How could I determine the starting methyltransferase enzyme and methyl donor to methylate a synthetic peptide?

Hello, I have a synthetic peptide with arginine residue I aim to methylate using PRMT1 + SAM (methyl donor). I then will use my dimethylated arginine peptide product in ELISAs and Western blots....

12 November 2020 5,568 7 View

ELISA-Why does my diluted high absorbance sample have such lower concentration compared to less diluted sample when using standard curve?

Hello! Our lab has developed a standard curve with known concentration that we use to determine our ELISA concentrations. We then multiply by the dilution factor for our final concentration....

25 October 2020 8,601 6 View

How to handle the analysis of yield stability or yield risk based on simulated crop yield data?

Dear everyone, do you have any experience on the analysis of yield stability or yield risk based on simulated crop yield data? I would like to use a modelling approach and simulate grain yields...

23 February 2020 1,584 6 View

What is the best way to calculate the yield of an entire crop rotation including different kind of crops ?

What is the best way to calculate the yield of an entire crop rotation including different kind of crops and different yield levels ? For example the following cropping sequences: 1. sugar beet...

03 December 2019 9,527 11 View

Protocol for whole heart tissue lysis for Westerns?

Hello, I am troubleshooting a western protocol using whole heart homogenates but I seem to be getting consistent smearing at the lower band range of my gel which is also where I want to see my...

01 October 2019 8,682 4 View

What is the minimum sample size for factor analysis?

I will be doing ryff's psychological well-being scale for psychometric properties. What would be the minimum sample size for factor analysis using spss? I read Slovin's formula is not reliable?

26 April 2017 601 7 View

Could alternate form reliability be administered simultaneously?

I will be doing ryff's psychological well being scale's psychometric properties. Could I administer alternate form reliability simultaneously? (42-item and 18-item)

25 April 2017 8,184 3 View

IS Confrimatory Factor Analysis CFA and WLS enough for psychometric evaluation?

Im going to do a psychometric evaluation on ryff's scale using nurses as my sample. Would CFA and WLS suffice? Thank you!

13 April 2017 4,938 3 View

Can Zung's Depression Scale be administered by a student?

I am currently doing my psychometric evaluation on ryff's scale and would like to use Zung's scale for my divergent validity. I am an undergrad student. Can I administer it?

09 April 2017 510 5 View

What would be a good discriminant validity for Ryff's PWB?

04 April 2017 5,633 3 View

After a reference from Int J Body Compos Res, can any body help?

Hi, I am after the reference below, my library says it cannot obtain a copy either locally or internationally, any help appreciated! Chris Wang ZM, Heshka S, Wielopolski L, Pi-Sunyer FX, Pierson...

03 March 2021 6,193 1 View

Which is a lucid standard comprehensive book to guide on psychological scale construction and its standardization?

02 March 2021 7,082 3 View

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01 March 2021 3,905 5 View

Which group formation theory do you recommend for projects that aim to bring together entrepreneurs for training for regional development?

I would like to have ideas about which theories of group formation are suitable for entrepreneurial training projects, with the aim of creating bonds, building trust, and collaboration for...

28 February 2021 4,223 2 View

How to compute the internal consistency of a scale with ordinal items?

Hi community, I am trying to determine what is the best way to calculate the internal consistency of a newly developed self-esteem scale. I am working together with two other researchers on the...

28 February 2021 1,369 5 View

What is the most common number of epitopes in an multi-epitope Vaccine?

hi everyone, I'm interested in the field of vaccine design specifically multi-epitope cancer vaccines , I want to know if there is a minimum and maximum number of epitopes we could use in a...

27 February 2021 3,882 3 View

How can I set up a good fit SEM model in AMOS?

I am trying to make an SEM model in AMOS for my dissertation but having some trouble with getting a good fit. I am looking for relationships between self-efficacy reported on a Likert scale and...

26 February 2021 8,642 4 View

Does anyone have a sequence for the human CD34 promoter?

I'm looking for the human CD34 promoter sequence to engineer into a vector construct. Can anyone recommend a good source for this sequence? Thanks very much, Laura

25 February 2021 8,205 1 View

Looking for genomic DNA extraction kits from mouse tissue (centrifuge-based, not spin-column)?

Hello. I am looking to extract genomic DNA from mouse brain and lungs and I need a kit that is not spin-column based because I need to scale up the solution amounts for 400mg tissue (most cap at...

25 February 2021 155 2 View

Standard curve shifting over time. How do I stabilise the ELISA?

24 February 2021 1,365 3 View