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What is the relationship between neoliberalism and constitutionalism?

social rights

09 June 2024 9,338 3 View

When consider peroneal muscles active during drop jump landing?

Good morning everyone, I'm conducting some trials with sEMG located on peroneal muscles: subjects are making a drop jump and a re-jump immediately after landing on the same leg. I haven't got a...

21 May 2024 4,924 4 View

Can Kluyveromyces marxianus ferment maltose?

The yeast K. marxianus is well known for its ability to ferment de disacharide lactose. It is also able to ferment the disaccharide maltose or not? If you can share citations with respect to this...

19 May 2024 7,309 3 View

How to know if complexed Mn(II) has been (air-)oxidized to Mn(III)?

We have synthesized a polymer that attains a fairly good removal of manganese ions from synthetic waters contaminated with MnCl2. After many tests, we have deemed it a decent adsorbent. All in...

14 May 2024 1,811 2 View

I want to know the exact scientific name of this coleottero ?

I want to know the exact scientific name of this "coleottero" ? Common in the "Roman coutryside".

26 April 2024 807 0 View

I want to know the exact scientific name of this butterfly ?

I want to know the exact scientific name of this butterfly photographed in March in Abruzzo (central Italy)?

27 March 2024 4,728 4 View

I want to know the scientific name of this species of "dragonfly" photographed by my friend the photographer Giacomo Pugliese in Oman last month?

25 March 2024 6,319 4 View

I want to know the exact name of this species of crab?

This crab was trawled on a rocky seabed at 35 m off the coast of Civitavecchia

16 March 2024 1,505 6 View

I want to know the exact name of this species of crab?

I want to know the exact name of this species of crab, caught in Civitavecchia at a depth of 20 meters on a rocky seabed.

02 March 2024 2,970 0 View

How can freshly picked plants be preserved in the field for several days for use in histochemical analysis?

I am currently working on my thesis, which focuses on determining the location of major phytochemicals in plant tissues.

29 February 2024 5,278 2 View

Weak DAPI staining after immunohistochemistry - how to improve?

After immunohistochemistry of previously fixed in PFA and EtOH and then frozen 20 μm sections of zebrafish brain, DAPI staining is very weak (right) compared to the same sections stained without...

05 August 2024 9,637 2 View

The Curse of Evolution and Complexity?

Brain and body mass together are positively correlated with lifespan (Hofman 1993). The duration of neural development is one of the best predictors of brain size, and conception is the best...

05 August 2024 6,247 3 View

I am working on my Master's thesis on the biogeography of the genus Ruagea and I would like to ask, could someone help me to check whether my result?

I created a file with my outgroup and ingroup species using Beauti, ran it in BEAST, viewed it in Tracer, and then used TreeAnnotator to create a file that I imported into RASP. Could someone...

28 July 2024 2,979 1 View

Could you try using PeptiCloud and see if it's a useful tool for biology research?

PeptiCloud (www.pepticloud.com) is a bioinformatic platform that allows researchers to organize and share their data for their projects as well as collaborate with others in one place. Through...

28 July 2024 4,762 2 View

Do you know of any online international conferences that offer free discussions?

Do you know of any online international conferences that offer free discussions? I am looking for examples in the field of molecular ecology and DIY biology.

28 July 2024 6,501 0 View

Illustra™ MicroSpin™ G-25 columns what it is used for?

Hello, We found three packages of Illustra™ MicroSpin™ G-25 columns in the cabinet of an unused lab. They are very old but have never been opened. I have never used this kit before, and I couldn't...

25 July 2024 4,927 3 View

Pink bacterial colonies?

I am cloning an overexpression plasmid with my protein of interest tagged with mScarlet. After transforming my ligated product into DH5α bacteria and plating on LB agar, I noticed colonies with a...

22 July 2024 5,953 6 View

How are clinical and environmental yeast/fungal strains stored usually in mycology laboratories?

I understand a glycerol stock for long-term preservation would be ideal, but how are working cultures generally stored? Mainly concerning Candida spp. isolates. A few references mention that they...

22 July 2024 6,592 3 View

Interpreting ATR-FTIR Spectra for Microplastics Research?

Hello everyone, I am currently pursuing a PhD in Environmental Engineering with a focus on microplastic studies. My background is in Civil Engineering, and I am relatively new to working with...

18 July 2024 7,258 3 View

What is this animal ?

In saw this creature during a cable laying operation at 20km off the coast of Timor Leste on the timor sea at a depth of 1200 m.

14 July 2024 4,715 1 View