Can you recommend literature on factors influencing public acceptability and political feasibility of consumer-related regulatory policy instruments?

I'm looking for research on factors that influence the public acceptability / acceptance / support and the political feasibility of regulatory ("command & control") policy instruments mainly...

08 January 2021 3,579 6 View

Artificial/natural ageing response of ANSI/SAE 385 and similar Aluminum Casting Alloys ?

Hello everybody, I am looking for information about precipitation hardening/ageing of die casting alloys identical with or related to ANSI/SAE 385.0 - according to specification, this alloys...

30 November 2020 1,701 3 View

Agmatin determination with LC MSMS?

I would like to determine agmatine (C5H14N4 CAS 306-60-5) with LCMSMS. The samples are sport supplements. The processing should be just dilute and shoot . I have not yet succeeded in achieving a...

29 November 2020 8,356 4 View

What is a suitable purification method for big dextrans (> 2000 kDa) beside size exclusion chromatography?

Is capillary electrophresis or ion exchange chromatography a convenient method when charges are introduced into the dextran?

06 February 2020 7,946 6 View

Does anyone have Gape size data for selected bird species ?

Hi everyone I am looking for gape sizes of the following species. I would be grateful if you have data or references that specifically mention these species (I am not tlooking for references to...

13 December 2019 4,515 3 View

Ibuttons: measurement of battery lifetime?

Dear all, I have some ibuttons for temperature measurement which have been stored for several years. Before I use them for field work, I would like to know Is there any way to measure if the...

10 February 2019 7,769 3 View

NPSG "Alarm Safety": Recommendations for a minimum set of data analyses to be done on alarm data?

Regarding the NPSG 6.01.01 "Alarm Safety": Are there any recommendations for a minimum set of data analyses to be done on alarm data? Above and beyond the "alarm inventory", do you know about any...

18 September 2018 555 1 View

Looking for a simulation tool to evaluate the economics of small fuel cell CHP for residential buildings?

I am looking for an available tool that I can use to evaluate different scenario's of using a small scale fuel cell as a CHP that provides the heat and electricity for a residential building. In...

23 October 2017 6,161 2 View

Difference between Chen & Thissen's (1997) LD statistic and Drasgow et al.'s (1995) "Doubles" + degrees of freedom?

Hi, I am currently looking into local (in)depence statistics for IRT models and I am confused about several handle degrees of freedom. I am dealing with binary data (items with K=2 categories) so...

26 March 2017 7,568 2 View

Which substance causes the reddish heartwood of pine, larch and douglas fir?

03 March 2017 1,599 3 View

Any references about insects or animals that can damage or weathering of rock or fossil material?

Are there any references to insects or animals that can cause damage or weathering to the rock or fossil material? books or paper that would be nice. Thank you very much!

24 February 2021 6,805 3 View

Does AMBER or CHARMM force field parameters have coarsed grained side chain parameters?

I need to coarse grain the side chain with a single atom. However, what force field parameters do I have to use. Does AMBER or CHARMM have any parameters and partial charges for coarse-grained...

31 January 2021 7,091 3 View

The lipid bilayer broken down and form micelle within 1ns MD simulation. How to simulate lipid bilayer without breaking bilayer?

To simulate the lipid bilayer (10-10, 25-25 so on) from CHARMM-GUI membrane builder, we used to simulate it at various force field (AMBER14, AMBER03, AMBER14IPQ, AMBER15FB, NOVA, YAMBER) at water...

26 January 2021 7,816 2 View

AMBER tleap solvatebox always undervalues the density, why?

I've been searching for an answer to this question for years, and I'm shocked I haven't found any discussion on any forums. Here is an example to provide more details: I am preparing a 450...

20 January 2021 7,561 2 View

Triggering feeding of beetles / how to make them hungry?

Hey, I am working with Psylliodes chrysocephala feeding on oilseed rape. In feeding trials I often have the problem that a huge portion of the beetles do not feed at all. In clip cages I observed...

19 January 2021 9,851 6 View

Detection of insect eggs in stored and processed products?

Currently, in order to identify insect eggs in stored or processed products (such as contaminated flour or wafer samples), staining was performed based on the method mentioned in the below...

15 January 2021 6,362 5 View

Help with insect identification?

Could someone help me identify the insect in this picture?

31 December 2020 2,109 5 View

Can i use MM-PBSA to calculate the binding energy of a glycan ligand? ad how?

I have a protein-ligand (glycan) complex and want to do an MM-PBSA analysis using AMBERTOOLS after doing MDS (NAMD). What are the files necessary I should prepare for glycan? Note: I used...

30 December 2020 2,658 2 View

What are the best methods for clearning and mounting old Insects?

Could anyone suggest appropriate methods for positioning of legs, wings and antennae of dry Beetles. Methods for cleaning of their body as well. Insects are small in size about 2mm. I will be...

27 December 2020 2,544 7 View

Is there anyone who can help me parameterizing theligand molecule with AMOEBA polarizing force field for using it in AMBER?

I am able to generate the parameter topology files for protein and water box using TINKER but am not able to generate these for my ligand as it is finding no atom types and atom class in TINKER....

17 December 2020 4,309 1 View