantum chemistry calculations with Gaussian with modified basis set?

I want to run geometry optimization in Gausian. Currently I am running it this way: #N B3LYP/3-21G OPT NOSYMMETRY 0 6 Dy 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 F 2.14203091 0.10643632...

27 June 2020 2,912 9 View

How does SiO2 contamination disappear?

I did a NAP-XPS experiment on pure SnO2 and dosed it with pure O2 at different pressures and temperatures, looking for O adsorbate species at BE range of 531-533 eV. I got some amazing results -...

26 January 2020 4,130 1 View

A queueing model for the cloud computing centre?

I'm considering an analytical model for the cloud computing composed of: - input load balancer (LB) with M/M/1/K - P (PH) physical machines with hypervisors, each able to host V (VM) virtual...

18 November 2019 2,356 3 View

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07 November 2019 2,121 1 View

Does the pressure(-600 mmHg) affects pH?

When I conducted the degassing experiment using decompression under anaerobic condition(and I used ferrous based chelating agent), the oxidized ferric were observerd. So, could you tell me the...

03 March 2021 4,892 5 View

How do I increase the yield of my PCR product?

Hello, We would like to increase the yield of our PCR product. We are running a series of PCR reactions that is targeting ~1.1kb sequence. We begin each reaction with ~400pg of template DNA...

02 March 2021 4,029 3 View

How to classify strictly upper triangular matrices by similarity?

Let F be a field. Consider U, the set of n times n strictly upper triangular matrices in F. For X, Y in U, we call them similar if there exists some S, which is non-degenerate and upper...

01 March 2021 2,957 8 View

Is CD44 degraded in lysosome together with hyaluronan after CD44 mediated endocytosis of hyaluronic acid?

Also when RHAMM binds hyaluronic acid, they get internalized, will RHAMM also be degraded? Or both CD44 and RHAMM will be transferred back to the cell membrane? Asking for breast cancer cell line...

01 March 2021 8,169 2 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

Distribution of particles in metal matrix?

How would define the "good" and "poor" distribution of particles within the matrix. Is there a quantitative solution to assess the distribution of the particles, which then having denotation of...

28 February 2021 7,397 8 View

1 nm thick MgO thin-film to be deposited on Si wafer using thermal evaporation. What will be the optimum deposition conditions?

Favourable conditions of base pressure, rate of deposition. Also, by which characterisation technique to be used to verify the thickness of the deposited film.

28 February 2021 3,640 3 View

How to find a correlation between coordinates in a curvilinear coordinate system?

Hello. I have a skewed elliptical coordinate system (I use alternative elliptical coordinates). And I need to determine connections between coordinates in order to fetch a covariance matrix of...

28 February 2021 364 3 View

For modelling epoxy-based matrices (in composites), which model in ABAQUS is the most suitable, Concrete damaged plasticity or Drucker-Prager model?

I am working on developing a micromechanical FE model for predicting kink-band formation in UD composites. To model matrix plasticity, which model, out of Concrete Damaged Plasticity and...

28 February 2021 5,415 1 View

What are the methods used for CNT..?

Respected Professor's i hope you are doing well and happy. i need some information about carbon Nanotubes. before blending the CNT with the matrix the CNT has been introducing in some treatments....

24 February 2021 5,383 5 View